Marvel Omnibus
[2] Senior vice president at Marvel, David Gabriel, told the New York Times the idea came from “trying to come up with a product tie-in for the Fantastic Four film to be released that summer — ‘something to get the extreme collector excited‘.”[3] The book “sold out in a few weeks” and Kuo-Yu Liang, a vice president for Diamond Comic Distributors, said that trend for larger, more-expensive books: “reflects the demographics of the consumer, who is both older and more affluent.”[3] After that success, four omnibuses followed in 2006: Alias (March), Uncanny X-Men Vol.1 (May), Eternals (July), and New X-Men (December).
This process in turn allows us to then put out a better version of the paperback and keep that one in stock.”[4] The omnibus launched three years after Marvel released its first oversized hardcover (or OHC).
The main ‘bookshop’ cover featured the original artwork from Fantastic Four #1, drawn by Jack Kirby; with a ‘variant’ version of the same image produced by Alex Ross.
[21] The all-Canadian team of Alpha Flight was first introduced in Uncanny X-Men #120, written by Chris Claremont, alongside John Byrne; who also provided art for the issue.
5) #16, where the character crossed the Thieves Guild, “leading her to go on the run both from the secret order as well as the authorities.” That issue is collected in Amazing Spider-Man by Nick Spencer Omnibus Vol.
Brian Michael Bendis wrote the entirety of the Alias series, which introduced the character of Jessica Jones to the Marvel Universe.
The character “eschews costumes, works and plays hard, and opens up a set of detective stories unlike any the comics had seen before.
Bendis provided a character with real heart and a unique point of view, and it’s one that has broadened Marvel’s horizons across mediums.”[26] The Alias omnibus came out in March 2006.
[28] Bendis told USA Today that he was inspired in part by Donald Glover's appearance in the TV series Community dressed as Spider-Man.
Written by Doug Murray and edited by Larry Hama - both war veterans - the comic shied away from tales of conflict.
Instead, "rather than making a statement about an extremely controversial war or musing about the nature of life and death, The 'Nam focused on just one thing: the people involved.
[31] The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl omnibus contains the full 58-issue run of the comic, written by Ryan North, with art from Erica Henderson.
[34] By the mid-2000s, large comics events had become an annual tradition for Marvel, with Avengers Disassembled (2004), House of M (2005) and Civil War (2006-2007) providing enormous sales success.
[35] Marvel have used the omnibus format to collect full events, including the main run of comics, plus all related tie-ins.
The success of that book led to multiple miniseries in the following six years, chronicling the final days of various Marvel Universe superheroes.
He said: “I had this idea on the plane from Scotland about a superhero arriving from another dimension with a zombie plague and biting the Avengers when they showed up to contain the problem.
[44] Strikeforce: Morituri is a largely standalone series, created by Peter B. Gillis and Brent Anderson, that was published by Marvel Comics from 1986.
It saw “an alien invasion of Earth, countered by a programme that turned humans into superhumans, but would kill them in a year.” There were disputes over the series' ownership up until Gillis's death in June 2024.
We wanted Marvel's great teen heroes - Spidey and the X-Men - to star in comics for 2001 kids.”[47] The first Ultimate universe is designated as Earth-1610.
Writers Mark Millar and Brian Michael Bendis worked together with artist Adam Kubert for the first six-issue arc, before Warren Ellis took on the series.
We wanted Marvel's great teen heroes - Spidey and the X-Men - to star in comics for 2001 kids.”[49] The title went on to run for more than 150 issues and launched the character of Miles Morales.
Launched by writer Mark Millar, Ultimate X-Men saw "the superheroic side of the franchise pushed a bit to the sidelines.
Written by Mark Millar, and drawn by Bryan Hitch, the comic blurred the lines of right and wrong, where the heroes "have no idea they are supervillains.
Some of these – like Star Wars – are owned by Marvel's parent company, Disney;[53] others – like Conan or The Dark Tower – are licensed for certain periods of time.
In July 2020, Marvel Comics gained the rights to publish Alien and Predator in the wake of Fox's sale to Disney.
The company produced five miniseries "detailing (gunslinger) Roland Deschain's early years, then adapted the Dark Tower novels themselves in a series of six books.
Following Fox's sale to Disney in 2020,[54] Marvel Comics reacquired a series of publishing rights, including Alien, Predator, and Planet of the Apes.
[62] The omnibus, plus a series of other collected editions, were published between then and 2017, before writer Brian Michael Bendis signed a deal to republish the books with Dark Horse Comics in 2021.
[64] The company solicited two Predator omnibuses, reprinting comics first published by Dark Horse; however, the second had material removed due to “racial concerns”.
The series ran for 107 issues and three Annuals until 1986, featuring stories set between the original trilogy of films, as well as adaptations of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
