Marvel Epic Collection
Marvel launched the Epic Collection line of collected comics in 2013. Marvel Senior Vice President of Sales David Gabriel said they were intended to be: "big, fat, color collections at the best price we can maintain."[1]
Though the books are often published out of order, Gabriel added: "We'll be bouncing around in different eras, getting out stories that we want to see in print and haven't necessarily been in print yet - or long runs that have never been collected together in one volume.[2]
"When all is said and done, the Epic volumes will fit seamlessly next to one another on readers' bookshelves, presenting a complete and unbroken run of each title."
The format replaced the black-and-white Essential Marvel line.[3]
September 2013 saw the first book published, with Iron Man volume 10: The Enemy Within. That was followed by October's Thor volume 16: War Of The Pantheons, then Amazing Spider-Man volume 20: Cosmic Adventures.
In May 2023, Marvel launched the Modern Era Epic Collection, focusing on newer runs of comics.
A third line of releases - the Ultimate Epic Collection - was confirmed in October 2024. The new books have their own trade dress, separate from the main Epic Collection, and will collect comics from the Ultimate Universe.
Marvel also publishes Complete Collections, which are similarly thick paperbacks - but with more of a focus on individual creators, or runs.
DC Comics launched a similar line - DC Finest - in 2024, which it described as "affordably priced, large-size paperback collections" providing "a new line of comprehensive collections of the most in-demand periods, genres, and characters from across DC history".[4]
Epic Collections
[edit]Aliens
[edit]In July 2020, Marvel Comics gained the rights to publish Alien and Predator in the wake of Fox's sale to Disney.[5] Since 2023, the company has been republishing comics originally produced by Dark Horse comics as part of the Epic Collection.
| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | |
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| 1 | The Original Years | 1988-1990 | Aliens (vol. 1) #1-6; Aliens (vol. 2) #1-4; Aliens: Earth War #1-4; material from Dark Horse Presents #24, 42-43 | 448 | 14 Mar 2023 | 978-1302950682 |
| 2 | The Original Years | 1990-1992 | Aliens: Genocide #1-4; Aliens: Hive #1-4; Aliens: Tribes; Aliens: Newt's Tale #1-2; material from Dark Horse Insider #14-27; Dark Horse Presents 5th Anniversary Special #1; Dark Horse Presents #56 | 456 | 20 Aug 2024 | 978-1302956318 |
Amazing Spider-Man
[edit]The Peter Parker version of Spider-Man first appeared in 1962's Amazing Fantasy #15, before the character's ongoing series Amazing Spider-Man launched in 1964.
Notable storylines include: The Death Of Gwen Stacy in Vol. 7: The Goblin's Last Stand; Kraven's Last Hunt in Vol. 17; Spider-Man No More in Vol. 3; and Venom in Vol. 18.[6]
- See also: Spider-Man collected editions
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | Great Power | 1962-1964 | Amazing Fantasy #15; Amazing Spider-Man #1–17, Annual #1 | 504 | 24 Sep 2014 | 978-0785188346 |
| 8 Apr 2020 | 978-1302925642 | |||||
| 31 May 2022 | 978-1302946852 | |||||
| 2 | Great Responsibility | 1964-1966 | Amazing Spider-Man #18–38, Annual #2 | 504 | 21 Dec 2016 | 978-0785195818 |
| 7 Nov 2023 | 978-1302950576 | |||||
| 3 | Spider-Man No More | 1966-1967 | Amazing Spider-Man #39–52, Annual #3–4; material from Not Brand Echh #2 | 400 | 16 May 2018 | 978-1302910235 |
| 4 Jan 2022 | 978-1302932497 | |||||
| 4 | The Goblin Lives | 1967-1968 | Amazing Spider-Man #53–67, Spectacular Spider-Man magazine #1–2, Marvel Super-Heroes #14; material from Not Brand Echh #6 & #11 | 496 | 19 Jun 2019 | 978-1302917807 |
| 7 Mar 2023 | 978-1302950392 | |||||
| 5 | The Secret Of The Petrified Tablet | 1968-1970 | Amazing Spider-Man #68–85, Annual #5 | 464 | 11 Feb 2020 | 978-1302921965 |
| 5 Mar 2024 | 978-1302957810 | |||||
| 6 | The Death Of Captain Stacy | 1970-1972 | Amazing Spider-Man #86–104 | 440 | 19 Oct 2021 | 978-1302929084 |
| 7 | The Goblin's Last Stand | 1972-1973 | Amazing Spider-Man #105–123 | 432 | 3 May 2017 | 978-1302904074 |
| 20 Jan 2021 | 978-1302928179 | |||||
| 8 | Man-Wolf At Midnight | 1973-1975 | Amazing Spider-Man #124–142, Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1 | 416 | 19 Jul 2022 | 978-1302933500 |
| 9 | Spider-Man Or Spider-Clone? | 1975-1977 | Amazing Spider-Man #143–164, Annual #10 | 464 | 25 Jul 2023 | 978-1302948740 |
| 10 | Big Apple Battleground | 1977-1978 | Amazing Spider-Man #165–185, Annual #11-12, Nova #12 | 520 | 28 May 2024 | 978-1302955267 |
| 11 | Nine Lives Has The Black Cat | 1978-1980 | Amazing Spider-Man #186-206, Annual #13, Peter Parker, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #1 | 488 | 25 Feb 2025 | 978-1302960483 |
| 15 | Ghosts Of The Past | 1984-1986 | Amazing Spider-Man #259–272, Annual #18–19; Web of Spider-Man #1, 6 | 472 | 21 May 2014 | 978-0785189169 |
| 27 Jun 2023 | 978-1302950484 | |||||
| 17 | Kraven's Last Hunt | 1986-1987 | Amazing Spider-Man #289–294, Annual #20–21, Spider-Man versus Wolverine, Spectacular Spider-Man #131–132 and Web of Spider-Man #29–32 | 496 | 14 Jun 2017 | 978-1302907051 |
| 3 Jan 2023 | 978-1302950330 | |||||
| 18 | Venom | 1987-1988 | Amazing Spider-Man #295–310, Annual #22; Spectacular Spider-Man #133; Web of Spider-Man #33 | 504 | 29 Aug 2018 | 978-1302911423 |
| 8 Apr 2025 | 978-1302963903 | |||||
| 19 | Assassin Nation | 1989 | Amazing Spider-Man #311–325, Annual #23; Marvel Graphic Novel No. 46 - The Amazing Spider-Man: Parallel Lives | 480 | 15 May 2019 | 978-1302918118 |
| 14 May 2024 | 978-1302957902 | |||||
| 20 | Cosmic Adventures | 1989-1990 | Amazing Spider-Man #326–333, Annual #24; Spectacular Spider-Man #158–160, Annual #10; Web of Spider-Man #59–61, Annual #6 | 504 | 20 Nov 2013 | 978-0785187899 |
| 4 Dec 2019 | 978-1302924294 | |||||
| 21 | Return Of The Sinister Six | 1990-1991 | Amazing Spider-Man #334–350; Marvel Graphic Novel No. 63 - Spider-Man: Spirits of the Earth | 504 | 24 Feb 2016 | 978-0785196914 |
| 9 Jul 2024 | 978-1302957889 | |||||
| 22 | Round Robin | 1991-1992 | Amazing Spider-Man #351–360, Annual #25; Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #11; Web of Spider-Man Annual #7; Marvel Graphic Novel No. 72 - Spider-Man: Fear Itself | 488 | 31 Mar 2015 | 978-0785192688 |
| 19 Sep 2023 | 978-1302950545 | |||||
| 23 | The Hero Killers | 1992 | Amazing Spider-Man #361-367, Annual #26; Amazing Spider-Man: Soul of the Hunter; material from Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #12; Web of Spider-Man Annual #8; New Warriors Annual #2 | 480 | 17 Jan 2023 | 978-1302951047 |
| 24 | Invasion Of The Spider-Slayers | 1992-1993 | Amazing Spider-Man #368–377, Annual #27; Spider-Man/Dr. Strange: The Way to Dusty Death; Spider-Man Special Edition: The Trial of Venom | 424 | 3 Jan 2023 | 978-1302948320 |
| 25 | Maximum Carnage | 1993 | Amazing Spider-Man #378–380, Spectacular Spider-Man #201–203, Web of Spider-Man #101–103, Spider-Man #35–37, Spider-Man/Punisher/Sabretooth: Designer Genes; material from Spider-Man Unlimited #1–2 | 432 | 28 Jan 2020 | 978-1302921903 |
| 23 May 2023 | 978-1302950460 | |||||
| 26 | Lifetheft | 1993-1994 | Amazing Spider-Man #381–393, Annual #28; Spectacular Spider-Man #211, Web of Spider-Man #112, Spider-Man #45, Amazing Spider-Man: Ashcan Edition #1 | 496 | 16 Nov 2021 | 978-1302930691 |
| 27 | The Clone Saga | 1994 | Amazing Spider-Man #394-396; Spectacular Spider-Man #217-219; Web of Spider-Man #117-119; Spider-Man #51-53; Spider-Man Unlimited #7 | 456 | 16 Jan 2024 | 978-1302953669 |
| 28 | Web Of Life, Web Of Death | 1995 | Amazing Spider-Man #397-399; Spectacular Spider-Man #220-222; Web of Spider-Man #120-123; Spider-Man #54-56; Spider-Man Unlimited #8; Spider-Man: Funeral For An Octopus #1-3; Spider-Man: The Clone Journal | 472 | 5 Nov 2024 | 978-1302960087 |
Ant-Man/Giant-Man
[edit]The character Hank Pym first appeared in Tales to Astonish #27, from 1962. In the first Epic Collection, his debut as both Ant Man (Tales to Astonish #35) and Giant Man (Tales to Astonish #49) is covered, plus the introduction of Janet van Dyne/Wasp (Tales to Astonish #44).
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
| 1 | The Man In The Ant Hill | 1962-1964 | Tales to Astonish #27, 35–59 | 448 | 1 Jul 2015 | 978-0785198505 |
| 1 Feb 2023 | 978-1302950354 | |||||
| 2 | Ant-Man No More | 1964-1979 | Tales to Astonish #60–69, Marvel Feature #4-10, Power Man #24-25, Black Goliath #1-5, The Champions #11-13, Marvel Premiere #47-48; material from Iron Man #44 | 504 | 24 Jan 2023 | 978-1302949655 |
Avengers
[edit]The first Avengers line-up consisted of Iron Man, Ant Man, Wasp, Hulk, and Thor. They were soon joined by Silver Age Captain America in issue #4, which is collected in Volume 1: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
With a revolving cast of characters, major storylines include The Kree-Skrull War (Volume 5: This Beachhead Earth); Under Siege (Volume 16); and The Korvac Saga (Volume 10: The Yesterday Quest)[7]
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
| 1 | Earth's Mightiest Heroes | 1963-1965 | Avengers #1–20 | 456 | 12 Nov 2014 | 978-0785188643 |
| 28 May 2024 | 978-1302957988 | |||||
| 2 | Once An Avenger... | 1965-1967 | Avengers #21–40 | 440 | 16 Nov 2016 | 978-0785195825 |
| 3 | The Masters Of Evil | 1967-1968 | Avengers #41–56, Annual #1–2, X-Men #45; material from Not Brand Echh #5 & #8 | 496 | 26 Apr 2017 | 978-1302904104 |
| 4 | Behold... The Vision | 1968-1970 | Avengers #57–76; Marvel Super Heroes #17 | 456 | 29 Apr 2015 | 978-0785191650 |
| 5 | This Beachhead Earth | 1970-1972 | Avengers #77–97; Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #140 | 504 | 29 Jul 2020 | 978-1302921972 |
| 22 Aug 2023 | 978-1302950521 | |||||
| 6 | A Traitor Stalks Among Us | 1972-1973 | Avengers #98–114; Daredevil #99 | 400 | 1 Jun 2021 | 978-1302929114 |
| 7 | The Avengers/ Defenders War | 1973-1974 | Avengers #115–128; Giant-Size Avengers #1; Defenders #9–11; Captain Marvel #33; Fantastic Four #150; material from Defenders #8 | 456 | 11 Apr 2018 | 978-1302910006 |
| 12 Apr 2022 | 978-1302934026 | |||||
| 8 | Kang War | 1974-1976 | Avengers #129-149, Giant-Size Avengers #2-4 | 504 | 19 Jul 2022 | 978-1302933524 |
| 9 | The Final Threat | 1976-1977 | Avengers #150–166, Annual #6–7; Super-Villain Team-Up #9; Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2 | 440 | 11 Dec 2013 | 978-0785187905 |
| 26 May 2021 | 978-1302929596 | |||||
| 10 | The Yesterday Quest | 1978-1979 | Avengers #167–188, Annual #8–9; material from Marvel Tales #100 | 496 | 26 Sep 2023 | 978-1302948764 |
| 11 | The Evil Reborn | 1979-1981 | Avengers #189–209, Annual #10; Marvel Premiere #55; material from Tales to Astonish #12 | 528 | 21 May 2024 | 978-1302955236 |
| 12 | Court Martial | 1981-1982 | Avengers #210-226, Annual #11, and Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1982) #1-4 | 528 | 6 May 2025 | 978-1302960506 |
| 13 | Seasons Of The Witch | 1983 | Avengers #227-237, Annual #12; Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16; Fantastic Four #256; Doctor Strange #60; Hawkeye #1-4 | 496 | 12 Nov 2024 | 978-1302960094 |
| 16 | Under Siege | 1986-1987 | Avengers #264–277, Annual #15; West Coast Avengers Annual #1; Alpha Flight #39 | 456 | 31 May 2016 | 978-0785195399 |
| 17 | Judgment Day | 1987 | Avengers #278–285, Annual #16; Marvel Graphic Novel No. 27 - Emperor Doom; X-Men vs. Avengers #1–4; West Coast Avengers Annual #2 | 464 | 18 Jun 2014 | 978-0785188940 |
| 4 Jan 2022 | 978-1302933661 | |||||
| 18 | Heavy Metal | 1987-1989 | Avengers #286-303, Annual #17 | 512 | 24 Nov 2020 | 978-1302923150 |
| 19 | Acts Of Vengeance | 1989-1990 | Avengers #304-318, Annual #18, Avengers West Coast #53-55 | 496 | 28 Mar 2023 | 978-1302951108 |
| 20 | The Crossing Line | 1990-1991 | Avengers #319-333, Annual #19; material from Captain America Annual #9, Iron Man Annual #11, Thor Annual #15 and Avengers West Coast Annual #5 | 520 | 1 Mar 2022 | 978-1302934446 |
| 21 | The Collection Obsession | 1991-1992 | Avengers #334–344, Annual #20, Marvel Graphic Novel No. 68 - Avengers: Death Trap – The Vault; material from Incredible Hulk Annual #17, Namor the Sub-Mariner Annual #1, Iron Man Annual #12 and Avengers West Coast Annual #6 | 496 | 14 Mar 2018 | 978-1302910013 |
| 20 Sep 2022 | 978-1302946920 | |||||
| 22 | Operation: Galactic Storm | 1992 | Avengers #345–347, Avengers West Coast #80–82, Quasar #32–34, Wonder Man #7–9, Iron Man #278–279, Thor #445–446, Captain America #401; material from Captain America #398–400 | 488 | 26 Jul 2017 | 978-1302906894 |
| 10 May 2022 | 978-1302946869 | |||||
| 23 | Fear the Reaper | 1992-1993 | Avengers #348–359, Annual #21; material from Captain America Annual #11, Thor Annual #17 and Fantastic Four Annual #25 | 480 | 10 Apr 2019 | 978-1302916169 |
| 24 | The Gatherers Strike! | 1993-1994 | Avengers #360–366, Annual #22; Avengers: Strikefile; Avengers Anniversary Magazine; Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective #1–4 | 480 | 11 Dec 2019 | 978-1302920630 |
| 25 | The Gathering | 1993-1994 | Avengers #367-377, Annual #23; X-Men #26; Avengers West Coast #101; Uncanny X-Men #307; Avengers Log | 512 | 22 Aug 2023 | 978-1302953676 |
| 26 | Taking A.I.M. | 1994-1995 | Avengers #378–388; Marvel Double Feature: Avengers/Giant-Man #379-382; Vision #1-4; Captain America #440–441 | 504 | 9 Nov 2021 | 978-1302932336 |
Avengers West Coast
[edit]Even though the Epic Collections are titled Avengers West Coast, the comic was published as The West Coast Avengers up until issue #46.
Volume 7: Ultron Unbound contains the first appearance of James Rhodes as War Machine, as well as the origin story for the Julia Carpenter version of Spider-Woman.
Meanwhile, Scarlet Witch showed her initial slip into madness in #56, reproduced in Vol. 5: Darker Than Scarlet. This eventually led to the events of House Of M and the 'No More Mutants' Marvel age.[8]
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | How The West Was Won | 1984-1986 | West Coast Avengers (vol. 1) #1–4; Iron Man Annual #7; Avengers #250; West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #1–7; The Vision and the Scarlet Witch #1–2; Wonder Man #1 | 496 | 26 Sep 2018 | 978-1302914233 |
| 19 Jan 2021 | 978-1302928193 | |||||
| 2 | Lost In Space-Time | 1986-1987 | West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #8–24, Annual #1; Avengers Annual #15 | 488 | 18 Sep 2019 | 978-1302919719 |
| 28 Nov 2023 | 978-1302950583 | |||||
| 3 | Tales To Astonish | 1987-1988 | West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #25-37, Annual #2; Avengers Annual #16, Marvel Graphic Novel No. 27: Emperor Doom | 456 | 23 Sep 2020 | 978-1302923167 |
| 4 | Vision Quest | 1988-1989 | West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #38-46, Annual #3; Avengers West Coast #47-52, Annual #4; material from Avengers Spotlight #23 | 488 | 22 Dec 2020 | 978-1302927424 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | 978-1302963910 | |||||
| 5 | Darker Than Scarlet | 1989-1990 | Avengers West Coast #53-64, Annual #5; Avengers #311-313; material from Avengers Annual #19, and What The..? #6 | 456 | 21 Dec 2021 | 978-1302931988 |
| 6 | California Screaming | 1990-1992 | Avengers West Coast #65-82, Annual #6 | 512 | 18 Apr 2023 | 978-1302951016 |
| 7 | Ultron Unbound | 1992-1993 | Avengers West Coast #83-95, Annual #7-8; material from Darkhawk Annual #1, Iron Man Annual #13 | 488 | 23 Apr 2024 | 978-1302956448 |
Black Panther
[edit]Volume 1 of the Black Panther Epic Collection has the character's first appearance in Fantastic Four #52-53. Between that and the rest of the volume, he joins The Avengers with issue #52, which is collected in The Avengers Epic Collection Volume 3: The Masters Of Evil.[9]
His origin story is in The Avengers #87 (The Avengers Epic Collection Volume 5: This Beachhead Earth), before departing the team after issue #126 (The Avengers Epic Collection Volume 7: The Avengers/ Defenders War).
After that, his story continues in the rest of Panther's Rage.
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
| 1 | Panther's Rage | 1966-1976 | Fantastic Four #52–53; Jungle Action (vol. 2) #6–24 | 400 | 28 Sep 2016 | 978-1302901905 |
| 2 | Revenge Of The Black Panther | 1977-1988 | Black Panther #1–15, Marvel Premiere #51–53, Black Panther (vol. 2) #1–4; material from Marvel Team-Up #100 | 456 | 20 Feb 2019 | 978-1302915421 |
| 10 Mar 2021 | 978-1302928209 | |||||
| 3 | Panther's Prey | 1989-1994 | Black Panther: Panther's Prey #1-4; material from Marvel Comics Presents #13-37, 148, Solo Avengers #19, Marvel Super Heroes #1, Marvel Fanfare #60 and Fantastic Four Unlimited #1 | 504 | 23 Mar 2021 | 978-1302921989 |
Black Widow
[edit]The debut of Natasha Romanova as the Black Widow is as an Iron Man villain in Tales Of Suspense #52. She is a reformed supporting character with The Avengers through the rest of Volume 1, and did not get her own individual series until 1999 - which is collected as a Modern Era Epic Collection Volume 1: The Itsy-Bitsy Spider.
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
| 1 | Beware The Black Widow | 1964-1971 | Tales of Suspense #52-53, 57, 60, 64, Avengers #29-30, 36–37, 43–44, Amazing Spider-Man #86, Amazing Adventures #1-8, Daredevil #81; material from Avengers #16, 32–33, 38–39, 41–42, 45–47, 57, 63–64, 76 | 408 | 12 Feb 2020 | 978-1302921262 |
| 2 | The Coldest War | 1981-1998 | Marvel Graphic Novel No. 61 - Black Widow: The Coldest War, Marvel Graphic Novel No. 74 - Punisher/Black Widow: Spinning Doomsday's Web, Marvel Graphic Novel No. 75 - Daredevil/Black Widow: Abattoir, Fury/Black Widow: Death Duty, Journey Into Mystery #517-519; material from Bizarre Adventures #25, Marvel Fanfare #10-13, Solo Avengers #7, Marvel Comics Presents #135, Daredevil Annual #10 | 480 | 7 Oct 2020 | 978-1302921309 |
Blade
[edit]Blade first appeared as a side character in The Tomb Of Dracula series, beginning in 1973. He largely disappeared from Marvel Comics between 1976 and 1992, when he reappeared in Ghost Rider.
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
| 2 | Nightstalkers | 1991-1993 | Tomb of Dracula (vol. 3) #1-4; Nightstalkers #1-6; Ghost Rider (vol. 3) #31; material from Midnight Sons Unlimited #1 | 432 | 14 Jan 2025 | 978-1302956547 |
Captain America
[edit]The first comics appearance of Captain America was in Captain America Comics #1 from 1940, printed by Timely. Nothing from that era is collected in the Epic Collection, which begins with the character's Silver Age return, in Strange Tales #114, from 1963.
Notable storylines include Mark Gruenwald's Captain America No More, which stretches through Vol. 14: The Captain; Death Of The Red Skull by J. M. DeMatteis in Vol. 11: Sturm und Drang; Operation: Rebirth by Mark Waid in Vol. 22: Man Without A Country; and The Strange Death Of Captain America by Jim Steranko in Vol. 2: The Coming... Of The Falcon.[10]
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
| 1 | Captain America Lives Again | 1963-1967 | Strange Tales #114, Avengers #4, Tales of Suspense #58–96 | 488 | 26 Nov 2014 | 978-0785188360 |
| 17 Mar 2021 | 978-1302928230 | |||||
| 2 | The Coming Of... The Falcon | 1968-1969 | Tales of Suspense #97–99, Captain America #100–119; material from Not Brand Echh #3, 12 | 496 | 21 Sep 2016 | 978-1302900076 |
| 3 | Bucky Reborn | 1969-1971 | Captain America #120–138 | 400 | 5 Jul 2017 | 978-1302904197 |
| 14 May 2024 | 978-1302957858 | |||||
| 4 | Hero Or Hoax? | 1971-1973 | Captain America #139–159 | 472 | 11 Jul 2018 | 978-1302910037 |
| 27 Jul 2022 | 978-1302946821 | |||||
| 5 | The Secret Empire | 1973-1974 | Captain America #160-179 | 416 | 27 Jun 2023 | 978-1302948733 |
| 6 | The Man Who Sold The United States | 1974-1976 | Captain America #180-200; Marvel Treasury Special: Captain America's Bicentennial Battles | 512 | 16 Apr 2024 | 978-1302955205 |
| 7 | The Swine | 1976-1978 | Captain America #201–221, Annual #3-4 | 448 | 1 Jul 2025 | 978-1302960520 |
| 9 | Dawn's Early Light | 1980-1982 | Captain America #247–266, Annual #5 | 496 | 19 Feb 2014 | 978-0785188667 |
| 21 Jul 2021 | 978-1302929602 | |||||
| 10 | Monsters and Men | 1982-1983 | Captain America #267–285, Annual #6; Defenders #106 | 504 | 14 Oct 2020 | 978-1302923235 |
| 11 | Sturm und Drang | 1983-1985 | Captain America #286-301, Annual #7 and The Falcon #1-4 | 520 | 9 Aug 2022 | 978-1302945367 |
| 12 | Society Of Serpents | 1985-1986 | Captain America #302–317; material from Marvel Fanfare #18 | 432 | 20 Aug 2014 | 978-0785188964 |
| 13 | Justice Is Served | 1986-1987 | Captain America #318–332, Annual #8, Amazing Spider-Man #278; material from Marvel Fanfare #29, 31–32 | 512 | 5 Apr 2017 | 978-1302904203 |
| 14 | The Captain | 1987-1989 | Captain America #333–350, Iron Man #228 | 504 | 27 Jul 2021 | 978-1302930707 |
| 15 | The Bloodstone Hunt | 1989-1990 | Captain America #351–371 | 496 | 25 Apr 2018 | 978-1302910020 |
| 8 Mar 2022 | 978-1302933913 | |||||
| 16 | Streets of Poison | 1990-1991 | Captain America #372–386, Annual #9–10 | 512 | 17 Jun 2015 | 978-0785192657 |
| 5 Nov 2024 | 978-1302960452 | |||||
| 17 | The Superia Stratagem | 1991-1992 | Captain America #387–397; Adventures of Captain America #1–4 | 472 | 20 Mar 2019 | 978-1302916206 |
| 4 Feb 2025 | 978-1302960469 | |||||
| 18 | Blood And Glory | 1992 | Captain America #398-410; Punisher/Captain America: Blood and Glory #1–3 | 496 | 18 Mar 2020 | 978-1302922795 |
| 19 | Arena Of Death | 1992-1993 | Captain America #411-419, Annual #11-12; Ghost Rider/Captain America: Fear #1; U.S.Agent #1-4; material from Silver Sable & the Wild Pack #15 | 496 | 8 Mar 2022 | 978-1302934453 |
| 20 | Fighting Chance | 1993-1995 | Captain America #420-430, Annual #13; Nomad #18-19; Captain America: The Medusa Effect #1; Captain America/Nick Fury: Blood Truce #1 | 496 | 1 May 2023 | 978-1302951566 |
| 21 | Twilight's Last Gleaming | 1994-1995 | Captain America #431-443; Tales of Suspense (vol. 2) #1; Avengers #386-388; material from Captain America Collectors' Preview | 480 | 6 Feb 2024 | 978-1302956349 |
| 22 | Man Without A Country | 1995-1996 | Captain America #444–454, Ashcan Edition, Thor #496, Iron Man #326, Avengers #396, Captain America: The Legend; material from Captain America Collectors' Preview | 456 | 20 Apr 2016 | 978-0785195108 |
Carnage
[edit]The villain Carnage has never had an ongoing series, with all Epic Collection releases compiled of miniseries, or appearances in various Spider-Man comics. Large parts of Carnage Volume 1: Born In Blood are also reprinted in Amazing Spider-Man Volume 25: Maximum Carnage.
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | Born In Blood | 1991-1994 | Amazing Spider-Man #361-363, 378–380, Web of Spider-Man #101-103, Spider-Man #35-37, Spectacular Spider-Man #201-203; material from Spider-Man Unlimited #1-2, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #28 | 472 | 23 Mar 2022 | 978-1302946623 |
| 2 | Web Of Carnage | 1994-1997 | Amazing Spider-Man #403, 410, Venom: Carnage Unleashed #1-4, Carnage: Mind Bomb, Sensational Spider-Man #3, Spider-Man #67, Spectacular Spider-Man #233, Carnage: It's A Wonderful Life, Venom: On Trial #2-3; material from: Amazing Spider-Man Super Special, Spider-Man Super Special, Venom Super Special, Spectacular Spider-Man Super Special, Web of Spider-Man Super Special | 480 | 21 Mar 2023 | 978-1302951092 |
| 3 | The Monster Inside | 1998-2005 | Amazing Spider-Man #430-431; Peter Parker: Spider-Man #13; Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man #13-14; Venom vs. Carnage #1-4; Toxin #1-6; X-Men/Spider-Man #3 (2009); What If? #108 | 432 | 19 Mar 2024 | 978-1302956363 |
Conan
[edit]From 2022, Marvel lost the licence to publish new Conan comics. "The trademark for the name Conan and the names of Robert E. Howard's other principal characters, is maintained by Conan Properties International and licensed to Cabinet Entertainment. This company, or new owners, now wish to publish Conan comic books themselves. And so won't be renewing the Marvel Comics license."[11]
This led to the cancellation of the second King Conan Epic Collection. The licence ended up with Titan Publishing.[12]
Conan The Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | The Coming Of Conan | 1970-1972 | Conan the Barbarian #1-13; material from Chamber of Darkness #4 | 352 | 23 Jun 2020 | 978-1302925550 |
| 2 | Hawks From The Sea | 1972-1973 | Conan the Barbarian #14-26 | 288 | 23 Mar 2021 | 978-1302926557 |
| 3 | The Curse Of The Golden Skull | 1973-1974 | Conan the Barbarian #27-42; material from Annual #1 | 336 | 10 Aug 2021 | 978-1302929565 |
| 4 | Queen Of The Black Coast | 1974-1976 | Conan the Barbarian #43-59; material from Savage Sword of Conan #1 | 360 | 30 Nov 2021 | 978-1302929558 |
| 5 | Of Once And Future Kings | 1976-1977 | Conan the Barbarian #60-71, Annual #2-3, Power Records #31 | 360 | 29 Mar 2022 | 978-1302933531 |
| 6 | Vengeance In Asgalun | 1977-1978 | Conan the Barbarian #72-88 | 328 | 22 Sep 2022 | 978-1302933548 |
Conan Chronicles
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | Out Of The Darksome Hills | 2004–2005 | Conan (2004) #0, #1–19 | 496 | 6 Feb 2019 | 978-1302915902 |
| 2 | The Heart of Yag-Kosha | 2005–2007 | Conan (2004) #20–39 | 504 | 3 Apr 2019 | 978-1302915919 |
| 3 | Return to Cimmeria | 2007–2009 | Conan (2004) #40–50; Conan the Cimmerian #0–7 | 504 | 2 Oct 2019 | 978-1302916022 |
| 4 | The Battle Of Shamla Pass | 2009-2010 | Conan the Cimmerian #8-25 | 472 | 14 Jan 2020 | 978-1302921910 |
| 5 | The Horrors Beneath The Stones | 2010-2012 | Conan: Road of Kings #1-12; Conan the Barbarian #1-6 | 456 | 16 Jun 2020 | 978-1302923273 |
| 6 | The Song Of Bêlit | 2012-2014 | Conan the Barbarian #7-25 | 472 | 26 Jan 2021 | 978-1302923280 |
| 7 | Shadows Over Kush | 2014-2015 | Conan the Avenger #1-19 | 448 | 4 Jan 2022 | 978-1302930721 |
| 8 | Blood In His Wake | 2015-2017 | Conan the Avenger #20-25, Conan the Slayer #1-12 | 432 | 18 Jan 2022 | 978-1302933708 |
King Conan Chronicles
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | Phantoms And Phoenixes | 2006-2012 | Conan and the Midnight God (2007) #1-5, King Conan: The Scarlet Citadel (2011) #1-4, King Conan: The Phoenix on the Sword (2012) #1-4, Conan: The Phantoms of the Black Coast (2012) #1-5; material from Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (2006) #1 | 464 | 16 Aug 2022 | 978-1302945954 |
| 2 | Wolves And Dragons | 2012-2016 | King Conan: The Hour of the Dragon (2013) #1-6, King Conan: The Conqueror (2014) #1-6, Conan: Wolves Beyond the Border (2015) #1-4; material from Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #5 | 416 | Cancelled | |
Daredevil
[edit]Daredevil is currently missing volumes 8 to 11. These books contain material largely created by Frank Miller that are often acknowledged as some of the best Daredevil storylines ever written. A pair of omnibuses currently reprints Miller's work instead.
Notable storylines already reproduced include the fall of Kingpin in Vol. 15: Last Rites; and the introduction of Typhoid Mary in Vol. 13: A Touch Of Typhoid.[13]
- See also: Daredevil collected editions
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | The Man Without Fear | 1964-1966 | Daredevil #1–21 | 472 | 13 Jul 2016 | 978-0785195481 |
| 14 Feb 2023 | 978-1302950361 | |||||
| 2 | Mike Murdock Must Die! | 1966-1968 | Daredevil #22–41, Annual #1, Fantastic Four #73; material from Not Brand Echh #4 | 520 | 14 Feb 2018 | 978-1302910044 |
| 24 Oct 2023 | 978-1302950569 | |||||
| 3 | Brother, Take My Hand | 1968-1970 | Daredevil #42–63 | 472 | 22 Feb 2017 | 978-1302904258 |
| 4 | A Woman Called Widow | 1970-1972 | Daredevil #64–86, Iron Man #35; material from Iron Man #36 | 512 | 6 Nov 2019 | 978-1302920340 |
| 20 Feb 2024 | 978-1302957933 | |||||
| 5 | Going Out West | 1972-1974 | Daredevil #87-107, Avengers #111 | 472 | 18 Jan 2022 | 978-1302933555 |
| 6 | Watch Out For Bullseye | 1974-1976 | Daredevil #108-132, Marvel Two-in-One #3 | 528 | 28 Mar 2023 | 978-1302948672 |
| 7 | The Concrete Jungle | 1976-1978 | Daredevil #133-154, Annual 4; Ghost Rider #20; Marvel Premiere #39-40, 43; material from Ghost Rider #19 | 528 | 2 Apr 2024 | 978-1302955175 |
| 12 | It Comes With The Claws | 1986-1988 | Daredevil #234-252 | 480 | 1 Nov 2022 | 978-1302945947 |
| 13 | A Touch Of Typhoid | 1988-1989 | Daredevil #253–270; Punisher #10 | 472 | 20 Jan 2016 | 978-0785196884 |
| 11 Jul 2023 | 978-1302950491 | |||||
| 14 | Heart Of Darkness | 1989-1990 | Daredevil #271–282, Annual #5–6; material from Punisher Annual #3, Incredible Hulk Annual #16 and Silver Surfer Annual #3 | 488 | 20 Sep 2017 | 978-1302907914 |
| 8 Feb 2022 | 978-1302933777 | |||||
| 15 | Last Rites | 1990-1992 | Daredevil #283-300, Annual #7 | 504 | 1 Dec 2020 | 978-1302925635 |
| 12 Dec 2023 | 978-1302950590 | |||||
| 16 | Dead Man's Hand | 1992-1993 | Daredevil #301-311, Annual #8, Nomad #4-6, Punisher War Journal #45-47; material from Marvel Holiday Special #2 | 472 | 30 Nov 2021 | 978-1302932381 |
| 17 | Into The Fire | 1993-1994 | Daredevil #312-318, Annual #9, Daredevil/Black Widow: Abattoir, Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #1-5 | 528 | 8 Aug 2023 | 978-1302953720 |
| 18 | Fall From Grace | 1993-1994 | Daredevil #319–332, Annual #10 | 456 | 9 Apr 2014 | 978-0785185161 |
| 4 Jun 2024 | 978-1302957872 | |||||
| 19 | Root Of Evil | 1994-1995 | Daredevil #333–344; Elektra: Root of Evil #1–4 | 440 | 25 Jul 2018 | 978-1302912581 |
| 13 Aug 2024 | 978-1302957919 | |||||
| 20 | Purgatory & Paradise | 1995-1997 | Daredevil #345–364 | 504 | 5 Jun 2019 | 978-1302918798 |
| 21 | Widow's Kiss | 1997-1998 | Daredevil #365–380, −1; Daredevil/Deadpool Annual '97 | 504 | 19 Aug 2015 | 978-0785192978 |
Deadpool
[edit]The first appearance of Deadpool is also contained in New Mutants Epic Collection Volume 8: The End Of The Beginning. Volume 1 of his own Epic Collection contains various cameos and miniseries, before the character's first ongoing series is collected from Volume 2: Mission Improbable.
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | The Circle Chase | 1991-1994 | New Mutants #98; X-Force #2, 11, 15; Nomad #4; Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1-4; Secret Defenders #15-17; Deadpool (vol. 2) #1-4; material from Avengers #366; Silver Sable & the Wild Pack #23 | 472 | 9 Nov 2021 | 978-1302932053 |
| 2 | Mission Improbable | 1994-1997 | Wolverine #88; X-Force #47 & 56; Deadpool (vol. 3) #1-9 & -1; Daredevil/Deadpool Annual '97; material from Wolverine Annual '95 | 448 | 25 Oct 2022 | 978-1302948177 |
| 3 | Drowning Man | 1997-1998 | Deadpool (vol. 3) #10-20; Deadpool/Death Annual '98; Heroes for Hire #10-11; Baby's First Deadpool Book #1; Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #47 | 464 | 9 Jan 2024 | 978-1302953324 |
| 4 | Dead Reckoning | 1998-1999 | Deadpool (vol. 3) #0, 21–33; Deadpool Team-Up #1; Encyclopaedia Deadpoolica #1 | 472 | 4 Jul 2023 | 978-1302951825 |
| 5 | Johnny Handsome | 1999-2000 | Deadpool (vol. 3) #34-45, Black Panther (vol. 3) #23, Wolverine (vol. 2) #154-155, Heroes Reborn: Remnants #1, Fight Man #1; material from Wolverine Annual '99 | 488 | 3 Sep 2024 | 978-1302959579 |
| 7 | Agent X | 2002-2003 | Deadpool (vol. 3) 65-69, Agent X (vol. 1) 1-15 | 496 | 8 Jul 2025 | 978-1302964078 |
Defenders
[edit]Doctor Strange led the initial version of Defenders, with a team also composed of Hulk and Namor. As opposed to other Marvel teams, such as Fantastic Four or Avengers, Defenders tended to focus on mystical enemies.
The origin of the team is also covered in Doctor Strange Epic Collection Volume 3: A Separate Reality; Incredible Hulk Epic Collection Volume 4: In The Hands Of HYDRA and Namor The Sub-Mariner Epic Collection Volume 3: Who Strikes For Atlantis?
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | The Day Of The Defenders | 1969-1973 | Doctor Strange #183; Sub-Mariner #22, 34–35; Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #126; Marvel Feature #1-3; Defenders #1-11; Avengers #116-118; material from Avengers #115 | 480 | 27 Dec 2022 | 978-1302933562 |
| 2 | Enter: The Headmen | 1974-1975 | Defenders #12-25; Giant-Size Defenders #1-4; Marvel Two-in-One #6-7; material from Mystery Tales #21; World of Fantasy #11; Tales of Suspense #9 | 464 | 25 Jun 2024 | 978-1302955311 |
| 3 | World Gone Sane | 1975-1976 | Defenders #26-41, Annual #1; Giant-Size Defenders #5; Marvel Treasury Edition #12 | 408 | 1 Apr 2025 | 978-1302960544 |
| 6 | The Six-Fingered Hand | 1981-1982 | Defenders #92–109; Marvel Team-Up #101; Captain America #268 | 480 | 24 Aug 2016 | 978-0785195993 |
| 7 | Ashes, Ashes... | 1982-1983 | Defenders #110–125; Avengers Annual #11 | 440 | 30 Aug 2017 | 978-1302904289 |
| 8 | The New Defenders | 1983-1985 | New Defenders #126–137; Iceman #1–4; Beauty And The Beast #1–4 | 488 | 15 Aug 2018 | 978-1302912031 |
| 9 | The End Of All Songs | 1984-1986 | New Defenders #138–152; Gargoyle #1–4 | 488 | 18 Dec 2019 | 978-1302920708 |
Doctor Strange
[edit]Created by Steve Ditko, Doctor Strange first appeared in Strange Tales #110. The character was popular enough that the book became Doctor Strange with issue #169.
Major stories for the character include Triumph & Torment (Volume 8) and A Separate Reality (Volume 3).[14]
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | Master Of The Mystic Arts | 1963-1966 | Strange Tales #110–111, 114–146; Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2 | 400 | 17 Oct 2018 | 978-1302911386 |
| 4 Aug 2021 | 978-1302929688 | |||||
| 2 | I, Dormammu | 1966-1969 | Strange Tales #147-168; Doctor Strange #169-179; Avengers #61; material from Not Brand Echh #13 | 504 | 9 Jan 2024 | 978-1302953157 |
| 3 | A Separate Reality | 1969-1974 | Doctor Strange #180–183; Sub-Mariner #22; Incredible Hulk #126; Marvel Feature #1; Marvel Premiere #3–14; Doctor Strange (vol. 2) #1–5 | 472 | 19 Oct 2016 | 978-0785194446 |
| 21 Dec 2021 | 978-1302932480 | |||||
| 4 | Alone Against Eternity | 1975-1978 | Doctor Strange (vol. 2) #6-28, Annual #1; Tomb of Dracula #44 | 488 | 9 Feb 2021 | 978-1302921996 |
| 5 | The Reality War | 1978-1982 | Doctor Strange (vol. 2) #29-51; Man-Thing #4; material from Chamber of Chills #3-4 (1973); Defenders #53 (1977) | 504 | 22 Feb 2022 | 978-1302933579 |
| 8 | Triumph And Torment | 1988–1990 | Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #1–13; Marvel Graphic Novel No. 49 - Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment | 488 | 23 Oct 2019 | 978-1302920562 |
| 21 Mar 2023 | 978-1302950408 | |||||
| 9 | The Vampiric Verses | 1990–1991 | Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #14–33; Ghost Rider (vol. 3) #12 | 504 | 10 Aug 2021 | 978-1302930745 |
| 10 | Infinity War | 1991–1992 | Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #34–47, Annual #2; Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #67; Spider-Man/Dr. Strange: The Way to Dusty Death | 480 | 2 Aug 2022 | 978-1302945374 |
| 11 | Nightmare On Bleecker Street | 1992-1994 | Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #48-61, Annual #3; Morbius the Living Vampire #9; material from Marvel Super-Heroes #12, 14, Marvel Comics Presents #146 | 488 | 31 Jan 2023 | 978-1302951054 |
| 13 | Afterlife | 1994–1997 | Strange Tales (vol. 3) #1; Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #76–90, Ashcan Edition; Doctor Strange: What Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen? | 496 | 4 Oct 2017 | 978-1302907891 |
Excalibur
[edit]The basic pitch of Excalibur is X-Men set in the United Kingdom. Writer Chris Claremont, who worked on Uncanny X-Men for 16 years, was born in London and launched the series in 1987. The initial line-up contained former X-Men Shadowcat, Phoenix and Nightcrawler - as well as fellow Claremont creation, Captain Britain.
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | The Sword Is Drawn | 1976-1989 | Captain Britain #1–2, Excalibur #1–11, Excalibur Special Edition, Excalibur – Mojo Mayhem #1; material from Mighty World of Marvel #7, 14–15, Marvel Comics Presents #31–38 | 496 | 15 Mar 2017 | 978-1302904340 |
| 22 Jun 2022 | 978-1302946838 | |||||
| 2 | The Cross-Time Caper | 1989-1990 | Excalibur #12–30 | 464 | 21 Feb 2018 | 978-1302910129 |
| 3 | Girls' School From Heck | 1990-1991 | Excalibur #31–41, Weird War III, The Possession, Air Apparent, Sensational She-Hulk #26; material from Marvel Comics Presents #75 | 464 | 13 Feb 2019 | 978-1302916527 |
| 4 | Curiouser And Curiouser | 1991-1992 | Excalibur #42-58, Excalibur: XX Crossing; material from Marvel Comics Presents #110 | 472 | 10 Mar 2020 | 978-1302922764 |
| 5 | Days Of Futures Yet To Come | 1992-1994 | Excalibur #59-75, Annual #1 | 520 | 3 Dec 2024 | 978-1302959944 |
| 8 | The Battle for Britain | 1996-1998 | Excalibur #104-115, -1; Colossus 1; Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1–3; New Mutants: Truth Or Death 1-3 | 504 | 1 Feb 2022 | 978-1302934460 |
| 9 | You Are Cordially Invited | 1998-2001 | Excalibur #116-125; X-Men Unlimited #19; X-Men: True Friends #1-3; Excalibur (vol. 2) #1-4 | 504 | 28 Nov 2023 | 978-1302953331 |
Fantastic Four
[edit]Fantastic Four was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, with Kirby drawing the first 102 issues. A storyline highlight includes the debut of Galactus, plus This Man, This Monster! in Volume 3: The Coming Of Galactus.[15]
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | The World's Greatest Comic Magazine | 1961-1963 | Fantastic Four #1–18 | 456 | 10 Sep 2014 | 978-0785188322 |
| 7 Sep 2021 | 978-1302931544 | |||||
| 8 Oct 2024 | 978-1302960421 | |||||
| 2 | The Master Plan Of Doctor Doom | 1963-1964 | Fantastic Four #19–32, Annual #1–2 | 448 | 28 Jun 2017 | 978-1302904357 |
| 6 Apr 2021 | 978-1302928285 | |||||
| 3 | The Coming Of Galactus | 1964-1966 | Fantastic Four #33–51, Annual #3 | 448 | 1 Aug 2018 | 978-1302913311 |
| 12 Feb 2020 | 978-1302924652 | |||||
| 4 Apr 2023 | 978-1302950415 | |||||
| 4 | The Mystery Of The Black Panther | 1966-1967 | Fantastic Four #52–67, Annual #4–5; material from Not Brand Echh #1, 5 | 448 | 21 Aug 2019 | 978-1302915568 |
| 18 Oct 2022 | 978-1302947088 | |||||
| 5 | The Name is Doom | 1967-1969 | Fantastic Four #68-87, Annual #6; material from Not Brand Echh #6-7 | 504 | 24 Jun 2020 | 978-1302922030 |
| 6 | At War With Atlantis | 1969-1970 | Fantastic Four #88-104, Annual #7; Fantastic Four: The Lost Adventure #1 | 408 | 10 Nov 2020 | 978-1302922023 |
| 7 | Battle Of The Behemoths | 1970-1972 | Fantastic Four #105-125 | 472 | 7 Sep 2021 | 978-1302929138 |
| 8 | Annihilus Revealed | 1972-1974 | Fantastic Four #126-146; Giant-Size Super-Stars #1 | 504 | 30 Aug 2022 | 978-1302933593 |
| 9 | The Crusader Syndrome | 1974-1976 | Fantastic Four #147-167; Giant-Size Fantastic Four #2-4; Avengers #127 | 512 | 29 Aug 2023 | 978-1302948757 |
| 10 | Counter-Earth Must Die | 1976-1978 | Fantastic Four #168–191, Annual #11; Marvel Two-in-One #20, Annual #1 | 512 | 24 Sep 2024 | 978-1302955441 |
| 11 | Four No More | 1977-1980 | Fantastic Four #192-214, Annual #12-13 | 520 | 4 Mar 2025 | 978-1302960551 |
| 17 | All In The Family | 1986-1987 | Fantastic Four #296–307, Annual #20; Fantastic Four vs. the X-Men #1–4 | 496 | 15 Jan 2014 | 978-0785188650 |
| 18 | The More Things Change... | 1987-1988 | Fantastic Four #308–320, Annual #21; Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #350; Marvel Graphic Novel No. 29 - The Incredible Hulk and the Thing: The Big Change | 472 | 12 Jun 2019 | 978-1302918460 |
| 6 May 2025 | 978-1302963927 | |||||
| 19 | The Dream is Dead | 1988-1989 | Fantastic Four #321-333, Annual #22; Marvel Graphic Novel No. 49 - Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment | 464 | 21 Mar 2023 | 978-1302951122 |
| 20 | Into The Time Stream | 1989-1990 | Fantastic Four #334–346, Annual #23; material from New Mutants Annual #6, X-Factor Annual #5 and Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 | 504 | 23 Jul 2014 | 978-0785188957 |
| 23 Jul 2024 | 978-1302957896 | |||||
| 21 | The New Fantastic Four | 1990-1992 | Fantastic Four #347–361, Annual #24; material from Marvel Holiday Special #1 | 504 | 27 Jun 2018 | 978-1302911379 |
| 16 Aug 2022 | 978-1302946845 | |||||
| 22 | This Flame, This Fury | 1992-1993 | Fantastic Four #362–376, Annual #25-26; Adventures of the Thing #3 | 496 | 9 Nov 2021 | 978-1302932367 |
| 23 | Nobody Gets Out Alive | 1993-1994 | Fantastic Four #377-392, Fantastic Four Annual #27; Namor the Sub-Mariner #47-48; Fantastic Four Ashcan Edition #1 | 504 | 15 Mar 2022 | 978-1302934477 |
| 24 | Atlantis Rising | 1994-1995 | Fantastic Four #393-402; Fantastic Force #7-9; Fantastic Four: Atlantis Rising #1-2; Fantastic Four: Atlantis Rising Collectors' Preview | 480 | 19 Mar 2024 | 978-1302956394 |
| 25 | Strange Days | 1995-1996 | Fantastic Four #403–416; Fantastic Four: The Legend; Onslaught: Marvel Universe; material from Tales of the Marvel Universe (1997) | 472 | 27 May 2015 | 978-0785192954 |
Generation X
[edit]Generation X is a team of young mutants, mentored by Banshee and Emma Frost, created after the events of 1994's X-Men event, Phalanx Covenant. That event is reprinted at the beginning of Volume 1: Back To School, before the advent of the ongoing Generation X series.
Compared to the rest of the 1990s X-books, Generation X was pitched differently. "This was a book stripped of all the gimmicks that were so common in the '90s. (Writer Scott Lobbell) understood that the X-Men are essentially the comic book equivalent of a soap opera, and that the real focus should always lie upon the interaction between the team members."[16]
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | Back To School | 1994-1995 | Uncanny X-Men #316-318, X-Men #36-37, Wolverine #94, Generation X #1-9, Generation-X Collectors Preview, Generation-X Ashcan Edition | 480 | 14 Jul 2021 | 978-1302930769 |
| 2 | Emplate's Revenge | 1996-1997 | Generation X #10-23, Annual '95 and '96; Generation X San Diego Preview #1; material from Incredible Hulk Annual '97 | 488 | 31 May 2022 | 978-1302946494 |
| 3 | The Secret Of M | 1997-1998 | Generation X #24-32, -1, Annual '97; X-Men Unlimited #16; Marvel Team-Up #1; Daydreamers #1-3; Generation X Underground #1 | 480 | 6 Jun 2023 | 978-1302951733 |
| 4 | Pride And Penance | 1997-1999 | Generation X #33-47, ½; Generation X/Dracula Annual '98 #1; X-Men Unlimited #20; Generation X Holiday Special #1 | 496 | 10 Sep 2024 | 978-1302956523 |
Ghost Rider
[edit]After a seven-issue run in Marvel Spotlight, the Johnny Blaze version of Ghost Rider got his own ongoing series. The book ran for 11 years, and 81 issues, from 1973 to 1983.
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | Hell On Wheels | 1972-1975 | Marvel Spotlight #5-12; Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #1-11; Marvel Team-Up #15 | 424 | 3 May 2022 | 978-1302946111 |
| 2 | The Salvation Run | 1975-1978 | Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #12-28, Marvel Two-in-One #8, Daredevil #138, Marvel Team-Up #58, Marvel Premiere #28; material from Marvel Tales #255 | 408 | 29 Oct 2024 | 978-1302955496 |
Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch
[edit]Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch Epic Collection Vol. 1: Vengeance Reborn was originally solicited as Ghost Rider Epic Collection Vol. 6 Vengeance Reborn.[17] The decision to split the line was taken shortly before the book went to print with distributor, Penguin Random House, reflecting the change.[18]
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | Vengeance Reborn | 1990-1991 | Ghost Rider (vol. 3) #1-12; Marc Spector: Moon Knight #25; Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #28; material from Marvel Comics Presents #64-71 | 464 | 10 Oct 2023 | 978-1302954055 |
| 6 | Siege Of Darkness | 1993-1994 | Ghost Rider (vol. 3) #44-45; Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #17-18; Nightstalkers #14-15; Marvel Comics Presents #143-146; Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins #15-16; Morbius: the Living Vampire #16-17; Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #60-61; Midnight Sons Unlimited #4 | 496 | 1 Apr 2025 | 978-1302964085 |
Guardians Of The Galaxy
[edit]The 1960s Guardians Of The Galaxy are largely separate from the rest of Marvel continuity.[19] Volume 2 includes the first six issues of the characters' first ongoing series, debuting in 1989.
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | Earth Shall Overcome | 1969-1977 | Marvel Super-Heroes #18, Marvel Two-in-One #4-5, Giant-Size Defenders #5, Defenders #26-29, Marvel Presents #3-12, Thor Annual #6 | 408 | 11 Apr 2023 | 978-1302950439 |
| 2 | Quest For The Shield | 1978-1990 | Avengers #167-168, 170–177, 181; Ms. Marvel #23; Marvel Team-Up #86; Marvel Two-in-One #61-63, 69; Guardians of the Galaxy #1-6 | 496 | 18 Feb 2025 | 978-1302956417 |
Hawkeye
[edit]The original Hawkeye Epic Collection has Clint Barton as the superhero archer. Volume 1: The Avenging Archer includes the Mark Gruenwald miniseries, which is "particularly noteworthy for launching Hawkeye's longstanding relationship with Mockingbird, and for being an early exploration of the character's hearing loss and how he comes to deal with that."[20]
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | The Avenging Archer | 1964-1988 | Hawkeye #1-4; Avengers #16, 63–65, 189, 223; Marvel Team-Up #22, 92, 95; Captain America #317; material from Tales of Suspense #57, 60, 64; Marvel Tales #100; Marvel Fanfare #3, 39; Marvel Super Action #1 | 432 | 11 Jan 2022 | 978-1302934484 |
| 2 | The Way Of The Arrow | 1987-1989 | Solo Avengers #1-20, Avengers Spotlight #21 | 496 | 17 Oct 2023 | 978-1302953348 |
| 4 | Shafted | 1994-2008 | Hawkeye (vol. 2) #1-4; Hawkeye (vol. 3) #1-8; Hawkeye: Earth's Mightiest Marksman #1; Avengers #502; The Pulse #10; New Avengers #26, 30; Young Avengers Presents #6; material from Marvel Comics Presents #159-161 | 480 | 10 Dec 2024 | 978-1302956516 |
Incredible Hulk
[edit]The Hulk debuted in his own book in 1962. Notable storylines include: Future Imperfect in Volume 20; Wolverine Versus Gray Hulk in Volume 15; and Hulk Versus Juggernaut in Volume 19.[21][22]
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| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | |
| 1 | Man Or Monster? | 1962-1965 | Incredible Hulk #1–6; Fantastic Four #12, 25–26; Avengers #1–3, 5; Amazing Spider-Man #14; Tales to Astonish #59; Journey into Mystery #112 | 392 | 15 Jun 2016 | 978-0785196006 |
| 23 Jun 2021 | 978-1302929749 | |||||
| 17 Sep 2024 | 978-1302960438 | |||||
| 2 | The Hulk Must Die | 1964-1967 | Tales to Astonish #60–96; material from Not Brand Echh #3 | 432 | 25 Oct 2017 | 978-1302904456 |
| 3 | The Leader Lives | 1967-1969 | Tales to Astonish #97–101, Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #102–117, Annual #1; material from Not Brand Echh #9 | 488 | 31 Oct 2018 | 978-1302913137 |
| 4 | In The Hands Of HYDRA | 1969-1971 | Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #118–137; Marvel Super-Heroes #16 | 440 | 25 Sep 2019 | 978-1302915582 |
| 5 | Who Will Judge The Hulk? | 1971-1972 | Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #138-156; Avengers #88 | 448 | 19 Jan 2021 | 978-1302922061 |
| 6 | Crisis On Counter-Earth | 1972-1974 | Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #157-178 | 472 | 5 Oct 2021 | 978-1302929169 |
| 7 | And Now... the Wolverine | 1974-1976 | Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #179-200; Incredible Hulk Annual #5 | 472 | 4 Oct 2022 | 978-1302933609 |
| 8 | The Curing Of Dr. Banner | 1976-1978 | Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #201-226, Annual #6 | 528 | 24 Oct 2023 | 978-1302948795 |
| 9 | Kill Or Be Killed | 1978-1980 | Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #227-244, Annual #7-9, Captain America #230 | 520 | 30 Jul 2024 | 978-1302955366 |
| 13 | Crossroads | 1984-1985 | Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #297-313, Incredible Hulk Annual #13, Alpha Flight #29 | 488 | 19 Apr 2022 | 978-1302934491 |
| 14 | Going Gray | 1985-1987 | Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #314-330, Annual #14-15; material from Marvel Fanfare #29 | 512 | 15 Dec 2020 | 978-1302926762 |
| 15 | Ground Zero | 1987-1988 | Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #331-346; Marvel Graphic Novel No. 29 - The Incredible Hulk and the Thing: The Big Change | 464 | 20 Aug 2024 | 978-1302956325 |
| 19 | Ghost Of The Past | 1992-1993 | Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #397–406, Annual #18–19; material from Namor the Sub-Mariner Annual #2, Silver Surfer Annual #5, Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Annual #2 and Marvel Holiday Special #2 | 480 | 16 Sep 2015 | 978-0785192992 |
| 20 | Future Imperfect | 1992-1994 | Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #407–419, Annual #20, Ashcan Edition; Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect #1–2; material from Marvel Holiday Special #3 | 504 | 4 Jan 2017 | 978-1302904708 |
| 22 Oct 2024 | 978-1302960445 | |||||
| 21 | Fall Of The Pantheon | 1994-1995 | Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #420–435; Tales to Astonish (vol. 2) #1; Incredible Hulk vs. Venom #1 | 496 | 10 Jan 2018 | 978-1302910242 |
| 9 Nov 2022 | 978-1302946906 | |||||
| 22 | Ghosts Of The Future | 1995-1996 | Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #436–448; Savage Hulk #1; Cutting Edge #1; Cable #34; Onslaught: Marvel Universe | 504 | 16 Jan 2019 | 978-1302916268 |
| 24 | The Lone And Level Sands | 1998-1999 | Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #460-474; Incredible Hulk/Sub-Mariner Annual 1998, X-Man/Hulk Annual 1998 | 464 | 18 Apr 2023 | 978-1302951061 |
Iron Fist
[edit]The first Epic Collection for Iron Fist contains the character's first full 1970s run, before the series was cancelled. Following that, Iron Fist joined Luke Cage in the series Power Man And Iron Fist.
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| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | |
| 1 | The Fury Of Iron Fist | 1974-1977 | Marvel Premiere #15–25; Iron Fist #1–15; Marvel Team-Up #63–64 | 528 | 8 Jul 2015 | 978-0785191643 |
| 26 Sep 2018 | 978-1302912840 | |||||
| 23 Nov 2022 | 978-1302946883 | |||||
Iron Man
[edit]Iron Man first appeared in Tales of Suspense in 1962. The character was a founding member of The Avengers in 1963, before getting his own series five years later.
His most famous storyline, Demon In A Bottle is yet to be reprinted in an Epic Collection.
Other notable tales include: The Invincible Iron Man across Volume 10: The Enemy Within and Volume 11: Duel Of Iron; plus Armor Wars in Volume 13: Stark Wars.[23][24]
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | The Golden Avenger | 1963-1965 | Tales of Suspense #39–72 | 520 | 29 Oct 2014 | 978-0785188636 |
| 4 Dec 2019 | 978-1302924287 | |||||
| 2 | By Force Of Arms | 1966-1968 | Tales of Suspense #73–99, Tales to Astonish #82, Iron Man and the Sub-Mariner #1, Iron Man #1; material from Not Brand Echh #2 | 408 | 25 Jan 2017 | 978-1302900113 |
| 3 | The Man Who Killed Tony Stark | 1968-1970 | Iron Man #2–24 | 496 | 17 Apr 2019 | 978-1302916305 |
| 4 | The Fury of the Firebrand | 1970-1972 | Iron Man #25-46; Daredevil #73 | 472 | 26 Aug 2020 | 978-1302922078 |
| 5 | Battle Royal | 1972-1974 | Iron Man #47-67 | 448 | 24 May 2022 | 978-1302933616 |
| 6 | War Of The Super Villains | 1974-1976 | Iron Man #68-91, Annual #3 | 480 | 28 Nov 2023 | 978-1302948801 |
| 7 | Ten Rings To Rule The World | 1976-1978 | Iron Man #92-114, Annual #4; Marvel Premiere #44 | 480 | 3 June 2025 | 978-1302960599 |
| 10 | The Enemy Within | 1982-1983 | Iron Man #158–177, Annual #5 | 504 | 18 Sep 2013 | 978-0785187875 |
| 11 | Duel of Iron | 1983-1985 | Iron Man #178–195, Annual #6–7 | 504 | 20 Mar 2016 | 978-0785195061 |
| 13 | Stark Wars | 1987-1988 | Iron Man #215–232, Annual #9 | 496 | 21 Jan 2015 | 978-0785192909 |
| 21 Jan 2025 | 978-1302960476 | |||||
| 14 | Return Of The Ghost | 1988-1989 | Iron Man #233–244; Iron Man: Crash; Marvel Fanfare #22–23, 44 | 480 | 13 Mar 2019 | 978-1302916299 |
| 13 Dec 2022 | 978-1302946890 | |||||
| 15 | Doom | 1989-1990 | Iron Man #245–257, Annual #10–11; material from Captain America Annual #9 | 472 | 24 Jan 2018 | 978-1302910136 |
| 18 Apr 2023 | 978-1302950446 | |||||
| 16 | War Games | 1990-1992 | Iron Man #258–277 | 504 | 19 Mar 2014 | 978-0785185505 |
| 17 | War Machine | 1992-1993 | Iron Man #278-289, Annual #12-13; material from Darkhawk Annual #1, Avengers West Coast Annual #7, Marvel Holiday Special #2 | 480 | 8 Apr 2020 | 978-1302923518 |
| 18 | The Return Of Tony Stark | 1993 | Iron Man #290-297, Annual #14, Marvel Super-Heroes #13, Iron Manual #1; material from: Marvel Super-Heroes #2, 8–9, 12, 14-15 | 488 | 1 Nov 2022 | 978-1302948191 |
| 20 | In The Hands Of Evil | 1994-1995 | Iron Man #310-318, War Machine #8-10, Force Works #6-7, Iron Man/Force Works Collectors Preview #1; material from Marvel Comics Presents #169-172 | 496 | 23 Nov 2021 | 978-1302930776 |
| 21 | The Crossing | 1995-1996 | Iron Man #319-324; War Machine #20-22; Force Works #16-20; Avengers #390-394; Avengers: The Crossing #1 | 512 | 16 May 2023 | 978-1302951597 |
| 22 | Age Of Innocence | 1996 | Iron Man #325-332; War Machine #23; Avengers: Timeslide #1; Avengers #395-396; Age of Innocence: The Rebirth of Iron Man #1; Onslaught: Marvel Universe; Iron Man: The Legend #1 | 488 | 1 Oct 2024 | 978-1302959586 |
Killraven
[edit]Jonathan Raven - Killraven - is a freedom fighter who appeared in 22 issues of Amazing Adventures, before the series was cancelled in 1976. Issue #31, collected in Killraven's only Epic Collection, "is notable as the first mainstream comic to feature an interracial kiss.[25]
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| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | |
| 1 | Warrior Of The Worlds | 1973-1983 | Amazing Adventures #18–39; Marvel Graphic Novel No. 7 - Killraven: Warrior of the Worlds; Marvel Team-Up #45 | 488 | 19 Oct 2021 | 978-1302932169 |
Luke Cage
[edit]In 1972, Luke Cage became the first Black American superhero to star in his own comic-book series.[26] The book was retitled Luke Cage, Power Man, then simply Power Man from issue #17.
Cage's two Epic Collections contain the full 1970s run for the character as, in an effort to avoid full cancellation for the series in 1977, Cage was paired with Danny Rand in the joint book Power Man And Iron Fist.
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | Retribution | 1972-1975 | Hero for Hire #1-16, Power Man #17-23 | 480 | 16 Feb 2021 | 978-1302928315 |
| 2 | The Fire This Time | 1975-1977 | Power Man #24-47, Annual #1 | 472 | 13 Feb 2024 | 978-1302955069 |
Marvel Two-in-One
[edit]Marvel Two-in-One features Fantastic Four member, The Thing, teaming up with a different Marvel superhero each issue.
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| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | |
| 1 | Cry Monster | 1973-1976 | Marvel Two-in-One #1–19; Marvel Feature #11–12; Marvel Team-Up #47 | 432 | 8 Aug 2018 | 978-1302913328 |
| 21 Apr 2021 | 978-1302928339 | |||||
| 2 | Two Against Hydra | 1976-1978 | Marvel Two-in-One #20, #22-36, Annual #1; Fantastic Four Annual #11 | 376 | 23 Jan 2024 | 978-1302931766 |
| 3 | Remembrance Of Things Past | 1977-1979 | Marvel Two-in-One #37-52, Annual #2-4; Avengers Annual #7 | 440 | 28 Jan 2025 | 978-1302955649 |
Master Of Kung Fu
[edit]The Master Of Kung Fu Epic Collections showcases the character Shang-Chi, who was born out of the 1970s craze for martial arts content. "Marvel Comics wanted to adapt the television series Kung Fu as a comic book, but with WarnerMedia, the property's owner, also owning Marvel's rival DC Comics, that was never going to happen."[27]
Marvel's own series was popular enough to last until 1983 and issue #125.
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| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | |
| 1 | Weapon Of The Soul | 1973-1975 | Special Marvel Edition #15–16, Master of Kung Fu #17–28, Giant-Size Master of Kung Fu #1–4, Giant-Size Spider-Man #2; material from Iron Man Annual #4 | 480 | 14 Mar 2018 | 978-1302901356 |
| 2 | Fight Without Pity | 1975-1977 | Master of Kung Fu #29–53; Annual #1 | 496 | 26 Jun 2019 | 978-1302901363 |
Micronauts
[edit]Based on a Mego Corporation toy line, the Micronauts comics were produced by Marvel between 1979 and 1986. Marvel re-acquired the publishing rights in 2023.[28]
| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Original Marvel Years | ||||||
| 1 | They Came From Inner Space | 1979-1980 | The Micronauts (1979) #1-20, Annual #1 | 456 | 8 Jul 2025 | 978-1302960612 |
Moon Knight
[edit]The character of Moon Knight debuted as a villain in 1975's Werewolf By Night, though by his appearance in Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #22, he was seen as more heroic.
Notable storylines include writer Doug Moench's run in Vol. 2: Shadows Of The Moon; and the introduction of Midnight Man in the first Epic Collection.[29]
| Spine lettering: Grey | ||||||
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| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | |
| 1 | Bad Moon Rising | 1975-1981 | Werewolf by Night #32–33, Marvel Spotlight #28–29, Defenders #47–50, Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #22–23, Marvel Two-in-One #52, Moon Knight #1–4; material from The Hulk! #11–15, 17–18, 20, Marvel Preview #21 | 504 | 1 Oct 2014 | 978-0785190967 |
| 16 Jun 2021 | 978-1302929855 | |||||
| 2 | Shadows Of The Moon | 1981-1982 | Moon Knight #5–23 | 512 | 21 Oct 2015 | 978-0785198109 |
| 4 Jan 2022 | 978-1302933685 | |||||
| 3 | Final Rest | 1982-1984 | Moon Knight #24–38 | 488 | 19 Dec 2018 | 978-1302915643 |
| 15 Feb 2022 | 978-1302933791 | |||||
| 4 | Butcher's Moon | 1984-1990 | Moon Knight (vol. 2) #1-6, Marvel Team-Up #144, Marvel Fanfare #30, Marc Spector: Moon Knight #1-7; material from: Solo Avengers #3, Marvel Fanfare #38-39, Marvel Super-Heroes #1 | 456 | 20 Sep 2022 | 978-1302948160 |
| 5 | The Trial Of Marc Spector | 1989-1991 | Marc Spector: Moon Knight #8-25; material from Punisher Annual #2 | 472 | 8 Oct 2024 | 978-1302959593 |
| 7 | Death Watch | 1992-1994 | Marc Spector: Moon Knight #39-51, Moon Knight: Divided We Fall #1, Moon Knight Special #1, Web of Spider-Man #93-94; material from Marvel Comics Presents #152-154 | 496 | 24 Oct 2023 | 978-1302953805 |
Morbius
[edit]Morbius The Living Vampire first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #101 in 1971. The Epic Collections were released ahead of the 2022 Morbius film.
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | The Living Vampire | 1971-1975 | Amazing Spider-Man #101–102, Marvel Team-Up #3–4, Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1; Adventure Into Fear #20-26; material from Vampire Tales #1-8, Giant-Size Werewolf #4 | 432 | 23 Feb 2021 | 978-1302928353 |
| 2 | The End Of A Living Vampire | 1975-1981 | Adventure Into Fear #27-31, Marvel Premiere #28, Marvel Two-in-One #15, Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #6-8, 38, Savage She-Hulk #9-12; material from Vampire Tales #9-11, Annual #1, Marvel Preview #8 | 400 | 25 May 2021 | 978-1302928346 |
Ms. Marvel
[edit]The Carol Danvers version of Ms. Marvel first appears in #1 of her own self-titled series in 1977. Many of her appearances are reprinted through Avengers Epic Collections, however her most notable storyline, involving pregnancy and alcoholism, from Avengers #200, appears in Volume 2: The Woman Who Fell To Earth.
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| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | |
| 1 | This Woman, This Warrior | 1977-1978 | Ms. Marvel #1–14; Marvel Team-Up #61–62; Defenders #57 | 312 | 9 Jan 2019 | 978-1302916398 |
| 2 | The Woman Who Fell To Earth | 1978-1981 | Ms. Marvel #15–23, Marvel Team-Up #76–77, Marvel Two-in-One #51, Avengers #200, Annual #10; material from Avengers #197–199, Marvel Fanfare #24 (1986), Marvel Super-Heroes #10–11 (1992) | 376 | 1 May 2019 | 978-1302918026 |
Namor The Sub-Mariner
[edit]As a character, Namor "traces so far back that the character was established before Marvel Comics even existed". His first comics appearance in 1939 "was included in Marvel Comics #1, the first publication by Timely Comics, the company that would evolve into Marvel Comics."[30]
None of Namor's Golden Age appearances have been collected in the Epic Collection, with Volume 1 consisting entirely of Silver Age cameos in other books. His own series, Sub-Mariner, launched in 1968.
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | Enter The Sub-Mariner | 1962-1966 | Fantastic Four #4, 6, 9, 14, 27, 33, Annual #1, Avengers #3-4, X-Men #6, Daredevil #7, Strange Tales #107, 125, Tales to Astonish #70-76 | 408 | 7 Apr 2021 | 978-1302928360 |
| 3 | Who Strikes For Atlantis? | 1968-1970 | Sub-Mariner #4-27 | 512 | 21 Feb 2023 | 978-1302949747 |
| 4 | Titans Three | 1970-1972 | Sub-Mariner #28-49, Daredevil #77; material from Ka-Zar #1 | 512 | 27 Aug 2024 | 978-1302955397 |
New Mutants
[edit]Vol. 2: The Demon Bear Saga contains art from Bob McLeod "who made New Mutants one of the most visually bold series of the 80s". Meanwhile, writer Bill Sienkiewicz "preferred to push the boundaries of what was considered acceptable for the superhero comic book medium".[31]
Other notable storylines include We Were Only Foolin, issue #45, which is collected in Vol. 4: Fallen Angels; and the elevation of Magneto to headmaster in issue #35, from Vol. 3: Asgardian Wars.[32]
The first appearance of Deadpool is in issue #98, and, after issue #100, both of which are republished in Vol. 8: The End Of The Beginning, the story continues with the X-Force Epic Collection.
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | Renewal | 1980-1984 | Marvel Graphic Novel No. 4 - The New Mutants, The New Mutants #1–12, Uncanny X-Men #167, Marvel Team-Up Annual #6, Magik #1–4; material from Marvel Team-Up #100 | 520 | 8 Mar 2017 | 978-1302903657 |
| 18 Mar 2020 | 978-1302925772 | |||||
| 2 | The Demon Bear Saga | 1984-1985 | The New Mutants #13–31, Annual #1 | 512 | 10 Jul 2019 | 978-1302918422 |
| 1 Jan 2020 | 978-1302924539 | |||||
| 10 Oct 2023 | 978-1302950552 | |||||
| 3 | Asgardian Wars | 1985-1986 | The New Mutants #32-44, Annual #2; New Mutants Special Edition #1; Uncanny X-Men Annual #9 | 512 | 27 Jun 2023 | 978-1302951627 |
| 4 | Fallen Angels | 1986-1987 | The New Mutants #45-54, Annual #3; Fallen Angels #1-8 | 496 | 25 Feb 2025 | 978-1302956653 |
| 5 | Sudden Death | 1987-1988 | The New Mutants #55–70, Annual #4 | 464 | 4 Aug 2021 | 978-1302930844 |
| 6 | Curse Of The Valkyries | 1988-1990 | X-Terminators #1–4; The New Mutants #71–85 | 496 | 28 Feb 2018 | 978-1302910174 |
| 7 | Cable | 1989-1990 | The New Mutants #86-94, Annual #5-6, The New Mutants Summer Special #1; material from X-Factor Annual #5 and Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 | 496 | 13 Oct 2020 | 978-1302925239 |
| 8 | The End Of The Beginning | 1990-1991 | The New Mutants #95-100, Annual #7, Uncanny X-Men #270-272; X-Factor #60-62; material from New Warriors Annual #1; Uncanny X-Men Annual #15; X-Factor Annual #6 | 504 | 20 Jul 2022 | 978-1302946647 |
Planet Of The Apes Adventures
[edit]Following Fox's sale to Disney.[33] in 2020, Marvel Comics reacquired a series of publishing rights, including Alien, Predator, and Planet Of The Apes.
As well as releasing new Planet Of The Apes; material, Marvel have used the Epic Collection to republish full-color comics first produced by them in 1975.[34]
The first Planet Of The Apes book is so far the smallest in the Epic Collection at just 224 pages.
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | The Original Marvel Years | 1975-1976 | Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #1-11 | 224 | 24 May 2024 | 978-1302959999 |
Power Man And Iron Fist
[edit]In an effort to avoid cancellation for the separate Iron Fist and Luke Cage books, Marvel created Power Man And Iron Fist in 1977. The Epic Collection contains the full series until its 1986 cancellation.
| Spine lettering: Yellow | ||||||
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | Heroes For Hire | 1977-1981 | Power Man #48–49; Power Man and Iron Fist #50–70 | 448 | 5 Aug 2015 | 978-0785192961 |
| 2 Jun 2021 | 978-1302929879 | |||||
| 2 | Revenge! | 1981-1983 | Power Man and Iron Fist #71–72, 74–89; Daredevil #178 | 472 | 5 Oct 2016 | 978-1302900137 |
| 3 | Doombringer | 1983-1984 | Power Man and Iron Fist #90–107 | 440 | 20 Nov 2019 | 978-1302920715 |
| 4 | Hardball | 1984-1986 | Power Man and Iron Fist #108-125 | 464 | 25 Oct 2022 | 978-1302945923 |
Punisher
[edit]Punisher was first an antagonist in Amazing Spider-Man #129 from 1974. The character got his own miniseries in 1986, before a full ongoing a year later.
Notable storylines collected as an Epic Collection include: the Circle Of Blood miniseries and Child's Play, from Daredevil #257 - both contained within Volume 2: Circle Of Blood. [35]
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 2 | Circle Of Blood | 1986-1988 | The Punisher (vol. 1) #1–5; The Punisher (vol. 2) #1–10; Daredevil #257; Marvel Graphic Novel No. 40 - The Punisher: Assassin's Guild | 504 | 12 Dec 2018 | 978-1302914073 |
| 13 Jun 2023 | 978-1302950477 | |||||
| 3 | Kingpin Rules | 1988-1989 | The Punisher (vol. 2) #11–25, Annual #1–2 | 496 | 6 Feb 2019 | 978-1302916411 |
| 4 | Return To Big Nothing | 1989-1990 | The Punisher (vol. 2) #26–34, Annual #3, Classic Punisher #1, Epic Graphic Novel: Return to Big Nothing, Marvel Graphic Novel No. 51 - The Punisher: Intruder, Marvel Graphic Novel No. 64 - The Punisher: Kingdom Gone | 480 | 21 Jul 2021 | 978-1302930851 |
| 5 | Jigsaw Puzzle | 1990-1991 | The Punisher (vol. 2) #35-48, Annual #4; Punisher: No Escape; Punisher: The Prize | 496 | 5 Feb 2020 | 978-1302922757 |
| 7 | Capital Punishment | 1992-1993 | The Punisher (vol. 2) #63–75; Punisher: G-Force; Punisher: Die Hard in the Big Easy; Marvel Graphic Novel No. 74 - Punisher/Black Widow: Spinning Doomsday's Web | 488 | 6 Dec 2017 | 978-1302907846 |
Rom: Spaceknight
[edit]Marvel's original 1979 comic, Rom: Spaceknight, ran for seven years and was based on a toy line. IDW Publishing produced Rom comics from 2016, before Marvel regained the licence in 2023.[36]
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Original Marvel Years | 1979-1981 | Rom #1-20 | 432 | 1 Apr 2025 | 978-1302961084 |
Sgt Fury
[edit]Nick Fury and his early tales are collected as Sgt. Fury. The initial run, from 1963, was more of a war comic than something from the superhero genre.
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | The Howling Commandos | 1963-1965 | Sgt. Fury And His Howling Commandos #1–19 | 448 | 13 Mar 2019 | 978-1302916572 |
| 2 | Berlin Breakout | 1965-1966 | Sgt. Fury And His Howling Commandos #20-36, Annual #1-2 | 416 | 30 May 2023 | 978-1302952549 |
She-Hulk
[edit]She-Hulk was "the last major character Stan Lee co-created for Marvel", with Jennifer Walters as the estranged cousin of Bruce Banner.[37] The series broke ground in the way it consistently broke the fourth wall.[38]
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 3 | Breaking The Fourth Wall | 1989-1990 | Sensational She-Hulk #1-12; She-Hulk Ceremony #1-2; material from Solo Avengers #14; Marvel Comics Presents #18; Marvel Fanfare #48 | 448 | 3 May 2022 | 978-1302945916 |
| 4 | The Cosmic Squish Principle | 1990-1991 | Sensational She-Hulk #13-30; material from Marvel Super-Heroes #5 | 448 | 23 May 2023 | 978-1302951634 |
| 6 | To Die And Live In L.A. | 1993-2002 | Sensational She-Hulk #51-60; Doc Samson #1-4; Incredible Hulk #441-442; Thing & She-Hulk: The Long Night; material from Marvel Comics Presents #123-126; Incredible Hulk #412 | 480 | 23 Jul 2024 | 978-1302956691 |
Silver Surfer
[edit]The Silver Surfer first appeared in Fantastic Four #48, where he saved the Earth and was exiled as a result.
Notable storylines include Rebirth Of Thanos, split between Vol. 5: The Return Of Thanos and Vol. 6: Thanos Quest; Freedom in Vol. 3; and Parable in Vol. 4.[39]
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| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | When Calls Galactus | 1966-1968 | Fantastic Four #48–50, 55, 57–60, 72, 74–77; material from Tales to Astonish #92–93, Fantastic Four #56, 61, Annual #5 | 320 | 19 Nov 2014 | 978-0785190028 |
| 4 Dec 2019 | 978-1302924270 | |||||
| 3 | Freedom | 1980-1990 | Silver Surfer (vol. 2) #1, Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #1–14, Super-Villain Classics #1; material from Epic Illustrated #1, Marvel Fanfare #51 | 488 | 18 Nov 2015 | 978-0785199038 |
| 16 Jul 2024 | 978-1302957926 | |||||
| 4 | Parable | 1988-1989 | Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #15–23, Silver Surfer Annual #1-2; Fantastic Four #325; Marvel Graphic Novel No. 38 - Silver Surfer: Judgment Day; Silver Surfer (vol. 4) #1-2; material from Marvel Comics Presents #1 | 488 | 21 Jun 2022 | 978-1302932329 |
| 5 | The Return Of Thanos | 1989-1990 | Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #24-38, Silver Surfer: The Enslavers | 480 | 31 Jan 2023 | 978-1302948290 |
| 6 | Thanos Quest | 1990-1991 | Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #39–50, Annual #3; Thanos Quest #1–2; material from Marvel Comics Presents #50 | 504 | 12 Jun 2018 | 978-1302911867 |
| 7 | The Infinity Gauntlet | 1991-1992 | Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #51–66, Annual #4; material from Marvel Comics Presents #69, 93–97 | 488 | 24 May 2017 | 978-1302907112 |
| 8 | The Herald Ordeal | 1991-1992 | Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #67-75, Annual #5; Silver Surfer: Homecoming; material from Incredible Hulk Annual #18, Namor, the Sub-Mariner Annual #2, Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Annual #2 | 456 | 3 Dec 2024 | 978-1302959654 |
| 9 | Resurrection | 1992-1993 | Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #76-85, Annual #6, Secret Defenders #9-10, Silver Surfer/Warlock: Resurrection #1-4 | 456 | 9 Sep 2020 | 978-1302925079 |
| 12 | Into The Outer Void | 1995-1996 | Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #111-122, Silver Surfer: Dangerous Artifacts (1996), Silver Surfer Ashcan (1995) #1, Spider-Man Team-Up (1995) #2; material from X-Men Unlimited (1993) #13, Marvel Holiday Special 1996 | 448 | 24 Jun 2025 | 978-1302964443 |
| 13 | Inner Demons | 1996-1998 | Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #123–138, -1, Annual '97 | 464 | 22 May 2019 | 978-1302918132 |
| 14 | Sun Rise And Shadow Fall | 1998-1999 | Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #½, 139–146, Silver Surfer/Thor Annual '98, Galactus the Devourer #1-6, Silver Surfer: Loftier Than Mortals #1-2 | 488 | 26 Dec 2023 | 978-1302953355 |
Star Wars
[edit]Marvel's first 1977 comic was a six-issue adaptation of the original film. The series ran for 107 issues and three Annuals until 1986, featuring stories set between the original trilogy of films, as well as adaptations of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Rights briefly went to Blackthorne Publishing, before being acquired by Dark Horse Comics. The company produced over 100 Star Wars titles until 2014.
Following the October 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by Disney, it was announced that the Star Wars comics license would return to Marvel Comics in 2015.
In April 2014, Lucasfilm rebranded the majority of the Star Wars Expanded Universe as Legends, only keeping the theatrical Skywalker saga and the 2008 Clone Wars film and television series as canon. This means only Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collections are properly included in the official lore.
Outside of the Original Marvel Years books, many of Star Wars Epic Collection contains contents originally published by Dark Horse comics.
The Original Marvel Years
[edit]| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1977-1979 | Star Wars (1977) #1–23; material from Pizzazz #1–16 and Star Wars Weekly UK #60 | 496 | 26 Oct 2016 | 978-1302902216 |
| 2 | 1979-1980 | Star Wars (1977) #24–38, Annual #1; Star Wars Weekly UK #94–99, 104–115 | 448 | 12 Jul 2017 | 978-1302906801 |
| 3 | 1980-1982 | Star Wars (1977) #39–55; The Empire Strikes Back Monthly UK #149, 151, 153–157; Star Wars Monthly UK #159 | 488 | 18 Jul 2018 | 978-1302911331 |
| 4 | 1982-1983 | Star Wars (1977) #56–73, Annual #2 | 464 | 7 Aug 2019 | 978-1302918491 |
| 5 | 1983-1984 | Star Wars (1977) #74–88, Annual #3, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi #1-4 | 496 | 17 Aug 2021 | 978-1302929893 |
| 6 | 1984-2019 | Star Wars (1977) #89-107; Star Wars (2019) #108 | 544 | 9 May 2023 | 978-1302951580 |
| Droids & Ewoks | 1985-1989 | Ewoks #1-14, Annual 1989; Droids #1-8 | 536 | 12 Nov 2024 | 978-1302956493 |
The Newspaper Strips
[edit]| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1979-1997 | Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures #1–9, Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars' End #1–3, Classic Star Wars #1–3, Sunday strips from 11 Mar to 9 Sep 1979, daily & Sunday strips from 11 Aug to 5 Oct 1980; material from Classic Star Wars #4 | 472 | 25 Jan 2017 | 978-1302904647 |
| 2 | 1992-1994 | Classic Star Wars #5–20; material from Classic Star Wars #4 | 504 | 3 Jul 2019 | 978-1302917371 |
Tales Of The Jedi
[edit]| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012-2013 | Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force Storm #1-5; Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Prisoner of Bogan #1-5; Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force War #1-5; Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi #0 | 376 | 8 Dec 2020 | 978-1302926977 |
| 2 | 1993-1997 | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Golden Age of the Sith #0-5; Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Fall of the Sith Empire #1-5; Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi #1-5; Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Freedon Nadd Uprising #1-2 | 480 | 28 Jun 2022 | 978-1302945985 |
| 3 | 1993-2005 | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Dark Lords of the Sith #1-6; Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Sith War #1-6; Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Redemption #1-5; material from Star Wars Tales #23; Dark Horse Comics #7-9 | 480 | 11 Jul 2023 | 978-1302951887 |
The Old Republic
[edit]| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006–2007 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #1–18; material from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Rebellion #0 | 440 | 1 Jul 2015 | 978-0785197171 |
| 21 May 2024 | 978-1302957865 | ||||
| 2 | 2007–2009 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #19–37; Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Handbook | 480 | 8 Mar 2017 | 978-1302903770 |
| 3 | 2004–2012 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #38–50, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - War #1–5; material from Star Wars Tales #24 | 432 | 20 Mar 2019 | 978-1302916466 |
| 4 | 2005-2012 | Star Wars: The Old Republic #1-6; Star Wars: The Old Republic - The Lost Suns #1-5; Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith - Spiral #1-5; material from Star Wars Tales #17, 23; Star Wars Visionaries | 456 | 4 Jun 2021 | 978-1302930875 |
| 5 | 2001-2012 | Star Wars: Knight Errant #1-5, Star Wars: Knight Errant - Deluge #1-5, Star Wars: Knight Errant - Escape #1-5, Star Wars: Jedi Vs. Sith #1-6; material from: Star Wars Tales #16 | 512 | 7 Mar 2023 | 978-1302950699 |
Rise Of The Sith
[edit]| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999–2011 | Star Wars: Jedi – The Dark Side #1–5, Star Wars: Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan – The Aurorient Express #1–2, Star Wars: Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan – Last Stand on Ord Mantell #1–3, Star Wars: Jedi Council – Acts of War #1–4; material from Star Wars (1998) #4–6, Star Wars Tales #1, 3–5, 7, 9–10, 13–14, 24 | 488 | 26 Aug 2015 | 978-0785197225 |
| 27 Feb 2024 | 978-1302957803 | ||||
| 2 | 1998–2004 | Star Wars #0–3, Star Wars: Darth Maul #1–4, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace #½, 1–4, Star Wars: Episode I: Anakin Skywalker, Queen Amidala, Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi; material from Star Wars #4–6 and Star Wars Tales #3, 5, 7, 14, 20 | 496 | 15 Nov 2017 | 978-1302907907 |
The Menace Revealed
[edit]| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999–2005 | Star Wars: Jango Fett – Open Seasons #1–4, Star Wars (1998) #7–18; material from Star Wars Tales #8, 21–24 | 480 | 19 Sep 2018 | 978-1302913731 |
| 2 | 2000–2002 | Star Wars (1998) #19–35; material from Dark Horse Extra #35–37, Star Wars Tales #13 and Dark Horse Presents Annual 2000 | 439 | 6 Nov 2019 | 978-1302920333 |
| 3 | 2001–2002 | Star Wars (1998) #36-45, Star Wars: Jedi Quest (2001) #1-4, Star Wars: Jango Fett (2002) #1, Star Wars: Zam Wesell (2002) #1 | 448 | 7 Feb 2023 | 978-1302932312 |
| 4 | 1999-2003 | Star Wars: The Bounty Hunter - Aurra Sing #1; Star Wars: Starfighter - Crossbones #1-3; Star Wars: Republic 46–48; Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones #1-4; Star Wars: Hasbro/Toys 'R' Us Exclusive #1-4; Free Comic Book Day 2002: Star Wars #1 | 448 | 23 Jan 2024 | 978-1302953911 |
The Clone Wars
[edit]| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003–2004 | Star Wars: Republic #49–54, Star Wars: Jedi: Mace Windu, Shaak Ti, Aayla Secura, Count Dooku, Yoda; material from Star Wars Tales #14, 19, Star Wars Visionaries | 424 | 28 Dec 2016 | 978-0785195535 |
| 2 | 2003–2012 | Star Wars: Republic #55–67, Star Wars: Darth Maul – Death Sentence #1–4; material from Star Wars Tales #22 | 424 | 21 Mar 2018 | 978-1302910181 |
| 3 | 2003-2006 | Star Wars: Republic #68-73, Star Wars: General Grievous #1-4, Free Comic Book Day 2006: Star Wars, Star Wars: Obsession #1-5; material from Star Wars: Visionaries, Star Wars Tales #17 | 424 | 25 Mar 2020 | 978-1302923761 |
| 4 | 2000-2014 | FCBD 2005: Star Wars #1; Star Wars: Darth Maul - Son of Dathomir #1-4; Star Wars: Republic #74-77 and #81-83; Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith #1-4; Star Wars: Tag & Bink II #2; material from Star Wars Visionaries, Star Wars Tales #4 | 440 | 9 Aug 2022 | 978-1302932305 |
The Empire
[edit]| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005-2012 | Star Wars: Republic #78–80; Star Wars: Purge #1; Star Wars: Purge – Seconds to Die #1; Star Wars: Purge – The Hidden Blade #1; Star Wars: Purge – The Tyrant's Fist #1–2; Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Lost Command #1–5; Star Wars: Dark Times #1–5 | 440 | 8 Apr 2015 | 978-0785193982 |
| 19 Mar 2024 | 978-1302957827 | ||||
| 2 | 2007–2012 | Star Wars: Dark Times #6–17; Star Wars: Dark Times – Blue Harvest #0; Star Wars: Dark Times – Out of the Wilderness #1–5 | 440 | 21 Oct 2015 | 978-0785197249 |
| 3 | 2012–2013 | Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison #1–5; Star Wars: Dark Times – Fire Carrier #1–5; Star Wars: Dark Times – A Spark Remains #1–5; Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin #1–5 | 472 | 8 Feb 2017 | 978-1302903756 |
| 4 | 1995–2014 | Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows #1–5, Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt – The Gear Suppoon Hit, The Hunger of Princess Nampi, The Dynasty Trap, Betrayal, Star Wars: Boba Fett – Enemy of the Empire #1–4; material from Star Wars Tales #7, 11–12, 15, 18–20, Star Wars: Visionaries, Dark Horse Presents Annual '99 and Free Comic Book Day 2012: Star Wars | 496 | 23 May 2018 | 978-1302912086 |
| 5 | 1994–2004 | Star Wars: Droids (1994) #1–6, Special; Star Wars: Droids (1995) #1–8; Star Wars: The Protocol Offensive #1; material from Star Wars Galaxy Magazine #1 and Star Wars Tales #16, 20 | 480 | 24 Apr 2019 | 978-1302918095 |
| 6 | 1996- 2013 | Star Wars: Agent of the Empire - Iron Eclipse #1-5, Star Wars: Agent of the Empire - Hard Targets #1-5, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II; material from Star Wars Tales #11, 15 and A Decade of Dark Horse #2 | 480 | 15 Sep 2020 | 978-1302925116 |
| 7 | 2000-2013 | Star Wars: Blood Ties #1-4; Star Wars: Blood Ties - Boba Fett Is Dead #1-4; Star Wars: Empire #1-4; Star Wars: Underworld - The Yavin Vassilika #1-5; Free Comic Book Day: Star Wars 2013; material from Star War Tales #1-2, 6, 16 | 488 | 6 Sep 2022 | 978-1302946012 |
| 8 | 1997-2004 | Star Wars: Empire #5-6, 8–13, 15; Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron #½; Star Wars: A New Hope Special Edition #1-4; Star Wars: Tag & Bink Are Dead #1; material from Star Wars Tales #1, 6, 8–10, 12, 14, 16, 19 | 496 | 14 Nov 2023 | 978-1302953904 |
The Rebellion
[edit]| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999-2013 | Star Wars: Empire #7, 14, 16–18; Star Wars: Vader's Quest #1–4; Star Wars (2013) #1–12 | 504 | 22 Jun 2016 | 978-0785195467 |
| 2 | 1997-2014 | Star Wars (2013) #13–20; Star Wars: Empire #19–27; material from Star Wars Kids #1–20 | 488 | 10 May 2017 | 978-1302906962 |
| 3 | 1987-2006 | Star Wars: River of Chaos #1–4; Star Wars: Empire #28–40; Star Wars 3-D #1–3 | 488 | 22 May 2019 | 978-1302918149 |
| 4 | 1999-2006 | Star Wars: Rebellion #1-16, Star Wars: Boba Fett - Overkill #1, Star Wars: Boba Fett #½ ; material from Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic/Rebellion #0 and Star Wars Tales #3, 15, 17, 21 | 496 | 18 Aug 2020 | 978-1302925055 |
| 5 | 1994-2014 | Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind's Eye #1-4; Star Wars: Shadow Stalker #1; Star Wars: Rebel Heist #1-4; Star Wars: A Valentine Story #1; Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back #1-2; Star Wars: Tag and Bink are Dead #2; material from Star War Tales #4-6, 15–17, 20 | 488 | 13 Dec 2022 | 978-1302948337 |
| 6 | 1994-2006 | Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire #1-6; Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters - Scoundrel's Wages #1; Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi #1-2; Star Wars: Tales from Mos Eisley #1; Star Wars: Tag & Bink II #1; Sergio Aragones Stomps Star Wars #1; Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Minicomic #1-2; material from Star Wars Kids #12; Star Wars Visionaries; Star Wars Tales #2, 4–8, 10, 12, 14, 20 | 488 | 24 Sep 2024 | 978-1302956400 |
The New Republic
[edit]| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1997–2005 | Star Wars: Mara Jade – By the Emperor's Hand #0–6, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire – Evolution #1–5, Star Wars: The Jabba Tape, Star Wars: Boba Fett – Twin Engines of Destruction; material from Star Wars Tales #1, 3–5, 10, 14–15, 20, 22 | 488 | 13 May 2015 | 978-0785197164 |
| 16 Apr 2024 | 978-1302957841 | ||||
| 2 | 1995–2005 | Star Wars: X-Wing - Rogue Leader #1–3, Star Wars: X-Wing - Rogue Squadron #1–16, Special; material from Star Wars Tales #12, 23 | 512 | 23 Mar 2016 | 978-0785197232 |
| 3 | 1997–1998 | Star Wars: X-Wing - Rogue Squadron #17–35 | 472 | 6 Dec 2017 | 978-1302907976 |
| 4 | 1995–1998 | Star Wars: Heir to the Empire #1–6; Star Wars: Dark Force Rising #1–6; Star Wars: The Last Command #1–6 | 472 | 17 Oct 2018 | 978-1302913830 |
| 5 | 1991–2003 | Star Wars: Dark Empire #1-6; Star Wars: Dark Empire II #1-6; Star Wars: Empire's End #1-2; Star Wars Handbook (1998) #1, 3; material from Star Wars Tales #8, 11, 16-17 | 496 | 19 Mar 2021 | 978-1302926984 |
| 6 | 1997-2012 | Star Wars: Crimson Empire #0-6; Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters - Kenix Kil #1; Star Wars: Crimson Empire II - Council of Blood #1-6; Star Wars: Crimson Empire III - Empire Lost #1-6; material from Dark Horse Extra #21-24; Dark Horse Presents #1 | 496 | 4 Oct 2022 | 978-1302948313 |
| 7 | 1995-2004 | Star Wars: Boba Fett - Bounty on Bar-Kooda #1, Star Wars: Boba Fett - When the Fat Lady Swings #2, Star Wars: Boba Fett - Murder Most Foul #3, Star Wars: Boba Fett - Agent of Doom #1; Star Wars: Jedi Academy - Leviathan #1-4; Star Wars: The Mixed-Up Droid #1; Star Wars: Union #1-4; Star Wars: Chewbacca #1-4; material from Star Wars Tales #19 | 488 | 5 Dec 2023 | 978-1302953928 |
| 8 | Star Wars: Invasion #0-5; Star Wars: Invasion: Rescues #1-6; Star Wars: Invasion: Revelations #1-5; Star Wars Handbook 2: Crimson Empire; material from Star Wars: Tales #18-19, 21 | 488 | 29 Oct 2024 | 978-1302959647 |
Legacy
[edit]| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006–2008 | Star Wars: Legacy (2006) #0–19 | 464 | 28 Sep 2016 | 978-1302900120 |
| 2 | 2006–2009 | Star Wars: Legacy (2006) #20–36, 41, 0, –½ | 464 | 17 Jan 2018 | 978-1302910198 |
| 3 | 2006- 2010 | Star Wars: Legacy (2006) #37-40, 42–50; Star Wars: Legacy - War (2010) #1-6 | 448 | 7 Jul 2020 | 978-1302923754 |
| 4 | 1999–2013 | Star Wars: Legacy (2013) #1-18; material from Star Wars Tales (1999) #19; Star Wars Visionaries (2005) #1 | 456 | 15 Mar 2022 | 978-1302934507 |
Infinities
[edit]| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001–2014 | Star Wars: Infinities – A New Hope #1–4; Star Wars: Infinities – The Empire Strikes Back #1–4; Star Wars: Infinities – Return of the Jedi #1–4; The Star Wars #0–8 | 504 | 16 Dec 2015 | 978-0785197256 |
Thor
[edit]The character of Thor launched in Journey Into Mystery #83 and became so popular that the book was retitled to Thor with issue #126.
Some of the character's most notable storylines - including The Surtur Saga and The Ballad of Beta Ray Bill - are yet to be reprinted in an Epic collection, though others include To Wake The Mangog in Volume 4, and The Eternals Saga in Volume 10.[40]
| Spine lettering: Blue | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | |
| 1 | The God Of Thunder | 1962-1964 | Journey into Mystery #83–109 | 480 | 15 Oct 2014 | 978-0785188353 |
| 5 Apr 2022 | 978-1302933982 | |||||
| 2 | When Titans Clash | 1964-1966 | Journey into Mystery #110–125, Annual #1, Thor #126–130; material from Not Brand Echh #3 | 504 | 2 Nov 2016 | 978-0785194460 |
| 3 | The Wrath Of Odin | 1966-1968 | Thor #131–153, Annual #2 | 512 | 27 Sep 2017 | 978-1302903794 |
| 1 Mar 2022 | 978-1302933883 | |||||
| 4 | To Wake The Mangog | 1968-1970 | Thor #154–174 | 456 | 25 Feb 2015 | 978-0785191735 |
| 1 Feb 2022 | 978-1302933753 | |||||
| 5 | The Fall Of Asgard | 1970-1971 | Thor #175–194 | 432 | 26 Sep 2018 | 978-1302912741 |
| 6 | Into The Dark Nebula | 1972-1973 | Thor #195-216 | 480 | 25 Mar 2020 | 978-1302922481 |
| 7 | Ulik Unchained | 1973-1975 | Thor #217-241; Marvel Premiere #26 | 512 | 21 Dec 2021 | 978-1302929497 |
| 8 | War Of The Gods | 1975-1977 | Thor #242-259, Annual #5; Marvel Spotlight #30 | 392 | 5 Jun 2022 | 978-1302933647 |
| 9 | Even An Immortal Can Die | 1977-1979 | Thor #260-280, Annual #6-7, Marvel Preview #10 | 520 | 25 Apr 2023 | 978-1302948689 |
| 10 | The Eternals Saga | 1979-1981 | Thor #281-302, Annual #8; material from Marvel Treasury Edition #24, 26 | 496 | 26 Nov 2024 | 978-1302955540 |
| 11 | A Kingdom Lost | 1981-1982 | Thor #303–319, Annual #9–10 | 480 | 16 Apr 2014 | 978-0785188629 |
| 12 | Runequest | 1982-1983 | Thor #320–336, Annual #11; material from Bizarre Adventures #32 | 456 | 10 Aug 2016 | 978-0785194453 |
| 16 | War Of The Pantheons | 1987-1989 | Thor #383–400 | 472 | 23 Oct 2013 | 978-0785187882 |
| 17 | In Mortal Flesh | 1989-1990 | Thor #401–418, Annual #14 | 488 | 2 Aug 2017 | 978-1302906986 |
| 8 Aug 2023 | 978-1302950514 | |||||
| 18 | The Black Galaxy | 1990-1991 | Thor #419–436, Annual #15 | 488 | 14 Aug 2019 | 978-1302918507 |
| 19 | The Thor War | 1991-1992 | Thor #437-450, Annual #16-17 | 472 | 9 Dec 2020 | 978-1302927066 |
| 15 Nov 2022 | 978-1302946913 | |||||
| 20 | The Final Gauntlet | 1992-1993 | Thor #451-467, Thor Corps #1-4 | 504 | 1 Jun 2021 | 978-1302930882 |
| 21 | Blood And Thunder | 1993-1994 | Thor #468-475, Annual #18; Silver Surfer #86-88; Warlock Chronicles #6-8; Warlock and the Infinity Watch #23-25 | 504 | 30 Nov 2022 | 978-1302948269 |
| 22 | Hel On Earth | 1994-1995 | Thor #476-490, Annual #19; material from Avengers Annual #23 | 512 | 18 Jul 2023 | 978-1302951894 |
| 23 | Worldengine | 1995-1996 | Thor #491–502; Captain America #449; Iron Man #326; Avengers #396; Thor: The Legend | 432 | 13 Jun 2018 | 978-1302911577 |
| 24 | The Lost Gods | 1996-1997 | Journey into Mystery #503-513, -1; Valkyrie #1; Hercules And The Heart of Chaos #1-3 | 400 | 4 Jun 2024 | 978-1302956509 |
| 25 | The Dark Gods | 1998-1999 | Thor (Vol. 2) #1-13, #1: Rough Cut, Annual '99; Silver Surfer/Thor Annual '98; Peter Parker: Spider-Man #2 | 528 | 29 Jul 2025 | 978-1302964115 |
Thunderbolts
[edit]Created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley, the Thunderbolts team first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449, from January 1997.
That issue has yet to be reprinted in the Hulk series of Epic Collections, though will be in Incredible Hulk Volume 23.
| Spine lettering: Gold | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | Justice, Like Lightning | 1997-1998 | Thunderbolts #1-12, Annual '97; Thunderbolts: Distant Rumblings #-1; Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #449; Spider-Man Team-Up #7; Heroes for Hire #7; material from Tales of the Marvel Universe #1 | 520 | 18 Jul 2023 | 978-1302952051 |
| 2 | Wanted Dead Or Alive | 1998-1999 | Thunderbolts #13-25, 0; Captain America & Citizen V Annual 1998; Avengers (vol. 3) #12 | 432 | 30 Apr 2024 | 978-1302956462 |
| 3 | Targeted for Death | 1999-2000 | Thunderbolts #26-41, Annual 2000; Avengers Annual 2000 | 464 | 27 May 2025 | 978-1302964122 |
Venom
[edit]Venom did not get his own ongoing Marvel Comics series until 2003. This means every book in the Epic Collection consists of either Venom miniseries, or appearances in other characters' titles.
| Spine lettering: Grey | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | Symbiosis | 1984-1994 | Amazing Spider-Man #258, #300, #315–17, #332–33, #346–47; Web of Spider-Man #1; Marvel Graphic Novel No. 68 - Avengers: Deathtrap - The Vault; Darkhawk #13-14; material from Amazing Spider-Man #388, Annual #25-26; Web of Spider-Man Annual #7-8; Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #12 | 472 | 4 Nov 2020 | 978-1302927295 |
| 2 | Lethal Protector | 1992-1993 | Amazing Spider-Man #361–363, #374; Spider-Man: The Trial of Venom; Web of Spider-Man #95-96; Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #5-6; Venom: Lethal Protector #1-6; material from Marvel Comics Presents #117-122; Amazing Spider-Man #373, #375 | 480 | 4 Jan 2022 | 978-1302932046 |
| 4 | The Madness | 1993-1994 | Iron Man #302; Darkhawk #35-37; Venom: The Madness #1-3; Venom: The Enemy Within #1-3; Incredible Hulk vs. Venom #1; Venom: The Mace #1-3; Nightwatch #5-6; Venom: Nights of Vengeance #1-4 | 480 | 12 Sep 2023 | 978-1302953874 |
| 5 | Carnage Unleashed | 1994-1995 | Spider-Man: The Arachnis Project #6; Web of Spider-Man #118-119; Spider-Man #52-53; Venom: Separation Anxiety #1-4; Venom: Carnage Unleashed #1-4; Venom: Sinner Takes All #5; Uncanny Origins #7; material from Venom: Sinner Takes All #1-4 | 496 | 27 Sep 2022 | 978-1302948252 |
| 7 | The Hunger | 1996-1998 | Venom: The Hunger #1-4; Venom: Tooth And Claw #1-3; Venom: On Trial #1-3; Venom: License to Kill #1-3; Venom: Seed of Darkness #-1; Venom: Sign of the Boss #1-2; Spider-Man: The Venom Agenda #1; Venom: The Finale #1-3 | 512 | 27 Aug 2024 | 978-1302959890 |
Wolverine
[edit]Wolverine's first appearance is collected in Incredible Hulk Epic Collection Vol. 7: And Now... The Wolverine. The character has many more appearances, beginning in X-Men Epic Collection Vol. 5: Second Genesis, before his first miniseries is reproduced in X-Men Epic Collection Vol. 11: God Loves, Man Kills.
Notable storylines in Wolverine's own Epic Collection line include the character fighting sentient cocaine, and Jungle Adventure, both in Vol. 2: Back To Basics, the Bone Claw Era (Vol. 8: The Dying Game), and the Origin miniseries (Vol. 13: Blood Debt).[41][42]
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| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | |
| 1 | Madripoor Nights | 1988-1989 | Wolverine #1–16; material from Marvel Comics Presents #1–10, Marvel Age Annual #4 | 504 | 10 Dec 2014 | 978-0785189039 |
| 12 May 2021 | 978-1302928483 | |||||
| 17 May 2022 | 978-1302946876 | |||||
| 2 | Back To Basics | 1989-1990 | Wolverine #17–30; Marvel Graphic Novel No. 50 - Wolverine/Nick Fury: The Scorpio Connection; Wolverine: The Jungle Adventure | 464 | 6 Mar 2019 | 978-1302916091 |
| 12 Oct 2022 | 978-1302946937 | |||||
| 3 | Blood And Claws | 1990-1991 | Wolverine #31–44; Wolverine: Bloodlust; Wolverine: Bloody Choices | 456 | 7 Jul 2021 | 978-1302930899 |
| 6 | Inner Fury | 1992-1993 | Wolverine #69-75; Wolverine: Inner Fury; Wolverine: Killing; Wolverine: Global Jeopardy; Sabretooth #1-4; X-Men #25 | 472 | 11 Mar 2020 | 978-1302923907 |
| 7 | To The Bone | 1993-1994 | Wolverine #76-86; Cable #16; Wolverine: Evilution; Wolverine & Nick Fury: Scorpio Rising; Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: The Dark Design | 480 | 20 Jun 2023 | 978-1302951689 |
| 8 | The Dying Game | 1994-1996 | Wolverine #87–100, Annual '95; Wolverine: Knight of Terra | 488 | 9 Dec 2015 | 978-0785192619 |
| 9 | Tooth And Claw | 1996-1997 | Wolverine #101-109, 102.5, Annual '96; Uncanny X-Men #332; Venom: Tooth and Claw #1-3; Logan: Path of the Warlord #1; Logan: Shadow Society #1 | 496 | 2 Aug 2022 | 978-1302946500 |
| 12 | Shadow Of Apocalypse | 1999-2000 | Wolverine #133–149; Hulk #8; Wolverine/Cable: Guts and Glory | 504 | 1 Feb 2017 | 978-1302903855 |
| 13 | Blood Debt | 1999-2002 | Wolverine #150–158, Annual '99; Wolverine: Origin #1–6 | 488 | 28 Mar 2018 | 978-1302910228 |
| 14 | The Return Of Weapon X | 2000-2002 | Wolverine #159-172, Wolverine Annual 2000-2001 | 448 | 26 Mar 2024 | 978-1302958114 |
| 15 | Law Of The Jungle | 2002-2003 | Wolverine #173-189 | 440 | 25 Mar 2025 | 978-1302964139 |
X-Factor
[edit]Launched in 1986, X-Factor featured Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Marvel Girl and Iceman, the original line-up of X-Men from 1963.
The team debuted in Fantastic Four #286, with notable storylines including the introduction of villain Apocalypse in Volume 1: Genesis & Apocalypse, the conclusion of the Inferno event in Volume 4: Judgment War, plus the introduction of a new roster, led by Havok, in Volume 7: All-New, All-Different X-Factor.[43][44]
| Spine lettering: Blue | ||||||
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| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | |
| 1 | Genesis & Apocalypse | 1986 | Avengers #263, Fantastic Four #286, X-Factor #1–9, Annual #1, Iron Man Annual #8, Amazing Spider-Man #282; material from Classic X-Men #8, 43 | 456 | 28 Feb 2017 | 978-1302900687 |
| 24 Feb 2021 | 978-1302928506 | |||||
| 3 | Angel of Death | 1987-1989 | X-Factor #21-36, Annual #3; Power Pack #35 | 488 | 4 May 2021 | 978-1302927103 |
| 4 | Judgement War | 1989-1990 | X-Factor #37-50, Annual #4; Uncanny X-Men #242-243 | 496 | 15 Aug 2023 | 978-1302953980 |
| 7 | All-New, All-Different X-Factor | 1991-1992 | X-Factor #71–83, Annual #7; Incredible Hulk #390–392 | 456 | 28 Nov 2018 | 978-1302913861 |
| 8 | X-Aminations | 1992-1994 | X-Factor #84–100, Annual #8 | 504 | 13 Nov 2019 | 978-1302920579 |
| 9 | Afterlives | 1994-1995 | X-Factor #101-111, X-Factor Annual #9, Spider-Man & X-Factor: Shadowgames 1–3, X-Force #38, Excalibur #82 | 496 | 21 Jun 2022 | 978-1302934514 |
| 10 | Wreaking Havok | 1995-1997 | X-Factor #112-126; Sabretooth and Mystique #1-4; Marvel Fanfare (1996) #6; material from X-Men: Prime (1995) #1 | 496 | 21 Jan 2025 | 978-1302959708 |
X-Force
[edit]The first appearance of X-Force is in New Mutants Epic Collection Volume 8: The End Of The Beginning. That book leads directly into X-Force Epic Collection Volume 1: Under The Gun.
A notable storyline includes Destination Unknown from Vol. 7: Zero Tolerance. [45]
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| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | |
| 1 | Under The Gun | 1991-1992 | X-Force #1–15, Annual #1; Spider-Man #16; Wolverine #54 | 496 | 22 Mar 2017 | 978-1302904579 |
| 2 | X-Cutioner's Song | 1992-1993 | X-Force #16–19; Cable: Blood & Metal #1–2; Uncanny X-Men #294–296; X-Factor #84–86; X-Men #14–16; Stryfe's Strike File #1; New Warriors #31 | 496 | 11 Dec 2019 | 978-1302920661 |
| 3 | Assault On Graymalkin | 1993 | X-Force #20-26, Annual #2; Cable #1-4; Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1-4; Nomad #20 | 496 | 12 Dec 2023 | 978-1302954024 |
| 4 | Toy Soldiers | 1993-1994 | X-Force #27-39, Annual #3; Cable #6-8; New Warriors #45-46 | 512 | 28 Jan 2025 | 978-1302959814 |
| 7 | Zero Tolerance | 1997-1998 | X-Force #66-84, -1 | 472 | 19 Apr 2022 | 978-1302927110 |
| 8 | Armageddon Now | 1998-2000 | X-Force #85-100, X-Force/Champions Annual '98, X-Force Annual '99 | 480 | 13 Jun 2023 | 978-1302948306 |
X-Men
[edit]The X-Men Epic Collection has two distinct periods. Volumes 1 to 4 reprint Classic X-Men books, written by Stan Lee and Roy Thomas, chronicling the period up to the comic's cancellation in 1970, and various guest appearances in other Marvel titles between 1970-1975.[46]
Volume 5: Second Genesis starts with the reinvention of the team, in Giant-Sized X-Men from 1975. It then reproduces Chris Claremont's 16-year run on Uncanny X-Men.
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| # | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | |
| 1 | Children Of The Atom | 1963-1966 | X-Men #1–23 | 520 | 24 Dec 2014 | 978-0785189046 |
| 11 Dec 2019 | 978-1302924171 | |||||
| 2 Apr 2024 | 978-1302957834 | |||||
| 2 | Lonely Are The Hunted | 1966-1968 | X-Men #24–45; Avengers #53; material from Not Brand Echh #4, 8 | 504 | 7 Dec 2016 | 978-0785195832 |
| 3 | The Sentinels Live | 1968-1971 | X-Men #46–66; material from Ka-Zar #2–3, Marvel Tales #30 | 512 | 14 Nov 2018 | 978-1302912758 |
| 7 Apr 2021 | 978-1302928513 | |||||
| 4 | It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn | 1970-1975 | Amazing Adventures #11–17; Amazing Spider-Man #92; Incredible Hulk #150, 161, 172, 180–182; Marvel Team-Up #4, 23; Avengers #110–111; Captain America #172–175; Defenders #15–16; Giant-Size Fantastic Four #4; material from X-Men #67–93 | 512 | 17 Jul 2019 | 978-1302916039 |
| 17 Jan 2023 | 978-1302950347 | |||||
| 5 | Second Genesis | 1975-1978 | Giant Size X-Men #1; Uncanny X-Men #94–110; Iron Fist #14–15; Marvel Team-Up #53, 69–70, Annual #1 | 528 | 29 Mar 2017 | 978-1302903909 |
| 9 May 2023 | 978-1302950453 | |||||
| 6 | Proteus | 1978-1980 | Uncanny X-Men #111–128, Annual #3; Incredible Hulk Annual #7; Marvel Team-Up #89 | 440 | 26 Aug 2020 | 978-1302922528 |
| 12 Sep 2023 | 978-1302950538 | |||||
| 7 | The Fate Of The Phoenix | 1980-1981 | Uncanny X-Men #129-143, Annual #4; Phoenix: The Untold Story (1984); material from Marvel Treasury Edition #26-27, Marvel Team-Up #100 | 480 | 16 Mar 2021 | 978-1302922535 |
| 25 Jul 2023 | 978-1302950507 | |||||
| 8 | I, Magneto | 1981-1982 | Uncanny X-Men #144-153, Annual #5; Avengers Annual #10; Bizarre Adventures #27; material from Marvel Fanfare #1-4 | 480 | 30 Nov 2021 | 978-1302929527 |
| 9 | The Brood Saga | 1982-1983 | Uncanny X-Men #154-167, Annual #6; material from Special Edition X-Men #1 | 424 | 26 Dec 2023 | 978-1302948818 |
| 10 | God Loves, Man Kills | 1982-1983 | Uncanny X-Men #168-175, Annual #7; Marvel Graphic Novel #5 - X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills; Wolverine #1-4; material from Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe | 488 | 17 Dec 2024 | 978-1302955595 |
| 12 | The Gift | 1984-1986 | Uncanny X-Men #189–198, Annual #8; X-Men and Alpha Flight #1–2; Nightcrawler #1–4 | 512 | 23 Dec 2015 | 978-0785192176 |
| 11 Jun 2024 | 978-1302957940 | |||||
| 17 | Dissolution and Rebirth | 1989-1990 | Uncanny X-Men #248–267 | 488 | 14 Aug 2019 | 978-1302918477 |
| 6 Sep 2022 | 978-1302946814 | |||||
| 19 | Mutant Genesis | 1991 | Uncanny X-Men #278–280, Annual #15; X-Factor #65–70; X-Men (vol. 2) #1–3; material from New Mutants Annual #7 and X-Factor Annual #6 | 472 | 29 Nov 2017 | 978-1302903916 |
| 6 Jul 2021 | 978-1302929992 | |||||
| 29 Apr 2025 | 978-1302963934 | |||||
| 20 | Bishop's Crossing | 1991-1992 | Uncanny X-Men #281–288, Annual #16; X-Men (vol. 2) #4–9, Annual #1; Ghost Rider (vol. 3) #26-27 | 512 | 29 Mar 2022 | 978-1302934521 |
| 21 | The X-Cutioner's Song | 1992-1993 | Uncanny X-Men #289–296; X-Men (vol. 2) #10-16; X-Factor #84-86; X-Force #16-18 | 520 | 13 Dec 2022 | 978-1302948283 |
| 22 | Legacies | 1993 | Uncanny X-Men #297-300, Annual #17; X-Men (vol. 2) #17-23; X-Men Unlimited #1; Stryfe's Strike File | 488 | 11 Apr 2023 | 978-1302951115 |
| 23 | Fatal Attractions | 1993-1994 | Uncanny X-Men #301-306; X-Men (vol. 2) #24-25; X-Men Unlimited #2; Wolverine #75; Gambit #1-4; X-Men: Survival Guide to the Mansion | 520 | 23 Apr 2024 | 978-1302956851 |
Modern Era Epic Collections
[edit]Marvel's "Modern Era" has never been specifically defined, however, when Marvel Knights launched in 1998, it was described as "the first wave of Marvel's renaissance".[47] The imprint was launched partly as a way to redefine the company, following Marvel's bankruptcy - and was "a major factor behind the revival of Marvel Comics".[48]
The first Modern Era Epic Collection was solicited by Marvel in December 2022. Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider - Edge Of Spider-Verse was released in May 2023 to coincide with the release of the Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse movie.[49]
Amazing Spider-Man
[edit]The first volume has been solicited with the same contents and page count as the previously released Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski Complete Collection from 2009.
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coming Home | 2001-2002 | Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 2) #30-45 | 392 | 29 Apr 2025 | 978-1302964450 |
Annihilation
[edit]Annihilation is the first Marvel Event to be published as an Epic Collection. The contents of the first volume are identical to 2018's Complete Collection.
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annihilation Day | 2005-2006 | Drax the Destroyer (2005) 1-4, Annihilation: Prologue (2006), Annihilation: Nova (2006) 1-4, Annihilation: Silver Surfer (2006) 1-4, Annihilation: Super Skrull (2006) 1-4 | 472 | 10 Jun 2025 | 978-1302963255 |
Astonishing X-Men
[edit]The first two Astonishing X-Men volumes contains the entire 24-issue run from Joss Whedon and John Cassaday.
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gifted | 2004-2005 | Astonishing X-Men (vol. 3) #1-12 | 320 | 26 Mar 2024 | 978-1302957971 |
| 2 | Unstoppable | 2005-2007 | Astonishing X-Men (vol. 3) #13-24, Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men #1 | 344 | 4 Mar 2025 | 978-1302961114 |
Black Widow
[edit]| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Itsy-Bitsy Spider | 1999-2006 | Black Widow (1999) #1-3, Black Widow (2001) #1-3, Black Widow: Pale Little Spider (2002) #1-3, Black Widow (2004) #1-6, Black Widow: The Things They Say About Her (2005) #1-6 | 512 | 15 Apr 2025 | 978-1302964061 |
| 3 | Chaos | 2014-2015 | Black Widow (vol. 5) #1-20; Punisher (vol. 10) #9; material from All-New Marvel Now! Point One #1 | 472 | 9 Apr 2024 | 978-1302956431 |
Captain America
[edit]The modern era of Captain America starts with a lengthy run from writer Ed Brubaker. The first two volumes include the return of Bucky Barnes as The Winter Soldier, and the death of Captain America.
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Winter Soldier | 2005-2006 | Captain America (vol. 5) #1-17; Captain America 65th Anniversary Special; Captain America: Winter Soldier Director's Cut | 472 | 18 Jun 2024 | 978-1302956387 |
| 2 | Death Of The Dream | 2006-2007 | Captain America (vol. 5) #18-30; Captain America #25: Director's Cut; Winter Soldier: Winter Kills; Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America #1-5 | 520 | 22 Oct 2024 | 978-1302956455 |
Daredevil
[edit]In 1998, Daredevil was cancelled and relaunched, with a new #1 - plus filmmaker Kevin Smith as writer and Joe Quesada as artist. This relaunch "set the tone for the entire Marvel Knights line, directly inspired subsequent depictions of the character in film and television and set the template for how to relaunch a Marvel character."[50]
The rest of the volume was dominated by Brian Michael Bendis' 55 issues, then 33 from Ed Brubaker. Bendis' run starts with Volume 2: Underboss; Brubaker's with Volume 6: The Devil In Cell-Block D
- See also: Daredevil collected editions
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Underboss | 2000-2002 | Daredevil (vol. 2) #16-31; Daredevil: Ninja #1-3 | 472 | 27 Feb 2024 | 978-1302956332 |
| 3 | Out | 2002-2003 | Daredevil (vol. 2) #32-50 | 448 | 15 Oct 2024 | 978-1302956370 |
| 4 | King Of Hell's Kitchen | 2003-2004 | Daredevil (vol. 2) #51-65; What If... Karen Page Had Lived? (2004) | 408 | 4 Feb 2025 | 978-1302956424 |
| 6 | The Devil In Cell-Block D | 2006-2007 | Daredevil (vol. 2) #82-94, Annual (2007) | 376 | 1 Jul 2025 | 978-1302964337 |
Dark Avengers
[edit]Dark Avengers was a 2009 spin-off from Brian Michael Bendis' main New Avengers book, following the events of the Secret Invasion event. It saw Norman Osborn take charge of a revamped Avengers team.
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osborn's Reign | 2009-2010 | Dark Avengers #1-16, Annual #1; Dark Avengers / Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1; Dark Avengers / Uncanny X-Men: Exodus #1; Uncanny X-Men #513-514 | 552 | 30 Jan 2024 | 978-1302952709 |
Deadpool
[edit]| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | In Wade We Trust | 2012-2013 | Deadpool (2012) #1-14, 20, 26 | 448 | 6 May 2025 | 978-1302964511 |
Deadpool & Cable
[edit]Even though the individual comic issues are named Cable & Deadpool, the collected Modern Era Epic line is called Deadpool & Cable.
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballistic Bromance | 2004-2006 | Cable & Deadpool #1-18 | 424 | 7 Aug 2024 | 978-1302960902 |
Guardians Of The Galaxy
[edit]Despite the same name, the Modern Era Guardians Of The Galaxy are largely separate from the 1960s version.[51]
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somebody's Got To Do It | 2007-2008 | Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord #1-4, Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #1-12 | 416 | 19 Sep 2023 | 978-1302953751 |
| 2 | War Of Kings | 2009-2010 | Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #13-25; Thanos Imperative: Ignition #1; Thanos Imperative #1-6 | 488 | 7 Jan 2025 | 978-1302959968 |
Hawkeye
[edit]The modern era of Hawkeye releases begin later than almost any other character. Spider-Girl's first volume starts with an issue from 1997, while Hawkeye doesn't kick off until 2009.
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Reunion | 2009-2011 | New Avengers: The Reunion #1-4; Hawkeye & Mockingbird #1-6; Widowmaker #1-4; Hawkeye: Blindspot #1-4; Hawkeye & Mockingbird Sketchbook #1; material from Dark Reign: New Nation #1; Enter the Heroic Age #1 | 480 | 2 Jul 2024 | 978-1302956530 |
Hulk
[edit]| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Who Is The Red Hulk? | 2007-2009 | Hulk (vol. 2) #1-12; King-Size Hulk #1; material from Incredible Hulk #600, Wolverine (vol. 3) #50 | 440 | 7 May 2024 | 978-1302956479 |
Iron Man
[edit]| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | World's Most Wanted | 2008-2009 | Invincible Iron Man (vol. 2) #1-19 | 496 | 4 Jun 2024 | 978-1302956646 |
| 4 | Stark Disassembled | 2010-2011 | Invincible Iron Man (vol. 2) #20-33; Iron Man: Requiem #1; Rescue #1; Free Comic Book Day 2010 Iron Man/Thor | 488 | 10 Dec 2024 | 978-1302959951 |
| 5 | The New Iron Age | 2011 | Invincible Iron Man (vol. 2) 500 (A story), #500.1, 501-509; Invincible Iron Man Annual (2010) #1; Fear Itself (2011) #7.3: Iron Man | 416 | 15 Jul 2025 | 978-1302964092 |
Loki
[edit]The first two Modern Era Loki volumes were released at the same time as the Disney+ series of the same name.
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Journey Into Mystery | 2010-2011 | Siege: Loki #1, Journey into Mystery (vol. 2) #622-636, 626.1 | 416 | 15 Aug 2023 | 978-1302952594 |
| 2 | Everything Burns | 2012 | Journey into Mystery (vol. 2) #637-645, Exiled #1, New Mutants (vol. 2) #42-43, Mighty Thor #18-21; material from A+X #5 | 384 | 5 Sep 2023 | 978-1302952655 |
Miles Morales: Spider Man
[edit]Miles Morales was created by Brian Michael Bendis and first appeared in Ultimate Fallout #4 from 2011. The character initially appeared in Marvel's "Ultimate" universe, before moving to the main "616" multiverse.
The first Modern Era Epic Collection, Hero In Training, has the same content and page count as 2015's Ultimate Collection line.
- See also: Miles Morales collected editions
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hero In Training | 2011-2012 | Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (2011) #1-12, Spider-Men (2012) #1-5; material from Ultimate Fallout (2011) #4 | 400 | 11 Mar 2025 | 978-1302961053 |
| 2 | Revivals and Revelations | 2012- | TBA | May 2025 |
New Avengers
[edit]The first three New Avengers volumes have been solicited with the same contents, and page count, as the previously released New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis Complete Collections from 2017.
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assembled | 2004-2005 | Avengers (1963) #500-503, Avengers Finale, New Avengers (2004) #1-10, New Avengers #1 Director's Cut, New Avengers Most Wanted Files | 504 | 29 Aug 2023 | 978-1302952617 |
| 2 | Civil War | 2005-2007 | New Avengers (2004) #11-25, Annual (2006) #1; New Avengers Guest Starring the Fantastic Four; Giant-Size Spider-Woman #1; New Avengers: Illuminati One-Shot; Civil War: The Confession | 496 | 17 Dec 2024 | 978-1302955816 |
| 3 | The Initiative | 2007-2008 | Civil War: The Initiative (2007); New Avengers (2004) 26-37, Annual (2006) #2; New Avengers: Illuminati (2007) #1-5 | 464 | 20 May 2025 | 978-1302963842 |
New X-Men
[edit]New X-Men ran for 44 issues from 2001 to 2004. It was written by Grant Morrison, with the majority of the art from Frank Quitely. The series numbering continued from the previous X-Men (vol. 2), despite the change in title.
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E Is For Extinction | 2001-2002 | New X-Men (2001) #114-126, New X-Men Annual 2001 | 376 | 25 Jun 2024 | 978-1302957964 |
| 2 | New Worlds | 2002-2003 | New X-Men (2001) #127-141 | 360 | 24 Jun 2025 | 978-1302961268 |
Spider-Girl
[edit]Mayday Parker debuted in What If... (vol. 2) #105, released on 17 December 1997.[52] This makes it the earliest issue covered by the Modern Era Epic Collection line so far. The first full issue of the Spider-Girl series was released on 12 August 1998, with a cover date of 1 October.[53]
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legacy | 1997-1999 | What If? (vol. 2) #105; Spider-Girl (1998) #1-15, #½; Spider-Girl Annual 1999 | 456 | 26 Mar 2024 | 978-1302957957 |
| 5 | Keeping The Faith | 2003-2004 | Spider-Girl #68-84 | 384 | 19 Nov 2024 | 978-1302959821 |
Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider
[edit]Spider-Gwen initially appeared in Edge Of Spider-Verse #2, from 2014. The character's first ongoing series was Spider-Gwen a year later.
The Modern Era Epic Collection, Edge Of Spider-Verse, was the first release of Marvel's new line.
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edge of Spider-Verse | 2014-2016 | Edge Of Spider-Verse #2; Spider-Gwen (vol. 1) #1-5; Spider-Gwen (vol. 2) #1-8, Spider-Women Alpha #1, Silk (vol. 2) #7-8, Spider-Woman (vol. 6) #6-7, Spider-Women Omega #1 | 480 | 1 May 2023 | 978-1302949983 |
| 2 | Weapon Of Choice | 2016-2017 | Spider-Gwen (vol. 2) #9-24, Spider-Gwen Annual #1, All-New Wolverine Annual #1, Spider-Man (vol. 2) #12-14 | 496 | 20 Feb 2024 | 978-1302956356 |
Spider-Man/Deadpool
[edit]Joe Kelly was Deadpool writer in 1997 when the character first got his own series. The writer introduced the concept of Deadpool breaking the fourth wall, although he left the book after 33 issues. After 19 years, Kelly returned to the character with Spider-Man/Deadpool, which ran for exactly 50 issues.[54]
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isn't It Bromantic? | 2016-2018 | Spider-Man/Deadpool #1-14, 17–18, 1.MU | 400 | 31 Oct 2023 | 978-1302951641 |
| 2 | Til Death Do Us | 2017-2018 | Spider-Man/Deadpool #15-16, 19-32; Deadpool (2015) 28-29; Deadpool and the Mercs for Money #9-10 | 440 | 3 Sep 2024 | 978-1302959838 |
Star Wars (2015)
[edit]The return of Star Wars comics rights to Marvel saw the continuity of previous releases reset to "Legacy", with "any material published since April 2014 now considered canon."[55] That means only the Modern Era releases are in the same world as the Star Wars films and television series.
The new #1 "exceeded one million copies sold on the direct market ... the top-selling single issue of the past 20 years."[56]
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skywalker Strikes | 2015-2016 | Star Wars (2015) #1-14, #1: Director's Cut; Star Wars: Vader Down #1; Darth Vader #13-15 | 488 | 23 Jul 2024 | 978-1302956707 |
| 2 | Yoda's Secret War | 2016-2017 | Star Wars (2015) #15-30, Star Wars Annual (2015) 1-2 | 448 | 22 Jul 2025 | 978-1302964108 |
Star Wars: Darth Vader
[edit]| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shadows And Secrets | 2015-2016 | Darth Vader (2015) #1 Director's Cut; #2-12, Darth Vader Annual (2015) | 352 | 26 Nov 2024 | 978-1302960100 |
Thor
[edit]| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reborn From Ragnarok | 2006-2009 | Thor (vol. 3) #1-12, Thor #600, Fantastic Four #536-537; material from Dark Reign: The Cabal One-Shot | 448 | 9 Jul 2024 | 978-1302956837 |
| 2 | The Siege of Asgard | 2009-2010 | Thor #601-614, Annual (2009), Thor: Giant-Size Finale #1; New Mutants vol. 3 #11 | 456 | 14 Jan 2025 | 978-1302959845 |
Venom
[edit]Nineteen years after Venom's debut in Amazing Spider-Man, the character gets an own ongoing series, written by Daniel Way. The full 18-issue run is collected in the first volume, Shiver. By volume four, Agent Venom, Flash Thompson has replaced Eddie Brock as the main protagonist.
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiver | 2003-2005 | Venom #1-18 | 424 | 17 Sep 2024 | 978-1302959869 |
| 4 | Agent Venom | 2011-2012 | Amazing Spider-Man #654, #654.1; Venom (vol. 2) #1-16, #13.1-13.4 | 496 | 29 Aug 2023 | 978-1302952624 |
| 5 | The Savage Six | 2012-2013 | Venom (vol. 2) #17-35, #27.1; Minimum Carnage: Alpha #1; Minimum Carnage: Omega #1; Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #10-11 | 520 | 19 Dec 2023 | 978-1302952679 |
| 6 | Space Knight | 2013-2016 | Venom (vol. 2) #36-42; Venom: Space-Knight #1-13 | 440 | 13 Aug 2024 | 978-1302959852 |
Young Avengers
[edit]The first Modern Era volume of Young Avengers contains the complete 2005 series, written by Allan Heinberg, with art from Jim Cheung. There was a run of limited series before volume two relaunched in 2013.
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not What You Think | 2005-2006 | Young Avengers (vol. 1) #1-12, Director's Cut; Young Avengers Special (2005) | 424 | 11 Feb 2025 | 978-1302961916 |
Ultimate Epic Collections
[edit]On 10 October 2024, Marvel announced - via the Epic Marvel Podcast[57] - that the Ultimate Epic Collection would be separate from the main Epic Collection, with its own trade dress.
The first to be released is Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1: Learning Curve in March 2025, with a different Ultimate book coming out in April, May and June. The series marks 25 years since the inception of Ultimate Marvel.
Ultimate Fantastic Four
[edit]After Ultimate Spider-Man, X-Men, and Ultimates, Ultimate Fantastic Four was the final core book to launch in Marvel's new universe. Writers Mark Millar and Brian Michael Bendis worked together with artist Adam Kubert for the first six-issue arc, before Warren Ellis took on the series.
Compared to the main universe counterparts, the new series saw: "The more "superheroic" elements of the series done away with, as the Ultimate Fantastic Four book focused more on science fiction and exploration. Doctor Doom was given a less cartoony characterization than his more well-known mainstream counterpart. Other villains such as Mole Man, Annihilus and even Galactus also received massive makeovers."[58]
The series ran for 60 issues.
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fantastic | 2003-2004 | Ultimate Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #1-18 | 464 | 17 Jun 2025 | 978-1302963859 |
Ultimate Spider-Man
[edit]The first book in Marvel's Ultimate Universe was Ultimate Spider-Man. The title ran from 2000 until 2012, with a younger version of Peter Parker as the main protagonist. The new iteration was a response to "so much backstory that the stories (in the main books) were almost incomprehensible."
Creator Brian Michael Bendis said: “When I got hired, I literally thought I was going to be writing one of the last — if not the last — Marvel comics.”[59]
The title went on to run for more than 150 issues and launched the character of Miles Morales.
- See also: Ultimate Spider-Man collected editions
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Learning Curve | 2000-2001 | Ultimate Spider-Man (vol. 1) #1-13 | 352 | 18 Mar 2025 | 978-1302963002 |
Ultimate X-Men
[edit]Launched by writer Mark Millar, Ultimate X-Men saw "the superheroic side of the franchise pushed a bit to the sidelines. Instead, the prejudice mutants faced on a daily basis took center stage."
Millar was followed by superstar writers Brian Michael Bendis, Brian K Vaughan, and Robert Kirkman, and "the Ultimate X-Men comics quickly became the most popular titles at Marvel Comics, even outselling X-Men books in the mainstream continuity."[60]
The series ran for 100 issues.
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Tomorrow People | 2001-2002 | Ultimate X-Men (vol. 1) #1-12, ½ | 336 | 15 Apr 2025 | 978-1302963019 |
Ultimates
[edit]The Ultimates portrayed a version of The Avengers, outside of the main Marvel continuity that "looked and sounded like a movie in a way that no Marvel story ever had."
Written by Mark Millar, and drawn by Bryan Hitch, the comic blurred the lines of right and wrong, where the heroes "have no idea they are supervillains. They think they’re merely doing what superheroes are supposed to do: defend truth, justice, and the American Way — with an emphasis on the latter."[61] Millar conceded that point, describing the series as a "pro-status quo book" and "kind of a right-wing book, like Rush Limbaugh doing super comics".[62]
Director of Marvel Studio's 2012 The Avengers movie, Joss Whedon, said: “It’s my feeling that Ultimates brought Marvel into the modern age in a way no other book did.”[63]
| # | Subtitle | Years covered | Issues collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Super-Human | 2002-2004 | Ultimates (vol. 1) #1-13 | 376 | 20 May 2025 | 978-1302963033 |
See also
[edit]- Marvel Omnibus
- Marvel Gallery Editions
- Marvel Complete Collections
- Marvel Masterworks
- Essential Marvel
- Daredevil collected editions
- Spider-Man collected editions
- DC Finest trade paperbacks
- DC Compact Comics
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