Marvel goes large on a smaller dimension – tonight forward of NYCC they introduced the launch of the MARVEL PREMIER COLLECTION, a reader-friendly sized line of reprints of Marvel’s best hits.
Like DC’s Compact Comics – which have been a smash hit with retailers and readers – the Premier Assortment shall be within the 6”x9” format.
The information was introduced at a Marvel press occasion the place writer Dan Buckley spoke.
The Premier Assortment will launch in February 2025, with tales that includes Daredevil, Black Panther, Captain America, and Improbable 4.
This dimension is “designed for anybody searching for the proper entry level into the Marvel Universe or for probably the most definitive and quintessential tales behind Marvel’s hottest characters,” Marvel mentioned within the PR, alluding to the extremely transportable and but intensely readable format. And the tales picked are certainly among the most compelling tales from Marvel’s lengthy historical past, crafted to have interaction with new readers.
“We’ve all heard the age-old questions: ‘The place do I begin? What’s that one run you simply can not miss? What ought to I learn earlier than or after the subsequent large film or tv present to have the very best expertise?’ The Marvel Premier Assortment program is our reply to every of these questions,” mentioned President of Marvel Comics and Franchise Dan Buckley in an announcement. “Comics are on the coronary heart of every little thing we do at Marvel, so this assortment shall be our go-to publishing line for any and all followers searching for a means into—or additional into—the Marvel Universe. These titles won’t be the one place to start out in fact, however they are going to be probably the greatest.”
The 4 launch titles embrace:
Daredevil: Born Once more, accumulating the definitive Daredevil run as the proper companion to story to learn forward of the brand new upcoming Daredevil present! Written by Frank Miller and drawn by David Mazzucchelli.
Black Panther: A Nation Underneath Our Toes, accumulating the complete saga in a single commerce paperback for the primary time! Written by Ta-Nehisi Coates and drawn by Brian Stelfreeze and Chris Sprouse.
Captain America: Winter Soldier, accumulating one of the crucial influential tales to form the Marvel Universe! Written by Ed Brubaker and drawn by Steve Epting.
Improbable 4: Resolve Every thing, accumulating an all-new, streamlined model of the seminal Improbable 4 run for the primary time, personally curated by writer Jonathan Hickman! Written by Hickman and drawn by Dale Eaglesham, Neil Edwards, and Steve Epting.
Detailed information:
Daredevil: Born Once more
From the powerhouse pairing of Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli comes the definitive Daredevil story. Daredevil’s identification as legal professional Matt Murdock is uncovered by his former lover Karen Web page at her lowest level.
Now the blind hero should discover all of the power he can muster as Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of Crime, wastes no time crushing the person behind the masks. As he’s nursed again to well being, Matt discovers a surprising household secret that can change him eternally. Can he piece his life again collectively and survive a battle in opposition to a brutal Tremendous-Soldier named Nuke?
Written by FRANK MILLER with DENNIS O’NEIL
Artwork by DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI
Cowl Artwork by DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI
Collects Daredevil (1964) #226-233
ISBN: 9781302965983
Trim Measurement: 6” x 9”
$14.99
On sale February 4, 2025
Black Panther: A Nation Underneath Our Toes
As esteemed writer and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates brings his appreciable skills to Marvel, will he usher in a brand new age of glory for Wakanda and its king, T’Challa, A.Ok.A. the Black Panther? Or will he enter the proud kingdom into its last days? The high-tech African nation has been ravaged by exterior forces, its queen has fallen and the folks have turned in opposition to their king. As dissidents search violent change, two of T’Challa’s personal Dora Milaje forge their very own courageous path. And whereas exterior forces pour gas on the hearth, the Black Panther recruits his personal crew to assist within the battle.
In the meantime, on the non secular airplane, a journey of transformation begins. It is a story of a king who should discover a new method to lead. Of a queen whose story just isn’t but absolutely instructed. Of angels preventing for change and devils fomenting chaos. Of allies and enemies, buddies and foes, love and hate. That is the story of Wakanda.
Written by TA-NEHISI COATES
Artwork by BRIAN STELFREEZE & CHRIS SPROUSE
Cowl Artwork by BRIAN STELFREEZE
Collects Black Panther (2016) #1-12
ISBN: 9781302964856
Trim Measurement: 6” x 9”
MSRP $14.99
On sale February 4, 2025
Captain America: Winter Soldier
Author Ed Brubaker pushes the Captain America mythos headlong into the long run with excessive journey and full-throttle motion. For greater than fifty years, the Soviets employed an spy — an unstoppable, untraceable killer generally known as the Winter Soldier — to assassinate key political figures within the West. His suspected identification? Bucky Barnes, Captain America’s one-time companion, thought to have been murdered within the closing days of World Warfare II.
Now the Winter Soldier is again, working underneath the command of the ruthless Common Lukin — who has obtained a purposeful Cosmic Dice, a weapon of limitless energy that may bend actuality itself. Vowing to finish Lukin’s reign of terror and destruction, Captain America relentlessly tracks the Dice — solely to search out himself face-to-face with the Winter Soldier. Will Cap be pressured to battle his resurrected companion so quickly after lastly studying the astonishing reality?
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Artwork by STEVE EPTING, MICHAEL LARK & JOHN PAUL LEON
Cowl Artwork by STEVE EPTING
Collects Captain America (2004) #1-9, 11-14
ISBN: 9781302964863
Trim Measurement: 6” x 9”
$14.99
On sale April 1, 2025
Improbable 4: Resolve Every thing
Celebrity author Jonathan Hickman revamps and redefines Marvel’s First Household in a sweeping and epic saga that crosses time, house and actuality — however nonetheless finds its themes in household. And all of it begins when Mister Improbable decides to unravel every little thing!
A sequence of fantastic revelations come collectively in fast succession: The Outdated Kingdom of Atlantis is found underneath thick Antarctic ice. Alien “Inhumans” from all through the galaxy converge on Earth. A race of super-intelligent underground dwellers takes possession of a high-tech laboratory. And a spiritual cult in Manhattan threatens to trigger an interdimensional invasion.
Destiny will play an terrible hand in tying these disparate occasions collectively in a gripping drama that assessments the fortitude of Marvel’s First Household like by no means earlier than.
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Artwork by DALE EAGLESHAM, NEIL EDWARDS & STEVE EPTING
Cowl Artwork by JOE QUESADA
Collects materials from Improbable 4 (1998) #570-588
ISBN: 9781302964870
Trim Measurement: 6” x 9”
$14.99
On sale June 17, 2025
