Only the first six issues were officially announced, but each issue features a further reading section which advertised future books and their volume number, though not release number. The magazine also folded out into a giant poster depicting Marvel universe heroes drawn by Leinil Francis Yu.īelow is a list of the books from each issue in published date order. The first issue came with an extra magazine which contained information on the collection and short descriptions on some characters which will feature in the upcoming books. The panoramic artwork on the spine of this edition does not align with the volumes 20 or 22. Early subscribers to issue #1 (volume 21) may have received an edition with a different spine from those that subscribed to the subsequent launch. issue #1 is volume 21) as the volume number is the chronological release order of the original publication, whereas the issue number is the order in which they were released within this collection. Įach issue number of the collection is not the same as the books volume number (e.g. In April 2014, a flyer accompanying issue #62 revealed the artwork by Dell'Otto had been extended to cover 120 volumes rather than the original 60. ![]() 60 books are required to build up a panoramic picture on the spine by artist Gabriele Dell'Otto. The collection was later re-released with alternative numbering in 2016, which concluded with Issue 170 in September 2022.Īs well as the comic strip, each book features an introduction to the book, information on the character, writer and artist plus some of the artist's draft board sketches. It also inspired a similar partwork line from DC Comics and Eaglemoss Collections, the DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection and one featuring Star Trek comics from the sixties up until modern comics called Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection, and at the end of 2017 an even newer collection also by Eaglemoss DC Comics – The Legend Of Batman. The series proved so successful for publisher Hachette Partworks that they launched a second series of 130 fortnightly graphic novel hardbacks entitled Marvel's Mightiest Heroes Graphic Novel Collection and a third (non-Marvel) series of 90 fortnightly graphic novel hardbacks entitled Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection, a fourth series of 100 fortnightly graphic novel hardbacks called Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection (featuring Generation One strips from Marvel US and UK, Dreamwave and IDW) and a fifth series of 80 fortnightly graphic novel hardbacks entitled 2000 AD: The Ultimate Collection. The first English-language issue was published in December 2011 priced at £2.99 (R29.95 in SA, $7.95 in AU) issue 2 was £6.99 (R79.95 in SA, $12.95 in AU) and from issue 3 onwards it was its normal price of £9.99 (R109.95 in SA, $19.95 in AU). The series is published in the UK, Russia, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa by Hachette Partworks, in Poland by Hachette Polska, in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by Panini Fascicule, in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Perú and Chile by Editorial Salvat, in Bulgaria by Hachette Fascicoli and in France and Germany by the French mother company of Hachette Collections. ![]() The series is a collection of special edition hardback graphic novel, collecting all the parts in a story-arc for one of Marvel's best known superheroes, often a fan-favourite or "important" story from Marvel comics lore. ![]() ![]() The Official Marvel Graphic Novel Collection (also referred to as The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection) is a fortnightly partwork magazine published by Hachette Partworks.
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