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Revision as of 16:39, 3 January 2014

The Official Marvel Graphic Novel Collection (also referred to as The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection) is a fortnightly partwork magazine published in the UK, Ireland, Australia and South Africa by Hachette Partworks, in Poland by Hachette Polska, in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by Panini Fascicule, and in Germany by the French branch of Hachette Collections.

The collection consists of graphic novels from 1979 (Demon in a Bottle) to 2010 (Siege) and the volume numbers (the numbers on the cover) are sorted more or less in the order of the original publishing, while the issue numbers are in the order of the publishing in this collection. The collection consists of fan-favourite and "important" stories from Marvel comics lore.

Each issue comes with a special edition hardback graphic novel, collecting all the parts in a story-arc for one of Marvel's best known superheroes.

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).

In Poland, the collection has been publshed 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 books (at least according to first 4 books) come in slightly different order than the one in table below.

In January 2013, the collection debuted in Germany under the title Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung (The Official Marvel Comic Collection).

The series proved so successful that Hachette Partworks launched a second series of 60 fortnightly hardbacks entitled Marvel's Mightiest Heroes Graphic Novel Collection.

Issue 22, Zombies

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. 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.

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] The full list of issues has since been confirmed on the Hachette Partworks website.[5]

Issue Vol Title Collecting Release Date
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[6] 11 Jan 2012
3 43 Iron Man: Extremis Iron Man (Vol 4) #1-6[6] 25 Jan 2012
4 28 The Ultimates: Super-Human The Ultimates 1-6[6] 8 Feb 2012
5 9 The Amazing Spider-Man: Birth of Venom The Amazing Spider-Man (Vol 1) #252, 256-259, 300 and Web Of Spider-Man #1 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 #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 Sept 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 Thor: In Search of the Gods Thor (Vol 2) #1-7 26 Dec 2012
28 37 Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous Astonishing X-Men #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 #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 (Vol. 1) #500-502 15 May 2013
38 5 Thor: The Last Viking Thor (Vol 1) #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 (Vol 1) #503-511 10 Jul 2013
42 51 Fallen Son: Death of Captain America 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 (Volume 3) #66-72 and Wolverine: Giant Size Old Man Logan 8 Jan 2014
55 Marvel Origins 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[7] 22 Jan 2014
56 58 Secret Invasion Secret Invasion #1-8[8] 5 Feb 2014
57 Uncanny X-Men: Second Genesis Giant-Size X-Men Vol 1 #1 & X-Men Vol 1 #94-103[9] 19 Feb 2014
58 49 Doctor Strange: The Oath Doctor Strange: The Oath #1-5 5 Mar 2014
59 56 Thunderbolts: Faith In Monsters Thunderbolts #110-115 and Civil War: Choosing Sides 19 Mar 2014
60 Venom Venom Vol 2 #1-5[10] 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? 60 Siege

Books not released in UK (Exclusive in Czech Republic, Poland & Ireland)

Issue C / P Volume Title Collecting Release Date
7 / 11 44 Captain America: Winter Soldier (Part 1) Captain America Vol 5 #1-7[11] 20 Mar 2013
12 / 12 28 Avengers: Standoff Avengers Vol 3 #61–63 & #76, Thor Vol 2 #58, Iron Man Vol 3 #64[12] 29 Apr 2013
19 / 18 58 Iron Man: The Five Nightmares The Invincible Iron Man Vol 4 #1-7[13] 31 Jul 2013
53 / ? ? Astonishing Thor Astonishing Thor Vol 1 #1-5 24 Dec 2014

Books not released in UK (Exclusive in Germany)

Issue Volume Title Collecting Release Date
14 13 Deadpool: Hey, it's Deadpool! Deadpool Vol 1 #1-5 & -1[14] 17 Jul 2013

Marvel's Mightiest Heroes

The second series from Hachette Partworks began in January 2013, with each issue focussing on a different heroic Marvel character.[15] This time the books built up a panoramic picture on the spine by artist Marko Djurdjević.[16] 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.

Issue Volume Title Featured Stories Release Date
1 24 The Avengers Avengers Vol 1 #1, Avengers Vol 3 #0 and #19-22[17] 27 Dec 2013
2 12 Spider-Man Amazing Fantasy #15, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1, Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #57-58 and #500-502.[18] 10 Jan 2014
3 55 Wolverine Incredible Hulk #181 and Wolverine Vol. 3 #62-65[19] 24 Jan 2014
4 TBC Hawkeye Tales of Suspense #57, The Avengers Vol.1 #16, and Hawkeye Vol.1 #1-4.[20] 7 Feb 2014
5 TBC The Hulk[21] The Incredible Hulk volume 2 #12-20 21 Feb 2014
6 TBC Jean Grey X-Men Origins: Jean Grey and All-New X-Men #1-5. 7 Mar 2014

In addition, the first issue confirmed that future volumes would feature Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, The X-Men, Silver Surfer, Black Panther, Captain Britain, Ghost Rider, Iron Fist, Doctor Strange, Daredevil, Fantastic 4, Inhumans and Punisher

References

  1. ^ Image of Completed Collection
  2. ^ List of books at the official website
  3. ^ Marvel Graphic Novel Collection Issue 12 review
  4. ^ Post on UXN Forums
  5. ^ Hachette Partworks - Back Issues and related items
  6. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference 1-4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Marvel Origins 60s confirmation
  8. ^ Sercret Invasion as issue #56 confirmation
  9. ^ Uncanny X-Men: Second Genesis confirmation
  10. ^ Venom confirmation
  11. ^ Captain America: Winter Soldier (Part 1) cover
  12. ^ Avengers Standoff cover
  13. ^ [1]
  14. ^ [2]
  15. ^ Marvel's Mightiest Heroes Graphic Novel Collection preview
  16. ^ [3]
  17. ^ The Avnegers preview
  18. ^ Spider-Man preview
  19. ^ Wolverine preview
  20. ^ Hawkeye preview
  21. ^ MMH - The Hulk
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