Marvel oversized hardcover
The Marvel Comics oversized hardcover format launched in 2002, reproducing full-colour comics in books approximately 11in x 7.5in in size. This was roughly an inch taller and wider than the original comic book.
Launch
The first two releases were Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1 and The Complete Frank Miller Spider-Man in late-March and early-April 2002, with then Marvel President, Bill Jemas, saying that the company had “never done hardcovers but every time we’ve done one, it’s been spectacularly successful.” Twelve oversized hardcovers were released in 2002.A smaller ‘premiere’ hardcover size, plus the thicker ‘omnibus’ format, both launched in the mid-2000s - however the oversized hardcover continued to be Marvel's preferred choice of premium release for recent content. The much-heralded return of the Star Wars licence to Marvel in 2015 saw the publisher use the format to release three remasters of comics from the original trilogy.
Format overlap and shift
With the omnibus and oversized hardcover line running side-by-side while sharing the same print size, there was often confusion in regards to how Marvel classified books. In 2015, a Spider-Verse ‘oversized hardcover’ was released at 648 pages; yet, months later, a Superior Foes Of Spider-Man ‘omnibus’ came out, with only 376 pages. Both collected full runs of a Spider-Man miniseries that had been released within the prior two years. In February 2019, the Hulk: Dogs Of War ‘oversized hardcover’ was 832 pages; while, four months later, Hulk by Loeb and McGuinness was a 912-page ‘omnibus’.Meanwhile, the 2011 ‘oversized hardcover’ of X-Men: Fall Of The Mutants was re-released with the exact same page count and cover in 2022, but using ‘omnibus’ branding; while 2025's X-Men: Fatal Attractions ‘omnibus’ has identical content to the 2012 ‘oversized hardcover’.
The shortest omnibus was 2007's Devil Dinosaur at 184 pages, while the largest oversized hardcover was 2013's Avengers vs. X-Men Companion at 1,112 pages.
By 2022, even though the overall comics market “was a success on the surface”, the generally thinner oversized hardcover format was struggling. Costs had increased for both retailers and consumers, especially in regards to shipping. This led to a priority shift towards the softcover trade paperback format, and manga-style digests. This was borne out by Marvel's 2025 launch of the 9in x 6in Premier Collection, in response to DC’s Compact Comics, which had been a big hit for retailers.
As a result, just 18 oversized hardcovers came out in 2022, with eight in 2023 - a far cry from the 49 of 2011 and 45 of 2010. Only four books were released in 2024, each rounding off a creator's run that had already started in the format. Those numbers compared to 2024's record 89 omnibuses and 87 Epic Collections, including reprints, signalling the priority change.
Only three oversized hardcovers are scheduled for 2025: Rob Liefeld's Deadpool Badbadder Blood one-shot; the fourth volume of X-Force by Benjamin Percy, and a Red Band edition of the Blood Hunt event.
Marvel Universe OHCs
These books contain stories that take place in the primary Marvel Universe. This fictional continuity is often referred to as Earth-616, with a legacy that stretches back to 1939.Daredevil
Hawkeye
Luke Cage
Spider-Gwen
X-Men
Anthologies
These books feature comics previously published within the Earth-616 universe, but grouped outside of a single character, or team.| # | Title | Years covered | Material collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| Marvel Legacy | 2017 | Marvel Legacy one-shot; Marvel Legacy primer pages; FOOM Magazine | 512 | Joe Quesada cover: | ||
| The A-Z of Marvel Monsters | 1959-1960 | Tales To Astonish #15–16, 22; Tales Of Suspense #13, 18, 23; Journey Into Mystery #57, 62; Kirby Monster Variant Cover collection | 128 | Mike Del Mundo cover: | ||
| Marvel Monsters | 1960s | Material from Tales To Astonish #1, 10; Journey Into Mystery #62; Strange Tales #89; Marvel Monsters: From The Monster Files Of Ulysses Bloodstone And The Monster Hunters | 200 | Eric Powell cover: | ||
| Legion Of Monsters | 1970s | Material from Marvel Premiere #28; Marvel Spotlight #26; Marvel Two-in-One #18; Dead Of Night #11 | 280 | Greg Land cover: | ||
| Marvel Visionaries: Chris Claremont | 1970s-1980s | Avengers Annual #10; Daredevil #102; Excalibur #16; Iron Fist #14; New Mutants #21; X-Men #137; Uncanny X-Men #153, 205, 268; Uncanny X-Men Annual #12; Wolverine #3; material from Classic X-Men #12; Marvel Preview #11; X-Men Unlimited #36 | 376 | John Byrne cover: | ||
| 1 | Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby Vol. 1 | 1940s-1960s | Avengers #4; Captain America #200; Eternals #7; Fantastic Four #48–51; Incredible Hulk #3; Sgt. Fury #6; Thor #134–136; What If? #11; Yellow Claw #3; material from Amazing Adventures #1; Amazing Adventures #1–2; Amazing Spider-Man #8; Captain America Comics #1; Fantastic Four Annual #5; Rawhide Kid #17; Red Raven Comics #1; Strange Tales #94 | 336 | Jack Kirby cover: | |
| 2 | Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby Vol. 2 | 1940s-1960s | Devil Dinosaur #1; Fantastic Four #57–60; Sgt. Fury #13; Thor #154–157; X-Men #9; Yellow Claw #4; material from Captain America Comics #1; Love Romances #103; Marvel Mystery Comics #23; Not Brand Echh #1; Strange Tales #89, 114; Tales of Suspense #59; Two-Gun Kid #60 | 344 | Jack Kirby cover: | |
| Marvel Visionaries: John Buscema | 1960s-1970s | Avengers #41–42, 75–76, 277; Fantastic Four #111–112; Marvel Spotlight #30; Silver Surfer #4; Thor #200; Wolverine #10; material from Dracula Lives #3; My Love #2; Strange Tales #22, 150; Tales to Astonish #85–87 | 368 | John Buscema cover: | ||
| Marvel Visionaries: John Romita Jr. | 1980s-2000s | Amazing Spider-Man #229–230; Annual #11; Amazing Spider-Man #36; Daredevil #253; Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #1–2; Incredible Hulk #25, 34; Iron Man #128, 256; Punisher War Zone #1; Star Brand #1; Uncanny X-Men #183, 309 | 360 | John Romita Jr. cover: | ||
| Marvel Visionaries: John Romita Sr. | 1950s-1960s | Amazing Spider-Man #39–40, 42, 50, 108–109, 365; Captain America And The Falcon #138; Daredevil #16–17; Fantastic Four #105–106; Untold Tales of Spider-Man #-1; material from Menace #11; Strange Tales #4; Tales of Suspense #77; Tales to Astonish #77; Vampire Tales #2; Young Men #24 | 336 | John Romita Sr. cover: | ||
| Marvel Visionaries: Roy Thomas | 1960s | Avengers #35, 57–58, 100; Captain Marvel #19; Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #9; Fantastic Four #119, 176; Giant-Size Invaders #1; Incredible Hulk #147; Sub-Mariner #8, 14; X-Men #64; material from Amazing Adventures #8; Chamber of Darkness #8; Dracula Lives #1; Modeling With Millie #44; Not Brand Echh #12; Tales of Suspense #73 | 352 | Roy Thomas cover: | ||
| Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee | 1940s-1960s | Amazing Spider-Man #33, 96–98; Annual #1; Captain America #110; Daredevil #7, 47; Fantastic Four #11; Annual #3; Marvel Premiere #3; Silver Surfer #5; Spectacular Spider-Man Super Special #1; Thor #179–181; material from Captain America Comics #3, 16 | 336 | John Romita Sr. cover: | ||
| Marvel Visionaries: Steve Ditko | 1950s-1960s | Amazing Spider-Man #1, 31–33; Annual #1; Daredevil #162; Incredible Hulk #6; Incredible Hulk #249; Speedball #1; material from Amazing Adult Fantasy #7, 10, 12, 13; Marvel Super-Heroes #8; Strange Tales #97, 110, 115, 126–127, 146; Tales of Suspense #48; Tales to Astonish #26, 42 | 344 | Steve Ditko cover: | ||
| The World Outside Your Window | Amazing Spider-Man #97; Howard The Duck #8; Iron Man #128; New Mutants #45; Alpha Flight #106; Uncanny X-Men #303; Incredible Hulk #420; Amazing Spider-Man #36; Captain America #1; Astonishing X-Men #51; Ms. Marvel #13; Champions #24; Material From Captain America Comics #2; Amazing Spider-Man #583 | 320 | Stephane Roux cover: | |||
| Yellow, Blue & Gray by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale | 2001-2004 | Daredevil: Yellow #1–6; Spider-Man: Blue #1–6; Hulk: Gray #1–6 | 540 | Tim Sale cover: |
Miniseries
These books feature characters or teams that rarely have an ongoing series; or other content from the primary Earth-616 universe that doesn't neatly fit into another category.| # | Title | Years covered | Material collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| Annihilation Classic | 1959-1997 | Bug #1; Nova #1; Quasar #1; Rocket Raccoon #1–4; Marvel Spotlight #6 ; Marvel Premiere #1 ; material from Logan's Run #6 ; Tales To Astonish #13 | 240 | Derec Aucoin cover: | ||
| Annihilators | 2011 | Annihilators #1-4 | 184 | Alex Garner cover: | ||
| Annihilators | 2011 | Annihilators #1-4 | 184 | Skottie Young DM cover: | ||
| Beyond! | 2006 | Beyond! #1–6 | 144 | |||
| Dark Reign: The List | 2009 | Dark Reign: The List - Daredevil; Avengers; X-Men; Hulk; Secret Warriors; Wolverine; Punisher; Amazing Spider-Man | 232 | Brandon Peterson cover: | ||
| Doomwar | 2010 | Doomwar #1–6 | 144 | John Romita Jr. cover: | ||
| Fury MAX: My War Gone By | 2012 | Fury MAX #1–13 | 312 | Dave Johnson cover: | ||
| Generations | 2017 | 328 | Alex Ross cover: | |||
| Giant-Size Little Marvel: AvX | 2015 | Giant-Size Little Marvel: AVX #1–4; A-Babies vs. X-Babies | 120 | Skottie Young cover: | ||
| Girl Comics | 2010 | Girl Comics #1-3 | 120 | Amanda Conner & Laura Martin cover: | ||
| Heralds | 2010 | Heralds #1-5 | 120 | Jelena Kevic Djurdjevic cover: | ||
| 1 | Lockjaw And The Pet Avengers | 2009 | Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1–4; Tails of the Pet Avengers; Marvel Pets Handbook | 176 | Karl Kerschl cover: | |
| 2 | Lockjaw And The Pet Avengers Unleashed | 2010 | Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers Unleashed #1–4; Tails of the Pet Avengers: The Dogs of Summer | 120 | Chris Sotomayor cover: | |
| Marvel Comics: #1000 | 2019 | Marvel Comics #1000–1001 | 144 | Alex Ross cover: | ||
| Mystic Arcana | 2007 | Mystic Arcana: Magik; Mystic Arcana: Scarlet Witch; Mystic Arcana: Black Knight; Mystic Arcana: Sister Grimm; The Official Tarot of the Marvel Universe | 264 | Marko Djurdjevic cover: | ||
| Mythos | 2008 | Mythos: Captain America; Mythos: X-Men; Mythos: Ghost Rider; Mythos: Hulk; Mythos: Spider-Man; Mythos: Fantastic Four | 152 | Paolo Rivera cover: | ||
| Power Pack: The Kids Are All Right | 2005-2006 | Power Pack #1–4; Avengers And Power Pack Assemble! #1–4; X-Men And Power Pack #1–4 | 280 | Gurihiru cover | ||
| Shattered Heroes | 2012 | Fear Itself #7.1; Captain America, Fear Itself #7.2; Thor, Fear Itself #7.3; Iron Man, Point One | 128 | |||
| Stan Lee Meets The Marvel Universe | 2006-2007 | Stan Lee Meets: Dr. Strange; Stan Lee Meets: Spider-Man; Stan Lee Meets: Silver Surfer; Stan Lee Meets: Thing; Stan Lee Meets: Dr. Doom | 240 | |||
| 1 | Strange Tales Vol. 1 | 2009 | Strange Tales #1–3; The Megalomaniacal Spider-Man; material from All Select Comics 70th Anniversary Special | 200 | Chip Kidd cover: | |
| 2 | Strange Tales Vol. 2 | 2010 | Strange Tales II #1–3 | 152 | Rafael Gramp cover: | |
| Timestorm 2009-2099 | 2009 | Timestorm 2009–2099 #1–4; Timestorm 2009–2099: X-Men; Timestorm 2009–2099: Spider-Man | 144 | Paul Renaud cover: | ||
| The Twelve | 2008-2009 | The Twelve #1–12; The Twelve: Spearhead | 328 | Kaare Andrews cover: | ||
| Vengeance | 2010-2011 | Vengeance #1-6 | 144 | Gabriele Dell'Otto cover: | ||
| Vision | 2015-2016 | Vision #1–12; material from Vision Director's Cut #1-6 | 488 | Mike Del Mundo cover: | ||
| NYX/X-23: Innocence Lost | 2003-2005 | NYX #1–7, X-23 #1–6 | 352 | Billy Tan cover: |
Event OHCs
Marvel's first major line-wide event was Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars in 1984. The event “capitalized on the success of previous crossovers to make an epic storyline involving most of the Marvel Universe”. By the mid-2000s, large comics events had become an annual tradition for Marvel, with Avengers Disassembled, House of M, Civil War, and Secret Invasion providing enormous sales success. After initial trade paperback reprints, these all had premium oversized hardcover releases.Civil War II
Secret Empire
Secret War
The Secret War hardcover was reprinted in 2025. It contains four extra issues from The Pulse and has the Marvel Omnibus branding.| Title | Years covered | Material collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| Secret War | 2004-2005 | Secret War #1–5; From The Files Of Nick Fury | 256 | Leinil Yu cover: |
Alternate universe OHCs
As part of the Marvel multiverse, other fictional continuities exist. Books in this section still contain Marvel characters; however, they are alternate versions who don't, or rarely, interact with characters from the mainstream Earth-616 section.1602 Universe (Earth-311)
Written by Neil Gaiman, with art from Andy Kubert, Marvel's 1602 universe reimagines the superheroes as if they existed in the Elizabethan era.| Title | Years collected | Material collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| Marvel 1602 | 2003 | Marvel 1602 #1–8 | 248 | ||
| Marvel 1602 10th Anniversary | 2003 | Marvel 1602 #1–8 | 264 |
Earth X (Earth-9997)
The Earth X universe was created by Dave Kreuger and Alex Ross, and “showed a possible near future for the Marvel Universe”. The project came from “an article for Wizard Magazine and their reaction to the amazing work Alex had done in reimagining and designing the DCU for Kingdom Come.” The Earth X universe is designated as Earth-9997.A year before Marvel officially launched the oversized hardcover format, June 2001 saw Earth X released as a limited ‘clamshell’ edition. This featured the “hardcover book, sculpted translucent, outer-skin box, 36" x 24" poster and two compact disc containing a wealth of digital audio/visual material”. It was limited to 6,000 copies and slightly wider than what became ‘oversized’.
| Title | Years collected | Material collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| Earth X | 1999 | Earth X #0–12, ½ | 592 | Alex Ross cover: |
Marvel Zombies (Earth-2149)
The first appearance of Marvel Zombies was in Ultimate Fantastic Four #21, written by Mark Millar. He said: “I had this idea on the plane from Scotland about a superhero arriving from another dimension with a zombie plague and biting the Avengers when they showed up to contain the problem. Everyone hated it. It was so universally loathed and everyone thought I was kidding when I suggested it.”Despite that, after the first appearance, the concept grew to launch its own series, with Marvel Zombies and Marvel Zombies 2 written by The Walking Dead creator, Robert Kirkman. The initial Zombies universe is designated Earth-2149.
| # | Title | Years covered | Material collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | Marvel Zombies | 2006 | Marvel Zombies #1–5 | 136 | Arthur Suydam Secret Wars #1 cover: | |
| 1 | Marvel Zombies | 2006 | Marvel Zombies #1–5 | 136 | Arthur Suydam Amazing Spider-Man #316 cover: | |
| 1 | Marvel Zombies | 2006 | Marvel Zombies #1–5 | 136 | Arthur Suydam Fantastic Four #49 cover: | |
| 1 | Marvel Zombies | 2006 | Marvel Zombies #1–5 | 136 | Arthur Suydam Avengers #1 cover: | |
| 1 | Marvel Zombies | 2006 | Marvel Zombies #1–5 | 136 | Arthur Suydam Mary Jane #2 cover: | |
| 1 | Marvel Zombies | 2006 | Marvel Zombies #1–5 | 136 | Arthur Suydam Iron Man #128 cover: | |
| 2 | Marvel Zombies 2 | 2007 | Marvel Zombies 2 #1–5 | 120 | Arthur Suydam Civil War #1 cover: | |
| Marvel Zombies/Army Of Darkness | 2007 | Marvel Zombies/Army Of Darkness #1–5 | 128 | Arthur Suydam Uncanny X-Men 268 cover: | ||
| Marvel Zombies/Army Of Darkness | 2007 | Marvel Zombies/Army Of Darkness #1–5 | 128 | Arthur Suydam Captain America DM cover: | ||
| 3 | Marvel Zombies 3 | 2008 | Marvel Zombies 3 #1–4 | 112 | Arthur Suydam Machine Man #1 cover: | |
| Marvel Zombies: Dead Days | 2008 | Marvel Zombies: Dead Days #1; Ultimate Fantastic Four #21–23, 30–32; Black Panther #28–30 | 272 | Arthur Suydam X-Men #1 cover: | ||
| 4 | Marvel Zombies 4 | 2009 | Marvel Zombies 4 #1–4 | 112 | Arthur Suydam Marvel Premiere #28 cover: | |
| Marvel Zombies Return | 2009 | Marvel Zombies Return #1–5 | 160 | Arthur Suydam Hulk cover: | ||
| 5 | Marvel Zombies 5 | 2010 | Marvel Zombies 5 #1–5 | 120 | Arthur Suydam Howard The Duck cover: | |
| Marvel Zombies Supreme | 2011 | Marvel Zombies Supreme #1–5 | 120 | Michael Komarck cover: | ||
| Marvel Zombies Christmas Carol | 2011 | Marvel Zombies Christmas Carol #1–5 | 136 | William Kaluta cover: | ||
| Marvel Zombies Christmas Carol | 2011 | Marvel Zombies Christmas Carol #1–5 | 136 | Janet Lee DM cover: | ||
| Marvel Zombies Destroy | 2012 | Marvel Zombies Destroy #1–5 | 112 | Michael Del Mundo cover: | ||
| Marvel Zombies: The Covers | 2006-2007 | Covers from the Marvel Zombies books | 104 | Arthur Suydam cover: |
Marvel Apes (Earth-8101)
The idea for Marvel Apes originated at the 2007 New York Comic Convention. Series artist Ramon Bachs said: “...it all came from a joke at a convention between Joe Quesada and a fan, talking about Marvel Zombies. Something like, "What's next? Marvel Apes!”.The series was green-lit and launched in 2008, with Karl Kesel writing, and Bachs on pencils. Kesel said the series involved “...a monkeyverse where everyone’s some sort of ape or monkey. Most of the major Marvel characters have counterparts.”
| Title | Years collected | Material collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| Marvel Apes | 2008 | Marvel Apes #0–4; Amazing Spider-Man #110–111 | 176 | John Watson Wolverine cover: |
Ronin Universe (Earth-11542)
Writer Peter Milligan used the 5 Ronin series to re-imagine Marvel heroes as samurais in ancient Japan. The hardcover includes all five issues, featuring Hulk, Wolverine, Psyclocke, Punisher, and Deadpool.| Title | Years collected | Material collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 2011 | 120 | John Cassady Wolverine cover: | |||
| 2011 | 120 | David Aja Ronin cover: |
Spider-Man Loves Mary-Jane (Earth-602636)
Sean McKeever's “shojo romance manga” interpretation launched in 2004, with the Mary Jane series. The all-ages title focused more on the relationship between a teenage Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson than Spider-Man's superhero antics. It was first collected in a series of digests, before being reprinted as a pair of oversized hardcovers.| # | Title | Years covered | Material collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane Vol. 1 | 2004-2006 | Mary Jane #1–4, Mary Jane: Homecoming #1–4, Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane #1–5 | 320 | Takeshi Miyazawa cover: | |
| 2 | Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane Vol. 2 | 2006-2007 | Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane #6–20 | 368 | Takeshi Miyazawa cover: |
Squadron Supreme (Earth-31916)
Marvel's Squadron Supreme was created by Roy Thomas in 1971 as the company's version of DC's Justice League. The series was reinvented by J. Michael Straczynski as Supreme Power in 2003, part of the company's MAX imprint.The adult-orientated comics allowed for a much darker interpretation of the characters where: “All the heroes' actions bring to mind the question of how far superheroes should go. The result was a book that took a somewhat overlooked classic and kicked its themes into overdrive.”
| # | Title | Years covered | Material collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | Supreme Power Vol. 1 | 2003-2004 | Supreme Power #1–12; Avengers #85–86 | 352 | Gary Frank cover: | |
| 2 | Supreme Power Vol. 2 | 2004-2006 | Supreme Power #13–18; Supreme Power: Hyperion #1–6 | 264 | Gary Frank cover: |
Ultimate Universe (Earth-1610)
Ultimate Marvel launched in 2000 as a response to "so much backstory that the stories were almost incomprehensible."Bill Jemas, President of Marvel Enterprises from 2000 to 2004, wrote: “Joe Quesada and I started the Ultimate books because we wanted Marvel to get back in touch with kids. We wanted Marvel's great teen heroes - Spidey and the X-Men - to star in comics for 2001 kids.” The first Ultimate universe is designated as Earth-1610.
| Title | Years collected | Material collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| Ultimate Galactus Trilogy | 2004-2006 | Ultimate Nightmare #1–5; Ultimate Secret #1–4; Ultimate Extinction #1–5 | 344 | Brandon Peterson cover: | |
| Ultimate Power | 2006-2007 | Ultimate Power #1–9 | 232 | Greg Land cover: | |
| Ultimatum Companion | 2008 | 488 | David Finch cover: | ||
| Ultimate Comics Doomsday | 2010-2011 | Ultimate Comics Enemy #1–4; Ultimate Comics Mystery #1–4; Ultimate Comics Doom #1–4 | 288 | Ed McGuinness cover: | |
| Ultimate Comics Divided We Fall, United We Stand | 2011-2012 | Ultimate Comics X-Men #13–18; Ultimate Comics Ultimates #13–18; Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #13–18 | 376 | Michael Komarck cover: | |
| Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand | 2013 | 440 | Mark Bagley cover: |
Licensed OHCs
As well as publishing omnibuses featuring the company's own characters, Marvel also releases books from other franchises. Some of these – like Star Wars – are owned by Marvel's parent company, Disney; others are licensed for certain periods of time, which includes creator-owned content.Criminal, Incognito (Ed Brubaker)
After Ed Brubaker launched Sleeper for DC comics alongside Sean Phillips in 2003, the duo moved to Marvel. Criminal #1 debuted in 2006, as part of the company's Icon imprint. Between that and Incognito, the pair released more than three-dozen creator-owned comics, reprinted in a trio of deluxe oversized hardcovers. They switched to Image Comics in 2014.| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | Criminal: The Deluxe Edition Vol. 1 | Criminal #1–10; Criminal #1–3 | 432 | Sean Phillips cover: | |
| 2 | Criminal: The Deluxe Edition Vol. 2 | Criminal #4-7; Criminal: The Sinners #1-5; Criminal: The Last Of The Innocent #1-4 | 432 | Sean Phillips cover: | |
| Incognito: The Classified Edition | Incognito #1-6; Incognito: Bad Influences #1-5 | 368 | Sean Phillips cover: |
Powers (Brian Michael Bendis)
The Powers series was published by Image Comics between 2000 and 2004, before moving to Marvel's Icon label in 2004.Seven ‘definitive’ oversized hardcovers were published between then and 2017, before writer Brian Michael Bendis signed a deal to republish the books with Dark Horse Comics in 2021.
| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Released | ISBN |
| 1 | Powers: The Definitive Hardcover Collection Vol. 1 | Powers #1–11 | 464 | Michael Avon Oeming cover: | |
| 2 | Powers: The Definitive Hardcover Collection Vol. 2 | Powers #12–24; Powers Annual #1 | 480 | Michael Avon Oeming cover: | |
| 3 | Powers: The Definitive Hardcover Collection Vol. 3 | Powers #25-37 | 496 | Michael Avon Oeming cover: | |
| 4 | Powers: The Definitive Hardcover Collection Vol. 4 | Powers #1-18 | 600 | Michael Avon Oeming cover: | |
| 5 | Powers: The Definitive Hardcover Collection Vol. 5 | Powers #19-30, Powers Annual 2008 | 464 | Michael Avon Oeming cover: | |
| 6 | Powers: The Definitive Hardcover Collection Vol. 6 | Powers #1-11 | 424 | Michael Avon Oeming cover: | |
| 7 | Powers: The Definitive Hardcover Collection Vol. 7 | Powers: The Bureau #1–12 | 368 | Michael Avon Oeming cover: |
Star Wars
Following the October 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by Disney, it was announced that the Star Wars comics license would return to Marvel Comics in 2015.The company used the oversized hardcover format to re-release remastered comic book versions of the original Star Wars trilogy. It also launched a new canon continuity, with Star Wars #1. This issue "exceeded one million copies sold on the direct market... the top-selling single issue of the past 20 years." The first 12 issues of the book was collected in an oversized hardcover a little over a year after launch.