The Marvel Comics oversized hardcover format launched in 2002, reproducing full-colour comics in books approximately 11in x 7.5in in size. This was roughly an inch taller and wider than the original comic book.[1]
The first two releases were Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1 and The Complete Frank Miller Spider-Man in late-March and early-April 2002, with then Marvel President, Bill Jemas, saying that the company had “never done hardcovers but every time we’ve done one, it’s been spectacularly successful.”[2] Twelve oversized hardcovers were released in 2002.
A smaller ‘premiere’ hardcover size, plus the thicker ‘omnibus’ format, both launched in the mid-2000s - however the oversized hardcover continued to be Marvel's preferred choice of premium release for recent content. The much-heralded return of the Star Wars licence to Marvel in 2015 saw the publisher use the format to release three remasters of comics from the original trilogy.[3]
See main article: Marvel Omnibus. With the omnibus and oversized hardcover line running side-by-side while sharing the same print size, there was often confusion in regards to how Marvel classified books. In 2015, a Spider-Verse ‘oversized hardcover’ was released at 648 pages;[4] yet, months later, a Superior Foes Of Spider-Man ‘omnibus’ came out, with only 376 pages.[5] Both collected full runs of a Spider-Man miniseries that had been released within the prior two years. In February 2019, the Hulk: Dogs Of War ‘oversized hardcover’ was 832 pages; while, four months later, Hulk by Loeb and McGuinness was a 912-page ‘omnibus’.[6] [7]
Meanwhile, the 2011 ‘oversized hardcover’ of X-Men: Fall Of The Mutants was re-released with the exact same page count and cover in 2022, but using ‘omnibus’ branding; while 2025's X-Men: Fatal Attractions ‘omnibus’ has identical content to the 2012 ‘oversized hardcover’.[8] [9] [10] [11]
The shortest omnibus was 2007's Devil Dinosaur at 184 pages, while the largest oversized hardcover was 2013's Avengers vs. X-Men Companion at 1,112 pages.[12] [13]
By 2022, even though the overall comics market “was a success on the surface”, the generally thinner oversized hardcover format was struggling. Costs had increased for both retailers and consumers, especially in regards to shipping. This led to a priority shift towards the softcover trade paperback format, and manga-style digests. This was borne out by Marvel's 2025 launch of the 9in x 6in Premier Collection, in response to DC’s Compact Comics, which had been a big hit for retailers.[14] [15]
As a result, just 18 oversized hardcovers came out in 2022, with eight in 2023 - a far cry from the 49 of 2011 and 45 of 2010. Only four books were released in 2024, each rounding off a creator's run that had already started in the format. Those numbers compared to 2024's record 89 omnibuses and 87 Epic Collections, including reprints, signalling the priority change.
Only two oversized hardcovers are scheduled for 2025: Rob Liefeld's Deadpool Badbadder Blood one-shot.[16] and the fourth volume of X-Force by Benjamin Percy.
These books contain stories that take place in the primary Marvel Universe. This fictional continuity is often referred to as Earth-616, with a legacy that stretches back to 1939.[17]
| Title | Years covered | Material collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avengers: Kree-Skrull War | 1971-1972 | Avengers #89–97 | 240 | Neal Adams cover: | ||
| 1 | Avengers Assemble Vol. 1 | 1998 | Avengers (vol. 3) #1–11; Annual 1998 | 384 | George Perez cover: | |
| 2 | Avengers Assemble Vol. 2 | 1998-1999 | Avengers (vol. 3) #12–22, #0; Annual 1999 | 336 | George Perez cover: | |
| 3 | Avengers Assemble Vol. 3 | 1999-2000 | Avengers (vol. 3) #23–34, 1, ½; Thunderbolts #42-44 | 432 | George Perez cover: | |
| 4 | Avengers Assemble Vol. 4 | 2000-2001 | Avengers (vol. 3) #35–40; Maximum Security #1–3; Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet; Avengers: The Ultron Imperative; Avengers Annual 2000 | 416 | Alan Davis cover: | |
| 5 | Avengers Assemble Vol. 5 | 2001-2002 | Avengers (vol. 3) #41–56; Avengers Annual 2001 | 432 | Andy Kubert cover: | |
| Avengers Forever | 1998-1999 | Avengers Forever #1–12 | 328 | Carlos Pacheco cover: | ||
| Avengers Disassembled | 2004 | Avengers #500–503; Avengers Finale | 184 | David Finch cover: | ||
| Avengers Disassembled: Iron Man, Captain America & Thor | 2004 | Captain America (1998) #29–32; Captain America & The Falcon (2004) #5–7; Thor (1998) #80–85; Iron Man (1998) #84–89 | 456 | Steve Epting cover: | ||
| Jump To: Secret War | ||||||
| 1 | New Avengers Vol. 1 | 2004-2005 | New Avengers #1–10; New Avengers: Most Wanted Files; New Avengers, Guest Starring The Fantastic Four | 352 | David Finch cover: | |
| Bookshop variant cover: | ||||||
| 2 | New Avengers Vol. 2 | 2005-2006 | New Avengers #11–20; New Avengers Annual (2005); Giant-Size Spider-Woman | 296 | Steve McNiven cover: | |
| David Finch DM cover: | ||||||
| Jump To: Civil War | ||||||
| 3 | New Avengers Vol. 3 | 2006-2007 | New Avengers #21–31; New Avengers: Illuminati; Civil War: The Confession; Civil War: The Initiative | 360 | Bookshop cover: | |
| Leinil Francis Yu DM cover: Unknown ISBN | ||||||
| 4 | New Avengers Vol. 4 | 2007-2008 | New Avengers #32–37; New Avengers Annual #2; New Avengers: Illuminati #1–5 | 320 | Jim Cheung cover: | |
| 5 | New Avengers Vol. 5 | 2008 | New Avengers #38–47 | 256 | Aleksi Briclot cover: | |
| Jump To: Secret Invasion | ||||||
| 6 | New Avengers Vol. 6 | 2009 | New Avengers #48–54; Secret Invasion: Dark Reign; FCBD 2009: Avengers | 256 | Billy Tan cover: | |
| 7 | New Avengers Vol. 7 | 2009-2010 | New Avengers #55–64; New Avengers Annual #3; Dark Reign: The List - Avengers; New Avengers Finale | 368 | Bryan Hitch cover: | |
| Jump To: Siege | ||||||
| 1 | Mighty Avengers Vol. 1: Assemble | 2007-2008 | Mighty Avengers #1-11 | 304 | Frank Cho cover: | |
| Mark Bagley cover: | ||||||
| 2 | Mighty Avengers Vol. 2: Secret Invasion | 2008-2009 | Mighty Avengers #12-20 | 240 | Marko Djurdjevic cover: | |
| 3 | Mighty Avengers Vol. 3: Dark Reign | 2009-2010 | Mighty Avengers #21–36; material from Secret Invasion: Requiem | 424 | Khoi Pham cover: | |
| Jump To: Avengers/X-Men Utopia | ||||||
| Dark Avengers | 2009-2010 | Dark Avengers #1–6, 9–16; Annual | 400 | Mike Deodato cover: | ||
| Avengers By Brian Michael Bendis: The Heroic Age | 2010 | Avengers (vol. 4) #1–6, 9–16; Avengers Prime #1–5; New Avengers (vol. 2) #1–6 | 448 | Movie cover: | ||
| John Romita Jr. cover: | ||||||
| Avengers Assemble by Brian Michael Bendis | 2012 | Avengers Assemble (vol. 2) #1–8 | 184 | Movie cover: | ||
| Mark Bagley cover: | ||||||
| Jump To: Avengers vs. X-Men | ||||||
| 1 | Avengers by Jonathan Hickman Vol. 1 | 2012-2013 | Avengers (vol. 5) #1–13 | 328 | Dustin Weaver cover: | |
| 2 | Avengers by Jonathan Hickman Vol. 2 | 2013-2014 | Avengers (vol. 5) #14–23 | 272 | Leinil Francis Yu cover: | |
| 3 | Avengers by Jonathan Hickman Vol. 3 | 2014 | Avengers (vol. 5) #24–34 | 288 | Mike Deodato cover: | |
| Jump To: Original Sin | ||||||
| 1 | New Avengers by Jonathan Hickman Vol. 1 | 2013 | New Avengers (vol. 3) #1–12 | 304 | Jock cover: | |
| 2 | New Avengers by Jonathan Hickman Vol. 2 | 2014 | New Avengers (vol. 3) #13–23 | 280 | Dale Keown cover: | |
| Jump To: Avengers & X-Men: AXIS | ||||||
| Avengers: Time Runs Out | 2014-2015 | Avengers (vol. 5) #35–44; New Avengers (vol. 3) #24–33 | 520 | Jim Cheung & Justin Ponsor cover: | ||
| Jump To: Secret Wars (2015) | ||||||
| Jump To: Civil War II | ||||||
| All-New All-Different Avengers | 2016 | All-New, All-Different Avengers #1–12; material from Avengers #0; FCBD 2015: Avengers; FCBD 2016: Civil War II | 424 | Mahmud Asrar cover: | ||
| Jump To: Secret Empire | ||||||
| Avengers: No Surrender | 2017-2018 | Avengers #675–690 | 352 | Mark Brooks cover: | ||
| 1 | Avengers by Jason Aaron Vol. 1 | 2018-2019 | Avengers (vol. 8) #1–12; material from FCBD 2018: Avengers/Captain America | 328 | Sara Pichelli cover: | |
| 2 | Avengers by Jason Aaron Vol. 2 | 2019-2020 | Avengers (vol. 8) #13–21; material from FCBD 2019: Avengers/Savage Avengers | 224 | Stefano Caselli cover: | |
| 3 | Avengers by Jason Aaron Vol. 3 | 2019-2020 | Avengers (vol. 8) #22–30 | 208 | Ed McGuinness cover: | |
| 4 | Avengers by Jason Aaron Vol. 4 | 2020-2021 | Avengers (vol. 8) #31-45 | 352 | Ed McGuinness cover: | |
| 5 | Avengers by Jason Aaron Vol. 5 | 2021-2022 | Avengers (vol. 8) #46-62, Avengers 1,000,000 BC, material from FCBD 2021: Avengers/Hulk | 496 | Ed McGuinness cover: | |
| Miniseries | ||||||
| 1 | Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | 2005 | Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes #1-8 | 192 | ||
| 2 | Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes II | 2007 | Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (vol. 2) #1-8 | 192 | ||
| Avengers: The Origin | 2010 | Avengers: The Origin #1–5; Avengers #1 | 144 | Phil Noto cover: | ||
| Avengers: Mythos | 2011 | 208 | Marko Djurdjevic cover: | |||
| Avengers: | 2011-2012 | Avengers: X-Sanction #1-4 | 112 | Ed McGuinness cover: | ||
| Avengers: Endless Wartime | 2013 | Original Graphic Novel by Warren Ellis and Mike McKone | 120 | Marko Djurdjevic cover: | ||
| Avengers: Rage Of Ultron | 2015 | Original Graphic Novel by Rick Remender, Pepe Larraz and Jerome Opena | 112 | Jerome Opena cover: | ||
| Avengers: Standoff! | 2016 | 416 | Jesus Saiz cover: | |||
| Jump To: The Ultimates | ||||||
| Title | Years covered | Material collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Panther Vol. 1: A Nation Under Our Feet | 2016-2017 | Black Panther (2016) #1–12 | 296 | Brian Stelfreeze cover: | ||
| 2 | Black Panther Vol. 2: Avengers Of New World | 2017-2018 | Black Panther (2016) #13-18, #166-172 | 264 | Brian Stelfreeze cover: | ||
| 3 | Black Panther Vol. 3: Intergalactic Empire 1 | 2018-2019 | Black Panther (2018) #1-12 | 280 | Inhyuk Lee cover: | ||
| 4 | Black Panther Vol. 4: Intergalactic Empire 2 | 2019-2021 | Black Panther (2018) #13-25 | 328 | Daniel Acuna cover: |
| Title | Years covered | Material collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cable: | 2001-2003 | Cable (1993) #97–107; Soldier X #1–12 | 584 | Howard Porter cover: | |||
| 1 | Cable by Duggan & Noto | 2020 | Cable (2020) #1–4, 7–12 | 288 | Phil Noto cover: |
| Title | Years covered | Material collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain America: Sentinel Of Liberty | 1998-1999 | Captain America: Sentinel Of Liberty #1–12; Captain America: Sentinel Of Liberty #1 Rough Cut | 360 | Ron Garney cover: | |||
| Captain America: The New Deal | 2002 | Captain America (vol. 4) #1-6 | 176 | John Cassaday cover: | |||
| Captain America: Red, White And Blue | 2002 | Original Graphic Novel | 192 | Brian Stelfreeze cover: | |||
| Captain America: Winter Soldier | 2005-2006 | Captain America (vol. 5) #1–9, 11–14 | 312 | Movie cover: | |||
| Steve Epting DM cover: | |||||||
| Jump To: Civil War | |||||||
| Captain America Fallen Son: The Death Of Captain America | 2007 | Fallen Son: Wolverine; Fallen Son: Avengers; Fallen Son: Captain America; Fallen Son: Spider-Man; Fallen Son: Iron Man; Captain America Comics #1; material from Marvel Spotlight: Captain America Remembered | 224 | Ed McGuinness cover: | |||
| Jump To: Secret Empire | |||||||
| 1 | Captain America by Ta-Nehisi Coates Vol. 1 | 2018-2019 | Captain America (vol. 9) #1–12 | 296 | Alex Ross cover: | ||
| 2 | Captain America by Ta-Nehisi Coates Vol. 2 | 2019-2020 | Captain America (vol. 9) #13–25 | 400 | Alex Ross cover: | ||
| Miniseries | |||||||
| Captain America: White | 2008 | Captain America: White #0–5 | 160 | Tim Sale cover: | |||
| Captain America: Theater Of War | 2009 | Captain America: Theater of War - America the Beautiful; Brother in Arms; To Soldier On; Ghosts of My Country | 152 | Steve Epting cover: | |||
| Captain America: America First! | 2009-2010 | Captain America: Theater of War - America First!; Operation Zero Point; Prisoners Of Duty | 128 | Howawrd Chaykin cover: | |||
| Captain America: Forever Allies | 2010 | Captain America: Forever Allies #1–4; Young Allies Comics 70th Anniversary Special; Young Allies #1 Rough Cut | 186 | Lee Weeks cover: |
| Title | Years covered | Material collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Britain Vol. 1: Birth Of Legend | 1976-1977 | Material from Captain Britain #1–39; Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain #231–232 | 376 | Herb Trimpe cover: | ||
| Captain Britain Vol. 2: Siege Of Camelot | 1977-1978 | Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain #233–247; Marvel Team-Up (1972) #65–66; material from Hulk Comic #1, 3–46; Incredible Hulk Weekly #47–55, 57–63 | 376 | Herb Trimpe cover: |
| Title | Years covered | Material collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnage Family Feud | 2010 | Carnage (2010) #1–5 | 168 | Clayton Crain cover: | ||
| Carnage U.S.A. | 2012 | Carnage U.S.A. (2012) #1–5 | 112 | Clayton Crain cover: |
See main article: Daredevil collected editions.
| Title | Years covered | Material collected | Pages | Released | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daredevil Vol. 1 | 1998-2001 | Daredevil (vol. 2) #1–15, #½ | 336 | ||
| 2 | Daredevil Vol. 2 | 2001-2002 | Daredevil (vol. 2) #26-37 | 288 | ||
| 3 | Daredevil Vol. 3 | 2002-2003 | Daredevil (vol. 2) #38-50 | 320 | ||
| 4 | Daredevil Vol. 4 | 2004 | Daredevil (vol. 2) #56-65 | 280 | ||
| 5 | Daredevil Vol. 5 | 2004-2005 | Daredevil (vol. 2) #66-75 | 256 | ||
| 6 | Daredevil Vol. 6 | 2001, 2005–2006 | Daredevil (vol. 2) #16-19, #76-81 | 304 | ||
| 1 | Daredevil by Mark Waid, Vol. 1 | 2011-2012 | Daredevil (vol. 3) #1–10, 10.1, Amazing Spider–Man #677 | 288 | ||
| 2 | Daredevil by Mark Waid, Vol. 2 | 2012-2013 | Daredevil (vol. 3) #11–21, Avenging Spider–Man #6, Punisher #10 | 296 | ||
| 3 | Daredevil by Mark Waid, Vol. 3 | 2013-2014 | Daredevil (vol. 3) #22–36, Indestructible Hulk #9–10 | 368 | ||
| 4 | Daredevil by Mark Waid & Chris Samnee Vol. 4 | 2014 | Daredevil (vol. 4) #1–10, 0.1, 1.50 | 312 |