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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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