Inc. C ollectors typically categorize comic book formats by frequency or by physical characteristics. The most common comics format. Periodicals issued monthly, bimonthly, or quarterly. May be issued in standard comic format or as a Prestige Comic or Treasury Edition. Limited Series Released as a finite set of numbered issues, typically over a period of consecutive months.
Most limited series contain four issues, but size can range anywhere from two to twelve issues.
Publishers often give them an ISBN number. Treasury Edition Oversize comic, typically published in prestige format and tabloid-sized. In the past, publishers such as Marvel produced one or two ongoing series in this format, but today Treasury Editions are limited to one-shot special events. Examples include Heavy Metal and Frank Frazetta's Fantasy Illustrated . Comic books published in book form, either as trade paperbacks or hardcover books.