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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
In Britain, anthologies are the norm. Most are aimed at pre-teen children and consist primarily of a set of one-to-two page gag strips, though there are exceptions. If a comic is successful, a publisher may print a summer special, featuring longer stories which often revolve around some theme. Very successful comics may even have ''annuals'' printed. An annual, as its name suggests, is a hardback collection of new stories published once a year, typically just before Christmas. These stories tend to be considerably longer than those in the main comic, and the annual also often has things like quizzes, activities, and text stories.
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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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** Not to mention ''Amazing (Adult) Fantasy'', ''Tales to Astonish'', ''Journey Into Mystery'', and ''Tales of Suspense''
* ''Mome''
* ''[[Flight (
* ''Yen Plus''
* ''[[Creepy Magazine|Creepy]]'' and ''Eerie''
* Notable anthologies from [[The DCU|DC Comics]] and related companies include:
** ''Detective Comics'' (taken over by [[
** ''[[Action Comics]]'' (taken over by [[
** ''Flash Comics'' (replaced by the [[Flash]])
** ''Sensation Comics'' (birthplace of [[Wonder Woman]], though technically she debuted in a bonus in ''All-Star Comics'')
** ''Whiz Comics'' (from Fawcett Comics, birthplace of [[Captain Marvel]])
** ''All-American Comics'' (birthplace of [[
** ''All-Star Comics'' (birthplace of the [[Justice Society of America]], later changed to ''All-Star Western'')
** ''World's Finest''(taken over exclusively by Superman & Batman; was initially separate solo Superman and Batman stories, plus a few other characters, in the same issue)
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** ''Funny Stuff'' (a humor title, taken over by its stars, ''The Dodo and the Frog'')
** ''More Fun Comics'' (various DC characters debuted/appeared here, including Aquaman, Green Arrow, and Superboy)
** ''Adventure Comics'' (long-running anthology title, but Superboy or the [[Legion of Super
* Most titles published by EC Comics in the [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]], including ''Tales from the Crypt'' and ''Crime Suspenstories''.
** [[Mad Magazine]] began as one.
* [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]] comics such as "Star Wars Tales" tend to be like this.
* ''Comic Book Tattoo''; each story is inspired by a [[
* [[Image Comics]] seems to release a lot of thick anthology books like Popgun, a general collection of indie artists, 24 Seven, different stories set in a world inhabited entirely by humaniod robots and Liquid City a collection consisting of work by artists from South East Asia. Image's head publisher Erik Larsen has said he really loves anthologies, which works out nicely for readers who also like them.
* ''[[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
* 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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== Britain ==
* ''[[The Beano]]''
* ''[[The Dandy (
* ''[[
* ''Topper''
* ''Beezer''
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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 ''[[Decap Attack (comic strip)|Decap Attack]]'',
== France ==
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* ''Le journal de [[Spirou and Fantasio|Spirou]]'' (weekly)
* [[Disney Comics]] are [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|big in France]] with ''Le journal de Mickey'' (weekly), ''[[Disney Ducks Comic Universe|Picsou]] Magazine''<ref>Picsou is Scrooge McDuck's French name</ref> (monthly), ''Mickey Parade'' (fluctuates between monthly and quarterly), ''Super Picsou Geant'' (bimonthly)...
* ''Le journal de [[Tintin
* ''Fluide Glacial''
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* ''Big Comic''
* ''Nakayoshi''
* ''[[
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