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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
Format | Limited series |
Genre | Science fiction Superhero Sword and sorcery |
Publication date | 1982 – 1993 |
No. of issues | 75 |
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Artist(s) | List
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Marvel Graphic Novel (MGN) is aline ofgraphic noveltrade paperbacks published from 1982 to 1993 byMarvel Comics.[1] The books were published in an oversized format, 8.5" x 11", similar toFrench albums. In response,DC Comics established a competitor line known asDC Graphic Novel.
The decision to launch the line was made in late 1979, after strong sales reports for the summer. Marvel editor-in-chiefJim Shooter envisioned the "books as being in the format of European albums, with cardboard covers, full-color, slick pages".[2] In September 1980, Shooter indicated the line was delayed because of complications in putting together the contracts, which he was drafting in consultation with Marvel attorneys.[3] In early 1981, Marvel hiredMichael Z. Hobson away from Scholastic Books to be Vice-President/Publishing. His expertise in writing author contracts, which was greater than Shooter's, was a key reason.[4] A few months later, contracts with writer/artistJim Starlin were finalized forThe Death of Captain Marvel andDreadstar.[5]
The Death ofCaptain Marvel, the first book in the line, was published in January 1982.[6] Marvel numbered stories through 1985 up to number 20, but released many other stories in the same format that are considered unnumbered parts of the series according to theOfficial Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide.Overstreet continued numbering beyond the original "official" numbering, following a Marvel-published list of graphic novels. When the list stopped being published,Overstreet stopped trying to number the issues, halting at number 38, although they list 29 more issues published from 1983 through 1991, although the list is known not to include every graphic novel from this period.
The line was divided evenly between author-owned and company-owned titles. Several characters were featured in an issue ofMarvel Graphic Novel before receiving their ownminiseries or ongoing series. The most successful of these wasTheNew Mutants, which ran for 100 issues.[7] Other series which were spun-off from aMarvel Graphic Novel areDreadstar,[8]Void Indigo,Starstruck, andSwords of the Swashbucklers. In addition,Star Slammers had a miniseries published byMalibu Comics andFuturians was a short-lived title published byLodestone Comics.
# | Title | Year | Writers | Artists | Notes | Omnibus Reprints | Epic Collection Reprints | Masterworks Reprints | Other Reprints | Citations |
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Officially numbered titles | ||||||||||
1 | The Death of Captain Marvel | 1982 | Jim Starlin | The Thanos Wars: Infinity Origins; Marvel 75th Anniversary;The Death of Captain Marvel Omnibus | Captain Marvel, Vol. 6 | Captain Marvel: The Complete Collection | [6][9] | |||
2 | Elric: The Dreaming City | 1982 | Michael Moorcock Roy Thomas | P. Craig Russell | [9] | |||||
3 | Dreadstar | 1982 | Jim Starlin | [8][9] | ||||||
4 | The New Mutants | 1982 | Chris Claremont | Bob McLeod | First appearance of theNew Mutants. | The New Mutants Vol 1 | The New Mutants, Vol. 1: Renewal | [7][9] | ||
5 | X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills | 1982 | Brent Anderson | Elements of this story are used in the filmX2. | Marvel 75th Anniversary; TheUncanny X-Men Vol 5 | X-Men Epic Collection Vol. 10: God Loves, Man Kills | Uncanny X-Men Vol 9 | Essential X-Men Vol 5 | [9] | |
6 | Star Slammers | 1983 | Walt Simonson | [9] | ||||||
7 | Killraven: Warrior of the Worlds | 1983 | Don McGregor | P. Craig Russell | Killraven, Vol. 1: Warrior of the Worlds | Killraven, Vol. 1 | Essential Killraven, Vol. 1 | [9] | ||
8 | Super Boxers | August 1983 | Ron Wilson John Byrne | Ron Wilson | [9] | |||||
9 | TheFuturians | 1983 | Dave Cockrum | [9] | ||||||
10 | Heartburst | 1983 | Rick Veitch | [9] | ||||||
11 | Void Indigo | 1983 | Steve Gerber | Val Mayerik | [9] | |||||
12 | Dazzler: The Movie | 1984 | Jim Shooter | Frank Springer | Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades; Dazzler Omnibus | Dazzler Vol. 3 | Essential Dazzler Vol. 2 | [9] | ||
13 | Starstruck: The Luckless, the Abandoned and Forsaked | 1984 | Elaine Lee | Michael Kaluta | Collection of theStarstruck stories serialized inHeavy Metal. | [9] | ||||
14 | The Swords of the Swashbucklers | October 1984 | Bill Mantlo | Jackson Guice | [9] | |||||
15 | The Raven Banner (A Tale ofAsgard) | 1984 | Alan Zelenetz | Charles Vess | The Mighty Thor Vol. 24 | [9] | ||||
16 | The Aladdin Effect | 1985 | David Michelinie | Greg LaRocque | FeaturesStorm,She-Hulk,Tigra, andWasp. | Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades | [9] | |||
17 | Revenge of theLiving Monolith | June 1985 | Marc Silvestri Geof Isherwood | [9][10] | ||||||
18 | The SensationalShe-Hulk | 1985 | John Byrne | John Byrne Kim DeMulder | Marvel Universe byJohn Byrne Vol 2; TheSensational She-Hulk byJohn Byrne Vol 1; Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades | [9] | ||||
19 | Conan the Barbarian: The Witch Queen ofAcheron | 1985 | Don Kraar | Gary Kwapisz | Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Comics Years Vol 9 | [9] | ||||
20 | Greenberg the Vampire | 1985 | J. M. DeMatteis | Mark Badger | [9] | |||||
Overstreet-numbered titles | ||||||||||
21 | Marada the She-Wolf | 1985 | Chris Claremont | John Bolton | Collects material originally serialized inEpic Illustrated #10-12. | [9] | ||||
22 | AmazingSpider-Man: Hooky | 1986 | Susan K. Putney | Bernie Wrightson | Spider-Man: The Graphic Novels | Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 26 | [9][11] | |||
23 | Doctor Strange: IntoShamballa | 1986 | J. M. DeMatteis Dan Green | Dan Green | [9] | |||||
24 | Daredevil: Love and War | 1986 | Frank Miller | Bill Sienkiewicz | Daredevil by Frank Miller Companion | [9] | ||||
25 | Alien Legion: A Grey Day to Die | 1986 | Carl Potts Alan Zelenetz | Frank Cirocco | [9] | |||||
26 | Dracula: A Symphony in Moonlight & Nightmares | 1986 | Jon J Muth | [9] | ||||||
27 | EmperorDoom | 1987 | David Michelinie | Bob Hall | features theAvengers | Doctor Doom: The Book of Doom | Avengers, Vol. 17: Judgment Day;Avengers West Coast, Vol. 3: Tales to Astonish | [9] | ||
28 | Conan the Reaver | 1987 | Don Kraar | John Severin | [9] | |||||
29 | The IncredibleHulk and theThing: The Big Change | 1987 | Jim Starlin | Bernie Wrightson | TheThing | Fantastic Four, Vol. 18: The More Things Change…;Incredible Hulk, Vol. 15: Ground Zero | [9] | |||
30 | A Sailor's Story | 1987 | Sam Glanzman | Biographical story about Sam Glanzman's service aboard theUSS Stevens (DD-479) duringWorld War II. | [9] | |||||
31 | Wolfpack | 1987 | Larry Hama | Ron Wilson | Wolfpack: The Complete Collection | [9] | ||||
32 | Death ofGroo | 1987 | Mark Evanier | Sergio Aragones | [9] | |||||
33 | The MightyThor: I, Whom The Gods Would Destroy | 1988 | Jim Shooter Jim Owsley | Paul Ryan | The Mighty Thor Vol. 22 | [9] | ||||
34 | Cloak and Dagger: Predator and Prey | 1988 | Bill Mantlo | Larry Stroman | Cloak and Dagger Vol 2 | [9] | ||||
35 | The Shadow:Hitler's Astrologer | 1988 | Dennis O'Neil | Michael Kaluta Russ Heath | [9] | |||||
36 | Willow: Movie Adaptation | 1988 | Mary Jo Duffy | Bob Hall Romeo Tanghal | [9] | |||||
37 | Hercules, Prince of Power: Full Circle | 1988 | Bob Layton | [9] | ||||||
38 | Silver Surfer: Judgment Day | 1988 | Stan Lee | John Buscema | Silver Surfer: Return to the Spaceways | Silver Surfer, Vol. 4: Parable | [9] | |||
Unofficially-numbered titles | ||||||||||
39 | TheInhumans | 1988 | Ann Nocenti | Bret Blevins | [9] | |||||
40 | ThePunisher: Assassin's Guild | 1988 | Mary Jo Duffy | Jorge Zaffino | Punisher, Vol. 2: Circle of Blood | [9] | ||||
41 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | 1988 | Don Ferguson | Dan Spiegle | [9] | |||||
42 | Conan of the Isles | 1988 | Lin Carter | John Buscema | Conan the Barbarian: The Original Marvel Years Vol 5 | [9] | ||||
43 | The Dreamwalker | 1989 | Miguel José Ferrer | Gray Morrow | [9] | |||||
44 | Ax | 1988 | Ernie Colón | [9] | ||||||
45 | Arena | 1989 | Bruce Jones | [9] | ||||||
46 | The Amazing Spider-Man: Parallel Lives | 1989 | Gerry Conway | Alex Saviuk Andy Mushynsky | Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 19: Assassin Nation | Spider-Man: The Graphic Novels | [9] | |||
47 | Kull: The Vale of Shadow | 1989 | Alan Zelenetz | Tony DeZuniga | Kull the Conqueror: The Original Marvel Years | [9] | ||||
48 | A Sailor's Story Book Two: Winds, Dreams and Dragons | 1989 | Sam J. Glanzman | [9] | ||||||
49 | Doctor Strange andDoctor Doom: Triumph and Torment | 1989 | Roger L. Stern | Mike Mignola Mark Badger | Doctor Doom: The Book of Doom | Dr. Strange, Vol. 8: Triumph and Torment;Fantastic Four, Vol. 19: The Dream Is Dead | [9] | |||
50 | Wolverine/Nick Fury: The Scorpio Connection | 1989 | Archie Goodwin | Howard V. Chaykin | Wolverine Vol. 2 | Wolverine, Vol. 2: Back to Basics | [9] | |||
51 | ThePunisher: Intruder | 1989 | Mike Baron | Bill Reinhold | Punisher, Vol. 4: Return to Big Nothing | [9] | ||||
52 | William Gibson'sNeuromancer: The Graphic Novel | 1989 | Tom DeHaven | Bruce Jensen | [9] | |||||
53 | Conan the Barbarian in The Skull of Set | 1989 | Doug Moench | Paul Gulacy Gary Martin | [9] | |||||
54 | Roger Rabbit: The Resurrection of Doom | 1989 | Bob Foster | Todd Kurosawa Dan Spiegle Bill Langley | [9] | |||||
55 | Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe | 1989 | Mark Gruenwald | Paul Ryan Al Williamson | Squadron Supreme byMark Gruenwald; Squadron Supreme Classic Omnibus | Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe | [9] | |||
56 | Power Pack &Cloak and Dagger: Shelter from the Storm | 1989 | Bill Mantlo | Sal Velluto Mark Farmer | Cloak and Dagger Vol 1;Power Pack Classic Vol 1 | [9] | ||||
57 | Rick Mason: The Agent | 1989 | James D. Hudnall | John Ridgway | [9] | |||||
58 | Silver Surfer: The Enslavers | 1990 | Stan Lee | Keith Pollard Chris Ivy | [9] | |||||
59 | Conan the Barbarian: The Horn of Azoth | 1990 | Gerry Conway Roy Thomas | Michael Docherty Tony DeZuniga | [9] | |||||
60 | Rio Rides Again | 1990 | Doug Wildey | [9] | ||||||
61 | TheBlack Widow: The Coldest War | 1990 | Gerry Conway | Ernie Colón Mark Farmer George Freeman Mike Harris Val Mayerik Josef Rubinstein | Black Widow Strikes | Black Widow, Vol. 2: The Coldest War | [9] | |||
62 | Ka-Zar: Guns of the Savage Land | 1990 | Chuck Dixon Timothy Truman | Gary Kwapisz Ricardo Villagran | [9] | |||||
63 | Spider-Man: Spirits of the Earth | 1990 | Charles Vess | Spider-Man: The Graphic Novels | Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 21: Return of the Sinister Six | [9][12] | ||||
64 | ThePunisher: Kingdom Gone | 1990 | Chuck Dixon | Jorge Zaffino | Punisher, Vol. 4: Return to Big Nothing | [9] | ||||
65 | Wolverine: Bloodlust | 1990 | Alan Davis | Alan Davis Paul Neary | Wolverine Vol. 2 | Wolverine, Vol. 3: Blood and Claws | [9] | |||
66 | Excalibur: Weird War III | 1990 | Michael Higgins | Tom Morgan Josef Rubinstein | Excalibur Vol. 2 | Excalibur, Vol. 3: Girls' School from Heck | [9] | |||
67 | Wolverine: Bloody Choices | 1991 | Tom DeFalco | John Buscema | Wolverine Vol. 3 | Wolverine, Vol. 3: Blood and Claws | [9] | |||
68 | Avengers: Death Trap - The Vault | 1991 | Danny Fingeroth | Ron Lim Fred Fredericks James Sanders III | Reprinted asVenom: Death Trap - The Vault (March 1993) | Spider-Man vs. Venom | Avengers, Vol. 21: The Collection Obsession;Venom, Vol. 1: Symbiosis | [9] | ||
69 | Conan the Rogue | 1991 | John Buscema | John Buscema | [9] | |||||
70 | Punisher: Blood on the Moors | 1991 | Alan Grant | Cam Kennedy | [9] | |||||
71 | Silver Surfer: Homecoming | 1991 | Jim Starlin | Bill Reinhold | Silver Surfer, Vol. 8: The Herald Ordeal | [9] | ||||
72 | Spider-Man: Fear Itself | 1992 | Stan Lee | Ross Andru | Spider-Man: The Graphic Novels | Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 22: Round Robin | [9] | |||
73 | Conan: The Ravagers Out of Time | 1992 | Roy Thomas | Michael Docherty | [9] | |||||
74 | Punisher/Black Widow: Spinning Doomsday's Web | 1992 | D.G. Chichester | Larry Stroman Mark Farmer | Punisher, Vol. 7: Capital Punishment;Black Widow, Vol. 2: The Coldest War | [9] | ||||
75 | Daredevil/Black Widow: Abattoir | 1993 | Jim Starlin | Joe Chiodo | Daredevil, Vol. 17: Into the Fire;Black Widow, Vol. 2: The Coldest War | [9] |
In 2013, Marvel started publishing a new line of graphic novels titledMarvel Original Graphic Novel orMarvel OGN.
Title | Year | Writers | Artists | ISBN | Notes | Citations |
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Avengers: Endless Wartime | 2013 | Warren Ellis | Mike McKone | 978-0785184676 | Features theAvengers against an ancient enemy from Thor's past. | [13] |
Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business | 2014 | Mark Waid James Robinson | Gabriele Dell'Otto Werther Dell'Edera | 978-0785184409 | Revolves aroundPeter Parker, not Spider-Man, being targeted by a vengefulKingpin. As Parker combats the threat, he is helped by a woman who claims to be his long-lost sister, Teresa. | [14] |
X-Men: No More Humans | Mike Carey | Salvador Larroca | 978-0785154020 | Features the aftermath of the "Battle of the Atom" event. | [15] | |
Thanos: The Infinity Revelation | Jim Starlin | 978-0785184706 | Features the return ofAdam Warlock. | [16] | ||
Avengers: Rage of Ultron | 2015 | Rick Remender | Jerome Opeña | 978-0785190400 | Explores the early relationship betweenHank Pym andUltron and features two generations of the Avengers. | [17] |
Thanos: The Infinity Relativity | Jim Starlin | 978-0785193036 | Adam Warlock, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Silver Surfer, Gladiator, and the reunited Infinity Watch join together to thwart the threat of Annihilus. | [18] | ||
Thanos: The Infinity Finale | 2016 | Jim Starlin | Ron Lim | 978-0785193050 | Concludes Starlin's firstInfinity trilogy. | [19] |
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe | Ryan North | Erica Henderson | 978-1302903039 | [20] | ||
Deadpool: Bad Blood | 2017 | Chris Sims | Rob Liefeld | 978-1302901530 | The return of Rob Liefeld to Marvel, with a newDeadpool story featuringCable andDomino. | [21] |
Thanos: The Infinity Siblings | 2018 | Jim Starlin | Alan Davis | 978-1302908188 | This is the firstOGN in a trilogy. Jim Starlin has stated that this trilogy will be his final Thanos story. | [22] |
Thanos: The Infinity Conflict | 978-1302908140 | The second book in Starlin's final Thanos trilogy. | [23] | |||
Thanos: The Infinity Ending | 2019 | 978-1302908164 | The conclusion to Starlin's final Thanos trilogy. | [24] |
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