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Marvel Cinematic Universe Tie-in Comics
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) tie-in comic books are limited series or one-shot comics published by Marvel Comics that tie into the films and television series of the MCU. The comics are written and illustrated by a variety of individuals, and each one consists of 1 to 4 issues. They are intended to tell additional stories about existing characters, or to make connections between MCU projects, without necessarily expanding the universe or introducing new concepts or characters. The first MCU tie-in comics to be published were ''Iron Man: Fast Friends'', ''The Incredible Hulk: The Fury Files'', and ''Nick Fury: Spies Like Us'', all in 2008. They were followed by an adaptation of ''Iron Man'' in 2010, along with ''Iron Man 2: Fist of Iron'' (2010), ''Iron Man 2: Public Identity'' (2010), ''Iron Man 2: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (2010), ''Captain America: First Vengeance'' (2011), ''Captain America & Thor: Avengers'' (2011), ''The Avengers Prelude: Fury's Big Week'' (2012), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limited Series (comics)
In the field of comic books, a limited series is a comics series with a predetermined number of issues. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is finite and determined before production, and it differs from a One-shot (comics), one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues. The term is often used interchangeably with miniseries (mini-series) and maxiseries (maxi-series), usually depending on the length and number of issues. In Dark Horse Comics' definition of a limited series, "this term primarily applies to a connected series of individual comic books. A limited series refers to a comic book series with a clear beginning, middle and end". Dark Horse Comics and DC Comics refer to limited series of two to eleven issues as miniseries and series of twelve issues or more as maxiseries, but other publishers alternate terms. Characteristics A limited series can "vary widely in length, but often run from three to ten issues. They can usually be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |