I Made Another (Slightly Longer) List!
The New Universe Collected is a list of TPBs collecting Marvel’s original New Universe. The New Universe was Jim Shooter’s grand celebration of Marvel’s 25th Anniversary in 1986. While the line was completely cancelled in 1989 (after 174 total issues), there were some great stories told in that time. In the beginning there were eight series – Star Brand, Spitfire & the Troubleshooters (later Codename: Spitfire), D.P.7, Psi-Force, Justice, Nightmask, Mark Hazzard: Merc, and Kickers Inc. Only four – Star Brand, D.P.7, Psi-Force and Justice – survived past the first year. In 2006, prior to Warren Ellis’ reimagining of the New U in newuniversal, Marvel released a series of 5 one-shots and 3 back-up stories as Untold Tales of the New Universe. Each of the original series was featured in one of these tales. I have just started reading the original New Universe stuff (I picked up some random Star Brand issues at a garage sale, and am now waiting on full runs of Star Brand and Nightmask from eBay), but I have become fascinated with the concept. I am happy to see Marvel re-releasing some of this stuff in trades now, so I thought I’d make a list of them to help introduce fellow New U newbies to the excitement of the original New Universe. So far they have released one volume each of Star Brand, D.P.7, and Psi-Force, along with a collection of all 8 Untold Tales, but hopefully more will be coming, especially with the changes the New U underwent after the first year. You can see evidence of the changes here in these old Marvel Age covers:
