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The Epic Collection is an ongoing line of color trade paperbacks that republish Marvel comics in a uniform trade dress. Announced in April 2013, their stated intention was to collect entire runs of characters or titles as "big fat collections with the best price we can maintain",[1] in similar manner to the discontinued black-and-white Essential Marvel.[2]

The series is published out of order, though have a completist goal. Marvel's Senior Vice President of Sales David Gabriel said: "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."[3]

The original announcement consisted of six titles at the pace of one volume a month, with Gabriel adding: "Marvel's most storied titles — including Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Captain America, Fantastic Four, Iron Man and Thor — are going Epic."

The first book, The Enemy Within, Iron Man's 10th numbered volume, was released in September 2013.[4] It sold an estimated 864 copies in the first month, reaching no. 129 in the top-300 graphic novel chart.[5]

Initial sales were steady, with October's release - Thor's 16th volume, War Of The Pantheons - charting at 127 and selling 986 copies in the month of release. November's Amazing Spider-Man vol. 20: Cosmic Adventures reached no. 103, with 1,010 sales. The Avengers Epic vol. 9: Final Threat in December sold 943, with a chart position of 135.[6][7][8]

The first Epic Collection to crack the top-100 was the 10th overall release. Amazing Spider-Man vol. 15: Ghosts Of The Past, in May 2014, sold 1,152 copies, reaching no. 81 (51 for dollar rank).[9][10]

The series now has more than 50 lines, including licensed books, such Alien, Star Wars, Micronauts and ROM - Spaceknight.

The rate of publication has increased significantly since launch, with 29 Epic Collections released in 2014, the first full year of print. There were 45 in 2019, and 87 in 2024, including reprints. With the escalated rate, two sub-imprints launched in 2023 and 2025 respectively. The Modern Era Epic Collection covers more recent comic runs, and the Ultimate Epic Collection is for the 2000's Ultimate Universe.

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".[11]

Epic Collections

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The core books of the Epic Collection largely span Marvel's silver and bronze age of comic books. With a few exceptions, this roughly covers a period from the release of Fantastic Four #1 in 1961[12] until around 1998 and the launch of Marvel Knights.[13]

Aliens

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In July 2020, Marvel Comics gained the rights to publish Alien and Predator in the wake of Fox's sale to Disney.[14] Since 2023, the company has been republishing comics originally produced by Dark Horse comics as part of the Epic Collection.

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# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
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 Mark Verheiden Mark Nelson 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 Mike Richardson Damon Willis 456 20 Aug 2024 978-1302956318

Amazing Spider-Man

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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 with a cover date of March 1963.

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.[15]

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# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Great Power 1962-1964 Amazing Fantasy #15; Amazing Spider-Man #1–17, Annual #1 Stan Lee Steve Ditko 504 24 Sep 2014 Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 cover: 978-0785188346
8 Apr 2020 Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 cover: 978-1302925642
31 May 2022 Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 cover: 978-1302946852
2 Great Responsibility 1964-1966 Amazing Spider-Man #18–38, Annual #2 Stan Lee Steve Ditko 504 21 Dec 2016 Amazing Spider-Man #19 cover: 978-0785195818
7 Nov 2023 Amazing Spider-Man #19 cover: 978-1302950576
3 Spider-Man No More 1966-1967 Amazing Spider-Man #39–52, Annual #3–4; material from Not Brand Echh #2 Stan Lee John Romita Sr. 400 16 May 2018 Amazing Spider-Man Annual #3 cover: 978-1302910235
4 Jan 2022 Amazing Spider-Man Annual #3 cover: 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 Stan Lee John Romita Sr. 496 19 Jun 2019 Amazing Spider-Man #65 cover: 978-1302917807
7 Mar 2023 Amazing Spider-Man #65 cover: 978-1302950392
5 The Secret Of The Petrified Tablet 1968-1970 Amazing Spider-Man #68–85, Annual #5 Stan Lee John Romita Sr., John Buscema 464 11 Feb 2020 Amazing Spider-Man #68 cover: 978-1302921965
5 Mar 2024 Amazing Spider-Man #68 cover: 978-1302957810
6 The Death Of Captain Stacy 1970-1972 Amazing Spider-Man #86–104 Stan Lee John Romita Sr., Gil Kane, Roy Thomas 440 19 Oct 2021 Amazing Spider-Man #95 cover: 978-1302929084
7 The Goblin's Last Stand 1972-1973 Amazing Spider-Man #105–123 Stan Lee, Gerry Conway John Romita Sr., Gil Kane 432 3 May 2017 Amazing Spider-Man #122 cover: 978-1302904074
20 Jan 2021 Amazing Spider-Man #122 cover: 978-1302928179
8 Man-Wolf At Midnight 1973-1975 Amazing Spider-Man #124–142, Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1 Gerry Conway Ross Andru 416 19 Jul 2022 Amazing Spider-Man #130 cover: 978-1302933500
9 Spider-Man Or Spider-Clone? 1975-1977 Amazing Spider-Man #143–164, Annual #10 Gerry Conway Len Wein, Ross Andru 464 25 Jul 2023 Amazing Spider-Man #144 cover: 978-1302948740
10 Big Apple Battleground 1977-1978 Amazing Spider-Man #165–185, Annual #11-12, Nova #12 Len Wein, Marv Wolfman Ross Andru 520 28 May 2024 Amazing Spider-Man #181 cover: 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 Marv Wolfman Keith Pollard, John Byrne 488 25 Feb 2025 Amazing Spider-Man #200 cover: 978-1302960483
15 Ghosts Of The Past 1984-1986 Amazing Spider-Man #259–272, Annual #18–19; Web of Spider-Man #1, 6 Tom DeFalco, Bob Layton, Louise Simonson, Peter David Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema 472 21 May 2014 Amazing Spider-Man #270 cover: 978-0785189169
27 Jun 2023 Amazing Spider-Man #270 cover: 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 James Owsley, David Michelinie, J.M. DeMatteis John Romita Jr, Mark Bright, Mike Zeck 496 14 Jun 2017 Amazing Spider-Man #293 cover: 978-1302907051
3 Jan 2023 Amazing Spider-Man #293 cover: 978-1302950330
18 Venom 1987-1988 Amazing Spider-Man #295–310, Annual #22; Spectacular Spider-Man #133; Web of Spider-Man #33 Ann Nocenti, David Michelinie Cynthia Martin, Alex Saviuk, Todd McFarlane, Mark Bagley 504 29 Aug 2018 Amazing Spider-Man #300 cover: 978-1302911423
8 Apr 2025 Amazing Spider-Man #300 cover: 978-1302963903
19 Assassin Nation 1989 Amazing Spider-Man #311–325, Annual #23; Marvel Graphic Novel No. 46 - The Amazing Spider-Man: Parallel Lives David Michelinie, Gerry Conway Todd McFarlane, Rob Liefeld, Erik Larsen, Alex Saviuk 480 15 May 2019 Amazing Spider-Man #323 cover: 978-1302918118
14 May 2024 Amazing Spider-Man #323 cover: 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 David Michelinie, Gerry Conway Erik Larsen, Sal Buscema, Alex Saviuk, Gil Kane 504 20 Nov 2013 Spectacular Spider-Man #158 cover: 978-0785187899
4 Dec 2019 Spectacular Spider-Man #158 cover: 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 David Michelinie Charles Vess, Erik Larsen, Mark Bagley 504 24 Feb 2016 Amazing Spider-Man #338 cover: 978-0785196914
9 Jul 2024 Amazing Spider-Man #338 cover: 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 David Michelinie, Al Milgrom Mark Bagley, Chris Marrinan, Guang Yap, Ross Andru 488 31 Mar 2015 Amazing Spider-Man Annual #25 cover: 978-0785192688
19 Sep 2023 Amazing Spider-Man Annual #25 cover: 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 David Michelinie, J.M. DeMatteis Mark Bagley, Scott McDaniel, Mike Zeck 480 17 Jan 2023 New Warriors Annual #2 cover: 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 Roy Thomas, David Michelinie Mike Bair, Mark Bagley, Jeff Johnson 424 3 Jan 2023 Amazing Spider-Man #373 cover: 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 Terry Kavanagh, David Michelinie, J.M. DeMatteis, Tom DeFalco Alex Saviuk, Mark Bagley, Tom Lyle, Sal Buscema, Ron Lim 432 28 Jan 2020 Spider-Man Unlimited #1 cover: 978-1302921903
23 May 2023 Spider-Man Unlimited #1 cover: 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 David Michelinie, J.M. DeMatteis Mark Bagley, Steven Butler 496 16 Nov 2021 Amazing Spider-Man: Ashcan Edition cover: 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 Terry Kavanagh, J.M. DeMatteis, Howard Mackie, Tom DeFalco Tom Lyle, Steven Butler, Mark Bagley, Sal Buscema, Liam Sharp 456 16 Jan 2024 Web of Spider-Man #118 cover: 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 Howard Mackie, J.M. DeMatteis, Tom DeFalco Tom Lyle, Steven Butler, Mark Bagley, Sal Buscema 472 5 Nov 2024 Web of Spider-Man #122 cover: 978-1302960087
Jump to: Amazing Spider-Man Modern Era Epic Collection
Jump to: Spider-Man/Deadpool Modern Era Epic Collection

Ant-Man/Giant-Man

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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 Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 The Man In The Ant Hill 1962-1964 Tales to Astonish #27, 35–59 Stan Lee, Larry Lieber Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Dick Ayers 448 1 Jul 2015 Tales To Astonish #44 cover: 978-0785198505
1 Feb 2023 Tales To Astonish #44 cover: 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 Stan Lee, Mike Friedrich, Chris Claremont, Bill Mantlo Herb Trimpe, Philip Russell, George Tuska, John Byrne 504 24 Jan 2023 Marvel Premiere #47 cover: 978-1302949655

Avengers

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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)[16]

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# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Earth's Mightiest Heroes 1963-1965 Avengers #1–20 Stan Lee Jack Kirby, Don Heck 456 12 Nov 2014 978-0785188643
28 May 2024 978-1302957988
2 Once An Avenger... 1965-1967 Avengers #21–40 Stan Lee, Roy Thomas Don Heck 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 Roy Thomas John Buscema 496 26 Apr 2017 978-1302904104
4 Behold... The Vision 1968-1970 Avengers #57–76; Marvel Super Heroes #17 Roy Thomas John Buscema, Sal Buscema, Gene Colan 456 29 Apr 2015 978-0785191650
5 This Beachhead Earth 1970-1972 Avengers #77–97; Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #140 Roy Thomas John Buscema, Sal Buscema, Neal Adams 504 29 Jul 2020 978-1302921972
22 Aug 2023 978-1302950521
6 A Traitor Stalks Among Us 1972-1973 Avengers #98–114; Daredevil #99 Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart Barry Windsor-Smith, Rich Buckler, Don Heck 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 Steve Englehart Bob Brown, Sal Buscema 456 11 Apr 2018 978-1302910006
12 Apr 2022 978-1302934026
8 Kang War 1974-1976 Avengers #129-149, Giant-Size Avengers #2-4 Steve Englehart Sal Buscema, Dave Cockrum, George Tuska, Don Heck, George Perez 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 Jim Shooter, Gerry Conway George Perez, Jim Starlin, John Byrne 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 Jim Shooter, David Michelinie George Perez, John Byrne, David Wenzel 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 David Michelinie George Perez, John Byrne, Gene Colan 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 Jim Shooter, Bill Mantlo, Bob Hall Greg LaRocque, Rick Leonardi 528 6 May 2025 978-1302960506
13 Seasons Of The Witch 1982-1983 Avengers #227-237, Annual #12; Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16; Fantastic Four #256; Doctor Strange #60; Hawkeye #1-4 Roger Stern, Mark Gruenwald Al Milgrom, John Byrne 496 12 Nov 2024 978-1302960094
16 Under Siege 1986-1987 Avengers #264–277, Annual #15; West Coast Avengers Annual #1; Alpha Flight #39 Roger Stern, Danny Fingeroth, Steve Englehart John Buscema, Steve Ditko, Mark Bright 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 Roger Stern, Bob Harras, Tom DeFalco, David Michelinie, Bob Hall Steve Englehart, John Buscema, Marc Silvestri, Keith Pollard, Al Milgrom 464 18 Jun 2014 978-0785188940
4 Jan 2022 978-1302933661
18 Heavy Metal 1987-1989 Avengers #286-303, Annual #17 Walt Simonson, Ralph Macchio John Buscema 512 24 Nov 2020 978-1302923150
19 Acts Of Vengeance 1989-1990 Avengers #304-318, Annual #18, Avengers West Coast #53-55 John Byrne, Michael Higgins, Fabian Nicieza John Byrne, Paul Ryan, Ron Wilson 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 Fabian Nicieza, Larry Hama Rik Levins, Paul Ryan, Herb Trimpe 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 Danny Fingeroth, Roy Thomas, Bob Harras Fabian Nicieza, Ron Lim, Steve Epting 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 Bob Harras, Mark Gruenwald Steve Epting, Rik Levins, Alex Ross 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 Mark Gruenwald, Bob Harras, Len Kaminski Herb Trimpe, Steve Epting, M.C. Wyman 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 Bob Harras, Glenn Herdling, Mark Gruenwald Steve Epting, Gordon Purcell, Mike Gustovich 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 Bob Harras, Roy Thomas, Glenn Herdling Steve Epting, John Buscema 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 Bob Harras George Perez, Mike Deodato Jr., Jeff Moore, Manny Clark 504 9 Nov 2021 978-1302932336
Jump to: New Avengers Modern Era Epic Collection

Avengers West Coast

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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.[17]

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# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Roger Stern, Steve Englehart, Bob Hall Al Milgrom, Richard Howell 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 Steve Englehart, Danny Fingeroth Al Milgrom, Steve Ditko, Mark Bright 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 David Michelinie, Steve Englehart, Tom DeFalco, Bob Hall Al Milgrom 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 John Byrne, Steve Englehart John Byrne, Al Milgrom 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 John Byrne, Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas John Byrne, Paul Ryan, James Fry 456 21 Dec 2021 978-1302931988
6 California Screaming 1990-1992 Avengers West Coast #65-82, Annual #6 Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas Paul Ryan, Dave Ross, Herb Trimpe 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 Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas Dave Ross, M.C. Wyman 488 23 Apr 2024 978-1302956448

Black Panther

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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.[18]

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 Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Panther's Rage 1966-1976 Fantastic Four #52–53; Jungle Action (vol. 2) #6–24 Don McGregor Rich Buckler, Billy Graham 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 Jack Kirby, Ed Hannigan Jerry Bingham, Peter Gillis, Denys Cowan 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 Don McGregor Sandy Plunkett, Gene Colan, Dwayne Turner, Denys Cowan, Don Hillsman II 504 23 Mar 2021 978-1302921989

Black Widow

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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 Writers Artists Pages Released 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 Stan Lee, Roy Thomas Don Heck, John Buscema, Gene Colan 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. 75 - Daredevil/Black Widow: Abattoir, and more
  • 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
Ralph Macchio, Gerry Conway, Daniel Chichester Jim Starlin, Cefn Ridout, George Perez, George Freeman, Larry Stroman, Joe Chiodo, Charlie Adlard 480 7 Oct 2020 978-1302921309
Jump to: Black Widow Modern Era Epic Collection

Blade

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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 Writers Artists Pages Released 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 Marv Wolfman, Daniel Chichester Gene Colan, Ron Garney 432 14 Jan 2025 978-1302956547

Captain America

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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.[19]

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# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Captain America Lives Again 1963-1967 Strange Tales #114, Avengers #4, Tales of Suspense #58–96 Stan Lee Jack Kirby 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 Stan Lee Gene Colan 496 21 Sep 2016 978-1302900076
3 Bucky Reborn 1969-1971 Captain America #120–138 Stan Lee Gene Colan 400 5 Jul 2017 978-1302904197
14 May 2024 978-1302957858
4 Hero Or Hoax? 1971-1973 Captain America #139–159 Stan Lee, Gary Friedrich, Steve Englehart John Romita Sr., Sal Buscema 472 11 Jul 2018 978-1302910037
27 Jul 2022 978-1302946821
5 The Secret Empire 1973-1974 Captain America #160-179 Steve Englehart Sal Buscema 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 Steve Englehart, Jack Kirby Frank Robbins, Jack Kirby 512 16 Apr 2024 978-1302955205
7 The Swine 1976-1978 Captain America #201–221, Annual #3-4 Jack Kirby, Donald Glut Jack Kirby, Sal Buscema 448 1 Jul 2025 978-1302960520
9 Dawn's Early Light 1980-1982 Captain America #247–266, Annual #5 Roger Stern, John Byrne, David Michelinie, J.M. DeMatteis, David Kraft John Byrne, Gene Colan, Mike Zeck, 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 J.M. DeMatteis, David Kraft Mike Zeck, Ron Wilson, Sal Buscema 504 14 Oct 2020 978-1302923235
11 Sturm und Drang 1983-1985 Captain America #286-301, Annual #7 and The Falcon #1-4 J.M. DeMatteis, Jim Owsley Mike Zeck, Mark Bright, Paul Neary 520 9 Aug 2022 978-1302945367
12 Society Of Serpents 1985-1986 Captain America #302–317; material from Marvel Fanfare #18 Michael Carlin, Mark Gruenwald Paul Neary 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 Mark Gruenwald, J.M. DeMatteis Paul Neary, Mike Zeck, Kerry Gammill, Tom Morgan 512 5 Apr 2017 978-1302904203
14 The Captain 1987-1989 Captain America #333–350, Iron Man #228 Mark Gruenwald, David Michelinie Tom Morgan, Kieron Dwyer, Mark Bright 504 27 Jul 2021 978-1302930707
15 The Bloodstone Hunt 1989-1990 Captain America #351–371 Mark Gruenwald Kieron Dwyer, Al Milgrom, Mark Bright, Ron Lim 496 25 Apr 2018 978-1302910020
8 Mar 2022 978-1302933913
16 Streets Of Poison 1990-1991 Captain America #372–386, Annual #9–10 Mark Gruenwald, Daniel Chichester Ron Lim, Mark Bagley, Jim Valentino, Mike Manley 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 Mark Gruenwald, Fabian Nicieza Rik Levins, Larry Alexander, Kevin Maguire, Kevin West 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 Mark Gruenwald, Daniel Chichester, Margaret Clark Rik Levins, Larry Alexander, Klaus Janson 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 Mark Gruenwald, Howard Mackie Lee Weeks, Rik Levins, M.C. Wyman 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 Mark Gruenwald, Roy Thomas Rik Levins, M.C. Wyman, Dave Hoover 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 Mark Gruenwald Andrew Robinson, Bob Harras, Dave Hoover, Colin MacNeil 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 Mark Waid Ron Garney 456 20 Apr 2016 978-0785195108
Jump to: Captain America Modern Era Epic Collection

Carnage

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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 Writers Artists 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 David Michelinie, Terry Kavanagh, J.M. DeMatteis Mark Bagley, Alex Saviuk, Tom Lyle, Sal Buscema 472 23 Mar 2022 978-1302946623
2 Web Of Carnage 1994-1997
Amazing Spider-Man #403, 410, and more
  • 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
Larry Hama, David Michelinie Mark Bagley, Andrew Wildman, Kyle Hotz, Josh Hood 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
Tom DeFalco, Howard Mackie, Peter Milligan Clayton Crain, Darick Robertson 432 19 Mar 2024 978-1302956363

Conan

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From 2022, Marvel lost the license 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."[20]

This led to the cancellation of the second King Conan Epic Collection. The license ended up with Titan Publishing.[21]

Conan The Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years

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# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 The Coming Of Conan 1970-1972 Conan the Barbarian #1-13; material from Chamber of Darkness #4 Roy Thomas Barry Windsor-Smith 352 23 Jun 2020 978-1302925550
2 Hawks From The Sea 1972-1973 Conan the Barbarian #14-26 Roy Thomas Barry Windsor-Smith 288 23 Mar 2021 978-1302926557
3 The Curse Of The Golden Skull 1973-1974 Conan the Barbarian #27-42; material from Annual #1 Roy Thomas John Buscema 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 Roy Thomas John Buscema 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 Roy Thomas John Buscema 360 29 Mar 2022 978-1302933531
6 Vengeance In Asgalun 1977-1978 Conan the Barbarian #72-88 Roy Thomas John Buscema, Howard Chaykin 328 22 Sep 2022 978-1302933548

Conan Chronicles

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# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Out Of The Darksome Hills 2004–2005 Conan (2004) #0, #1–19 Kurt Busiek, Fabian Nicieza Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates, Greg Ruth, Tom Mandrake 496 6 Feb 2019 978-1302915902
2 The Heart of Yag-Kosha 2005–2007 Conan (2004) #20–39 Kurt Busiek, Mike Mignola, Timothy Truman Cary Nord, Greg Ruth, Paul Lee 504 3 Apr 2019 978-1302915919
3 Return To Cimmeria 2007–2009 Conan (2004) #40–50; Conan the Cimmerian #0–7 Timothy Truman, Kurt Busiek Paul Lee, Cary Nord, Tomas Giorello, Greg Ruth, Richard Corben 504 2 Oct 2019 978-1302916022
4 The Battle Of Shamla Pass 2009-2010 Conan the Cimmerian #8-25 Timothy Truman Tomas Giorello, Joe Kubert, Paul Lee 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 Roy Thomas, Brian Wood Mike Hawthorne, Dan Panosian, Becky Cloonan, James Harren 456 16 Jun 2020 978-1302923273
6 The Song Of Bêlit 2012-2014 Conan the Barbarian #7-25 Brian Wood Vasilis Lolos, Declan Shalvey, Mirko Colak, Davide Gianfelice, Paul Azaceta, Riccardo Burchielli 472 26 Jan 2021 978-1302923280
7 Shadows Over Kush 2014-2015 Conan the Avenger #1-19 Fred Van Lente Brian Ching, Eduardo Francisco, Guiu Vilanova 448 4 Jan 2022 978-1302930721
8 Blood In His Wake 2015-2017 Conan the Avenger #20-25, Conan the Slayer #1-12 Fred Van Lente, Cullen Bunn Brian Ching, Sergio Davila 432 18 Jan 2022 978-1302933708

King Conan Chronicles

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# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Joshua Dysart, Timothy Truman Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, Tomas Giorello, Attila Futaki 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 Timothy Truman Tomas Giorello, Jose Villarrubia, 416 Cancelled 978-1302948184

Daredevil

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Daredevil volumes 8 to 11 contain material largely created by Frank Miller that are often acknowledged as some of the best Daredevil storylines ever written. The first in the run will be released in September 2025.

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.[22]

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# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 The Man Without Fear 1964-1966 Daredevil #1–21 Stan Lee Wally Wood, John Romita Sr. 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 Stan Lee Gene Colan 520 14 Feb 2018 978-1302910044
24 Oct 2023 978-1302950569
3 Brother, Take My Hand 1968-1970 Daredevil #42–63 Stan Lee, Roy Thomas Gene Colan, Barry Windsor Smith 472 22 Feb 2017 978-1302904258
4 A Woman Called Widow 1970-1972 Daredevil #64–86, Iron Man #35; material from Iron Man #36 Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway Gene Colan 512 6 Nov 2019 978-1302920340
20 Feb 2024 978-1302957933
5 Going Out West 1972-1974 Daredevil #87-107, Avengers #111 Gerry Conway, Steve Gerber Gene Colan, Don Heck 472 18 Jan 2022 978-1302933555
6 Watch Out For Bullseye 1974-1976 Daredevil #108-132, Marvel Two-in-One #3 Steve Gerber, Tony Isabella, Marv Wolfman Bob Brown, Gene Colan 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 Marv Wolfman, Jim Shooter, Roger McKenzie Bob Brown, Gil Kane, Carmine Infantino 528 2 Apr 2024 978-1302955175
8 To Dare The Devil 1978-1981 Daredevil #155-176; material from What If #28, Bizarre Adventures #28 Frank Miller, Roger McKenzie Frank Miller, Frank Robbins TBC Sep 2025 TBC
12 It Comes With The Claws 1986-1988 Daredevil #234-252 Ann Nocenti Steve Ditko, Louis Williams, Rick Leonardi, John Romita Jr. 480 1 Nov 2022 978-1302945947
13 A Touch Of Typhoid 1988-1989 Daredevil #253–270; Punisher #10 Ann Nocenti John Romita Jr. 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 Gregory Wright, Ann Nocenti, Peter David Mark Bagley, John Romita Jr. Angel Medina 488 20 Sep 2017 978-1302907914
8 Feb 2022 978-1302933777
15 Last Rites 1990-1992 Daredevil #283-300, Annual #7 Gregory Wright, Ann Nocenti, Daniel Chichester Lee Weeks, Kieron Dwyer, Ron Garney 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 Daniel Chichester, Fabian Nicieza M.C. Wyman, Scott McDaniel, Pat Olliffe 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 Daniel Chichester, Frank Miller Scott McDaniel, John Romita Jr. 528 8 Aug 2023 978-1302953720
18 Fall From Grace 1993-1994 Daredevil #319–332, Annual #10 Daniel Chichester, Gregory Wright Scott McDaniel, Sergio Cariello, Kris Renkewitz 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 Gregory Wright, Daniel Chichester Tom Grindberg, Scott McDaniel, Alexander Jubran, Keith Pollard 440 25 Jul 2018 978-1302912581
13 Aug 2024 978-1302957919
20 Purgatory & Paradise 1995-1997 Daredevil #345–364 J.M. DeMatteis, Karl Kesel Ron Wagner, Cary Nord, Shawn McManus, Gene Colan 488 5 Jun 2019 978-1302918798
21 Widow's Kiss 1997-1998 Daredevil #365–380, −1; Daredevil/Deadpool Annual '97 Joe Kelly, Scott Lobdell Gene Colan, Ariel Olivetti, Cully Hamner, Tom Morgan 504 19 Aug 2015 978-0785192978
Jump to: Daredevil Modern Era Epic Collection

Deadpool

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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 Writers Artists 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 Rob Liefeld, Fabian Nicieza, Mark Waid Rob Liefeld, Joe Madureira, Ian Churchill 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 Jeph Loeb, Joe Kelly Adam Pollina, Ed McGuinness, Bernard Chang 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 Joe Kelly, John Ostrander Pete Woods, Walter McDaniel, Tony Harris 464 9 Jan 2024 978-1302953324
4 Dead Reckoning 1998-1999 Deadpool (vol. 3) #0, 21–33; Deadpool Team-Up #1; Encyclopaedia Deadpoolica #1 Joe Kelly, James Felder Pete Woods, Walter McDaniel, David Brewer 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 Christopher Priest Paco Diaz, Jim Calafiore, Rob Liefeld, Evan Dorkin 488 3 Sep 2024 978-1302959579
7 Agent X 2002-2003 Deadpool (vol. 3) #65-69, Agent X (vol. 1) #1-15 Gail Simone Udon Studios 496 8 Jul 2025 978-1302964078
Jump to: Deadpool Modern Era Epic Collection
Jump to: Deadpool & Cable Modern Era Epic Collection
Jump to: Spider-Man/Deadpool Modern Era Epic Collection

Defenders

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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 Writers Artists 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 Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart Sal Buscema, Ross Andru, Bob Brown 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 Len Wein, Steve Gerber Sal Buscema 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 Steve Gerber Sal Buscema 408 1 Apr 2025 978-1302960544
6 The Six-Fingered Hand 1981-1982 Defenders #92–109; Marvel Team-Up #101; Captain America #268 J.M. DeMatteis Don Perlin 480 24 Aug 2016 978-0785195993
7 Ashes, Ashes... 1982-1983 Defenders #110–125; Avengers Annual #11 J.M. DeMatteis Don Perlin 440 30 Aug 2017 978-1302904289
Despite the volume numbering continuing, the cover title changes to The New Defenders from volume 8
8 The New Defenders 1983-1985 New Defenders #126–137; Iceman #1–4; Beauty And The Beast #1–4 J.M. DeMatteis, Peter Gillis, Ann Nocenti Don Perlin, Alan Kupperberg 488 15 Aug 2018 978-1302912031
9 The End Of All Songs 1984-1986 New Defenders #138–152; Gargoyle #1–4 Peter B. Gillis, J.M. DeMatteis Don Perlin, Mark Badger 488 18 Dec 2019 978-1302920708

Doctor Strange

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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).[23]

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# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Master Of The Mystic Arts 1963-1966 Strange Tales #110–111, 114–146; Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2 Stan Lee Steve Ditko 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 Stan Lee, Roy Thomas Bill Everett, Marie Severin, Dan Adkins, Gene Colan 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 Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart Gene Colan, Frank Brunner 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 Steve Englehart, Marv Wolfman Jim Starlin, Gene Colan, Philip Russell 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; Defenders #53 Roger Stern, Chris Claremont Gene Colan, Tom Sutton, Marshall Rogers 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 Peter B. Gillis, Roy Thomas, Roger Stern Richard Case, Butch Guice, Mike Mignolia 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 Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas Jean-Marc Lofficier, Butch Guice, Chris Marrinan 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 Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas Don Lawlis, Geof Isherwood, Michael Bair 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 Len Kaminski, Roy Thomas, David Quinn Geof Isherwood, Mel Rubi 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? David Quinn, Warren Ellis, J.M. DeMatteis Evan Skolnick, Marie Severin, Mark Buckingham 496 4 Oct 2017 978-1302907891

Excalibur

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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 Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 The Sword Is Drawn 1988-1989 Captain Britain #1–2 (1976), Excalibur #1–11, Excalibur Special Edition, Excalibur – Mojo Mayhem #1; material from Mighty World of Marvel #7 (1983), #14–15 (1984), Marvel Comics Presents #31–38 Chris Claremont, Michael Higgins Alan Davis, Marshall Rogers, Arthur Adams, Erik Larsen 496 15 Mar 2017 978-1302904340
22 Jun 2022 978-1302946838
2 The Cross-Time Caper 1989-1990 Excalibur #12–30 Chris Claremont, Michael Higgins Alan Davis, Ron Lim, Chris Wozniak 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 Scott Lobdell, Chris Claremont, Michael Higgins Ron Wagner, Tom Morgan, Mark Badger 464 13 Feb 2019 978-1302916527
4 Curiouser And Curiouser 1991-1992 Excalibur #42-58, Excalibur: XX Crossing; material from Marvel Comics Presents #110 Alan Davis, Scott Lobdell Doug Braithwaite, Will Simpson, James Fry, Joe Madureira 472 10 Mar 2020 978-1302922764
5 Days Of Futures Yet To Come 1992-1994 Excalibur #59-75, Annual #1 Alan Davis, Scott Lobdell, Richard Ashford Ken Lashley 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 Ben Raab Bryan Hitch, Salvador Larroca, Pete Woods, Bernard Chang 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 Ben Raab, Chris Claremont Mel Rubi, Rick Leonardi, Pablo Raimondi 504 28 Nov 2023 978-1302953331

Fantastic Four

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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.[24]

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# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 The World's Greatest Comic Magazine 1961-1963 Fantastic Four #1–18 Stan Lee Jack Kirby 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 Stan Lee Jack Kirby 448 28 Jun 2017 978-1302904357
6 Apr 2021 978-1302928285
3 The Coming Of Galactus 1964-1966 Fantastic Four #33–51, Annual #3 Stan Lee Jack Kirby 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 Stan Lee Jack Kirby 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 Stan Lee Jack Kirby 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 Stan Lee Jack Kirby 408 10 Nov 2020 978-1302922023
7 Battle Of The Behemoths 1970-1972 Fantastic Four #105-125 Stan Lee John Buscema 472 7 Sep 2021 978-1302929138
8 Annihilus Revealed 1972-1974 Fantastic Four #126-146; Giant-Size Super-Stars #1 Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway John Buscema, Ross Andru, Rich Buckler 504 30 Aug 2022 978-1302933593
9 The Crusader Syndrome 1974-1976 Fantastic Four #147-167; Giant-Size Fantastic Four #2-4; Avengers #127 Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas Rich Buckler, John Buscema, George Perez 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 Roy Thomas, Len Wein George Perez, John Buscema, Sal Buscema 512 24 Sep 2024 978-1302955441
11 Four No More 1977-1980 Fantastic Four #192-214, Annual #12-13 Marv Wolfman Keith Pollard, John Byrne, Sal Buscema 520 4 Mar 2025 978-1302960551
12 The Possession Of Franklin Richards 1980-1981 Fantastic Four #215-231, Annual #14-15 Marv Wolfman, Doug Moench, Roger Stern John Byrne, Bill Sienkiewicz, Jerome Moore TBC Aug 2025 TBC
17 All In The Family 1986-1987 Fantastic Four #296–307, Annual #20; Fantastic Four vs. the X-Men #1–4 Roger Stern, Steve Englehart, Chris Claremont John Buscema, Jon Bogdanove, Paul Neary 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 Jim Starlin, Steve Englehart Bernie Wrightson, John Buscema, Keith Pollard, Kieron Dwyer 472 12 Jun 2019 978-1302918460
13 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 Steve Englehart, Roger Stern Keith Pollard, Rich Buckler, Mike Mignola 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 Walt Simonson, Louise Simonson, Chris Claremont Rich Buckler, Arthur Adams 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 Walt Simonson, Tom DeFalco Arthur Adams, Paul Ryan 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 Tom DeFalco, Mark Gruenwald Paul Ryan, Herb Trimpe 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 Tom DeFalco, Glenn Herdling Paul Ryan, Geof Isherwood, Mike Gustovich 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 Tom Defalco, Glenn Herdling Paul Ryan, Dante Bastianoni, M. C. Wyman 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) Tom Defalco, Mark Waid Paul Ryan, Carlos Pacheco, Adam Kubert 472 27 May 2015 978-0785192954

Generation X

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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."[25]

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# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Scott Lobdell, Fabian Nicieza Chris Bachalo, Joe Madureira, Andy Kubert, Roger Cruz 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 Scott Lobdell, Michael Golden Tom Grummett, Chris Bachalo, Jeff Johnson 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 Scott Lobdell, James Robinson Jim Mahfood, Chris Bachalo, Martin Egeland 480 6 Jun 2023 978-1302951733
4 Pride And Penance 1997-1999 Generation X #33-47, ½; Generation X/Dracula Annual '98; X-Men Unlimited #20; Generation X Holiday Special #1 Larry Hama, Joseph Harris Terry Dodson, Alé Garza 496 10 Sep 2024 978-1302956523
5 Family Business 1999-2000 Generation X #48-62; Generation X Annual '99; X-Man #50; New Warriors #5 Jay Faerber, Terry Kavanagh, Christopher Yost Terry Dodson, Matt Smith, Luke Ross, Marcus To TBC Sep 2025 TBC

Ghost Rider

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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.

Spine lettering: Orange
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Hell On Wheels 1972-1975 Marvel Spotlight #5-12; Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #1-11; Marvel Team-Up #15 Gary Friedrich, Tony Isabella Mike Ploog, Tom Sutton, Jim Mooney 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 Tony Isabella, Jim Shooter Frank Robbins, Don Heck 408 29 Oct 2024 978-1302955496
3 Deathrace 1978-1980 Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #29-50, Marvel Team-Up #91; material from What If? #17 and Marvel Tales #256 Michael Fleisher, Roger McKenzie Don Perlin TBC Sep 2025 TBC

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.[26] The decision to split the line was taken shortly before the book went to print with distributor, Penguin Random House, reflecting the change.[27]

Spine lettering: Orange
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Howard Mackie Javier Saltares, Mark Texeira, Mark Bagley, Larry Stroman 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 Howard Mackie TBC 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.[28] Volume 2 includes the first six issues of the characters' first ongoing series, debuting in 1989.

Spine lettering: Yellow
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Steve Gerber, Roger Stern John Buscema, Al Milgrom, Don Heck 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 Jim Shooter, Mark Gruenwald Jim Valentino, George Perez, David Wenzel 496 18 Feb 2025 978-1302956417
3 Homecoming 1990-1992 Guardians Of The Galaxy #7-20, Annual #1; material from Fantastic Four Annual #24; Thor Annual #6; Silver Surfer Annual #4 Jim Valentino, Al Milgrom Jim Valentino, Al Milgrom TBC Sep 2025 TBC

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."[29]

Spine lettering: Purple
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Mark Gruenwald Steven Grant, Gene Colan 432 11 Jan 2022 978-1302934484
2 The Way Of The Arrow 1987-1989 Solo Avengers #1-20, Avengers Spotlight #21 Tom DeFalco, Howard Mackie Mark Bright, Ron Lim, Al Milgrom, Ron Wilson 496 17 Oct 2023 978-1302953348
4 Shafted 1994-2008
Hawkeye (vol. 2) #1-4; Hawkeye (vol. 3) #1-8, and more
  • 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
Chuck Dixon, Fabian Nicieza, Brian Michael Bendis Scott Kolins, Stefano Raffaele 480 10 Dec 2024 978-1302956516
Jump to: Hawkeye Modern Era Epic Collection

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.[30][31]

Spine lettering: Green
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Stan Lee Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Dick Ayers 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 Stan Lee Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Bill Everett, Gil Kane, John Buscema, Marie Severin 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 Stan Lee, Gary Friedrich Marie Severin, Herb Trimpe 488 31 Oct 2018 978-1302913137
4 In The Hands Of HYDRA 1969-1971 Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #118–137; Marvel Super-Heroes #16 Roy Thomas Herb Trimpe 440 25 Sep 2019 978-1302915582
5 Who Will Judge The Hulk? 1971-1972 Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #138-156; Avengers #88 Roy Thomas, Archie Goodwin Herb Trimpe 448 19 Jan 2021 978-1302922061
6 Crisis On Counter-Earth 1972-1974 Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #157-178 Steve Englehart, Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway Herb Trimpe 472 5 Oct 2021 978-1302929169
7 And Now... The Wolverine 1974-1976 Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #179-200; Incredible Hulk Annual #5 Len Wein Herb Trimpe, Sal Buscema 472 4 Oct 2022 978-1302933609
8 The Curing Of Dr. Banner 1976-1978 Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #201-226, Annual #6 Len Wein, Roger Stern Sal Buscema 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 Roger Stern Sal Buscema 520 30 Jul 2024 978-1302955366
13 Crossroads 1984-1985 Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #297-313, Incredible Hulk Annual #13, Alpha Flight #29 Bill Mantlo Sal Buscema, Bret Blevins, Mike Mignola, Alan Kupperberg 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 John Byrne, Al Milgrom, Peter David John Byrne, Al Milgrom, Steve Geiger, Sal Buscema 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 Peter David, Jim Starlin Todd McFarlane, John Ridgway, Erik Larsen, Berni Wrightson 464 20 Aug 2024 978-1302956325
19 Ghost Of The Past 1992-1993
Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #397–406, Annual #18–19, and more
  • material from Namor the Sub-Mariner Annual #2, Silver Surfer Annual #5, Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Annual #2 and Marvel Holiday Special #2
Peter David, Ron Marz Dale Keown, Jan Duursema, Gary Frank 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 Peter David Gary Frank, Paul Pelletier, George Perez, Roger Cruz 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 Peter David John Estes, Gary Frank, Darick Robertson, Liam Sharp 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 Peter David, William Messner-Loebs, Mark Waid Angel Medina, Adam Kubert, Mike Deodato Jr. 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 Peter David, Joe Casey Adam Kubert, David Brewer, Javier Pulido, Ed McGuinness 464 18 Apr 2023 978-1302951061
Jump to: Hulk Modern Era Epic Collections

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.

Spine lettering: Green
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 The Fury Of Iron Fist 1974-1977 Marvel Premiere #15–25; Iron Fist #1–15; Marvel Team-Up #63–64 Chris Claremont John Byrne, Larry Hama 528 8 Jul 2015 978-0785191643
26 Sep 2018 978-1302912840
23 Nov 2022 978-1302946883
Jump to: Power Man And Iron Fist Epic Collection

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.[32][33]

Spine lettering: Yellow
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 The Golden Avenger 1963-1965 Tales of Suspense #39–72 Stan Lee Don Heck 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 Stan Lee Gene Colan 408 25 Jan 2017 978-1302900113
3 The Man Who Killed Tony Stark 1968-1970 Iron Man #2–24 Archie Goodwin George Tuska 496 17 Apr 2019 978-1302916305
4 The Fury Of The Firebrand 1970-1972 Iron Man #25-46; Daredevil #73 Archie Goodwin, Gerry Conway, Allyn Brodsky Don Heck, George Tuska 472 26 Aug 2020 978-1302922078
5 Battle Royal 1972-1974 Iron Man #47-67 Mike Freidrich George Tuska 448 24 May 2022 978-1302933616
6 War Of The Super Villains 1974-1976 Iron Man #68-91, Annual #3 Mike Freidrich George Tuska 480 28 Nov 2023 978-1302948801
7 Ten Rings To Rule The World 1976-1978 Iron Man #92-114, Annual #4; Marvel Premiere #44 Bill Mantlo George Tuska, Keith Pollard 480 3 June 2025 978-1302960599
10 The Enemy Within 1982-1983 Iron Man #158–177, Annual #5 Denny O’Neil Luke McDonnell 504 18 Sep 2013 978-0785187875
11 Duel Of Iron 1983-1985 Iron Man #178–195, Annual #6–7 Denny O’Neil Luke McDonnell 504 20 Mar 2016 978-0785195061
13 Stark Wars 1987-1988 Iron Man #215–232, Annual #9 David Michelinie Bob Layton, Mark Bright, Barry Windsor-Smith 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 Mike Saenz, David Michelinie Bob Layton, Roger McKenzie, Butch Guice, Ken Steacy 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 David Michelinie Bob Layton, Dwayne McDuffie, Paul Smith, Herb Trimpe 472 24 Jan 2018 978-1302910136
18 Apr 2023 978-1302950446
16 War Games 1990-1992 Iron Man #258–277 John Byrne John Romita, Jr., Paul Ryan, Mark Bright 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 Roy Thomas, Danny Fingeroth, Len Kaminski Tom Morgan, Paul Ryan, Kevin Hopgood, Gene Colan 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 Len Kaminski, Kurt Busiek, Christopher Priest Kevin Hopgood, Greg LaRocque 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 Scott Benson, Len Kaminski, Dan Abnett Tom Morgan, Dave Taylor, Geoff Senior 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 Bob Harras, Terry Kavanagh, Dan Abnett Mike Deodato Jr, Heitor Oliveira 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 Dan Abnett, Bob Harras, Terry Kavanagh Jim Cheung, Hector Collazo, Richard Bennett 488 1 Oct 2024 978-1302959586
Jump to: Iron Man Modern Era Epic Collection

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".[34]

Spine lettering: Red
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Don McGregor Philip Russell, Herb Trimpe 488 19 Oct 2021 978-1302932169

Luke Cage

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In 1972, Luke Cage became the first Black American superhero to star in his own comic-book series.[35] 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 & Iron Fist.

Spine lettering: Yellow
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Retribution 1972-1975 Hero for Hire #1-16, Power Man #17-23 Archie Goodwin, Steve Englehart, Tony Isabella George Tuska, Billy Graham 480 16 Feb 2021 978-1302928315
2 The Fire This Time 1975-1977 Power Man #24-47, Annual #1 Don McGregor, Marv Wolfman George Tuska, Lee Elias 472 13 Feb 2024 978-1302955069
Jump to: Power Man And Iron Fist Epic Collection

Marvel Two-in-One

[edit]

Marvel Two-in-One features Fantastic Four member, The Thing, teaming up with a different Marvel superhero each issue.

Spine lettering: Orange
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Cry Monster 1973-1976 Marvel Two-in-One #1–19; Marvel Feature #11–12; Marvel Team-Up #47 Steve Gerber, Bill Mantlo Sal Buscema, Ron Wilson 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 Marv Wolfman, Roy Thomas John Buscema, Sal Buscema, Ron Wilson 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 Marv Wolfman, Jim Starlin Ron Wilson, Sal Buscema, Alan Kupperberg 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."[36]

Marvel's own series was popular enough to last until 1983 and issue #125.

Meanwhile, Epic Collection Volume 3: Traitors To The Crown was cancelled due to rights issues.[37]

Spine lettering: Red
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Steve Englehart, Doug Moench Jim Starlin, Paul Gulacy 480 14 Mar 2018 978-1302901356
2 Fight Without Pity 1975-1977 Master of Kung Fu #29–53; Annual #1 Doug Moench Paul Gulacy 496 26 Jun 2019 978-1302901363
3 Traitors To The Crown 1977-1980 Master of Kung Fu #54–79 Doug Moench Mike Zeck, Jim Craig, Pat Broderick 480 Cancelled 978-1302901370

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.[38]

Spine lettering: Light blue
The Original Marvel Years
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 They Came From Inner Space 1979-1980 The Micronauts (1979) #1-20, Annual #1 Bill Mantlo Michael Golden, Howard Chaykin 456 8 Jul 2025 978-1302960612
2 Home Sweet Homeworld 1980-1981 The Micronauts (1979) #21-35, Annual #2 Bill Mantlo Pat Broderick, Val Mayerik TBC Sep 2025 TBC

Moon Knight

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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.[39]

Spine lettering: Grey
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Doug Moench, David Anthony Kraft, Bill Mantlo Don Perlin, Keith Giffen, Bill Sienkiewicz 504 1 Oct 2014 978-0785190967
16 Jun 2021 978-1302929855
2 Shadows Of The Moon 1981-1982 Moon Knight #5–23 Doug Moench, Jack Harris Bill Sienkiewicz, Denys Cowan 512 21 Oct 2015 978-0785198109
4 Jan 2022 978-1302933685
3 Final Rest 1982-1984 Moon Knight #24–38 Doug Moench, Alan Zelenetz, Tony Isabella Bill Sieniewicz, Kevin Nowlan, Bo Hampton 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 Alan Zelenetz, Jo Duffy, Chuck Dixon Chris Warner, Sal Velluto 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 Mike Baron, Chuck Dixon, Howard Mackie Bill Reinhold, Sal Velluto, Mark Bagley 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 Terry Kavanagh Denys Cowan, Gary Kwapisz, James Fry, Kelley Jones 496 24 Oct 2023 978-1302953805

Morbius

[edit]

Morbius The Living Vampire first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #101 from 1971, which is also collected The Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection #6: The Death Of Captain Stacy.

Both Morbius Epic Collections were released ahead of the 2022 Morbius film.

Spine lettering: White
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Steve Gerber, Don McGregor Gill Kane, Rick Buckler, Pablo Maros 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 Doug Moench, Bill Mantlo, David Kraft Sonny Trinidad, Sal Buscema, Mike Vosburg 400 25 May 2021 978-1302928346

Ms. Marvel

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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.

Spine lettering: Blue
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 This Woman, This Warrior 1977-1978 Ms. Marvel #1–14; Marvel Team-Up #61–62; Defenders #57 Chris Claremont, Gerry Conway Jim Mooney, John Buscema, Sal Buscema 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) Chris Claremont Jim Mooney, Mike Vosburg 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."[40]

None of Namor's Golden Age appearances have been collected in the Epic Collection, with Volume 1 consisting of Silver Age cameos in other books and his shared series in Tales to Astonish. His own series, Sub-Mariner, launched in 1968.

Spine lettering: Turquoise
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Stan Lee Jack Kirby, Gene Colan 408 7 Apr 2021 978-1302928360
3 Who Strikes For Atlantis? 1968-1970 Sub-Mariner #4-27 Roy Thomas Marie Severin, John Buscema 512 21 Feb 2023 978-1302949747
4 Titans Three 1970-1972 Sub-Mariner #28-49, Daredevil #77; material from Ka-Zar #1 Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway Sal Buscema, Gene Colan 512 27 Aug 2024 978-1302955397

New Mutants

[edit]

Vol. 2: The Demon Bear Saga contains art from Bill Sienkiewicz "who made New Mutants one of the most visually bold series of the 80s". Sienkiewicz "preferred to push the boundaries of what was considered acceptable for the superhero comic book medium".[41]

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.[42]

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.

Spine lettering: Blue
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Chris Claremont Bob McLeod, Sal Buscema, Ron Frenz, John Buscema 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 Chris Claremont Bill Sienkiewicz, Sal Buscema, Bob McLeod 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 Chris Claremont Steve Leialoha, Arthur Adams, Mary Wilshire, Butch Guice 512 27 Jun 2023 978-1302951627
4 Fallen Angels 1986-1987 The New Mutants #45-54, Annual #3; Fallen Angels #1-8 Chris Claremont Jo Duffy, Butch Guice, Kerry Gammill, Joe Staton 496 25 Feb 2025 978-1302956653
5 Sudden Death 1987-1988 The New Mutants #55–70, Annual #4 Louise Simonson Bret Blevins, June Brigman, John Muth, Bo Hampton, Terry Shoemaker 464 4 Aug 2021 978-1302930844
6 Curse Of The Valkyries 1988-1990 X-Terminators #1–4; The New Mutants #71–85 Louise Simonson, Chris Claremont Bret Blevins, Rich Buckler, Terry Shoemaker 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 Louise Simonson, Ann Nocenti Rob Liefeld, Jon Bogdanove, Arthur Adams, Bret Blevins 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 Louise Simonson, Chris Claremont, Fabian Nicieza Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee, Jon Bogdanove 504 20 Jul 2022 978-1302946647
Jump to: X-Force Epic Collection

Planet Of The Apes Adventures

[edit]

Following Fox's sale to Disney.[14] 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.[43]

The first Planet Of The Apes book is so far the smallest in the Epic Collection at just 224 pages.

Spine lettering: White
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 The Original Marvel Years 1975-1976 Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #1-11 Doug Moench George Tuska, Alfredo Alcala 224 24 May 2024 978-1302959999

Power Man & Iron Fist

[edit]

In an effort to avoid cancellation for the separate Iron Fist and Luke Cage books, Marvel created Power Man & Iron Fist in 1977. The Epic Collection contains almost the full series until its 1986 cancellation. The missing issue 73 is collected within Rom: Spaceknight volume 2: The Original Marvel Years.

Spine lettering: Yellow
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
Jump to: Iron Fist Epic Collection
Jump to: Luke Cage Epic Collection
1 Heroes For Hire 1977-1981 Power Man #48–49; Power Man and Iron Fist #50–70 Jo Duffy, Chris Claremont Kerry Gammill, John Byrne, Trevor Von Eeden 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 Jo Duffy, Dennis O’Neil, Frank Miller Kerry Gammill, Denys Cowan, Keith Pollard, Frank Miller 472 5 Oct 2016 978-1302900137
3 Doombringer 1983-1984 Power Man and Iron Fist #90–107 Steven Grant, Archie Goodwin Denys Cowan, Greg Larocque, Geof Isherwood 440 20 Nov 2019 978-1302920715
4 Hardball 1984-1986 Power Man and Iron Fist #108-125 Christopher Priest, Alan Rowlands, Tony Isabella Greg LaRocque, Mark Bright 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.[44]

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# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Steven Grant, Jo Duffy, Mike Baron Mike Zeck, Whilce Portacio 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 Mike Baron, Roger Salick Mark Texeira, Whilce Portacio, Erik Larsen, Bill Reinhold 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 Steven Grant, Mike Baron, Chuck Dixon Mike Zeck, Bill Reinhold, Jorge Zaffino 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 Mike Baron, Chris Henderson Cam Smith, Bill Reinhold, Mark Texeira, Mike Harris 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 Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Daniel Chichester Doug Braithwaite, Larry Stroman 488 6 Dec 2017 978-1302907846

Rom: Spaceknight

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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 license in 2023.[45] Even though the series includes licensed characters, stories take place in Marvel's main Earth-616 universe. In the first two Epic Collections, there are appearances from the X-Men, Power Man and Iron Fist, plus The Brotherhood Of Mutants.

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# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 The Original Marvel Years 1979-1981 Rom #1-20 Bill Mantlo Sal Buscema, Greg Larocque (TBC) 432 1 Apr 2025 978-1302961084
2 The Original Marvel Years 1981-1982 Rom #21-33, Annual #1; Power Man And Iron Fist #73 Bill Mantlo, Jo Duffy Sal Buscema, Greg LaRocque TBC Aug 2025 TBC

Sgt Fury

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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 Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 The Howling Commandos 1963-1965 Sgt. Fury And His Howling Commandos #1–19 Stan Lee Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers 448 13 Mar 2019 978-1302916572
2 Berlin Breakout 1965-1966 Sgt. Fury And His Howling Commandos #20-36, Annual #1-2 Stan Lee, Roy Thomas Dick Ayers 416 30 May 2023 978-1302952549

She-Hulk

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She-Hulk was "the last major character Stan Lee co-created for Marvel", with Jennifer Walters as the estranged cousin of Bruce Banner.[46] The series was revolutionary in the way it consistently broke the fourth wall.[47]

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# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 John Byrne, Steve Gerber, Dwayne McDuffie John Byrne, Bryan Hitch, June Brigman 448 3 May 2022 978-1302945916
4 The Cosmic Squish Principle 1990-1991 Sensational She-Hulk #13-30; material from Marvel Super-Heroes #5 Steve Gerber, Simon Furman, Louise Simonson Bryan Hitch, Tom Artis, Tom Morgan 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 Scott Benson, Michael Eury, Peter David, Dan Slott Pat Olliffe, Paco Medina 480 23 Jul 2024 978-1302956691

Silver Surfer

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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.[48]

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# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Stan Lee Jack Kirby 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 Stan Lee, Steve Englehart John Byrne, Marshal Rogers, Joe Staton, John Buscema 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 Steve Englehart, Stan Lee Ron Lim, Sal Buscema, Jean Giraud (Moebius) 488 21 Jun 2022 978-1302932329
5 The Return Of Thanos 1989-1990 Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #24-38, Silver Surfer: The Enslavers Steve Englehart, Jim Starlin, Stan Lee Ron Lim, Keith Pollard 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 Jim Starlin, Ron Marz, Alan Grant Ron Lim, Jim Sherman 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 Ron Marz, Susan Kennedy Ron Lim, Gavin Curtis, Todd Smith, Tom Raney 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 Jim Starlin, Ron Marz Bill Reinhold, Ron Lim, M.C. Wyman, Kevin West 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 Ron Marz, Jim Starlin Ron Lim, Tom Grindberg, Joe Phillips, Cully Hamner, Ernie Stiner 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 George Perez, Ron Marz, TBC Tom Grindberg, Claudio Castellini, TBC 448 24 Jun 2025 978-1302964443
13 Inner Demons 1996-1998 Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #123–138, -1, Annual '97 J.M. DeMatteis, Tom DeFalco, Ron Garney Val Semeiks, Paul Pelletier, Tom Grummett 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 Tom DeFalco, J.M. DeMatteis, Louise Simonson John Muth, John Buscema 488 26 Dec 2023 978-1302953355

Star Wars (Legends)

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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.[49]

Marvel's Senior Vice President of sales and marketing, David Gabriel, said the Star Wars releases would “be bouncing around to different periods of Star Wars history with each Epic Collection, constructing one huge tapestry, collecting full unbroken runs of all the greatest Star Wars comics from the past 35 years.”[50]

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

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# 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

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# 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

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# 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

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# 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

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# 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

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# 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 440 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

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# 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

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# 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
17 Dec 2024 978-1302960704
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

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# 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

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# 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 2009-2011 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

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# 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

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# 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

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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.[51]

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# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 The God Of Thunder 1962-1964 Journey into Mystery #83–109 Stan Lee Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott, Don Heck 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 Stan Lee Jack Kirby 504 2 Nov 2016 978-0785194460
3 The Wrath Of Odin 1966-1968 Thor #131–153, Annual #2 Stan Lee Jack Kirby 512 27 Sep 2017 978-1302903794
1 Mar 2022 978-1302933883
4 To Wake The Mangog 1968-1970 Thor #154–174 Stan Lee Jack Kirby 456 25 Feb 2015 978-0785191735
1 Feb 2022 978-1302933753
5 The Fall Of Asgard 1970-1971 Thor #175–194 Stan Lee Jack Kirby, John Buscema 432 26 Sep 2018 978-1302912741
6 Into The Dark Nebula 1972-1973 Thor #195-216 Gerry Conway John Buscema 480 25 Mar 2020 978-1302922481
7 Ulik Unchained 1973-1975 Thor #217-241; Marvel Premiere #26 Gerry Conway John Buscema 512 21 Dec 2021 978-1302929497
8 War Of The Gods 1975-1977 Thor #242-259, Annual #5; Marvel Spotlight #30 Len Wein John Buscema 392 5 Jun 2022 978-1302933647
9 Even An Immortal Can Die 1977-1979 Thor #260-280, Annual #6-7, Marvel Preview #10 Len Wein, Roy Thomas John Buscema, Walt Simonson 520 25 Apr 2023 978-1302948689
10 The Eternals Saga 1979-1980 Thor #281-302, Annual #8; material from Marvel Treasury Edition #24, 26 Roy Thomas, Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio Keith Pollard, John Buscema 496 26 Nov 2024 978-1302955540
11 A Kingdom Lost 1981-1982 Thor #303–319, Annual #9–10 Doug Moench, Ralph Macchio, Mark Gruenwald Keith Pollard 480 16 Apr 2014 978-0785188629
12 Runequest 1982-1983 Thor #320–336, Annual #11; material from Bizarre Adventures #32 Doug Moench, Alan Zelenetz Alan Kupperberg, Bob Hall, Mark Bright 456 10 Aug 2016 978-0785194453
16 War Of The Pantheons 1987-1989 Thor #383–400 Tom DeFalco Ron Frenz 472 23 Oct 2013 978-0785187882
17 In Mortal Flesh 1989-1990 Thor #401–418, Annual #14 Tom DeFalco, Randall Frenz, Roy Thomas Ron Frenz, Herb Trimpe, Al Milgrom 488 2 Aug 2017 978-1302906986
8 Aug 2023 978-1302950514
18 The Black Galaxy 1990-1991 Thor #419–436, Annual #15 Roy Thomas, Tom DeFalco Herb Trimpe, Gary Hartle, Ron Frenz 488 14 Aug 2019 978-1302918507
19 The Thor War 1991-1992 Thor #437-450, Annual #16-17 Tom DeFalco Ron Frenz, Pat Olliffe 472 9 Dec 2020 978-1302927066
15 Nov 2022 978-1302946913
20 The Final Gauntlet 1992-1993 Thor #451-467, Thor Corps #1-4 Tom DeFalco, Ron Marz Ron Frenz, Bruce Zick, Pat Olliffe 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 Ron Marz, Jim Starlin, Roy Thomas Cam Smith, M.C. Wyman 504 30 Nov 2022 978-1302948269
22 Hel On Earth 1994-1995 Thor #476-490, Annual #19; material from Avengers Annual #23 Roy Thomas John Buscema, Jerry DeClaire, M.C. Wyman 512 18 Jul 2023 978-1302951894
23 Worldengine 1995-1996 Thor #491–502; Captain America #449; Iron Man #326; Avengers #396; Thor: The Legend Warren Ellis, William Messner-Loebs, Mark Waid, Terry Kavanagh Mike Deodato Jr., Geof Isherwood 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 Tom DeFalco Mike Deodato Jr., John Buscema, Pablo Raimondi, Ron Frenz 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 Dan Jurgens, TBC John Romita Jr., TBC 528 29 Jul 2025 978-1302964115
Jump to: Thor Modern Era Epic Collection

Thunderbolts

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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.

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# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Kurt Busiek, Roger Stern Mark Bagley, Sal Buscema 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 Kurt Busiek, Karl Kesel, Barbara Kesel Mark Bagley, George Perez 432 30 Apr 2024 978-1302956462
3 Targeted For Death 1999-2000 Thunderbolts #26-41, Annual 2000; Avengers Annual 2000 Kurt Busiek, Fabian Nicieza, TBC Mark Bagley, Norm Breyfogle, TBC 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 Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Symbiosis 1984-1994
Amazing Spider-Man #258, #300, #315–17, #332–33, #346–47, and more
  • 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
David Michelinie, Danny Fingeroth Todd McFarlane, Ron Lim, Erik Larsen, Mike Manley 472 4 Nov 2020 978-1302927295
2 Lethal Protector 1992-1993
Amazing Spider-Man #361–363, #374; Spider-Man: The Trial of Venom, and more
  • 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
David Michelinie, Howard Mackie Mark Bagley, Sam Kieth, Ron Lim 480 4 Jan 2022 978-1302932046
4 The Madness 1993-1994
Venom: The Madness #1-3; Venom: The Enemy Within #1-3, and more
  • Iron Man #302; Darkhawk #35-37; Incredible Hulk vs. Venom #1; Venom: The Mace #1-3; Nightwatch #5-6; Venom: Nights of Vengeance #1-4
Danny Fingeroth, Ann Nocenti, Bruce Jones, Carl Potts, Howard Mackie Tom Smith, Kelley Jones, Bob McLeod, Liam Sharp, Ron Lim 480 12 Sep 2023 978-1302953874
5 Carnage Unleashed 1994-1995
Web of Spider-Man #118-119; Spider-Man #52-53, and more
  • Spider-Man: The Arachnis Project #6; 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
Howard Mackie, Larry Hama Andrew Wildman, Ron Randell, Greg Luzniak 496 27 Sep 2022 978-1302948252
7 The Hunger 1996-1998
Venom: The Hunger #1-4; Venom: Tooth And Claw #1-3, and more
  • 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
Len Kaminski, Larry Hama, Ted Halsted, Joe St. Pierre, Josh Hood, Mark Pajarillo 512 27 Aug 2024 978-1302959890
Jump to: Venom Modern Era Epic Collection

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. 10: 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).[52][53]

Spine lettering: Orange
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Madripoor Nights 1988-1989 Wolverine #1–16; material from Marvel Comics Presents #1–10, Marvel Age Annual #4 Chris Claremont, Peter David John Buscema, Gene Colan 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 Archie Goodwin, Walt Simonson, Jo Duffy Howard Chaykin, Mike Mignola, John Byrne 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 Larry Hama, Tom DeFalco Marc Silvestri, Alan Davis, John Buscema 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 Larry Hama Bill Sienkiewicz, Dwayne Turner, Kent Williams, Mark Texeira 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 Larry Hama, Ann Nocenti, Howard Mackie Adam Kubert, Ron Garney 480 20 Jun 2023 978-1302951689
8 The Dying Game 1994-1996 Wolverine #87–100, Annual '95; Wolverine: Knight of Terra Larry Hama Adam Kubert, James Williams III, Jan Duursema 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 Larry Hama, Howard Mackie Val Semeiks, Anthony Winn, Joe St. Pierre 496 2 Aug 2022 978-1302946500
12 Shadow Of Apocalypse 1999-2000 Wolverine #133–149; Hulk #8; Wolverine/Cable: Guts and Glory Erik Larsen, Eric Stephenson Jeff Matsuda, Leinil Francis Yu, Mike Miller, Roger Cruz 504 1 Feb 2017 978-1302903855
13 Blood Debt 1999-2002 Wolverine #150–158, Annual '99; Wolverine: Origin #1–6 Steve Skroce, Eric Stephenson, Paul Jenkins Rob Liefeld, Ian Churchill, Adam Kubert 488 28 Mar 2018 978-1302910228
14 The Return Of Weapon X 2000-2002 Wolverine #159-172, Wolverine Annual 2000-2001 Frank Tieri Jorge Santamaria, Sean Chen, Dan Fraga, Matthew Marsilia 448 26 Mar 2024 978-1302958114
15 Law Of The Jungle 2002-2003 Wolverine #173-189 Frank Tieri, Matt Nixon, Daniel Way, TBC Sean Chen, Ethan Van Sciver, John McCrea, TBC 440 25 Mar 2025 978-1302964139

X-Factor

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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.[54][55]

Spine lettering: Blue
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 John Byrne, Bob Layton, Louise Simonson, Bob Harras John Byrne, Jackson Guice, Paul Neary 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 Louise Simonson, Walt Simonson Sal Buscema, Jon Bogdanove, Terry Shoemaker, Steve Lightle 488 4 May 2021 978-1302927103
4 Judgement War 1989-1990 X-Factor #37-50, Annual #4; Uncanny X-Men #242-243 Louise Simonson, Walter Simonson, John Byrne Arthur Adams, Tom Smith, John Byrne 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 Peter David, Fabian Nicieza Larry Stroman, Dale Keown, Joe Quesada 456 28 Nov 2018 978-1302913861
8 X-Aminations 1992-1994 X-Factor #84–100, Annual #8 Peter David, Scott Lobdell, J.M. DeMatteis Jae Lee, Joe Quesada, Jan Duursema 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 J.M. DeMatteis, Todd DeZago John Francis Moore, Jan Duursema, Mat Broome 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) Howard Mackie Jeff Matsuda, Steve Epting, Ariel Olivetti 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.[56]

Spine lettering: Blue
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
Jump to: New Mutants Epic Collection
1 Under The Gun 1991-1992 X-Force #1–15, Annual #1; Spider-Man #16; Wolverine #54 Rob Liefeld, Fabian Nicieza Todd McFarlane, Mark Pacella, Greg Capullo 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 Fabian Nicieza, Scott Lobdell John Romita Jr., Brendan Peterson, Andy Kubert, Greg Capullo 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 Fabian Nicieza Greg Capullo, Art Thibert, Joe Madureira, Tony Daniel 496 12 Dec 2023 978-1302954024
4 Toy Soldiers 1993-1994 X-Force #27-39, Annual #3; Cable #6-8; New Warriors #45-46 Fabian Nicieza Mat Broome, Tony Daniel, Aron Wiesenfeld, Darick Robertson, Mike Wieringo 512 28 Jan 2025 978-1302959814
7 Zero Tolerance 1997-1998 X-Force #66-84, -1 John Francis Moore Adam Polina, Pop Mhan, Andy Smith, Jim Cheung 472 19 Apr 2022 978-1302927110
8 Armageddon Now 1998-2000 X-Force #85-100, X-Force/Champions Annual 1998, X-Force Annual 1999 John Francis Moore Terry Shoemaker, Jim Cheung, Anthony Williams, Chris Renaud 480 13 Jun 2023 978-1302948306

X-Men

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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.[57]

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, concluding with volume 19: Mutant Genesis.

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# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Children Of The Atom 1963-1966 X-Men #1–23 Stan Lee, Roy Thomas Jack Kirby, Werner Roth 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 Roy Thomas Werner Roth, Don Heck, George Tuska 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 Roy Thomas Neal Adams, Jim Steranko, Arnold Drake, Werner Roth 512 14 Nov 2018 978-1302912758
7 Apr 2021 978-1302928513
4 It's Always Darkest Before The Dawn 1970-1975
Material from X-Men #67–93; Amazing Adventures #11–17, and more
  • 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
Steve Englehart, Len Wein Sal Buscema, Tom Sutton, Herb Trimpe, Gil Kane 512 17 Jul 2019 978-1302916039
17 Jan 2023 978-1302950347
5 Second Genesis 1975-1978 Giant Size X-Men #1; X-Men #94–110; Iron Fist #14–15; Marvel Team-Up #53, 69–70, Annual #1 Chris Claremont Dave Cockrum John Byrne 528 29 Mar 2017 978-1302903909
9 May 2023 978-1302950453
6 Proteus 1978-1980 X-Men #111–128, Annual #3; Incredible Hulk Annual #7; Marvel Team-Up #89 Chris Claremont John Byrne 440 26 Aug 2020 978-1302922528
12 Sep 2023 978-1302950538
7 The Fate Of The Phoenix 1980-1981 X-Men #129–141, Uncanny X-Men #142–143, Annual #4; Phoenix: The Untold Story (1984); material from Marvel Treasury Edition #26–27, Marvel Team-Up #100 Chris Claremont John Byrne 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 Chris Claremont Dave Cockrum, Michael Golden 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 Chris Claremont Dave Cockrum, Paul Smith 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 Chris Claremont Paul Smith, Brent Anderson, Frank Miller 488 24 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 Chris Claremont John Romita, Jr., Paul Smith, Dave Cockrum 512 23 Dec 2015 978-0785192176
11 Jun 2024 978-1302957940
17 Dissolution And Rebirth 1989-1990 Uncanny X-Men #248–267 Chris Claremont Jim Lee, Marc Silverstri, Bill Jaaska, Mike Collins 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 Fabian Nicieza, Chris Claremont Whilce Portacio, Jim Lee, Andy Kubert 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 Jim Lee, Fabian Nicieza, John Byrne, Scott Lobdell Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio 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 Scott Lobdell, Fabian Nicieza Tom Raney, Brendan Peterson, Andy Kubert 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 Scott Lobdell, Fabian Nicieza Brandon Peterson, Andy Kubert, John Romita Jr., Chris Bachalo 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 Scott Lobdell, Fabian Nicieza, Howard Mackie John Romita, Jr., Lee Weeks 520 23 Apr 2024 978-1302956851
Jump to: New X-Men Modern Era Epic Collection
Jump to: Astonishing X-Men Modern Era Epic Collection

Modern Era Epic Collections

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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".[58] 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".[59]

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.[60]

Amazing Spider-Man

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The chracter's modern era begins with J. Michael Straczynski, who wrote The Amazing Spider-Man for six years from 2001. His first arc, Coming Home, introduced the villain Morlun, and saw Peter Parker's Aunt May discover his alter-ego.

Later, the writer attempted to reinvent parts of Spider-Man's origin, with storylines such as Spider-Totem and The Other. He caused controversy with the Sins Past storyline, which involved Gwen Stacy - then navigated the Civil War event, before finishing with One More Day, which saw Peter's marriage to Mary-Jane removed from history.[61][62]

Title lettering: Red
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
Jump to: Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection
1 Coming Home 2001-2002 Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 2) #30-45 J. Michael Straczynski John Romita Jr., J. Scott Campbell 392 29 Apr 2025 Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 2) #32 cover: 978-1302964450
14 Big Time 2011 Amazing Spider-Man #648 (A story), 649-662, 654.1 Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage Humberto Ramos, Reilly Brown TBC Sep 2025 TBC

Annihilation

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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. The event leads into the beginning of 2008's Guardians Of The Galaxy reboot.

# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Keith Giffen, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Javier Grillo-Marxuach Mitch Breitweiser, Ariel Olivetti, Scott Kolins, Kev Walker, Renato Arlem, Gregory Titus 472 10 Jun 2025 Annihilation: Prologue cover: 978-1302963255

Astonishing X-Men

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The first two Astonishing X-Men volumes contains the entire 25-issue run from Joss Whedon and John Cassaday. For the most part, the series continued Grant Morrison's New X-Men series, while ignoring much of Marvel's ongoing continuity.[63]

Title lettering: Orange-yellow
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Gifted 2004-2005 Astonishing X-Men (vol. 3) #1-12 Joss Whedon John Cassaday 320 26 Mar 2024 Astonishing X-Men (vol. 3) #1 variant cover: 978-1302957971
2 Unstoppable 2005-2007 Astonishing X-Men (vol. 3) #13-24; Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men #1 Joss Whedon John Cassaday 344 4 Mar 2025 Astonishing X-Men (vol. 3) #13 cover: 978-1302961114

Black Widow

[edit]
Title lettering: Red
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
Jump to: Black Widow Epic Collection
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 Devin Grayson Jeffrey Glen Jones, TBC 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 Nathan Edmondson Phil Noto, Mitch Gerads 472 9 Apr 2024 978-1302956431

Captain America

[edit]

The modern era of Captain America starts with writer Ed Brubaker's eight-year run. The first two volumes include the return of Bucky Barnes as The Winter Soldier, and the death of Captain America following Civil War.

The storyline was not only "one of the best-selling comics of the decade" but also "perhaps one of the best moves that Marvel could have made ... (as it) provided the perfect opportunity for the gravity of the Civil War’s outcome to be felt".[64][65]

Title lettering: Light blue
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
Jump to: Captain America Epic Collection
1 The Winter Soldier 2005-2006 Captain America (vol. 5) #1-17; Captain America 65th Anniversary Special; Captain America: Winter Soldier Director's Cut Ed Brubaker Steve Epting, Michael Lark, John Paul Leon, Lee Weeks, Javier Pulido, Marcos Martin 472 18 Jun 2024 Captain America (vol. 5) #14 cover: 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 Ed Brubaker, Jeph Loeb Steve Epting, Mike Perkins, Lee Weeks, Leinil Francis Yu, Ed McGuinness, John Romita Jr, David Finch, John Cassaday 520 22 Oct 2024 Fallen Son: The Death Of Captain America #3 cover: 978-1302956455

Daredevil

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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."[66]

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

Title lettering: Dark red
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
Jump to: Daredevil Epic Collection
2 Underboss 2000-2002 Daredevil (vol. 2) #16-31; Daredevil: Ninja #1-3 Brian Michael Bendis, Bob Gale Rob Haynes, David Mack, Phil Winslade, Dave Ross, Alex Maleev 472 27 Feb 2024 Daredevil (vol. 2) #26 cover: 978-1302956332
3 Out 2002-2003 Daredevil (vol. 2) #32-50 Brian Michael Bendis Alex Maleev, Manuel Gutierrez, Terry Dodson 448 15 Oct 2024 Daredevil (vol. 2) #36 cover: 978-1302956370
4 King Of Hell's Kitchen 2003-2004 Daredevil (vol. 2) #51-65; What If... Karen Page Had Lived? (2004) Brian Michael Bendis, David Mack Alex Maleev, Michael Golden, Greg Horn, Philip Russell, Phil Hester, Chris Bachalo, Michael Lark 408 4 Feb 2025 Daredevil (vol. 2) #65 cover: 978-1302956424
6 The Devil In Cell-Block D 2006-2007 Daredevil (vol. 2) #82-94, Annual (2007) Ed Brubaker Michael Lark, David Aja 376 1 Jul 2025 Daredevil (vol. 2) #86 cover: 978-1302964337

Dark Avengers

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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, crossing over with the Utopia event, before concluding with Siege.

Title lettering: Purple
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Osborn's Reign 2009-2010 Dark Avengers #1-16, Annual #1; Dark Avengers / Uncanny X-Men: Utopia; Dark Avengers / Uncanny X-Men: Exodus; Uncanny X-Men #513-514 Brian Michael Bendis, Matt Fraction Mike Deodato, Marc Silvestri, Terry Dodson, Luke Ross, Greg Horn, Chris Bachalo 552 30 Jan 2024 Dark Avengers #1 second printing cover: 978-1302952709

Deadpool

[edit]
Title lettering: Red
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
Jump to: Deadpool Epic Collection
5 In Wade We Trust 2012-2013 Deadpool (2012) #1-14, 20, 26 Brian Posehn, Gerry Duggan Tony Moore, Scott Koblish, Mike Hawthorne, Declan Shalvey 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.

Title lettering: Red
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Ballistic Bromance 2004-2006 Cable & Deadpool #1-18 Fabian Nicieza Patch Zircher, Mark Brooks, Marvin Law 424 7 Aug 2024 978-1302960902

Guardians Of The Galaxy

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Despite the same name, the Modern Era Guardians Of The Galaxy are largely separate from the 1960s version.[28] The 2008 team line-up - Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Phyla-Vell, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, and Adam Warlock - first came together during the Annihilation: Conquest event.

Title lettering: Light blue
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Keith Giffin, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning Timothy Green II, Paul Pelletier, Brad Walker, Carlos Magno, Wes Craig 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 Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning Brad Walker, Wes Craig, Miguel Sepulveda 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.

The Clint Barton version of the character was killed during 2004's Avengers Disassembled event, though returned to the team as Ronin in New Avengers. His separate Modern Era series begins after the events of Secret Invasion, in which his wife, Mockingbird, returns.

Title lettering: Purple
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
Jump to: Hawkeye Epic Collection
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 Jim McCann, Duane Swierczynski David Lopez, Manuel Garcia, Paco Diaz, Nick Dragotta, Valentine De Landro, Lee Weeks 480 2 Jul 2024 978-1302956530

Hulk

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Title lettering: Green
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
Jump to: Incredible Hulk Epic Collections
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 Jeph Loeb Ed McGuinness, Arthur Adams, Frank Cho, Herb Trimpe 440 7 May 2024 978-1302956479

Iron Man

[edit]

Launching at the same time as Marvel's first Iron Man movie, volumes three to five of the character's modern era covers the full Matt Fraction-Salvador Larroca run on the title. Readers "were treated to a version of Tony [Stark] that embraced his mistakes and flaws", plus arcs which were "filled with stories that pushed the Armored Avenger to his limit, and revealed new layers to the tortured genius underneath the suit".[67][68]

Title lettering: Yellow
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
Jump to: Iron Man Epic Collection
3 World's Most Wanted 2008-2009 Invincible Iron Man (vol. 2) #1-19 Matt Fraction Salvador Larroca 496 4 Jun 2024 Invincible Iron Man (vol. 2) #8 cover: 978-1302956646
4 Stark Disassembled 2010-2011 Invincible Iron Man (vol. 2) #20-33; Iron Man: Requiem #1; Rescue #1; FCBD 2010 Iron Man/Thor Matt Fraction, Kelly Sue DeConnick Salvador Larroca, Kano, Andrea Mutti, John Romita Jr, Jamie McKelvie 488 24 Dec 2024 Invincible Iron Man (vol. 2) #25 Larroca variant cover: 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); Fear Itself (2011) #7.3: Iron Man Matt Fraction Salvador Larroca, TBC 416 15 Jul 2025 978-1302964092

Loki

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The first two Modern Era Loki volumes were released at the same time as the Disney+ series of the same name.

Title lettering: Green
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Journey Into Mystery 2010-2011 Siege: Loki #1, Journey into Mystery (vol. 2) #622-636, 626.1 Kieron Gillen, Robert Rodi Jamie McKelvie, Doug Braithwaite, Pasqual Ferry, Richard Elson, Whilce Portacio, Mitchell Breitweiser 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 Kieron Gillen, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Matt Fraction, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Richard Elson, Alan Davis, Stephanie Hans, Joe Bennett 384 5 Sep 2023 978-1302952655

Miles Morales: Spider Man

[edit]

Miles Morales was created by Brian Michael Bendis and debuted in Ultimate Fallout #4 from 2011. The character initially appeared in Marvel's "Ultimate" universe, before moving to the main "616" multiverse.

The first two Modern Era Epic Collections, have the same content and page count as 2015's Ultimate Collection line.

Title lettering: Red
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Brian Michael Bendis Sara Pichelli, Chris Samnee, David Marquez 400 11 Mar 2025 978-1302961053
2 Spider-Man No More 2012-2013 Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (2011) #13-28, 16.1 Brian Michael Bendis Sara Pichelli, David Marquez 384 Aug 2025 TBC

New Avengers

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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.

Bendis relaunched The Avengers with the 2004 event Avengers Disassembled, which is included in the first Modern Era Epic. He wrote New Avengers for seven-and-a-half-years, alongside sister series Mighty Avengers, (2007-2010), and Dark Avengers (2009-2013).

The run is entwined with a series of Marvel events, including House Of M (2005, written by Bendis), Civil War (2006-07, Mark Millar), Secret Invasion (2008, Bendis), Siege (2010, Bendis), and culminates with Avengers vs. X-Men (2012, co-written by Bendis).

Title lettering: Orange
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
Jump to: Avengers Epic Collection
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 Brian Michael Bendis David Finch, Steve McNiven 504 29 Aug 2023 New Avengers #1 Quesada variant cover: 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 Brian Michael Bendis, Dan Jurgens David Finch, Frank Cho, Steve McNiven, Mike Deodato, Olivier Coipel, Alex Maleev, Howard Chaykin, Leinil Francis Yu, Pasqual Ferry, Jim Cheung 496 17 Dec 2024 New Avengers #12 cover: 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 Brian Michael Bendis, Warren Ellis, TBC Leinil Yu, Marc Silvestri, Carlo Pagulayan, TBC 464 13 May 2025 New Avengers Annual #2 cover: 978-1302963842

New X-Men

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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.

Title lettering: Orange-yellow
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 E Is For Extinction 2001-2002 New X-Men (2001) #114-126, New X-Men Annual 2001 Grant Morrison Frank Quietly, Leinil Yu, Ethan Van Sciver, Igor Kordey, Tom Derenick 376 25 Jun 2024 New X-Men (2001) #114 cover: 978-1302957964
2 New Worlds 2002-2003 New X-Men (2001) #127-141 Grant Morrison Frank Quietly, John Paul Leon, Igor Kordey, Phil Jimenez, Ethan van Sciver, Keron Grant 360 3 Jun 2025 New X-Men (2001) #135 cover: 978-1302961268

Spider-Girl

[edit]

Mayday Parker debuted in What If... (vol. 2) #105, released on 17 December 1997.[69] 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.[70]

Title lettering: Blue
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Legacy 1997-1999 What If? (vol. 2) #105; Spider-Girl (1998) #1-15, #½; Spider-Girl Annual 1999 Tom DeFalco Bill Rosemann, Pat Olliffe, Ron Frenz, Paul Ryan 456 26 Mar 2024 978-1302957957
5 Keeping The Faith 2003-2004 Spider-Girl #68-84 Tom DeFalco Ron Frenz, Pat Olliffe 384 19 Nov 2024 978-1302959821

Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider

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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.

Title lettering: Pink
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Jason Latour, Dennis Hopeless, Kelly Thompson Robbi Rodriguez, Bengal, Tana Ford, Joëlle Jones 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 Jason Latour, Tom Taylor, Brian Michael Bendis Hannah Blumenreich, Robbi Rodriguez, Chris Brunner, Chris Visions, Olivia Margraf, Marcio Takara, Sara Pichelli, Jorge Coelho, Jordan Gibson 496 20 Feb 2024 978-1302956356

Spider-Man/Deadpool

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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.[71]

Title lettering: Red
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Isn't It Bromantic? 2016-2018 Spider-Man/Deadpool #1-14, 17–18, 1.MU Joe Kelly, Scott Aukerman, Gerry Duggan, Penn Jillette, Paul Scheer, Nick Giovannetti, Joshua Corin Ed McGuinness, Reilly Brown, Scott Koblish, Todd Nauck, David Walker 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 Gerry Duggan, Joshua Corin, Christopher Hastings, Elliott Kalan, Robbie Thompson Salva Espin, Scott Koblish, Iban Coello, Will Robson, Todd Nauck, Chris Bachalo, Scott Hepburn, Elmo Bondoc 440 3 Sep 2024 978-1302959838
3 Road Trip 2019-2020 Spider-Man/Deadpool #33-50 Robbie Thompson Matt Horak, Jim Towe TBC Sep 2025 TBC

Star Wars (canon)

[edit]

The return of Star Wars comics rights to Marvel saw the continuity of previous releases reset to "Legends", with "any material published since April 2014 now considered canon."[72] That means only the Modern Era releases are in the same world as the Star Wars films and television series.

Star Wars (ongoing)

[edit]

The first issue of the 2015 Star Wars relaunch "exceeded one million copies sold on the direct market ... the top-selling single issue of the past 20 years."[73] That version of the comic ran for 75 issues, exploring the time between Episode IV: A New Hope and Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

Charles Soule's 2020 relaunch ran for 50 issues, bridging the gap from Episode V until Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi.[74]

Title lettering: Yellow
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists 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 Jason Aaron, Kieron Gillen John Cassaday, Simone Bianchi, Stuart Immonen, Mike Deodato Jr, Salvador Larroca 488 23 Jul 2024 Star Wars (2015) #1 cover: 978-1302956707
2 Yoda's Secret War 2016-2017 Star Wars (2015) #15-30, Annual #1-2 Jason Aaron, TBC Mike Mayhew, TBC 448 22 Jul 2025 Star Wars (2015) #27 cover: 978-1302964108

Star Wars: Darth Vader

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Kieron Gillen's 2015 Darth Vader series lasted 25 issues, filling the gap between Episode IV: A New Hope and Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.[75] It was relaunched in 2017 by writer Charles Soule, for a separate 25-issue run that immediately follows the events of Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith.[76]

The series was relaunched a third time in 2020, for a 50-issue arc, with writer Greg Pak filling the gap between Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi.[77]

Title lettering: Red
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Shadows And Secrets 2015-2016 Darth Vader (2015) #1 Director's Cut; #2-12, Darth Vader Annual (2015) Kieron Gillen Salvador Larroca, Leinil Yu 352 26 Nov 2024 Darth Vader Annual (2015) cover: 978-1302960100

Star Wars: Kanan

[edit]

Star Wars: Kanan is a standalone 12-issue series, following the character Kanan Jarrus, from the Star Wars: Rebels animated series.[78]

# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
The Last Padawan 2015-2016 Kanan: The Last Padawan #1-5; Kanan #6-12 Greg Weisman Pepe Laraz, Andrea Broccardo TBC Sep 2025 TBC

Thor

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After 2004's Avengers Disassembled event, the Thor comic was cancelled. J. Michael Straczynski and Olivier Coipel relaunched the series three years later by bringing the kingdom of Asgard to the skies above Oklahoma. The first issue of the new series debuted at #1.[79]

Title lettering: Blue
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
Jump to: Thor Epic Collection
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 J. Michael Straczynski, Stan Lee, Peter Milligan Mike McKone, Olivier Coipel, Marko Djurdjevic, David Aja, Tonci Zonjic 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 J. Michael Straczynski, Peter Milligan, Kieron Gillen Marko Djurdjevic, Mico Suayan, Tom Grindberg, Stefano Gaudiano, Billy Tan, Jamie McKelvie, Richard Elson, Doug Braithwaite, Niko Henrichon 456 31 Dec 2024 978-1302959845
3 The World Eaters 2009-2010 Thor #615-621, 620.1; The Mighty Thor (2011) #1-6; FCBD 2010: Iron Man/Thor Matt Fraction Pasqual Ferry, Salvador Larroca, Olivier Coipel, TBC TBC Aug 2025 TBC

Venom

[edit]

Nineteen years after Venom's debut in Amazing Spider-Man, the character received 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 had replaced Eddie Brock as the main protagonist.

Title lettering: Grey
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
Jump to: Venom Epic Collection
1 Shiver 2003-2005 Venom #1-18 Daniel Way Francisco Herrera, Lan Medina, Skottie Young, Sean Galloway 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 Dan Slott, Rick Remender, Rob Williams, Jeff Parker Humberto Ramos, Tony Moore, Tom Fowler, Stefano Caselli, Lan Medina, Lee Garbett, Sana Takeda, Julian Totino Tedesco, Kev Walker 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 Rick Remender, Cullen Bunn, Christopher Yost Kev Walker, Lan Medina, Declan Shalvey, Thony Silas, Khoi Pham, Reilly Brown, Marco Checchetto 520 19 Dec 2023 978-1302952679
6 Space Knight 2013-2016 Venom (vol. 2) #36-42; Venom: Space-Knight #1-13 Cullen Bunn, Robbie Thompson Pepe Larraz, Kim Jacinto, Iban Coello, Ariel Olivetti, Gerardo Sandoval 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.

Title lettering: Turquoise
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Not What You Think 2005-2006 Young Avengers (vol. 1) #1-12, Director's Cut; Young Avengers Special (2005) Allan Heinberg Jim Cheung, Andrea Di Vito, Michael Gaydos, Neal Adams, Gene Ha, Jae Lee, Bill Sienkiewicz, Pasqual Ferry 424 11 Feb 2025 978-1302961916
2 Dark Reign 2006-2010 Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways #1-4; Young Avengers Presents #1-6; Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers #1-3; Dark Reign: Young Avengers #1-5; Siege: Young Avengers Zeb Wells, Ed Brubaker, Chris Yost, Paul Cornell, Sean McKeever Stefano Caselli, Paco Medina, Takeshi Miyazawa, Mark Brooks, Mahmud Asrar TBC Aug 2025 TBC

Ultimate Epic Collections

[edit]

On 10 October 2024, Marvel announced - via the Epic Marvel Podcast[80] - 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 launch 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."[81]

The series ran for 60 issues.

# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 The Fantastic 2003-2004 Ultimate Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #1-18 Mark Millar, Brian Michael Bendis, Warren Ellis Adam Kubert, Stuart Immonen 464 17 Jun 2025 978-1302963859

Ultimate Spider-Man

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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."[82]

Bill Jemas, President of Marvel Enterprises from 2000 to 2004, wrote: “Joe Quesada and I started the Ultimate books because we wanted Marvel to get back in touch with kids. We wanted Marvel's great teen heroes - Spidey and the X-Men - to star in comics for 2001 kids.”[83]

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.”

The title went on to run for more than 150 issues and launched the character of Miles Morales.

Spine color: Red
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Learning Curve 2000-2001 Ultimate Spider-Man (vol. 1) #1-13 Brian Michael Bendis Mark Bagley 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."[84]

The series ran for 100 issues.

Spine color: Orange
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 The Tomorrow People 2001-2002 Ultimate X-Men (vol. 1) #1-12, ½ Mark Millar, Geoff Johns Adam Kubert, Tom Raney 336 15 Apr 2025 978-1302963019

Ultimates

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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."[85] 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".[86]

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.”[82]

Spine color: Silver
# Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Writers Artists Pages Released ISBN
1 Super-Human 2002-2004 Ultimates (vol. 1) #1-13 Mark Millar Bryan Hitch 376 20 May 2025 978-1302963033

Statistics

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Longest books

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Line Title Released Pages
Modern Era Epic Dark Avengers Vol. 1: Osborn's Reign 30 Jan 2024 552
Epic Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Vol. 6 9 May 2023 544
Epic Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years: Droids & Ewoks 12 Nov 2024 536
Epic Avengers Vol. 11: The Evil Reborn 21 May 2024 528
Epic Avengers Vol. 12: Court-Martial 6 May 2025 528
Epic Daredevil Vol. 6: Watch Out For Bullseye 28 Mar 2023 528
Epic Daredevil Vol. 7: The Concrete Jungle 2 Apr 2024 528
Epic Daredevil Vol. 17: Into The Fire 8 Aug 2023 528
Epic Incredible Hulk Vol. 8: The Curing Of Dr. Banner 24 Oct 2023 528
Epic Iron Fist Vol. 1: The Fury Of Iron Fist 8 Jul 2015 528
Epic Thor Vol. 25: The Dark Gods 29 Jul 2025 528
Epic X-Men Vol. 5: Second Genesis 29 Mar 2017 528

Shortest books

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Line Title Released Pages
Epic Planet Of The Apes: The Original Marvel Years Vol. 1 24 May 2024 224
Epic Conan: The Original Marvel Years Vol. 2: Hawks From The Sea 23 Mar 2021 288
Epic Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: This Woman, This Warrior 9 Jan 2019 312
Epic Silver Surfer Vol. 1: When Calls Galactus 19 Nov 2014 320
Modern Era Epic Astonishing X-Men Vol. 1: Gifted 26 Mar 2024 320
Epic Conan: The Original Marvel Years Vol. 6: Vengeance In Asgalun 22 Sep 2022 328
Epic Conan: The Original Marvel Years Vol. 3: The Curse Of The Golden Skull 10 Aug 2021 336
Ultimate Epic Ultimate X-Men Vol. 1: The Tomorrow People 15 Apr 2025 336
Modern Era Epic Astonishing X-Men Vol. 2: Unstoppable 4 Mar 2025 344

Oldest books

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Statistics for debut chart position and first-month sales come from ICv2. Estimates are for North American stores only, with UK purchases adding between three and 20 per cent to sales numbers.[87]

Title Released Chart Pos Sales
Iron Man Vol. 10: The Enemy Within 18 Sep 2013 129 864[5]
Thor Vol. 16: War Of The Pantheons 23 Oct 2013 127 986[6]
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 20: Cosmic Adventures 20 Nov 2013 103 1,010[7]
Avengers Vol. 9: The Final Threat 11 Dec 2013 135 943[8]
Fantastic Four Vol. 17: All In The Family 15 Jan 2014 136 757[88]
Captain America Vol. 9: Dawn's Early Light 19 Feb 2014 122 866[89]
Iron Man Vol. 16: War Games 19 Mar 2014 160 867[90]
Daredevil Vol. 18: Fall From Grace 9 Apr 2014 157 830[91]
Thor Vol. 11: A Kingdom Lost 16 Apr 2014 156 838
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 15: Ghosts Of The Past 21 May 2014 81 1,152[9]
Avengers Vol. 17: Judgment Day 18 Jun 2014 110 969[92]
Fantastic Four Vol. 20: Into The Time Stream 23 Jul 2014 171 818[93]
Captain America Vol. 12: Society Of Serpents 20 Aug 2014 103 944[94]
Fantastic Four Vol. 1: The World's Greatest Comic Magazine 10 Sep 2014 85 1,233[95]
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Great Power 24 Sep 2014 54 1,680
Moon Knight Vol. 1: Bad Moon Rising 1 Oct 2014 73 1,688[96]
Thor Vol. 1: The God Of Thunder 15 Oct 2014 98 1,379
Iron Man Vol. 1: The Golden Avenger 29 Oct 2014 118 1,193
Avengers Vol. 1: Earth's Mightiest Heroes 12 Nov 2014 77 1,381[97]
Silver Surfer Vol. 1: When Calls Galactus 19 Nov 2014 58 1,664
Captain America Vol. 1: Captain America Lives Again 26 Nov 2014 85 1,256
Wolverine Vol. 1: Madripoor Nights 10 Dec 2014 54 1,486[98]
X-Men Vol. 1: Children Of The Atom 24 Dec 2014 56 1,444

Recent and upcoming releases

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Series Subtitle Years covered Issues collected Pages Out ISBN
Yellow signifies reprint
Thor Epic #10 The Eternals Saga 1979-1981 Thor #281-302, Annual #8; material from Marvel Treasury Edition #24, 26 496 26 Nov 2024 978-1302955540
Star Wars: Darth Vader Modern Era Epic #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
December 2024
Excalibur Epic #5 Days Of Futures Yet To Come 1992-1994 Excalibur #59-75, Annual #1 520 3 Dec 2024 978-1302959944
Silver Surfer Epic #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
Hawkeye Epic #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
Star Wars: Legends Epic [Reprint] The Empire #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 17 Dec 2024 978-1302960704
New Avengers Modern Era Epic #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
X-Men Epic #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 24 Dec 2024 978-1302955595
Iron Man Modern Era Epic #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 24 Dec 2024 978-1302959951
Thor Modern Era Epic #2 The Siege of Asgard 2009-2010 Thor #601-614, Annual (2009), Thor: Giant-Size Finale #1; New Mutants vol. 3 #11 456 31 Dec 2024 978-1302959845
January 2025
Guardians Of The Galaxy Modern Era Epic #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
Blade Epic #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
Iron Man Epic #13 [Reprint] Stark Wars 1987-1988 Iron Man #215–232, Annual #9 496 21 Jan 2025 978-1302960476
X-Factor Epic #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
Marvel Two-In-One Epic #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
X-Force Epic #4 Toy Soldiers 1993-1994 X-Force #27-39, Annual #3; Cable #6-8; New Warriors #45-46 512 28 Jan 2025 978-1302959814
February 2025
Captain America Epic #17 [Reprint] The Superia Stratagem 1991-1992 Captain America #387–397; Adventures of Captain America #1–4 472 4 Feb 2025 978-1302960469
Daredevil Modern Era Epic #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
Young Avengers Modern Era Epic #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
Guardians Of The Galaxy Epic #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
The Amazing Spider-Man Epic #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
New Mutants Epic #4 Fallen Angels 1986-1987 The New Mutants #45-54, Annual #3; Fallen Angels #1-8 496 25 Feb 2025 978-1302956653
March 2025
Fantastic Four Epic #11 Four No More 1977-1980 Fantastic Four #192-214, Annual #12-13 520 4 Mar 2025 978-1302960551
Astonishing X-Men Modern Era Epic #2 Unstoppable 2005-2007 Astonishing X-Men (vol. 3) #13-24, Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men #1 344 4 Mar 2025 978-1302961114
Miles Morales Modern Era Epic #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
Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimate Epic #1 Learning Curve 2000-2001 Ultimate Spider-Man (vol. 1) #1-13 352 18 Mar 2025 978-1302963002
Wolverine Epic #15 Law Of The Jungle 2002-2003 Wolverine #173-189 440 25 Mar 2025 978-1302964139
April 2025
Defenders Epic #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
Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch Epic #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
ROM: Spaceknight Epic #1 The Original Marvel Years 1979-1981 Rom #1-20 432 1 Apr 2025 978-1302961084
The Amazing Spider-Man Epic #18 [Reprint] Venom 1987-1988 Amazing Spider-Man #295–310, Annual #22; Spectacular Spider-Man #133; Web of Spider-Man #33 504 8 Apr 2025 978-1302963903
Black Widow Modern Era Epic #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
Ultimate X-Men Ultimate Epic #1 The Tomorrow People 2001-2002 Ultimate X-Men (vol. 1) #1-12, ½ 336 15 Apr 2025 978-1302963019
X-Men Epic #19 [Reprint] 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 Apr 2025 978-1302963934
The Amazing Spider-Man Modern Era Epic #1 Coming Home 2001-2002 Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 2) #30-45 392 29 Apr 2025 978-1302964450
May 2025
Avengers Epic #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
Deadpool Modern Era Epic #5 In Wade We Trust 2012-2013 Deadpool (2012) #1-14, 20, 26 448 6 May 2025 978-1302964511
Fantastic Four Epic #18 [Reprint] 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 13 May 2025 978-1302963927
New Avengers Modern Era Epic #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 13 May 2025 978-1302963842
Ultimates Ultimate Epic #1 Super-Human 2002-2004 Ultimates (vol. 1) #1-13 376 20 May 2025 978-1302963033
Thunderbolts Epic #3 Targeted for Death 1999-2000 Thunderbolts #26-41, Annual 2000; Avengers Annual 2000 464 27 May 2025 978-1302964122
June 2025
New X-Men Modern Era Epic #2 New Worlds 2002-2003 New X-Men (2001) #127-141 360 3 Jun 2025 978-1302961268
Iron Man Epic #7 Ten Rings To Rule The World 1976-1978 Iron Man #92-114, Annual #4; Marvel Premiere #44 480 3 June 2025 978-1302960599
Annihilation Modern Era Epic #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
Ultimate Fantastic Four Ultimate Epic #1 The Fantastic 2003-2004 Ultimate Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #1-18 464 17 Jun 2025 978-1302963859
Silver Surfer Epic #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
July 2025
Avengers West Coast Epic #4 [Reprint] 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 1 Jul 2025 978-1302963910
Captain America Epic #7 The Swine 1976-1978 Captain America #201–221, Annual #3-4 448 1 Jul 2025 978-1302960520
Daredevil Modern Era Epic #6 The Devil In Cell-Block D 2006-2007 Daredevil (vol. 2) #82-94, Annual (2007) 376 1 Jul 2025 978-1302964337
Deadpool Epic #7 Agent X 2002-2003 Deadpool (vol. 3) 65-69, Agent X (vol. 1) 1-15 496 8 Jul 2025 978-1302964078
Micronauts Epic #1 They Came From Inner Space 1979-1980 The Micronauts (1979) #1-20, Annual #1 456 8 Jul 2025 978-1302960612
Iron Man Modern Era Epic #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
Star Wars Modern Era Epic #2 Yoda's Secret War 2016-2017 Star Wars (2015) #15-30, Star Wars Annual (2015) 1-2 448 22 Jul 2025 978-1302964108
Thor Epic #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
August 2025
Miles Morales Modern Era Epic #2 Spider-Man No More 2012-2013 Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (2011) #13-28, 16.1 TBC Aug 2025 TBC
Young Avengers Modern Era Epic #2 Dark Reign 2006-2010 Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways #1-4; Young Avengers Presents #1-6; Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers #1-3; Dark Reign: Young Avengers #1-5; Siege: Young Avengers TBC Aug 2025 TBC
Rom: Spaceknight Epic #2 The Original Marvel Years 1981-1982 Rom #21-33, Annual #1; Power Man And Iron Fist #73 TBC Aug 2025 TBC
Fantastic Four Epic #12 The Possession Of Franklin Richards 1980-1981 Fantastic Four #215-231, Annual #14-15 TBC Aug 2025 TBC
Thor Modern Era Epic #3 The World Eaters 2009-2010 Thor #615-621, 620.1; The Mighty Thor (2011) #1-6; FCBD 2010: Iron Man/Thor TBC Aug 2025 TBC
Star Wars: Kanan Modern Era Epic The Last Padawan 2015-2016 Kanan: The Last Padawan #1-5; Kanan #6-12 TBC Aug 2025 TBC
September 2025
Daredevil Epic #8 To Dare The Devil 1978-1981 Daredevil #155-176; material from What If #28, Bizarre Adventures #28 TBC Sep 2025 TBC
Micronauts Epic #2 Home Sweet Homeworld 1980-1981 The Micronauts (1979) #21-35, Annual #2 TBC Sep 2025 TBC
Ghost Rider Epic #3 Deathrace 1978-1980 Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #29-50, Marvel Team-Up #91; material from What If? #17 and Marvel Tales #256 TBC Sep 2025 TBC
Spider-Man/Deadpool Modern Era Epic #3 Road Trip 2019-2020 Spider-Man/Deadpool #33-50 TBC Sep 2025 TBC
Generation X Epic #5 Family Business 1999-2000 Generation X #48-62; Generation X Annual '99; X-Man #50; New Warriors #5 TBC Sep 2025 TBC
Guardians Of The Galaxy Epic #3 Homecoming 1990-1992 Guardians Of The Galaxy #7-20, Annual #1; material from Fantastic Four Annual #24; Thor Annual #6; Silver Surfer Annual #4 TBC Sep 2025 TBC
Amazing Spider-Man Modern Era Epic #14 Big Time 2011 Amazing Spider-Man #648 (A story), 649-662, 654.1 TBC Sep 2025 TBC

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