The Official Marvel Graphic Novel Collection

Issue 22, Zombies

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, Ireland, Australia and South Africa by Hachette Partworks, in Poland by Hachette Polska, in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by Panini Fascicule, in Brazil by Editora Salvat and in 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 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 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. 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. 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. The full list of issues was confirmed on the Hachette Partworks website but later removed as the order for some issues altered slightly. Subsequently, it was announced via the collections official website that the set would continue for a further 60 issues.

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	11 Jan 2012
3	43	Iron Man: Extremis	Iron Man (Vol 4) #1-6	25 Jan 2012
4	28	The Ultimates: Super-Human	The Ultimates 1-6	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	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 (Volume 3) #66-72 and Wolverine: Giant Size Old Man Logan	8 Jan 2014
55	Classic I	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	22 Jan 2014
56	58	Secret Invasion	Secret Invasion #1-8	5 Feb 2014
57	?	Uncanny X-Men: Second Genesis	Giant-Size X-Men Vol 1 #1 & X-Men Vol 1 #94-103	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	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	Siege #1-4 and Siege: The Cabal	14 May 2014
64	?	The Avengers: Birth of Ultron	Avengers vol. 1 #54-60 and Avengers Annual #2	28 May 2014

Future Releases

The following list of books were listed on official site of collection

Vol	Title
?	Captain America & The Falcon: Secret Empire
?	Avengers Prime
?	X-Men: Twilight of the Mutants
?	Doctor Strange: A Nameless Name, A Timeless Time
?	Shadowland
Classic IV	Fantastic Four: The Coming of Galactus
?	Iron Man: The Tragedy and Triumph
?	X-Men: Schism
?	Life and Death of Captain Marvel (Part 1)
?	The Incredible Hulk: The Monster Unleashed
?	Secret Avengers
?	Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD (Part 1)
?	Life and Death of Captain Marvel (Part 2)
?	Ultimate Death of Spider-Man
?	Thor: Tales of Asgard
?	Howard the Duck
?	Avengers: The Children's Crusade
?	Daredevil: Marked for Murder
?	Warlock (Part 1)
?	Deadpool: Wade Wilson's War
?	The Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Man No More
?	Warlock (Part 2)
?	Fear Itself (Part 1)
?	The Mighty Thor: Ragnarok
?	The Avengers: The Korvac Saga
?	The Thanos Imperative
?	Marvel Team-Up
?	The Incredible Hulk: Heart of the Atom
?	Hulk: Scorched Earth
?	Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD (Part 2)
?	Fear Itself (Part 2)
?	Avengers vs. X-Men (Part 1)
?	Avengers vs. X-Men (Part 2)
?	Avengers vs. X-Men (Part 3)
?	Battle Scars
?	Black Panther: Panther's Rage
?	Captain America & The Falcon: Madbomb
?	Daredevil: Sound and Fury
?	Deathlok
?	Doctor Strange: A Separate Reality
?	Fantastic Four: Doomsday
?	Iron Fist: The Search for Colleen Wing
?	Iron Man: The Beginning of the End
?	Marvel Horror
?	Marvel Origins: The 70s
?	Marvel What If? (Best Of)
?	Silver Surfer: Origins
?	Spider-Island (Part 1)
?	Spider-Island (Part 2)
Classic XIX	The Amazing Spider-Man: Death of the Stacys
?	The Avengers/Defenders War
?	The Avengers: The Kree/Skrull War
?	The Day of the Defenders
?	The Inhumans
?	Ultimate Comics Spider-Man: Who is Miles Morales?
?	X-Men: In the Shadow of Sauron

International Exclusives

The following books were only released in Ireland, Czech Republic, Poland and now Brazil (Capitão América: Tempo Esgotado).

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

The following books were only released in Germany.

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

Also in Germany was released other cover of Astonishing X-Men: Gifted issue

Marvel's Mightiest Heroes

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

Issue	Volume	Title	Main Feature Story	First/Early Appearance Story/Stories	Release Date
1	24	The Avengers	Ultron Unlimited (Avengers Vol 3 #0 and #19-22)	The Coming Of The Avengers (Avengers Vol 1 #1)	27 Dec 2013
2	12	Spider-Man	Happy Birthday (Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #57-58 and #500-502).	Spider-Man (Amazing Fantasy #15) The Sinister Six (Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1)	15 Jan 2014
3	55	Wolverine	Get Mystique (Wolverine Vol. 3 #62-65)	And Now... The Wolverine (Incredible Hulk #181)	29 Jan 2014
4	TBC	Hawkeye	Hawkeye Vol.1 #1-4.	Tales of Suspense #57 The Avengers Vol.1 #16	12 Feb 2014
5	TBC	The Hulk	Dogs Of War (The Incredible Hulk volume 2 #12-20)	TBC	26 Feb 2014
6	TBC	Jean Grey	All-New X-Men #1-5	X-Men Origins: Jean Grey	12 Mar 2014
7	TBC	Power Man	Power Man and Iron Fist #50-53	Luke Cage #1-3	26 Mar 2014
8	TBC	Captain America	Captain America #247-255	?	9 Apr 2014

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

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 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).

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.

External links

• Official website