A comics anthology collects works in the medium of
comics, typically from multiple series, and compiles them into an
anthology or
magazine. The comics in these anthologies range from
comic strips that are too short for standalone publication to
comic book
A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...
chapters that might later be compiled into collected comic book volumes (such as
manga tankobon and
comic albums
a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate ...
).
United States
Asia
Japan
Malaysia
Europe
Belgium and France
United Kingdom
Britain has a long tradition of publishing comic anthologies, usually weekly (hence ''The Dandy'' going past 3,000 published issues).
See also
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British comics, the majority of which are anthologies
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British small press comics
British small press comics, once known as stripzines, are comic books self-published by amateur cartoonists and comic book creators, usually in short print runs, in the UK. They're comparable to similar movements internationally, such as American ...
, many of which are also anthologies
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List of manga magazines, the majority of which are anthologies
References
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Comics terminology