By Zack Quaintance — Our ongoing look at the best gifts for comics fans in 2021 continues today with the Marvel Comics edition. I took a bit of a different approach on this one, looking to find a mix of accessible choices for fans of the uber popular Marvel movies, as well as great big books for folks who already read comics. The result is a list of titles that I myself enjoy quite a bit, and you can find it in full below.

Hope this helps with your shopping!

Best Gifts for Comics Fans 2021 - Marvel Comics

Epic Collections
Writers: Various
Artists: Various
Who It’s For: Quite frankly, my favorite collections of Marvel Comics are all Epic Collections, which is a big and well-done series that the publisher has put out for some time now. To that end, I think it’s a pretty safe bet to buy these collections for the Marvel Comics fan in your life, regardless of their level of familiarity with the actual comics. Put simply, these books are as great for the seasoned reader to put on their shelves as they are for the neophyte who has been weened exclusively on the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Below I have compiled links to some of the foundational characters in the Marvel Universe, which fortunately also happen to include some of my favorite comics.
Order Them Here: Amazing Spider-Man - Kraven’s Last Hunt ($14.99)
Avengers - Earth’s Mightiest Heroes ($19.99)
Daredevil - A Touch of Typhoid ($22.49)
Fantastic Four - The Name is Doom ($14.99)
Iron Man - The Enemy Within ($19.99)
New Mutants - The Demon Bear Saga ($14.39)
Silver Surfer - Parable ($44.99)
Venom - Symbiosis ($14.99)
Wolverine - Blood and Claws ($39.99)
X-Men - Second Genesis ($14.99)

The Immortal Hulk Omnibus
Writer: Al Ewing
Artist: Joe Bennett
Is he man or monster...or is he both? You know Bruce Banner. He's quiet, calm, never complains. He's a scientist who believes he can use the darkest elements of his personality to do good in the world. If someone were to shoot him in the head...all he'd do is die. But the horror lives deeper. And the horror refuses to die. When night falls, something other than the man gets up again. The horror is the Immortal Hulk! And though he cannot die, the Hulk is being hunted yet again. By the government, by Alpha Flight, by the mysterious Shadow Base - and by the Avengers! But Bruce has even bigger problems. Something terrible has infected him. Something with unspeakable plans for humanity. And the only one who knows about this dark infection...is the Immortal Hulk! Collecting IMMORTAL HULK #1-10 and material from AVENGERS (2018) #684.
Who It’s For: Of all the books on our list, this is probably the one best suited for people who are curious about reading Marvel Comics that go well past the cinematic universe. This is also a great pick for die-hard comics fans, with Immortal Hulk ranking as one of Marvel’s most critically-beloved series over the past few years. This first omnibus will give readers a clear idea of not only what the book is all about, but whether it is something they will personally enjoy.
Price: $34.99
Order It Here: The Immortal Hulk Omnibus

House of X/Powers of X HC
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Artists: Pepe Larraz and RB Silva
Face the future - and fear the future - as superstar writer Jonathan Hickman (INFINITY, NEW AVENGERS, FANTASTIC FOUR) changes everything for the X-Men! In HOUSE OF X, Charles Xavier reveals his master plan for mutantkind - one that will bring mutants out of humankind's shadow and into the light once more! Meanwhile, POWERS OF X reveals mutantkind's secret history, changing the way you will look at every X-Men story before and after. But as Xavier sows the seeds of the past, the X-Men's future blossoms into trouble for all of mutantdom. Stories intertwine on an epic scale as Jonathan Hickman reshapes the X-Men's past, present and future! Collecting HOUSE OF X #1-6 and POWERS OF X #1-6.
Who It’s For: This is a great comic for anyone, but specifically for people (of my age, ahem) who grew up in the hey day of the X-Men and are looking for a story that recaptures the old magic in new ways.
Price: $60
Order It Here: House of X/Powers of X HC

Beta Ray Bill Argent Star TP
Writer/Artist: Daniel Warren Johnson
The second-most famous wielder of Mjolnir! Beta Ray Bill is tired of life in Thor's shadow - and with Bill's own mighty hammer, Stormbreaker, recently destroyed at the thunder god's hands, Bill finds himself at a crossroads. The Korbinite must strike out in search of his destiny - assuming he can first defeat a Knullified Fin Fang Foom! Bill begins a hunt for Odin in hopes of resurrecting his golden weapon - but Stormbreaker is never coming back. Nonetheless, there is one place where Beta Ray Bill could restore his full powers. The All-Father of Nothing offers the Korbinite a path to immortality - but at a price not even a god can afford! Who will join Bill on a dangerous and deadly cosmic quest? Collecting BETA RAY BILL #1-5.
Who It’s For: Savvy comics readers who want a madcap space adventure.
Price: $15.99
Order It Here: Beta Ray Bill Argent Star TP

Hawkeye by Fraction and Aja
Writer: Matt Fraction
Artist: David Aja
Matt Fraction and David Aja’s complete, acclaimed run in a single sharpshooting volume! Clint Barton continues his fight for justice — and good rooftop BBQs! With Young Avenger Kate Bishop by his side, he’s out to get some downtime from being one of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes — but when the apartment building he’s moved into, and the neighbors he’s befriended, are threatened by a tracksuit-wearing, dog-abusing gang of Eastern European mobsters who say “bro” an awful lot, Clint must stand up and defend his new adopted family…any way he can. It’s Hawkguy, Katie-Kate, Pizza Dog and friends against the Clown, Madame Masque, the Tracksuit Draculas and more in a fantastic, Eisner Award-winning reinvention of the arrowed Avenger! Bro, you read this book. Okay, bro?
Who It’s For: Fans of the new show, of course, but also EVERYONE, because these are no exaggeration some of the greatest Marvel Comics ever. This one book gets you everything you need here.
Price: $39.99
Order It Here: Hawkeye by Fraction and Aja

Read more great graphic novel and comics reviews!

Zack Quaintance is a tech reporter by day and freelance writer by night/weekend. He Tweets compulsively about storytelling and comics as Comics Bookcase.