This will need a little tidying up so bear with as the format varies a little bit depending on my original source. Some of these are straight lists of issues, others include some working a try to hit the target of 20 ish 22 page issues per book (24 ish 17 page issues foir material first printed in the late 70s)
I've divided this up into sections: here's some links to make navigating to each title easier
X-Epics
Two Books Per Year Epics
One Book Per Year Epics
Modern Epics
Epics Not Yet Started
Modern Epics Not Yet Started
X-Epics
X-Men
Wolverine
Deadpool
Excalibur
Generation-X
X-Factor
X-Force
Two Books Per Year Epics
Amazing Spider-Man
Avengers
* Heroes Reborn Avengers
* Heroes Return Avengers
Captain America
* Heroes Reborn Captain America
* Heroes Return Captain America
Daredevil
Fantastic Four
* Heroes Reborn Fantastic Four
* Heroes Return Fantastic Four Hulk
Iron Man
* Heroes Reborn Iron Man
* Heroes Return Iron Man
Thor
* Heroes Return Thor
One Book Per Year Epics
Avengers West Coast
Blade
Defenders
Doctor Strange
Ghost Rider
Ghost Rider Danny Ketch
Guardians of the Galaxy
Hawkeye
Marvel Two In One
Moon Knight
Morbius
Namor, The Sub-Mariner
Punisher
Sgt Fury
She-Hulk
Silver Surfer
Thunderbolts
Venom
Modern Epics
Black Widow
Captain America
Daredevil
Deadpool & Cable
Hawkeye
Hulk
Iron Man
Loki
New Avengers
Spider-Girl
Spider-Gwen
Spider-Man/Deadpool
Thor
Venom
Astonishing X-Men
New X-Men
Epics Not Yet Started
Alpha Flight
Force Works
Spectacular Spider-Man
The Thing
War Machine
Modern Epics Not Yet Started
Amazing Spider-Man
Carnage
Deadpool
X-Epics
Epics 1-10, to issue 175 & Annual 7, are either out or scheduled soon. So between there and Epic 12 we have:
Epic 11 LifedeathI would have loved to see the unreprinted Marvel Team Up 135 (Kitty Pryde) in Epic 10 but was preoared for it's absence after the disappointment with MTU 117 & 118. Space, and the lack of MTU in recent Epics, probaby rules out the double sized Marvel Team Up 150 for Epic 11.176-188
Kitty Pryde & Wolverine 1-6
There's then FOUR Epics between Epics 12 & 17 which will run something like this:
Epic 13And finally the much desired Epic 18 containing the majority of the Jim Lee run:199-210 Annuals 9 & 10Epic 14 The Mutant Massacre
New Mutants Special Edition 1 and Annual 2* An alternate solution would be to drop the New Mutants SE & Annual for Longshot 1-6
211-219 Annual 11Epic 15 Fall Of The Mutants
X-Men vs Avengers 1-4
X-Men vs Fantastic Four 1-4220-238Epic 16 Inferno
Hulk 340239-247 Annuals 12 & 13
X-Factor 37-39
Epic 18: Xtinction AgendaWe then have a block of Epics from 19-23 covering Uncanny X-Men #277-306 & annuals 15-17, X-Men #1-25 & annual 1 and X-Men Unlimited #1-2Uncanny X-Men 268-276 & Annual 14,
New Mutants 94-96 & material from Annual 6,
X-Factor 60-62 & material from Annual 5
Material From Fantastic Four Annual 23
Epic 24 Calcultions
(from October 1993) X-Men Annual 2 was published the same month as X-Men 25 that's in Epic 23. (2 issues worth)Epic 24 Contents:(from November & December 1993) Bloodties is Avengers 368 & X-Men 26, Avengers West Coast 101, Uncanny X-Men 307 & Avengers 369. (6 issues worth, 8 total)
December 93: X-Men Unlimited 3 same month as X-Men 307, which is part of Bloodties & counted already, & X-Men 27, which isn't. (3 issues worth 11 total)
January 94: Events in Unlimited continues in X-Men 28 same month as Uncanny 308. (2 more issues, 13 total)
February 94: Uncanny 309 & X-Men 29 (2 issues, 15 total)
March 94: Uncanny 310 & X-Men 30 (2 issues worth, 17 total)
X-Men 30 is Scott & Jean's wedding which brings in X-Men The Wedding Album (17 pages, about an issue's worth, 18 total
Also March 94, the same month as Uncanny 310 & X-Men 30 is Unlimited 4, Nightcrawler, Rogue & Mystique (2 issues worth, 20 issues)
Uncanny X-Men 307-310Shall we push on?
X-Men 26-30
X-Men Annual 2
X-Men Unlimited 3 & 4
Avengers 368 & 369
Avengers West Coast 101
X-Men The Wedding Album
Epic 25 Calculations
April 94: Uncanny 311 & X-Men 31 (2 issues worth, 2 total)Epic 25 Contents:May 94: Uncanny 312 & X-Men 32 (2 issues worth, 4 total)
June 94: Uncanny 313, Uncany Annual 18, X-Men 33 & Unlimited 5 (6 issues worth, 10 total)
July 94: Uncanny 314 & X-Men 34 (2 issues worth, 12 total)
August 94: Uncanny 315 & X-Men 35 (2 issues worth, 14 total)
May-August 94 is The Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix (4 issues worth, 18 total)
X-Men Annual 3 is same month as X-Men 37 (Uncanny 317) (2 issues worth, 20 total)
Uncanny X-Men 311-315Epic 26 Calculations
Uncanny X-Men Annual 18
X-Men 31-35
X-Men Annual 3
X-Men Unlimited 5
The Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix 1-4
Originally my Epic 26 took us all the way to Age of Apocalypse. However a flaw in my calculations was pointed out which meant Epic 26 had too much in it which has led to me splitting the remaining pre AoA material between two books and loading up with extras a bit.Epic 26 contents:The main add ins for this Epic are the other X-Book Phalanx issues which I originally left out. I feel happy including them because Life Signs (X-Factor, X-Fore & Excalibur) tells the story of the X-Men's rescue and Final Sanction (Wolverine & Cable) features Scott & Jean's return and Wolverine's first contact with the X-Men after Wolverine 75.
September 94: Uncanny 316 & X-Men 36 (Unlimited 6 is the same month but needs to be placed after Phalanx) (2 issues worth)
October 94: Uncanny 317 & X-Men 37 (2 issues worth, 4 total)
September & October 94: X-Factor #106, X-Force #38 & Excalibur #82 (6 issues worth, 10 total)
September & October 94: Wolverine (vol. 2) #85 & Cable #16 (4 issues worth, 14 total)
(from September 94) Unlimited 6 (same months as Uncanny 316 & X-Men 36 above)(2 issues worth, 6 total)
November 94: Uncanny 318 & X-Men 38 (2 issues worth, 18 total)
December 94: Uncanny 319 & X-Men 39 (2 issues worth, 20 total)
Uncanny 316 & X-Men 36Epic 27 Calculations:
Uncanny 317 & X-Men 37
X-Factor #106
X-Force #38
Excalibur #82
Wolverine (vol. 2) #85
Cable #16
Unlimited 6
Uncanny 318 & X-Men 38
Uncanny 319 & X-Men 39(20 issues worth)
Epic 27 meanwhile gained 2 issues of X-Factor, detailing Legion's activities immediately prior to Legionquest which are marked with the Legionquest branding. Cable 20, which I'd been itching to include anyway, shows what happens to the X-Men when the effects of Legion's deed hit and Wolverine 90 has his return to the mansion and confrontation with Sabretooth that sets up some post AoA material. The limited series were in anyway, I place them pre AOA and the Year of the Mutants Collectors' Preview nicely fills the space with similar material seen elsewhere of recent.Epic 27 Contents:December 94: Unlimited 7 (2 issues worth)
November & December 94: X-Factor 108-109 (2 issues worth, 4 total)
January 95: Uncanny 320 & X-Men 40 (2 issues worth, 6 total)
February 95: Uncanny 321 & X-Men 41 (2 issues worth, 8 total)
February 95: Wolverine 90 & Cable 20 (2.5 issues worth, 10.5 total)December 94-March 95: Bishop 1-4 same months as Uncanny 319-321 & X-Men 39-41 and Amazing 1 & Astonishing 1 (4 issues worth, 14.5 total)
January-April 95: Rogue 1-4 same months as Uncanny 320-321 & X-Men 40-41 and Amazing 1 & 2 & Astonishing 1 & 2 (4 issues worth, 18.5 total)
February 95: X-Men:Year of the Mutants Collectors' Preview #1 (32 pages, 1.5ish issues worth, 20ish issues total)
Unlimited 7And *THAT* does bring us to Age of Apocalypse, with a clean break should X-Men print it in their Epics or skip over it to X-Men Prime and the Road to Onslaught.
X-Factor 108-109
Uncanny 320 & X-Men 40
Uncanny 321 & X-Men 41
Wolverine 90
Cable 20
Bishop 1-4
Rogue 1-4
X-Men:Year of the Mutants Collectors' Preview #1(20 ish isues)
Thus far none of Age of Apocalypse has appeared in regular Epics, and none of the Age of Apocalypse books appear in the Legacy numbering for the X-titles so, while I expect there to be Age of Apocalypse Epics, I don't think we'll see anything here, but a nice clean end of Epic break for it will be good.
From Age of Apocalypse to New X-Men is pretty well collected in big volumes and it's worth looking at these as potential Epics:
Epic A: Road To Onslaught OneUp until this point I'm pretty happy with things that those are possible Epics.Uncanny X-Men 322-326Epic B: Road To Onslaught Two
X-Men 42-45 & Annual '95
X-Men Unlimited 8
And…. X-Men Prime 1
(432 pages)Uncanny X-Men 327-328, Annual '95Epic C: Road To Onslaught Three
X-Men 46-49
X-Men Unlimited 9
And…. X-Men/Clandestine 1-2 & Sabretooth (1995) 1
(440 pages)Uncanny X-Men 329-332Epic D: X-Men/Avengers: Onslaught One
X-Men 50-52
X-Men Unlimited 10
Wolverine 101
And…. Archangel 1, X-Men/Brood 1-2, Xavier Institute Alumni Yearbook
(448 pages)Uncanny X-Men 333-335Epic E: X-Men/Avengers: Onslaught Two
X-Men 53-54
X-Men Unlimited 11
Cable 32-33
X-Man 15-17
X-Force 55
Avengers 401
Fantastic Four 415
And…. Onslaught: X-Men
(432 pages)Uncanny X-Men 336Epic F: X-Men/Avengers: Onslaught Three
X-Men 55
X-Factor 125-126
Wolverine 104
Cable 34-35
X-Man 18-19
X-Force 57-58
Hulk 444-445
And…. Amazing Spiderman 415, Green Goblin 12, Spider-Man 72, Iron Man 332
(448 pages)Uncanny X-Men 337Epic G: X-Men: Onslaught Aftermath -
X-Men 56-57, Annual 96
Wolverine 105
Cable 36
Avengers 402
Fantastic Four 416 (Material from)
And…. Punisher (1995) 11, Thor 502, Onslaught: Marvel Universe, Onslaught: Epilogue, X-Men Road to Onslaught
(440 pages)Uncanny X-Men 338-340, Annual '96-97
X-Men 58-61, Annual '97
X-Men Unlimited 12-14
X-Factor 130
And…. UXM -1, XM-1
(488 pages)
However things start to go astray after that with book lengths, periods where books publish just one X titles and missing issues of X-Men Unlimited:
Epic H: The Trial of GambitUncanny X-Men 341-350Epic I: Operation Zero Tollerance
X-Men 62-64
(400 pages)
* * * MISSING X-Men Unlimited 15-16
Uncanny X-Men 346Epic J: X-Men Blue 0 Reunion
X-Men 65-70
Wolverine 115-118
Cable 45-47
And…. Generation X 27
(448 pages)Uncanny X-Men 351-359, Annual 98Epic K: X-Men Gold 0 Homecoming
X-Men Unlimited 17
And…. CEREBRO'S GUIDE TO THE X-MEN
(328 pages)
* * * MISSING X-Men Unlimited rest of 18, 19-20
X-Men 71-79, Annual 98Epic L: Hunt for Professor Xavier
X-Men Unlimited Material from 18
(336 pages)
* * * MISSING X-Men Unlimited 21
Uncanny X-Men 360-365Epic M: Magneto War
X-Men 80-84, 1/2
X-Men Unlimited 22
(368 pages)Uncanny X-Men 366-371Epic N: The Shattering
X-Men 85-91 & Annual 99
X-Men Unlimited 23 & material from 24
And…. X-Men: The Magneto War, Magneto Rex #1-3
(504 pages)
* * * MISSING X-Men Unlimited 23, rest of 24
Uncanny X-Men 372-275Epic O: Vs. Apocalypse Volume 1: The Twelve
X-Men 92-95
And…. Astonishing X-Men (1999) #1-3
(288 pages)
* * * MISSING X-Men Unlimited 25
Uncanny X-Men 376-377Epic P: Vs. Apocalypse Volume 2: Ages Of Apocalypse
X-Men 96-97
Wolverine 146-147
Cable 75-76
(312 pages)Uncanny X-Men 378 & Annual 99Epic Q: Powerless
X-Men 98
Wolverine 148
Cable 77
And…. X-51 #8, X-Men: The Search of Cyclops #1-4.
(288 pages)
* * * MISSING X-Men Unlimited 26
Uncanny X-Men 379-380Epic R: Not Collected In Big Trades
X-Men 99
Wolverine 149
Cable 78
X-Force 101
(144 pages)Uncanny X-Men 381-386Epic S: Maximum Security
X-Men 100-105
( pages)
* * * MISSING X-Men Unlimited 27 & 28
Uncanny X-Men 387Epic T: Dream's End
X-Men 107
X-Men Unlimited 29
And…. Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet, Maximum Security #1-3, Captain America (1998) #36, Thor (1998) #30, Bishop: The Last X-Man #15, Iron Man (1998) #35, Avengers (1998) #35, Gambit (1999) #23
(376 pages)Uncanny X-Men 388-390Epic U: Eve of Destruction
X-Men 108-110
Cable 87
And…. Bishop 16
(192 pages)
* * * MISSING X-Men Unlimited 30
Uncanny X-Men 391-393
X-Men 111-113
(152 pages)
* * * MISSING X-Men Unlimited 31
There's a gap between Wolverine Epic 3, which ends issue 44, and Epic 6, which starts issue 69:
Epic 4Reign of Terror & Hearts of Darkness both have their sequels in later Epics, raising the probability of their inclusion. Blood Hungry's Cyber character reappears in the main Wolverine book in Epic 8 and DO YOU REALLY THINK THEY'LL LEAVE WEAPON-X OUT????45-50 MCP 72-84 Weapon X, MCP 85-92 Blood Hungry (Cyber), Wolverine Reign of TerrorEpic 551-68 Punisher/Ghost Rider/Wolverine: Hearts of Darkness
Epics 10 and 11 are a little more challenging, but the main series issues have an obvious split:
Epic 10The backbone to Epic 11 is the previously published Wolverine Blood Wedding trade which collects 123-132 + Black Rio https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUL130711110-122, -1, Annual 97Epic 11
+ ??* 119-122 Not Dead Yet is Warren Ellis
123-132
Black Rio
+ ??* 125-128 are Chris Claremont's return to the title
There's a PILE of extras around now that could go into these books
Wolverine Encyclopedia 1-2Wolverine runs to 189 issues
48 pages each 4 issues worth
same months as Wolverine 107 & Wolverine 108
(wasn't this meant to be 4 issues?)Mystique & Sabretooth 1-4, same months as Wolverine 108-111
What If 93 same month as Wolverine 109
The Spoon Job 12 pages from Marvel Shadows & Light same month as Wolverine 110
Marvel Fanfare v2 6 same month as Wolverine 110
Wolverine 117 leads into X-Men 70 (Operation Zero Tolerance)
Wolverine Doombringer 48 pages (2 issues worth) same month as Wolverine 118
Maverick 4 same month as Wolverine 119
Wolverine Days of Future Past 1-3 same months as Wolverine 119-121
Alpha Flight v2 9 & Uncanny X-Men 355 same months as Wolverine 123 & Wolverine 124
X-Men/Alpha Flight 1-2 (32 pages) 3 issues worth, same months as Wolverine 124 & Wolverine 125
What If 111 same month as Wolverine 127
Marvel Knights Wolverine/Punisher:Revelation #1-4 same months as Wolverine 139-142
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=4083&page=gallery
Epic 14 concludes with issue 172 so the remaining Epic *seems* obvious:
Epic 15That's a count of 17 issues but since 175 & 183 are double sized, it's the equivilent of 19 issues173-189
That could *nearly* be Epic 15 by themselves. But I think there's enough extras around now for an extra Epic:
Wolverine/Elektra 3 issues, 56, 64 & 64 pages.
Same month as W 170-172.
About 9 issues worth.
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9385&page=galleryWolverine/Hulk
Same months as 173-176
4 issus worth
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9428&page=galleryWolverine: Netsuke 1-4, 32 pages each, 6 issue equivalent,
same months as W 181-184
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9551&page=galleryWolverine: Xisle 1-5,
same month as W 189
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9702&page=galleryWolverine: Doop 1-2
month after W 189
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9713&page=galleryWolverine: Snikt 1-5
months following W 189 or the next Wolverine volume 1-5
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9715&page=gallery
Existing Deadpool Epics:
1 The Circle ChaseBefore the announcement of Epic 5 I saidNew Mutants #982 Mission Improbable
X-Force #2, 11, 15
Nomad #4
Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1-4
Secret Defenders #15-17
Deadpool (1994) #1-4
Material From
*Avengers #366
*Silver Sable & the Wild Pack #23Wolverine #883 Drowning Man
X-Force #47 & 56
Deadpool #1-9 & -1
Daredevil/Deadpool Annual '97
material from Wolverine Annual '95Deadpool 10-204 Dead Reckoning
Deadpool And Death Annual '98
Heroes for Hire 10-11
Baby's First Deadpool BookDeadpool #0, 21-335 Johnny Handsome
Deadpool Team-Up #1
Encyclopaedia Deadpoolica #1Deadpool 34-45
Black Panther 23
Wolverine (1988) 154-155
Heroes Reborn: Remnants (2000) 1
Fight-Man (1993) 1
Material From
* Wolverine Annual '99
Definitely two books left to complete the first Deadpool ongoing. Contents are pretty easy to guess given the Deadpool Classics & Companion:Since then the contents of Epic 5 have been released and the numbers indicate that Deadpool Epic 6 isn't enough to finish the run.Epic 5Deadpool 34-49Epic 6
Black Panther 23
Wolverine 154-155
Material From
* Contest of Champions II #2
* Wolverine Annual '99; (same month as Deadpool 36)Deadpool 50-69
The original Deadpool volume is 69 issues
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=860624 more standard issues to go post Epic 51 January 2007
69 September 2002
So after Epic 6 uses c 20 issues they'll be a few left to go into an Epic 7 with Agent-X, whose inclusion is hinted at by Fight Man being in Epic 5, somewhat out of chronological position.
Fight-Man 1The place to split those Deadpool issues looks pretty obvious: 5 more issues would bring Agent-X up to strength and the last 5 issues of Deadpool are written by Gail Simone who writes large part of Agent-X. So I think we're now looking athttp://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=66757Agent-X 1-15 2002-2003June 1993
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9514&page=gallery1 September 2002
15 December 2003
Epic 5After that lies Cable & Deadpool which has it's own Modern Epic series.Deadpool 46-64Epic 6Deadpool 65-69
Agent-X 1-15
2 Epic gap left now to compile the Warren Ellis run and round up the stuff around it.
Epic 676-86, Annual 2Epic 7
X-Men Unlimited 4
X-Factor #106
X-Force #38
Material From
* Marvel Comics Presents 174
(20ish issues - The Annual, issue 82, and the X-Factor & X-Force are all double sized)* Phalanx Covenant is Excalibur 82, X-Factor 106 & X-Force 38
* Age of Apocalypse is between issues 86 and 87, and Epics 6 & 7.
87-103
Pryde & Wisdom 1-3
(21 issues, 100 is Double Sized)
Epics 1, 2 & 3 are out. Epic 4 was announced but has been delayed in the reshuffle due to the writers/actors strike.
Epic 4 Pride & PenanceThat leaves 48-73 to be published from Generation X's main series http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=4575&page=gallery.Generation X #33-47, 1/2
Generation X/Dracula Annual '98 #1
X-Men Unlimited #20
Generation X Holiday Special #1
With a little assistance that's 2 Epics:
Epic 5Generation X 48-58Epic 6
Generation X Annual '99
Generation X 59-62Generation X 63-73
X-Men Unlimited 30
Generation X 74-75
X-Men Unlimited 34
Chamber 1-4
Epic 2 is a one volume gap that must contain 10-20 & Annual 2 - the equivalent of 13 issues. So it needs some extras to help make up the numbers
X-Factor has been Essentialled plus some of this volume has been in Mutant Massacre and Fall of the Mutants trades, so they'll be some hints there, but 12-17 & Annual 2 are uncollected in colour paperback.
Mutant Massacre gives us Thor 373 & 374 plus Power Pack 27. I'd argue that NONE of the rest of Mutant Massacre is necessary: X-Factor don't appear in those issues and their thread of the story is self contained here. Likewise the X-Factor issues and crossovers won't appear in the corresponding X-Men Epic.
Thor 378 is an Iceman appearance which was Essentialled. The Mutant Masscre Omnibus adds 377
Hulk 336 & 337 are appearances by Cyclops, Marvel Girl & Iceman.
So I think we can be reasonably certain of Epic 2's contents:
2 "Mutant Massacre"The publication of Ombnibus 1 in the middle of 2024 probably takes Epic 2 off the board for 2024 and maybe 2025 too :-(
10-20 & Annual 2
Thor 373-374, 377-378
Power Pack 27
Hulk 336 & 337
Epics 5 & 6 need to contain 51-70, Annuals 5 & 6 and Prisoner of Love
X-Factor Annual 5 is Days of Future Present. At the very least that gives us X-Men Annual 14. FF Annual 23 & New Mutants Annual 6, which are prior to the X-Factor Annual, may come in to play if needed but don't feature X-Factor as such
On the other hand prior to this Forge & Banshee have already met Jean and the Beast in Uncanny X-Men 262-4 which has to be a strong candidte for inclusion.
Printed at this time but set earlier is Marvel Fanfare 50
X-Factor 60-62 are X-Tinction Agenda which gives us Uncanny X-Men 270-272 (and 273? which strongly features Scott & Jean) & New Mutants 94-96
X-Factor 69 & 70 give us X-Men 280 which takes place between the two
That lot divides up quite neatly:
Epic 5:The end of the X-Factor run also *SEEMS* to divide up quite neatly into
X-Factor 51-59, Annual 5 & Prisoner of Love
X-Men Annual 14,
Uncanny X-Men 262-4,
Marvel Fanfare 50Epic 6:
X-Factor 60-70, Annual 6,
Uncanny X-Men 270-272 (273?) & 280
New Mutants 94-96
Epic 10However there are a number of one shots and limited series that fans would like included:
X-Factor 112-130Epic 11
X-Factor 131-149, -1
XSE 1-4 with Shard and Bishop. 1 Same month as X-Factor 128.
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=8562Sabretooth & Mystique 1-4. #1 same month as X-Factor 129
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=8574Strong Guy Reborn. 35 pages. Same month as X-Factor 137
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=121447XSE (1998 series) which is more Bishop than Shard. #1 same month as X-Factor 141 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8653&page=gallery
Sabretooth one-shot Back To Nature 1998. 48 pages. Same month as X-Factor 144
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=121644X-Men Unlimited 21
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=120356X-Factor 2002 1-4
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=9451
http://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/X-Factor_Vol_2Madrox 2004/5 1-5
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9956&page=gallery
X-Force Epics 5 & 6 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=4128 We know Epics 4 & 7
4 Toy Soldiers 1993-1994 X-Force #27-39, Annual #3; Cable #6-8; New Warriors #45-46So we need 40-65, 50 is double sized so that's 27 issues worth7 Zero Tolerance 1997-1998 X-Force #66-84, -1
Then there's the annuals:
X-Force & Cable 95 same month as 49another 6 issues worth, 33
X-Force & Cable 96 same month as 59
X-Force & Cable 97 same month as 67
And now for what we'd like:
Deadpool II same months as 37-40 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=4170which gives usanother 4 issues worth, 37
Domino same months as 52-64 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8600
another 3 issues worth, 40
Epic 5:Predicting upwards of Epic 8 Armageddon Now is difficult: 116-129 are a huge change of direction and the last 14 issues are collected in various X-Statix collections which will at some point become Epics - will they also be collected here? 14 issues would need Bumping up.X-Force 40-52Epic 6:
X-Force & Cable 95
Deadpool II 1-4
Material From:
* X-Men PrimeX-Force 53-65Both 20 issues worth.
X-Force & Cable 96 & 97
Domino 1-3
That leaves 101-115 & Rough Cut 1 as definites for Epic 9.
101 is X-Force's Powerless issueSo you'd be looking at 5 issues worth to round that out
102-108 are Warren Ellis, they with 109 have been collected in Counter-X 1 100-113 Rage War
114-115 are EpilougueAll Standard Size
The Rough Cut is a reprint of 102 - not sure what, is any, extras are in it?
There's a six issue 2004/5 X-Force series
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=10039&page=gallery
There's a four issue 2005 X-Force Shatterstar series
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=10147&page=gallery
But rather frighteningly you add ALL that together a rather neat solution DOES pop out
Epic 9X-Force 101-119, Rough Cut 1Epic 10X-Force 120-129, X-Force 2004 1-6, X-Force Shatterstar 1-4
Two Books Per Year Epics
There's a big block of Epics missing for Amazing Spider-Man:
Epic 11That takes us up to Epic 15, the second ASM Epic released which is followed by a one volume gap: the notorious Epic 16186-206 Annual 13 Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man Annual 1Epic 12
(25 x 17 page issues worth)* ASM Annual 13 and Peter Parker Annual 1 crossover in that order. Marv Wolfman's run, which started with issue 182 in Epic 10, concludes with issue 204 with Micheline filling in for 205 and Stern for 206.
207-223 Annual 14 and Annual 15 (Punisher & Doc Ock)Epic 13
(21 issues worth - 3 x 16 page, 18 x 22 page)* 207-223 & Annuals 14-15 are the O'Neill Run. ASM switches from 17 to 22 pages with issue 210
224-241 Annual 16 (Captain Marvel)Epic 14
(20 x 22 page issues worth)* 224 is the start of Stern's run which runs to 252 in Epic 14
242-258 Annual 17 PP 85
(20 x 22 page issues worth)* Peter Parker 85 is an essential part of the Hobgoblin story cover dated December 1983 the same month as ASM 247
Amazing Spider-Man 273-288,This is almost certainly the number 1 most wanted Epic Collection!
Spectaular Spider-Man 111 (which follows on from ASM 273)
Marvel Graphic Novel 22: Hooky.
ASM 273 feeds into Peter Parker Spectacular Spider-Man 111 so that's probably in there too. ASM 279 is part of the Missing In Action crossover with Spectacular 117 and Web Of 16-18. That could well make a contribution to ASM Epic 16 but I see it more as Web Of's event. Unfortunately the mapping I have for Web Of makes it a little difficult to fit in the ASM & Spectaculr issues at that stage.
My hopes of the UK exclusive Spider-Man story from issues 607-610 of the weekly appearing there are receding
Epics 17-26 are all out. Beyond Epic 27 The Clone Saga.... MORE Clone Saga.
I've looked at what makes up the Clone Saga previously at http://philsotherthings.blogspot.com/2023/06/spider-man-clone-saga.html which lists which issues are in which named chapter and how Omnibuses & The Complete Epic books collected it previously.
There's 11 Complete Epics, 5 entitled Clone Saga and 6 Ben Reilly. These books are, in general, approaching Epic Length but not quite there or on the shorterside for an Epic and Epic Collection 27 (456 pages) is bigger than Clone Saga Complete Epic 1 (424 pages) so I expect Epic Collections to complete the Clone Saga in less books than it took the Complete Epics with 9 or 10 volumes being my current guess.
Clone Saga is in Amazing Spider-Man issues 394-418 & Annual 96.
Amazing Spider-Man runs to issue 441 & Annual 98 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=3985
419-441, -1 & Annual 97-98 still remain to be collected post Clone Saga. Just into 2 Epics.
Amazing Spider-Man keeps itself to itself for a year post Clone Saga but then goes crossover happy again:
432 Spider-HuntThey ALL pull in a load of other Spider title issues, so let's put them in and list it all in order:434 & 435 Identity Crisis
440 The Gathering of Five
441 Endgame
419Unless I've missed something 419 to the end of Spiderhunt is 21 issues Call that Epic X
420
421
421
422
423
424
-1
425
426
Annual '97
427
428
429
430
431Spiderhunt:
* Sensational Spider-Man 25433
* 432
* Spider-Man 89
* Spectacular Spider-Man 255Identity Crisis:
* Sensational Spider-Man 27436
* 434
* Spider-Man Spider-Man 91
* Spectacular Spider-Man 257
* Sensational Spider-Man 28
* 435
* Spider-Man Spider-Man 92
* Spectacular Spider-Man 258
Annual '98 #1
437
438
439The Gathering of Five:
* Sensational Spider-Man 32The Final Chapter:
* 440
* Spider-Man 96
* Spectacular Spider-Man #262
* Sensational Spider-Man 33* 441Chapter One 0, 1-12
* Spider-Man 97
* Spectacular Spider-Man 263
* Spider-Man 98
Amazing Spider-Man 419-432, -1, Annual 97433 to the end of the Gathering is exactly 20 issues: Epic Y
Sensational Spider-Man 25
Spider-Man 89
Spectacular Spider-Man 255
Amazing Spider-Man 433-440That leaves the following for Epic Z:
Sensational Spider-Man 27-28, 32-33
Spider-Man 91-92 & 96
Spectacular Spider-Man 257-258 & 262
The Final Chapter:
Amazing Spider-Man 441Spider-Man Chapter One 0-12
Spider-Man 97 & 98
Spectacular Spider-Man 263(4 issues worth)
(14 issues worth, double sized 12)
Epic 12 looks like 210-226 & Annual 11: Mantlo's one issue, the entire Shooter II run through to the issue before the Stern run starts - I think that looks like a far too tempting target for a break between volumes. Annual 11 is same month as 226 but probably should be between either 218 & 219 or 220 & 221. I make that 19 issues worth - they could bulk it up with Jocasta's fate in MTIO 92 & 93 (Jocasta & Machine Man) OR pull Amazing Spider-Man Annual 16 forward from Epic 13, possibly pulling 236 & 237 forward into 13 from 14 and creating space for some extras?
For me the Stern Gap maps thus:
13 227-235 ASM Annual 16, Vision & Scarlet Witch 1-4, Fantastic Four 256, Hawkeye 1-4Alternately(possibles I've not included: Marvel Team Up 129 Vision & 130 Scarlet Witch)14 236-250 Annuals 12 & 13* ASM Annual 16, by Stern & introducing Captain Marvel, starts the book. FF issue crosses over with Avengers 233. Hawkeye breaks leg in 231, Sky Cycle debuts in 234 setting up the LS which needs to be printed before issue 239.
(possibles I've not included: Marvel Fanfare 14 Vision story, Secret Wars 1-12, Marvel Team Up 142 Captain Marvel & 143 Starfox)15 251-263, Annual 14, Fantastic Four Annual 19, Fantastic Four 286* No way that Secret Wars will get in but I've listed it here, between 242 & 243, as that is where it would be placed. Marvel Fanfare 14 would be nice because issue 253 refers to it.
* 18.5 issues, 1.5 short. I quite fancy sticking the double sized 250 into here and moving the Fanfare & MTUs into Epic 14)
14 236-249, Annuals 12 & AWC 1-4 (20 issues)Divorces 250 from the other Maelstrom issues (247 & 8 ) but I think that's OK15 250-263, Annual 13 & 14, FF Annual 19 (21 issues)
Ideally Annual 13 could do with being a little earlier but it's published same month as 249 so I think you could get away with it opening Epic 15. Absolute Vision 2 places it between 245 & 246
I suppose you could pull 249 forward and annual 13 back turning them into
14 236-248, Annuals 12 & 13 & AWC 1-4 (21 issues)There's now an 11 volume block from Epic 16-26 ending with Avengers 388.15 249-263, Annual 14, FF Annual 19 (20 issues)
EPIC 27Avengers 389-392EPIC 28
Last Avengers Story 1-2
Iron Man #319-323
Avengers:The Crossing
Force Works #16-28
War Machine #20-21(20 issues worth)
Avengers #393-396EPIC 29
Force Works #19-20
War Machine #22-23
Iron Man #324-326
Avengers: Timeslide
Age of Innocence - The Rebirth of Iron Man (Double Sized)
Captain America 449
Thor #496
Force Works #21 & 22(20 issues worth)
Avengers 397-402
FF 414-415
Uncanny X-Men 335-336
X-Men 55
Hulk 445
Onslaught X-Men 1
Onslaught:Marvel Universe
Black Knight: Exodus
Heroes Reborn Avengers
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8568&page=galleryOriginal Trade is 336 pages1 November 1996
12 October 1997
13 is an unreprintable intercompany crossover
https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/OCT062223
Throw in the Heroes Return Limited Series
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8657&page=gallery
4 issues, originally traded at 96 pages
432 pages looks a decent Sized Epic
The new printing is larger:
https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/NOV228055496 pages. Also rasonable for an Epic
Avengers (1996) #1-12,
Fantastic Four (1996) #12,
Iron Man (1996) #6 And #12,
Captain America (1996) #12
Material From
* Fantastic Four (1996) #6
* Captain America (1996) #6.
Heroes Return Avengers
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=121776MOST of this has already been collected in thickish trades which look decent templates for Epics starting with the Kurt Busiek Avengers Assemble trades:1-84, 500-503, Finale
1ALL of those look reasonable sized for Epics, between 400 and 500 pages.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/OCT1007002
Avengers (1998) #1-11, Avengers Annual 1998,
Iron Man (1998) #7,
Captain America (1998) #8
Quicksilver #10.
408 PgsThe extras here are Live Kree & Die
- 1 Iron Man (Vol. 3) #7
- 2 Captain America 8
- 3 Quicksilver 10
- 4 Avengers (Vol. 3) #7https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/NOV1106513
Avengers (1998) #12-23, #0 And Annual '99
And Avengers (1998) #1 Rough Cut.
432 pageshttps://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/FEB1206514
Avengers (1998) #24-34 And Annual 2000
And Thunderbolts #42-44.
408 Pgshttps://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR1207295
Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet,
Maximum Security #1-3,
Avengers (1998) #35-44 And Annual 2001.
432 pageshttps://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUL120685
Avengers (1998) #45-56 And #1 1/2
Avengers: The Ultron Imperative.
416 pages
However lets's throw a couple of flies into that ointment:
Avengers ForeverJudging by the same month issue numbers Avengers Forever looks like it might slot in at the start of Epic 2, throwing everything after that up 8 or 9 issues. That would shunt the last 8 or 9 issue into a potential Epic 6 which would be topped off by Celestial Questhttp://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=8884Avengers Celestial Quest1 same month as Avengers 11
12 same month as Avengers 25TPB collects that in 328 pages
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=93421 same month as Avengers 46
8 double sized same month as Avengers 53TPB collects that in 216 pages
The previous Avengers Geoff Johns Complete Collections look sub par lengthwise for Epics
1However 77-84, the Chuck Austin run, are not collected in big trades (8 issues)Avengers (1998) #57-63,2
Vision (2002) #1-4,
Thor (1998) #58
Iron Man (1998) #64.
312 pagesThe extras here are Standoff http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8828
- 1 Thor 58
- 2 Iron Man 64 same month as Iron Man 7
- 3 Avengers 63http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9193 4 1: September 2000 same month as Iron Man 32
Avengers (1998) #64-76.
304 pages
500-503, Finale are in Avengers Modern Epic 1 - would they be in the last Avengers Epic as well?
500 37 pagesAbout 7 issues worth.
501 22 pages
502 22 pages
303 34 pages
Finale 37 pages
Put the Johns run, Austen Run and Disassembled together and you have what looks like a further 41 issues or about two Epics worth.
So potentially you're looking at 8 books to do the Heroes Return Avengers in Epics.
There's a fair few limited series durng this run:
Avengers Universe 1-6 is a reprint titlehttp://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9032&page=galleryAvengers Infinity 1-4http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=9029Hawkeye Earths Mightiest Marksman
1 same month as Avengers HR 32 and A Universe 2
4 same month as Avengers HR 35 and A Universe 5
all standard sizehttp://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/story.php?storyid=166338Domination Factor: Avengers 1-4
39 pages
same month as Avengers HR 9
In Hawkeye Epic 4 Shaftedhttp://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=16272Also Domination Factor: Fantastic Four
1 same month as Avengers HR 22, Domination Factor FF 1 & FF 23
4 same month as Avengers HR 25, Domination Factor FF 4 & FF 26
all standard sizehttp://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=8974Avengers:Casebook 1999 #1
1 same month as Avengers HR 22, Domination Factor FF 1 & FF 23
4 same month as Avengers HR 25, Domination Factor FF 4 & FF 26
all standard sizesame month as Avengers HR 25Ant-Man's Big Christmas
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=123851http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=123853Avengers Two: Beast and Wonder Man 1-3
48 pages
same month as Avengers HR 25http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9086&page=galleryIcons: Tigra
1 same month as Avengers HR 28
3 same month as Avengers HR 30 & Avengers 2000
all standard sizehttp://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=9350Avengers/ Thunderbolts: Best Intentions
1 same month as Avengers HR 52 & A Celestial Quest 7
4 same month as Avengers HR 55
all standard sizeAvengers/Thunderbolts (2004) #1-6
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9884&page=gallery
1 same month as Avengers HR 80
6 same month as Avengers HR 500
all standard size
Two consecutive Cap Epics to go pre Onslaught, with all the material in the 17 page issue era, so it's a straight split down the middle:
Epic 7201-222, Annual 3-4Epic 8223-246, Hulk 232Hulk 232 follows on from Cap 230: both issues are also in Hulk Epic 9 Kill or Be Killed
Heroes Reborn Captain America
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8566&page=galleryOriginal Trade is 336 pages1 November 1996
12 October 1997
13 is an unreprintable intercompany crossover
https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/SEP062174
Throw in the Heroes Return Limited Series
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8657&page=gallery
4 issues, originally traded at 96 pages
432 pages looks a decent Sized Epic
The new printing adds to just the limited series:
https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAR201116488 pages also makes a decent size Epic as a straight reprint
Captain America 1-12
Fantastic Four (1996) #12
Avengers (1996) #12
Iron Man (1996) #12
Material From
* Heroes Reborn #1/2.
50 issues of Heroes Reborn Captain America.
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8791&page=galleryNotable stories1 January 1998
50 February 2002Double Sized 1, 12, 25
18 1.5
50 Triple sizedIron Man/Captain America 98
Captain America/Citizen V '98 #1 between 13 & 14
1999 between 21 & 22
2000 between 35 & 36
2001 between 46 & 47TOTAL 65.5 issues worth
5-7 Power & GloryThe early half of that is in the Captain America: Heroes Return Complete Collections
8 Live Kree & Die part 2
- 1 Iron Man (Vol. 3) #7
- 2 Captain America 8
- 3 Quicksilver 10
- 4 Avengers (Vol. 3) #7
9-12 American Nightmare
13-19 Red Skull
25-27 Twisted Tomorrows
36 Maximum Security
45-48 America Lost
1and most of that was in Premiere HarcoversCaptain America (1998) #1-122
Iron Man/Captain America Annual 1998
Captain America/Citizen V Annual 1998
416 pages
978-1302923242Captain America (1998) #13-24, Annual 1999
368
978-1302931711
To Serve and ProtectThe first Complete Collection looks like our first post Heroes Return Epic. The second looks a little short.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/DEC100649American Nightmare
1-7https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JAN110822Red Glare
8-13, Annual 98https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAY110724
14-19
Material From:
Captain America Spotlight
Captain America has a number of complications between Heroes Return and Avengers Disassembled, the first of which is the 12 issues of Sentinel of Liberty
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8839&page=galleryThere was a harcover of this series which also included the Sentinel of Liberty Rough CutDouble Sized 6, 12
TOTAL 14 issues worth
1 September 1998 same month as Cap Heroes Reborn 9
12 August 1999 same month as Cap Heroes Reborn 20
https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/AUG100679Obviously you couldn't drop 360 pages into Epic 2, and pulling the Red Skull story in 13-19 back into Epic 1 probably isn't an option. The Red Skull story was 200 pages when collected in Red Glare.... I wonder if there's a solution that involves splitting Sentinel of Liberty over Epics 1 & 2?
360 pages
While Heroes Reborn Cap runs there's a few Cap related Limited Series and specials:
Fury/Agent 13 1998Some of those could well contributehttp://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8809US AGENT 2001
1 June same month as Cap HR 6
2 July same month as Cap HR 7http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9278Captain America/Nick Fury:The Otherworld War #1
1 August same month as Cap HR 44
3 October same month as Cap HR 46http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=126017
October same month as Cap HR 46
64 pages
There's 3 issues of Captain America: Dead Men Running between the Heroes Reborn & Marvel Knights Captain America series. I'd put a slight question mark against them DEFINITELY being included because they are just a 3 issue limited series but that they are, for just 3 months, the only Captain America series does attract me to including them.
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9416&page=galleryThere are 32 issues of the Captain America series with the Marvel Knights branding1 March 2002 month after Cap HR 50
3 May 2002 month before Cap MK 1
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=9450There are a number of limited series duing the Marvel Knights run, the first of which is rather significant and will be in the Epics if I have my way:1 June 2002
32 December 2004Double Sized 1
TOTAL 33 issues worth
1-3 Enemy
4-6 Warlords
7-11 The Extremists
12-16 Ice
17-20 Captain America Lives Again
21-25 Homeland
27-28 Requiem
29-32 Super Patriot
Captain America: The Truth Red, White & Black #1-7 (2002-3)14 issues of Captain America & The Falconhttp://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=9518Captain America: What Price Glory #1-4 (2003)
1 month after Cap MK 6
7 same month as Cap MK 13
all standard sizehttp://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=9677Captain America/Wolverine #1-4 (2004).
Same month as Cap MK 11, all standard sizehttp://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=9894Captain America: Red, White & Blue (2007)
All same month as Cap MK 23, all standard sizehttp://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/guide.php?page=tpb&tpbid=126852
100 pages of new material
Month between MK Cap 5 & 6
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=9879That's collected in Captain America and the Falcon by Christopher Priest1 same month as MK Cap 24
8 same month as MK Cap 32
9 same month as Cap Brubaker 1
12 same month as Cap Brubaker 6
Captain America and the Falcon (2004) #1–14
328 pages
978-0785195269 =-
I make that 125.5 issues before we start counting extra
well on way to 6 more epics
Epic 8You can argue about the precise breaks between books but I don't think there's more than an issue or 2's room for change!155-177Epic 9
(23 issues worth)* 158 is Miller's first issue drawing. I would LOVE to have got this Epic starting from there but couldn't)
* 167 is Daredevil's August 1980 where the book switches from 17 back to 22 page issues - see http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=calendar&month=8&year=1980&sort=alpha
* 170 is the last issue with a 2 month gap before it
178-196Epic 10
(20.5 issues worth)* 191 is Miller's last issue
* 194 is O'Neil's first issue
197-216Epic 11 Born Again
(20 issues worth)217-233 (contains Born Again)
Marvel Graphic Novel Love & War (63 Pages)
(20.5 issues worth)* 226 is O'Neil's last issue.
* Miller writes 219 as a one off then 227-233
All the missing FF Epics pre Onslaught are in one big block:
Epic 11192-210 Annual 12 Annual 13Epic 12
(24 x 17 page issues)* 200 is double sized.
211-231 Annual 14 & 15Epic 13
Peter Parker Spectacular Spider-Man 42
(26 x mainly 17 page issues. 22 Pages as of 225)232-245 Annual 16Epic 14
FF Roast 1
(19.5 x mainly 22 page issues. 236 54 pages, about 2.5 issues)232 is the First Issue of Byrne Run
246-260 Annual 17Epic 15
Avengers 233
Thing 2
Alpha Flight 4
(20.5 x 22 page issues. 250 37 pages, about 1.5 issues)261-277 Annual 18Epic 16
Thing 10 & 23
(21 x 22 page issues)278-295 Annual 19
Material From:
* Secret Wars 2 issues 2
(Mainly 22 page issues. Roughly Equivalent of 17 issues, it'll need some help so....) PLUS one of
* Epic Illustrated 26-34's Last Galactus Story
OR
* Marvel Graphic Novel Revenge of the Living Monolith
OR
* Marvel Graphic Novel She Hulk
OR
* Avengers Annual 14 & issue 263
(20 x 22 page issues)
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8560&page=gallery
1 November 1996
12 October 1997
13 is an unreprintable intercompany crossover
Trade is 336 pages
https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAY180991
Throw in the Heroes Return Limited Series
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8657&page=gallery
4 issues, originally traded at 96 pages
432 pages looks a decent Sized Epic
The Heroes Return volume of Fantastic Four has it's issue 1 dated Jan 1998
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/series.php?seriesid=8778&page=gallery
It runs 1-70 then, from September, 2003 500-588, the longest Heroes Return title and the only one to revert to the original numbering.
In that run are the following specials & annuals
1/2 between 9 & 10The Fantastic Four: Heroes Return Complete Collections look like they've mapped out first four post Heroes Reborn Epics for us:
1998 between 14 & 15
1999 between 24 & 25
2000 between 31 & 32
2001 between 45 & 46
Special between 533 & 534
Aannual 32 between 580 & 581
1*IF* things play out like I've mapped that would take us to 30 Fantastic Four Epic Collections.Fantastic Four (1998) #1–15, ½, Annual '98;2
Iron Man (1998) #14 (Fantastic Four 15 leads into IM 14)
504 pages
March 26, 2019
978-1302916237Fantastic Four (1998) #16–32, Annual 1999-20003
496 pages
March 24, 2020
978-1302923402Fantastic Four (1998) #33–45,4
Inhumans (2000) #1-4
Fantastic 4th Voyage of Sinbad (2001) #1
456 pages
August 24, 2021
978-1302930752Fantastic Four (1998) #46–59, Annual 2001,
Thing & She-Hulk: The Long Night (2002) #1
448 pages
November 29, 2022
978-1302945930
We can be pretty confident that at least this far will be in the classic Epics: The start of Iron Man, Cap and Thor Modern Epics virtually make it certain their Heroes Reborn/Return material is in Classic Epics. New Avengers Modern Epics insinuate the same thing about Heroes Reborn/Return Avengers too so I see no reason why Fantastic Four should be the odd one out.
However at some point Fantastic Four material will need to cross the line and be Modern Epic collections. The earliest possible point is the start of the Waid/Wieringo run in Fantastic Four 60.
Fantastic Four 60 is cover dated October 2002. At this point Daredevil, New X-Men and Spider-Girl are well into material in their Modern Epics
There is a run of Fantastic Four by Waid and Wieringo Complete Collections but the page count is a little short. If they were Classic Epics I'd say the mapping would need changing. If they're Modern Epics then I'm less sure as there are a few shorter books out there already
1There is also a Fantastic Four by Waid & Wieringo Omnibus. The contents & page count suggest a 2 Epics split for material would be appropriate for Epics traditional lengths:Fantastic Four (vol. 3) #60–66;2
Avengers #400
208 pages
978-0785156550Fantastic Four (vol. 3) #67–70, 500–5023
160 pages
978-0785156581Fantastic Four #503–5134
272 pages
978-0785156574Fantastic Four #514–524
256 pages
978-0785156611
Fantastic Four (vol. 3) #60–70, 500–524, 500 Director's CutSo 1-524 (1-70, 500-524 - effectively 1-95 or 430-524) have appeared in Complete Collections.
896 pages
978-1302913823
Higher than that gets a bit woobly for big book collections for a couple of years.
525-6 written by Karl Kessel, effectively a fill inMiller & Hitch is another strong contender as the Transition Point to Modern Era Epics. This run has been Omnibused with a few extras which are probably worth considering for the Epics527-541 are written by JMS
* JMS is another point mooted, less loudly, for the transition to Modern Epics
* 536-537 are in Thor Modern Epic 1 Reborn
* 538-543 are Fantastic Four's Civil War issues (includes first 2 McDuffy issues) and the general feeling is Civil War is Modern Era
* Surfer Requiem 1-4 also by JMS is around that time (541 Dec 2006, Requiem 1 May 2007, if we're looking for a boost)542-553 are written by Dwayne McDuffy
554-569 are Mark Millar & Bryan Hitch (Bryan Hitch Pencils to 568)
Fantastic Four by Millar & Hitch Omnibus
Fantastic Four #554–569, Annual #32;That's somewhere between an Epic and a half and two Epics worth of material in the Omnibus by pages count
Fantastic Force (2009) #1–4;
Marvel 1985 #1–6
784 pages
978-1302949716
Kessel is 2 issuesI make that 57 issues worth, all but 3 Epics
JMS is 15 issues
Turner is 12 issues
Miller is 16 issuesPlus, from the Miller Hitch Omnibus: Annual #32; Fantastic Force (2009) #1–4; & Marvel 1985 #1–6, another 12 issues.
Kessel, JMS and the 2 Turner Civil War issues in one EpicThe next run starts the following issue and is the first point that everyone agrees should be in Modern Epics. Since it closes out the volume started with Heroes Return I should look at it here.Turner and the start of Miller/Hitch in the next
Rest of Miller Hitch in the third
Jonathan Hickman's Fantastic Four run starts with a prelude in Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #1–5.
Dark Reign: Fantastic FourI can't see any interaction between the Fantastic Four and Dark Reign in the main title, and suspect they got the Limited Series cos Millar/Hitch didn't want to break their storyline. So that means there's no reason why it shouldn't go in between the end of Miller/Hitch at 569 and the start of Hickman at 570.
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=12311&page=gallery
March-September 2009
Same month as Fantastic Four 563-569
Hickman's run has had some nice chunky Complete Collections and they place it at the start of the first book:
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Complete Collections
1I see those four Complete Collections just being rejacketed... as Modern epics but they have taken us into further Fantastic Four volumes:Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #1–5;2
Fantastic Four (1998) #570–578
Material From
* Dark Reign: The Cabal One-Shot
384 pages
978-1302913366Fantastic Four (1998) #579–588;3
FF (2011) #1–5
432 pages
978-1302919634Fantastic Four (1998) #600–604;4
FF (2011) #6–16
480 pages
978-1302926687Fantastic Four (1998) #605–611;
FF (2011) #17-23
368 pages
978-1302933586
The Fantastic Four volume that starts with Heroes Return ends with 588 in April 2011
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8778&page=gallery
FF is a second Fantastic Four series started in the wake of 588
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=12240&page=gallery
1 May 2011
23 December 2012
Fantastic Four itself resumes with issue 600 and runs to issue 611
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13275&page=gallery
600 January 2012 same month as FF 12
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=1&year=2012
611 December 2012 same month as FF23
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=12&year=2012
We have 605.1 and Annual 33 in there as extras
I *PRESUME* the missing 11 issues between Fantastic Four 588 & 600 are the 11 issues of FF published in that time period?
So....
1 Epic for Heroes Reborn
4 Epics to Heroes Return Fantastic Four issue 59.
2 Epics for Waid/Wieringo
3 Epics for Kessel/JMS/Turner/Miller & Hitch
2 Epics for Hickman to finish out the Heroes Return volume and start FF
2 more Epics for the rest of Hickman's run on FF and Fantastic Four
There's two big Hulk gaps, the first of which is most of the Mantlo run
Epic 10The 15-18 gap *EXACTLY* matched the Peter David Visionaries books:245-261, Annual 9Epic 11
(250 double sized, 22 pages as of 253)262-277, Annual 10 & 11Epic 12278-296, Annual 12
However I suspected the Epics won't quite be those books paired up..... as Epic 15, announced but postponed, has proved
15 Ground ZeroI've got 16-18 down as:331-346331 is the first McFarlane issue
Marvel Graphic Novel The Big Change
345, which is double sized, contains the Ground Zero event and is McFarlane's departure for Amazing Spider-Man
346, the Erik Larsen drawn trial issue following Ground Zero.
Epic 16We *KNOW* from Epics 22 & 24 that Epic 23 will be issues 449-459, -1 & Annual '97.346-362Epic 17 "Countdown"
Web of Spider-Man 4
Fantastic Four 320
Avengers Annual 17 (main story)
Marvel Comics Presents 26
(Possibles:
* Fantastic Four 320, between Hulk 349 & 350
* Wolverine 7 & 8, same months as Hulk 355
* Marvel Fanfare 47, same month as 362)363-380, Annual 16 (Lifeform)Epic 18
Marvel Comics Presents 49
(Possibles:
* Amazing Spider-Man 328, same month as Hulk 365
* Fantastic Four 347-349, same months as Hulk 376-8)381-396, Annual 17 (Subterranean Wars)
X-Factor 76
Omnibus 4 very much suggests that the Peter David written Incredible Hulk: Hercules Unleashed (1996) #1 & Heroes Reborn: The Return (1997) #1-4, which heavily features the Hulk, will provide the material to bring that book up to strength.
After that we have the Late 90s Hulk:
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=8925
IF the volume number on the Hulk Modern Epic we have is correct then we think the Modern Epics start from Hulk 34 at the start of the Bruce Jones run.
Pre Bruce Jones is 40 issues worth, 2 Epics on the nose. The bad news is it breaks in the middle of the Dogs of War story.
Three books to go at the start, something like this
Epic 7The middle/later part of the run has TWO one volume gaps in there:92-115 annual 4Epic 8116-136Epic 9
Marvel Premiere 44137-156
(140 is the issue which returns to 22 pages, 150 is double sized)
Epic 12Epic 20 takes you up to the end of issue 318 and Epic 21 The Crossing which came out May 2023 collects 319-324 Avengers (1964) 390-394 Avengers: The Crossing (1995) 1 Force Works (1994) 16-20 War Machine (1994) 20-22 which is the first 18 parts of The Crossing. The rest is in Iron Man Epic 22 Age of Innocence which collects Iron Man #325-332, War Machine #23, Avengers: Timeslide #1, Avengers #395-396, Age Of Innocence: The Rebirth Of Iron Man #1, Onslaught: Marvel Universe #1 & Iron Man: The Legend #1196-214 & Annual 8Epic 19298-309 & Annual 15
Tales of Suspense 1 shot ??
(300 is double sized, Tales of Suspense is triple sized, same month as 312)
That completes Iron Man volume 1 which ran to issue 332.
Heroes Reborn Iron Man
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8567&page=galleryOriginal Trade is 336 pages1 November 1996
12 October 1997
13 is an unreprintable intercompany crossover
https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/SEP062175
Throw in the Heroes Return Limited Series
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8657&page=gallery
4 issues, originally traded at 96 pages
432 pages looks a decent Sized Epic
The new printing adds to just the limited series:
https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR201113Iron Man (1996) #1-12,
Avengers (1996) #6 And #12,
Fantastic Four (1996) #12,
Captain America (1996) #6 (B Story) And #12
Material From
* Heroes Reborn #1/2.
504 pages also makes a decent size Epic as a straight reprint
Heroes Return Iron Man ran February 1998 to December 2004.
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8780&page=galleryThere SHOULD have been two Iron Man: Heroes Return Complete Collections: they look likely to form the basis for the first two Heroes Reborn Epics:Double Sized 1, 13, 25, 50
1There's also a Complete Collection of the later Mike Grell run:Iron Man (1998) #1–14;2
Captain America (1998) #8;
Quicksilver #10;
Avengers (1998) #7;
Iron Man/Captain America Annual '98;
Fantastic Four (1998) #15
504 pagesIron Man (1998) #15–25;
Iron Man Annual '99;
Thor (1998) #17;
Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #11;
Juggernaut: The Eighth Day (1999) #1;
Iron Man: The Iron Age (1998) #1-2
504 pages
UNPUBLISHED
Iron Man by Mike Grell: The Complete Collection
https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/FEB210690But unless some material gets added to issues 26-49 I can't see the Grell book being rejacketed as an Epic, it looks like it's be split between Epics 4, which looks like it should start early/mid 40s, and 5, which should start early/mid 60s
Iron Man (1998) 50-69
512 pages
There's a couple of Omnibus covering the early part of the run:
Iron Man by Kurt Busiek and Sean Chen - 1998-2000I've got some of the issues for this title broken up by story:Iron Man (1998) #1–25,Iron Man: The Mask in the Iron Man - 2000-2001
Captain America (1998) #8,
Quicksilver #10,
Avengers (1998) #7,
Iron Man/Captain America Annual 1998,
Fantastic Four (1998) #15, Annual 1999,
Thor (1998) #17,
Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #11,
Juggernaut: The Eighth Day,
Iron Man: The Iron Age #1–2
1,024 pagesIron Man (1998) #26–49, 1⁄2, Annual #1–2
688 pages
8 Live Kree & Die part 2The annuals occur thus:
- 1 Iron Man (Vol. 3) #7
- 2 Captain America 8
- 3 Quicksilver 10
- 4 Avengers (Vol. 3) #7
9-10 Revenge of the Mandarin
FF 15 leads into IM 14
18-20 Machinery of War
21-22 Eighth Day
- 1 Iron Man 22
- 2 Thor 17
- 3 Iron Man 22
- 4 Peter Parker Spider Man 11
- 5 Juggernaut 1
26-30 The Mask in the Iron Man
31-32 The Sons of Yinsen
33-35 Power
37-40 Remote Control
42-25 The Big Bang Theory 25 DS
(1/2 between 24 & 25)
46-48 The Frankenstein Syndrome
50 DS
51-52 Jane Doe
53-55 Book of the Ten Rings
56-58 Sympathy for the Devil
59-61 In Shining Armour
62-63 You Can't Always Get...
64 Standoff part 2
- 1 Thor 58
- 2 Iron Man 64
- 3 Avengers 63
65-69 Manhunt
70-72 Vegas Bleeds Neon
73-78 Best Defence
79-82 The Deep End
84-85 Turf War (Disassembled Prologue)
86-89 The Singularity (Disassembled)
Iron Man Cap 1998 between 12 & 13The title finishes with issue 89 cover dated Dec 2004
1999 between 19 & 20
2000 between 32 & 33
2001 between 45 & 46
I think this looks c109 issues worth or between 5 & 6 Epics worth
There's a couple of limited series in that time:
Iron Man:The Iron AgeIron Age is VERY likely for inclusion, both Complete Collection and Omnibus used it.http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8828Iron Man:Bad Blood
1: August 1998 same month as Iron Man 7
2: September 1998 same month as Iron Man 8http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9193 4 1: September 2000 same month as Iron Man 32
4: December 2000 same month as Iron Man 35
The 35 issues and 1 annual of the 2005-2009 series looks like being Iron Man Modern Era Epics 1 & 2
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=10100&page=gallery.... and we already know what Modern Epic 3 is.
Thor's got four Epics to go pre Heroes Return reboot
The first is a one volume gap so we can be reasonably sure of it's contents:
Epic 10The next gap is 3 volumes consisting of the entire Walter Simonson Thor run281-302 Annual 8This book is VERY similar to Thor: The Eternals Saga (283-301, Annual 7)
Epic 13337-353 Annual 12Epic 14
(Avengers 249?)354-367 Annual 13Epic 15
Baldar 1-4368-382
Marvel Graphic Novel: Whom Gods Would Destroy
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/series.php?seriesid=8826&page=gallery
85 issues, 4 annuals
Heroes Return Thor is pobably the easiest of the 5 Heroes Return series to look at for Epics: it's been thoroughly collected more than once, Thor's material has been collected through to when his title reverted to Journey Into Mystery and to the end of the Asgardian Adventures within, there's no Heroes Reborn possibly affecting the start of Return and we've got Thor Modern Epic 1 telling us that starts from the JMS run.
Thor's previous collections are "an eclectic mix" which overlaps in places
First we have 4 numbered volumes published after the fact in 2009 & 2010
1The later issues were published in trade more contempary to their original publicationhttps://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUL0906272
1-8
Peter Parker: Spider-Man #2.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/DEC0906263
9-13 And Thor Annual 1999.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR1006874
14-17,
Iron Man #21-22
Peter Parker: Spider-Man #11
Juggernaut: The Eighth Day.The extras in volume 3 are Eighth Day
- 1 Iron Man 22
- 2 Thor 17
- 3 Iron Man 22
- 4 Peter Parker Spider Man 11
- 5 Juggernaut 1https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/SEP100718
18-25 And Thor Annual 2000.
1 Death Of OdinAll of these were then recollected in the early 2010s39-442 Lord Of Asgard45-503 Gods On Earth51-584 Spiral
Avengers #63
Iron Man #64
Marvel Double Shot #160-675 The Reigning68-746 God & Men75-797 Disassembled80-85
Thor Vs ThanosThere's been two big Omnibuses of the Thor Heroes Reborn materialhttps://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/AUG130874Across All Worlds
18-25 And Thor Annual 2000.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/SEP100719Death Of Odin
26-35https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/DEC100685Lord Of Asgard
36-43 And Thor Annual 2001.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAR110763Gods On Earth
44-50https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR110689Spiral
51-58
Iron Man (1998) #64
Avengers (1998) #63.The extras here are Standoff
- 1 Thor 58
- 2 Iron Man 64
- 3 Avengers 63https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAY110766Gods & Men
59-67
Material From
* Marvel Double-Shot #1.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUN110762Ragnaroks
68-79.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUL171203
Thor (1998) #80-85
Thor: Blood Oath #1-6
Stormbreaker: The Saga Of Beta Ray Bill #1-6.
Omnibus 1So we're on pretty firm ground what NEEDS to be collected here:https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR171132Omnibus 2
Thor 1-35 And Rough Cut,
Silver Surfer/Thor Annual 1998,
Thor Annual 1999-2000,
Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #2 And #11,
Iron Man (1998) #21 (B Story) And #22,
Juggernaut: The Eighth Day.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR180845
Thor 36-85 And Annual 2001,
Iron Man (1998) #64,
Avengers (1998) #63
Material From
* Marvel Double-Shot #1
Thor 1-85, Annuals 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2001That's somewhere in the region of 100 issues worth: 5 Epics
Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #2 And #11
Iron Man (1998) #21 (B Story), #22 & #64
Juggernaut: The Eighth Day
Avengers (1998) #63
And Material From
* Marvel Double-Shot #1
There's also a number of Limited Series that can serve as potential extras should Marvel need to manipulate things a bit
Godstorm 3 issue Limited Series from Busiek and Steve Rudehttp://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=9338Thor: Viking 5 issue Max Limited Series
1 same month as Thor HR 41
3 same month as Thor HR 43http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/series.php?seriesid=9743&page=galleryThor: Son of Asgard 12 issue Limited Series
1 same month as Thor HR 66
5 same month as Thor HR 70http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/series.php?seriesid=9882&page=galleryLoki (2004) 4 issue Limited Series
1 same month as Thor HR 75 & 76
9 same month as Thor HR 85 last issues Dec 2004
12 same month as Stormbreaker 1 March 2005http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=9937Stormbreaker 6 issue Limited Series
1 same month as Thor HR 82
4 same month as Thor HR 84http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/series.php?seriesid=10139&page=gallery
1 March 2005 same month as Son of Asgard 12 and three months after Thor Heroes Return finishes
6 August 2005
One Book Per Year Epics
8 95-102
Epic 8 has just 7 issues of AWC in it but it's actually 8.5 issues worth thanks to 100 having 55 pages of story
Avengers 101 is part of Bloodties so that will bring with it X-Men #26, Uncanny X-Men #307 & Avengers 368-369, the last of which is double sized. Another 5 issues worth bringing us up to 13.5 issues
Most of Epic 8's AWC issues were previously collected in the Death of Mockingbird tpb which collects Avengers West Coast #92-100 & 102; Spider-Woman (1993) #1-4; material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #143-144.
Spider-Woman LS, 4 issues, starts same month as AWC 100
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=5137&page=gallery
Material from MCP 143-144 is a Scarlet Witch story, 2 x 8 pages, same month as AWC 101
Three more possibles
US Agent LS, 4 issues, starts same month as AWC #95AWC 102,it's last issue, is January 1994http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=4109&page=gallery
Scarlet Witch LS, 4 issues, starts same month as AWC 102
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=4861&page=gallery
MCP: 159 to 161 Hawkeye - same month as Force Works 1.
Will be in Hawkeye Epic 4
I think we're probably looking at
AWC 95-102Which is just over 22 issues worth. Big, but not impossible.
X-Men #26
Uncanny X-Men #307
Avengers 368-369
Spider-Woman LS 1-4
MCP 143-144
Scarlet Witch LS 1-4
I've seen it suggested that Force Works is collected in Avengers West Coast Epics. Force Works is 22 issues so you're looking at an Epic and a bit so twinning it with the remaining AWC material is A solution but to my eye that looks like it'll be packed with it's non The Crossing crossovers to bring it up to Two Epics of it's own and leave Bloodties and the LS to finish up AWC.
One Blade Epic has been announced but not yet scheduled, presumably waiting for his film to get a new release date:
Blade Epic 2 Nightstalkers
Tomb of Dracula (1991) 1-4That Material From is probably the 10 page Nightstalkers story "On the Wings of Angels" http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/story.php?storyid=129998
Nightstalkers (1992) 1-6
Ghost Rider (1990) 31
Material From:
Midnight Sons Unlimited (1993) 1
The books looks a little thin but the Tomb of Dracula Issues are all double sized http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=4729
Nightstalkers 1 is also double sized
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=4794&page=gallery
12 of it's 18 issues remain for Epic 3
Issue 1 is Nov 1992, same month as Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme 47 & Ghost Rider 31 (GR31 is 29 pages)
Issue 6 is April 1993, same month as Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme 52, Ghost Rider 36 & Midnight Sons Unlimited 1
Issue 18 is April 1994, same month as Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme 64, Ghost Rider 48 & Midnight Sons Unlimited 5
However I'm aware, from having mapped Ghost Rider, that Nightstalkers gets mixed up in various 90s mystic crossovers as Blade's appearances list shows
https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Eric_Brooks_(Earth-616)/Appearances)
Soon after Nightstalkers finishes Blade's first own series starts:
Blade: The Vampire Hunter 1-10
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=5194
Starts July 1994, same month as Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme 67, Ghost Rider 51 & Midnight Sons Unlimited 6
Ends April 1995, same month as Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme 76 & Ghost Rider 60
There's a 40 page Blade Special in 1998
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=121867
Followed by a 3 issue Limited Series the same year
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8805&page=gallery
6 issue MarvelMax Limited Series in 2002
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9365&page=gallery
12 issue Limited Series in 3006
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=10802&page=gallery
However the one Blade Epic we know of is volume 2 so we probably should stick the Blade: The Early Years Omnibus contents in front of us to work out Epic 1
https://prhcomics.com/book/?isbn=9781302950231
Tomb Of Dracula (1972) #10, #12-14, #24, #30, #41-43, #45, #51, #53 And #58;720 pages and none of it in Epic 2!
Marvel Preview #3;
Fear #24;
Doctor Strange (1974) #61-62 And #67
Material From
* Tomb Of Dracula (1972) #17-19, #21, #44, #46-50 And #52;
* Vampire Tales #8-9;
* Marvel Preview #8;
* Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #64.
So we're looking to loose a third of that to make it fit an Epic..... but what third?
THREEGS5 [32 pages main strip +?17? pages for Nighthawk DD appearance]FOUR
26-29 [GotG]
[the Guardians of the Galaxy story from Marvel Super-Heroes #18 ?? printed in MMW4]
30-40
Annual 1
41
Marvel Treasury Edition #12 [28 pages]
42-45
[material from F.O.O.M. #19 ?? printed in MMW6]46-67 (24)FIVE
[Marvel Treaasury edition 16, same month as 59, reprints Marvel Feature 1, Defenders , 13 & 14]68-91 (24)
Epics 6 & 7 will complete the 70s/80s Doctor Strange and gather his Strange Tales Appearances. I suspect it'll look like this:
Epic 6March 2022's Doctor Strange Marvel Masterworks, volume 10, collected Doctor Strange #58-73 https://prhcomics.com/book/?isbn=9781302933203 so the next Masterworks, probably in 2024, takes the Epic 6 material off the board for early 2025.Doctor Strange 52-73Epic 7Doctor Strange 74-81
Marvel Graphic Novel: Into Shamballa
Strange Tales 7
Material From:
* Doctor Strange stories from Strange Tales 1-6 & 8-19
Epic 12 is now a 1 volume gap:
Doctor Strange Sourcerer Supreme 62-75 & Annual 4.About 19 1/2 issues worth
Midnight Sons Unlimited 6
If memory serves this one is not my work but I failed to take note of who's it was and where I got it: apologies. It was created when we thought Ghost Rider Danny Ketch Epic 1 was Ghost Rider Epic 6, was on the money for Epic 2 so as yet I see no reason to see a need to change things
Epic 3Ghost Rider 29-50Epic 4
Marvel Team Up 91Ghost Rider 51-65Epic 5
Marvel Two In One 80
Avengers 214
Marvel Super-Heroes Fall 1992Ghost Rider 66-81
Amazing Spider-Man 274
New Defenders 145-146
Team America 11
Danny Ketch 2:Ghost Rider 13-27,Danny Ketch 3:
Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher:Hearts of Darkness #1,
X-Men 9
Material From Marvel Holiday Special #1 & X-Men 8Ghost Rider 28-33,Danny Ketch 4:
Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance 1-4,
Morbius: The Living Vampire #1,
Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins #1,
Nightstalkers #1,
Ghost Rider/Captain America: Fear #1,
Material From: Marvel Superheroes 9Ghost Rider 34-39,Danny Ketch 5: Midnight Massacre/Road To Vengeance: Missing/Legacy of Blood:
Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance 5-11,
Web of Spider-Man 95-96
Material From: Midnight Sons Unlimited 1 & 2Ghost Rider 40-43, Annual 1,Danny Ketch 6: Siege of Darkness:
Spirits of Vengeance 12-16,
Nightstalkers #10,
Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins #11,
Morbius: The Living Vampire #12,
Midnight Sons Unlimited #3,
Blaze:Legacy of Blood #1-4Nightstalkers #14-15Danny Ketch 7:
Ghost Rider 44-45
(Material From ?) Marvel Comics Presents #143-146
Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins #15-16
Morbius: The Living Vampire #16-17
Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #60-61
Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #17-18
Midnight Sons Unlimited #4Ghost Rider 46-52,Danny Ketch 8:
Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance 19-23,
Blaze 1-2,
Material from Midnight Sons Unlimited 5-6Ghost Rider 53-60, Annual 2,Danny Ketch 9:
Blaze 3-9,
Ghost Rider/Punisher/Wolverine: Dark Designs
Material from Midnight Sons Unlimited 7-8Ghost Rider 61-75,Danny Ketch 10:
Blaze 10-12,
Material from Midnight Sons Unlimited 9, Ghost Rider CrossroadsGhost Rider 76-93, -1, Finale
Previous the original Guardians of the Galaxy stories were colleted in the Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow's Avengers CC's.
1 Marvel Super Heroes (1967) #18, Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #4-5, Giant-Size Defenders #5, Defenders (1972) #26-29, Marvel Presents #3-12.That's all now been collected in the first two Epics which take us slightly further2 Thor Annual #6, Avengers #167-168, 170-177, 181, Ms. Marvel (1977) #23, Marvel Team-Up #86, Marvel Two-in-One #61-63, 69.
1 Marvel Super Heroes (1967) #18, Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #4-5, Giant-Size Defenders #5, Defenders (1972) #26-29, Marvel Presents #3-12, Thor Annual #6That takes us into the 90s Guardians of the Galaxy2 Avengers #167-168, 170-177, 181, Ms. Marvel (1977) #23, Marvel Team-Up #86, Marvel Two-in-One #61-63, 69 & Guardians of the Galaxy (1990) #1-6
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=4084
1-62, 4 annuals
That's been thoroughly collected in two series
By Jim Valentino
1 Guardians of the Galaxy (1990) 1-7, Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1, Fantastic Four Annual #24, Thor Annual #16 and Silver Surfer Annual #4 (Korvac Quest)In The Year 3000:2 Guardians of the Galaxy (1990) #8-20.
3 Guardians of the Galaxy (1990) #21-29, Annual #2 (System Bytes); Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) #18.
1 Guardians of the Galaxy (1990) #30-39, Annual #3 and material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #134.That leaves the following still to be collected in the Epics:2 Guardians of the Galaxy (1990) #40-50, Galactic Guardians #1-4, material from Guardians of the Galaxy Annual (1991) #4.
3 Guardians Of The Galaxy (1990) 51-62, Material From Guardians Of The Galaxy Annual 4
Guardians of the Galaxy (1990) 6-62,Best part of 4 more Epics
Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1-4
Fantastic Four Annual #24
Thor Annual #16
Silver Surfer Annual #4
Galactic Guardians #1-4
Material From
* Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #134.
Epics 1 & 2 are out:
Epic 1 The Avenging ArcherEpic 4 was scheduled for July 2024 but was delayed in the reshuffle that followed the Writers and Actors strikeHawkeye #1-4Epic 2 The Way of the Arrow
Avengers #16, 63–65, 189, 223
Marvel Team-Up #22, 92, 95
Captain America #317
Material From* Tales of Suspense #57, 60, 64
* Marvel Tales #100
* Marvel Fanfare #3, 39
* Marvel Super Action #1Solo Avengers #1-20
Avengers Spotlight #21
Epic 4 ShaftedSo we know the timeframe for Epic 3, and the collection of the first half of Solo Avengers/Avengers Spotlight in Epic 2 very much suggests Epic 3 will finish that off with the remaining 17 issues plus some extras. The timeframe suggests:Hawkeye (vol. 2, 1994) #1-4
Hawkeye (vol. 3, 2003) #1-8
Hawkeye: Earth's Mightiest Marksman #1
Avengers #502
The Pulse #10
New Avengers #26, 30
Young Avengers Presents #6
Material From:*Marvel Comics Presents #159-161
Avengers Spotlight #22-38,The release of Hawkeye Modern Epic 1, with material following on from Epic 4, confirms Hawkeye Epic Collections will be just four volumes.
Material from Avengers West Coast #100?
Vicous Circle Material from:Force Works Vol 1 12
War Machine Vol 1 15
Iron Man Vol 1 317
Epic 3: 37-52, Annual 2-3, Avengers Annual 7 (22 x 17 page issues worth)
Epic 4: 53-68, Annual 4-5
(20 x mainly 17 page issues worth)Epic 5: 69-85, Annual 6* 53-58 are Project Pegasus and can't be split. Position Annual 4, same month as issue 5 either before or after this.
* 61-63 is the story with Her, Moondragon & Starhawk and can't be split
* 64-67 are the Serpent Crown Affair
(20 x 22 page issues worth)Epic 6: 86-100, Annual 7* 83 & 84 are an Alpha Flight 2 parter.
* 69 is the first issue after the reversion to 22 page issues (69 & 70 are both 21 pages though) in Nov 1980 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&month=11&year=1980&sort=alpha
* 75 is double sized
(18 x 22 page issues worth, see below for options to bring that to 20 issues)And because I know someone will ask: YES, I think there will be The Thing Epics.* 99 is Rom, rights may prevent a reprint but the recent Omnibus suggests otherwise now
The book is 2 issues short on the MTIO issues. I can see two options to make this up:
EITHERContest of Champions came to mind first but I'm liking the second option more as time goes on.* Contest of Champions 1-3, same months as MTIO 88-90OR* Marvel Team-Up Annual 5: Spider-Man, The Thing, Scarlet Witch, Doctor Strange & Quasar features Serpent Crown and sequel to 64-67 (same month as MTIO 93) plus Marvel Fanfare 15's That Night?, published a few months after MTIO ended but probably not enough room for accommodating in The Thing Epics.
Moon Knight v3 aka Marc Spector Moon Knight
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=4189&page=gallery
June 89-March 94
22 pages except for
4 21First 7 issues are in Epic 4, 8 - 25 are in Epic 5.
18 23
19 24
20 23
25 40 (Ghost Rider)
26 23 (26-31 Scarlet Redemption)
32 24
33 23
(35-38 Punisher Blood Brothers)
Couple of Omnibuses drop big hints at the Epic contents:
MOON KNIGHT: MARC SPECTOR OMNIBUS VOL. 1 https://prhcomics.com/wp/book/?isbn=9781302950378 which collects
Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) 1-34,So in the Omnibus, but not Epics 4 & 5 we have:
Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 353-358,
Moon Knight: Divided We Fall (1992) 1,
material from Punisher Annual (1988) 2
Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) 26-34, (henceforth abbreviated as MSMK)SoAmazing Spider-Man (1963) 353-358, same months as MSMK 32-34
Moon Knight: Divided We Fall (1992) 1, same month as MSMK 39
Epic 6Epic 7 is outMarc Spector Moon Knight 26-3826-31 are called Scarlett Redemption
ASM 353-358 Round Robin
35-38 are the Punisher Blood Brothers storylineRound Robin in Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 353-358, 1991's double shipping issues of ASM, are the same months as MSMK 32-34
Marc Spector: Moon Knight #39-51Also out is MOON KNIGHT: MARC SPECTOR OMNIBUS VOL. 2 https://prhcomics.com/book/?isbn=9781302956899 which collects
Moon Knight: Divided We Fall #1
Moon Knight Special #1
Web of Spider-Man #93-94
Material From:
* Marvel Comics Presents #152-154
Marc Spector: Moon Knight #35-60,Which means:
Moon Knight Special #1,
Web Of Spider-Man (1985) #93-94,
Moon Knight (1998) #1-4,
Moon Knight (1999) #1-4,
Black Panther (1998) #20-22
Material From
* Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #152-154.
Epic 8Marc Spector Moon Knight 52-60, 9 issues worth
Marc Spector finishes 1994 with issue 60
Moon Knight's 4 issue LS from 1998 is Resurrection War
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=8783
4 issues worth, 13 in total
The 1999 Moon Knight 4 issue LS is High Strangers
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=8918
Another 4 issues worth, 17 in total
(Black Panther was on issue 4 when that LS finished http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&month=2&year=1999&sort=alpha&variantex=on )
Black Panther (1998) #20-22
3 issues worth, 20 issues, job done!
Will there be Morbius Epic Collection Volumes 3 and 4...?
Many seem to think Morbius is a two and done finished line, like Black Panther, Black Widow, Iron Fist (also could be another), and Ms. Marvel.
Morbius the Living Vampire Vol 1 ran 32 issues from 1992 to 1995.
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=4463
Well within the Epic timeline, and would complement eventual late volumes of Ghost Rider featuring the Danny Ketch run, as well as the released Darkhold Complete Collection.
Here's the prospective rundown of contents below. Could it fit in two volumes?
Morbius the Living Vampire #1-32,Based on the trends for choosing the Epic covers, I would bet on this being the one for Vol 3.Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme #10, 52-53+,
Spider-Man #13-14,
Peter Parker Spider-Man #77-78,
Nightstalkers #8-9,
X-Man #24,
Material From:
* Midnight Sons Unlimited #1-2,+Does all of Vampiric Verses from Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #14-18 get double dipped with the Doctor Starnge Epics? And the appearance in Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #20?
* Marvel Comics Presents #144-145,
* Strange Tales: Dark Corners #1
Epic 1 is
Fantastic Four (1961) 4, 6, 9, 14, 27, 33;and Epic 3 is Sub-Mariner #4-27
Fantastic Four Annual (1963) 1;
Strange Tales (1951) 107, 125;
Avengers (1963) 3-4;
X-Men (1963) 6;
Daredevil (1964) 7,
Tales to Astonish (1959) 70-76
So 2 is
Tales to Astonish #77-101
Tales of Suspense #80
Sub-Mariner/Iron Man #1
Sub-Mariner #1-3
Possibly Captain Marvel 4, same month as Sub Mariner 4, could go in Epic 2 as well?
Tales to Astonish #77 is cover dated March 1966 he same month as Amazing Spider-Man 34, Avengers 26, Fantastic Four 48 & X-Men 17.
Tales to Astonish #101 is cover dated March 1968 he same month as Amazing Spider-Man 58, Avengers 50, Fantastic Four 72 & X-Men 42.
Sub-Mariner/Iron Man #1 is cover dated April 1968 he same month as Amazing Spider-Man 59, Avengers 51, Fantastic Four 73 & X-Men 43.
That month Tales of Astonish is retitled Incredible Hulk with issue 102 and Tales of Suspense is retitled Captain America with issue 100.
Sub-Mariner #1 is cover dated May 1968 he same month as Amazing Spider-Man 60, Avengers 52, Fantastic Four 74 & X-Men 44.
Iron Man and Marvel's Space-Born Superhero Captain Marvel both started that month.
Sub-Mariner #3 is cover dated July 1968 he same month as Amazing Spider-Man 62, Avengers 54, Fantastic Four 76 & X-Men 46.
So Epic 5 onwards is well into the 60s/70s Sub-Mariner volume
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=3992&page=gallery
I'll measure everything against Fantastic Four so we know where we are:
SM 1 is same month as Fantastic Four 74We can ignore the 2 annuals, both Tales to Astonish reprints.1-40 20 pages
41-42 19 pages
43 34 pages
44 20 pages
45 15(new)+7(reprint SM1955#42)
46 22 pages
47-50 21 pages
51-52 20 pages
53 12(new)+8(reprint SM1955#41)
54 10(new)+6(new)+4(reprint SM1955#39)
55-61 20 pages
62-64 14+6(all new)
65-66 14+5(all new)
67-70 19 pages
71-72 18 pages
23 issues to go after issue 49, mostly 20 pages or under
Marvel Masterworks collected the remaining issues like this
7 The Sub-Mariner #50-60Extras in that period:
8 The Sub-Mariner #61-72 and Marvel Spotlight #27
Fantastic Four 147-149.... Sub Mariner is bimonthly by Fantastic Four 148: Fantastic Four 148 is the same month as Sub Mariner 71 and SM 72 is the last issue.I think Epic 5 will be just the remaining issues and the Marvel SpotlightMarvel Spotlight 27 same month as Fantastic Four 169 & SVTU 5
Epic 5
50-72To give you some idea of when Epic 5 is Sub Mariner 50, the first issue in Epic 5 was cover dated June 1972 the same month as Fantastic Four 123 and Sub Mariner 72, the last issue in the volume, is the same month as Fantastic Four 150 & Defenders 15.
Marvel Spotlight #27
Sub Mariner appears in The Defenders from time to time from Namor Epic 4 onwards here onwards but I'm struggling to think of anything essential there that says "REPRINT ME" in Namor trades.
Of the pre man title setup matertial for The Defenders we're past the point of including Doctor Strange (1968) 183 & Incredible Hulk (1968) 126, which have connections to Sub-Mariner 22 and Sub-Mariner 34-35 will be in Epic 4 anyway.
Sub Mariner's next regular home is Super Villain Team Up. Now this has been Complete Collected in a rather nice volume everyone should own - would Epics go again in a different book just for the proportion of the issues that Namor's in?
This question makes any attempt to speculate on Epic Contents from this point and above this point nigh on impossible until we know if any of SVTU is going to get printed again in Namor Epics. But, for the record.
Giant Size SVTUNamor then falls into disuse a bit: I'm sure there's more than a few appearances I'm forgetting so help me out!http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=4546&page=gallery
1 same month as Fantastic Four 156
2 same month as Fantastic Four 159SVTU
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=4033&page=gallery
1 same month as Fantastic Four 161
SM in 1-13
13 same month as Fantastic Four 185
You Probably also want Avengers 154 & 155 either side of SVTU 9
His first major appearance of the 80s I can remember is in Alpha Flight 4, the same month as Fantastic Four 260 : Namor is also in last 2 pages of Fantastic Four 260 and first 2 of 261 either side of Alpha Flight 4. It's significant because it's here he meets Marina.
He's then in a couple of panels of Alpha Flight 12 same month as Fantastic Four 268 and Alpha Flight 14-16 same months as Fantastic Four 270-272.
The 4 issue Sub Mariner Limited Series follows the same months as Fantastic Four 270-273 - I believe it's never been collected.
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=4096&page=gallery
This is probably the next thing after The Sub-Mariner #72 and Marvel Spotlight #27 we can be sure will be collected in Namor Epics.
There's then a period Namor is an Avenger - 262-293, with absences. Obviously collecting all of them is a no go but I'd suggest the following are significant:
Namor Joins the Avengers 262 same months as Fantastic Four 285The Saga of the Sub Mariner is a 12 issue retelling of previous Sub Mariner tales. Does it get included or not?
Namor returns to Atlantis to save Marina in Alpha Flight 39 & Avengers 272 same month as Fantastic Four 295
Namor marries Marina Alpha Flight 40 same month as Fantastic Four 296
Marina dies Avengers 291-293 same months as Fantastic Four 314-316
Namor then "dies" in Iron Man Annual 10 same month as Fantastic Four 329
Namor is revealed to be alive in Fantastic Four Annual 22 same month as Fantastic Four 333
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=4116&page=gallery
1 same month as Fantastic Four 320
12 same month as Fantastic Four 331
And finally we get to the 1990s Namor, which was started with John Byrne writing & drawing. That's had 2 classics, petering out after getting to issue 18, and an Omnibus https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR190937 which collects
Namor The Sub-Mariner #1-40 And Annual #1-21 same month as Fantastic Four 339
Material From* Incredible Hulk Annual #18
* Silver Surfer Annual #5
* Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Annual #2.
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=4824&page=gallery
62 issues. 4 annuals
62 same month as Fantastic Four 400 & Fantastic Four Atlantis Rising Collectors Preview....
12 & 50 is the only double sized issues I can spot
Annual 1 is the third part of Subterranean Wars and the only one Namor appears in
Annual 2 is the second part of Return of the Defenders along with Incredible Hulk Annual #18 (part 1), Silver Surfer Annual #5 (part 3) & Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Annual #2 (part 4)
Namor 47 & 48 crosses over with Fantastic Four 385 & 6 as part of the Earthbound thread of the Starblast event
Starblast https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Starblast_(Event)
The primary event is told in Starblast #1-4 and Quasar #54-56.
1995's Atlantis Rising looks like a decent inclusion if the Epics need something to round Namor's last volume off nicely?
https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Atlantis_Rising
Fantastic Four: Atlantis Rising 1That gives us 4 neat volumes to collect the 1990s Namor:
Fantastic Force 8
Fantastic Four 401
Fantastic Force 9
Fantastic Four 402
Fantastic Four: Atlantis Rising 2
Epic WThere is a small fly in the ointment - 1998's Hulk/Sub Mariner annual http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=122052. Yes it's the Hulk's annual but Sub Mariners in the title.1-18, Annual 1Epic X21 x 22 page issues
19-36, Annual 2Epic Y20 x 22 page issues
37-51, Annual 3, Fantastic Four 385-386Epic Z20 x 22 page issues
52-62, Annual 4,
Fantastic Four: Atlantis Rising 1 & 2
Fantastic Force 8 & 9
Fantastic Four 401 & 40221 x 22 page issues
So I've got
an 8 issue Epic 4 that needs 12 or more issuesa 4 issue Limited Series
a 12 issue Limited Series
2 issues of leftover annual
possibly the rest of the Return of the Defenders annuals
and an unknown ammont of material in between!
EPIC 1
Amazing Spiderman 129, 134-135, 161-162,174-175, 201-202 and Annual 15,Epic 6:
Giant Size Spiderman 4,
Marvel Preview 2,
Marvel Super Action 1,
Captain America 241,
Daredevil 182-184,
Spectacular Spiderman 81-83* The missing Epic 1's contents are practically a given, thanks to the Essential and Omnibus agreeing
49-62, Annual 5 (System Bytes),Epic 7 Capital Punishment has been out for MANY years
Summer Special 1 & 2 (same months as Punisher 51 & 67)(21 issues worth)
* There's a number of options here but later on, when the other extras dry up a bit, very much indicates the specials come in to play
Missing out here are:
* Punisher:P.O.V. #1-4 same month as Punisher 50-54
* Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher:Hearts of Darkness #1 same month as Punisher 60
* Punisher: Bloodlines 64pg same month as Punisher 60
* Punisher: Blood on the moor 60pg same month as Punisher 60
63–75Epic 8 Survival/Firefight:
Punisher: G-Force
Punisher: Die Hard in the Big Easy
Marvel Graphic Novel No. 74 - Punisher/Black Widow: Spinning Doomsday's Web
76-84, Annual 6Epic 9 Suicide Run:
Holiday Special 1 & 2 (same months as Punisher 74 & 86)
Summer Special 3 (same month as Punisher 81)
Wolverine and the Punisher:Damaging Evidence 1-3 (same months as Punisher 83-85 & Wolverine 74-76)(All but 20 issues worth)
* The major thing to miss out here is Blood and Glory, a 3 issue Cap/Punisher LS same month as Punisher 71-73. It came down to a choice between Blood & Glory and Damaging Evidence - Blood & Glory is in Cap Epic 18 Blood & Glory whereas Wolverine/Punisher Damaging Evidence isn't in the appropriate Wolverine Epic (either 6 Inner Fury or 7 To The Bone)
85-93,Epic 10 Countdown:
War Journal 61-64,
War Zone 23-25.
Summer Special 4 (same month as Punisher 92)(20.5 issues worth)
* Getting all of Suicide Run in One Epic is the major driver behind the entire mapping with this book starting at it's start. https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Suicide_Run That dictates the shortened length of main book material in Epic 8, whose start we know from Epic 7, and brings the Summer/Holiday specials in as the only concurrent material I could identify. In turn that means a home needs to be found for the prior/later specials.
94-104, Annual 7,
War Journal 79-80,
War Zone 41,
Punisher Holiday Special #3 (same month as Punisher 98)(19 and a bit issues worth)
* This book finishes with the Countdown crossover https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Countdown_(Story_Arc).
Missing out:
Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher Dark Designs, same month a Punisher 99http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&month=2&year=1995&sort=alpha
If the first one misses out there's no problem with this missing out tooPunisher Year One 1-4 same months as 97-100
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=5199
Sgt Fury
Epic 1 The Howling CommandosSgt Fury has one of the more complicated publishing histories for a single title.Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1–19Epic 2 Berlin BreakoutSgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #20-36 and Annual #1-2
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=3996&page=gallery
Up to issue 79 it's all new material120-16 = 104 issues with new content out of 16780-82, even numbered issues, are reprints. 2 issues of reprints
85-95, odd numbered issues, are reprints. 6 issues of reprints, 8 total
99-113, odd numbered issues, are reprints. 8 issues of reprints, 16 total.
120 is the last issue with new content.
The vast majority of the issues are 20 pages, especially after those in Epic 1.
Next count the annuals
Annual 1 (same month as issue 22) has a 15 page original story + reprints. 105 issues38 issues worth in Epics 1 & 2. 74 issues worth left
Annual 2 (same month as issue 33) has a 24 page original story + reprints 106 issues
Annual 3 (same month as issue 45) has a 43 page original story, call that 2, 108 issues
Annual 4 (same month as issue 57) has 52 pages original stories, call that 3, 111 issues
Annual 5 (same month as issue 69) has no original material and is all reprints
Annual 6 (month between issues 79 & 80) has a 10 page original story + reprints. We'll generously call it 1. 112 issues
Annual 7 (month between issues 91 & 92) has no original material and is all reprints.
Looks like another 4 Epics, and there a few Howling Commandos appearances elsewhere that can help bring that up to strength:
Epic 337-53,Annual 3, Capt. Savage and his Leatherneck Raiders #1Epic 4
(20 issues worth)55-70,Annual 4 (&5), Capt. Savage and his Leatherneck Raiders #11Epic 5
(20.5 issues worth)71-98 (99), Annual 6 (&7)Epic 6
(20.5 issues worth)100-120, Combat Kelly 1-4, What If? #14 "What If Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos Had Fought World War II in Outer Space"
(19.5 issues worth)
1The Savage She-Hulk #1-192
MTU 107 (same month as She-Hulk 18)The Savage She-Hulk #20−255
Marvel Two-in-One #88
Avengers 221
FF275Marvel Graphic Novel Vol. 16: The Aladdin Effect http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=65188
Marvel Graphic Novel Vol. 17: Revenge of the Living Monolith http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=65189
Marvel Graphic Novel Vol. 18: She-Hulk http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=65190
Senasational She-Hulk 31-50
Epic 2 will be Silver Surfer #1-18 from 1968-1970
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=3990
Here's the main 1980s Silver Surfer volume which will make up Epivs 8 & 10-12:
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=4080&page=gallery
Epic 8 will be Silver 67-75, annual 6 + Homecoming graphic novel. This was mentioned on a Near Mint Condition livestream as coming late 2021 https://youtu.be/NzICUz5B25I?t=2236 but was substituted & replaced with Epic 3.
Surfer Epic 10, which starts with Silver Surfer 86, should have very similar content to Thor Epic 21 Blood and Thunder, which collects Thor (1966) 468-475, Thor Annual (1966) 18, Silver Surfer (1987) 86-88, Warlock Chronicles (1993) 6-8, Warlock and the Infinity Watch (1992) 23-25, loosing the post crossover Thor (1966) 471-475 & Thor Annual (1966) 18 but gaining something like Silver Surfer (1987) 89-96: 93-96 is the four part Down to Earth story so needs to be clustered together. This is probably the least likely candidate for the next Surfer Epic due to the BIG double dip with 2022's Thor Epic 21.
Silver Surfer Epics 11 & 12 would then start with annual 7, cover 97-122 and include the Silver Surfer Ashcan. My suspicion is the split will be between 110 and 111, when George Perez starts writing. I've seen it suggested that the Lunatik stories from Marvel Comics Presents 172-5 boost Epic 11 and the Surfer stories from Cosmic Adventures Unlimited 1-5 are in Epic 12 but neither quite bring either book to full strength.
After this book the Surfer has a number of appearances here and there which take him up to & past Annihilation and into the modern era:
https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Norrin_Radd_(Earth-616)/Appearances
Marvels Comics: Fantastic Four Vol 1 1Silver Surfer v5 is 14 issues published in 2004-5
Captain Marvel Vol 4 8
Avengers: Infinity Vol 1 1
Captain Marvel Vol 4 9-11
Incredible Hulk Vol 2 19
Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet Vol 1 1
Iron Man Vol 3 35
Maximum Security Vol 1 2-3
Defenders Vol 2 1-5
Wolverine: Son of Canada Vol 1 1
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Comics Magazine Vol 1 6-7
Fantastic Four Vol 3 46
Black Panther Vol 3 35
Defenders Vol 2 8-10
Defenders Vol 2 9
Avengers: Celestial Quest Vol 1 2
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Comics Magazine Vol 1 11-12
Fantastic Four Vol 3 49
Black Panther Vol 3 38
Defenders Vol 2 11-12
Captain America Vol 3 50
The Order Vol 1 1-6
Infinity Abyss Vol 1 2
Infinity Abyss Vol 1 6
Marvel Double Shot Vol 1 3
Marvel Universe: The End Vol 1 4-6
Alias Vol 1 22
Silver Surfer Vol 5 1
Alias Vol 1 25-26
Silver Surfer Vol 5 2-12
X-Statix Vol 1 26
Silver Surfer Vol 5 13
She-Hulk Vol 1 8
Silver Surfer Vol 5 14
Cable & Deadpool Vol 1 9-11
Hercules Vol 3 1
Defenders Vol 3 1-5
Captain Universe: Silver Surfer Vol 1 1
She-Hulk Vol 2 3
Annihilation: Prologue Vol 1 1
Annihilation: Silver Surfer Vol 1 1-5
Incredible Hulk Vol 2 94-95
Annihilation Vol 1 1-2
Annihilation Vol 1 5
Stan Lee Meets Silver Surfer Vol 1 1
Incredible Hulk Vol 2 101
Annihilation Vol 1 6
Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus Vol 1 2
Fantastic Four Vol 1 543-546
Fantastic Four Vol 1 550
Silver Surfer: In Thy Name Vol 1 1-4
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9744
It's the first thing on that lit of appearances that absolutely definitely needs to be in a Silver Surfer Epic, either Classic or Modern.
Issue 1 is dated September 2003 the same month as ASM V2 55, Avengers 69, FF 500 and New X-Men 144
By this point New X-Men, Daredevil, then on issue 49, and Spider-Girl, 62, are definitely into their Modern Epics. Venom, on issue 4 of the Daniel Way run, and Wolverine, issue 3 of the Rucka run, almost certainly are too.
Captain Universe: Silver Surfer 1 is the last issue of the 5 issue 2006 limited series with various heroes wielding the Captain Universe Powers
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=10505&page=gallery
Annihilation Silver Surfer is 4 issues published in 2006
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=10592
This leads into the main Annihilation series featuring the Surfer & Galactus
Annihilation is 6 issues published 2007-8
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=10395&page=gallery
Silver Surfer In Thy Name is 4 issues published in 2008
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=10924
Those will probably form the backbone of the next couple of Silver Surfer Epics. The question is are they Epics 15 & 16, Epic 15 and Modern Epic 1 or Modern Epics 1 & 2?
3 26-41, annual 2000, Avengers annual 2000 (20 issues worth)That in turn would land us right for doing New Thunderbolts in 2 Epics, classic or modern4 42-52, Avengers 31-34, Thunderbolts:Life Sentences #1 (18 issues worth)
5 53-64, Citizen V and the V-Battalion 1-3, Citizen V and the V-Battalion:The Everlasting 1-4 (20 issues worth)
6 65-81 (18 issues worth)
7 or M1 Avengers vs Thunderbolts 1-6, New Thunderbolts 1 (82) -14 (95) (20 issues worth)And THAT sets up the Ellis run as either Modern 1 or 3:8 or M2 New Thunderbolts 15 (96) - 18 (99), Thunderbolts 100-109, Zemo: Born Better 1-4
Civil War:Choosing Sides #1: Venom: "Switching Sides" 9 pages
Civil War:The Initiative #1 9 pages
Penance 1-5 (Jenkins)
110-115
Desperate Measures #1 (Jenkins)
116-121(nearly 19 issues worth)
Venom Epics 2 & 4 between them clearly define the majority contents of Epic 3 which will be the third printing in Epics of Maximum Carnage
The Maximum Carnage core in every printing is:
Amazing Spider-Man #378-380In it's previous usages:
Web of Spider-Man #101-103
Spider-Man #35-37
Spectacular Spider-Man #201-203
material from Spider-Man Unlimited #1-2
ASM 25 Maximum Carnage adds Spider-Man/Punisher/Sabretooth: Designer Genes (1993)We suspect Venom Epic 3 will probably also contain:Carnage 1 Born in Blood adds Amazing Spider-Man #361-363 & material from Annual 28)
Venom: Funeral Pyre (1993) 1-3 (same months as ASM 380-382)This material was in VENOMNIBUS 1
Daredevil (1964) 323, (same month as ASM 384)
Material from Silver Sable & the Wild Pack (1992) 18-19 (same months as ASM 383 & 384), Venom subplot pages
Later VENOMNIBUS help define later Epics from Original Epic 6 onwards. As yet uncollected from VENOMNIBUS 2 we have
Planet of the Symbiotes Material FromWeb of Carnage collects Planet of the Symbiotes in pages 144-264, 121 pages, 5 1/2 standard issues
* Amazing Spider-Man Super Special, (June 95, ASM 402)
* Spider-Man Super Special, (Jul 95, ASM 403)
* Venom Super Special, (Aug 95, ASM 404)
* Spectacular Spider-Man Super Special, (Sep 95, ASM 405)
* Web Of Spider-Man Super Special (Nov 95, ASS1 - ASM 406+1)
Material from:At 16ish issues that looks a little short of par but we know where Epic 7 startes and what's in it. About the only thing I can find to boost it up is Spider-Man 2099 Meets Spider-Man 1.
* Spider-Man Holiday Special 1995 (10 page. 1/2)Venom: Along Came A Spider #1-4, (Jan-May 96) - 4
Venom: The Hunted #1-3, (May-July 96 - 38, 39, 38) 5 and a bit
Venom Epic 7 The Hunger contains:
Venom: The Hunger #1-4, (Aug-Nov 96) 4 Venom: Tooth And Claw #1-3, (Nov 96-Jan 97) 3
Venom: On Trial #1-3, (Mar-May 97) 3
Venom: License To Kill #1-3, (Jun-Aug 97) 3
Venom: Seed Of Darkness #-1, (Jul 97) 1
Venom: Sign Of The Boss #1-2, (Sep-Oct 97) 2
Spider-Man: The Venom Agenda, (Jan 98, 38) 2
Venom: The Finale #1-3, (Nov 97-Jan 98) 3
Venom: The Finalemkes a nice landing point for the classic Epics albeit but there is this material from Venomnibus 3 which predates the 2003 Venom series:
Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #9—10, 12 (A-story), 16—17;Is this enough for Venom Epic Collection 8? Could something else bring it closer to the magic 20 issues?
Nova (1999) #7;
Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #12 (A-story), 19;
Spectacular Spider-Man (2003) #1—5;
These are, according to Marvel Wiki's List of Eddie Brock appearances at https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Edward_Brock_(Earth-616)/Appearances, all of Venom's appearances between Finale and the Venom in Modern Epic 1:
Venom: The Finale Vol 1 3Peter Parker: Spider-Man Vol 1 8
Peter Parker: Spider-Man Vol 1 9
Peter Parker: Spider-Man Vol 1 10
Nova Vol 3 6
Nova Vol 3 7
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 12
Peter Parker: Spider-Man Vol 1 12
Peter Parker: Spider-Man Vol 1 13
Peter Parker: Spider-Man Vol 1 16
Peter Parker: Spider-Man Vol 1 17
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 19
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 22
Peter Parker: Spider-Man Vol 1 22
Daredevil/Spider-Man Vol 1 4
Defenders Vol 2 10
Spectacular Spider-Man Vol 2 1
Spectacular Spider-Man Vol 2 2
Spectacular Spider-Man Vol 2 3
Spectacular Spider-Man Vol 2 4
Spectacular Spider-Man Vol 2 5
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 500
Modern Epics
Journey Into Mystery #517-519 from 1998 IS LAST THING IN in original Epic 2
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=3980&page=gallery
So we know anything after this point and before the material in Modern Epic 3 is a candidate for Modern Epics 1 & 2. A search on Mike's gives us the following series with Black Widow in the title:
Black Widow Marvel Knights 1-3 1999-1999I think the material already collected in the Marvel Knight, Welcome to the Game & Widowmaker Black Widow Trades - https://www.previewsworld.com/Search?mode=A&q=black%20widow&Category=3 - looks the most likely to be in the Epics:
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8966
Collected in Marvel Knights Black Widow CCBlack Widow: Web of Intrigue 1 1999
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8968
Reprints Black Widow stories from 1983's Marvel Fanfare 10-13, which have been reprinted in Black Widow Epic 2: The Coldest WarBlack Widow Marvel Knights 1-3 2001-2001 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9192
Collected in Marvel Knights Black Widow CCBlack Widow:Pale Little Spider Marvel Max 1-3 2002-2002 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9351
Collected in Marvel Knights Black Widow CCHawkeye 7-8 June & July 2004
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=9811
Due to be collected in Hawkeye Epic 4 ShaftedBlack Widow "Homecoming" Marvel Knights 1-6 2004-2005 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=10064
Collected in Welcome to the GameBlack Widow 2 "Things they say about her" Marvel Knights 1-6 2005-2006 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=10402
Collected in Welcome to the GameBlack Widow & the Marvel Girls 1-4 2010-2010 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=12111
Collected in Black Widow & the Marvel GirlsBlack Widow:Deadly Origin 1-4 2010-2010 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=12067
Writer: Paul Cornell
Penciller: Tom Raney
Collected in WidowmakerBlack Widow Saga Marvel Digital 1 2010 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=24547
Collected in WidowmakerEnter the Heroic Age #1: Coppelia (8 pages) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/story.php?storyid=213710
Same month as BW ongoing 2
Material From is collected in WidowmakerIron Man Kiss and Kill: Iron Widow (22 pages)
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/story.php?storyid=348229
Same month as BW ongoing 3
Material From is collected in WidowmakerBlack Widow ongoing 1-8 2010-2011 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14175
Writer: Marjorie Liu
Artist: Daniel Acuna
Writer: Duane Swierczynski
Penciller: Manuel Garcia
Collected in WidowmakerWidowmaker 1-3
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=14717
Collected in WidowmakerFear Itself:Black Widow 1 2011 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14799
Collected in WidowmakerMarvel's the Avengers:Black Widow Strikes 1-3 2012-2012 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14045
Marvel Cinmatic Universe, Collected in Marvel's the Avengers:Black Widow Strikes TPBCaptain America & Black Widow 636-640 2012-Feb 2013
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=10102&page=gallery
Collected in Captain America and Black Widow TPB
Marvel Knights https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/FEB239197That's aproximately 40 issues worth, about 2 Epics. Marvel Knights & Welcome to the Game are 512 pages combined, Widowmaker trade is 464 pages by itself.Black Widow (1999) #1-3,Welcome to the Game https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/OCT191139
Black Widow (2001) #1-3
Black Widow: Pale Little Spider #1-3
(224 pages)Black Widow (2004) #1-6Widowmaker https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/NOV190983
Black Widow: The Things They Say About Her #1-6
(288 pages)Black Widow: Deadly Origin #1-4,
Black Widow (2010) #1-8,
Widowmaker #1-4,
Fear Itself: Black Widow,
Black Widow Saga
Material From
* Enter The Heroic Age #1
* Iron Man: Kiss And Kill.
(464 page)
Epic 1After that is the run in Modern Epic 3 by Edmonson & NotoBlack Widow (1999) #1-3,Epic 2
Black Widow (2001) #1-3
Black Widow: Pale Little Spider #1-3
Black Widow (2004) #1-6
Black Widow: The Things They Say About Her #1-6
(512 pages)Black Widow: Deadly Origin #1-4,
Black Widow (2010) #1-8,
Widowmaker #1-4,
Fear Itself: Black Widow,
Black Widow Saga
Material From
* Enter The Heroic Age #1
* Iron Man: Kiss And Kill.
(464 pages)
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=17956
Epic 3The Waid Samnee run is up nextAll-New Marvel Now! Point One (2014) 1 (Black Widow story)
Black Widow (2014) 1-20
Punisher (2014) 9
Black Widow Marvel 1-12 2016-2017 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19755
That's got a slim Complete Collection:
Black Widow by Waid and SamneeThat will start, and form the majority of, Epic 4 but there's room for a bit more material still.Black Widow (2016) #1-12
(272 pages, March 17 2020)
Infinity Countdown:Black Widow 1 (30 pages) 2018 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=22054
Black Widow 1-5 2019-2019
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=22827
Web of Black Widow 1-5 2019-2020
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=23685
Black Widow:Widow's Sting 1 2020
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=24374
Marvel's Black Widow Prelude 1-2 2020
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=24230
Black Widow 1-15 2020-2022
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=24692
We know about TWO Captain America Modern Epic Collections already, one on the schedule, one delayed:
1 The Winter SoldierUnlike New Avengers the Cap Modern Epics that we know of bear little resembelance to the Captain America Complete Collections:
June 2024Captain America (2004) 1-172 The Death Of The Dream
Captain America 65th Anniversary Special (2006) 1
Captain America: Winter Soldier Director’s Cut (2014) 1
WAS April 2024Captain America (2004) 18-30
Captain America 25 Director's Cut
Winter Soldier: Winter Kills (2006)
Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America (2007) 1-5
Captain America: Winter SoldierCaptain America (vol. 5) #1–9, 11–14Captain America: Red MenaceCaptain America (vol. 5) #15–21;Captain America: The Death of Captain America
Captain America 65th Anniversary SpecialCaptain America (vol. 5) #22–42;
Winter Soldier: Winter Kills
The Fallen Son material is absent there and is also absent from the Omnibus printings.
Still to come for Cap Modern Epics from the volume written by Ed Brubaker:
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=10102&page=gallery
31-50Not all of that got a Complete Collection, with the 629-640 matterial missing out on a Complete. Do the slimline trades offer us anything to see how it was collected? They're quite instructive for the two Epics we have:
601-619, 615.1
Captain America & Bucky 620-628 (628 is Brubaker's last issue)
Captain America & Hawkeye 629-632
Captain America & Iron Man 633-635, 635.1
Captain America & Black Widow 636-640
Winter Soldier 1 1-7I've blocked off Winter Soldier 1 & 2 and Red Menace 1: That's your Epic 1 right there
Winter Soldier 2 8-9, 11-14
Red Menace 1 15-17 and the Captain America 65th Anniversary SpecialRed Menace 2 18-21
Captain America: Civil War 22-24 & Winter Soldier: Winter Kills
Death of Captain America 1: Death of the Dream 25-30
[Fallen Son: Death of Captain America]Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America 1-5
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=11038
1 June 2007, month after Cap 26
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=6&year=2007
5 August 2007, same month as Cap 27
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=8&year=2007
Epic 2 is Red Menace, Cap: Civil War, Death of Cap 1 & Fallen Son.
Still to come:
Death of Captain America 2: Burden of Dreams 31-36Epic 3 then looks like Death 2, Death 3, Man with No Face and 49-50 from Road to Reborn, with at least two more Epics to complete the volumes.
Death of Captain America 3: Man Who Bought America 37-42
Man With No Face 43-48
Road to Reborn 49-50 and #600-601.
[Reborn]Captain America: Reborn #1-6Two Americas 602-605 and Who Will Wield The Shield? One-Shot.
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14014&page=gallery
1 Septermber 2009 same month as Cap 601
6 March 2010 same month as Cap 602
No Escape 606-610
[Steve Rogers:Super-Soldier]Steve Rogers Super Soldier 1-4 & Annual 1Trial of Captain America 611-615 and #615.1.
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=14468
1 Septermber 2010 same month as Cap 608
4 December 2010 same month as Cap 611
Annual 1 June 2011 same month as Cap 617
Escape from the Negative Zone Annual Crossover:1 Uncanny X-Men Annual #3
2 Steve Rogers Super SoldierAnnual 1
3 Namor:The First Mutant Annual #1
Prisoner of War 616-619
Life Of Bucky Barnes 620-624
Old Wounds 625-628 & What If 4
The Captain America & ... material at the end, 620-640, looks like an Epic by itself.
Alongside the later part of that we have the second volume of Captain America written by Ed Brubaker
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13177&page=gallerySewing Captain America & ... and Brubaker II together might be fun: is this Cap fans X-Men Epic Bishop's Crossing?1 Sept 2011 same month as Cap & Bucky 620
19 Dec 2012 same month as Cap & Black Widow 638
That's collected in 4 Captain America by Ed Brubaker slim trades:
1 1-51 Epic's worth
2 6-10
3 11-14 & 328
4 15-19
Following that we have Captain America by Rick Remender
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=16617&page=galleryThat resets as All-New Captain America - Rick Remender 1-6, special.1 Jan 2013
Same month as Captain America and Black Widow #639
25 Dec 14
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18359&page=galleryStarting the same month as All-New Captain America is Captain America & The Mighty Avengers 1-91 January 2015.
6 is June 2015, Special is July 2015 same month as Secret Wars starts.
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18377&page=galleryThat also finishes just as Secret Wars starts, same month as Secret Wars issue 2, August 2015.
Post Secret War we have Captain America Sam Wilson by Nick Spencer
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19122&page=galleryEarly in that run Captain America Steve Rogers by Nick Spencer starts1 Dec 2015
25 October 2017
1 July 2016 same month as Sam Wilson 9By this point Secret Empire has intervened, which changes things for Cap and probably needs to be included:19 Sept 2017
same month as Sam Wilson 24
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=20854The Sam Wilson title, now named just Captain America and starring Steve Rogers, then resumes with issues 695-7040 June 2017
10 October 2017
Omega November 2017
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19122&page=galleryThen we have Captain America Ta-Neshi Coates 1-30, 2 annuals695 January 2018
704 Aug 2018
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=22149&page=galleryIt then gets a bit complicated again starting with Captain America 0 in June 20221 Sept 2018
30 September 2021
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=262548Following that we have Captain America:Symbol of Truth 1-14 (Sam Wilson)
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=27308&page=galleryAt the same time we have Captain America:Sentinel of Liberty 1-13 (Steve Rogers)
1 July 2022
14 August 2023
(issues 12 & 13 are part of the Cold War crossover)
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=27588&page=galleryCaptain America and the Winter Soldier Special http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=28094&page=gallery
1 August 2022
13 August 2023
(issues 12 & 13 are part of the Cold War crossover)
Jan 2023 (same month as SOL 6/SOT 7) Captain America Cold War Alpha & Omega bookend the Cold War crossover
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=3491&page=galleryCold War is followed by Captain America 750 in September 2023....
Alpha June 2023
Omega August 2023
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=283180.... and Captain America Finale in October 2023
Finale http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=283180And after that comes the current Captain America by JMS
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=28871&page=galleryThese runs are collected in a relatively complete series of Omnibuses:
1 November 2023
CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER OMNIBUS VOL 01The 2011 Brubaker II series is spit over 2 volumes. Captain America & .... 629-640 misses out again here.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUL072222CAPTAIN AMERICA OMNIBUS DEATH CAPTAIN AMERICA
Captain America #1-25
Captain America 65th Anniversary Special
Winter Soldier: Winter Kills.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/FEB210666CAPTAIN AMERICA LIVES OMNIBUS
Captain America (2004) #25-42.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAR230945CAPTAIN AMERICA TRIAL OF CAPTAIN AMERICA OMNIBUS
Captain America (2004) #43-50
#600-601
Captain America: Reborn #1-6
Captain America: Reborn Digital Prologue.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAR230947CAPTAIN AMERICA RETURN OF THE WINTER SOLDIER OMNIBUS
Captain America: Who Will Wield The Shield?
Captain America (2005) #602-619, #615.1
Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier #1-4
Captain America (2011) #1-10.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR230913
Captain America
Bucky #620-628
Fear Itself #7.1: Captain America
Winter Soldier (2012) #1-14
Captain America (2011) #11-19
Fear Itself: Book Of The Skull.
CAPTAIN AMERICA REMENDER OMNIBUSThe Symbol of Truth/Sentinel of Liberty/Cold War Material hasn't yet been collected in Omnibuses:https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JAN210719CAPTAIN AMERICA BY NICK SPENCER OMNIBUS VOL 01
Captain America (2012) #1-25
Winter Soldier: The Bitter March #1-5
All-New Captain America: Fear Him #1-4
All-New Captain America #1-6
Hail Hydra #1-4.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUL220953CAPTAIN AMERICA BY NICK SPENCER OMNIBUS VOL 02
Captain America: Sam Wilson #1-17
Captain America: Steve Rogers #1-11
Avengers Standoff: Welcome To Pleasant Hill
Avengers Standoff: Assault On Pleasant Hill Alpha
Avengers Standoff: Assault On Pleasant Hill Omega
Civil War II: The Oath
Material From
* Free Comic Book Day 2016: Captain America.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/NOV230677CAPTAIN AMERICA BY TA-NEHISI COATES OMNIBUS
Captain America: Sam Wilson (2015) 18-24
Captain America: Steve Rogers (2016) 12-19
Captain America (2017) 25
Secret Empire (2017) 0-10
Secret Empire Omega (2017) 1
Generations: Sam Wilson Captain America & Steve Rogers Captain America (2017) 1
Material From
* Free Comic Book Day 2017 (Secret Empire) 1
* Not Brand Ecch (2018) 14https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JAN230992
Captain America (2018) #1-30
Material From
* Free Comic Book Day 2018 (Avengers/Captain America).
CAPTAIN AMERICA SYMBOL OF TRUTH TP VOL 01 HOMELANDThere is a large quantity of material with the Captain America name on it that isn't in the Omnibuses or trades:https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/SEP221126CAPTAIN AMERICA SYMBOL OF TRUTH TP VOL 02 PAX MOHANNDA
Captain America (2022) #0
Captain America: Symbol Of Truth #1-6.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAR230972CAPTAIN AMERICA SENTINEL OF LIBERTY TP VOL 01 REVOLUTION
Captain America: Symbol Of Truth #6-11.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/OCT221023CAPTAIN AMERICA SENTINEL OF LIBERTY TP VOL 02 THE INVADER
Captain America (2022) #0
Captain America: Sentinel Of Liberty (2022) #1-6.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR230933CAPTAIN AMERICA TP COLD WAR
Captain America & The Winter Soldier Special
Captain America: Sentinel Of Liberty (2022) #7-11.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAY231085CAPTAIN AMERICA COLD WAR AFTERMATH TP
Captain America: Cold War Alpha (2023) #1
Captain America: Symbol Of Truth (2022) #12-13
Captain America: Sentinel Of Liberty (2022) #12-13
Captain America: Cold War Omega (2023) #1.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUL230833
Captain America: Symbol Of Truth #14
Captain America (2023) #750
Captain America: Finale
Iron Man/Captain America:Casualties of War (2007) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=10860
Captain America:The Chosen (2007-2008) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=10919
Captain America Theater of War (2008-2010) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13645
Captain America:White (2008-2016) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13569
Captain America Comics 70th Anniversary Special (2009) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13931
Captain America Poster Book (2009) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14009
Daredevil & Captain America:Dead on Arrival (2009) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=12284
Captain America:Fighting Chance (2009) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14007
Captain America:Who Won't Wield the Shield? (2010) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14349
Siege:Captain America (2010) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14352
World War Hulks:Wolverine Vs. Captain America (2010) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14467
Captain America:The 1940s Newspaper Strip (2010) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14425
Captain America/Black Panther:Flags of Our Fathers (2010) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14047
Avengers, Thor & Captain America:Official Index to the Marvel Universe (2010-2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14393
Captain America:Forever Allies (2010-2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14570
Captain America:Patriot (2010-2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14603
Captain America:A Little Help (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=24513
Captain America:America's Avenger (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14862
Captain America and Thor:Avengers (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=15227
Captain America Comics:70th Anniversary Edition (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14807
Captain America Poster Book (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14010
Captain America:Rebirth (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14863
Captain America 70th Anniversary Magazine (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14732
Captain America:The Fighting Avenger (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14823
Symantec/Captain America (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=28260
Captain America:First Vengeance (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14450
Captain America:The Korvac Saga (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13661
Captain America Corps (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13927
Captain America:Hail Hydra (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14660
Captain America:Man Out of Time (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14683
Captain America:First Vengeance (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=24514
Art of Captain America (2011-2016) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14895
I Am Captain America (2012) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=16529
Captain America:Living Legend (2013-2014) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14795
Captain America:Homecoming (2014) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18026
Death of Wolverine:Deadpool & Captain America (2014) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18368
Marvel's Captain America:The Winter Soldier Infinite Comic (2014) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=24562
Marvel's Captain America:The First Avenger Adaptation (2014) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=17730
All-New Captain America:Fear Him Infinite Comic (2014) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=24519
Captain America Featuring Road Force Infinite Comic (2015) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=25613
Captain America:Peggy Carter Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18718
All-New Captain America:Fear Him (2015) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18704
Captain America:Road to War (2016) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19978
Captain America:Serpents Unite (2016) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=20536
Captain America 75th Anniversary Magazine (2016) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=20361
Marvel's Captain America:Civil War Prelude Infinite Comic (2016) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=24667
Marvel's Captain America:Civil War Prelude (2016) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19494
Captain America and the Invaders:Bahamas Triangle (2019) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=23435
Marvel Action Classics:Captain America (2019) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=24819
Wolverine and Captain America:Weapon Plus (2019) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=23682
Captain America:Von Strucker Gambit (2020) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=25540
Empyre:Captain America (2020) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=24620
Captain America Anniversary Tribute (2021) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=25020
King in Black:Captain America (2021) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=25009
Captain America:All Die Young (2021) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=25444
United States of Captain America (2021) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=25455
Captain America/Iron Man (2022) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=26233
Captain America:Unforgiven (2023) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=28590
The contents of Epic 2 tell us that the main contents Epic 1 must then be 1-15..... but what else?
There's a couple of possibilities:
Darkdevil 1-3Or the book could, like the forthcoming Astonishing X-Men Epic, run a bit shorter than we've been used to up until now?
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9210&page=gallery
1 November 2000, the month after Daredevil 13 - 14 wasn't until March 2001!
3 January 2001, the same month as Daredevil/Spider-Man 1 & Daredevil Ninja 2Daredevil/Spider-Man 1-4 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9227&page=gallery 1 January 2001, the same month as Darkdevil 3 and Daredevil Ninja 23
3 April 2001, the same month as Daredevil 15Daredevil Yellow 1-5
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9270
1 August 2001 same month as DD 19
5 Jan 2002 same month as DD 27
We know the contents of Epic 2 and the announced but postponed Epic 3:
Epic 2After that we have16-31Epic 3Daredevil: Ninja 1-3 (Bendis)
* 16-19 Wake Up (Bendis)
* 20-25 are mainly written by Bob Gale
20 Redsuit Lawsuit plus the 5 page My Brother's Keeper by Stan Lee26-31 Underbox (Bendis)
21 A Fellow of Infinite Jest
22 Legal Questions
23 Making Offers
24 Ruminations over Manhttan
25 Who is that masked man?32-50* 32-37 Out
* 38-40 Trial of the Century
* 41-45 Lowlife
* 46-50 HardcoreDaredevil 50 was published October 2003
51-55 Echo (writen by David Mack) (5 issues worth)Bendis last issue is Daredevil 81 published March 2006 at which point Bendis' New Avengers was on issue 15
56-60 The King of Hell's Kitchen (5 issues worth, 10 total)
61-64 The Widow (4 issues worth, 14 total)
65 The Universe (double sized, 16 total)
66-70 The Golden Age (5 issues worth, 21 total)
71-75 Decalogue (75 double sized) (6 issues worth, 27 total)
76-81 The Murdock Papers (6 issues worth, 33 total)
To collect the remainder of the Bendis Daredevil will take 33 issues worth of space. At 20 issues per book that says there's at least 2 more volumes of Bendis Daredevil, as his material takes just over one & a half Epics with some room to spare. However there's the question of where to cut between the two, or possibly 3 volumes, needed to collect the material and extras AND if you want a neat cut between the Bendis material and the Brubaker that follows.
(To he last question: I suspect you do!)
Now you *COULD* split the main title into two blocks .....
EPIC 4.... and call that Job Done with two slightly short volumes.51-55 Echo (writen by David Mack) (5 issues worth)EPIC 5
56-60 The King of Hell's Kitchen (5 issues worth, 10 total)
61-64 The Widow (4 issues worth, 14 total)
65 The Universe (double sized, 16 total)66-70 The Golden Age (5 issues worth)
71-75 Decalogue (75 double sized) (6 issues worth, 11 total)
76-81 The Murdock Papers (6 issues worth, 17 total)
These options spring to mind for extras:
The first, written by Bendis and featuring Daredevil is the five issue Secret WarOne option is:http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=9896
Issue 1 cover dated April 2004 same month as Daredevil 57
Issue 5 cover dated December 2005 same month as Daredevil 78Then we have the six issue Daredevil Father (26, 30, 31, 28, 25 & 27 pages, 167 pages just over 7.5 issues worth)
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9923&page=gallery
Issue 1 cover dated June 2004 same month as Daredevil 59
Issue 6 cover dated February 2007 same month as Daredevil 92Daredevil: Redemption 1-6 (2005)
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=10041
Issue 1 cover dated April 2005 same month as Daredevil 70
Issue 6 cover dated August 2005 same month as Daredevil 74Captain Universe/Daredevil 1 (2005)
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=132789
cover dated January 2006 same month as Daredevil 79, DD Punisher 6 & DD Father 5
Finally the six issue Daredevil vs Punisher
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=10210&page=gallery
Issue 1 cover dated September 2005 same month as Daredevil 75
Issue 1 cover dated January 2006 same month as Daredevil 79, Caotain Universe DD 1 & Daredevil Father 5
EPIC 4Looks more even, closer to strength and all Bendis51-55 Echo (writen by David Mack) (5 issues worth)EPIC 5
56-60 The King of Hell's Kitchen (5 issues worth, 10 total)
61-64 The Widow (4 issues worth, 14 total)
Secret War 1-5 (5 and a half ish issues worth, 19 and a half ish total)65 The Universe (double sized)
66-70 The Golden Age (5 issues worth, 7 total)
71-75 Decalogue (75 double sized) (6 issues worth, 13 total)
76-81 The Murdock Papers (6 issues worth, 19 total)
Problem is I'm not sure I like Secret War as the extra in DD when we're leaving out lots of DD series.
I missed out on the Bendis Daredevil the first time round and only picked them up in the Ultimate Collections after I started reading the title under Ed Brubaker, who I'd been enjoying on Captain America. Brubaker's first issue of Daredevil is 82 Cover Dated April 2006. He writes 82-119 & 500, just over the ammount of issues needed for another 2 Epics.
Andy Diggle is 501-512. With the remaining Brubaker issues that'll make another Epic but doesn't include the Shadowlands event limited series - does it need to? Avengers Modern Epics have left out several events so far.
513-529 & 523.1 is Black Panther Man Without Fear/Most Dangerous Man alive. YMMV if this gets collected in DD Modern Epics but it is effectively a book all by itself.
Cable & Deadpool 1-51 2004-2088
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9831That's been collected as Deadpool & Cable Complete Collections (YES THE NAME REVERSAL WINDS ME UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!) that looked a lot like Epics even before this series was announced. Now it has been we can see Epic 1 matches Ultimate Collection 11 May 2004
50 April 2008
1There's enough space in that last volume for the 33 page July 2010 epilogue from Cable 25: Two Mutants & a BabyCable & Deadpool #1–182424 pages
Cable & Deadpool #19–353416 pages
Cable & Deadpool #36–50
Deadpool/GLI: Summer Fun Spectacular424 pages
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=136964And indeed the 32 page follow up in issue 25
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=158807
There's one Hawkeye Modern Epic on the runway already:
Hawkeye Modern Epic 1 The Reunion
https://prhcomics.com/book/?isbn=9781302956530This is a reprint of the Hawkeye: Avenging Archer thick trade
Jul 2024Collecting:
New Avengers: The Reunion (2009) 1-4
Hawkeye & Mockingbird (2010) 1-6
Widowmaker (2010) 1-4
Hawkeye: Blindspot (2011) 1-4
Hawkeye & Mockingbird Sketchbook (2010) 1
material from
* Dark Reign: New Nation (2008) 1
* Enter the Heroic Age (2010) 1
https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/DEC140950
Hawkeye: Blindspot is cover dated April-July 2011
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=14666
That's AFTER Dark Reign:Hawkeye Marvel 45413 2009-2010 which we presume misses out
Blindspot is 3/4 of the way down this page listing Hawkeye appearances, with Matt Fraction's Hawkeye v4, the next named Hawkeye series, on the next page:
It's *TEMPTING* to jump straight to Fraction's Hawkeye but there's a couple of things in the intervening space that look like they should be included:
Avengers Solo 1-5It's worth looking at Hawkeye's appearances between Blindspot & Fraction to see if anything else stands out. I've marked the issues we've already talked about.http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=14259Captain Americe/Hawkeye 629-632Dec 2011-April 2012
These are in the later part of the volume that started with Brubaker's first issue and the Winter Soldier Archttp://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=10102&page=gallery
Cover Dated June - August 2012
* Hawkeye: Blind Spot Vol 1 4 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Hawkeye:_Blind_Spot_Vol_1_4Matt Faction's Hawleye 1 is cover dated October 2012 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=178286Daken: Dark Wolverine Vol 1 9.1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Daken:_Dark_Wolverine_Vol_1_9.1
New Avengers Vol 2 13 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/New_Avengers_Vol_2_13
Avengers Vol 4 14 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Vol_4_14
Avengers: The Children's Crusade Vol 1 6 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers:_The_Children%27s_Crusade_Vol_1_6
Iron Age Vol 1 1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Iron_Age_Vol_1_1
Fear Itself Vol 1 4 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Fear_Itself_Vol_1_4
Captain America Vol 6 1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Captain_America_Vol_6_1
Avengers Vol 4 15 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Vol_4_15
Hulk Vol 2 37 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Hulk_Vol_2_37
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 666 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_666
Secret Avengers Vol 1 15 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Secret_Avengers_Vol_1_15
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 667 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_667
Fear Itself Vol 1 5 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Fear_Itself_Vol_1_5
Spider-Island: Cloak & Dagger Vol 1 1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Spider-Island:_Cloak_%26_Dagger_Vol_1_1
Avengers Vol 4 16 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Vol_4_16
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 668 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_668
Spider-Island: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Vol 1 1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Spider-Island:_Deadly_Hands_of_Kung_Fu_Vol_1_1
New Avengers Annual Vol 2 1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/New_Avengers_Annual_Vol_2_1
Spider-Island: Avengers Vol 1 1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Spider-Island:_Avengers_Vol_1_1
Fear Itself Vol 1 6 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Fear_Itself_Vol_1_6
Ghost Rider Vol 7 3 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Ghost_Rider_Vol_7_3
New Avengers Vol 2 16 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/New_Avengers_Vol_2_16
Avengers Vol 4 17 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Vol_4_17
Avengers: The Children's Crusade Vol 1 7 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers:_The_Children%27s_Crusade_Vol_1_7
Thunderbolts Vol 1 163.1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Thunderbolts_Vol_1_163.1
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 670 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_670
Wolverine Vol 4 16 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Wolverine_Vol_4_16
FF Vol 1 10 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/FF_Vol_1_10
Avengers Vol 4 18 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Vol_4_18
Fear Itself Vol 1 7 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Fear_Itself_Vol_1_7
Fear Itself: The Fearless Vol 1 1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Fear_Itself:_The_Fearless_Vol_1_1
Invincible Iron Man Vol 1 509 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Invincible_Iron_Man_Vol_1_509
Journey Into Mystery Vol 1 629 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Journey_Into_Mystery_Vol_1_629
Avengers Academy Vol 1 20 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Academy_Vol_1_20* Avengers: Solo Vol 1 1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers:_Solo_Vol_1_1
FF Vol 1 11 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/FF_Vol_1_11
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 673 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_673
Avengers Academy Vol 1 21 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Academy_Vol_1_21
Fear Itself Vol 1 7.1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Fear_Itself_Vol_1_7.1
Avengers Origins: Vision Vol 1 1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Origins:_Vision_Vol_1_1
Avenging Spider-Man Vol 1 1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avenging_Spider-Man_Vol_1_1
Point One Vol 1 1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Point_One_Vol_1_1
Avengers Academy Vol 1 22 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Academy_Vol_1_22
Avengers Vol 4 19 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Vol_4_19
Avengers Origins: The Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver Vol 1 1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Origins:_The_Scarlet_Witch_%26_Quicksilver_Vol_1_1* Avengers: Solo Vol 1 2 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers:_Solo_Vol_1_2
Fantastic Four Vol 1 600 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Fantastic_Four_Vol_1_600
Avengers: The Children's Crusade Vol 1 8 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers:_The_Children%27s_Crusade_Vol_1_8
Avengers: Ultron Quest Vol 1 1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers:_Ultron_Quest_Vol_1_1
Avengers Academy Vol 1 23 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Academy_Vol_1_23
Carnage, U.S.A. Vol 1 1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Carnage,_U.S.A._Vol_1_1
Ghost Rider Vol 7 7 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Ghost_Rider_Vol_7_7
Avengers Vol 4 20 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Vol_4_20* Avengers: Solo Vol 1 3 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers:_Solo_Vol_1_3
Captain America Vol 6 6 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Captain_America_Vol_6_6
Mighty Thor Vol 2 9 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Mighty_Thor_Vol_2_9
Avengers Academy Vol 1 24 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Academy_Vol_1_24
Avengers Annual Vol 2 1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Annual_Vol_2_1
Fear Itself: The Fearless Vol 1 6 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Fear_Itself:_The_Fearless_Vol_1_6
Captain America Vol 6 7 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Captain_America_Vol_6_7
Carnage, U.S.A. Vol 1 2 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Carnage,_U.S.A._Vol_1_2
Avengers Vol 4 21 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Vol_4_21
Fear Itself: The Fearless Vol 1 7 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Fear_Itself:_The_Fearless_Vol_1_7
Ghost Rider Vol 7 8 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Ghost_Rider_Vol_7_8* Avengers: Solo Vol 1 4 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers:_Solo_Vol_1_4
Secret Avengers Vol 1 21.1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Secret_Avengers_Vol_1_21.1
Harley-Davidson / Avengers Vol 1 1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Harley-Davidson_/_Avengers_Vol_1_1
Avengers Academy Vol 1 25 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Academy_Vol_1_25
Secret Avengers Vol 1 22 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Secret_Avengers_Vol_1_22
Avenging Spider-Man Vol 1 4 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avenging_Spider-Man_Vol_1_4
Avengers Academy Vol 1 26 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Academy_Vol_1_26* Avengers: Solo Vol 1 5 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers:_Solo_Vol_1_5
Secret Avengers Vol 1 23 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Secret_Avengers_Vol_1_23
Avengers Vol 4 23 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Vol_4_23
Avengers: The Children's Crusade Vol 1 9 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers:_The_Children%27s_Crusade_Vol_1_9
Fear Itself: The Fearless Vol 1 10 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Fear_Itself:_The_Fearless_Vol_1_10
Avengers Assemble Vol 2 1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Assemble_Vol_2_1
Avengers Vol 4 24 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Vol_4_24
Carnage, U.S.A. Vol 1 4 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Carnage,_U.S.A._Vol_1_4
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 682 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_682
Fear Itself: The Fearless Vol 1 11 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Fear_Itself:_The_Fearless_Vol_1_11
Uncanny X-Men Vol 2 9 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Uncanny_X-Men_Vol_2_9
Avengers Vol 4 24.1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Vol_4_24.1
Avenging Spider-Man Vol 1 5 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avenging_Spider-Man_Vol_1_5
Daken: Dark Wolverine Vol 1 23 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Daken:_Dark_Wolverine_Vol_1_23
Secret Avengers Vol 1 24 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Secret_Avengers_Vol_1_24
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 683 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_683
Avengers vs. X-Men Vol 1 1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_vs._X-Men_Vol_1_1
Avengers vs. X-Men: Infinite Vol 1 1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_vs._X-Men:_Infinite_Vol_1_1
Fear Itself: The Fearless Vol 1 12 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Fear_Itself:_The_Fearless_Vol_1_12
Avengers Assemble Vol 2 2 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Assemble_Vol_2_2
Carnage, U.S.A. Vol 1 5 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Carnage,_U.S.A._Vol_1_5
New Avengers Vol 2 24 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/New_Avengers_Vol_2_24
Secret Avengers Vol 1 25 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Secret_Avengers_Vol_1_25
Uncanny X-Men Vol 2 10 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Uncanny_X-Men_Vol_2_10
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 684
https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_684
Avengers Vol 4 25 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Vol_4_25
Avengers vs. X-Men Vol 1 2 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_vs._X-Men_Vol_1_2
Battle Scars Vol 1 6 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Battle_Scars_Vol_1_6* Captain America and Hawkeye Vol 1 629 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Captain_America_and_Hawkeye_Vol_1_629
Captain America Vol 6 10 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Captain_America_Vol_6_10
Avengers Academy Vol 1 29 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Academy_Vol_1_29
Avengers vs. X-Men Vol 1 3 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_vs._X-Men_Vol_1_3
Avengers Assemble Vol 2 3 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Assemble_Vol_2_3* Captain America and Hawkeye Vol 1 630 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Captain_America_and_Hawkeye_Vol_1_630
Hulk Smash Avengers Vol 1 2 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Hulk_Smash_Avengers_Vol_1_2
Avengers vs. X-Men Vol 1 4 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_vs._X-Men_Vol_1_4
Hulk Smash Avengers Vol 1 3 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Hulk_Smash_Avengers_Vol_1_3
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 686 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_686* Captain America and Hawkeye Vol 1 631 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Captain_America_and_Hawkeye_Vol_1_631
Hulk Smash Avengers Vol 1 4 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Hulk_Smash_Avengers_Vol_1_4
Wolverine & the X-Men Vol 1 11 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Wolverine_%26_the_X-Men_Vol_1_11
Avengers vs. X-Men Vol 1 5 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_vs._X-Men_Vol_1_5
Uncanny X-Men Vol 2 13 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Uncanny_X-Men_Vol_2_13
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 687 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_687
Avengers Assemble Vol 2 4 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Assemble_Vol_2_4* Captain America and Hawkeye Vol 1 632 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Captain_America_and_Hawkeye_Vol_1_632
Avengers Academy Vol 1 32 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Academy_Vol_1_32
Avengers vs. X-Men Vol 1 6 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_vs._X-Men_Vol_1_6
Avenging Spider-Man Vol 1 8 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avenging_Spider-Man_Vol_1_8
Avengers vs. X-Men Vol 1 7 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_vs._X-Men_Vol_1_7
Avengers Assemble Vol 2 5 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Assemble_Vol_2_5
New Avengers Vol 2 28 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/New_Avengers_Vol_2_28
Avengers Academy Vol 1 33 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Academy_Vol_1_33
Avengers Vol 4 28 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Vol_4_28
Secret Avengers Vol 1 29 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Secret_Avengers_Vol_1_29
Venom Vol 2 21 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Venom_Vol_2_21
X-Men: Legacy Vol 1 270 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/X-Men:_Legacy_Vol_1_270
Harley-Davidson / Avengers Vol 1 2 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Harley-Davidson_/_Avengers_Vol_1_2
Avengers Academy Vol 1 34 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_Academy_Vol_1_34
Avengers vs. X-Men Vol 1 9 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_vs._X-Men_Vol_1_9* Hawkeye Vol 4 (Fraction) 1 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Hawkeye_Vol_4_1
22 issues, 1 annual
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=17109
It's Omnibus/Saga Of CC are both 552 pages, which would be a BIG Epic. It might be tempting to split the run in two pairing the first half with the Avengers Solo & Captain America/Hawkeye issues
Slimline trades split Hawkeye up thus:
1 My Life As a WeaponThat suggests that splitting the Fraction run between 11 & 12 would be a good point - pair the first 11 issues with the 9 from Avengers Solo & Captain America/Hawkeye leaving 11 issues - 12-22 - and a annual for the next Epic ready to be mated with some later Hawkeyehttps://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/DEC2185152 Little Hits
1-5https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAR1307263 LA Woman
6-11https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAY1409304 Rio Bravo
14, 16, 18, 20 and Annual 1https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/OCT140937
17, 12-13, 15, 19 and 21-22
Following the Fraction Hawkeye we have these series with Hawkeye in their names:
Hawkeye Vs. Deadpool (Gerry Duggan) November 2014-March 2015If the Fraction run takes us into Epic 3, then this lot should complete Epic 3, start Epic 4 and probably begin Epic 5.http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18451All-New Hawkeye (Jeff Lemire) May-November 2015
0-4http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18848All-New Hawkeye (Jeff Lemire) Jan-June 2016
1-5http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19482Hawkeye - Kate Bishop (Kelly Thompson) Feb 2017-May 2018
1-6http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=20642Hawkeye:Freefall (Matthew Rosenberg) March-November 2020
1-16http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=24215Hawkeye:Kate Bishop (Marieke Nijkamp) Jan-May 2022
1-6http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=26235
1-5
Late 90s Hulk:
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=8925
Pre Bruce Jones is 40 issues worth, 2 Epics on the nose. The bad news is it breaks in the middle of the Dogs of War story.
IF the volume number on the Hulk Modern Epic we have is correct then they're the last two original Epics and Modern Epics starts from Hulk 34
Epic 1Hulk 2008-201334-49Epic 2
Hulk Wolverine: Six Hours (also by Bruce Jones) 1-4
(20 issues)50-69 (Dark Hearts, Dark Minds, Hidden in Plain Sight, Split Decisions, Dead Like Me)Epic 3
(21 issues)* A possible I've not managed to include, Hulk Gray, is 5 issues long starts same month as Hulk 62 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=128300
70-87Epic 4 Planet Hulk
Hulk/Thing Hard Knocks
(23 issues)* 70 if the first issue with the Marvel Knights branding, 76 is the last.
* After issue 76 the main title is suspended during Hard Knocks, also written by Bruce Jones who leaves after it finishes
* Peter David returns for issues 77-87.
* Don't like the length but can't fix that without loosing Hard Knocks or causing knock on issues elsewhere as 2 and 4 look perfect
88-105 Peace In Our Time/Planet HulkEpic 5 World War Hulk
(18.5 issues)* Planet Hulk Handbook will boost that out
106-111 (Warbound)
World War Hulk prologue
World War Hulk 1-5
(17.5 issues)
I'm sure World War Hulk can supply "something" to boost that up
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=11195&page=gallery
Issue 1 is Jan 2008 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&month=3&year=2008&sort=alpha&variantex=on
The series is initially written by Jeph Leob http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/creator.php?creatorid=199.
Loeb writes to 25
After that it's Jeff Parker, who's written some Hulk stuff previously http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/creator.php?creatorid=2095
Parker writes the rest of the run, which with issue 57 becomes Red She Hulk for it's last 10 issues, which may or may not be collected in Hulk Epics and may or may not end up in She-Hulk epics
And from that series is the Hulk Modern Epic we know
Epic 6 Who Is The Red Hulk?Now that's IDENTICAL to Hulk by Jeph Loeb Complete Collection 1 so we COULD make an assumption that the next book will be similar to Hulk by Jeph Loeb Complete Collection 2Hulk #1–12
King-Size Hulk #1
Material From
* Incredible Hulk #600
* Wolverine #50
Epic 7This is probably not a good move.... After this point it's gets a bit messyHulk #13–24
Fall of the Hulks: Gamma #1
From Sep 2009, the month before Hulk 13, we have Incredible Hulk 600-635. which finishes the same months as Hulk 38 & 39
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=13200
This is the main piece of parallel running and that's going to need some more work to figure quite how it crosses over & dovetails together
From issues 42 & 43 of Hulk we have Incredible Hulk by Jason Aaron running at the same time
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13201&page=gallery
Issue 1 is Dec 2011
That has a Complete Collection
Incredible Hulk by Jason Aaron 1Then we have Indestructible Hulk by Mark WaidIncredible Hulk #1-7, 7.1, 8–15
Fear Itself #7
(376 pages)
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=17110&page=gallery
Isssue 1 is Jan 2013
That too has a Complete Collection
Indestructible Hulk by Mark Waid 1That's followed by 16 issues of the Waid/Duggan Bagley HulkIndestructible Hulk #1-20, Annual #1
(504 pages)
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18115&page=gallery
Issue 1 is Jun 2014
Also in a Complete Collection
Hulk by Mark Waid and Gerry DugganThat's followed by Hulk's Secret War War Zones title Planet Hulk 5 issuesHulk (2014) #1–16, Annual #1
Original Sin #3.1–3.4
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18854&page=gallery
Issue 1 is Jul 2015
Then we have Totally Awesome Hulk 1-23
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19747
Issue 1 is Jan 2016
From issue 13 of Totally Awesome we have Hulk 1-11 starring Jennifer Walters which becomes She-Hulk 159-163 for it's last five regular issues, finishing longside issue 714 of Pak's Incredible Hulk.
There's later an annual opposite Immortal Hulk 4
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=20570&page=gallery
Issue 1 is Feb 2017
I don't see this in Hulk Epics either, again probably She-Hulk Epics?
Totally Awesome Hulk is followed by Greg Pak's Incredible Hulk 709-717
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=21205&page=gallery
709 is Dec 2017
Pak's Incredible Hulk is followed by Ewing's Immortal Hulk
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=22135&page=gallery
Issue 1 is August 2018
Issue 50 is December 2021
Immortal Hulk has had an Omnibus https://prhcomics.com/book/?isbn=9781302949976
Immortal Hulk (2018) #1-50Which should rovide some cluee to the overall shape of Epics collecting Immortal Hulk
Immortal Hulk: The Best Defense (2018) #1
Defenders: The Best Defense (2018) #1
Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk (2019) #1
Immortal Hulk (2020) #0
Immortal She-Hulk (2020) #1
King in Black: Immortal Hulk (2020) #1
Gamma Flight (2021) #1-5
Material From
* Immortal Hulk: Time of Monsters (2021) #1
* Avengers (2018) #684
Immortal Hulk is followed by the recently concluded Cates Hulk book
I will not be surprised to see Immortal Hulk get Epics sooner rather than later as it's a VERY popular series with no larger paperback collctions,
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=26148
That is a LOT of titles, several at the same time.
Iron Man Modern Epic 3 has been announced containing
Invincible Iron Man (2008) 1-19This is the same content as the Iron Man by Fraction and Larroca Complete Collection 1 (496 pages, June 2019)
That suggests that Modern Epics 1 & 2 are the previous 35 Iron Man run, later retitles Iron Man Director of SHIELD, which was on issue 29 when Invincible Iron Man started.
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=10100&page=gallery
In Turn this suggests the Heroes Return Iron Man will be in the original Epic Collections.....
Invincible Iron Man (Fraction and Larroca) run for 61 issues made up of issues 1-33 then a renumbering 500-527
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=11197&page=gallery
At least 3 Epics, possibly 4.
Epic 3 is *EFFECTIVELY* a rejacket of Iron Man by Fraction & Larroca The Complete Collection 1
Collects Invincible Iron Man (2008) 1-19There was not an Iron Man by Fraction & Larroca The Complete Collection 2
496 pages
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1302916289
https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/DEC181060
BUT
Iron Man by Fraction & Larroca The Complete Collection 1 is effectively a paperback version of Invincible Iron Man Omnibus Vol 01
Collects Invincible Iron Man (2008) 1-19And there *IS* an Invincible Iron Man Omnibus Vol 02
496 pages
https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/DEC090579
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Invincible-Iron.../dp/0785142959
Collects Invincible Iron Man (2008) 20-33So do we have our Epic 4?
408 pages
https://www.amazon.com/Invincible-Iron-Man.../dp/0785145532
https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/AUG110693
These Omnibuses each collect 3 of the HCs/TPBs
In Invincible Iron Man Omnibus Vol 01There are 6 HCs/TPBs left for Invincible Iron Man that, as far as I can see, weren't compiled into Omnibuses:Invincible Iron Man TP Vol 01 Five Nightmares 1-6In Invincible Iron Man Omnibus Vol 02
Invincible Iron Man TP Vol 02 Worlds Most Wanted 8-13
Invincible Iron Man TP Vol 03 Most Wanted Book 2 14-19Invincible Iron Man TP Vol 04 Stark Disassembled 20-24
Invincible Iron Man TP Vol 05 Stark Resilient Book 01 25-28
Invincible Iron Man TP Vol 06 Stark Resilient Book 2 29-33
Invincible Iron Man TP Vol 07 My Monsters 500, 500.1, ANNUAL #1 and Material From #503.Are they enough material for two more Epics, grouped together in sets of 3?
Invincible Iron Man TP Vol 08 Unfixable 501-502 and Material From #503, Free Comic Book Day 2010: Iron Man/Thor, and Rescue #1.
Fear Itself TP Iron Man 504-509 and Fear Itself #7.3: Iron Man.Invincible Iron Man TP Vol 09 Demon 510-515
Invincible Iron Man TP Vol 10 Long Way Down 516-520
Invincible Iron Man TP Vol 11 Future 521-527
Epic 3Possibly500-509, 500.1, Annual 1, Free Comic Book Day 2010: Iron Man/Thor, Fear Itself #7.3 & Rescue #1Epic 4
(421 pages of story)510-527
(360 pages of story)
The next major Iron Man series is the 2013-2014 title
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=15317&page=gallery
1-28, annual, special
There are two Loki Modern Era Epic Collections released from the start of the run:
1: Journey Into MysteryJourney into MysterySiege: Loki (2010) 12 Everything Burns
Journey Into Mystery (2011) 622-636, 626.1Journey into Mystery #637–645
Exiled #1
New Mutants #42–43
The Mighty Thor #18–22
Material From
* A+X 5
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=10967Journey into Mystery CCsJourney into Mystery is what was the JMS Thor
Ran 1-12, then renumber to 600
Becomes JiM with 622
Runs to 655
1So we've lost the Thor Annual 1 and material from gained A+X 5Journey into Mystery #622–636, 626.12
392 pagesJourney into Mystery #637–645
Exiled #1
New Mutants #42–43
The Mighty Thor #18–22 and Annual #1
456 pages
Everythin Burns concludes Loki's run in Journey into Mystery https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Everything_Burns
The remaining issues 646-655 collect Sif stories. Could they be collected here? In A Thor Modern Epic? Or will they go homeless?
Probably the best guide to what will go into Loki Modern Epics next is the Loki: God Of Stories Omnibus:
https://prhcomics.com/book/?isbn=9781302952716But that starts by asking a couple of questions about the first two items listed:LOKI (2004) #1-4,
LOKI (2010) #1-4,
LOKI: AGENT OF ASGARD #1-17,
ORIGINAL SIN #5.1-5.5,
VOTE LOKI #1-4,
LOKI (2019) #1-5,
AVENGERS: LOKI UNLEASHED,
and material from
* ALL-NEW MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE
* WAR OF THE REALMS: OMEGA.
LOKI (2004) #1-4Both of these pre date the Journey into Mystery material already collected in Loki Modern Epics. Where will they go? Thor Epics and Thor Modern Epics? The abscence of the 2010 series in the Epics is especially mystifying.http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=9937LOKI (2010) #1-4
1 September 2004 same month as Thor Heroes Return 82
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=9&year=2004
4 Novewmber 2004 same month as Thor Heroes Return 84 (penultimate issue)
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=11&year=2004http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=146291 December 2010 same month as Thor 616
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=12&year=2010
4 May 2011 same month as Thor 621, the last issue before the title became Journey into Mystery
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=5&year=2011
The material after that looks to be the way forward for the Epics though:
Material From: ALL-NEW MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE 2014Released after the Omnibus is the Loki 2023 series:Before the Truth Has Its Pants On - 8 pagesLOKI: AGENT OF ASGARD 1-17
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/story.php?storyid=280111
March 2014
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=3&year=2014
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18008ORIGINAL SIN 5.1-5.5
1 April 2014
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=4&year=2014
17 October 2015
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=10&year=2015http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18215VOTE LOKI 1-4
5.1 September 2014
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=9&year=2014
5.5 November 2014
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=11&year=2014http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19746Material From: WAR OF THE REALMS: OMEGA
1 August 2016
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=8&year=2016
4 November 2016
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=11&year=2016Born Small - 8 pagesLOKI (2019) 1-5
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/story.php?storyid=340341
September 2019
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=9&year=2019
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=23445AVENGERS: LOKI UNLEASHED
1 September 2019
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=10&year=2019
5 January 2020
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=1&year=2020http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=23440
30 page One Shot November 2019
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=11&year=2019
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=28662
1 August 2023
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=8&year=2023
4 November 2023
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=11&year=2023
The first New Avengers title is written by Brian Bendis http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/series.php?seriesid=9964&page=gallery
1-64, 3 annuals, Finale
1 is cover dated January 2005The Second New Avengers title is ALSO written by Brian Bendis
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&month=1&year=2005&sort=alpha&variantex=on64 & Finale are cover dated June 2010
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?type=cover&month=6&year=2010&publisher=marvel&sort=alpha&checklist=null&variantex=on&collectionex=null
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13892&page=gallery
1-34, 1 annual
1 is cover dated August 2010There are TWO New Avengers Modern Epic Collections so far:
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?type=cover&month=8&year=2010&publisher=marvel&sort=alpha&checklist=null&variantex=on&collectionex=null34 is cover dated January 2013
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?type=cover&month=1&year=2013&publisher=marvel&sort=alpha&checklist=null&variantex=on&collectionex=null
1 AssembledThat very much suggests that the first SEVEN New Avengers Modern Epics will have the same contents as the New Avengers by Brian Bendis Complete Collections:Avengers (1998) 500-503, 500 Director's Cut;2 Civil War
Avengers Finale (2004);
New Avengers (2004) 1-10, 1 Director's Cut;
New Avengers Most Wanted Files (2005)* This is the same as Complete Collection 1
New Avengers #11–25, Annual #1;
New Avengers: Illuminati;
Giant-Size Spider-Woman #1;
Civil War: The Confession.
New Avengers Guest Starring the Fantastic Four* This is the same as Complete Collection 2
1There's a slight complication as alongside the 2nd New Avengers volume Bendis is also writing an Avengers title, no adjectiveAvengers (vol. 1) #500–503, #500 (Director's Cut),2
Avengers Finale,
New Avengers #1–10, #1 (Director's Cut),
New Avengers: Most Wanted Files
504 pagesNew Avengers #11–25, Annual #1;3
New Avengers: Illuminati;
Giant-Size Spider-Woman #1;
Civil War: The Confession,
New Avengers Guest Starring the Fantastic Four
496 pagesCivil War: The Initiative;4
New Avengers #26–37, Annual #2;
New Avengers: Illuminati (vol. 2) #1–5
496 pagesNew Avengers #38–54;5
Secret Invasion: Dark Reign
480 pagesFree Comic Book Day (2009);6
New Avengers #55–64, Annual #3;
Dark Reign: The List – Avengers One Shot;
New Avengers Finale
Material From
* Amazing Spider-Man #601
* Breaking Into Comics the Marvel Way
408 pagesNew Avengers (2010) #1–167
392 pagesNew Avengers (2010) #16.1, 17–34
440 pages
Avengers 1-34, 12.1, 24.1, Annual 1
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=12251&page=gallery
1 July 2010That's been collected in 3 Complete Collections by itself
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&month=7&year=2010&sort=alpha&variantex=on
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis
1*IF* it was just that, I'd say Avengers in a line by itself but after Bendis leaves both Avengers titles for the X-Men, Jonathan Hickman takes over and the numbering resets againAvengers Prime #1–5;2
Avengers (vol. 4) #1–12, Annual #1;
New Avengers Annual (vol. 2) #1;
504 pages
Avengers (vol. 4) #12.1, 13–24;3
Avengers Assemble : An Oral History of Earth's Mightiest Heroes
480 pagesAvengers (vol. 4) #24.1, 25–34;
Avengers Assemble (vol. 2) #1–8;
Avengers: Heroes Welcome #1
Material From
* AVX: VS #6
456 pages
Hickman Avengers
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=17108&page=gallery
1-44, 34.1, Annual 1
1 February 2013Hickman New Avengers 1-33, annual 1
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&month=2&year=2013&sort=alpha&variantex=on34 Oct 2014 last regular issue
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&month=10&year=2015&sort=alpha&variantex=on35 Nov 2014 1st Time Runs Out issue
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&month=11&year=2014&sort=alpha&variantex=on
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=16620&page=gallery
1 March 2013The Hickman runs are closely related becoming tied together when Time Runs out starts and really need printing together as per the Avengers by Jonathan Hickman Complete Collections:
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?type=cover&month=3&year=2013&publisher=marvel&sort=alpha&checklist=null&variantex=on&collectionex=null23 October 2014 last regular issue
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?type=cover&month=10&year=2014&publisher=marvel&sort=alpha&checklist=null&variantex=on&collectionex=null24 November 2014 first Time Runs Out issue
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?type=cover&month=10&year=2014&publisher=marvel&sort=alpha&checklist=null&variantex=on&collectionex=null
1So does that mean the Bendis Avengers series also needs to be in New Avengers Epics?Avengers (2012) #1-5;2
New Avengers (2013) #1-6;
Astonishing Tales: Mojo World
336 pagesAvengers (2012) #6-17;3
New Avengers (2013) #7
Material From
* Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu (2009) #1
344 pagesAvengers (2012) #18-23;4
New Avengers (2013) #8-12;
Infinity (2013) #1-6
512 pagesAvengers (2012) #24-34;5
New Avengers (2013) #13-23
528 pagesAvengers (2012) #35-44;
New Avengers (2013) #24-33
528 pages
Spider Girl's main series lasted 100 issues: http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8856&page=gallery
An admirable go was made of collecting it in Complete Collections:
Spider-Girl Complete Collection 1Thanks to the retirement of the Complete Collection branding Spider-Girl 68-100 remain uncollected, which would probably have been just two more books.What If? (1989) #105Spider-Girl Complete Collection 2
Spider-Girl (1998) #½, 1–15, Annual '99
(456 pages, August 7 2018, 978-13029-1248-2)Spider-Girl (1998) #16–32Spider-Girl Complete Collection 3
(432 pages, August 13 2019, 978-13029-1844-6)Spider-Girl (1998) #33-50Spider-Girl Complete Collection 4
(448 pages, March 30 2021, 978-13029-2371-6)Spider-Girl (1998) #51-67
(384 pages, April 12 2022, 978-13029-3479-8)
Modern Epic 1 is identical to Complete Collection 1, I suspect further Modern Epics will follow suite.
Spider-Girl has continued in various forms:
2006 follow up 1-30A quick count up without checking lengths s=says 51 issues there, 2 1/2 to 3 Modern Epics.
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=104192009 digital Spectacular Spider-Girl
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=246832010 1-4
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=142362010 Spider-Girl The End
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=1579152011 1-8
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=146492011 Spider-Island: The Amazing Spider-Girl 1-3
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=14650Spider Girls 2018 1-3
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=22639
So we're probably looking at NINE Modern Epics to collect Spider-Girl in total.
Epics 1-2 collect up to issue 24 of the main Spider-Gwen series:
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19586&page=gallery
So from that series 25-34 are still to go. 10 issues, Half an Epic.
Beyond that the Spider-Gwen Ghost Spider Omnibus collects
Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider #1-10And that's probably another Epic and a half, with the initial line of that material listing making the job very simple:
Spider-Geddon: Ghost-Spider Video Comic
Ghost-Spider #1-10 And Annual #1
King In Black: Gwenom Vs. Carnage #1-3
Web Warriors #1-11
Material From:
* Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #1.
Epic 3Spider-Gwen 25-34Epic 4
Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider #1-10Spider-Geddon: Ghost-Spider Video Comic
Ghost-Spider #1-10 And Annual #1
King In Black: Gwenom Vs. Carnage #1-3
Web Warriors #1-11
Material From:
* Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #1.
Spider-Man & Deadpool
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=20017Spider-Man & Deadpool Modern Epic 1 Isn't It Bromantic?50 issues + 1MU
https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUL230854Missing from Epic 1 are Spider-Man & Deadool 13 & 14, which are two chapters of the Deadpool titles Till Death Do Us Crossove.
Spider-Man/Deadpool #1-14, 17–18, 1.MU
After Epic 1 are issues Spider-Man & Deadool 19-50.
Death Do Us was collected in the following trade:
DEADPOOL WORLDS GREATEST TP VOL 08 TIL DEATH DO USThe remaining 32 issues of Spider-Man & Deadpool have all been collected in the Spider-Man & Deadpool numbered trades
https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAY170956
1 Deadpool 28Six lots of 20 pages issues
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=1972952 Spider-Man/Deadpool 15
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=2027863 Deadpool & The Mercs for Money 9
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=2046774 Spider-Man/Deadpool 16
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=2027895 Deadpool & The Mercs for Money 10
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=2046786 Deadpool 29
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=197298
The first trade contains the remaining issues written by Joshua Corrin, who wrote Marvel Spider-Man/Deadpool #1MU, in Modern Epic 1, and Spider-Man/Deadpool 15 & 16, the title's two parts of 'til Death Do Us... which we expect to be in Epic 2.
The other two issues, 21-22, are written by Elliot Kalan, who'd previously written Spider-Man and the X-Men 1-6
4 SERIOUS BUSINESS - 19-2210 issues so far.https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/OCT171005
19
No Laughing Matter
05 Jul 201720
No Laughing Matter Part Two
02 Aug 201721
One Night in Madripoor Makes Spider-Man Humble
06 Sep 2017#22
It's a Murder, Murder, Murder, Murder World
04 Oct 2017
At this point Robbie Thompson takes over writing for the rest of the run. ALL issues are 20 pages except issues 123, which has a 3 page bonus story, and issue 50, which has 30 pages.
28 and a half to go
We know that that 23-32 are in Epic 2 and 33 to the 1.5 sized issue 50 should be in Epic 3.
Unfortunately it all gets a bit messy in he 20s and 30s with several different stories seemingly going on at once. Anyone able to tell me what's happening and if there is a convenient story break?
Here's how the trades collect the remaining issues... which is not 100% helpful!
5 ARMS RACE - 23-28https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JAN1810516 WLMD - 29-33
23
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=202801
Arms Race
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/story.php?storyid=362398
(No Title)
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/story.php?storyid=362402
08 Nov 201724
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=202805
Arms Race
22 Nov 201725
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=202806
Arms Race
27 Dec 2017https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Spider-Man/Deadpool_Vol_1_26
26
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=202807
(Oldies Part 1)
10 Jan 201827
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=202808
(Area 14 Part 1)
07 Feb 201828
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=202809
(Area 14)
28 Feb 2018https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR1808667 MY TWO DADS - 34-4029
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=202810
(Oldies Part 2)
14 Mar 201830
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=202811
(Area 14)
28 Mar 201831
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=202812
Arms Race
11 Apr 201832
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=202813
(Oldies Part 3)
09 May 201833
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=202814
(No Title)
23 May 2018https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/SEP1810178 ROAD TRIP - 41-4534
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=202815
(No Title)
13 Jun 201835
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=202816
(No Title)
04 Jul 201836
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=202817
(No Title)
18 Jul 201837
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=202818
My Two Dads
08 Aug 201838
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=202819
My Two Dads
05 Sep 201839
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=202820
My Two Dads
26 Sep 201840
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=202821
My Two Dads
10 Oct 2018https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JAN1911009 EVENTPOOL - 46-5041
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=224597
Road Trip
14 Nov 201842
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=224598
Road Trip
28 Nov 201843
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=224599
Road Trip
05 Dec 201844
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=224600
Road Trip
16 Jan 201945
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=224601
Road Trip
30 Jan 2019https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR19096146
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=224602
Road Trip
13 Feb 201947
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=224603
Road Trip
13 Mar 201948
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=224604
The Manipulator
27 Mar 201949
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=224605
The Manipulator
10 Apr 201950
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=224606
The Manipulator
08 May 2019
JMS Thor runs 1 (Sept 2007) -12 (Jan 2009), then renumbers to 600 (Apr 2009) and the title continues as Thor to issue 621
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=10967&page=gallery
So far we have:
Epic 1 Reborn from RagnarokThe existing Thor title became Journey into Mystery with issue 622, the same month as Fraction's new Thor Title starts, and then runs to 655.Thor (vol. 3) #1-12, Thor #600
Fantastic Four #536-537
Material From:
* Dark Reign: The Cabal One-Shot
Most of the back end of that run is in the Loki Modern Era Epic Collections
Loki Modern Era Epic 1 Journey Into MysteryThe fate of Journey into Mystery 645-655, starring Sif, remains unrevealed....Siege: Loki (2010) 1Loki Modern Era Epic 2 Everything Burns
Journey Into Mystery (2011) 622-636, 626.1Journey into Mystery #637–645
Exiled #1
New Mutants #42–43
The Mighty Thor #18–22 Material From:
* A+X 5
So for Thor there's Thor 601-621, Giant Size Finale, 620.1 & Annual 1 to still be collected from this volume.
JMS writes to 603 (Nov 2009) and concludes his run with Thor Giant Size Finale, which contains one new standard length story and reprint
Thor Giant Size Finale
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=155083
Jan-10
Pete Milligan does annual 1 then Kieron Gillen starts his with 604 (Feb 201) till 614 (Nov 2010).
604-606 are the Latverian PrometheusAlongside 606-609 (March to June 2010) the Siege Event occurs which probably should be in the Thor Modern Epics
607-610 are Ragnarok
611-614 are The Fine Print
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14082&page=gallery
Gillen's run has a Complete Collection
Thor by Kieron Gillen Thor #604–614; Siege: Loki, New Mutants #11I'd suggest that, minus the material in the Loki Modern Epics, forms the backbone of the next Epic
(312 pages)
Epic 2615 (Nov 2010) is Matt Fraction's first issue and he writes to 621 (May 2011) - all of which make up the World Eaters story.601-614, Annual 1
Thor Giant Size Finale
After 621 is the point Fraction's Mighty Thor Starts
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14490&page=gallery
1 is June 2011 the same month as JIM 622 & Fear Itself 1
22 is Dec 2012 the same month as JIM 645 & Thor God of Thunder 1
So that's 1-22, 12.1, Annual 1 between 14 & 15
It's also when Fear Itself happens.
Fear Itself however is set AFTER Mighty Thor 1-6
Given that I'd suggest:
Epic 3Fear Itself then followsSiege 1-4 (4 issues worth)
Thor 615-621, 620.1 (8.5 issues worth)
Mighty Thor 1-6 (6 issues worth)
18.5 issues* I could *possibly* see Chaos War Thor 1-2, the same months as Thor 617-618 going in here: it's contempary to the stories in and neatly fills the available space. But I'm not seeing it as essential.
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14035&page=gallery
The series consists of 1-7, 7.1-7.3That's about 9 1/2 issues worth, 10 1/2 if you include 7.2 which deals with Thor's position at the end of the series and sets up issue 8 onwards on Fraction's Mighty Thor. 12 1/2 if you include 7.1 & 7.3.1 (44 pages) is June 2011 the same month as Mighty Thor 1 and JIM 622
7 (54 pages) is Dec 2011the same month as Mighty Thor 7 and JIM 629 & 630, with 7.1-7.3 following the next month
Mighty Thor 7 is directly connected to Fear Itself and should be in here.
There's A LOT of Fear Itself Tie Ins that could bring this trade up to strength:
Fear Itself 1-7But I'd suggest bringing in the next 5 issues of Fraction's Mighty Thor - the Shattered Heroes arc - which brings the book up to 18.5 issues worth
Black Widow 1
Book of the Skull 1
Deadpool 1-3
Fearsome Four 1-4
Fellowship of Fear 1
FF 1
Hulk Vs. Dracula 1-3
Monkey King 1
Fear Itself Poster Book 1
Sin's Past 1
Fear Itself Sketchbook 1
Spider-Man 1-3
The Deep 1-4
The Fearless 1-12
The Home Front 1-7
The Worthy 1
Uncanny X-Force 1-3
Wolverine 1-3
Youth in Revolt 1-6
So
Epic 4That leaves Mighty Thor 12.1, 13-22 and Annual 1 still to go.Mighty Thor 1-12
Fear Itself 1-7, 7.1-7.3
Mighty Thor 18-22 are part of the Everything Burn crossover with Journey Into Mystery 642-645.
So
Epic 5And that's about 17 issues, which looks a reasonable amount for a modern Epic especially because right after this the Jason Aaron run starts.Mighty Thor 12.1, 13-22 & Annual 1
Journey Into Mystery 642-645
Sorted? Possibly.
The problem is Thor has a LOT of one offs and LS around this time:
2008We're already past the material published in 2008 without any of the extra material being collected: I think this sets a precedent for the following books, especially for the material collected in Thor:Ages of Thunder & Thor:The Trial of Thor.Thor:Ages of Thunder 1 (2008, collected in Thor:Ages of Thunder) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=124792009Thor:Reign of Blood 1 (2008, collected in Thor:Ages of Thunder) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13285
Secret Invasion:Thor 1-3 (2008-2008, collected in Secret Invasion:Thor) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=11896
Thor:The Truth of History 1 (2008, collected in Thor:The Trial of Thor) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13643
Thor:Man of War 1 (2009, collected in Thor:Ages of Thunder) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=136772010Thor:God-Size 1 (2009, collected in Thor:Ages of Thunder) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13794
Thor:Tales of Asgard 1-6 (2009-2009, collected in Thor:Tales of Asgard) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13969
Thor:The Trial of Thor 1 (2009, collected in Thor:The Trial of Thor) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13991
Thor & Hercules:Encyclopaedia Mythologica (Handbook) 1 (2009) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14015
Thor Giant-Size Finale 1 (2010, should be collected in Thor Modern Epic 2) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=141062011LOKI 1-4 (2010, missing from Loki Modern Epic 1) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14629
Thor and the Warriors Four 1-4 (2010, collected in Thor and the Warriors Four) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13980
World War Hulks:Spider-Man Vs. Thor 1-2 (2010) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14464
Thor the Mighty Avenger 1-8 (2010-2011, collected in Thor the Mighty Avenger Complete Collection) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13981
Thor:The Rage of Thor 1 (2010, collected in Thor:The Trial of Thor) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14573
Thor:First Thunder 1-5 (2010-2011, collected in Thor:First Thunder) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13983
Thor:For Asgard 1-6 (2010-2011, collected in Thor:For Asgard) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13984
Chaos War:Thor 1-2 (2011-2011, collected in Chaos War Avengers) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=133692012Iron Man/Thor 1-4 (2011-2011, collected in Thor/Iron Man:God Complex) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13202
Astonishing Thor 1-5 (2011-2011, collected in Astonishing Thor) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=12308
Thor:Wolves of the North 1 (2011, collected in Thor:The Trial of Thor) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14346
Thor Poster Book 1 (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14692
Mighty Thor Saga 1 (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14580
Thor:Asgard's Avenger (Handbook) 1 (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14825
Thor:Whosoever Wields This Hammer (reprint with 6 page framing sequence) 1 (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14824
Captain America and Thor:Avengers 1 (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=15227
Thor:Heaven & Earth 1-4 (2011-2011, collected in Thor:The Trial of Thor) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14150
Thor Goes Hollywood (film tie in) 1 (2011) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=15249
Thor:The Deviants Saga 1-5 (2012-2012, collected in Thor:The Deviants Saga) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14691
After this the MASSIVE Jason Aaron Thor run starts over multiple books
Thor God of ThunderJason Aaron's entire run has been compiled in Thor by Jason Aaron Complete Collections:
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=17164&page=gallery
1 same month as Mighty Thor 22 & JIM 645 Dec 2012
25 Nov 2014Original Sin
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=18215
0 June 2014 same month as Thor God of Thunder 21
8 Nov 2014 same month as Thor God of Thunder 25Thor 2014
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18472&page=gallery
1 Dec 2014
8 July 2015, same month as Secret Wars 1 & 2Thors 1-4
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19054&page=gallery
1 August 2015, same month as Secret Wars 3
4 Jan 2016, same month as Secret Wars 7 & Mighty Thor 1Mighty Thor (2015) 1-
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19601&page=gallery
1 Jan 2016, same month as Secret Wars 7 & Mighty Thor 4
22 Nov 2017
renumbers to 700 Nov 2017
706 June 2018Mighty Thor at the Gates of Valhalla
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=219172
July 2018Thor 2018
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=22132&page=gallery
1 August 2018
16 October 2019King Thor
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=23691
1 Nov 2019
4 Feb 2020
Thor by Jason Aaron Complete Collection 1I'd suggest these are probably going to get reprinted as modern Thor Epic 6-10Thor: God of Thunder #1–18Thor by Jason Aaron Complete Collection 2
(432 pages, May 21 2019, 978-13029-1810-1)Thor: God of Thunder #19-25,Thor by Jason Aaron Complete Collection 3
Thor (2014) #1-8, Annual #1,
Thors (2015) #1-4
(448 pages, February 11 2020, 978-13029-2295-5)Mighty Thor (2015) #1-19Thor by Jason Aaron Complete Collection 4
(448 pages, April 13 2021, 978-13029-2387-7)Mighty Thor (2015) #20-23,Thor by Jason Aaron Complete Collection 5
Mighty Thor (2015) #700-706,
Unworthy Thor (2017) #1-5,
Generations: Unworthy Thor & Mighty Thor (2017) #1,
Mighty Thor: At the Gates of Valhalla (2018) #1
(368 pages, October 26 2021, 978-13029-2991-6)Thor (2018) #1-16,
King Thor (2019) #1-4
(496 pages, April 19 2022, 978-13029-3163-6)
Once again there are a number of one shots and Limited Series during this perio that may well fall by the wayside:
2013The 2020 Thor series was initially written by Donny CatesMarvel Universe Thor Comic Reader 1 (2013) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=173652016Thor:Crown of Fools 1 (2013) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=15278
Thor:Where Walk the Frost Giants 1 (2017) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=217642019Mighty Thor 3D 1 (2019) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=23415Thor:The Worthy 1 (2020) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=24226
Thor & Loki:Double Trouble 1-4 (2021-2021) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=25248
Valkyrie: Jane Foster 1-10 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=23427&page=gallery
1 March 2020And yes, there's more limited series and one shots as well:
35 August 2023
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=24213&page=gallery
Annual 1 between 15 & 16
Annual 2 (confusingly also labelled Annual 1) after 35
25-27 are part of Hulk Vs. Thor:Banner of War and crossover with Hulk Vs. Thor:Banner of War Alpha #1 & Hulk 7-8
2022Hulk Vs. Thor:Banner of War 1 (2022) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=27310Jane Foster and the Mighty Thor 1-5 (2022-2022) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=27513
Thor:Lightning and Lament 1 (2022) http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=27634
Venom Modern Epic 1 Shiver has been announced:
Epic 1This collects all the 2003 Venom series:Venom (2003) 1 - 181-5 are Shiver
6-10 are Run
11-13 are Patterns
14-18 are Twist
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9572We can infer most of the contents of Modern Epics 2-3 mostly from the contents of Venomnibus 3 https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAR201084 which collects:
1 June 2003
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=6&year=2003
18 November 2004
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=11&year=2004
From before Modern Epic 1:Lets have a closer look at the AFTER section:Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #9-10, #12 (A Story) And #16-17; Nova (1999) #7; Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #12 (A Story) And #19; Spectacular Spider-Man (2003) #1-5In Modern Epic 1Venom (2003) #1-18After Modern Epic 1:Venom Vs. Carnage #1-4; Marvel Knights Spider-Man (2004) #7-8 And #11; Sensational Spider-Man (2006) #38-39; Spider-Man/Fantastic Four (2010) #2; And Material From Spider-Man Family (2007) #1-2.
Venom vs. Carnage 1 - 4But I think that needs some help to get it to 2 Epics:http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9916Marvel Knights Spider-Man (2004) 7 - 12
1 September 2004
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=9&year=2004
4 December 2004
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=12&year=2004http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9900Material From Spider-Man Family (2007) 1 & 2
7 December 2004
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=12&year=2004
12 May 2005
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=5&year=2005http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=10755Sensational Spider-Man (2006) 38 - 39
1 April 2007
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=4&year=2007
2 June 2007
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=6&year=2007This is the Marvel Knights Spider-Man renamed.Amazing Spider-Man 568 - 573 (New Ways To Die)http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9900
38 August 2007
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=8&year=2007
39 September 2007
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=9&year=2007http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8896&page=galleryVenom:Dark Origin 1 - 4
568 October 2008
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=10&year=2008
573 December 2008
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=12&year=2008http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=11898Spider-Man/Fantastic Four (2010) 2
1 October 2008
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=10&year=2008
4 February 2009
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=2&year=2009http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=145984
October 2010
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=10&year=2010
Dark Reign: Sinister Spider-Man 1-4Modern Epics 4 - 6 are out or scheduled and they collect all of Venom 2011-2013http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=12241ASM Presents: Anti-Venom – New Ways to Live 1-3
1 September 2009
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=9&year=2009
4 November 2009
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=11&year=2009http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13835
1 November 2009
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=11&year=2009
3 February 2010
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=2&year=2010
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=140511 May 2011
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=5&year=2011
12 December 2013
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=12&year=2013
Epic 4 Agent VenomAmazing Spider-Man (1999) 654 (B story), 654.1;Epic 5 The Savage Six
Venom (2011) 1-16, 13.1-13.4Venom (2011) 17-35, 27.1;Epic 6 Space Knight
Minimum Carnage: Alpha (2012) 1;
Scarlet Spider (2012) 10-11;
Minimum Carnage: Omega (2012) 1Venom (2011) 36-42
Venom: Space Knight 1-13
The series that names & closes Epic 6 is Venom Space Knight (2016)
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=19745Venom doesn't have his own book between the end of the 2011-13 series, and the start of Spaceknight post Secret Wars. This is the period when he's with the Guardian of the Galaxy: http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=17665&page=gallery - Does a portion of that go in?1 Jan 2016 straight after Secret Wars
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=1&year=2016
December 2016
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=12&year=2016
In terms of Venom series the following are still to come:
Venom by Mike Costa 2017-2018 1-6, 150-165 (22 issues)That should be Epic 7, 22x20 page issues shouldn't be a problem
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=20660
1 January 2016, the month after the last issue of Venom Space Knight
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=1&year=2017
6 June 2017
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=6&year=2017
150 July 2017
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=7&year=2017
165 June 2018
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=6&year=2018
Venom by Donny Cates 2018-2021 1-35 (35 issues, 2 annuals)And that should be Epics 8 & 9
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=22075
1 July 2018
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=7&year=2018
35 August 2021
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=8&year=2021
Venom by Al Ewing 2022-Present 1-CurrentThat's over the 20 issue per Epic mark, so we're over halfway though Venom Modern Epic 11!
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=26076
1 January 2022
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=marvel&type=cover&variantex=on&month=1&year=2022
(34 issues as of June 2024)
And ALL THAT is just off the main book!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/epiccollection/posts/3672602226350395/ has a more complete/all in mapping that brings us up to FIFTEEN Modern Epics!!!
Epic 1 looks like a rejacket of the first of two Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday Collections so you can probably get a good idea of what Epic 2 looks like from the second book:
1 Astonishing X-Men #1–12 320 pagesAstonishing X-Men Modern Epic 1 is now the holder for the record of the
2 Astonishing X-Men #13–24; Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men #1 344 pages
Marvel Universe Epic with the lowest page count at just 320 :-(
After the Whedon/Cassaday run we're looking at
25-68
Annual 1 (Jan 2013, same month as issue 56):
Sketchbook Special (August 2008, between Giant Size 1 & 25)
a 2 issue Ghost Box Limited Series (December - January 2008, published between issues 22 Oct 2007 & 23 Jan 2008)
Astonishing X-Men/Amazing Spider-Man:The Gauntlet Sketchbook (November 2009, between 29 & 30)
a 5 issue Xenogenesis limited series (July 2010, the month before issue 34 - April 2011, issue 36)
By eye that looks like 3 slightly thin Epics worth
Ghost Box Astonishing X-Men Ghost Boxes 1-2, Astonishing X-Men 25-30 Ellis/Bianchi
Exogenetic Astonishing X-Men 31-35 Ellis/Jimenez
Xenogenesis Astonishing X-Men Xenogenesis 1-5
Monstrous Astonishing X-Men 36-37, 39, 41 Daniel Way/Jason Trent Pearson/Nick Bradshaw
Children of the Brood Astonishing X-Men 38, 40, 42-43 Christos N. Gage/Juan Bobillo
Exalted 44-47, (Journal of Emma Frost material from Ghost Boxes 1) Pak/McKone
Northstar 48-51, material from Nation-X, Alpha Flight 106 : Marjorie Liu/Michael Perkins
Weaponized 52-56, Annual 1 Marjorie Liu/Michael Perkins (Annual Christos N. Gage/David Baldeon)
Unmasked 57-59, 62-68 : Marjorie Liu/Gabriel Hernandez Walta/ Amilcar Pinna
Xtermination
Age of Apocalypse #13-14,
X-Treme X-Men (Vol. 2) #12-13,
X-Termination #1-2,
Astonishing X-Men (Vol. 3) #60- 61 : Marjorie Liu/Matteo Buffagni/Renato Arlem
Astonishing X-Men Companion material+
There is a later Astonishing X-Men series which runs for 17 issues from September 2017 to January 2019
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=21004
Epic 1 is identical to the first of the New X-Men CCs, it's a reasonable assumption the rest will follow
1 New X-Men #114–126, Annual 2001 376 May 2008 978-07851325162 New X-Men #127–141 360 August 2008 978-0785132523
3 New X-Men #142–154 336 November 2008 978-0785132530
Epics Not Yet Started
Epic 1Uncanny X-Men 109, 121-122, 139-140Epic 2
Machine Man 18
Marvel Two In One 83-84
Hulk 272
Hulk Annual 8
Alpha Flight 1-1011-22Epic 3
Marvel Team Up Annual 7
Power Pack 9
X-Men/Alpha Flight 1-223-38 & Annual 1Epic 4
Hulk 31339-54 & Annual 2Epic 5
Marvel Fanfare 28
Avengers 27255-74Epic 675-93Epic 7
Material From:
* Marvel Comics Presents 50-5294-110, SpecialEpic 8111-130
Force Works starts June 1994
22 issues + an Ashcan preview
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=4819&page=gallery
Avengers / Iron Man: Force Works https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/FEB160973
Collects Force Works #1-11, 12 (A story), 13-15, Ashcan Edition; Century: Distant Sons #1, and material from Iron Man/Force Works Collectors' Preview.
472 pages
1 38 pages
6 & 7 Iron Man Epic Collection:In the Hands of Evil TPB (2022) Hands of the Mandarin crossover with Iron Man 311 & 312 and War Machine #9-10 https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Hands_of_the_Mandarin
(War Machine #8 and Iron Man #310 are a prelude)
12's B story is the first part of Brothers in Arms/Vicous Circle featuring War Machine, Hawkeye & US Agent
Part 2 is War Machine #15's B Story
Parts 3 is Iron Man 317's B Story and is in Iron Man Epic 20 In the Hands of Evil
16-20 are in Iron Man Epic 21 The Crossing
21-22 uncollected in paperback trade (Avengers Epic 28?)
You're looking at an Epic and a bit so twinning it with the remaining AWC material is A solution
472 pages in that trade is an epic by itself. 8 issues for hands of the Mandarin, 3 for Vicious Circle, 7 at the end.... You're talking another 18 issues, about another Epic's worth
I think 2 Epics by itself, leave AWC to Bloodties and the LS
Epic 1Marvel Comics Presents 169-172Epic 2
Force Works Ashcan Edition #1
Force Works #1-9
Iron Man/Force Works Collectors' Preview #1
War Machine #8-10
Iron Man #310-312(About 20 issues depending on how much of the Ashcan and Collectors preview goes in)
Force Works #10-22
War Machine #15 B Story
Iron Man #317 B Story
Century: Distant Sons 1(About 18 Issues Worth)
* Assumed just the FW issues of The Crossing (room for something?) but gone all in on Hands of the Mandarin (in epic 1) and Brothers in Arms/Vicious Circle here
I've come to a solution I like for the pre Conway stuff, but it does go a tinsy tiny bit MAAAAD in places
Epic 11 to 4 are self explanatory. 79 is the last issue of the Doc Ock battle.1-25 Annual 1Epic 2
Amazing Spider-Man Annual 13
Fantastic Four #218
(25 x 17 page issues worth)26-42 Annual 2Epic 3
(24 x 17 page issues worth)43-60 Annual 3Epic 4
(21 x mainly 22 page issues worth)
* 22 pages per issue from issue 4861-79
(20 issues worth)
Epic 5 *looks* totally off the reservation at first glance....
Epic 5Bill Mantlo's run concludes with issue 89. 80-89 are 10 issues worth80-89 MTU 134 & Annual 6
Cloak & Dagger 1-4
Jack of Hearts 1-4
(21 issues worth)
The Milgrom run that follows is 90-100, 12 issues worth (100 is double sized), with a Mantlo written annual in the middle (14 issues).
You're not going to put those two together, that's too big for an Epics.
So....
MTU Annual 6 & Cloak & Dagger 1-4 are more Cloak & Dagger who've been in Spectacular a fair bit. MTU 134 deals with Peter leaving college, college being a regular Spectacular plot, and features his last encounter with Spectacular regular Marcy Kane who, along with MTU 134's guest star, then goes on to appear in Jack of Hearts 1-4 which drastically changes her status quo. IMPORTANTLY *ALL* the extras are written by Spectacular writer. This is a big case of looking for extras to land the book in the right place
Epic 6Epic 6 is the Milgrom run plus the odd issues that follow pre PAD. Tempting to pull Annual 4 forward, with the rest of the Mantlo, but it came out same month as 96.... bit too far forward to do that I think. Spectacular 100 leads into Web Of 1. Questprobe 2 is also written by Milgrom. I did wonder about rights issues but the intended Questprobe 4 has been reprinted a few times recently. And I'm desperate to get those Spider-Man UK issues into an Epic somewhere as they've never been printed in the US!90-102, Annual 4
Web of Spider-Man 1
Questprobe 2
Spider-Man UK Weekly 607-610 (4 x 11 pages, Oct & Nov 84)
(20 issues worth)
Epic 7Epics 7 & 8 are the Peter David run, split in two. 111 gets ASM 273 as an intro. Kraven's Last Hunt and Life on the Mad Dog Ward are Spectacular issues only103-119 Annual 5Epic 8
Amazing Spider-Man 273
(20 issues worth)120-136 Annual 6 & 7
(21 issues worth)
Which means 9 starts the Conway run.
Yes Epic 5 is mad! But the remainder of the Mantlo run does not fill one volume
The Milgrom run is not quite one volume
Mantlo + Milgrom is definitely more than one volume.
What can we do to build these up? Is there material related to the main title around this point? Are any of the creators in those books involved? And the material to do that is available at that point to make everything line up above it. It's a bit of a compromise but it's one that makes the rest of the line hitting multiple targets while keeping reprinting stuff from the ASM Epics to a minium.
Is there an alternate route? Possibly. I make that 11 extra issues in the Mantlo book and 3 in the Milgrom, 4 if you include Web of 1. 14/15
4 Missing in Action Issues (to go with PPSSM117), double sized asm annual 21 (PPSSM130/Annual 7), 4 more Kraven's Last Hunt Issues (PPSSM 131 & 132), 2 Life in the Mad Dog Ward issues (PPSSM 133) and 2 more ASM Inferno issues (SSM 146-148) would do the job but it won't hit the Mantlo/Milgrom/David writing boundaries so well though.... let's play with that though as an option....
Alternate Solution:
Epic 5Either way Epic 9 starts the Conwy run80-97, Annual 4Epic 6Mantlo's last is 89. Milgrom's first is 9098-112, Annual 5, Web of 1 & ASM 273Epic 7Milgrom's last is 100
Cary Burkett 101 & 102
PAD 103+ unless otherwise stated
Mantlo 104
Owsley 111 & ASM 273 (Secret Wars II, ASM leads into Spectacular)113-126, Annual 6, ASM 278, Web of 16-18Epic 8114 Kaminski
117 is part of Missing in Action with ASM 278 & Web of 16-18. It's Web Of's story with Spectacular & ASM showing what happens in Peter's absence
120 Mantlo & the issue with the Marvel 25th Border
124 Roger McKenzie
125 & 126 Danny Fingeroth127-136, Annual 7, ASM 293-5 & Annual 21, Web Of 32-34Epic 8 finishes at the same point127 Kaminski
130 Bob Layton
Annual 7, before 131 & 132, is Peter & MJ's Honeymoon following on from the wedding in ASM Annual 21
131 & 132, Kraven's Last Hunt, JM DeMatteis, with ASM 293-4 & Web Of 32-3
132 Life in the Mad Dog Ward, Ann Nocenti, with ASM 295 & Web Of 34
136 PAD last issue.
Epic 9The real crunch here is I believe the interaction while with Web Of Conway was writing.137-149, Annual 8Epic 10
Web of 35-36 & 47-49
(20 issues worth)150-157, Annual 9Epic 11
Web of 50-58
(20 issues worth)158-167, Annual 10Epic 12
Web of 59-68
(20 issues worth)168-177, Annual 11
Web of 69-70
Deadly Foes of Spider-Man 1-4
(20 issues worth)
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/creator.php?creatorid=265
His first Spectacular issue is 141IF Spectacular & Web Of they are linked so much during that period that's 24 issues worth of the other title that could be added into both to make the books make sense. An Epic and a bit. That, to me, looks an acceptable level of double dipping given the length of both titles.His first Web is 47, same month as Spectacular 147
His last Web is 70, same month as Spectacular 170
His last Spectacular is 174
YMMV
9 starts with Conway's first two earlier Web Of issues 35 & 36 and picks Web Of up again when he becomes regular writer. At the moment it has a mild concession to making the count work with Web of 49, by Peter David but I wonder if ASM 312, in the midst of the Inferno isues might be a better fit.....
11 starts with the Cosmic Powered Spider-Man issues of Spectacular & Web. I don't think you necessarily need the ASM issues here but ASM 329 would be useful for the end of the story which would push it's count to an acceptable 21. Book ends with the Knight Fogg storyline.
12 Web of 69-70 are a 2 parter with the Hulk and are Conway's last 2 issues. Conway's Spectacular run ends 174, 9 issues short. 175 & Annual 11 are Micheline, 176 & 177 Kurt Busiek. The much requested Deadly Foes of Spider-Man will bring the book up to strength, same months as Spectacular 176-9
Next up writing is JM DeMatteis
Epic 13JM DeMatteis178-196, annual 12Epic 14
(22 issues worth)197-210, annual 13Epic 15
Lethal Foes of Spider-Man 1-4
(20 issues worth)211-228, annual 14Epic 16
(20 issues worth)229-244,Epic 17
Spectacular Spider-Man Super Special
Spectacular Scarlet Spider-Man 1 & 2
(20 issues worth)245-263, -1
(20 issues worth)
Starts with 178I suspect whatever path is taken with Spectacular won't please everyone, There's a real challenge here with collecting as little as possible to avoid putting people off by the double dipping and collecting enough to make sense and collecting the series in Epic sized books.13 is Child Within to Death of Vermin
Clone Saga is 217-240 across Epics 16 & 17
217-241 are Clone Saga, assuming Epics will be vanilla from here onwards with ASM Epics collecting all the crossovers.JM DeMatteis run ends with 257
I don't think anyone hugely disagrees with Epics 1-4 in my mapping: Essentials and MMW have walked this way before and roughly it's got the Stern run in one volume.
From there you can get the David run in 2 books and the Conway run in 4 if you include the Web crossover material, which many people want to see collected together. Those are VERY tempting targets but to do that we need to be launching Peter David from the start of the volume.
I'm not sure I see the upper reaches of the run being made any more readable at all without greatly multiplying the volume numbers to do the whole Clone Saga and I do not see that happening. I think there we need to accept special circumstances and a rough ride if we want all of Spectacular collected in Spectacular Epics
36 issues, no annuals.
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=4095&page=gallery
4 issues worth short of 2 Epics. Easy:
Epic 1Now you could cut FF277 down to the Thing/Humanm Torch half - it's a split book with the top half of each page featuring Ben, Johnny, Alicia & The Dire Wraiths while the bottom half is Reed, Sue & Dr Strange vs Mephisto. The bottom half has been published separately already. If they did that they could shove an issue up from Epic 1 and include the story from Marvel Fanfare 15 perhaps.Thing 1-19,Epic 2
Fantastic Four 274 (Thing on Battleworld)Thing 20-36
Fantastic Four 277 (Thing returns to Earth & leaves FF), 296 (Thing rejoins FF, double sized)
Epic 1War Machine Ashcan #1Epic 2
War Machine #1-10
Iron Man/Force Works Collectors' Preview #1
Iron Man #310-312
Force Works #6-7
(About 19 Issues Worth)War Machine #11-25
Force Works #12 B Story
Iron Man #317 B Story
(About 18 Issues Worth)
Modern Epics Not Yet Started
Amazing Spider-Man 1999-2013 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8896&page=gallery I've really avoided looking at ASM Modern epics before now cause there's too much stuff to comfortably process. But while looking at Wikipedia's Ultimate/Complete Collection table at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Ultimate_Collection,_Complete_Epic_and_Epic_Collection_lines#Ultimate_Collections/Complete_Collections I noticed that some of the ASM CCs for this period lined up with each other. Then I got hunting in the rest of the table and compiled a list and put it into order by the ASM issues involved..... and that was quite amazed when I looked at how complete it was and the size of the books involved.
So I gave each book entry on the list an Epic number and this is what I got for Amazing Spider-Man Modern Epics
Epic 1 - Spider-Man: The Next Chapter 1Amazing Spider-Man #1-6, Annual '99Epic 2 - Spider-Man: The Next Chapter 2
Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #1-6
Thor (1998) #8
(392 pages)Amazing Spider-Man #7-12Epic 3 - Spider-Man: The Next Chapter 3
Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #7-12, Annual '99
(368 pages)Amazing Spider-Man #13-19, Annual 2000Epic 4 - Spider-Man: Revenge of the Green Goblin
Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #13-19
Spider-Woman (1999) #9
(400 pages)Amazing Spider-Man #20-29, Annual '01Epic 5 - Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski 1
Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #25,29
Spider-Man: Revenge of the Green Goblin #1-3
(440 pages)Amazing Spider-Man #30–45Epic 6 - Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski 2
(392 pages)Amazing Spider-Man #46–58Epic 7 - Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski 3
Amazing Spider-Man #500–502
(416 pages)Amazing Spider-Man #503–518Epic 8 - Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski 4
(408 pages)Amazing Spider-Man #519–528Epic 9 - Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski 5
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1–4
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #19–22
(480 pages)Amazing Spider-Man #529–545Epic 10 - Amazing Spider-Man: Brand New Day 1
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #24
The Sensational Spider-Man #41
Spider-Man: One More Day Sketchbook
Marvel Spotlight: Spider-Man – One More Day
(536 pages)Free Comic Book Day 2007Epic 11 - Amazing Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2
Amazing Spider-Man #546–564
Spider-Man: Swing Shift - Director's Cut
(520 pages)Amazing Spider-Man #565–577, Annual (2008) #1Epic 12 - Amazing Spider-Man: Brand New Day 3
Secret Invasion: Amazing Spider-Man #1–3
(512 pages)Amazing Spider-Man #578–591Epic 13 - Amazing Spider-Man: Brand New Day 4
Spider-Man: Presidents' Day Special #1
Spider-Man: Fear Itself (2009) #1
Amazing Spider-Man: Extra #2–3
Material From:
* Amazing Spider-Man: Extra #1
(504 pages)Amazing Spider-Man #592–601, Annual #36Epic 14 - Amazing Spider-Man: New Ways To Live
Spider-Man: The Short Halloween
Dark Reign: Mr. Negative #1–3
Amazing Spider-Man: American Son Sketchbook
Material From:
* Amazing Spider-Man Family #7
(504 pages)Amazing Spider-Man #602–611Epic 15 - Spider-Man: The Gauntlet 1
Spider-Man: A Chemical Romance
Spider-Man: The Root of All Annoyance
Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Anti-Venom — New Ways To Live #1–3
Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Jackpot #1–3
Material From:
* Web of Spider-Man (2009) #1
* Amazing Spider-Man Family #6
(480 pages)Dark Reign: The List - Amazing Spider-Man #1Epic 16 - Spider-Man: The Gauntlet 2
Amazing Spider-Man #612–626, Annual #37
Material From:
* Web of Spider-Man (2009) #2–5
(520 pages)Amazing Spider-Man #627-637Epic 17 - Two Smaller Trades Not In Complete Collections
Grim Hunt: The Kraven Saga #1
Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Black Cat #1-4
Material From:
* Web of Spider-Man (2009) #6-7
(504 pages)Spider-Man: One Moment in Time TPBEpic 18 - Amazing Spider-Man: Big Time by Dan Slott 1Amazing Spider-Man #638-641Spider-Man: Origin of the Species TPB
(152 pages)Amazing Spider-Man #642-647(384 pages total)
Material From:
* Web of Spider-Man 12
(232 pages)Amazing Spider-Man #648–662, 654.1Epic 19 - Amazing Spider-Man: Big Time by Dan Slott 2
(520 pages)Amazing Spider-Man #663–676Epic 20 - Amazing Spider-Man: Big Time by Dan Slott 3
Amazing Spider-Man Infested #1
Free Comic Book Day 2011
Spider-Island: Deadly Foes #1
Spider-Island Spotlight
(448 pages)Amazing Spider-Man #677–687, 679.1Epic 21 - Amazing Spider-Man: Big Time by Dan Slott 4
Daredevil #8
Amazing Spider-Man: Ends of the Earth #1
Avenging Spider-Man #8
(352 pages)Amazing Spider-Man #688–697Epic 22 - Superior Spider-Man 1
Avenging Spider-Man #11
Alpha: Big Time #1–5
(360 pages)Amazing Spider-Man #698–700Epic 23 - Superior Spider-Man 2
Superior Spider-Man #1–16
(512 pages)Superior Spider-Man #17–31, Annual #1–2
(440 pages)
The fist issue of Venom vs Carnage, which closes Epic 3, is also the first issue in the Carnage Omnibus, which feels very modern in it's contents:
https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/NOV171046
Venom Vs. Carnage #1-4, http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9916&page=galleryI think we can see where the Carnage Modern Epics will startCarnage (2010) #1-5, http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13818&page=gallery
Carnage U.S.A. #1-5, http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13819&page=gallery
Minimum Carnage: Alpha And Omega, http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=15315&page=gallery
Scarlet Spider (2012) #10-11,
Venom (2011) #26-27,
Superior Carnage #1-5 And Annual #1, http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=15277&page=gallery
Deadpool Vs. Carnage #1-4, http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=15256&page=gallery
Axis: Carnage #1-3, http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18011&page=gallery
Nova (2013) #26-27,
Carnage (2015) #1-16 http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19592&page=gallery
Material From
* All-New, All-Different Point One.
Toxin (2005) 1-6 & X-Men/Spider-Man (2008) 3 are Carnage appearances that aren't in the Carnage Omnibus despite being in that time frame.
Venom vs Carnage may feel modern but X-Men/Spider-Man (2008) 3 is by some distance the most recent issue published in a "classic" Epic Collection!
Deadpool
Trying to work out what is going on with Modern Deadpool is "difficult" due to multiple main series & mini series.
Here's what we think the scope of the Classic Epics is
Deadpool (1993)We're on pretty safe ground there, see Deadpool above for details.
1: Aug 93
4: Nov 93
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=5210
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 1Deadpool (1994)
1: Aug 94
4: Nov 94
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=4170
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 1Deadpool (1997-2002)
1: Jan 97
31: Sep 02
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=8606
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 1-9Agent X (2002-2003)
1: Sep 02
15: Dec 03
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9514
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 9 & 10
Next follows Cable & Deadpool. That was three Complete Collections and I'd expect that to form it's own Epic series of 3 books:
Cable & Deadpool (2004-2008)Now we're into the Modern Material.
1: May 04
50: Apr 08
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=9831
Collected In: Deadpool & CableDeadpool/GLI – Summer Fun Spectacular (2007)
1: Sep 07
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=11189
Collected In: Deadpool & Cable
The first ten volumes of Deadpool Classics was a huge help mapping the original Deadpool Epics
1I had a note of those in my text file but, knowing Cable & Deadpool came next and wasn't in there, I hadn't looked at the contents of the remaining 13 volumes. I expected to find them reprinting the Deadpool series after Cable & Deadpool. I was wrong:New Mutants (1983) #982
Deadpool (1993) #1-4
Deadpool (1994) #1-4
Deadpool 1.Deadpool #2-8, -13
Daredevil/Deadpool Annual 1997Deadpool #9-174
Amazing Spider-Man #47Deadpool 18-25 & #05
Deadpool & Death Annual 1998Deadpool 26-336
Baby's First Deadpool Book
Deadpool Team-Up #1.Deadpool 34-457
Black Panther (1998) #23Deadpool 46-568Deadpool (1998) #57-649Deadpool 65-6910
Agent X #1-6Agent X #7-15
Fight-Man (1993) #1
11 Merc With A Mouth:Lots and lots of short Deadpool series but NONE of the major Deadpool series are represented here!Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth (2009) #1-1312 Deadpool Corps:
Lady Deadpool #1.Prelude To Deadpool Corps #1-513 Deadpool Team Up:
Deadpool Corps #1-12
Deadpool Family #1.Deadpool Team-Up (1998) #114 Suicide Kings:
Deadpool Team-Up (2010) #899-883.Deadpool: Games Of Death15 All Rest
Deadpool: Suicide Kings #1-5
Deadpool #900 And #1000
X-Men Origins: Deadpool
Marvel Digital Holiday Special #2
Material From
* Marvel Spotlight: Deadpool.Captain America: Who Won't Wield The Shield #116 Killogy
Cable (2008) #25
Deadpool & Cable #26
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #38
Deadpool Annual (2011) #1
Incredible Hulks Annual #1
Wolverine/Deadpool: The Decoy #1
Fear Itself: Deadpool #1-3
Deadpool Corps: Rank And Foul #1.Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe #1-417 Headcannon
Deadpool Killustrated #1-4
Deadpool Kills Deadpool #1-4Deadpool: Wade Wilson's War #1-418 Deadpool vs Marvel
Deadpool Pulp #1-4
Night Of The Living Deadpool #1-4
Return Of The Living Deadpool #1-4.Deadpool Vs. X-Force #1-419 Make War Not Love
Deadpool Annual (2013) #1-2
Deadpool Vs. Thanos #1-4
Deadpool Vs. Carnage #1-4
Hawkeye Vs. Deadpool #0-4.Deadpool Bi-Annual #120 Ultimate Deadpool
Deadpool's Art Of War #1-4
Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #1-4
Mrs. Deadpool And The Howling Commandos #1-4.Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) #91-94; Heroes Reborn: Remnants; Exiles (2001) #5-621 DVX
#12-13 And #66-68; Venom/Deadpool: What If?; 5 Ronin #1-5; Marvel Adventures Super Heroes (2010) #4; Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man: Web-Warriors #8
Material From
* J2 #11
* Secret Wars: Battleworld #3
* Secret Wars Too #1.Deadpool & Cable: Split Second #1-322 Murder Most Fowl
Deadpool Vs. Gambit #1-5
Deadpool: Too Soon? #1-4
Material From:
* Gwenpool Special #1
* Gwenpool Holiday Special: Merry Mix-Up #1.Deadpool The Duck #1-523 Mercs For Money
Deadpool Vs. The Punisher #1-5 And Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe Again #1-5.Deadpool & The Mercs For Money (2016A) #1-5
Deadpool & The Mercs For Money (2016B) #1-8
Deadpool: Back In Black #1-5.
So off to Mike's Amazing World Of Comics I went and did a search for Deadpool: http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/search.php?searchtype=series&searchtxt=deadpool.
After removing all the trades from the information returned by the search I sorted the remaining books into order and identified SIX major Deadpool series during this time using Deadpool as the title plus another one with a prefix which is the main Deadpool title for a period, and a Deadpool series during the 2015 Secret Wars. ALL of these have been well collected and most of them have Complete Collections which give us a rough guide for Epics:
Deadpool (2008) 1-37As a bare minimum ALL of those HAVE to be in Deadpool Modern Epics.
01 Nov 2008
37 Dec 2012
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=11864Collected In: Deadpool by Daniel Way
1 Deadpool (2008) #1–12; Wolverine: Origins #21–25; Thunderbolts #130–131; Deadpool Saga - 472 pagesDeadpool (2013) 1-55
2 Deadpool (2008) #13–31 - 464 pages
3 Deadpool (2008) #32–49 and #33.1, 49.1 - 448 pages
4 Deadpool (2008) #50–63 - 320 pages
01 Jan 2013
55 Jun 2015
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=17107Collected In: Deadpool by Posehn and Duggan
1 Deadpool (2012) #1–14, 20, 26 - 384 pages2015's Secret Wars takes place between the 2013 and 2016 Deadpool volumes
2 Deadpool (2012) #15–19, 21–25; Deadpool: Dracula's Gauntlet #1–7 - 424 pages
3 Deadpool (2012) #27–34; Hawkeye vs. Deadpool #0–4 - 384 pages
4 Death of Wolverine: Deadpool & Captain America #1; Deadpool (2012) #35–45; Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos #1–4 and material from Deadpool Annual (2016) #1 - 376 pagesDeadpool's Secret Secret Wars 1-4
01 Jul 2015
04 Oct 2015Collected In: Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars TPB
Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars 1-4 128 - pagesDeadpool (2016) 1-36
01 Jan 2016
36 Nov 2017
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19600Collected In: World's Greatest
1 Deadpool (2015) #1-7 And #3.1: Tres Punto Uno - 264 pagesDespicable Deadpool (2017) 287-300
2 Deadpool (2015) #8-13 And Deadpool: Last Days Of Magic #1 - 232 pages
3 Deadpool (2015) #14-20, #21 (A Story) And #22-25 - 272 pages
4 Deadpool (2015) #21 (B Story) And #26-29, Spider-Man/Deadpool #15-16 And Deadpool & The Mercs For Money #9-10 - 248 pages
5 Deadpool (2015) #30-36 And Deadpool Secret Comic Variants. 248 pages
287 Dec 2017
300 Jul 2018
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=21437Collected In: Despicable Deadpool HC
Despicable Deadpool 287-300, secret comic variants from Deadpool 23-25, 30-36 and Despicable Deadpool 287-296 - 384 pagesDeadpool (2018) 1-15
01 Aug 2018
15 Oct 2019
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=22157Collected In: Deadpool by Skottie Young TPBs
1 Deadpool 1-6 - 136 pagesDeadpool (2020) 1-10
2 Deadpool 7-12 - 136 pages
3 Deadpool 13-15, Annual 1 - 112 pagesTotal - 384 pages
01 Jan 2020
10 Mar 2021
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=24212Collected In: Deadpool by Kelly Thompson
1 Deadpool (2019) #1-10 - 256 pagesDeadpool (2023) 1-Current
01 Jan 2023
Current
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=27987
Simple? Oh no. Because as we've seen in the Modern Era Deadpool has many shorter titles and one shots.
Before I get to that list of main Deadpool titles above I had a HUGE list of Deadpool series duing this period which made very difficult reading. After I identified the main Deadpool series which I knew would *DEFINITELY* be in Deadpool Modern Epics it hit me that each secondary or mini series effectively falls under the header of one of these main titles. So here's a list of the main titles with the shorter titles indented under which main titles era they fall under. I've attempted to identfy which Deadpool Classic or larger book each series appears in.
Deadpool (2008-2012)
1: Nov 08
37: Dec 12
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=11864
Collected In: Deadpool by Daniel Way
2008-2012:
Deadpool Saga (2008)Deadpool (2013-2015)
1: Jul 08
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=24544
Collected In: Deadpool by Daniel WayDeadpool:Games of Death (2009)
1: May 09
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13884
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 14Deadpool:Suicide Kings (2009)
1: Jun 09
5: Oct 09
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=12115
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 14Deadpool:Merc with a Mouth (2009-2010)
1: Sep 09
13: Sep 10
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14011
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 11Deadpool Poster Book (2009)
1: Dec 09
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14138
Collected In:Marvel Spotlight Deadpool (2009)
1: Dec 09
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=132981
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 14Deadpool Team-Up (2009-2011)
900: Dec 09
883: May 11
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14089
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 13Deadpool Corps:Rank and Foul (2010)
1: May 10
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14325
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 15Prelude to Deadpool Corps (2010)
1: May 10
5: May 10
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14268
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 12Deadpool Corps (2010-2011)
1: Jun 10
12: May 11
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13213
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 12Deadpool:Wade Wilson's War (2010)
1: Aug 10
4: Nov 10
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14242
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 17Lady Deadpool (2010)
1: Oct 10
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13214
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 11X-Men Origins Deadpool (2010)
1: Oct 10
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/comic.php?comicid=153089
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 14Deadpool Pulp (2010-2011)
1: Nov 10
4: Feb 11
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14343
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 17Deadpool Max (2010-2011)
1: Dec 10
12: Oct 11
Deadpool MAX X-Mas Special #1: Feb 2012
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=12283
Collected In: Deadpool Max HCDeadpool Family (2011)
1: Jun 11
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14661
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 12Fear Itself:Deadpool (2011)
1: Aug 11
3: Oct 11
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14026
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 15Wolverine/Deadpool:The Decoy (2011)
1: Sep 11
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=13820
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 15Deadpool Max II (2011-2012)
1: Dec 11
6: May 12
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=15269
Collected In: Deadpool Max HCDeadpool Kills the Marvel Universe (2012)
1: Oct 12
4: Oct 12
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14700
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 16
1: Jan 13
55: Jun 15
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=17107
Collected In: Deadpool by Posehn and Duggan
2013-2015:
Deadpool Killustrated (2013)2015's Secret Wars takes place between the 2013 and 2016 Deadpool volumes. We have no idea of Marvel's Modern Epic plans for Secret Wars titles yet but....
1: Mar 13
4: Jun 13
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=15257
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 16Deadpool Kills Deadpool (2013)
1: Sep 13
4: Dec 13
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14701
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 16Deadpool:The Gauntlet (2014)
1: Mar 14
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=17949
Collected In:Night of the Living Deadpool (2014)
1: Mar 14
4: May 14
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14715
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 17Deadpool Vs. Carnage (2014)
1: Jun 14
5: Aug 14
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=15256
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 18Deadpool Vs. X-Force (2014)
1: Sep 14
4: Nov 14
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18235
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 18Deadpool:Dracula's Gauntlet (2014)
1: Sep 14
7: Oct 14
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18228
Collected In: Deadpool by Posehn and DugganHawkeye Vs. Deadpool (2014-2015)
1: Nov 14
4: Mar 15
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18451
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 18Death of Wolverine:Deadpool & Captain America (2014)
1: Dec 14
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18368
Collected In: Deadpool by Posehn and DugganDeadpool's Art of War (2014-2015)
1: Dec 14
4: Mar 15
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18045
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 19Return of the Living Deadpool (2015)
1: Apr 15
4: Jul 15
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19008
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 17
Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars (2015)
1: Jul 15
4: Oct 15
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18871
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 19
Late 2015:
Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos (2015)Deadpool (2016-2017)
1: Aug 15
4: Nov 15
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19061
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 19Deadpool Vs. Thanos (2015)
1: Nov 15
4: Dec 15
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19271
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 18
1: Jan 16
36: Nov 17
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19600
Collected In: World's Greatest
2016-2017:
Deadpool & Cable:Split Second (2016)Despicable Deadpool (2017-2018)
1: Feb 16
3: Apr 16
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19606
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 21Spider-Man/Deadpool (2016-2019)
1: Mar 16
50: Jul 19
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=20017
Collected In: Spider-Man/Deadpool Modern Epic Collections.Deadpool and the Mercs for Money (2016)
1: Apr 16
5: Aug 16
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19773
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 23Deadpool:Last Days of Magic (2016)
1: Jul 16
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=20091
Collected In: World's GreatestDeadpool:Masacre (2016)
1: Jul 16
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=20086
Collected In:Deadpool V Gambit (2016)
1: Aug 16
5: Nov 16
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=20001
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 21Deadpool and the Mercs for Money (2016-2017)
1: Sep 16
10: Jun 17
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=20324
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 23Deadpool:Too Soon? (2016-2017)
1: Dec 16
4: Mar 17
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=20372
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 21Deadpool:Back in Black (2016-2017)
1: Dec 16
5: Feb 17
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=20331
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 23Deadpool the Duck (2017)
1: Mar 17
5: May 17
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=20559
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 22Deadpool Vs. the Punisher (2017)
1: Jun 17
5: Aug 17
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=20685
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 22Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again (2017)
1: Sep 17
5: Nov 17
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=21121
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 22
287: Dec 17
300: Jul 18
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=21437
Collected In: Despicable Deadpool HC
2017-2018:
Deadpool Vs. Old Man Logan (2017-2018)Deadpool (2018-2019)
1: Dec 17
5: Apr 18
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=21428
Collected In:You Are Deadpool (2018)
1: Jul 18
5: Jul 18
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=22009
Collected In:Deadpool:Assassin (2018)
1: Aug 18
6: Oct 18
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=21937
Collected In:
1: Aug 18
15: Oct 19
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=22157
Collected In: Deadpool by Skottie Young
2018-2019:
Secret Agent Deadpool (2018)Deadpool (2020-2021)
1: Sep 18
6: Nov 18
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=25617
Collected In:Cable/Deadpool Annual (2018)
1: Oct 18
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=22541
Collected In:Black Panther Vs. Deadpool (2018-2019)
1: Dec 18
5: Apr 19
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=22530
Collected In:Absolute Carnage Vs. Deadpool (2019)
1: Oct 19
3: Dec 19
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=23669
Collected In:
1: Jan 20
10: Mar 21
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=24212
Collected In: Deadpool by Kelly Thompson
2020-2021:
Deadpool:The Variant Covers (2020)Deadpool (2023)
1: May 20
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=24647Collected In: World's Greatest
Deadpool:Nerdy 30 (2021)
1: May 21
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=25021
Collected In:Deadpool:Black, White & Blood (2021-2022)
1: Oct 21
4: Jan 22
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=25667
Collected In:Deadpool:Bad Blood (2022)
1: Jun 22
4: Oct 22
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=27075
Collected In:
1: Jan 2023
Ongoing
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=27987
Collected In:
2023+
Deadpool:Badder Blood (2023-2023)I do not want to think how many volumes ALL of that would take up.
1: Aug 23
5: Nov 23
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=28668
Collected In:
I think the Deadpool Modern Epics COULD well be just be the main titles plus extras as and when needed, and SOMETHING ELSE is done with the other series.
Already the largest of those other series, Spider-Man & Deadpool, has it's own 3 volume Epic line. I could see both the Mercs for Money series, plus the rest of the Till Death Do Us... material from Deadpool and Spider-Man & Deadpool, forming a "done in one" Mercs for Money Epic.
Deadpool and the Mercs for Money (2016) 1-5Deadpool Classic 23, which collected both Mercs for Money series, plus the 5 issue Back in Black by the same author, runs to 432 pages. Sub Back in Black for the 4 Till Death Do Us... issues from Deadpool and Spider-Man/Deadpool an you're looking as a c410 page trade, OK for an Epic
1: Apr 16
5: Aug 16
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19773
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 23Deadpool and the Mercs for Money (2016-2017) 1-10
1: Sep 16
10: Jun 17
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=20324
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 23Deadpool (2016-2017) 28-29
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19600
Spider-Man/Deadpool (2016-2019) 15-16
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=20017
I think both Deadpool Max titles together look like another single Epic.
Deadpool Max (2010-2011)The Hardcover collecting both series and the X-Mas Special is 448 pages which is an ideal length for an Epic.
1: Dec 10
12: Oct 11
Deadpool MAX X-Mas Special #1: Feb 2012
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=12283
Collected In: Deadpool Max HCDeadpool Max II (2011-2012)
1: Dec 11
6: May 12
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=15269
Collected In: Deadpool Max HC
Deadpool Kills Epic Collection?
Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe (2012)Deadpool VS Epic Collections?
1: Oct 12
4: Oct 12
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14700
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 16Deadpool Killustrated (2013)
1: Mar 13
4: Jun 13
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=15257
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 16Deadpool Kills Deadpool (2013)
1: Sep 13
4: Dec 13
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=14701
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 16Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again (2017)
1: Sep 17
5: Nov 17
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=21121
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 22
Deadpool Vs. Carnage (2014)2 books worth there
1: Jun 14
5: Aug 14
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=15256
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 18Deadpool Vs. X-Force (2014)
1: Sep 14
4: Nov 14
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18235
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 18Hawkeye Vs. Deadpool (2014-2015)
1: Nov 14
4: Mar 15
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=18451
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 18Deadpool Vs. Thanos (2015)
1: Nov 15
4: Dec 15
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=19271
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 18Deadpool V Gambit (2016)
1: Aug 16
5: Nov 16
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=20001
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 21Deadpool Vs. the Punisher (2017)
1: Jun 17
5: Aug 17
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=20685
Collected In: Deadpool Classic 22Deadpool Vs. Old Man Logan (2017-2018)
1: Dec 17
5: Apr 18
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=21428
Collected In:Black Panther Vs. Deadpool (2018-2019)
1: Dec 18
5: Apr 19
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=22530
Collected In:Absolute Carnage Vs. Deadpool (2019)
1: Oct 19
3: Dec 19
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=23669
Collected In:
Or they *COULD* just lump all the extra series together, kind of like what the later Deadpool Classics did.
