DC Heroes and Villains Collection
@Pbrks: The sources I added are from Bleeding Cool and Ready Steady Cut so not primary sources. Eaglemoss is a competitor, this is by Hachette.
News of collection covered in press e.g. Hachette Launches DC Comics Collections With Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore and reviewed in press e.g. DC Heroes & Villains Collection #1 review - hardbacked reprint collection. Hope that helps to cover its notability.
| Frequency | Fortnightly |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback Book Format |
| First issue | 2021 |
| Company | Hachette Partworks |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | http://www.eaglemoss.com/en-gb/comic-heroes/dc-comic-books/ |
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DC Heroes & Villains Collection[1] is a fortnightly partwork magazine published by Hachette Partworks and DC Comics in the UK and Australia[2]. The series is a collection of special edition hardback graphic novels, focuses on stories centred a particular hero or villain, as well as introductory information and original artwork by noted artists.[1]
The debut issue, Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (and Other Batman Tales)[3], was released on 2 February 2021 at the special price of £1.99. The price gradually rose to £9.99 per issue.[4] The series is planned to consist of 100 issues.
Eaglemoss Collections launched their own series of hardcover graphic novels, DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection in August 2015,[5] and a companion piece, DC Comics – The Legend Of Batman in December 2017.[6]
List of books[edit]
Below is a working list of the books which will be released as part of the collection. They may change and are different to the line-ups of other countries who share the collection.
| Issue/Volume | Chronological Order | Title | Collecting | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 | Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? (and Other Batman Tales) | Detective Comics #853 | Batman: Black and White #2 | Secret Origins #36 | Secret Origins Special #1 | Batman Annual #11 | 2 February 2021 |
| 2 | 76 | Harley Quinn: Hot in the City | Batman: Harley Quinn #1 and Harley Quinn (vol. 2) #0-7 | 16 February 2021 |
| 3 | 39 | Superman: For the Man Who Has Everything (and Other Superman Stories) | Superman Annual #11, Superman (vol. 1) #423 | 2 March 2021 |
| 4 | 53 | Wonder Woman: Down to Earth | Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #195-202 | 16 March 2021 |
| 5 | 66 | Batman: I Am Gotham | Batman: Rebirth #1, Batman (vol. 3) #1-6 and Annual #1 | 30 March 2021 |
| 6 | 15 | The Flash: Rebirth | The Flash: Rebirth #1-6, The Flash Secret Files And Origins (vol. 1) #1 | 13 April 2021 |
| 7 | 30 | Infinite Crisis: The Omac Project | Countdown To Infinite Crisis (vol. 1) #1, Superman (vol. 2) #217, The Omac Project #1-6 | 27 April 2021 |
| 8 | 11 | Aquaman: The Trench | Aquaman (vol. 7) #0-6 | 11 May 2021 |
| 9 | 42 | Superman & Batman: World's Finest | World's Finest (vol. 2) #1-3 | 25 May 2021 |
| 10 | 68 | Joker: Last Laugh | Joker: Last Laugh #1-6, Joker: Last Laugh Secret Files And Origins #1 | 8 June 2021 |
| 11 | 79 | Suicide Squad: The Black Vault | Harley Quinn And The Suicide Squad April Fools' Special #1, Suicide Squad: Rebirth #1, Suicide Squad (vol. 5) #1-4, Suicide Squad: War Crimes Special #1 | 22 June 2021 |
| 12 | 100 | The Power of Shazam! | The Power of Shazam! (vol. 1) #1, The Power of Shazam! (vol. 2) #1-4 | 6 July 2021 |
| 13 | 6 | Legend of the Hawkman | Legend of the Hawkman (vol. 1) #1-3 | 20 July 2021 |
| 14 | 35 | Infinite Crisis: Volume 1 | Infinite Crisis #1-4, Infinite Crisis Special: Day Of Vengeance #1, Infinite Crisis Secret Files #1, Infinite Crisis Special: Rann-Thannagar War #1 | 3 August 2021 |
| 15 | 64 | Batman: Broken City | Batman (vol. 1) #620-625, Batman: Gotham Knights #8, Wednesday Comics #1-12, Detective Comics (vol. 1) #1027 | 17 August 2021 |
| 16 | 21 | Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War: Volume 1 | Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special #1, Green Lantern (vol. 4) #21-23, Green Lantern Corps (vol. 2) #14-16, Tales Of The Sinestro Corps: Parallax #1 | 31 August 2021 |
| 17 | 40 | Superman: The Man Of Steel | The Man Of Steel (vol. 1) #1-6 | 14 September 2021 |
| 18 | 7 | Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters | Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters #1-3, Green Arrow: The Wonder Year #1-4 | 28 September 2021 |
| 19 | 54 | Wonder Woman: Year One | Wonder Woman (vol. 5) #2, #4, #6, #8, #10, #12, #14, Wonder Woman Woman Annual (vol. 5) #1 | 12 October 2021 |
| 20 | 86 | JLA: New World Order | JLA (vol. 1) #1-9 | 26 October 2021 |
| 21 | 93 | Starman: Sins of the Father | Starman (vol. 2) #0-6 | 9 November 2021 |
| 22 | 45 | Lex Luthor: The Black Ring: Volume 1 | Action Comics (vol. 1) #890-896, Secret Six (vol. 3) #29 | 23 November 2021 |
| 23 | 36 | Infinite Crisis: Volume 2 | Infinite Crisis #5-7, Superman (vol. 2) #226, Action Comics (vol. 1) #836, Adventures of Superman #649, Infinite Crisis Special: The Omac Project #1, Infinite Crisis Special: Villains United #1 | 7 December 2021 |
| 24 | 5 | Hawkworld: As Above, So Below | Hawkworld (vol. 1) #1-3 | 21 December 2021 |
| 25 | 23 | Crisis on Infinite Earths: Volume 1 | Crisis On Infinite Earths #1-6, DC Comics Presents #86, Legends Of The DC Universe: Crisis On Infinite Earths #1 | 4 January 2022 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "DC Heroes & Villains Collection". DC Heroes & Villains Collection.
- ↑ "Hachette Partworks DC Heroes & Villains Collection". Superman Homepage. 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ↑ Johnston, Rich (2020-11-30). "Hachette Launches DC Comics Collections With Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ↑ "DC Heroes & Villains Collection FAQs". DC Heroes & Villains Collection.
- ↑ "DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection". Eaglemoss Shop.
- ↑ "DC Comics: The Legend of Batman". Eaglemoss Shop.
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