Since this has been one of my most popular posts, I've opted to convert it into an expanded page.
There's another series of (mainly) ongoing reprints that doesn't get much attention - even their own publisher doesn't seem to have a section of their website devoted to them. For some years now Panini, who hold the Marvel licence over here, have produced a series of "Marvel Pocket Books" reprinting Marvel issues from all eras in a colour, digest format.
The books themselves have had a few publishing problems in the past - very stiff card covers and strong glue that have made them difficult to read at times - but they've changed the stocks used and are now sufficiently flexible. The early years saw them use what appear to be digitally enhanced colouring but more recently they have used the original colours.
Some of the books pick issues from highly regarded storylines across eras; others present runs sequentially though they've had the familiar copyright problems and also haven't always included annuals. Much of the material has also been printed in the Essentials so I won't be reviewing them all but there are some gems here not available in that format.
Finding a clear list of the contents of each book is tricky so I've opted to expand mine. Each series is presented broadly in issue order. Here goes:
Astonishing Ant-Man
Origins
(The final cover is slightly different from the preview shown; I'll aim to get the printed version displayed as soon as possible.)
Reprints Marvel Premiere #47 to #48, Iron Man #131 to #133, Avengers #195 to #196 & #223 and Marvel Team-Up #103
Avengers
The Bride of Ultron
Reprints Avengers #158 to #167
The focus on storylines has left out one of the most famous Avengers annuals of all, #7.
The Korvac Saga
Reprints Thor Annual #6 and Avengers #168 & #170 to #177
Issue #169 is a fill-in and has been left out here, breaking what would otherwise be a continuous run of thirty issues over three books.
Nights of Wundagore
Reprints Avengers #178 to #187
Avengers West Coast
Vision Quest
Reprints Avengers West Coast #42 to #49
Darker than Scarlet
(The final cover is slightly different from the preview shown; I'll aim to get the printed version displayed as soon as possible.)
Reprints Avengers West Coast #50 to #57
Captain America
The Coming of the Falcon
Reprints Captain America #109 to #119
Blood on the Moors
Reprints Captain America #247 to #255
This is the Roger Stern and John Byrne run complete in one book.
Daredevil
Marked for Murder
Reprints Daredevil #158 to #161 & #163 to #167
Deathlok the Demolisher
Origins
Reprints Astonishing Tales #25 to #28 and #30 to #35
Doctor Strange
The Montesi Formula
Reprints Tomb of Dracula #44 and Doctor Strange (second series) #14 & #58 to #62
Fantastic Four
The Coming of Galactus!
Reprints Fantastic Four #44 to #51 & Annual #3
Doomsday
Reprints Fantastic Four #52 to #60
Where Stalks the Sandman
Reprints Fantastic Four #61 to #67 & Annual #4
The Flames of Battle
Reprints Fantastic Four #68 to #73 & Annual #5
Incredible Hulk
The Coming of the Hulk!
Reprints Incredible Hulk #1 to #6
In a nice piece of recycling, the cover image reuses that from the original edition of Essential Hulk volume 1
The Monster Unleashed!
Reprints the Hulk stories from Tales to Astonish #101 and Incredible Hulk #102 to #108
World's End
Reprints Incredible Hulk #109 to #117
Iron Man
The Tragedy and the Triumph
Reprints the Iron Man stories from Tales of Suspense #91 to #99, Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1 and Iron Man #1 to #4
Unmasked
Reprints Iron Man #5 to #14
Demon in a Bottle
Reprints Iron Man #120 to #129
A leap forward for one of the most acclaimed Iron Man stories of all.
Armour Wars
Reprints Iron Man #225 to #232
Rocket Raccoon
Guardian of the Keystone Quadrant
Reprints the four part Rocket Raccoon limited series from the 1980s plus the earliest appearances of Rocket and Groot from Tales to Astonish #13, Marvel Preview #7 and Incredible Hulk #271
Silver Surfer
Origins
Reprints Silver Surfer #1 to #5 from the original 1968 series
Spider-Man
The End of the Green Goblin!
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #39 to #46
Annual #3 has been left out and it hasn't (yet) been included in any of the subsequent books.
The Wings of the Vulture!
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #47 to #52 and Annual #4
The annual is in a closer position to its original publication than when it first appeared in the Essentials.
To Kill a Spider-Man!
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #53 to #61
The Madness of Mysterio!
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #62 to #67 and Annual #2 & #5
Whilst Annual #5 is in about the right place, Annual #2 seems to be making up the numbers to prevent the book ending midway through an extended storyline. It's surprising that they choose to include the last Ditko annual rather than the first Romita one given where the pocketbook series began.
To Crush the Kingpin
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #68 to #77
Like the early editions of the Essentials, the pocketbooks haven't included the two issues of the Spectacular Spider-Man magazine.
Night of the Prowler
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #78 to #85
The Death of Captain Stacy
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #86 to #93
In The Grip of the Goblin
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #94 to #102
There's a pattern emerging about which villain will always get the cover whenever possible...
The Spider-Slayer
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #103 to #111
It's a slightly odd title to use considering that this is in fact the third Spider-Slayer storyline.
Countdown to Chaos!
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #112 to #120
So at least one of the Spectacular Spider-Man magazines is included in some form.
The Night Gwen Stacy Died
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #121 to #128 and Marvel Team-Up #15
It's interesting to see the latter issue (a team-up with Ghost Rider) has been included here; probably to keep issue #129 back for the next book both because of the popularity of the character it introduces and also so as not to split up the Jackal storyline even further. Annual #9 came out during this run and although it was a reprint the story was from Spectacular Spider-Man magazine #2 (as a "Green Goblin tribute issue") and this would have been an opportunity to make up for the earlier omission.
The Punisher Strikes Twice
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #129 to #135, Marvel Team-Up #22 and Giant-Size Spider-Man #1
Again a Marvel Team-Up (with Hawkeye) is used to tread water rather than split up another storyline that can be used to sell the following book. Note that Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1 has been overlooked.
The Green Goblin Lives Again
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #136 to #142, What If? #1 and Giant-Size Spider-Man #4
Here copyright problems have prevented Giant-Size Spider-Man #2 & #3 from appearing. Yes #2 was reprinted in Essential Spider-Man volume 6, but for various reasons older copyrights have different lengths in the UK from the US. What If? #1 is an interesting inclusion as an alternate reality story (and frankly is much more of a Fantastic Four story than a Spider-Man one) but again it helps tread water.
The Delusion Conspiracy
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #143 to #150 and Giant-Size Spider-Man #5
Shattered by the Shocker
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #151 to #160
War of the Reptile-Men
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #161 to #170 and the back-up story from Annual #11
Yes, only the back-up, and there's no sign of Annual #10 at all.
Green Grows the Goblin!
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #171 to #180 and The Man Called Nova #12.
Thor
When Gods Go Mad!
Reprints Thor #179 to #188
In the Shadow of Mangog!
Reprints Thor #189 to #198
Thor: Son of Asgard
The Warriors Teen
Reprints Thor: Son of Asgard #1 to #6 and recoloured versions of the "Tales of Asgard" stories from Journey into Mystery #97 to #103
Worthy
Reprints Thor: Son of Asgard #7 to #12, recoloured versions of the "Tales of Asgard" stories from Journey into Mystery #104 to #108 and the main story in original colours from #112
Uncanny X-Men
Second Genesis
Reprints Giant-Size X-Men #1 and X-Men #94 to #103
Magneto Triumphant
Reprints X-Men #104 to #117
Wanted: Wolverine - Dead or Alive
Reprints X-Men #118 to #124 and Annual #3
Dark Phoenix
Reprints X-Men #125 to #137
Days of Future Past
Reprints X-Men #138 to #143 and Annual #4
This one has two separate covers. The one on the right is the original, the one on the left is from a later printing to tie in with the movie.
Rogue Storm
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #144 to #150
God Loves, Man Kills
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #151 to #153, Annual #5 and Marvel Graphic Novel #5 "God Loves, Man Kills"
Night Screams
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #154 to #161
Beyond the Farthest Star
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #162 to #168
Scarlet in Glory
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #169 to #175
Blood Feud
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #176 to #179, Annual #6, New Mutants #13 to #14 and a story from Marvel Team-Up #100
It's interesting to see some of the New Mutants crossover issues included here as they don't normally appear in sequential runs. However Uncanny X-Men annual #6 has arrived rather late in the cycle.
Love and Madness
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #180 to #184 and New Mutants #15 to #17
There's also a one page text explanation of Secret Wars including an advert for Panini's reprint of it.
Legacy of the Lost
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #185 to #191
The Gift
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #192 to #194 and X-Men and Alpha Flight #1 to #2
The Trial of Magneto
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #195 to #200
The Asgardian War
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #201 to #203, Annual #9 and New Mutants Special Edition #1
As with Spider-Man the X-Men are well served by a long sequential run and go one better by starting at a more natural point. The books get a bonus for including New Mutants #13 to #17 which deal with Kitty Pryde's absence from the main title at a critical period; these issues have not, to the best of my knowledge, been included in any other X-Men sequential reprint runs. However once again it's the annuals that let the side down. Annuals #3 to #5 all appear in approximately the right places but #6 is heavily delayed from its placing and annuals #7 and #8 have both been left out.
Venom
Venom: Birth of a Monster
Reprints Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #107 to #110 & Amazing Spider-Man #298-300.
It should come as no surprise to learn that this pocketbook was released around the time of Venom's big screen debut in the movie Spider-Man 3.
Wolverine
Wolverine By Chris Claremont and Frank Miller
Reprints the four issue limited series Wolverine from 1982 plus Uncanny X-Men #172 & #173 and Incredible Hulk #181
Wolverine: First Class
The Rookie
Reprints Wolverine: First Class #1 to #8
Leader of the Pack
Reprints Wolverine: First Class #9 to #16
X-Men: The Hidden Years
The Ghost and the Darkness
Reprints X-Men: The Hidden Years #1 to #7 and the preview story from X-Men vol 2 #94
Destroy All Mutants!
Reprints X-Men: The Hidden Years #8 to midway through #14
It seems stopping mid-issue was the only way to end the book at a clear point.
Worlds Within Worlds!
Reprints X-Men: The Hidden Years from the rest of #14 to #22
And Panini have also used the digest format for some out of continuity books aimed at younger audiences. Purists may dispute whether they're "Marvel Pocket Books" or not but they've been sold on the same shelves and I'm including them to allow readers make up their own minds:
Iron Man
Armoured Avenger
Reprints Marvel Adventures Iron Man #1 and #7 to #12 and Marvel Adventures Iron Man Golden Avenger #1
Spectacular Spider-Man Adventures
This UK series began reprinting the comics based on the mid 1990s Spider-Man cartoon but, facing a shortage of material, it began originating additional adventures to fill up the gaps and carried on after the US material ran out.
Night of the Goblin
Reprints the original stories from Spectacular Spider-Man Adventures #101, #103 to #107, #109, #111, #113 to #115 and #117 to #120
Riot at Ryker's Island!
Reprints the original stories from Spectacular Spider-Man Adventures #121 to #136
(There are also some Triplepacks but these are just three regular books sold in a pack.)
Overall it's nice to see more use of the digest format. However some of these books jump about a bit whilst it's a pity that Panini have a very hit and miss approach to including annuals. Had they consistently included them all then the pocket books could be the elusive Holy Grail of collected editions - complete, sequential, cheap enough to attract the casual buyer to dip in, and optimally sized for easy reading & carrying.
There's another series of (mainly) ongoing reprints that doesn't get much attention - even their own publisher doesn't seem to have a section of their website devoted to them. For some years now Panini, who hold the Marvel licence over here, have produced a series of "Marvel Pocket Books" reprinting Marvel issues from all eras in a colour, digest format.
The books themselves have had a few publishing problems in the past - very stiff card covers and strong glue that have made them difficult to read at times - but they've changed the stocks used and are now sufficiently flexible. The early years saw them use what appear to be digitally enhanced colouring but more recently they have used the original colours.
Some of the books pick issues from highly regarded storylines across eras; others present runs sequentially though they've had the familiar copyright problems and also haven't always included annuals. Much of the material has also been printed in the Essentials so I won't be reviewing them all but there are some gems here not available in that format.
Finding a clear list of the contents of each book is tricky so I've opted to expand mine. Each series is presented broadly in issue order. Here goes:
Astonishing Ant-ManOrigins
(The final cover is slightly different from the preview shown; I'll aim to get the printed version displayed as soon as possible.)
Reprints Marvel Premiere #47 to #48, Iron Man #131 to #133, Avengers #195 to #196 & #223 and Marvel Team-Up #103
The Bride of Ultron
Reprints Avengers #158 to #167
The focus on storylines has left out one of the most famous Avengers annuals of all, #7.
Reprints Thor Annual #6 and Avengers #168 & #170 to #177
Issue #169 is a fill-in and has been left out here, breaking what would otherwise be a continuous run of thirty issues over three books.
Reprints Avengers #178 to #187
Vision Quest
Reprints Avengers West Coast #42 to #49
(The final cover is slightly different from the preview shown; I'll aim to get the printed version displayed as soon as possible.)
Reprints Avengers West Coast #50 to #57
The Coming of the Falcon
Reprints Captain America #109 to #119
Reprints Captain America #247 to #255
This is the Roger Stern and John Byrne run complete in one book.
Marked for Murder
Reprints Daredevil #158 to #161 & #163 to #167
Origins
Reprints Astonishing Tales #25 to #28 and #30 to #35
The Montesi Formula
Reprints Tomb of Dracula #44 and Doctor Strange (second series) #14 & #58 to #62
The Coming of Galactus!
Reprints Fantastic Four #44 to #51 & Annual #3
Reprints Fantastic Four #52 to #60
Reprints Fantastic Four #61 to #67 & Annual #4
Reprints Fantastic Four #68 to #73 & Annual #5
The Coming of the Hulk!
Reprints Incredible Hulk #1 to #6
In a nice piece of recycling, the cover image reuses that from the original edition of Essential Hulk volume 1
Reprints the Hulk stories from Tales to Astonish #101 and Incredible Hulk #102 to #108
Reprints Incredible Hulk #109 to #117
The Tragedy and the Triumph
Reprints the Iron Man stories from Tales of Suspense #91 to #99, Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1 and Iron Man #1 to #4
Reprints Iron Man #5 to #14
Reprints Iron Man #120 to #129
A leap forward for one of the most acclaimed Iron Man stories of all.
Reprints Iron Man #225 to #232
Guardian of the Keystone Quadrant
Reprints the four part Rocket Raccoon limited series from the 1980s plus the earliest appearances of Rocket and Groot from Tales to Astonish #13, Marvel Preview #7 and Incredible Hulk #271
Origins
Reprints Silver Surfer #1 to #5 from the original 1968 series
The End of the Green Goblin!
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #39 to #46
Annual #3 has been left out and it hasn't (yet) been included in any of the subsequent books.
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #47 to #52 and Annual #4
The annual is in a closer position to its original publication than when it first appeared in the Essentials.
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #53 to #61
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #62 to #67 and Annual #2 & #5
Whilst Annual #5 is in about the right place, Annual #2 seems to be making up the numbers to prevent the book ending midway through an extended storyline. It's surprising that they choose to include the last Ditko annual rather than the first Romita one given where the pocketbook series began.
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #68 to #77
Like the early editions of the Essentials, the pocketbooks haven't included the two issues of the Spectacular Spider-Man magazine.
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #78 to #85
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #86 to #93
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #94 to #102
There's a pattern emerging about which villain will always get the cover whenever possible...
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #103 to #111
It's a slightly odd title to use considering that this is in fact the third Spider-Slayer storyline.
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #112 to #120
So at least one of the Spectacular Spider-Man magazines is included in some form.
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #121 to #128 and Marvel Team-Up #15
It's interesting to see the latter issue (a team-up with Ghost Rider) has been included here; probably to keep issue #129 back for the next book both because of the popularity of the character it introduces and also so as not to split up the Jackal storyline even further. Annual #9 came out during this run and although it was a reprint the story was from Spectacular Spider-Man magazine #2 (as a "Green Goblin tribute issue") and this would have been an opportunity to make up for the earlier omission.
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #129 to #135, Marvel Team-Up #22 and Giant-Size Spider-Man #1
Again a Marvel Team-Up (with Hawkeye) is used to tread water rather than split up another storyline that can be used to sell the following book. Note that Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1 has been overlooked.
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #136 to #142, What If? #1 and Giant-Size Spider-Man #4
Here copyright problems have prevented Giant-Size Spider-Man #2 & #3 from appearing. Yes #2 was reprinted in Essential Spider-Man volume 6, but for various reasons older copyrights have different lengths in the UK from the US. What If? #1 is an interesting inclusion as an alternate reality story (and frankly is much more of a Fantastic Four story than a Spider-Man one) but again it helps tread water.
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #143 to #150 and Giant-Size Spider-Man #5
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #151 to #160
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #161 to #170 and the back-up story from Annual #11
Yes, only the back-up, and there's no sign of Annual #10 at all.
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #171 to #180 and The Man Called Nova #12.
When Gods Go Mad!
Reprints Thor #179 to #188
Reprints Thor #189 to #198
The Warriors Teen
Reprints Thor: Son of Asgard #1 to #6 and recoloured versions of the "Tales of Asgard" stories from Journey into Mystery #97 to #103
Reprints Thor: Son of Asgard #7 to #12, recoloured versions of the "Tales of Asgard" stories from Journey into Mystery #104 to #108 and the main story in original colours from #112
Second Genesis
Reprints Giant-Size X-Men #1 and X-Men #94 to #103
Reprints X-Men #104 to #117
Reprints X-Men #118 to #124 and Annual #3
Reprints X-Men #125 to #137
Reprints X-Men #138 to #143 and Annual #4
This one has two separate covers. The one on the right is the original, the one on the left is from a later printing to tie in with the movie.
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #144 to #150
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #151 to #153, Annual #5 and Marvel Graphic Novel #5 "God Loves, Man Kills"
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #154 to #161
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #162 to #168
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #169 to #175
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #176 to #179, Annual #6, New Mutants #13 to #14 and a story from Marvel Team-Up #100
It's interesting to see some of the New Mutants crossover issues included here as they don't normally appear in sequential runs. However Uncanny X-Men annual #6 has arrived rather late in the cycle.
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #180 to #184 and New Mutants #15 to #17
There's also a one page text explanation of Secret Wars including an advert for Panini's reprint of it.
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #185 to #191
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #192 to #194 and X-Men and Alpha Flight #1 to #2
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #195 to #200
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #201 to #203, Annual #9 and New Mutants Special Edition #1
As with Spider-Man the X-Men are well served by a long sequential run and go one better by starting at a more natural point. The books get a bonus for including New Mutants #13 to #17 which deal with Kitty Pryde's absence from the main title at a critical period; these issues have not, to the best of my knowledge, been included in any other X-Men sequential reprint runs. However once again it's the annuals that let the side down. Annuals #3 to #5 all appear in approximately the right places but #6 is heavily delayed from its placing and annuals #7 and #8 have both been left out.
Venom: Birth of a Monster
Reprints Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #107 to #110 & Amazing Spider-Man #298-300.
It should come as no surprise to learn that this pocketbook was released around the time of Venom's big screen debut in the movie Spider-Man 3.
Wolverine By Chris Claremont and Frank Miller
Reprints the four issue limited series Wolverine from 1982 plus Uncanny X-Men #172 & #173 and Incredible Hulk #181
The Rookie
Reprints Wolverine: First Class #1 to #8
Reprints Wolverine: First Class #9 to #16
The Ghost and the Darkness
Reprints X-Men: The Hidden Years #1 to #7 and the preview story from X-Men vol 2 #94
Reprints X-Men: The Hidden Years #8 to midway through #14
It seems stopping mid-issue was the only way to end the book at a clear point.
Reprints X-Men: The Hidden Years from the rest of #14 to #22
And Panini have also used the digest format for some out of continuity books aimed at younger audiences. Purists may dispute whether they're "Marvel Pocket Books" or not but they've been sold on the same shelves and I'm including them to allow readers make up their own minds:
Armoured Avenger
Reprints Marvel Adventures Iron Man #1 and #7 to #12 and Marvel Adventures Iron Man Golden Avenger #1
This UK series began reprinting the comics based on the mid 1990s Spider-Man cartoon but, facing a shortage of material, it began originating additional adventures to fill up the gaps and carried on after the US material ran out.
Night of the Goblin
Reprints the original stories from Spectacular Spider-Man Adventures #101, #103 to #107, #109, #111, #113 to #115 and #117 to #120
Reprints the original stories from Spectacular Spider-Man Adventures #121 to #136
(There are also some Triplepacks but these are just three regular books sold in a pack.)
Overall it's nice to see more use of the digest format. However some of these books jump about a bit whilst it's a pity that Panini have a very hit and miss approach to including annuals. Had they consistently included them all then the pocket books could be the elusive Holy Grail of collected editions - complete, sequential, cheap enough to attract the casual buyer to dip in, and optimally sized for easy reading & carrying.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the info! I recently bought Dark Phoenix and I like the format/price but, as you said, it's kind of stiff. I'll probably get a more recent one (Dark Phoenix was published in 2006) to see how it is.
ReplyDeleteThe quality gets a lot better post 2012
DeleteWhy haven't any new Pocket Books been released this year? Panini haven't stopped releasing them - have they??
ReplyDeleteNo, some Dr Strange and Avengers West Coast ones just came out.
ReplyDeleteNo way! Where? How? What? Nothing on Amazon! Please provide proof, my good friend :)
DeleteHave they stopped producing these? It seems like we've been waiting ages since the last one.
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DeleteI'm sorry to say they have no plans for any new pocketbooks at the moment. However, last year they did re-print some of the old ones. Source: https://twitter.com/Ed_Hammond101/status/766280511555788800
DeleteThanks for this. Love these pocket books but could never find a decent list before.
ReplyDeleteI am a big fan of Spiderman, watched the last movie Homecoming spiderman out of the box. It's very exciting to see the new movie of Spiderman Series. I love the Marvel comic that makes my childhood amazing. I also have the Sipderman Marvel Art.
ReplyDeleteWell thanks for aware me about all of these marvel comics. Well I love to read comics. But true not more than movies. Even Some time I preferred movies as compare to comics. I had watch online almost all marvel movies. Its craziest thing but I really love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the info and hard work! I love the updates and truly appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteBought "The coming of the falcon" and "War of Reptile-Men" at Madame Tussauds when I came for a visit in London.
ReplyDeleteNever heard of these books before and didn't know there was so many titles.
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ReplyDeleteOn the inside cover of Silver Surfer: Origins it refers to itself as 'Volume 1' - shame they seemed to have stopped there.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the very informative run down on the Marvel Panini Pocket Books! I have been using this guide to buy many of these and I agree that the earlier printings (2004) have VERY stiff spines and poor middle margin gutter. This means some speech bubbles are lost as well as some art. BUT if you are daring superhero you can try the following: Take a hair dryer and put on middle heat, blow against the spine of the book for 3 minutes moving the warm air along the spine. This is to soften the glue which holds the spine. After 3 minutes carefully open the pages from the front board first, carefully applying gentle force to open each page to the spine. Be as brave as you can! The softened glue will allow this. You can apply the heat again and carry on if you're a bit slow, but I managed to do it in one go for both Coming Of The Hulk and End Of The Green Goblin with complete success. I can now read the speech bubbles!! However, please do this at your own risk!! In addition, Panini UK have released Second Editions of some books (e.g. The Wings Of The Vulture) at a £5.99 price point, from the original £3.99, which fixes the gutter issue. The gutter problem is fixed for editions dated 2005 and above.
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ReplyDeleteI found a decent run of the X-Men titles for £3 each a few years ago, all the Hidden Years and from Beyond the Furthest Star to Asgardian Wars. Cross referencing the list here against the already released and announced Epics I see that tracking down the previous three titles should provide sufficient filler while the other line fills out the 80s reprints. I'm sure my nephews will appreciate the digests as and when Epics become available.
ReplyDeletei loved it...will try to to buy every comic in this list
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