Marvel Masterworks is back! The iconic collection of Marvel Comics has returned, thanks to Clover Press, and is on Kickstarter now. And Comic Book Club can exclusively reveal the Fact Files cards that will be available as part of the crowdfunding project.
If you’re not familiar, Marvel Masterworks is the more high-end collections of Marvel Comics series, and the Clover Press version will feature three different covers: legacy trade dress, a variant cover of the legacy trade dress, and, per PR, “a bold and poppy new trade dress, designed by Clover Press Co-Founder and Art Director Robbie Robbins.”
In addition to the three versions of each book, Clover will also offer a Premium Works collector box, the Fact Files cards you can see below, buttons, stickers, and much more.
But more importantly, what about the books? Here’s what to expect from the first wave:
- In Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 18, Chris Claremont and Jim Lee begin their march towards X-Men #1, the Guiness Book of World Records top-selling comic book of all time—collecting THE UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) 256-268 & ANNUAL (1970) 14 and material from THE FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL (1963) 23, X-FACTOR ANNUAL (1986) 5 and THE NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL (1984) 6.
Featuring an introduction by Chris Claremont
- In Marvel Masterworks: Super-Villain Team-Up, Vol. 1, Doctor Doom and his notorious accomplices Namor and the Red Skull take the stage in this classic Marvel series which gives the bad guys full rein—collecting GIANT-SIZE SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP (1975) 1-2, SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP (1975) 1-17, MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1971) 27, THE AVENGERS (1963) 154-156, THE CHAMPIONS (1975) 16 and material from MARVEL PREVIEW (1975) 21.
Featuring an introduction by Roy Thomas
- In Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor, Vol. 25, Walter Simonson and Sal Buscema’s original art is faithfully restored and looking better than ever as The God of Thunder leads an army into Hel itself in this fan-favorite classic every Marvel fan should have in their library—collecting THE MIGHTY THOR (1966) 360-369 and BALDER THE BRAVE (1985) 1-4.
Featuring an introduction by Walter Simonson
- In Marvel Masterworks: The Tomb of Dracula, Vol. 6, high-stakes storytelling pulls long-running characters like Quincy Harker, Rachel van Helsing and Blade into a final reckoning that leaves no one untouched from collaborators Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan and Tom Palmer—collecting THE TOMB OF DRACULA (1972) 56-70.
Featuring an introduction by Kelley Jones
“Each Masterworks volume has a completely new restoration that outshines all past editions,” said series editor Cory Sedlmeier via press release. “More than 40% of the final issue of Tomb of Dracula—an issue that suffered from poor reproduction in all past printings, including the original comic—has been restored from original art; dozens of pages of Jim Lee X-Men have been restored from the originals; and over 200 pages of Walter Simonson’s Thor have been restored from original art scans that Walter did just for this Masterworks. Coupled with the highest fidelity reproduction ever at 1200dpi and meticulous color restoration, the new line of Masterworks is going to knock the socks off readers old and new alike.”
Okay, enough delay. Here’s the exclusive character cards:
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