Marvel Premier Collection is a line of full-color paperbacks, produced by Marvel Comics, that was announced at the 2024 New York Comic Con.
Description
editWith a digest print run of 6 in × 9 in (150 mm × 230 mm), compared to a traditional traditional 6+5⁄8 in × 10+1⁄4 in (170 mm × 260 mm) collected comic, the line was a response to 2024's DC Compact Comics launch. The DC version was "a hit with retailers and readers, and DC has been adding to their line at a brisk clip. Marvel Premier will have a higher price point at $14.99 but hopes to have a similar impact with readers."[1]
Dan Buckley, President of Marvel Comics, said the collection "will be our go-to publishing line for any and all fans looking for a way into—or further into—the Marvel Universe. These titles will not be the only place to start of course, but they will be one of the best."[2]
The first release will be Daredevil: Born Again on 4 February 2025, to tie into the Marvel Studios TV series, due for release one month later. The book will contain a new foreword from writer, Frank Miller, plus an afterward by actor Charlie Cox, who plays Matt Murdock in the Daredevil show.[3]
Comics analyst, David Harper described the launch as "Don't call it Compact Comics!", though added: "The good thing is they're doing it, which is really the big win of it all."[4]
It was soon confirmed that an X-Men book will be among the second wave of Premier Collection releases.[5]
List of volumes
editBlack Panther
edit| Title | Years covered | Issues collected | Main writer | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Nation Under Our Feet | 2016-2017 | Black Panther (vol. 5) #1-12 | Ta-Nehisi Coates | 320 | 4 Feb 2025 | 978-1302964856 |
Captain America
edit| Title | Years covered | Issues collected | Main writer | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Winter Soldier | 2005-2006 | Captain America (vol. 5) #1-9, 11–14 | Ed Brubaker | 312 | 1 Apr 2025 | 978-1302964863 |
Daredevil
edit| Title | Years covered | Issues collected | Main writer | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born Again | 1986 | Daredevil (vol. 1) #226-233 | Frank Miller | 280 | 4 Feb 2025 | 978-1302965983 |
Fantastic Four
edit| Title | Years covered | Issues collected | Main writer | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solve Everything | 2009-2010 | Fantastic Four #570-588 | Jonathan Hickman | 392 | 3 Jun 2025 | 978-1302964870 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Heidi MacDonald (17 October 2024). "Marvel Comics Debuts Premier Collection at NYCC's Retailer Day". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 18 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Rich Johnston (17 October 2024). "Marvel Premier Collection A Half Inch Bigger Than DC Compact Comics". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Nico Marjolin (17 October 2024). "Marvel Comics Unveils All-New 'Marvel Premier Collection'". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ David Harper (18 October 2024). "Comics Disassembled: Ten Things I Liked or Didn't Like from the Past Week in Comics, Led by NYCC Madness!". Sktchd. Archived from the original on 22 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Christian Angeles (18 October 2024). "NYCC '24 Exclusive: X-Men books will join Marvel's premier collection". ComicsBeat. Archived from the original on 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.