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12 67 About Who Watches the Watchers
by Andy E. Nystrom
5/10/2026 9:07 am

MAIN SECTION: Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and Similar Works

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Individual Official Marvel Handbook, Guidebook, and Files Book Discussion

Discussion of individual issues of Official Marvel reference works (other than indices), be they from a real world perspective or the perspective of fictional characters, covering characters, teams, items, events, and the like. includes hardcover and softcover collections of same.
Sub-forums: Foreign Editions
 250 280 Encyclopédie Marvel (2004-2006 series)
by Andy E. Nystrom
11/16/2025 1:16 pm

Raw Data on Official Marvel Works

Statistical information regarding Marvel Handbooks, Guidebooks, Files Books, Indices, Saga Books and the like. Where to find particular profiles and similar data.
Sub-forums: Indices to the Handbooks
 29 1,367 Poster/Pin-Up Type Entries
by zuckyd1
5/07/2026 8:33 am

General Information/Discussion on Official Marvel Works

If it relates to official Marvel works but doesn't easily fit anywhere else, it goes here.
48 721 The Official Handbooks General Q&A Thread
by Andy E. Nystrom
4/25/2026 9:42 am

Individual Official Marvel Indices Discussion

Discussion of individual issues of Official Marvel indices, covering issues of other Marvel titles. Includes trades.
45 5 Thor: Official Index to the Marvel Universe tpb
by Artie
11/30/2024 4:59 pm

Imaginary Threads and Wish Lists

Focusses on official material that people would like to see but hasn't been covered or which is in need of an update.
59 866 The Imaginary A-Z Handbook Entry Game! Fun for the whole family!
by skippcomet
Yesterday 3:33 pm

Reference Works that are Non-Marvel/Not Officially Marvel

Includes works about Marvel that are published elsewhere (thus not official), works about other universes including DC, and multi-company discussion. Also works published by Marvel but which involve characters, etc. who are not known to exist in the Marvel Multiverse.
24 1,127 Non-Marvel Handbooks
by zuckyd1
5/12/2026 5:27 pm

Unofficial Amateur Profiles

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Marvel Multiverse

 6 13 Captain Marvin
by Loki
1/06/2023 10:25 am

Not Marvel Multiverse

 2 4 AAU Shuperstar
by Andy E. Nystrom
2/02/2020 6:08 pm

Other Pop Culture Discussion (Comics, TV, Movies, Etc.)

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Comics

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 43 1,287 When You Put it That Way...
by zuckyd1
4/07/2026 8:36 am

Television and Movies

 29 815 Not Quite Trivia - Movie and TV Edition (Not Marvel)
by Andy E. Nystrom
10/22/2025 1:59 pm

Thrilling Locations - All Media

Discussion of interesting fictional locations. Sub-forums to be added as the need arises.
Sub-forums: Marvel, DC, Fictionalized Versions of Real Locations
 22 8 Radiator Springs
by Andy E. Nystrom
4/10/2021 6:48 am

Gotta catch 'em all

Looks at crowds of characters (main post) but mostly is for games of identifying characters in such crowds. Can be from any visual media.
69 18,800 Gotta catch them all!
by zuckyd1
3/26/2026 10:11 am

Omniverse threads

Examines the interconnectiveness of characters and worlds from various realities and the extent to which they share a specific reality.
6 154 Omniverse Map
by zuckyd1
4/30/2026 11:14 am

Anything Else Pop Culture Related

Catch-all for anything not covered above. Can be a single medium that isn't comics, TV, or movies, or posts that cover multiple media, potentially including the above.
76 1,078 Pop Culture Obituaries
by skippcomet
5/18/2026 10:49 am

Shooting the Breeze (Anything Else You Want to Talk About)

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Anything. Go Nuts

 6 44 Link Exchange
by Andy E. Nystrom
10/08/2024 5:23 pm

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