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Revision as of 16:53, 3 January 2014
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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.
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[Sercret Invasion as issue #56 confirmation</ref> Doctor Strange The Oath as issue #58 confirmation]</ref> | 5 Mar 2014 |
| 59 | 56 | Thunderbolts: Faith In Monsters | Thunderbolts #110-115 and Civil War: Choosing SidesThunderbolds Faith In Monsters as issue #59 confirmation</ref> | 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
- ^ Image of Completed Collection
- ^ List of books at the official website
- ^ Marvel Graphic Novel Collection Issue 12 review
- ^ Post on UXN Forums
- ^ Hachette Partworks - Back Issues and related items
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
1-4was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Marvel Origins 60s confirmation
- ^ Sercret Invasion as issue #56 confirmation
- ^ Uncanny X-Men: Second Genesis confirmation
- ^ Venom confirmation
- ^ Captain America: Winter Soldier (Part 1) cover
- ^ Avengers Standoff cover
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Marvel's Mightiest Heroes Graphic Novel Collection preview
- ^ [3]
- ^ The Avnegers preview
- ^ Spider-Man preview
- ^ Wolverine preview
- ^ Hawkeye preview
- ^ MMH - The Hulk
