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.
Description
With a digest print run of 6 x, compared to a traditional 6+5/8 x 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
Sales
Following its release at the start of February, Daredevil: Born Again entered ICv2's monthly direct market graphic novel chart at number two, outsold only by the first volume of Marvel's relaunched series, The Ultimates.[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
External links
References
- Marvel Comics Debuts Premier Collection at NYCC's Retailer Day Publishers Weekly, October 17, 2024, retrieved October 23, 2024^
- NYCC '24 Exclusive: X-Men books will join Marvel's premier collection ComicsBeat, October 18, 2024, retrieved October 23, 2024^
- Marvel Premier Collection A Half Inch Bigger Than DC Compact Comics