The Official Marvel Graphic Novel Collection
The Official Marvel Graphic Novel Collection (also referred to as The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection) is a fortnightly partwork magazine published by Hachette Partworks. The series is a collection of special edition hardback graphic novel, collecting all the parts in a story-arc for one of Marvel's best known superheroes, often a fan-favourite or "important" story from Marvel comics lore.
The series is published in the UK, Russia, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa by Hachette Partworks, in Poland by Hachette Polska, in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by Panini Fascicule, in Argentina, Brazil and Perú by Editorial Salvat and in France and Germany by the French branch of Hachette Collections. The first English-language issue was published in December 2011 priced at £2.99 (R29.95 in SA, $7.95 in AU) issue 2 was £6.99 (R79.95 in SA, $12.95 in AU) and from issue 3 onwards it was its normal price of £9.99 (R109.95 in SA, $19.95 in AU).
The series proved so successful for publisher Hachette Partworks that they launched a second series of 100 fortnightly graphic novel hardbacks entitled Marvel's Mightiest Heroes Graphic Novel Collection and a third (non-Marvel) series of 80 fortnightly graphic novel hardbacks entitled Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection. It also inspired a similar partwork line from DC Comics and Eaglemoss Collections, the DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection.
In February 2016, it was announced that the collection would be re-released with alternative numbering.
Book content
As well as the comic strip, each book features an introduction to the book, information on the character, writer and artist plus some of the artist's draft board sketches. 60 books are required to build up a panoramic picture on the spine[1] by artist Gabriele Dell'Otto. In April 2014, a flyer accompanying Issue 62 revealed the artwork by Dell'Otto had been extended to cover 120 volumes rather than the original 60.[2]
Each issue number of the collection is not the same as the books volume number (e.g. issue 1 is volume 21) as the volume number is the chronological release order of the original publication, whereas the issue number is the order in which they were released within this collection. Issue 1 was launched twice in the UK. Early subscribers to issue 1 (volume 21) may have an edition with a different spine from those that subscribed to the subsequent launch. The panoramic artwork on the spine of this edition does not align with the volumes 20 or 22.
Magazine
The first issue came with an extra magazine which contained information on the collection and short descriptions on some characters which will feature in the upcoming books. It also included some character history. The magazine also folded out into a giant poster depicting Marvel universe heroes drawn by Leinil Francis Yu.
List of books
Below is a list of the books from each issue in published date order.[3] Only the first six issues were officially announced, but each issue features a further reading section which advertised future books and their volume number, though not release number.[4] Early into the run, customer support provided a list of books to be published from issue seven onwards which was unverified, but proved to be accurate for sometime.[5] The full list of issues was confirmed on the Hachette Partworks website but later removed as the order for some issues altered slightly.[6] Subsequently, it was announced via the collections official website that the set would continue for a further 60 issues. The release order for Issues 73-120 was later verified via BookDepository.com[7] In April 2016, the May catalogue for PreviewsUK confirmed that an Issue 121 would be released as part of the original collection. [8] Subsequently, via the official Facebook page, it was confirmed that the original collection would now continue for a further 20 issues; therefore extending the set to 140 issues. [9]
The table below contains the full list of issues as per the original printing of the collection beginning in December 2011. So far, the original collection listed is still in publication.
Issue | Original Vol |
Title | Collecting | First Print Release Date |
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1 | 21 | The Amazing Spider-Man: Coming Home | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #30-35 | 28 Dec 2011 |
2 | 2 | Uncanny X-Men: Dark Phoenix | Uncanny X-Men #129-137[10] | 11 Jan 2012 |
3 | 43 | Iron Man: Extremis | The Invincible Iron Man (Vol. 4) #1-6[10] | 25 Jan 2012 |
4 | 28 | The Ultimates: Super-Human | The Ultimates #1-6[10] | 8 Feb 2012 |
5 | 9 | The Amazing Spider-Man: Birth of Venom | The Amazing Spider-Man #252, 256-259 + 300, Web Of Spider-Man #1 and excerpt from The Amazing Spider-Man #299 | 22 Feb 2012 |
6 | 52 | Thor: Reborn | Thor (Vol. 3) #1-6 | 7 Mar 2012 |
7 | 44 | Captain America: Winter Soldier | Captain America (Vol. 5) #8-9 and #11-14 | 21 Mar 2012 |
8 | 11 | The Incredible Hulk: Silent Screams | The Incredible Hulk #370-377 | 4 Apr 2012 |
9 | 4 | Wolverine: Wolverine | Wolverine #1-4 | 18 Apr 2012 |
10 | 36 | Astonishing X-Men: Gifted | Astonishing X-Men (Vol. 3) #1-6 | 2 May 2012 |
11 | 3 | Captain Britain: A Crooked World | Marvel Superheroes #387-388, The Daredevils #1-11 and The Mighty World Of Marvel (Vol. 2) #7-13 | 16 May 2012 |
12 | 14 | Avengers: Forever (Part 1) | Avengers Forever #1-6 | 30 May 2012 |
13 | 10 | The Amazing Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt | Web of Spider-Man #31-32, Amazing Spider-Man #293-294, and Spectacular Spider-Man #131-132 | 13 Jun 2012 |
14 | 27 | Captain America: The New Deal | Captain America (Vol. 4) #1-6 | 27 Jun 2012 |
15 | 13 | Marvels | Marvels #0-4 | 11 Jul 2012 |
16 | 34 | Avengers: Disassembled | Avengers #500-503 & Avengers Finale | 25 Jul 2012 |
17 | 23 | New X-Men: E is for Extinction | New X-Men #114-117 | 8 Aug 2012 |
18 | 33 | Secret War | Secret War #1-5 | 22 Aug 2012 |
19 | 15 | Avengers: Forever (Part 2) | Avengers Forever #7-12 | 5 Sep 2012 |
20 | 8 | Daredevil: Born Again | Daredevil #227-233 | 19 Sep 2012 |
21 | 35 | She-Hulk: Single Green Female | She-Hulk #1-6 | 3 Oct 2012 |
22 | 48 | Marvel Zombies | Marvel Zombies #1-5 | 17 Oct 2012 |
23 | 45 | The Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk (Part 1) | Incredible Hulk (Vol. 2) #92-99 | 31 Oct 2012 |
24 | 18 | Punisher: Welcome Back Frank (Part 1) | The Punisher (Vol. 3) #1-6 | 14 Nov 2012 |
25 | 20 | Ultimate Spider-Man: Power and Responsibility | Ultimate Spider-Man #1-7 | 28 Nov 2012 |
26 | 6 | Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars (Part 1) | Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars #1-6 | 12 Dec 2012 |
27 | 16 | The Mighty Thor: In Search of the Gods | The Mighty Thor (Vol. 2) #1-7 | 26 Dec 2012 |
28 | 37 | Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous | Astonishing X-Men (Vol. 3) #7-12 | 9 Jan 2013 |
29 | 1 | Iron Man: Demon in a Bottle | The Invincible Iron Man #120-128 | 23 Jan 2013 |
30 | 46 | The Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk (Part 2) | Incredible Hulk (Vol. 2) #100-105 and Amazing Fantasy (Vol. 2) #15 | 6 Feb 2013 |
31 | 54 | Captain America: The Chosen | Captain America: The Chosen #1-6 | 20 Feb 2013 |
32 | 42 | New Avengers: Break Out | New Avengers #1-6 | 6 Mar 2013 |
33 | 25 | Spider-Man: Blue | Spider-Man: Blue #1-6 | 20 Mar 2013 |
34 | 24 | New X-Men: Imperial | New X-Men #118-126 | 3 Apr 2013 |
35 | 40 | House of M | House of M #1-8 | 17 Apr 2013 |
36 | 26 | Wolverine: Origin | Wolverine: Origin #1-6 | 1 May 2013 |
37 | 30 | Fantastic Four: Unthinkable | Fantastic Four (Vol. 3) #67-70 and Fantastic Four #500-502 | 15 May 2013 |
38 | 5 | Thor: The Last Viking | The Mighty Thor #337-343 | 29 May 2013 |
39 | 50 | Civil War | Civil War #1-7 | 12 Jun 2013 |
40 | 7 | Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars (Part 2) | Marvel Super Heroes; Secret Wars #7-12 | 26 Jun 2013 |
41 | 31 | Fantastic Four: Authoritative Action | Fantastic Four #503-511 | 10 Jul 2013 |
42 | 51 | Fallen Son: Death of Captain America | Captain America (Vol. 5) #25 and Fallen Son: Wolverine, Captain America, Avengers, Spider-Man, and Iron Man | 24 Jul 2013 |
43 | 19 | Punisher: Welcome Back Frank (Part 2) | The Punisher (Vol. 3) #7-12 | 7 Aug 2013 |
44 | 29 | The Ultimates: Homeland Security | The Ultimates #7-13 | 21 Aug 2013 |
45 | 12 | Wolverine: Weapon X | Marvel Comics Presents #72-84 | 4 Sep 2013 |
46 | 32 | 1602 | 1602 #1-8 | 18 Sep 2013 |
47 | 17 | Daredevil: Guardian Devil | Daredevil (Vol. 2) #1-8 | 2 Oct 2013 |
48 | 22 | The Amazing Spider-Man: Revelations & Until the Stars Turn Cold | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol 2) #37-45 | 16 Oct 2013 |
49 | 53 | Eternals | Eternals (Vol. 3) #1-7 | 30 Oct 2013 |
50 | 38 | Black Panther: Who Is The Black Panther | Black Panther (Vol. 4) #1-6 | 13 Nov 2013 |
51 | 55 | World War Hulk | World War Hulk #1-5 | 27 Nov 2013 |
52 | 47 | Fantastic Four: The End | Fantastic Four: The End #1-6 | 11 Dec 2013 |
53 | 59 | Captain Britain and MI13: Vampire State | Captain Britain & MI-13 #10-15 and Captain Britain And MI-13 Annual #1 | 25 Dec 2013 |
54 | 57 | Wolverine: Old Man Logan | Wolverine (Vol. 3) #66-72 and Wolverine: Giant Size Old Man Logan | 8 Jan 2014 |
55 | Classic I[11] | Marvel Origins: The 60s | Fantastic Four #1, Amazing Fantasy #15, Incredible Hulk #1, Daredevil #1, Tales of Suspense #39, Uncanny X-Men #1, Avengers #1, Avengers #4, Tales to Astonish #27, and Tales to Astonish #44[12] | 22 Jan 2014 |
56 | 58 | Secret Invasion | Secret Invasion #1-8[13] | 5 Feb 2014 |
57 | Classic XXXIV[14] | Uncanny X-Men: Second Genesis | Giant-Size X-Men #1 & X-Men #94-103[15] | 19 Feb 2014 |
58 | 49 | Doctor Strange: The Oath | Doctor Strange: The Oath #1-5[16] | 5 Mar 2014 |
59 | 56 | Thunderbolts: Faith In Monsters | Thunderbolts #110-115 and Civil War: Choosing Sides[17] | 19 Mar 2014 |
60 | 68[18] | Venom | Venom (Vol. 2) #1-5[19] | 2 Apr 2014 |
61 | 39 | Ghost Rider: Road To Damnation | Ghost Rider (Vol. 5) #1-6 | 16 Apr 2014 |
62 | 41 | Son of M | Son of M #1-6 | 30 Apr 2014 |
63 [20] | 60 | Siege | Siege #1-4 and Siege: The Cabal | 14 May 2014 |
64 | Classic XII[21] | The Avengers: Birth of Ultron | Avengers #54-60 and Avengers Annual #2[22] | 28 May 2014 |
65[23] | Classic XXX | Captain America and The Falcon: Secret Empire | Captain America and the Falcon #169-176 | 11 June 2014 |
66[23] | 61 [24] | Avengers Prime | Avengers Prime #1-5 | 25 June 2014 |
67 | Classic XV[25] | X-Men: Twilight of the Mutants | X-Men #50-59[26] | 09 Jul 2014 |
68 | Classic III[27] | Doctor Strange: A Nameless Land, A Timeless Time | Strange Tales #130-146[28] | 23 Jul 2014 |
69 | 65 [29] | Shadowland | Shadowland #1-5 | 6 Aug 2014 |
70 | Classic IV[30] | Fantastic Four: The Coming of Galactus | Fantastic Four #44-51 and Fantastic Four Annual #3 | 20 Aug 2014 |
71 | Classic VII | The Invincible Iron Man: The Tragedy and the Triumph | Tales of Suspense #91-99, Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1 and The Invincible Iron Man #1-4 | 3 Sep 2014 |
72 | 72[31] | X-Men: Schism | X-Men: Schism #1-5, Generation Hope #10-11 & X-Men: Regenesis #1 | 17 Sep 2014 |
73 | Classic XXIV | The Life and Death of Captain Marvel (Part 1) | The Invincible Iron Man #55, Captain Marvel #25-30 and Marvel Feature #12 | 1 Oct 2014 |
74 | Classic XI | The Incredible Hulk: This Monster Unleashed[32] | Tales To Astonish #101, The Incredible Hulk #102-108 and Annual #1 | 15 Oct 2014 |
75 | 62 | Secret Avengers: Mission to Mars | Secret Avengers #1-5 | 29 Oct 2014 |
76 | Classic VIII | Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Part 1) | Strange Tales #150-162 | 12 Nov 2014 |
77 | Classic XXV | The Life and Death of Captain Marvel (Part 2) | Captain Marvel #31-34, Avengers #125, and Marvel Graphic Novel #1 | 26 Nov 2014 |
78 | 69[33] | Ultimate Spider-Man: The Death of Spider-Man | Ultimate Spider-Man #153-160 | 10 Dec 2014 |
79 | Classic II[34] | Thor: Tales of Asgard | Thor: Tales of Asgard #1-6 | 24 Dec 2014 |
80 | Classic XXIX | Howard the Duck | Giant-Size Man-Thing #4-5, Howard the Duck #1-8 & 16, excerpts from Adventure Into Fear #19 and Man-Thing #1 | 7 Jan 2015 |
81 | 66 | Avengers: The Children's Crusade | Uncanny X-Men #526, Avengers: The Children's Crusade #1-9 & Avengers: The Children's Crusade Young Avengers #1 | 21 Jan 2015 |
82 | Classic XL[35] | Daredevil: Marked for Murder | Daredevil #158-161 & 163-167 | 4 Feb 2015 |
83 | Classic XXXII [36] | Warlock (Part 1) | Strange Tales (Vol. 1) #178-181 & Warlock (Vol. 1) #9-11 | 18 Feb 2015 |
84 | 63[37] | Deadpool: Wade Wilson's War | Deadpool: Wade Wilson’s War #1-4 and X-Men Origins: Deadpool | 4 Mar 2015 |
85 | Classic VI[38] | The Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Man No More | The Amazing Spider-Man #44-50 | 18 Mar 2015 |
86 | Classic XXXIII[36] | Warlock (Part 2) | Warlock #12-15, Marvel Team-Up #55, Avengers Annual #7, and Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2. | 1 Apr 2015 |
87 | 70 [39] | Fear Itself (Part 1) | Fear Itself Prologue: Book Of The Skull, Fear Itself #1-3, and Fear Itself: The Worthy One-Shot. | 15 Apr 2015 |
88 | Classic XIII [40] | The Mighty Thor: Ragnarok | The Mighty Thor #153-159 | 29 Apr 2015 |
89 | Classic XXXIX | The Avengers: The Korvac Saga | Thor Annual #6, Avengers #167-168 & 170-177 | 13 May 2015 |
90 | 64[41] | The Thanos Imperative | Guardians of the Galaxy (Vol. 2) #25, The Thanos Imperative: Ignition, The Thanos Imperative #1-6[42] | 27 May 2015 |
91 | Classic XXXVIII[43] | Spider-Man: Marvel Team-Up[44] | Marvel Team-Up #59-70[42] | 10 Jun 2015 |
92 | Classic XXII [45] | Hulk: Heart of the Atom | The Incredible Hulk #140, #148, #156, #202-203, #205-207, #246-248[42] | 24 Jun 2015 |
93 | 67 | Hulk: Scorched Earth | Hulk (vol. 2) #25-30 | 8 Jul 2015 |
94 | Classic XXVI [27] | Doctor Strange: A Separate Reality | Marvel Premiere #9-14 and Doctor Strange (vol. 2) #1-5. | 22 Jul 2015 |
95 | Classic IX | Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Part 2) | Strange Tales #163-168 & Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1-5 | 5 Aug 2015 |
96 | 71 [39] | Fear Itself (Part 2) | Fear Itself #4-7 & Fear Itself 7.1: Captain America | 19 Aug 2015 |
97 | Classic V | Fantastic Four: Doomsday | Fantastic Four #52-60 | 2 Sep 2015 |
98 | Classic XIX [30] | The Amazing Spider-Man: Death of the Stacys | Amazing Spider-Man #88-92 & 121-122 | 16 Sep 2015 |
99 | 73[35] | Daredevil: Sound and Fury | Daredevil (Vol. 3) #1-6 | 30 Sep 2015 |
100 | Classic XXXV | Iron Fist: The Search for Colleen Wing | Marvel Premiere #25 & Iron Fist #1-7 | 14 Oct 2015 |
101 | Classic XVI[46] | X-Men: In the Shadow of Sauron | X-Men #60-66 and Amazing Adventures #11 | 28 Oct 2015 |
102 | 75 [47] | Battle Scars | Battle Scars #1-6 | 11 Nov 2015 |
103 | Classic XIV | Silver Surfer: Origins | Silver Surfer #1-5 | 25 Nov 2015 |
104 | Classic XXIII [48] | The Defenders: Day of the Defenders | Marvel Feature #1-3 + The Defenders #1-5 | 9 Dec 2015 |
105 | 78 [49] | Avengers vs. X-Men (Part 1) | Avengers vs. X-Men #0-4 + AVX versus #1-2 | 23 Dec 2015 |
106 | Classic XVII [50] | The Invincible Iron Man: The Beginning of the End | The Invincible Iron Man #14-23 | 6 Jan 2016 |
107 | Classic XX [51] | The Avengers: Kree-Skrull War | The Avengers #89-97 | 20 Jan 2016 |
108 | 76[52] | The Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Island (Part 1) | The Amazing Spider-Man #666-669, Venom #6, and Spider-Island: Deadly Foes | 3 Feb 2016 |
109 | Classic X [31] | The Inhumans | Thor #146-152 & Amazing Adventures #1-10 | 17 Feb 2016 |
110 | Classic XVIII | Marvel Origins: The 70s | Hero for Hire #1, Marvel Premiere #1 & #15-16, Incredible Hulk #161, Captain Britain Weekly #1-2, Marvel Spotlight #5 & #32, Nova #1, and She-Hulk #1 | 2 Mar 2016 |
111 | 79 [49] | Avengers vs. X-Men (Part 2) | Avengers Vs. X-Men #5-8 and AVX Versus #3-4 | 16 Mar 2016 |
112 | Classic XXVII [51] | Avengers: Defenders War | Avengers #115-118 and Defenders #8-11 | 30 Mar 2016 |
113 | Classic XXXI | Deathlok: Origins | Astonishing Tales #25-28, 30-36 and Marvel Spotlight #33 | 13 Apr 2016 |
114 | 74 | Ultimate Comics Spider-Man: Who is Miles Morales? | Ultimate Comics Fallout #4 & Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1-5 | 27 Apr 2016 |
115 | Classic XXI [53] | Marvel Horror | Ghost Rider #1-2, Marvel Spotlight #2 + #11-12, Savage Tales #1, Tomb of Dracula #1, Monster of Frankenstein #1, Supernatural Thrillers #5, Strange Tales #169 | 11 May 2016 |
116 | TBA | Black Panther: Panther's Rage | Jungle Action #6-18 | 25 May 2016 |
117 | 77[52] | The Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Island (Part 2) | Amazing Spider-Man #670-672 and Venom #7-8 | 8 Jun 2016 |
118 | Classic XXXVI | Captain America and The Falcon: Madbomb | Captain America and the Falcon #193-200 | 22 Jun 2016 |
119 | TBA | Marvel What If? (Best Of) | What If? (Vol. 1) #1, 3, 18, 20 & 23-24 | 6 Jul 2016 |
120 | 80 [49] | Avengers vs. X-Men (Part 3) | Avengers Vs. X-Men #9-12 and AVX Versus #5-6 | 20 Jul 2016 |
121 | TBA | Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Avengers | Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrows Avengers #1 and Guardians of the Galaxy #0.1 & 1-3 | 3 Aug 2016 |
International Exclusives
The following books were only released in Ireland, Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Brazil, Russia, France , Perú and Argentina
Title | Collecting | Released in | Release Date |
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Captain America: Winter Soldier (Part 1) | Captain America (Vol. 5) #1-7[54] | Ireland, Czech Republic, Poland, Brazil, Germany*, Russia, Argentina y Perú[55] | 20 Mar 2013 |
Avengers: Standoff | Avengers (Vol. 3) #61–63 & #76, The Mighty Thor (Vol. 2) #58, The Invincible Iron Man (Vol. 3) #64[56] | Ireland, Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, Argentina, Perú[57] | 29 Apr 2013 |
Deadpool: Hey, it's Deadpool! | Deadpool (Vol. 1) #1-5 & -1[58] | Germany, Russia | 17 Jul 2013 |
Iron Man: The Five Nightmares | The Invincible Iron Man (Vol. 5) #1-7[59] | Ireland, Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, Argentina, Perú | 31 Jul 2013 |
Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past | Uncanny X-Men #138-143 and Uncanny X-Men Annual #4 | Russia, France, Argentina, Perú[60] | 23 May 2014 |
Astonishing Thor | Astonishing Thor (Vol. 1) #1-5 | Ireland, Czech Republic, Poland, Russia,Perú | 3 Dec 2014 |
Marvel Knights Spider-Man: Down Among the Dead Men | Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #1-4 | France,Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Russia | 17 Dec 2014 |
Marvel Knights Spider-Man: Venomous | Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #5-8 | France, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Russia | 28 Jan 2015 |
The Infinity Gauntlet | Infinity Gauntlet (Vol. 1) #1-6 | France, Russia | 13 Feb 2015 |
Deadpool: Suicide Kings | Deadpool: Suicide Kings #1-5 | France,[61] Germany | 3 Mar 2015 |
Punisher: Circle of Blood | Punisher #1-5 | Germany | 11 Feb 2015 |
Deadpool: Team-Ups and Downs | Deadpool Team-Up 899-893 | Germany[62] | 03 Jun 2015 |
Deadpool: Killer, Gods and Vampires | Deadpool Team-Up 892-886 | Germany[63] | 23 Sep 2015 |
In Germany Astonishing X-Men: Gifted[64] and Fear Itself (Part 1)[65] were released with different covers
(*) - Winter Soldier (Part 1) was released in Germany with a picture, which was in other countries used for Winter Soldier (Part 2), on the cover.
International Variants
In Poland, the collection has been published under the title Wielka Kolekcja Komiksów Marvela (The Great Marvel Comics Collection) since August 2012. After four issues, distributed in a limited area of Poland, the collection was suspended until December 2012, when it restarted from issue no. 1. In Poland the issues come in a different order than the one in the table below. Issue 1 was 14,99 PLN, issue 2 was 29,99 PLN, and from issue 3 onwards it was 39,99 PLN. The same collection is being published in the Czech Republic and Slovakia from January 2013 as Ultimátní komiksový komplet (The Ultimate Comics Collection), with 199 KČ / 9.99 EUR per book from issue 3 onwards. The price increased to 219 KČ / 9.99 EUR per book from issue 38 onwards and then to 249 KČ / 9.99 EUR per book from issue 56 onwards. The books (at least according to first 4 books) come in slightly different order than the one in table above. The books are sold in Czech republic first and after 4 months the unsold books are distributed in Slovakia. The collection continues with issues 61-120, none of the books is marked as Classic. In November 2015, test run of Nejmocnější hrdinové Marvelu (Marvel's Mightiest Heroes) was launched.
In January 2013, the collection debuted in Germany under the title Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung (The Official Marvel Comic Collection).
In September 2013, after an initial test run, the collection was made available in Brazil by Editora Salvat as A Coleção Oficial de Graphic Novels Marvel (The Official Marvel Graphic Novel Collection), priced at R$29,90 from issue 3 onwards.
In Russia the series was launched in January 2014, under the title Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Marvel. Ofitsialnaya kollektsiya komiksov — Marvel. The Official Comics Collection). The collection is issued by the Russian branch of the Hachette in cooperation with the Panini Comics providing translation and page layout.
In March 2014 the collection started in France under the title Marvel Comics: La Collection De Reference[61]
In May 2014 the collection started in Argentina under the title Colección Definitiva de Novelas Gráficas de Marvel.[66] The same edition began to be sold in Peru beginning in September 2015.
In March 2016 a test run was launched in Romania under the title Colecţia Oficială de Romane Grafice Marvel. It is currently unknown if or when the collection will continue.
Marvel's Mightiest Heroes
The second series from Hachette Partworks began in January 2013, with each issue focussing on a different heroic Marvel character.[67] This time the books built up a panoramic picture on the spine by artist Marko Djurdjević.[68] The format featured a relatively recent story as the volumes's main feature story (billed first on the front cover), preceded by the first appearance story and in some cases another early appearance (e.g. Hawkeye's first appearance as a solo character plus his first appearance with The Avengers). Although the first four titles were announced, only three were published and subscribers were told the series had been postponed. However, the series was relaunched in January 2014 beginning with the same four issues. However, this time the books built up a panoramic picture on the spine by artist Adi Granov. This means collectors who had purchased the original three volumes would have to purchase them again to complete the spine art.
In December 2015 the official twitter account of the collection announced that the series has been extended for an additional forty issues.[69]
List of books
Issue | Volume | Title | Main Feature Story | First/Early Appearance Story/Stories | Release Date |
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1 | 24 | The Avengers | Ultron Unlimited (Avengers (Vol. 3) #0 and #19-22)[67] | The Coming Of The Avengers (Avengers Vol 1 #1)[67] | 27 Dec 2013 |
2 | 12 | Spider-Man | Happy Birthday (Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #57-58 and (Vol. 1) #500-502).[67] | Spider-Man (Amazing Fantasy #15) The Sinister Six (Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1)[67] |
15 Jan 2014 |
3 | 55 | Wolverine | Get Mystique (Wolverine (Vol. 3) #62-65)[67] | And Now... The Wolverine (Incredible Hulk #181)[67] | 29 Jan 2014 |
4 | 29 | Hawkeye | Hawkeye (Hawkeye (Vol. 1) #1-4).[67] | Hawkeye, The Marksman (Tales of Suspense #57) The Old Order Changeth (The Avengers Vol 1 #16)[67] |
12 Feb 2014 |
5 | 10 | The Hulk[70] | Dogs Of War (The Incredible Hulk (Vol. 2) #12-20) | None | 26 Feb 2014 |
6 | 22 | Jean Grey | Here Comes Yesterday (All-New X-Men #1-5) | X-Men Origins: Jean Grey | 12 Mar 2014 |
7 | 49 | Power Man | New Avengers: Luke Cage #1-3[20] | Power Man and Iron Fist #50-53 | 26 Mar 2014 |
8 | 3 | Captain America | War and Remembrance (Captain America #247-255)[20] | None | 9 Apr 2014 |
9 | 13 | Iron Man | The Five Nightmares (The Invincible Iron Man (Vol. 5) #1-7) | Iron Man is Born (Tales of Suspense #39) | 23 Apr 2014 |
10 | 17 | The X-Men | X-Men: Children of the Atom #1-6 | X-Men (Vol. 1) #1 | 7 May 2014 |
11 | 27 | Black Widow | Homecoming (Black Widow #1-6) | The Crimson Dynamo Strikes (Tales of Suspense #52) Beware the Black Widow (The Amazing Spider-Man #86) [71] |
21 May 2014 |
12 | 2 | The Human Torch (Jim Hammond) | The Torch (The Torch #1-8) [71] | None | 4 June 2014 |
13 | 32 | The Warriors Three | Dog Day Afternoon (Warriors Three #1-4) | Marvel Fanfare #34-37 | 18 June 2014 |
14 | 20 | Cyclops | Cyclops: Odyssey (Marvel Icons: Cyclops #1-4) | X-Men Origins: Cyclops #1 | 2 July 2014 |
15 | 38 | Captain Marvel | Captain Marvel (Vol. 1) #17-23 | Marvel Spotlight On Captain Marvel #1-2 | 16 July 2014 |
16 | 57 | The Uncanny X-Men | God Loves, Man Kills (Marvel Graphic Novel #5)[72] | Days of Future Past (Uncanny X-Men #138-142) | 30 July 2014 |
17 | 6 | The Invisible Woman | Fantastic Four (Vol. 1) #280-284 | None | 13 Aug 2014 |
18 | 42 | The Vision | Avengers Icons: Vision #1-4 | Behold... The Vision (Avengers #57-58) | 27 Aug 2014 |
19 | 43 | Guardians Of The Galaxy[73] | Legacy (Guardians of the Galaxy (Vol. 2) #1-6) | Thunder in the 31st Century (Thor Annual #6) | 10 Sep 2014 |
20 | 45 | The Falcon[74] | The Falcon #1-4 | The Coming of the Falcon (Captain America #117-119) | 24 Sep 2014 |
21 | 1 | Namor: The Sub-Mariner | Namor The Sub-Mariner (Vol. 1) #1-9 | None | 8 Oct 2014 |
22 | 23 | Professor X | The Muir Island Saga (Uncanny X-Men #278-280 & X-Factor #69-70) | Psi-War! (Uncanny X-Men #117) | 22 Oct 2014 |
23 | 40 | Carol Danvers/Ms. Marvel/Captain Marvel | In Pursuit of Flight (Captain Marvel (Vol. 7) #1-6) | Ms. Marvel (Vol. 1) #1-3 | 5 Nov 2014 |
24 | 46 | Valkyrie | Doom Maidens (Fearless Defenders (Vol. 1) #1-6) | None | 19 Nov 2014 |
25 | 53 | The Punisher | Punisher: Circle of Blood #1-5 | The Punisher Strikes Twice (The Amazing Spider-Man #129) | 3 Dec 2014 |
26 | 14[75] | Nick Fury | Nick Fury: Agent of Nothing (Secret Warriors #1-6) | Seven Against the Nazis (Sgt. Fury & His Howling Commandos #1) | 17 Dec 2014 |
27 | 35 | Black Panther | See Wakanda and Die (Black Panther (Vol. 4) #39-41) | Fantastic Four #52-53 | 31 Dec 2014 |
28 | 56 | Madrox: The Multiple Man | Multiple Choice (Madrox (Vol. 1) #1-5) | Madrox the Multiple Man (Giant Size Fantastic Four #4) | 14 Jan 2015 |
29 | 47 | Mockingbird | New Avengers: The Reunion #1-4 | ...And No Birds Sing! (Marvel Team-Up (Vol. 1) #95) | 28 Jan 2015 |
30 | 48 | The Defenders | Indefensible (The Defenders (Vol. 3) #1-5) | None | 11 Feb 2015 |
31 | 28 | Daredevil[76] | Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #1-5 | Tne Origin of Daredevil (Daredevil (Vol. 1) #1) | 25 Feb 2015 |
32 | 4 | Fantastic Four | The Overthrow of Doom (Fantastic Four #192-200) | None | 11 Mar 2015 |
33 | 16[77] | Doctor Strange | Into the Dark Dimension (Doctor Strange (Vol. 2) #68-74) | Dr. Strange, Master of Black Magic! (Strange Tales #110) | 25 Mar 2015 |
34[42] | 8[78] | The Thing | The Pegasus Project (Marvel Two-in-One #53-58) | This Man... This Monster (Fantastic Four #51) | 8 Apr 2015 |
35[42] | 44[79] | Havok | X-Men: Emperor Vulcan #1-5 | Wanted: Dead or Alive - Cyclops (X-Men #54) The Living Pharaoh (X-Men #55) |
22 Apr 2015 |
36[42] | 26[80] | Scarlet Witch | Vision Quest/Darker Than Scarlet (Avengers West Coast #47-52) | The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (X-Men #4) | 6 May 2015 |
37 | 18[81] | Angel | Psylocke and Archangel: Crimson Dawn #1-4 | The Million Dollar Angel (material from X-Men #54-56) | 20 May 2015 |
38 | 54 | Iron Fist | The Last Iron Fist Story (The Immortal Iron Fist #1-6) | The Fury of Iron Fist (Marvel Premiere #15) | 3 Jun 2015 |
39 | 25 | Quicksilver | Decimation: Son of M #1-6 | Avengers Origins: Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver | 17 Jun 2015 |
40 | 51[82] | Blade | Undead Again (Blade (vol. 6) #1-6) | His Name is ... Blade (Tomb of Dracula #10) | 1 Jul 2015 |
41 | 33 | Inhumans | Secret Invasion: Inhumans #1-4 | The Mighty Thor #146-#147 | 15 Jul 2015 |
42 | 19 | Beast | Amazing Adventures (vol. 2) #11-16 Beyond the Border Lurks Death (The Incredible Hulk #161) |
None | 29 Jul 2015 |
43 | 11 | Thor | Avengers Disassembled: Thor (Thor (vol. 2) #80-85) | The Power of Thor (Journey into Mystery (vol. 1) #83) | 12 Aug 2015 |
44 | 52 | Shang-Chi | Spider-Island: Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #1-3 | Out of the Past (Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu (vol. 2) #1-4) | 26 Aug 2015 |
45 | 41 | Polaris | Not Brand X (All New X-Factor #1-6) | Who Dares Defy... The Demi-Men? (X-Men #49-52) | 9 Sep 2015 |
46 | 37 | Warlock | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #1-6 | And Men Shall Call Him... Warlock (Marvel Premiere #1-2) | 23 Sep 2015 |
47 | 9 | Hank Pym | Mighty Avengers: Earth's Mightiest (Mighty Avengers #21-26) | The Man in the Ant Hill! (Tales To Astonish #27) Return of the Ant-Man (Tales to Astonish #35) |
7 Oct 2015 |
48 | 31 | Hercules | Fear Itself: Herc (Herc #1-6) | When Titans Clash... (Journey Into Mystery Annual #1) | 21 Oct 2015 |
49 | 21 | Iceman | Zero Tolerance (X-Men (vol. 2) #66-69) | X-Men Origins: Iceman | 4 Nov 2015 |
50 | 15 | The Wasp | Under Siege (Avengers #270-271 + #273-277) | The Creature from Kosmos (Tales To Astonish #44) | 18 Nov 2015 |
51 | 50 | Ghost Rider | Vicious Cycle (Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #1-7) | Marvel Spotlight #5 | 2 Dec 2015 |
52 | 30 | Wonder Man | Avengers Two: Wonder Man & Beast #1-3 | The Coming of the... Wonder Man! (Avengers #9) When Avengers Clash... (Avengers #158-160) |
16 Dec 2015 |
53 | 34 | Silver Surfer | The Herald Ordeal (Silver Surfer (vol 3.) #70-75) | Silver Surfer #1 | 30 Dec 2015 |
54 | 36 | Banshee | Phalanx Covenant (X-Men (vol. 2) #36-37 & Uncanny X-Men #316-317) | The Wail of the Banshee! (X-Men #28) | 13 Jan 2016 |
55 | 39 | The Black Knight | Captain Britain & MI:13: Vampire State | Magneto Walks the Earth (Avengers #47) The Black Knight Lives Again (Avengers #48) |
27 Jan 2016 |
56 | 60 | Storm | X-Men: Worlds Apart #1-4 | Lifedeath (Uncanny X-Men #186 + #198) | 10 Feb 2016 |
57 | 7 | The Human Torch (Johnny Storm) | Burn (Human Torch (Vol. 2) #1-6) | None | 24 Feb 2016 |
58 | 58 | Colossus | The Trial of Colossus (Uncanny X-Men #122-124) | A Most Dangerous Game (Colossus #1) X-Men Origins: Colossus #1 |
9 Mar 2016 |
59 | 5 | Mr. Fantastic | Sentient (Fantastic Four (Vol. 3) #60-#64) | Fantastic Four #1 | 23 Mar 2016 |
60 | 59 | Nightcrawler | The Devil Inside / Ghosts on the Tracks (Nightcrawler (Vol. 3) #1-6) | X-Men Origins: Nightcrawler | 6 Apr 2016 |
61 | 83 | Deadpool | Deadpool: Suicide Kings #1-5 | New Mutants #98 | 20 Apr 2016 |
62 | TBA | The Winter Soldier | Winter Soldier: The Bitter March #1.NOW-5 | Captain America (Vol. 5) #6 | 4 May 2016 |
63 | TBA | Generation X | Generation X #1-6 | None | 18 May 2016 |
64 | TBA | Jessica Jones | Thin Air (The Pulse #1-5) Happily Ever After (New Avengers Annual #1) |
None | 1 Jun 2016 |
65 | TBA | Star-Lord | Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord #1-4 | Marvel Preview #4 + Star-Lord: Special Edition #1 | 15 Jun 2016 |
66 | TBA | Scott Lang: Ant-Man | Fantastic Faux (FF (Vol. 2) #1-7) | To Steal an Ant-Man (Marvel Premiere #47) The Price of a Heart (Marvel Premiere #48) |
29 Jun 2016 |
67 | TBA | War Machine | Iron Heart (War Machine (Vol. 2) #1-5) | Iron Man #281-285 | 13 Jul 2016 |
68 | TBA | Elektra | Daredevil #174-181 | Daredevil #168 | 27 Jul 2016 |
Future books include She-Hulk as announced by the official Twitter account for the collection.[83] The characters of Nova and Spider-Woman were teased through the new spine art.[84]
References
- ↑ Image of Completed Collection
- ↑ Image of Expanded Collection - Apr 2014
- ↑ List of books at the publisher's website
- ↑ Marvel Graphic Novel Collection Issue 12 review
- ↑ Post on UXN Forums
- ↑ Hachette Partworks - Back Issues and related items
- ↑
- ↑ PreviewsUK Catalogue - May16
- ↑ Facebook confirmation of 2016 MGN extension
- 1 2 3 Volume 1-4 preview
- ↑ Marvel Origins: The 60s spine confirmation
- ↑ Marvel Origins 60s confirmation
- ↑ Secret Invasion as issue #56 confirmation
- ↑ Second Genesis Volume Confirmation
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men: Second Genesis confirmation
- ↑ Doctor Strange The Oath as issue #58 confirmation
- ↑ Thunderbolds Faith In Monsters as issue #59 confirmation
- ↑ Venom spine confirmation
- ↑ Venom confirmation
- 1 2 3 Previews #305
- ↑
- ↑ Birth of Ultron confirmation
- 1 2 Captain America & The Falcon: Secret Empire and Avengers Prime confirmation
- ↑ Avengers Prime Vol Confirmation
- ↑ Twilight of the Mutants Confirmation
- ↑ X-Men: Twilight of the Mutants preview
- 1 2 Further Reading Section. Issue 58 - Doctor Strange: The Oath
- ↑ Doctor Strange: A Nameless Land, A Timeless Time preview
- ↑ Shadowland Vol Confirmation
- 1 2 Further Reading Section. Issue 55 - Marvel Origins: The 60s
- 1 2 Further Reading Section. Issue 62 - Son of M
- ↑ Previews JUL14 Solcitations
- ↑ Vol Confirm Issue 78
- ↑ Further Reading Section. Issue 63 - Siege
- 1 2 Further Reading Section. Issue 69 - Shadowland
- 1 2 Further Reading Section. Issue 73 - The Life and Death of Captain Marvel (Part 1)
- ↑ Vol Confirm Issue 84
- ↑ Vol Confirm Issue 85
- 1 2 Further Reading Section. Issue 66 - Avengers Prime
- ↑ Further Reading Section. Issue 79 - Thor: Tales of Asgard
- ↑ Further Reading Section. Issue 77 - The Life and Death of Captain Marvel (Part 2)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 PreviewsUK Catalogue - March 2015
- ↑ Further Reading Section. Issue 85 - The Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Man No More
- ↑ Spider-Man Marvel Team-Up
- ↑ Further Reading Section. Issue 74 - Incredible Hulk: This Monster Unleashed
- ↑ Further Reading Section. Issue 67 - X-Men: Twilight of the Mutants
- ↑ Further Reading Section. Issue 87 - Fear Itself, Part 1
- ↑ Further Reading Section. Issue 68 - Doctor Strange: Nameless Land, Timeless Time
- 1 2 3 Further Reading Section. Issue 72 - X-Men: Schism
- ↑ Further Reading Section. Issue 71 - Iron Man: The Tragedy and the Triumph
- 1 2 Further Reading Section. Issue 64 - The Avengers: Birth of Ultron
- 1 2 Further Reading Section. Issue 60 - Venom
- ↑ Further Reading Section. Issue 61 - Ghost Rider: Road to Damnation
- ↑ Captain America: Winter Soldier (Part 1) cover
- ↑ Foro de Historietas y Animación de Psicofxp
- ↑ Avengers Standoff cover
- ↑ Colección Definitiva de Novelas Gráficas de Marvel Tomo 34
- ↑ Die offizielle Marvel Comic-Sammlung - Vorschau
- ↑ Z dziennika Geeka: A tomy #18-20 Kolekcji, to...
- ↑
- 1 2 Marvel Comics: La Collection De Reference
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Astonishing X-Men: Gifted variant cover
- ↑ Fear Itself (Part 1) variant cover
- ↑ Colección Definitiva de Novelas Gráficas de Marvel Sitio oficial
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Marvel's Mightiest Heroes Graphic Novel Collection preview
- ↑ List of Marvel's Mightiest Heroes Graphic Novel Collection books at official website
- ↑ Tweet confirming extension of Marvel's Mightiest Heroes
- ↑ MMH - The Hulk
- 1 2 Previews #307
- ↑ MMH - The Uncanny X-Men
- ↑ MMH - Guardians Of The Galaxy
- ↑ MMH - The Falcon
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WhosMightiest/status/545569569944109058/photo/1
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WhosMightiest/status/536820241394053120
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WhosMightiest/status/579954276719587328/photo/1
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WhosMightiest/status/585019179822002177/photo/1
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WhosMightiest/status/590084518842736640
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WhosMightiest/status/596417545936175104/photo/1
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WhosMightiest/status/600224326709747712/photo/1
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WhosMightiest/status/615421980339146752
- ↑ Tweet confirming future issues beyond Issue 60 https://twitter.com/WhosMightiest/status/694568422412283905
- ↑ Tweet revealing new spine art for MMH
External links
- Official website
- Lists of released issues at HachettePartworks.com