Artist's Edition is a line of hardcover reprint comic books published by IDW Publishing and originally edited by Scott Dunbier .[ 1] [ 2]
Unlike the usual graphic novels, this project features printing of the original artworks in a way to mimic the experience of a comic book artist viewing comic art. Artist's Edition is designed to print exactly the same dimension as the artwork papers that comic book artists usually use in their illustrations and also retaining the editorial notes and printing crop marks seen on the papers. All the artworks were originally colored, Artist's Edition specifically prints in black and white palette to show the details of pasteovers, zip-a-tone technique, and blue pencils. Even though the project requires scanning of the original artworks, Dunbier stated that not all the pieces can be assembled together for some titles, so a "not scanned from original art" line is included in some pages to represent IDW isn't able to acquire the artworks.
According to Dunbier, the idea of Artist's Edition drew inspiration from the Batman Collected book. One of the pages in the book features an original Batman work by Neal Adams ; designer Chip Kidd had the idea of photographing the work and then printed in black and white palette.
In 2024, together with his wife Amanda, Dunbier launched his own company, Act 4 Publishing , through which he will continue to publish new Artist's Edition volumes.
List of Artist's Edition titles
Some titles exclusively receive limited edition; available only via either pre-ordering or purchasing from IDW's official website. This version includes a variant design of the front cover and a personal signature of the title's comic book artist printed in an interior page. The trade paperback known as Artisan Edition would be made available later on if a title is eventually out of stock. This version, however, is scaled down to the standard size of a graphic novel despite retaining the same content as the regular version.
Artist
Title
Material collected
Size
ISBN
Publication date
Pages
Dave Stevens
The Rocketeer
Starslayer #2-3; Pacific Presents #1-2; Rocketeer Special Edition #1; Rocketeer Adventure Magazine #1-3
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-60010-833-4
Aug 2010
136
Walter Simonson
Mighty Thor
Thor #337-340, #360-362
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-61377-038-2
Aug 2011
176
John Romita
Spider-Man vol. 1
The Amazing Spider-Man #67-69, #71, #74-75
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-61377-144-0
Feb 2012
152
Wally Wood
EC Stories
Stories from various EC comics: Weird Fantasy ("Project Survival", "Home to Stay", "There Will Come Soft Rains... "); Weird Science ("A Weighty Decision", "He Walked Among Us", "Down To Earth", "Mars is Heaven! ", "My World"); Weird Science-Fantasy ("The Children", "...For Posterity", "Adaptability"); Shock SuspenStories ("Came The Dawn!"); Frontline Combat ("Perimeter!"); Two-Fisted Tales ("Blockade!", "Atom Bomb!", "Trial by Arms!", "Carl Akeley!"). Also includes "The Spawn of Venus", originally intended for Three Dimensional E.C. Classics #3, but not published until 1969 (in witzend #6).
15" × 22" (381 mm × 559 mm)
978-1-61377-098-6
Feb 2012
152
David Mazzucchelli
Daredevil: Born Again
Daredevil #227-233
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-61377-238-6
Jun 2012
200
979-8-88724-264-4
Mar 2025
Sergio Aragonés
Groo the Wanderer
Groo the Wanderer #96-99
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-61377-270-6
Jul 2012
144
Joe Kubert
Tarzan
Tarzan #207-210, #212-213
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-61377-449-6
Sep 2012
152
Gil Kane
Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man #96-102, #121
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-61377-525-7
Nov 2012
216
Various artists
MAD
Stories from MAD #1-2, #4-5, #7-14, #16-18 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 ("MAD Reader!"" and "Meet Miss Potgold"); Russ Heath ("Plastic Sam!").
15" × 22" (381 mm × 559 mm)
978-1-61377-544-8
Jan 2013
176
Will Eisner
The Spirit vol. 1
The Spirit newspaper sections: "Heel Scallopini" (Feb 23, 1947), "April Fool" (Mar 30, 1947), "No Spirit Story Today" (Jun 8, 1947), "Li'l Adam" (Jul 20, 1947), "Competition" (Aug 3, 1947), "Montabaldo" (Jan 25, 1948), "War Brides" (Mar 14, 1948), "The Inheritance" (Apr 11, 1948), "The Guilty Gun" (Jun 6, 1948), "The Story of Gerhard Shnobble" (Sep 5, 1948), "The Chapparell Lode" (Nov 14, 1948), "Quirte" (Nov 21, 1948), "Thorne Strand and the Spirit" (Jan 23, 1949), "Taxes and the Spirit" (Apr 16, 1950), "The Desert" (Jul 16, 1950), "Teacher's Pet" (Sep 10, 1950), and "Happy New Year" (Dec 31, 1950)
15" × 22" (381 mm × 559 mm)
978-1-61377-525-7
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" × 22" (381 mm × 559 mm)
978-1-61377-632-2
Apr 2013
176
John Byrne
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four #232, #238, #241, #243, #247, #261; What If #36
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-61377-643-8
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 "Judgment Day "); Roy Krenkel ("Time to Leave"); Alex Toth ("Thunderjet")
15" × 22" (381 mm × 559 mm)
978-1-61377-650-6
Aug 2013
168
Mark Schultz
Xenozoic Tales
Xenozoic Tales #9-14
14" × 20" (356 mm × 508 mm)
978-1-61377-544-8
Aug 2013
144
Joe Kubert
Tor
Tor #1-4
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-61377-769-5
Oct 2013
144
Jeff Smith
Bone : The Great Cow Race
Bone #7-11
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-61377-785-5
Oct 2013
144
John Romita
Spider-Man vol. 2
The Amazing Spider-Man #106, #108-115
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-61377-844-9
Jan 2014
216
Basil Wolverton
Weird Worlds
15" × 22" (381 mm × 559 mm)
978-1-61377-910-1
Feb 2014
176
Jack Kirby
New Gods
New Gods #1-2, #5-8
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-61377-945-3
Mar 2014
176
Charles M. Schulz
Peanuts
Selected Peanuts daily strips from 1950 to 1960.
10" × 19" (254 mm × 483 mm)
978-1-61377-952-1
Apr 2014
144
Jim Steranko
Nick Fury , Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Strange Tales #151-162
15" × 22" (381 mm × 559 mm)
978-1-61377-968-2
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" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-003-2
Jul 2014
200
Various artists
Marvel Covers
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-093-3
Sep 2014
144
979-8-88724-268-2
Mar 2025
Walter Simonson
Manhunter and Other Stories[ 3]
Detective Comics #437-443 (Manhunter ), #450 (Batman ); 1st Issue Special #9 (Doctor Fate ); Unknown Soldier #254-256 (Captain Fear ); Metal Men #45-46; "Manhunter: The Final Chapter!" from Manhunter: The Special Edition ;
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-120-6
Nov 2014
176
John Buscema
Silver Surfer [ 3]
Silver Surfer #5-6, #8
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-145-9
Dec 2014
144
Will Eisner
The Spirit vol. 2
The Spirit newspaper sections: "The Haunt" (Oct 27, 1946), "Silken Floss" (Mar 9, 1947), "Umbrella Handles" (Dec 28, 1947), "The Wedding" (May 2, 1948), "Plaster of Paris" (Nov 7, 1948), "A Slow Ship to Shanghai" (Jan 30, 1949), "Visitor" (Feb 13, 1949), "A Pot of Gold" (Apr 3, 1949), "The Spirit Now Deputy" (Apr 24, 1949), "Hamid Jebru" (May 8, 1949), "The Return" (Aug 14, 1949), "The Return of Vino Red" (Sep 25, 1949), "Crime" (Oct 2, 1949) [incorrectly listed in table of contents as "The Return of Autumn Mews" from Oct 9, 1949], "Lonesome Cool" (Dec 18, 1949), "Sand Saref" (Jan 8, 1950), "Nickles Nerser" (Feb 5, 1950) and "The Island" (Mar 26, 1950)
15" × 22" (381 mm × 559 mm)
978-1-63140-146-6
Jan 2015
144
Joe Kubert
Enemy Ace
Star-Spangled War Stories #139-142, #144, #152
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-166-4
Dec 2014
152
Jack Kirby
Mister Miracle
Mister Miracle #2-3, #5-9
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-302-6
Mar 2015
200
979-8-88724-266-8
Jun 2025
Various artists
Best of EC vol. 2
Stories from various EC comics illustrated by: Al Williamson ("The Arrival", "Fish Story", "Food For Thought" and "Lost In Space"); Wally Wood ("Caesar", "The Martians" and "War of 1812"); 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" × 22" (381 mm × 559 mm)
978-1-63140-291-3
Apr 2015
176
Don Rosa
The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Vol. 1
Uncle Scrooge #285-290
14" × 20" (356 mm × 508 mm)
978-1-63140-301-9
Jun 2015
160
Jack Kirby
Kamandi vol. 1
Kamandi #1-2, #5-7, #9
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-344-6
Jun 2015
160
Eric Powell
The Goon
The Goon: Chinatown and the Mystery of Mr. Wicker
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-346-0
Jul 2015
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" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-391-0
Jul 2015
192
Joe Kubert
The Return of Tarzan
Tarzan #214, #217-223
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-433-7
Oct 2015
168
Herb Trimpe
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk #127, #131, #134, #146-147, #153, #156
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-416-0
Nov 2015
144
Sam Kieth
The Maxx
The Maxx #1-6
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-479-5
Feb 2016
168
Graham Ingels
EC Stories
Stories from various EC comics: Crime SuspenStories ("A Tree Grows in Borneo!"); Haunt of Fear ("A Biting Finish!", "Chatter-Boxed!", "Horror We? How's Bayou?", "Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes...", "The New Arrival", "About Face"); Tales from the Crypt ("A Sucker for a Spider!", "Half-Baked!", "Accidents and Old Lace"); Terror Illustrated ("The Basket"); Vault of Horror ("Buried Alive", "...With all the Trappings!", "A Grim Fairy Tale!", "Where There's a Will...", "Shoe-Button Eyes!", "All For Gnawt").
15" × 22" (381 mm × 559 mm)
978-1-63140-496-2
Mar 2016
152
Various artists
Best of DC War
Stories from Our Army at War #194-196, #212, #248, #265; Our Fighting Forces #145-146, #160; Star-Spangled War Stories #164, illustrated by: Joe Kubert ("A Time for Vengeance!", "Dead Town!", "Stop the War - I Want to Get Off!"); Russ Heath ("The Quiet War!", "The Firing Squad!"); Jack Kirby ("Ivan"); John Severin ("A Flag for Losers!", "The Brother"); Alex Toth ("Burma Sky", "White Devil...Yellow Devil!")
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-547-1
Jun 2016
160
Al Williamson
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars #39-44, #98 [ 4]
14" × 21" (356 mm × 533 mm)
978-1-63140-587-7
Jul 2016
160
Jack Kirby
Thor
Journey Into Mystery #111, #117-118; Thor #134-135; Thor Annual #2 [ 5]
15" × 22" (381 mm × 559 mm)
978-1-63140-603-4
Jul 2016
168
Mike Mignola
The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects
The Amazing Screw-On Head
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-619-5
Aug 2016
160
Various artists
Marvel Covers: The Modern Era
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-646-1
978-1-63140-647-8
Sep 2016
144
Jack Kirby
Kamandi vol. 2
Kamandi #11-16
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-721-5
Oct 2016
144
Chris Samnee
Daredevil
Daredevil (2011) #23-27 (slipcased, also includes a 60-page softcover book containing script pages by Mark Waid , annotated with Samnee's thumbnail sketches )
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-723-9
Jan 2017
160
Various artists
America's Best Comics
Stories from various ABC comics illustrated by: Chris Sprouse (Tom Strong #36); J. H. Williams III (Promethea #10); Gene Ha (Top 10 #7); Kevin Nowlan (Tomorrow Stories #1, #2, #4, #10, #12); Arthur Adams (Jonni Future from Tom Strong's Terrific Tales #2-4, #6-7); Hilary Barta (Tomorrow Stories #8, Tomorrow Stories Special #1); Rick Veitch (Tomorrow Stories #9); Paul Rivoche (Tom Strong's Terrific Tales #4); Jerry Ordway (Tom Strong's Terrific Tales #6) and Alan Weiss (Tom Strong's Terrific Tales #6)
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-757-4
978-1-63140-760-4
Feb 2017
224
Alex Toth
Bravo For Adventure
The Rook #3-4, Bravo For Adventure #1
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-790-1
Mar 2017
136
978-1-68405-948-5
Sep 2022
Jack Kirby
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four #71, #82-84, Annual #6 [ 6]
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-831-1
Feb 2017
144
Michael Kaluta
Starstruck
Heavy Metal vol. 6 #8-12, vol. 7 #1-4 (later collected as Marvel Graphic Novel #13); Starstruck (1985) #1, #4
15" × 20" (381 mm × 508 mm)
978-1-63140-847-2
Apr 2017
144
Reed Crandall
EC Stories
Stories from various EC comics: Crime SuspenStories ("Mother's Day", "Return Blow", "This'll Kill You", "Dog Food", "The Firebug"); Extra! ("Hong Kong"); Haunt of Fear ("Swamped"); Piracy ("Blackbeard", "Partners"); Shock SuspenStories ("Carrion Death!", "Sweetie-Pie", "The Space Suitors", "The Kidnapper", "Upon Reflection", "For Cryin' Out Loud!", "A Kind of Justice", "Rundown"); Tales From the Crypt ("Burial at Sea""); Two-Fisted Tales ("Battle!"); Vault of Horror ("Together They Lie!", "Top Billing").
15" × 22" (381 mm × 559 mm)
978-1-63140-894-6
May 2017
144
Jack Kirby
The Forever People
The Forever People #1, #4-7
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-896-0
Jun 2017
144
979-8-88724-005-3
Aug 2025
Walter Simonson
Thor :The Return Of Beta Ray Bill
Thor #349-354, #380
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-079-6
Jun 2017
160
Jack Kirby
Fantastic Four : World's Greatest
Fantastic Four #33, #45, #47, #60
15" × 22" (381 mm × 559 mm)
978-1-68405-081-9
Aug 2017
168
P. Craig Russell
P. Craig Russell’s Strange Dreams
Marvel Graphic Novel #7 ("Killraven :Last Dreams Broken"); Doctor Strange : What is it That Disturbs You, Stephen?
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-200-4
Nov 2017
140
Gene Colan
Tomb of Dracula
Tomb of Dracula #25, #28, #36, #37, #46, #48
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-217-2
Dec 2017
144
Ross Andru
Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man #125-127, #153, #167
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-286-8
Mar 2018
144
Joe Kubert
Tarzan and the Lion Man
Tarzan #224, 225, 227, 228, 229, 231, 232, 233, and 234
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-289-9
Apr 2018
176
Frank Cho
Savage Wolverine
Savage Wolverine #1-5
14" × 21" (356 mm × 533 mm)
978-1-68405-292-9
Jun 2018
140
Jack Kirby
Marvel Heroes And Monsters
Ant-Man from Tales to Astonish #35, Captain America from Tales of Suspense #81, Human Torch from Strange Tales #105, Sgt. Fury #6, X-Men #7 and "monster" stories from Journey Into Mystery #58, #63, #74, #76; Strange Tales #94; Tales To Astonish #19, #34
15" × 22" (381 mm × 559 mm)
978-1-68405-386-5
Aug 2018
176
Walter Simonson
Star Wars
Star Wars #51-52, #55-57, #60
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-604-0
Aug 2019
144
Berkeley Breathed
Bloom County
14" × 20" (356 mm × 508 mm)
978-1-68405-389-6
Oct 2019
144
Michael Golden
Micronauts
Micronauts #3, #7-9, #11-12
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-753-5
Nov 2020
184
Jim Lee
X-Men
X-Men (1991) #1
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-809-9
Jan 2021
160
Various artists
EC Covers
A collection of covers from EC comic books, illustrated by various artists, including Wally Wood , Harvey Kurtzman , Graham Ingels , Johnny Craig , Al Williamson , Frank Frazetta , Jack Davis and Al Feldstein .
15" × 22" (381 mm × 559 mm)
978-1-68405-768-9
Sep 2021
160
John Buscema
Marvel Heroes
Avengers #51, Sub-Mariner #24, Thor #197
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-871-6
Feb 2022
192
Dave Stevens
The Rocketeer 40th anniversary
Starslayer #2-3; Pacific Presents #1-2; Rocketeer Special Edition #1; Rocketeer Adventure Magazine #1-3
Restored the two missing pages that weren't originally available in the first edition.
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-887-7
Apr 2022
136
Todd McFarlane
Spider-Man
Various pages from Todd McFarlane's runs on Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man between 1988 and 1991.
14" × 21" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-932-4
Sep 2022
192
Kevin Nowlan
Marvel Heroes
The Man-Thing graphic novel "Screenplay of the Living Dead Man" (serialised as Infernal Man-Thing #1-3); "A Little Fire" (Immortal Hulk: Time of Monsters #1).
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-972-0
Apr 2023
176
Michael Golden
Marvel Stories
Marvel Fanfare #47; "The 'Nam , 1967" & "The Sniper" (Savage Tales vol.2 #1 & #4); "Zounds O' Silence!" (Marvel Holiday Special 1992 ).
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-919-5
Jul 2023
176
Frank Miller
Daredevil
Pages from Daredevil #159, #163, #165, #168-169, #171-172, #174-181, #184-191 (previously released as an Artifact Edition).
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
979-8-88724-004-6
Aug 2023
144
Walter Simonson
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four #337-341, #352-354
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
979-8-88724-035-0
Sep 2023
204
John Byrne
X-Men
Pages from X-Men #108-109, #111-116, #118-143 (previously released as an Artifact Edition).
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
979-8-88724-043-5
Dec 2023
160
John Romita
The Amazing Spider-Man : Daily Strips
The Amazing Spider-Man daily newspaper strips from 1977-78
19.5" × 16" (495 mm x 407 mm)
979-8-88724-055-8
Jan 2024
176
Chris Samnee
Black Widow
Black Widow (2016) #1-6
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-711-5
Jul 2024
192
Dave Cockrum
X-Men
Pages from Giant-Size X-Men #1; X-Men #94-107 (previously released as an Artifact Edition).
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
979-8-88724-112-8
Jul 2024
160
David Mazzucchelli
Batman: Year One
Batman #404–407
14" × 21" (356 mm × 534 mm)
979-8-88724-003-9
Aug 2024
144
Jim Lee
DC Legends
Various pages published by Wildstorm & DC Comics (previously released as an Artifact Edition).
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
979-8-88724-116-6
Aug 2024
140
Various artists
Best of DC War
An expanded reprint of the 2016 edition, now including a complete 12-page story by Joe Kubert in layout form ("The Troubadour" from Our Army at War #200)
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
979-8-88724-142-5
Nov 2024
180
Paul Smith
X-Men
Selected Pages from Uncanny X-Men #165-170, #172-175; Marvel Fanfare #4; X-Men/Alpha Flight #1-2; X-Men Unlimited #50; "A Girl and her Dragon" (X-Men: First Class Special #1).
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
979-8-88724-179-1
Jan 2025
204
Neal Adams
DC Classics
Green Lantern #84; Strange Adventures #215 (featuring Deadman ); "The Silent Night of the Batman" (Batman #219); "The Game" & "Nightmare" (House of Mystery #178 & #186); "The Baby Who Walked Through Walls" (Superman #254); "A Time to Die!" (Weird Western Tales #12).
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
979-8-88724-151-7
979-8-88724-181-4
Jul 2025
288
Various artists
DC Covers Volume One
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
979-8-88724-296-5
Aug 2025
128
Various artists
DC Covers Volume Two
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
979-8-88724-405-1
Apr 2026
128
Artifact Editions
Between 2014 and 2020, "Artifact Edition" was used as the title of any book collecting an assortment of individual pages, rather than complete stories. Beginning with the publication of Todd McFarlane's Spider-Man Artist's Edition in 2022, this distinction no longer exists, and the "Artist's Edition" brand is now used for any book (new or reprinted) that would previously have been classed as an Artifact Edition.
Artist
Title
Material collected (selected pages only)
Size
ISBN
Publication date
Pages
Dave Gibbons
Watchmen
Pages from Watchmen #1-12
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-030-8
Aug 2014
144
John Romita
Spider-Man
Pages from Amazing Spider-Man #39-53
15" × 22" (381 mm × 559 mm)
978-1-63140-238-8
Apr 2015
200
Frank Miller
Daredevil
Pages from Daredevil #159, #163, #165, #168-169, #171-172, #174-181, #184-191
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-352-1
Aug 2015
144
Various artists
Miracleman
Pages from Warrior and Miracleman #9-16 illustrated by Garry Leach , Alan Davis , Rick Veitch and John Totleben
15" × 20" (381 mm × 508 mm)
978-1-63140-392-7
Nov 2015
144
Various artists
Star Wars
Pages from Star Wars #1-10 (Howard Chaykin ), #16 (Walt Simonson ), #38 (Michael Golden )
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-63140-458-0
Dec 2015
160
Bernie Wrightson
Pages from various DC comics of the 1970s: Swamp Thing #1-10, House of Secrets , House of Mystery , The Witching Hour , The Unexpected and Plop! .
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-211-0 978-1-68405-207-3
Nov 2017
144
John Byrne
X-Men
Pages from X-Men #108-109, #111-116, #118-143
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-394-0
Oct 2018
168
Jim Starlin
Marvel Cosmic
Pages from Captain Marvel #25-34; Strange Tales #178-181; Warlock #9-15; Avengers Annual #7; Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-394-0
Aug 2018
176
Bill Sienkiewicz
Mutants and Moon Knights… and Assassins
Pages from New Mutants #18-31; Moon Knight #1, #3, #9, #11, #15, #22-23, #25-26, #28-29; Elektra: Assassin #1-3, #5-8
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-399-5
Oct 2018
168
Jim Lee
DC Legends
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-442-8
Jan 2019
140
John Byrne
Marvel Classics
Pages from The Avengers #164-166, #181, #185-188, #190; Captain America #247-250, #252-255; Marvel Team-Up #53-55, #59-70, #100; Iron Fist #1-2, #6, #9, #11-15
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-662-0
Oct 2019
168
Dave Cockrum
X-Men
Pages from Giant-Size X-Men #1; X-Men #94-105, #107
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-68405-701-6
Jun 2020
160
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's Edition books, the pages are printed in the same size as the original artwork.
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:
Act 4 Publishing Artist's Editions
Artist
Title
Material collected
Size
ISBN
Publication date
Pages
Jim Aparo
DC Classics
The Brave and the Bold #108, #132, #138 & #149; Detective Comics #445; Adventure Comics (featuring The Spectre ) #431, #434-435, #437 & #440. Plus a 3-page Aqualad story from Teen Titans #36.
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-53433-487-8
Sep 2025
216
Jason Pearson
Body Bags
Body Bags #1-4; Body Bags: 3 the Hard Way ; Body Bags: One Shot
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
Dec 2025
248
Wally Wood
EC Stories
An expanded reprint of the 2012 IDW edition, with 11 additional stories: "Enemies of the Colony" (Weird Fantasy #8), "Plucked" (Weird Science #17), "Flying Saucer Report" (Weird Science-Fantasy #25), "The Chosen One" (Weird Science-Fantasy #29), "Clean Start" (Incredible Science Fiction #30), "You, Rocket" (Incredible Science Fiction #31), "In Gratitude" (Shock SuspenStories #11), "The Whipping" (Shock SuspenStories #14), "The Quite-A-Man" (Panic #3), "Knights" (Two-Fisted Tales #30) and "New Orleans" (Two-Fisted Tales #35)
15" × 22" (381 mm × 559 mm)
978-1-5343-3514-1
Feb 2026
236
Mike Mignola
Hellboy in Hell volume 2
Hellboy in Hell #6-10
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-5343-3284-3
Apr 2026
160
Steve Ditko
The Amazing Spider-Man
Amazing Fantasy #15; The Amazing Spider-Man #20, #26, #33
15" × 22" (381 mm × 559 mm)
May 2026
176
George Pérez
The New Teen Titans
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
Jun 2026
200
Dark Horse Comics Gallery Editions
Artist
Title
Material collected
Size
ISBN
Publication date
Pages
P. Craig Russell
Murder Mysteries and Other Stories
"The Spirit: Art Walk" (The Spirit (2010) #17), Murder Mysteries , "Isolation and Illusion" (Epic Illustrated #9), "Human Remains" (Tapping the Vein #1), "The Insomniac" (Night Music #2), "From Beyond " (Heavy Metal vol. 18 #2), "Command Performance" (Hellboy: Weird Tales #6), "The Birthday of the Infanta " (Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde vol. 3 ), "The Golden Apples of the Sun" (The Ray Bradbury Chronicles #1) and "The Gift of the Magi " (Within Our Reach ).
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-61655-834-5
Mar 2013
232
Walter Simonson
Robocop Versus The Terminator
Robocop Versus The Terminator #1-6
15" × 17" (381 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-61655-007-3
Jul 2014
160
Wendy Pini
Elfquest
Elfquest #1-5
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-61655-411-8
Oct 2014
176
Doug Wheatley
Star Wars: Dark Times
Star Wars: Dark Times #1-5
9" × 13" (229 mm × 330 mm)
978-1-61655-675-4
Nov 2014
248
Stan Sakai
Usagi Yojimbo : Samurai and Other Stories
Stories from Usagi Yojimbo
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-61655-923-6
Nov 2015
240
Frank Miller
Sin City : The Hard Goodbye Curator's Collection
Sin City chapters from Dark Horse Presents #51 to #62 and the Dark Horse Presents: 5th Anniversary Special
15" × 21.5" (381 mm × 546 mm)
978-1-5067-0070-0
Aug 2016
224
Stan Sakai
Usagi Yojimbo : The Artist and Other Stories
Usagi Yojimbo #65, #74-75, #93, #103-104, #116, #123, #141. Also includes stories from Dark Horse Presents #35-36
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-61655-923-6
Nov 2016
240
Goseki Kojima
Lone Wolf and Cub
11" × 16" (303 mm × 459 mm)
978-1-5067-0739-6
May 2018
216
Will Eisner
A Contract with God Curator's Collection
A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories
10" × 13" (284 mm × 391 mm)
978-1-5067-0639-9
May 2018
416
Dynamite Entertainment Art Editions
Artist
Title
Material collected
Size
ISBN
Publication date
Pages
Frank Thorne
Red Sonja
Marvel Feature #2-7
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-60690-444-2
Apr 2014
120
Frank Thorne
Red Sonja Vol. 2
Red Sonja (1976) #1-6
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-60690-475-6
Feb 2015
128
Frank Thorne
Red Sonja Vol. 3
Red Sonja (1976) #7-11
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-60690-580-7
Apr 2015
104
Jose Gonzalez
Vampirella
Stories from Vampirella #15-16, #19, #21, #23, #27-28, #37, #61, #108, #112
14" × 21" (356 mm × 533 mm)
978-1-60690-430-5
May 2016
152
Walter Simonson
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica #16, #19-20, #22-23
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-5241-0012-4
May 2018
104
Fantagraphics Studio Editions
FPG Collected Artwork Editions
Artist
Title
Material collected
Size
ISBN
Publication date
Pages
Mike Ploog and Simon Bisley
Thicker Than Blood
Thicker Than Blood #1-3 (each page is reproduced twice: as inked line art by Mike Ploog and as fully-painted art by Simon Bisley)
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-0-9993281-0-1
Dec 2017
156
Genesis West Original Art Archives
Graphitti Designs/DC Comics Gallery Editions
Artist
Title
Material collected
Size
ISBN
Publication date
Pages
Kelley Jones
Batman
Batman #515-519 and 521-525
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-4012-5443-8
Dec 2014
248
Frank Miller
Ronin
Ronin #1-6
13" × 20" (330 mm × 508 mm)
978-1-4012-5457-5
Apr 2015
328
Michael Turner
Superman/Batman
Superman/Batman #8-13
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-4012-5706-4
Aug 2015
208
Various Artists
The Sandman
The Sandman #1 by Sam Kieth ; Sandman: The Dream Hunters #1-4 by P. Craig Russell ; Death: A Winter’s Tale (from Vertigo: Winter’s Edge #2) by Jeff Jones . Plus miscellaneous pages from Sandman #2-75 illustrated by Chris Bachalo , Colleen Doran , Kelley Jones , Shawn McManus , Jon Muth , Jill Thompson , Charles Vess , Michael Zulli and others.
13" × 20" (330 mm × 508 mm)
978-1-4012-5923-5
Dec 2015
272
Kevin O’Neill
The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume One
The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume One #1-6
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-4012-6190-0
Jan 2016
184
Frank Miller
Batman : the Dark Knight Returns
Batman: The Dark Knight #1-4
13" × 20" (330 mm × 508 mm)
978-1-4012-6443-7
May 2016
216
Amanda Conner
Girl Power
Power Girl #1, 7, 8, 9; Supergirl from Wednesday Comics ; Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre #1-4
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-4012-6793-3
Oct 2016
248
Kelley Jones
Deadman
Deadman: Love After Death #1-2; Deadman: Exorcism #1-2
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
ISBN TBA
Jan 2017
228
Sam Kieth
Batman :Secrets
Batman: Secrets #1-5; Batman Confidential #40; Batman/Lobo #1
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-4012-7681-2
Feb 2018
248
Terry Moore
Strangers In Paradise
Strangers In Paradise #1, #90 and a representational page from each of the 105 issues published between issues #1 and #90
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-892597-69-4
Jun 2018
248
J. H. Williams III
The Sandman: Overture
The Sandman: Overture #1-6
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-4012-9103-7
Feb 2020
230
Brian Bolland
Batman: The Killing Joke and Other Stories & Art
Batman: The Killing Joke
13" × 20" (330 mm × 508 mm)
978-1-77952-980-0
Sep 2024
280
Hermes Press Archival Editions
Artist
Title
Material collected
Size
ISBN
Publication date
Pages
Frank Thorne
Ghita , An Erotic Treasury
"Ghita of Alizarr" (1984 #7-8, 10; 1994 #11-14)
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-61345-111-3
Jul 2017
134
Frank Thorne
Ghita , An Erotic Treasury volume 2
"The Thousand Wizards of Urd" (1994 #17-21, 24-26, 28-29); "The Deathman's Head" (The Erotic Worlds of Frank Thorne #1)
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-61345-176-2
Oct 2019
144
Image Comics Vault Editions
McSweeney's
Pan-Universal Galactic Worldwide (PUG Worldwide) Colossal Editions
Rebellion Apex Editions
Skybound Entertainment Signature Editions
Artist
Title
Material collected
Size
ISBN
Publication date
Pages
Daniel Warren Johnson
Extremity
Extremity #1-12
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
Oct 2024
320
Slingsby Bros, Ink!
Titan Original Art Editions
Wayne Alan Harold Productions Fine Art Editions
Artist
Title
Material collected
Size
ISBN
Publication date
Pages
P. Craig Russell
Jungle Book and Other Stories
The King's Ankus , Red Dog , The Spring Running , Siegfried and the Dragon , La Sonnambula and the City of Sleep , Breakdown on the Starship Remembrance
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-0-9998106-4-4
Oct 2017
148
P. Craig Russell
Salome and Other Stories
Salome , The Clowns (Pagliacci ) , The Godfather’s Code (Cavalleria Rusticana ) , Unto This World , Ein Heldentraum , Between Two Worlds
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-0-9998106-5-1
Nov 2018
132
P. Craig Russell
The Selfish Giant and Other Stories
The Selfish Giant , The Star-Child , The Young King , The Remarkable Rocket , The Devoted Friend , The Nightingale and the Rose
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-0-9998106-8-2
Jan 2020
128
P. Craig Russell
Symbolist Fantasies and Other Things
Pelléas & Mélisande , Ariane and Bluebeard , The Avatar and The Chimera
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
978-1-7357615-2-7
Jan 2022
148
Zoop Artist's Editions
Artist
Title
Material collected
Size
ISBN
Publication date
Pages
John Paul Leon
The Winter Men
The Winter Men #1-5; The Winter Men Winter Special
12" × 17" (305 mm × 432 mm)
Sep 2022
192
References