Comic Book One-Shots
A one-shot is a single self-contained comic with no second issue: a standalone story, an event tie-in, a holiday book, or a special published outside an ongoing run. VerseDB catalogs each one as its own series holding a single issue, so its creators, cover, publisher, and release date stay attached to the right book instead of being absorbed into a run it was never part of. Browse every one-shot in the catalog.
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9,221 series catalogued, published between 1883 and 2026.
- Blade Runner 2019 (FCBD) (2020) 2 issues
- Snow White Zombie Apocalypse (2019) 2 issues
- What If...? Uncanny X-Men (2026) 1 issue
- Manga Shi: Shiseiji (1996) 1 issue
- Marvel Spotlight: Civil War (2006) 1 issue
- Justice League: Director's Cut (2016) 1 issue
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One-Shot FAQ
- Why is a one-shot filed as a series?
- Because every issue in VerseDB belongs to a series. A one-shot gets a series entry containing exactly one issue, which keeps its credits, cover, and release date attached to the correct book.
- Are annuals one-shots?
- Usually not. An annual that recurs each year is filed as its own series with multiple issues. A single special with no follow-up is a one-shot.
- Do one-shots fit into a reading order?
- When they are part of a story, yes. Event tie-in one-shots appear in the relevant story arc, so you can read them in sequence without adding them to a main series.
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