Marvel Upcoming Collected Editions
Marvel Upcoming Collected Editions
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SHC
Standard Hardcover - roughly 10.5" tall.
OHC
Oversized/Deluxe Hardcover - roughly 11" tall.
Magazine OHC
A wider-than-usual OHC (e.g. most DC Black Label books).
Omnibus
OHC-sized but thicker, officially labeled an Omnibus (mainly Marvel/DC).
Absolute
DC's premium oversized slipcased edition - 12"+ tall.
Library
Dark Horse's premium oversized edition - 12"+ tall.
TPB
Standard trade paperback collections.
Custom
Doesn't fit a standard size, or too rare a size to warrant its own entry.
Comic Strip HC/TPB
Collection of a newspaper comic strip (e.g. Calvin & Hobbes, Peanuts).
Compendium HC/TPB
A single volume compiling as much material as an Omnibus, in cheaper materials.
Complete Collection TPB
A paperback collecting an entire series/run in one place.
DC Compact TPB
DC's manga-sized line (5.5"x8.5", .99) reprinting popular/evergreen reader-friendly titles.
DC Finest TPB
DC's large-format affordable full-color paperback line (~600pg, ~.99) - DC's answer to Marvel's Epic Collections.
DC Manga TPB
DC books sized/formatted like manga.
Deluxe Manga
Oversized manga hardcover (7"x10") bundling 2-3 standard volumes per book (e.g. Berserk Deluxe).
Digest
Small paperback format (~5.5"x8.5"), close to manga sizing.
Epic Collection TPB
Marvel's large paperback line collecting a story-arc-organized chunk of a run.
Gallery
Oversized hardcover (13"x9.3") reproducing original penciled/inked art rather than the finished colored comic.
Magazine TPB
A wider-than-usual TPB (paperback equivalent of Magazine OHC).
Masterworks TPB
Marvel's archival, publication-order paperback reprint line (largely superseded by Epic Collections).
Premier Collection Digest TPB
Marvel's compact 6"x9" digest paperback line (.99) - Marvel's answer to DC Compact.
Taschen Library
Taschen's premium "XXL" format (15.6"x11") slipcased art-book editions.
Treasury
Classic oversized tabloid format (10"x14") from the 1970s (Marvel Treasury Editions / DC Limited Collectors' Editions).
