Marvel Premier Collection

{{Short description|A list of Marvel Comics' Premier Collection books}}

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 {{cvt|6|x|9|in}}, compared to a traditional {{cvt|6+5/8|x|10+1/4|in}} 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."{{cite web |author1=Heidi MacDonald |title=Marvel Comics Debuts Premier Collection at NYCC's Retailer Day |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/96257-marvel-comics-debuts-premier-collection-at-nycc-s-retailer-day.html |website=Publishers Weekly |access-date=23 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241018180620/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/96257-marvel-comics-debuts-premier-collection-at-nycc-s-retailer-day.html |archive-date=18 October 2024 |date=17 October 2024}}

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."{{cite web |author1=Rich Johnston |title=Marvel Premier Collection A Half Inch Bigger Than DC Compact Comics |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-premier-collection-a-half-inch-bigger-than-dc-compact-comics/ |website=Bleeding Cool |access-date=23 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241023181239/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-premier-collection-a-half-inch-bigger-than-dc-compact-comics/ |archive-date=23 October 2024 |date=17 October 2024}}

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.{{cite web |author1=Nico Marjolin |title=Marvel Comics Unveils All-New 'Marvel Premier Collection' |url=https://prhcomics.com/2024/10/17/marvel-comics-unveils-all-new-marvel-premier-collection/ |website=Penguin Random House |access-date=23 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241023171525/https://prhcomics.com/2024/10/17/marvel-comics-unveils-all-new-marvel-premier-collection/ |archive-date=23 October 2024 |date=17 October 2024}}

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."{{cite web |author1=David Harper |title=Comics Disassembled: Ten Things I Liked or Didn't Like from the Past Week in Comics, Led by NYCC Madness! |url=https://sktchd.com/column/comics-disassembled-ten-things-i-liked-or-didnt-like-from-the-past-week-in-comics-led-by-nycc-madness/ |website=Sktchd |access-date=23 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241022024958/https://sktchd.com/column/comics-disassembled-ten-things-i-liked-or-didnt-like-from-the-past-week-in-comics-led-by-nycc-madness/ |archive-date=22 October 2024 |date=18 October 2024}}

It was soon confirmed that an X-Men book will be among the second wave of Premier Collection releases.{{cite web |author1=Christian Angeles |title=NYCC '24 Exclusive: X-Men books will join Marvel's premier collection |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-24-exclusive-x-men-books-will-join-marvels-premier-collection/ |website=ComicsBeat |access-date=23 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241023183708/https://www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-24-exclusive-x-men-books-will-join-marvels-premier-collection/ |archive-date=23 October 2024 |date=18 October 2024}}

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.{{cite web |title=TOP 20 GRAPHIC NOVELS - FEBRUARY 2025 |url=https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/58991/top-20-graphic-novels-february-2025 |website=ICv2 |access-date=5 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250306033918/https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/58991/top-20-graphic-novels-february-2025 |archive-date=6 March 2025 |date=5 March 2025}} 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.{{cite web |title=FEBRUARY 2025 CIRCANA BOOKSCAN - TOP 20 AUTHOR, MANGA, SUPERHERO GRAPHIC NOVELS |url=https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/59044/february-2025-circana-bookscan-top-20-author-manga-superhero-graphic-novels |website=ICv2 |access-date=12 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313015628/https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/59044/february-2025-circana-bookscan-top-20-author-manga-superhero-graphic-novels |archive-date=13 March 2025 |date=12 March 2025}}

List of volumes

=Black Panther=

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! Main writer

! Artist

! Foreword

! Pages

! Released

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A Nation Under Our Feet

|2016–2017

|Black Panther (vol. 5) #1–12

|Ta-Nehisi Coates

|Brian Stelfreeze

|Killer Mike

|style="text-align: center;"|320

|{{dts|4 Feb 2025}}

|{{nowrap|{{ISBNT|978-1302964856}}}}

=Captain America=

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! class="unsortable"|Issues collected

! Main writer

! Artist

! Foreword

! Pages

! Released

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The Winter Soldier

|2005–2006

|Captain America (vol. 5) #1–9, 11–14

|Ed Brubaker

|Steve Epting

|Sebastian Stan

|style="text-align: center;"|312

|{{dts|1 Apr 2025}}

|{{nowrap|{{ISBNT|978-1302964863}}}}

=Daredevil=

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Title

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! class="unsortable"|Issues collected

! Main writer

! Artist

! Foreword

! Pages

! Released

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Born Again

|1986

|Daredevil (vol. 1) #226–233

|Frank Miller

|David Mazzucchelli

|Charlie Cox

|style="text-align: center;"|280

|{{dts|4 Feb 2025}}

|{{nowrap|{{ISBNT|978-1302965983}}}}

=Fantastic Four=

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! Main writer

! Artist

! Foreword

! Pages

! Released

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Solve Everything

|2009–2010

|Fantastic Four #570–588

|Jonathan Hickman

|Dale Eaglesham

|Matt Shakman

|style="text-align: center;"|392

|{{dts|3 Jun 2025}}

|{{nowrap|{{ISBNT|978-1302964870}}}}

=Hawkeye=

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! class="unsortable"|Issues collected

! Main writer

! Artist

! Foreword

! Pages

! Released

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Hawkeye

|2012–2013

|Hawkeye (2012) #1-11; Young Avengers Presents #6

|Matt Fraction

|David Aja

|TBC

|style="text-align: center;"|280

|{{dts|4 Nov 2025}}

|{{nowrap|{{isbnt|978-1302965556}}}}

=Wolverine=

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! Main writer

! Artist

! Foreword

! Pages

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Wolverine: Old Man Logan

|2008-2009

|Wolverine (1988) #66-72; Wolverine: Old Man Logan Giant-Size (2009)

|Mark Millar

|Steve McNiven

|TBC

|style="text-align: center;"|256

|{{dts|30 Sep 2025}}

|{{nowrap|{{isbnt|978-1302965587}}}}

=Events & Miniseries=

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! Main writer

! Artist

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Civil War

|2006-2007

|Civil War #1-7

|Mark Millar

|Steve McNiven

|TBC

|style="text-align: center;"|264

|{{dts|5 Aug 2025}}

|{{nowrap|{{isbnt|978-1302965549}}}}

See also

References