Marvel Premier Collection

Marvel Premier Collection is a line of full-color paperbacks, produced by Marvel Comics, that was announced at the 2024 New York Comic Con.

Description

With a digest print run of 6 in × 9 in (150 mm × 230 mm), compared to a traditional 6+5⁄8 in × 10+1⁄4 in (170 mm × 260 mm) collected comic, the line was a response to 2024's DC Compact Comics launch. The DC version was "a hit with retailers and readers. Marvel Premier will have a higher price point at $14.99 but hopes to have a similar impact with readers."[1]

Dan Buckley, President of Marvel Comics, said the collection "will be our go-to publishing line for any and all fans looking for a way into — or further into — the Marvel Universe. These titles will not be the only place to start of course, but they will be one of the best."[2]

One of the first two releases was Daredevil: Born Again on 4 February 2025, to coincide with the release of the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series of the same name exactly one month later. The book contained a new afterword from writer Frank Miller and foreword by actor Charlie Cox, who plays Matt Murdock in the Daredevil show and various other MCU projects.[3]

Comics analyst, David Harper described the launch by saying: "The good thing is they're doing it, which is really the big win of it all."[4]

It was soon confirmed that an X-Men book will be among the second wave of Premier Collection releases.[5]

Sales

Following its release at the start of February, Daredevil: Born Again entered ICv2's monthly direct market graphic novel chart at number two, outsold only by the first volume of Marvel's relaunched series, The Ultimates.[6] The direct market chart covers sales in specialist retailers, such as comic shops.

The book also debuted at number two in the Bookscan chart, which covers sales in traditional bookstores.[7]

By April, Daredevil: Born Again had reached number one in Bookscan's chart, with Captain America: The Winter Soldier at three.[8]

List of volumes

Black Panther

Title Years covered Issues collected Main writer Artist Foreword Pages Released ISBN
A Nation Under Our Feet 2016–2017 Black Panther (vol. 5) #1–12 Ta-Nehisi Coates Brian Stelfreeze Killer Mike 320 4 Feb 2025 978-1302964856

Captain America

Title Years covered Issues collected Main writer Artist Foreword Pages Released ISBN
The Winter Soldier 2005–2006 Captain America (vol. 5) #1–9, 11–14 Ed Brubaker Steve Epting Sebastian Stan 312 1 Apr 2025 978-1302964863

Daredevil

Title Years covered Issues collected Main writer Artist Foreword Pages Released ISBN
Born Again 1986 Daredevil (vol. 1) #226–233 Frank Miller David Mazzucchelli Charlie Cox 280 4 Feb 2025 978-1302965983

Fantastic Four

Title Years covered Issues collected Main writer Artist Foreword Pages Released ISBN
Solve Everything 2009–2010 Fantastic Four #570–588 Jonathan Hickman Dale Eaglesham Matt Shakman 392 3 Jun 2025 978-1302964870

Hawkeye

Title Years covered Issues collected Main writer Artist Foreword Pages Released ISBN
Hawkeye 2012–2013 Hawkeye (2012) #1-11; Young Avengers Presents #6 Matt Fraction David Aja TBC 280 4 Nov 2025 978-1302965556

Hulk

Title Years covered Issues collected Main writer Artist Foreword Pages Released ISBN
Planet Hulk 2006–2007 TBC Greg Pak Carlo Pagulayan, Aaron Lopresti, Gary Frank TBC 352 12 May 2026 978-1302969097

Spider-Man

Title Years covered Issues collected Main writer Artist Foreword Pages Released ISBN
Spider-Men: Worlds Collide 2012, 2017 Spider-Men #1-5; Spider-Men II #1-5 Brian Michael Bendis Sara Pichelli TBC 256 7 Jul 2026 978-1302965563

Wolverine

Title Years covered Issues collected Main writer Artist Foreword Pages Released ISBN
Wolverine: Old Man Logan 2008-2009 Wolverine (1988) #66-72; Wolverine: Old Man Logan Giant-Size (2009) Mark Millar Steve McNiven TBC 256 30 Sep 2025 978-1302965587

Events & Miniseries

Title Years covered Issues collected Main writer Artist Foreword Pages Released ISBN
Civil War 2006-2007 Civil War #1-7 Mark Millar Steve McNiven Nate Moore 264 5 Aug 2025 978-1302965549
The Visions 2006-2007 Vision (2015) #1-12 Tom King Gabriel Hernandez Walta TBC 296 10 Mar 2026 978-1302965570

Upcoming releases

Title Pub. date ISBN
Wolverine: Old Man Logan 30 Sep 2025 978-1302965587
Hawkeye 4 Nov 2025 978-1302965556
The Visions 10 Mar 2026 978-1302965570
Planet Hulk 12 May 2026 978-1302969097
Spider-Men: Worlds Collide 7 Jul 2026 978-1302965563

See also

References

  1. ^ Heidi MacDonald (17 October 2024). "Marvel Comics Debuts Premier Collection at NYCC's Retailer Day". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 18 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  2. ^ Rich Johnston (17 October 2024). "Marvel Premier Collection A Half Inch Bigger Than DC Compact Comics". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  3. ^ Nico Marjolin (17 October 2024). "Marvel Comics Unveils All-New 'Marvel Premier Collection'". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  4. ^ David Harper (18 October 2024). "Comics Disassembled: Ten Things I Liked or Didn't Like from the Past Week in Comics, Led by NYCC Madness!". Sktchd. Archived from the original on 22 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  5. ^ Christian Angeles (18 October 2024). "NYCC '24 Exclusive: X-Men books will join Marvel's premier collection". ComicsBeat. Archived from the original on 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  6. ^ "TOP 20 GRAPHIC NOVELS - FEBRUARY 2025". ICv2. 5 March 2025. Archived from the original on 6 March 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  7. ^ "FEBRUARY 2025 CIRCANA BOOKSCAN - TOP 20 AUTHOR, MANGA, SUPERHERO GRAPHIC NOVELS". ICv2. 12 March 2025. Archived from the original on 13 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  8. ^ Alverson, Brigid (16 July 2025). "APRIL 2025 CIRCANA BOOKSCAN - TOP 20 AUTHOR, MANGA, SUPERHERO GRAPHIC NOVELS". ICv2. Archived from the original on 28 June 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
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