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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 23, 2007 20:39:42 GMT -5
ALL-NEW OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z: UPDATE #1 (of 4)
Written by JEFF CHRISTIANSEN, STUART VANDAL, RONALD BYRD, SEAN MCQUAID, MARK O’ENGLISH, MIKE FICHERA, ANTHONY FLAMINI, ERIC J. MOREELS, MICHAEL HOSKIN, CHRIS BIGGS, MADISON CARTER, RICH GREEN & AL SJOERDSMA
Cover by TOM RANEY
What’s the origin of M-11 the Human Robot? Who are the members of the Circus of Crime? What are the powers of Spider-Man 2099? Who are Digitek and Garko the Man-Frog? Who was Cage’s first costumed foe? Find the answers to all these questions and many more here, as the Official Handbook continues to visit not just the Marvel Universe proper, but all related universes beyond! This one has something for everyone! New characters getting their first Handbook coverage? Freedom Ring, Death’s Head 3.0, Nextwave and more – CHECK! Older characters not covered in 2000s Handbooks? Arcade, Circus of Crime, Graviton, Ikaris, Impossible Man, In-Betweener, Tiger Shark and more – CHECK! Older characters that never had a Handbook entry before? Bug-Eyed Voice, Human Robot, and more – CHECK! Major characters getting massive expansions and updates to reflect their new status? Norman Osborn, Quasar, Storm and more – CHECK! Entries for major events, technology, pantheons and alien races – and for characters from different countries, deepest space, other realities, dimensions, and past and future eras – covering more of Marvel’s universes than ever before? Contest of Champions, Digitek, Badoon, MC2’s Fantastic Five, New Universe’s Mark Hazzard, Japanese Gods, the M’kraan Crystal, Spider-Man 2099 and more – CHECK! These updates will ship quarterly in 2007!
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jan 23, 2007 20:42:59 GMT -5
Sweet.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Jan 23, 2007 20:43:36 GMT -5
Who are those people? I recognize Puck and Spider-man 2099.
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Post by Baixo Astral on Jan 23, 2007 20:43:39 GMT -5
No shilling, please.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 23, 2007 20:45:34 GMT -5
Who are those people? I recognize Puck and Spider-man 2099. On the cover? Well, there's Storm, Impossible Man, Ikaris of the Eternals... To me, half the fun of the Handbooks is finding out about characters you'd never heard of before. |
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Post by Baixo Astral on Jan 23, 2007 20:54:00 GMT -5
Is that SMUGGLER on the cover?
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jan 23, 2007 20:55:28 GMT -5
TigerShark. Coolness.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 23, 2007 21:07:39 GMT -5
Is that SMUGGLER on the cover? Indeed. |
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Post by DSR on Jan 24, 2007 5:57:00 GMT -5
Hey Madison, I've been meaning to ask. What happens if the world actually gets to the year 2099? Do you guys just reprint the 2099 line like it's new material? ;D
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Post by Deus Ex Machina on Jan 24, 2007 5:58:47 GMT -5
Hey Madison, I've been meaning to ask. What happens if the world actually gets to the year 2099? Do you guys just reprint the 2099 line like it's new material? ;D My guess is that they'll cross that bridge when they come to it. |
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Post by DSR on Jan 24, 2007 6:14:29 GMT -5
Hey Madison, I've been meaning to ask. What happens if the world actually gets to the year 2099? Do you guys just reprint the 2099 line like it's new material? ;D My guess is that they'll cross that bridge when they come to it. But we've ONLY got 92 years til that happens! How can they possibly prepare on such short notice!? |
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Post by Deus Ex Machina on Jan 24, 2007 6:16:11 GMT -5
My guess is that they'll cross that bridge when they come to it. But we've ONLY got 92 years til that happens! How can they possibly prepare on such short notice!? They have a contigency plan. It's not like Marvel would ever scramble and just make last minute crap up, is it? |
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Post by DSR on Jan 24, 2007 6:19:03 GMT -5
But we've ONLY got 92 years til that happens! How can they possibly prepare on such short notice!? They have a contigency plan. It's not like Marvel would ever scramble and just make last minute crap up, is it? Of course not. I mean, it's not like they're Image, or something! ;D |
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Post by Deus Ex Machina on Jan 24, 2007 6:21:11 GMT -5
They have a contigency plan. It's not like Marvel would ever scramble and just make last minute crap up, is it? Of course not. I mean, it's not like they're Image, or something! ;D Image doesn't have a shared universe anymore, so they don't have to plan for the future. Image is essentially the publisher that picks up the indy titles Dark Horse doesn't want. |
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Post by DSR on Jan 24, 2007 6:38:16 GMT -5
Of course not. I mean, it's not like they're Image, or something! ;D Image doesn't have a shared universe anymore, so they don't have to plan for the future. Image is essentially the publisher that picks up the indy titles Dark Horse doesn't want. Not counting the Wildstorm stuff that's now put out by DC, I haven't picked up an Image book in ages. Then again, I haven't picked up a comic book in months, so you'll forgive me if I can't keep track of what Image is up to. PS Spawn still sucks. |
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Post by Deus Ex Machina on Jan 24, 2007 6:46:13 GMT -5
Image doesn't have a shared universe anymore, so they don't have to plan for the future. Image is essentially the publisher that picks up the indy titles Dark Horse doesn't want. Not counting the Wildstorm stuff that's now put out by DC, I haven't picked up an Image book in ages. Then again, I haven't picked up a comic book in months, so you'll forgive me if I can't keep track of what Image is up to. PS Spawn still sucks. Image still put out a few decent books, mainly Robert 'kirkmans stuff (though he's bringing those to Marvel) Invincible and The Walking Dead. And the publish Doug Tenapel's graphic novels. Tenapel is a genius. |
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Post by DSR on Jan 24, 2007 6:48:12 GMT -5
Did I mention Spawn still sucks?
And Image published the Clerks graphic novel, collecting some stuff Kevin Smith did in comic book form. So they aren't all bad. I just don't like Spawn too much, and he's basically Mr. Image. Also, Rob Liefeld's artwork pissed me off, and pretty much every book put out by Image when they started out looked like it was drawn by him.
Yeah, I'm not letting go of grudges from the early-to-mid 90s.
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Post by Deus Ex Machina on Jan 24, 2007 6:49:30 GMT -5
Did I mention Spawn still sucks? Duly noted and agreed upon. |
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Post by Baixo Astral on Jan 24, 2007 7:00:23 GMT -5
It's against the rules to wish death on people, so instead I'll wish ridiculous shoulderpads, big hair, an over-the-top physique and one of those stupid half-mask half-head protector things on Liefeld instead... see how he likes it.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 24, 2007 7:02:32 GMT -5
Hey Madison, I've been meaning to ask. What happens if the world actually gets to the year 2099? Do you guys just reprint the 2099 line like it's new material? ;D Yes, but not the 2099 line you're thinking of. We'll be spinning into the Marvel Knights 2099 world that they did some one-shots of a couple-three years back. |
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