What was the Ultimate line?

Marvel's 2000 relaunch of its core characters in a separate continuity, starting with Ultimate Spider-Man and Ultimate X-Men. Those runs are their own series here, not volumes of the main titles.

Why do collected editions appear next to monthly runs?

Because collected editions get their own series entries in VerseDB. Use the trade paperback, hardcover, or omnibus pages to browse them on their own.

Are manga licensed during the 2000s listed here?

Their English editions are, when the edition started in this decade. A 1990s Japanese run licensed in 2003 appears under the 2000s as its English series, linked back to the original.

2000s Comic Book Series

Comic series that began publishing between 2000 and 2009. Marvel launched the Ultimate line in 2000 with Ultimate Spider-Man, then ran Civil War across the line in 2006; DC answered with Identity Crisis and Infinite Crisis. The trade paperback stopped being an afterthought and became the format runs were written for, which grew bookstore shelf space and pulled manga licensing along with it. Browse every 2000s series in the catalog with its issue list, creator credits, covers, and release dates.