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Anthology comics used to be common in America, but are less visible nowadays. [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] and [[DC Comics|DC]], originally published several stories in one issue of their respective comics; only the most popular characters ever got a whole issue devoted to them, and even then it was typically a group of shorter stories about the character. Nowadays, Marvel and DC typically publish one or two stories per issue of each comic - the [[Decompressed Comic]] and [[Writing for the Trade]] pretty much forced the end of the anthology at the Big Two. However, Marvel has recently attempted to revive the anthology format with ''Marvel Comics Presents''; the first series lasted 175 issues but the second only 12. They've since tried giving it another go, this time re-using the Strange Tales title. It is also easier to find [[Alternative Comics|independent comics]] that go down the anthology route.
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[[Manga|Japanese comics]] also tend to go the anthology route. In Japan, each issue tends to be a few hundred pages long, and feature stories about 20 pages or more in length, or chapters (except for gag series and [[Yonkoma]]). Those aimed at teenage [[Shonen|boys]] or [[Shojo|girls]] often put the name of their demographic in the title, while those aimed at [[Seinen]] or [[Josei]] usually use words like ''young'' or ''youth''.
In Japan, if a series becomes popular enough, it will often be published in a series of softback collections known as ''tankobon''.<ref>effectively a small graphic novel volume</ref>
Anthologies used to be common in France as well, using the same model as British ones though more of the featured [[Franco Belgian Comics]] were story-based; some are still published, but do not seem to have made as much of an impact as the American or Japanese publications.
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* ''[[Cross Gen]] Chronicles''
* Phil Foglio's ''[[XXXenophile]]''. A notable difference with most other anthologies is that the artist was always the same. However by making clever use of different inkers and letterers, each story does have its own unique feeling.
* WildStorm's ''New Line Cinema's Tales of Horror'' was a series that would have alternated between telling two stories set in either the ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street|Nightmare]], [[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre|Chainsaw]]'' or ''[[Friday the 13th (film)|Friday]]'' Universes, or a combination of two of the three. It [[Short Runners|had only one issue]].
* Many graphic novels of [[Clive Barker]]'s ''[[Hellraiser]]'' series were anthologies by various writer/artist teams.
* ''[[Death Rattle]]'', a 1990s horror anthology comic series with some recurring characters/storylines (such as the Alcoholic Janitor).
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* ''Hoot''
* ''Viz''
* ''[[Sonic the Comic]]'' initially started as one of these, with stories from many different Sega games appearing in the comic, including ''[[Streets of Rage]]'', ''[[Shinobi]]'', and the most successful ''[[
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