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Compendium
A compendium ( compendia or compendiums) is a comprehensive collection of information and analysis pertaining to a body of knowledge. A compendium may concisely summarize a larger work. In most cases, the body of knowledge will concern a specific ...
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line of standard-size, softcover editions published by
DC Comics
DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...
since 2020, reprinting comics previously printed in single issue format. The line focuses on chronological reprints of the earliest years of stories featuring the company's lesser-known characters like
Animal Man
Animal Man (Bernhard "Buddy" Baker) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. As a result of being in proximity to an exploding extraterrestrial spaceship, Buddy Baker acquires the ability to temporarily "borrow" t ...
and
Starman, as well as series and characters originally published under some of DC Comic's imprints like
Vertigo Comics
DC Vertigo, also known as Vertigo Comics or simply Vertigo, is an Imprint (trade name), imprint of the American comic book publisher DC Comics. Vertigo publishes comics with adult comics, adult content, such as nudity, drug use, profanity, and ...
and
WildStorm Productions
Wildstorm Productions (stylized as WildStorm) is an American comic book imprint. Originally founded as an independent company established by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi to publish through Image Comics, Wildstorm became a publishing imprint of DC ...
.
DC Comics
Events, crossovers and storylines
Milestone Media
Vertigo Comics
Compendium reprints of
Vertigo Comics
DC Vertigo, also known as Vertigo Comics or simply Vertigo, is an Imprint (trade name), imprint of the American comic book publisher DC Comics. Vertigo publishes comics with adult comics, adult content, such as nudity, drug use, profanity, and ...
series are published under the
DC Black Label
DC Black Label (also referred to simply as Black Label) is an imprint of American comic book publisher DC Comics consisting of original miniseries and reprints of books previously published under other imprints. The imprint intends to present t ...
imprint.
WildStorm Productions
See also
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DC Omnibus
''DC Omnibus'' is a line of large format, high quality, full color, hardcover editions published by DC Comics since 2007, reprinting comics previously printed in single issue format. Individual volumes tend to focus on collecting either the w ...
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DC Finest''
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DC Compact Comics
DC Compact Comics is a line of full-color paperbacks from DC Comics. Announced in November 2023, ahead of a June 2024 launch, they were described as "perfect for readers of prose and manga looking to pick up a new-reader-friendly storyline in a s ...
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List of DC Comics reprint collections
This is a list of DC Comics reprint collections including trade paperbacks, hardcovers, and other special format collections.
Major lines
Volumes released as a part of these lines are not included in the list below.
* ''DC Archive Editions''
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Marvel Omnibus
''Marvel Omnibus'' is a line of large format, high quality, full color, hardcover graphic novel omnibuses published by Marvel Comics. They often contain complete runs, either by collecting multiple consecutive issues, or by focusing on the works ...
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Marvel Epic Collection''
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Marvel Complete Collections
''Marvel Complete Collections'', ''Marvel Ultimate Collections'', and ''Marvel Complete Epics'' are large full-color trade paperback collections of previously published Marvel comics, typically containing 300–500 pages.
The ''Complete Collecti ...
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Marvel Masterworks''
References
External links
DC Big Books, Omnibus, Deluxe, Absolute, For Late 2024 & Early 2025DC Upcoming Collected Editions
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Lists of comics by DC Comics
Comic book collection books