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Not to be confused with Marvel Premiere Classic.

Marvel Premier Collection is a line of full-color compact paperbacks, produced by Marvel Comics. They collecting various popular comic book series or storylines meant to be an easy introduction for readers to the Marvel Universe. The line was announced at the 2024 New York Comic Con, with the first collections released in February 2025. There have been seven collections released, with at least four more planned.

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With a digest print run of 6 in × 9 in (150 mm × 230 mm), compared to a traditional 6+5⁄8 in × 10+1⁄4 in (170 mm × 260 mm) collected comic, the line was a response to 2024's DC Compact Comics launch. The DC version was "a hit with retailers and readers. Marvel Premier will have a higher price point at $14.99 but hopes to have a similar impact with readers."[1] Marvel Comics announced the line at the 2024 New York Comic Con with four initial titles, with plans for X-Men comics to be included in the line after its initial wave.[2]

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."[3]

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

Comics analyst David Harper described the launch by saying: "The good thing is they're doing it, which is really the big win of it all."[5]

List of volumes

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Title Issues collected Years covered Main writer Artist Foreword Pages Released ISBN
Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Black Panther (vol. 5) #1–12 2016–2017 Ta-Nehisi Coates Brian Stelfreeze Killer Mike 320 February 4, 2025 978-1302964856
Daredevil: Born Again Daredevil (vol. 1) #226–233 1986 Frank Miller David Mazzucchelli Charlie Cox 280 February 4, 2025 978-1302965983
Captain America: The Winter Soldier Captain America (vol. 5) #1–9, 11–14 2005–2006 Ed Brubaker Steve Epting Sebastian Stan 312 April 1, 2025 978-1302964863
Fantastic Four: Solve Everything Material from: Fantastic Four vol. 1 #570–588[a] 2009–2010 Jonathan Hickman Dale Eaglesham Matt Shakman 392 June 3, 2025 978-1302964870
Civil War Civil War #1–7 2006–2007 Mark Millar Steve McNiven Nate Moore 264 August 5, 2025 978-1302965549
Wolverine: Old Man Logan Wolverine (vol. 3) #66–72; Wolverine: Old Man Logan Giant-Size (2009) 2008–2009 Mark Millar Steve McNiven Steve McNiven 256 October 21, 2025 978-1302965587
Hawkeye: My Life As A Weapon Hawkeye (vol. 4) #1–11; Young Avengers Presents #6 2012–2013 Matt Fraction David Aja Matt Fraction 280 November 25, 2025 978-1302965556
Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank[7] The Punisher (vol. 5) #1–12 2000-2001 Garth Ennis Steve Dillon, Jimmy Palmiotti Jon Bernthal 288 March 10, 2026 978-1302969325
Planet Hulk The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #92–105; material from Giant-Size Hulk #1 2006–2007 Greg Pak Carlo Pagulayan, Aaron Lopresti, Gary Frank TBA 352 May 12, 2026 978-1302969097
The Visions Vision (2015) #1–12 2015–2016 Tom King Gabriel Hernandez Walta TBA 296 June 2, 2026 978-1302965570
Spider-Men: Worlds Collide Spider-Men #1–5; Spider-Men II #1–5 2012, 2017 Brian Michael Bendis Sara Pichelli TBA 256 July 7, 2026 978-1302965563

Sales

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Following its release at the start of February, Daredevil: Born Again entered ICv2's monthly direct market graphic novel chart at number two, outsold only by the first volume of Marvel's relaunched series, The Ultimates.[8] The direct market chart covers sales in specialist retailers, such as comic shops.

The book also debuted at number two in the Bookscan chart, which covers sales in traditional bookstores.[9]

By April, Daredevil: Born Again had reached number one in Bookscan's chart, with Captain America: The Winter Soldier at three.[10]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Does not collect all of the listed issues. Between 0 and 20 pages are missing from each issue.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Heidi MacDonald (October 17, 2024). "Marvel Comics Debuts Premier Collection at NYCC's Retailer Day". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ Christian Angeles (October 18, 2024). "NYCC '24 Exclusive: X-Men books will join Marvel's premier collection". ComicsBeat. Retrieved October 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ Rich Johnston (October 17, 2024). "Marvel Premier Collection A Half Inch Bigger Than DC Compact Comics". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved October 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ Nico Marjolin (October 17, 2024). "Marvel Comics Unveils All-New 'Marvel Premier Collection'". Penguin Random House. Retrieved October 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ David Harper (October 18, 2024). "Comics Disassembled: Ten Things I Liked or Didn't Like from the Past Week in Comics, Led by NYCC Madness!". Sktchd. Retrieved October 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ^ Colin Moon (June 4, 2025). "'Marvel Premier Collection – Fantastic Four: Solve Everything' is an incomplete but tidy collection". AIPT. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  7. ^ "Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank [Marvel Premier Collection]". Penguin Random House. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  8. ^ "TOP 20 GRAPHIC NOVELS - FEBRUARY 2025". ICv2. March 5, 2025. Archived from the original on March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  9. ^ "FEBRUARY 2025 CIRCANA BOOKSCAN - TOP 20 AUTHOR, MANGA, SUPERHERO GRAPHIC NOVELS". ICv2. March 12, 2025. Archived from the original on March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  10. ^ Alverson, Brigid (July 16, 2025). "APRIL 2025 CIRCANA BOOKSCAN - TOP 20 AUTHOR, MANGA, SUPERHERO GRAPHIC NOVELS". ICv2. Archived from the original on June 28, 2025. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
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