Marvel Premier Collection

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

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With a digest print run of 6 in × 9 in (150 mm × 230 mm), compared to a traditional 6+58 in × 10+14 in (170 mm × 260 mm) collected comic, the line was a response to 2024's DC Compact Comics launch. The DC version was "a hit with retailers and readers, and DC has been adding to their line at a brisk clip. Marvel Premier will have a higher price point at $14.99 but hopes to have a similar impact with readers." [1]

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

The first release will be Daredevil: Born Again on 4 February 2025, to tie into the Marvel Studios TV series, due for release one month later. The book will contain a new foreword from writer, Frank Miller, plus an afterward by actor Charlie Cox, who plays Matt Murdock in the Daredevil show. [3]

Comics analyst, David Harper described the launch as "Don't call it Compact Comics!", though added: "The good thing is they're doing it, which is really the big win of it all." [4]

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

List of volumes

Black Panther

TitleYears coveredIssues collectedMain writerPagesReleasedISBN
A Nation Under Our Feet2016-2017Black Panther (vol. 5) #1-12 Ta-Nehisi Coates 3204 Feb 2025 978-1302964856

Captain America

TitleYears coveredIssues collectedMain writerPagesReleasedISBN
The Winter Soldier2005-2006Captain America (vol. 5) #1-9, 11–14 Ed Brubaker 3121 Apr 2025 978-1302964863

Daredevil

TitleYears coveredIssues collectedMain writerPagesReleasedISBN
Born Again1986Daredevil (vol. 1) #226-233 Frank Miller 2804 Feb 2025 978-1302965983

Fantastic Four

TitleYears coveredIssues collectedMain writerPagesReleasedISBN
Solve Everything2009-2010Fantastic Four #570-588 Jonathan Hickman 3923 Jun 2025 978-1302964870

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References

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