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{{Short description|Canadian independent comic book publisher}}
{{Infobox company
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== History==
Vortex was founded by 20-year-old high school dropout
[[Image:Bill Marks Vortex Comics promophoto.jpg|thumb|Vortex president Bill Marks in a 1986 promo photo.]]
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In 1986–1987, Vortex again expanded, adding titles such as [[Ted McKeever]]'s ''Transit'', [[Bill White (comics)|Bill White]]'s ''Kaptain Keen & Kompany'', Howarth's ''Savage Henry'', and the two-issue [[Peter Milligan]] series ''Paradax''. More significantly, Vortex began publishing a full-sized version of [[Chester Brown]]'s [[mini-comic]] ''Yummy Fur'', bringing Brown's surreal, black-humor stories to a wider audience. In 1990, ''Yummy Fur'' was nominated for a [[Harvey Award]] (Special Award for Humor category). Around this time Vortex also began publishing book-length graphic novels and compilations.
Reflecting publisher Marks' interest in car racing, Vortex survived until 1994 with an odd mixture of alternative titles and [[NASCAR]]-themed comics. (In 1991 and 1992 Vortex sponsored the 'Rookie of the Year' award in NASCAR's Grand National series; the 1991 prize was won by future superstar [[Jeff Gordon]].)
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=== Vortex Words + Pictures ===
After a brief career as a race car driver, publisher Marks went on to produce and direct numerous feature films. Vortex was re-branded by Marks in 2009 as '''Vortex Words + Pictures''', and most recently Vortex has produced the [[George Hickenlooper]] film ''[[Casino Jack]]'', starring [[Kevin Spacey]], ''[[A Dark Truth]]'' with [[Andy Garcia]] and [[Forest Whitaker]], ''[[Compulsion (2013 film)|Compulsion]]'', starring [[Heather Graham]] (with cinematography by the legendary [[Vilmos Zsigmond]]), as well as ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]'', and the indy hit ''
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* [[Ty Templeton]]
* [[Dave Thorpe]]
* [[Mike
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