Marvel Premier Collection
Marvel Premier Collection is a line of full-color paperbacks, produced by Marvel Comics, that was announced at the 2024 New York Comic Con.
Description
With a digest print run of, compared to a traditional collected comic, the line was a response to 2024's DC Compact Comics launch. The DC version was "a hit with retailers and readers. Marvel Premier will have a higher price point at $14.99 but hopes to have a similar impact with readers."Dan Buckley, President of Marvel Comics, said the collection "will be our go-to publishing line for any and all fans looking for a way into — or further into — the Marvel Universe. These titles will not be the only place to start of course, but they will be one of the best."
One of the first two releases was Daredevil: Born Again on 4 February 2025, to coincide with the release of the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series of the same name exactly one month later. The book contained a new afterword from writer Frank Miller and foreword by actor Charlie Cox, who plays Matt Murdock in the Daredevil show and various other MCU projects.
Comics analyst, David Harper described the launch by saying: "The good thing is they're doing it, which is really the big win of it all."
It was soon confirmed that an X-Men book will be among the second wave of Premier Collection releases.
Sales
Following its release at the start of February, Daredevil: Born Again entered ICv2's monthly direct market graphic novel chart at number two, outsold only by the first volume of Marvel's relaunched series, The Ultimates. The direct market chart covers sales in specialist retailers, such as comic shops.The book also debuted at number two in the Bookscan chart, which covers sales in traditional bookstores.
By April, Daredevil: Born Again had reached number one in Bookscan's chart, with Captain America: The Winter Soldier at three.