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''The Official Marvel Graphic Novel Collection'' (also referred to as ''The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection'') is a fortnightly partwork magazine published by Hachette Partworks. The series is a collection of special edition hardback graphic novel, collecting all the parts in a story-arc for one of Marvel's best known superheroes, often a fan-favourite or "important" story from Marvel comics lore. The series is published in the UK, Russia, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa by Hachette Partworks, in Poland by Hachette Polska, in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by Panini Fascicule, in Argentina and Brazil by Editorial Salvat and in Germany by the French branch of Hachette Collections. The first English-language issue was published in December 2011 priced at £2.99 (R29.95 in SA, $7.95 in AU) issue 2 was £6.99 (R79.95 in SA, $12.95 in AU) and from issue 3 onwards it was its normal price of £9.99 (R109.95 in SA, $19.95 in AU). The series proved so successful for publisher Hachette Partworks that they launched a second series of 60 fortnightly graphic novel hardbacks entitled ''Marvel's Mightiest Heroes Graphic Novel Collection'' and a third (non-Marvel) series of 80 fortnightly graphic novel hardbacks entitled ''Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection''. ==Book content== As well as the comic strip, each book features an introduction to the book, information on the character, writer and artist plus some of the artist's draft board sketches. 60 books are required to build up a panoramic picture on the spine〔(Image of Completed Collection )〕 by artist Gabriele Dell'Otto. In April 2014, a flyer accompanying Issue 62 revealed the artwork by Dell'Otto had been extended to cover 120 volumes rather than the original 60.〔(Image of Expanded Collection - Apr 2014 )〕 Each issue number of the collection is not the same as the books volume number (e.g. issue 1 is volume 21) as the volume number is the chronological release order of the original publication, whereas the issue number is the order in which they were released within this collection. Issue 1 was launched twice in the UK. Early subscribers to issue 1 (volume 21) may have an edition with a different spine from those that subscribed to the subsequent launch. The panoramic artwork on the spine of this edition does not align with the volumes 20 or 22. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Official Marvel Graphic Novel Collection」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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