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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.

If a certain character proves to be very popular, they may get their very own comic. This may be either a one-off or semi-regular extended story, or it may be a full-blown [[Spin Off]]. [[Judge Dredd]] is a good example.

If a certain character proves to be very popular, they may get their very own comic. This may be either a one-off or semi-regular extended story, or it may be a full-blown [[Spin-Off]]. [[Judge Dredd]] is a good example.

[[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''.

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 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.
-If a certain character proves to be very popular, they may get their very own comic. This may be either a one-off or semi-regular extended story, or it may be a full-blown [[Spin Off]]. [[Judge Dredd]] is a good example.
+If a certain character proves to be very popular, they may get their very own comic. This may be either a one-off or semi-regular extended story, or it may be a full-blown [[Spin-Off]]. [[Judge Dredd]] is a good example.
 [[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''.
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 See also [[Animated Anthology]].
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 == America ==
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 * [[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 ''[[XX Xenophile]]''. 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.
+* 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 13 th|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.
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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]]'' (weekly, 1946-1988)
+* ''Le journal de [[Tintin (Comic Book)]]'' (weekly, 1946-1988)
 * ''Fluide Glacial''