Marvel Graphic Novel
Marvel Graphic Novel | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
Format | Limited series |
Genre | Science fiction Superhero Sword and sorcery |
Publication date | 1982 – 1993 |
No. of issues | 75 |
Main character(s) | List |
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Artist(s) | List
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Penciller(s) | List
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Inker(s) | List
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Colorist(s) | List
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Editor(s) | List |
Marvel Graphic Novel (MGN) is a
Publication history
The decision to launch the line was made in late 1979, after strong sales reports for the summer. Marvel editor-in-chief Jim 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 hired Michael 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/artist Jim Starlin were finalized for The Death of Captain Marvel and Dreadstar.[5]
The Death of
The line was divided evenly between author-owned and company-owned titles. Several characters were featured in an issue of Marvel Graphic Novel before receiving their own
List of graphic novels in the Marvel Graphic Novel line
# | Title | Year | Writers | Artists | Notes | Omnibus Reprints | Epic Collection Reprints | Masterworks Reprints | Essential 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; Captain Marvel: The Complete Collection | Captain Marvel, Vol. 6 | [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 the New 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 film X2. | Marvel 75th Anniversary; The Uncanny X-Men Vol 5 | Uncanny X-Men Vol 9 | 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 | Killraven, Vol. 1 | [9] | ||
8 | Super Boxers | August 1983 | Ron Wilson John Byrne |
Ron Wilson | [9] | |||||
9 | The Futurians | 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 Vol. 3 | Dazzler Vol. 2 | [9] | ||
13 | Starstruck: The Luckless, the Abandoned and Forsaked | 1984 | Elaine Lee | Michael Kaluta | Collection of the Starstruck stories serialized in Heavy Metal. | [9] | ||||
14 | The Swords of the Swashbucklers
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October 1984 | Bill Mantlo | Jackson Guice | [9] | |||||
15 | The Raven Banner (A Tale of Asgard) | 1984 | Alan Zelenetz | Charles Vess | [9] | |||||
16 | The Aladdin Effect | 1985 | David Michelinie | Greg LaRocque | Features Wasp .
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Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades | [9] | |||
17 | Revenge of the Living Monolith | June 1985 | Marc Silvestri Geof Isherwood |
[9][10] | ||||||
18 | The Sensational She-Hulk | 1985 | John Byrne | John Byrne Kim DeMulder |
Marvel Universe by Sensational She-Hulk by John Byrne Vol 1; Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades
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[9] | ||||
19 | Conan the Barbarian: The Witch Queen of Acheron | 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
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21 | Marada the She-Wolf | 1985 | Chris Claremont | John Bolton | Collects material originally serialized in Epic Illustrated #10-12. | [9] | ||||
22 | Amazing Spider-Man: Hooky | 1986 | Susan K. Putney | Bernie Wrightson | Spider-Man: The Graphic Novels | Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 26 | [9][11] | |||
23 | Shamballa
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1986 | J. M. DeMatteis Dan Green |
Dan Green | [9] | |||||
24 | Daredevil: Love and War | 1986 | Frank Miller
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Bill Sienkiewicz | Daredevil by Frank Miller Companion
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[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 | Emperor Doom | 1987 | David Michelinie | Bob Hall | features the Avengers | 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 Incredible Thing : The Big Change
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1987 | Jim Starlin | Bernie Wrightson | The Thing | 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 the USS Stevens (DD-479) during World War II. | [9] | |||||
31 | Wolfpack
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1987 | Larry Hama | Ron Wilson | Wolfpack Complete | [9] | ||||
32 | Death of Groo | 1987 | Mark Evanier | Sergio Aragones
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[9] | |||||
33 | The Mighty Thor: 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
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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, Vol. 4: Parable | [9] | ||||
Unofficially-numbered titles | ||||||||||
39 | The Inhumans
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1988 | Ann Nocenti | Bret Blevins | [9] | |||||
40 | The Punisher: Assassin's Guild | 1988 | Mary Jo Duffy
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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 | [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 |
Spider-Man: The Graphic Novels | Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 19: Assassin Nation | [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 and Doctor 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 | The Punisher: Intruder | 1989 | Mike Baron | Bill Reinhold | Punisher, Vol. 4: Return to Big Nothing | [9] | ||||
52 | William Gibson's Neuromancer: 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 by Mark Gruenwald; Squadron Supreme Classic | [9] | ||||
56 | Cloak and Dagger : Shelter from the Storm
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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 | The Black 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 | The Punisher: 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. 3: Blood and Claws | [9] | ||||
66 | Excalibur: Weird War III | 1990 | Michael Higgins | Tom Morgan Josef Rubinstein |
Excalibur Vol. 2 | [9] | ||||
67 | Wolverine: Bloody Choices | 1991 | Tom DeFalco | John Buscema | Wolverine Vol. 3: Blood and Claws | [9] | ||||
68 | Avengers: Death Trap - The Vault | 1991 | Danny Fingeroth | Ron Lim Fred Fredericks James Sanders III |
Reprinted as Venom : Death Trap - The Vault (March 1993)
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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 | [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] |
Marvel Original Graphic Novel
In 2013, Marvel started publishing a new line of graphic novels titled Marvel Original Graphic Novel or Marvel OGN.
Title | Year | Writers | Artists | ISBN | Notes | Citations |
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Avengers: Endless Wartime | 2013 | Warren Ellis | Mike McKone | 978-0785184676 | Features the Avengers 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 around Peter Parker, not Spider-Man, being targeted by a vengeful Kingpin . As Parker combats the threat, he is helped by a woman who claims to be his long-lost sister, Teresa.
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[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 of Adam Warlock. | [16] | ||
Avengers: Rage of Ultron | 2015 | Rick Remender | Jerome Opeña | 978-0785190400 | Explores the early relationship between Hank Pym and Ultron 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 first Infinity 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 new Deadpool story featuring Cable and Domino. | [21] |
Thanos: The Infinity Siblings | 2018 | Jim Starlin | Alan Davis | 978-1302908188 | This is the first OGN 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] |
References
- ^ Marvel Graphic Novel at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ "Newswatch: 'Spectacular' Sales Prompt New Projects". The Comics Journal (52). Stamford, Connecticut: Fantagraphics Books: 7–8. December 1979.
- ^ Groth, Gary (November 1980). "Pushing Marvel into the '80s: An Interview with Jim Shooter". The Comics Journal (60). Stamford, Connecticut: Fantagraphics Books: 80–107.
- ^ "Newswatch: Michael Z. Hobson Named Marvel V.P./Publishing". The Comics Journal (62). Stamford, Connecticut: Fantagraphics Books: 13. March 1981.
- ISBN 978-0061992100.
- ^ ISBN 978-0756641238.)
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- ^ a b Buttery, Jarrod (September 2019). "Dreadstar: Jim Starlin's Odyssey". Back Issue! (115). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 35–54.
- ^ ISBN 978-1603602334.
- ISBN 978-0756692360.)
In this story written by David Michelinie and drawn by Marc Silvestri, Spider-Man was recruited by Captain America into battle with a giant living monolith of Egyptian origins to prevent the creature from destroying the entire city.
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has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ Manning "1980s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 156: "Writer Susan K. Putney and artist Bernie Wrightson delivered a memorable graphic novel that removed Spider-Man from his usual urban setting and placed him in a fantasy world of magic and mysticism".
- ^ Cowsill, Alan "1990s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 190: "The magnificent painted artwork of Charles Vess was the star of the show in this 86-page hardback graphic novel".
- ^ Phegley, Kiel (June 12, 2013). "Warren Ellis Readies Avengers: Endless Wartime". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on August 7, 2014.
- ^ Truitt, Brian (June 17, 2013). "Spider-Man gets a sister in 2014's 'Family Business'". USA Today. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015.
- ^ Schedeen, Jesse (May 28, 2014). "Graphic Novel Review: X-Men - No More Humans". IGN. Archived from the original on October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- ^ Overstreet, p. 1083
- ^ Dietsch, T.J. (July 25, 2014). "SDCC 2014: Avengers: Rage of Ultron". Marvel Comics. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015.
- ^ Morse, Ben (November 19, 2014). "Jim Starlin Returns with Thanos: The Infinity Relativity". Marvel Comics. Archived from the original on November 23, 2014.
- ^ Morse, Ben (July 2, 2015). "Jim Starlin Gives Thanos a Finale". Marvel Comics. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015.
- ^ Overstreet, p. 1118
- ^ Arrant, Chris (November 11, 2015). "Liefeld Working On New Deadpool Book With X-Men '92 Writers". Newsarama. Archived from the original on November 15, 2015.
- ^ Johnston, Rich (December 19, 2017). "Jim Starlin Clarifies Why Infinity Siblings Will Be His Final Thanos Story". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on September 6, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ Morrison, Matt (March 22, 2018). "Marvel Announces Thanos Graphic Novel (That Led Creator To Quit)". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019.
- ^ Johnston, Rich (March 11, 2019). "Final Part Of Jim Starlin's Last Thanos Story – The Infinity Ending?". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019.
External links
- Marvel Graphic Novel at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- The Definitive Graphic Novels List by Bob Rozakis (note: Rozakis uses a different numbering from Overstreet on MGN #32-35)