https://www.amazon.ca/OFFICIAL-HANDBOOK-MARVEL-UNIVERSE-OMNIBUS/dp/1302951777

Amid the comics boom of the 1990s, THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE evolved to meet the collector frenzy - reinvented and presented as shrink-wrapped packs of looseleaf cards, hole-punched to be assembled in dedicated binders (sold separately)! Now, at long last, these fact-filled profiles are collected in Omnibus format - and to save you the work, we've put them in alphabetical order! This inaugural volume presents the first half of the Marvel Universe as it stood in 1991-1993, from the Abomination to Lyja the Lazerfist - and the legions of heroes, villains and teams in between! Featuring front, back and side views of all your favorite characters, many making their OHOTMU debuts - including icons of the era Deadpool and Cable! Collecting material from OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE: MASTER EDITION #1-36.

February 6, 2024

Me: For people who don't have the originals but do have the Essentials, what you should know is the paper will be better of course and the front sides will now be in colour, but unless they add colour that wasn't in the originals, the back sides of profiles will remain in black and white. Nice for people who want these that this set will follow suit with the Essentials and order the profiles by character.