Artist's Edition
Artist's Edition is an award-winning line of hardcover reprint comic books published by IDW Publishing and edited by Scott Dunbier.[1][2]
Each page in an Artist's Edition series book is printed the same size as the original art board and scanned from the original art wherever possible. Additionally, while appearing to be in black and white, each page is scanned in color to show blue pencil and other corrections.
List of Artist's Edition comic books
| Artist | Title | Material collected | Size | ISBN | Publication date | Page Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Stevens | The Rocketeer | Starslayer #2-3; Pacific Presents #1-2; Rocketeer Special Edition #1; Rocketeer Adventure Magazine #1-3 | 12" x 17" | 1-6001-0833-4 | Aug 2010 | 136 |
| Walt Simonson | Thor | Thor #337-340, 360-362 | 12" x 17" | 1-6137-7038-3 | Aug 2011 | 176 |
| John Romita | Spider-Man vol. 1 | The Amazing Spider-Man #67-69, #71, #74-75 | 12" x 17" | 1-6137-7144-4 | Feb 2012 | 152 |
| Wally Wood | EC Stories | Stories from various EC comics: "Project Survival", "Home to Stay", "There Will Come Soft Rains...", "A Weighty Decision", "He Walked Among Us", "Down to Earth", "Mars is Heaven", "My World", "The Children", "For Posterity", "Adaptability", "Came The Dawn", "Perimeter", "Blockade", "Atom Bomb", "Trial by Arms" and "Carl Akeley". Also includes "The Spawn of Venus", originally intended for a 3-D EC comic, but not published until 1969 (in witzend #6). | 15" x 22" | 1-6137-7098-7 | Feb 2012 | 144 |
| David Mazzucchelli | Daredevil: Born Again | Daredevil #227-233 | 12" x 17" | 1-6137-7238-6 | Jun 2012 | 200 |
| Sergio Aragonés | Groo the Wanderer | Groo the Wanderer #96-99 | 12" x 17" | 1-61377-270-X | Jul 2012 | 144 |
| Joe Kubert | Tarzan | Tarzan #207-210, #212-213 | 12" x 17" | 1-6137-7449-4 | Sep 2012 | 152 |
| Gil Kane | Spider-Man | The Amazing Spider-Man #96-102, #121 | 12" x 17" | 1-6137-7525-3 | Nov 2012 | 216 |
| Various artists | Mad | Stories from Mad #1-18 illustrated by: Wally Wood ("Gookum", "Smilin' Melvin", "Bat Boy And Rubin", "Little Orphan Melvin", "Flesh Garden", "3-Dimensions", "Prince Violent" and "Movie...Ads"); Will Elder ("Mole", "Shadow", "Outer Sanctum", "Restaurant", "Bringing Back Father" (with Bernie Krigstein) and "Howdy Dooit"); Jack Davis ("Hoohah", "Lone Stranger Rides Again", "Face Upon The Floor" and "What's My Shine"); Basil Wolverton ("Meet Miss Potgold"); Russ Heath ("Plastic Sam)" | 15" x 22" | 1-6137-7525-3 | Jan 2013 | 176 |
| Will Eisner | The Spirit vol. 1 | The Spirit newspaper sections: "Heel Scallopini", "April Fool", "No Spirit Story Today", "Li'l Adam", "Competition", "Montabaldo", "War Bride", "The Inheritance", "The Guilty Gun", "The Story of Gerhard Shnobble", "The Chapparell Lode", "Quirte", "Thorne Strand and the Spirit", "Taxes and the Spirit", "The Desert", "Teacher's Pet" and "Happy New Year" | 15" x 22" | 1-6137-7525-3 | Mar 2013 | 144 |
| Jack Davis | EC Stories | Stories from various EC comics: "Black Ferris", "Foul Play", "Model Nephew", "Country Clubbing", "T'ain't the Meat... It's the Humanity", "Lower Berth", "Undertaking Palor", "Forever Ambergris", "Witch Witch's Witch", "Coffin Spell", "Abe Lincoln", "Whupped", "Vengeful Sioux", "Jeep", "Betsy Barrier", "Come Back, Little Street Car", "Kismet" and "Stumped". | 15" x 22" | 1-6137-7632-2 | Apr 2013 | 176 |
| John Byrne | Fantastic Four | The Fantastic Four #232, #238, #241, #243, #247, #261 and What If #36 | 12" x 17" | 1-6137-7643-8 | Apr 2013 | 168 |
| Various artists | Best of EC vol. 1 | Stories from various EC comics illustrated by: Al Williamson ("The Champion", "By George!", "50 Girls 50", "Upheaval" and "A Sound of Thunder"); Harvey Kurtzman ("High Tide", "Corpse on the Imjin", ""Henry and his Goon-Child" and "Man and Superman"); Bernie Krigstein ("More Blessed to Give", "Catacombs", "The Flying Machine"" and "Slave Ship"); Johnny Craig ("Touch and Go!" and "Whirlpool"); Joe Orlando ("Bum Steer" and "Judgement Day"); Roy Krenkel ("Time to Leave"); Alex Toth ("Thunderjet") | 15" x 22" | 1-6137-7650-0 | Aug 2013 | 168 |
| Mark Schultz | Xenozoic Tales | Xenozoic Tales #9-14 | 14" x 20" | 1-6137-7544-X | Aug 2013 | 144 |
| Joe Kubert | Tor | Tor #1-4 | 12" x 17" | 1-6137-7769-8 | Oct 2013 | 144 |
| Jeff Smith | Bone: The Great Cow Race | Bone #7-11 | 12" x 17" | 1-6137-7785-X | Oct 2013 | 144 |
| John Romita | Spider-Man vol. 2 | The Amazing Spider-Man #106, #108-115 | 12" x 17" | 1-61377-844-9 | Jan 2014 | 216 |
| Basil Wolverton | Weird Worlds | 15" x 22" | 1-61377-910-0 | Feb 2014 | 176 | |
| Jack Kirby | New Gods | New Gods #1-2, #5-8 | 12" x 17" | 1-61377-945-3 | Mar 2014 | 176 |
| Charles M. Schulz | Peanuts | Selected Peanuts daily strips from 1950-1960. | 10" x 19" | 1-61377-952-6 | Apr 2014 | 144 |
| Jim Steranko | Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Strange Tales #151-162 | 15" x 22" | 1-61377-968-2 | Apr 2014 | 176 |
| Mike Mignola | Hellboy in Hell and Other Stories | Hellboy in Hell #1-5; San Diego Comic Con Comics #2; John Byrne’s Next Men #21; The Dark Horse Book of the Dead | 12" x 17" | 1-63140-003-2 | Jul 2014 | 200 |
| Various artists | Marvel Covers | 12" x 17" | 1-63140-093-2 | Sep 2014 | 144 | |
| Walter Simonson | Manhunter and Other Stories[3] | Detective Comics #437-443, #450; Manhunter: The Special Edition; 1st Issue Special #9; Unknown Soldier #254-256; Metal Men #45-46 | 12" x 17" | 1-63140-120-3 | Nov 2014 | 176 |
| John Buscema | Silver Surfer[3] | Silver Surfer #5-6, #8 | 12" x 17" | 1-63140-145-9 | Dec 2014 | 144 |
| Joe Kubert | Enemy Ace | Star-Spangled War Stories #139-142, #144, #152 | 12" x 17" | 1-63140-166-1 | Dec 2014 | 152 |
| Will Eisner | The Spirit vol. 2 | The Spirit newspaper sections: "The Haunt", "Silken Floss", "Umbrella Handles", "The Wedding", "Plaster of Paris", "A Slow Ship to Shanghai", "Visitor", "A Pot of Gold", "Spirit Now Deputy", "Haid Jebru", "The Return", "The Return of Vino Red", "Crime", "Lonesome Cool", "Sand Saref", "Nickles Nerser" and "The Island" | 15" x 22" | 1-63140-146-7 | Jan 2015 | 144 |
| Jack Kirby | Mister Miracle | Mister Miracle #2-3, #5-9 | 12" x 17" | 1-63140-302-8 | Mar 2015 | 192 |
| Various artists | Best of EC vol. 2 | Stories from various EC comics illustrated by: Wally Wood ("Caesar", "The Martians" and "War of 1812"); Al Williamson ("Fish Story", "Food For Thought" and "Lost In Space"); Harvey Kurtzman ("Air Burst", "Contact", "Rubble" and "Trip into the Unknown"); Bernie Krigstein ("In the Bag", "Master Race", "The Pit" and "You Murderer"); Johnny Craig ("Deadly Beloved"); Joe Orlando ("Chewed Out" and "I, Robot"); Jack Davis ("The Last of the Mohicans"); John Severin and Will Elder ("Bomb Run"); George Evans ("...My Brother's Keeper"); Jack Kamen ("Beauty and the Beach") | 15" x 22" | 1-63140-291-9 | Apr 2015 | 176 |
| Jack Kirby | Kamandi | Kamandi #1-2, #5-7, #9 | 12" x 17" | 1-63140-344-3 | Forthcoming | 160 |
| Don Rosa | The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck | 14" x 20" | 1-63140-301-X | Forthcoming | 160 | |
| Eric Powell | The Goon: Chinatown | The Goon: Chinatown and the Mystery of Mr. Wicker | 12" x 17" | 1-63140-346-X | Forthcoming | 144 |
| Mike Zeck | Classic Marvel Stories | The Punisher #1-2; Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #1; Captain America #265-266; Web of Spider-Man #31 | 12" x 17" | 1-63140-391-5 | Forthcoming | 192 |
| Herb Trimpe | The Incredible Hulk | 12" x 17" | 1-63140-416-4 | Forthcoming | 144 | |
| Jim Steranko | Nick Fury and Captain America | Strange Tales #163-168; Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1-3, #5; Captain America #110-111, #113 | 12" x 17" | 1-63140-296-X 1-63140-299-4 |
Forthcoming | 256 |
Artifact Editions
Artifact Editions differ from the main Artist Edition line in that they collect an assortment of individual pages rather than complete stories.
| Artist | Title | Material collected | Size | ISBN | Publication date | Page Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Gibbons | Watchmen | Watchmen #1-12 | 12" x 17" | 1-63140-030-8 | Aug 2014 | 144 |
| John Romita | Spider-Man | Amazing Spider-Man #39-53 | 15" x 22" | 1-63140-238-2 | Apr 2015 | 200 |
| Frank Miller | Daredevil | 12" x 17" | 1-63140-352-4 | Forthcoming | 144 | |
| Various artists | Miracleman | Including pages from Warrior and Miracleman illustrated by Garry Leach, Alan Davis and John Totleben | 15" x 20" | 1-63140-392-3 | Forthcoming | 144 |
Artist's Edition Portfolios
An Artist's Edition Portfolio contains loose pages, printed on one side only, collected in a hardcover folder. Like the regular Artist Edition books, the pages are printed in the same size as the original artwork.
| Artist | Title | Material collected | Size | ISBN | Publication date | Page Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Wrightson | The Muck Monster | Eerie #68 | 15” x 19” | Aug 2012 | 7 | |
| Neal Adams | Thrillkill | Creepy #75 | 12” x 18” | Aug 2012 | 8 | |
| Michael Golden | G.I. Joe | G.I. Joe Yearbook #2 | 12” x 18” | Mar 2013 | 23 | |
| Various Artists | Best of EC covers | Covers to: Crime SuspenStories #22 by Johnny Craig; Tales from the Crypt #46 by Jack Davis; Weird Fantasy #15 by Al Feldstein; Weird Science-Fantasy #29 by Frank Frazetta; Haunt of Fear #20 by Graham Ingels; Two-Fisted Tales #25 by Harvey Kurtzman; Weird Fantasy #21 by Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta; Incredible Science Fiction #33 by Wally Wood | 15” x 22” | Jul 2013 | 8 | |
| Gabriel Rodriguez | Locke and Key | 11” x 17” | Mar 2014 | 12 | ||
| Walter Simonson | Lawnmower Man | Adaptation of Stephen King's "The Lawnmower Man" from Bizarre Adventures #29[3] | Jul 2014 | 22 |
Other publishers
Since the Artist's Edition line became established by IDW, other publishers have begun to release their own lines of similar books reprinting comic art at its original size:
- Titan Books: Alien - The Illustrated Story (Original Art Edition) - ISBN 1-78116-130-5
- Genesis West Publishing: Conan: Red Nails (Original Art Archives) - ISBN 1-4675-7215-2
- Dynamite Entertainment: Frank Thorne's Red Sonja (Art Edition) - ISBN 1-6069-0444-2
- Dark Horse Comics: RoboCop vs. The Terminator (Gallery Edition) - ISBN 1-61655-007-4 [4]
- DC Comics/Graphitti Designs: Batman: Kelley Jones (Gallery Edition) - ISBN 1-4012-5443-8
References
- ↑ List of Eisner Award Winners - Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books
- ↑ List of Harvey Award Winners - Best Domestic Reprint Project
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/04/19/idw-announces-john-buscema-silver-surfer-walt-simonson-manhunter-artists-editions-stephen-kings-lawnmower-man-portfolio/
- ↑ http://www.denofgeek.us/books-comics/robocop/233231/robocop-vs-the-terminator-to-get-re-released-by-dark-horse