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'Panini Comics' is an Italian comic book publisher (a division of Panini Group, which also makes collectible stickers — see Panini (stickers)) that publishes comic books in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. Panini publishes manga in several non-English-speaking countries through the ''Planet Manga'' imprint.
It took over the Marvel UK license in 1995 and now prints a mix of reprinted and original material, but has also been and continues to be the company responsible for printing ''Doctor Who Magazine''.
In the UK Panini Comics prints its Collectors' Edition line, which consists of reprints of Marvel US Comics. Current Comics are:

★ Astonishing Spider-Man

★ Avengers United

★ Essential X-Men

★ Fantastic Four Adventures

★ Wolverine and Deadpool (formerly Wolverine Unleashed and Wolverine and Gambit)

★ Marvel Legends
Though not Collector's Editions also printed in a similar vein are Ultimate Spider-Man and X-Men, in a larger format to its US counterparts and for younger readers Spectacular Spider-Man Adventures and Spider-Man and Friends.
In the UK Panini Comics currently prints several Marvel comics as part of their Collectors' Edition line. Former titles include Marvel Rampage, Batman Legends, Marvel Heroes Reborn and Ultimate Fantastic Four.
Panini also release their own range of Graphic Novels. Reprinted material from the American originals.
They have also been printing a seemingly highly successful series of A.T.O.M comics, though this appears to have been cancelled.
Between October 2003 and November 2006, Panini published their one and only DC Collectors Edition, Batman Legends. The title has been relaunched by Titan Magazines under the same name in December 2006.
The UK site also has a popular forum, primarily for discussion of Panini Comics' publications and comics in general as well as promotion of British Comic Conventions. It has around 400 members and 43550 posts as of March 2007 and members have recently been previewing the Collector's Editions on Youtube.

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External links

★ Panini Group home page

★ Panini Comics home page

★ Panini Comics United Kingdom home page

★ Panini Comics UK Forum