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Marvel Graphic Novel 1-20 Compilation (Part 1)

Marvel Graphic Novel (MGN) is a series of graphic novel trade paperbacks published from 1982 to 1993 by Marvel Comics in an attempt to emulate European-style graphic novels. They are characterized by big-name authors and artists, complete standalone stories, 8.5 x 11 inch dimensions and an emphasis on superheroes. They are also numbered in sequence--despite the fact that none of the books were connected in any way but a blanket title--but for the first twenty issues only, through 1985. Marvel released many other stories in the same format that are considered unnumbered parts of the series according to the Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. Overstreet continued counting beyond the original "official" numbering, following a Marvel-published list of graphic novels. When the list stopped being published, Overstreet stopped trying to number the issues, halting at issue 38, although they list 29 more issues published from 1983 through 1991, and the list is known not to include every graphic novel from this period. This lack of numbering for the rest made it so difficult to come up with a definitive list in chronological ordinal sequence, until Bob Rozakis at comicsbulletin.com came up with one in 2003. The first story (the second Marvel graphic novel produced) is The Death of Captain Marvel by Jim Starlin, released in April of 1982. The last numbered graphic novel, 20, is Greenberg the Vampire written by J. M. DeMatteis and drawn by Mark Badger.

This compilation was pulled off a torrent uploaded by a certain forgerelli sometime in 2003 to whom I am indebted and grateful; quite possibly his collection is likewise based on the list made by the aforementioned Bob Rozakis in his online column at comicsbulletin.com. The first part of this compilation consists of the first twenty numbered Marvel Graphic Novels. The second part will consist of the next twenty, and so on until the fourth and last part which consists of the last fifteen Marvel Graphic Novels to make up the 75 in the list of Bob Rozakis. Also included in the last part are five of the six graphic novels from the Marvel UK imprint, of which the only one missing is number three thereof, titled "Gengis Grimtoad." Save for this missing issue this compilation would have been complete.

I must mention here that there are also the Epic Graphic Novels (1987-1994), whose output was dominated by Moebius but also featured creators ranging from Sergio Aragones at the beginning to James Robinson at the end. Note that a Punisher volume slipped into this imprint while all of his other appearances came under the Marvel Graphic Novel imprint. Also noteworthy is the release of the English translations of the Franco-Belgian Blueberry in this imprint, of which foosaa has posted and wherein I have posted Hotfile mirrors, plus several others missing from his post, in my comment to said post, upon his express permission to post mirrors others than Rapidshare (link below).

Several characters were featured in an issue of Marvel Graphic Novel before receiving their own miniseries or ongoing series. The most successful of these was the New Mutants which ran for 100 issues. Other series which were spun off from a Marvel Graphic Novel are Dreadstar, Void Indigo, Starstruck, and the Swords of the Swashbucklers. In addition, Star Slammers had a miniseries published by Malibu Comics and Futurians was a short lived title published by Lodestone Comics.

It was partly because of this series that DC was prompted to release its own "DC Graphic Novels."

Let me point out that the chronology as based on this compilation is wholly the work of torrent uploader forgerelli. It is obviously based on Bob Rozakis' list. Still, as Mr. Rozakis himself states, this list--and hence the chronology of this compilation--cannot be considered definitive (although to me it is.)

Lastly, the release of the first 20 numbered Marvel Graphic Novels were events; later, the overall integrity and quality of the series became diminished with the inclusion of material better suited to the standard newsprint Annuals Marvel published at the time. Nevertheless, a good number of the early graphic novels, including the latter ones, were well-written and had great artwork, and some are real gems. A collection the serious comics fan should not be without.

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There's a tendency to dismiss the comic book industry as being hopelessly juvenile with an infantile addiction to graphic violence and adolescent sexual imagery. Unfortunately, in some cases, this is a correct assessment. But then there are the other, too often ignored comics that transcend such self-imposed limitations. The Death of Captain Marvel is one such example. Originally published in 1982, this was the first of Marvel's graphic novels and it has been said, quite correctly, that it revolutionized an industry that had started to grow fatally stagnant. Just as the title says, Jim Starlin's wonderfully written and illustrated novel details the last days of Marvel mainstay Capt. Marr-Vell (an alien better known as Capt. Marvel in one of those delightful comic book coincidences). After years of battling various cosmic foes of all size and evil, Marvel finds himself felled by that most human and realistic of diseases. He had cancer and a great deal of this graphic novel examines how his super powered friends react to the death of one of their own from a disease that could have afflicted any of them. Though Starlin allows for a bit of the expected super heroic melodrama, overall the Death of Captain Marvel is distinguished by a quiet, contemplative mood as Marvel deals with his impending death. In the end, its rather touching and truly thought provoking. The term graphic novel is one that gets mocked. It sometimes seems to reek of fanboy pretension. The Death of Captain Marvel reminds us of what a graphic novel was originally supposed to be. A comic book, yes, but a comic book for adults -- a comic book that eschewed the melodrama and absurdities of a monthly title and instead used the format to say something truly special. The Death of Captain Marvel more than lives up to that promise. -- Jeffrey Ellis, amazon.com customer review of The Death of Captain Marvel

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The first 20 officially numbered Marvel Graphic Novels (Title, Date, Writers/Artists -- Wikipedia):

01 Death of Captain Marvel 1982 Jim Starlin

02 Elric: The Dreaming City 1982 Michael Moorcock, Roy Thomas, P. Craig Russell

03 Dreadstar 1982 Jim Starlin

04 The New Mutants 1982 Chris Claremont, Bob McLeod (first appearance of the New Mutants)

05 X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills 1982 Chris Claremont, Brent Eric Anderson (elements of this story are used in the X2: X-Men United movie)

06 Star Slammers 1983 Walt Simonson

07 Killraven: Warrior of the Worlds 1983 Don McGregor, P. Craig Russell

08 Super Boxers 1983 Ron Wilson, John Byrne

09 The Futurians 1983 Dave Cockrum

10 Heartburst 1983 Rick Veitch

11 Void Indigo 1983 Steve Gerber, Val Mayerik

12 Dazzler: The Movie 1984 James Shooter, Frank Springer

13 Starstruck: The Luckless, the Abandoned and Forsaked 1984 Elaine Lee, Michael Wm. Kaluta

14 The Swords of the Swashbucklers 1984 Bill Mantlo, Jackson Guice

15 The Raven Banner (A Tale of Asgard) 1984 Alan Zelenetz, Charles Vess

16 The Aladdin Effect 1985 David Michelinie Greg LaRocque (features Storm, She-Hulk, Tigra, and Wasp)

17 Revenge of the Living Monolith 1985 David Michelinie, Marc Silvestri, Geof Isherwood

18 The Sensational She-Hulk 1985 John Byrne, Kim DeMulder

19 Conan the Barbarian: The Witch Queen of Acheron 1985 Don Kraar, Gary Kwapisz

20 Greenberg the Vampire 1985 J. M. DeMatteis, Mark Badger

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