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OHOTMU - Avengers 2005

Historical text from Comixfan:

Andy E. Nystrom
May 10, 2010, 10:57 am

List of Changes in Hardcovers. Sadly I had to once again recreate a lost thread

All: Superhuman Powers, Abilities, Paraphernalia replaced with Abilities/Accessories. Distinguishing Features removed where applicable. Origin and Significant Issues in back of book removed

Avengers
Hardcover Volume: 1
Page Count: Increased from 6 to 12
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History completely rewritten/expanded
Graphic Changes: Old non-headshots removed; new captioned main illo and 15 new secondary illos (11 captioned), Headshots: 2 of four headshots replaced, plus 82 additional new ones, as well as 57 Avengers Civilian Staff & Associates headshots; active info for headshots revised for Spider-Man and Wolverine

Black Knight
Hardcover Volume: 1
Page Count: Increased from 3 to 4
Text Changes: First Appearance revised. History and Abilities/Accessories greatly revised/expanded
Graphic Changes: Old illos removed; new main illo and 8 new secondary illos (7 captioned)

Count Nefaria
Hardcover Volume: 2
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: None beyond the aforementioned Distinguishing Features
Graphic Changes: Secondary illo less cropped; 2 new captioned secondary illos

Firebird
Hardcover Volume: 4
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Some Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely revised/expanded. Note added.
Graphic Changes: 3 new captioned secondary illos

Great Lakes Avengers
Hardcover Volume: 4
Now Listed As: Great Lakes Initiatives
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Former Members and First Appearance expanded. Final History paragraph greatly expanded
Graphic Changes: Original illo removed; new captioned main illo with issue Active, new captioned secondary illo, 8 new headshots with issues Active.
Grim Reaper
Hardcover Volume: 4
Page Count: Increased from 3 to 4
Text Changes: 4th History paragraph split in 2 and expanded; next paragraph has new material embedded; the former final paragraph expanded with 3 new large paragraphs added afterward. Abilities/Accessories revised/expanded.
Graphic Changes: Secondary illo cropped/captioned; 6 new secondary illos (5 captioned).

Jocasta
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Known Relatives and Group Affiliation revised. Last sentence removed from 3rd last History paragraph, then new paragraph added, then 2nd last paragraph tweaked. Physical Statistics revised. Abilities/Accessories greatly revised.
Graphic Changes: Secondary illos now captioned; new captioned secondary illo.

Justice
Hardcover Volume: 6
Now Listed As: Justice (Astrovik)
Page Count: Increased from 2 to 3
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Accessories mostly revised/expanded. Durability on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: Old illo now captioned secondary illo. New main illo; 6 new secondary illos (4 captioned)

Kang
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Increased from 3 to 7
Text Changes: Vital Statistics and Power Grid revised. History and Abilities/Accessories greatly revised/former expanded (though a lot of original text still present). The Kang Timeline added
Graphic Changes: Old main illo now secondary; old secondary illo background removed and now main. 10 new secondary illos (7 captioned, including reformatted Eliot Brown ship specs).
Note: The Timeline has various colours but thus far I have been unable to determine what, if anything, the colours mean

Living Lightning
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Group Affiliation revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded. Fighting Skills on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: 4 new secondary illos (1 captioned).

Mantis
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Increased from 2 to 3
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. 2nd History paragraph tweaked; new ½ sentence added at end of History, followed by 5 new paragraphs. Abilities/Accessories somewhat revised/expanded. Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: Old main illo now secondary, old secondary illo removed; new main illo and 8 new captioned secondary illos.

Morgan Le Fay
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Increased from 2 to 3
Text Changes: Citizenship and Group Affiliation revised. History greatly expanded, though a lot of old text still present; new final paragraph. New paragraph added to beginning of Note, and old Note paragraph rewritten/expanded. Abilities/Accessories somewhat revised/expanded. Speed on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: New main illo (old one now secondary); 4 new secondary illos (3 captioned).

Pulsar
Hardcover Volume: 9
Now Listed As: Monica Rambeau
Page Count: Increased from 2 to 3
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Accessories greatly revised/expanded.
Graphic Changes: secondary illo removed; 6 new secondary illos (2 captioned)

Rage
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Occupation, Known Relatives, Group Affiliation, Education revised. History and Abilities/Accessories considerably revised/expanded.
Graphic Changes: old illos removed; new main illo and 5 new secondary illos (1 captioned)

Jim Rhodes
Hardcover Volume: 13
Now Listed As: War Machine
Page Count: Increased from 2 to 4
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Accessories greatly revised/expanded. Weight revised. Power Grid revised
Graphic Changes: Main illo remnoved; secondary illo captioned/less cropped; 10 new secondary illos (6 captioned)

Sentry
Hardcover Volume: 10
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded.
Graphic Changes: old illo removed; new main illo and new captioned secondary illo

Silverclaw
Hardcover Volume: 10
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Group Affiliation tweaked. History completely rewritten/expanded. Abilities/Accessories abridged.
Graphic Changes: 2 new secondary illos (one split between 3 panels)

Spider-Woman (Drew)
Hardcover Volume: 11
Page Count: Increased from 2 to 3
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History mostly revised/expanded. Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded. Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: Old illo removed; new main illo and 2 new secondary illos

Spider-Woman (Carpenter)
Hardcover Volume: 1
Now Listed As: Arachne
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded
Graphic Changes: Old illos removed; new main illo and 6 new secondary illos (3 captioned)

Squirrel Girl
Hardcover Volume: 11
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History mostly revised/expanded. Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded. Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: Old illo reversed; new main illo and 4 new secondary illos (3 captioned)

Starfox
Hardcover Volume: 11
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Occupation, Known Relatives, Group Affiliation, Education revised. History and Abilities/Acccessories greatly rewritten/expanded.
Graphic Changes: Old illos removed; new main illo and 2 new secondary illos (1 captioned)

Stark Tower
Hardcover Volume: 11
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Height revised as Height (Main Tower); Number of Floors revised as Stories (Main Tower). History completely rewritten/expanded
Graphic Changes: Old illos removed; New main illo followed by a full-page Elliot R. Brown-drawn spec sheet for Stark Tower Complex and Sentry Watchtower Structure.

Triathlon
Hardcover Volume: 12
Now Listed As: 3-D Man (Garrett)
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Accessories mostly revisen/expanded
Graphic Changes: Old illos removed; new main illo and 5 new secondary illos (2 captioned)

Ultron
Hardcover Volume: 12
Page Count: Increased from 3 to 6
Text Changes: Aliases, Occupation, Group Affiliation revised. After the first page of the old entry, History mostly revised/expanded (alter egos added to the first page). Eyes and Hair tweaked. Other than the former Paraphernalia paragraph, Abilities/Accessories mostly revised/expanded. Speed on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: Old illo now captioned secondary. New captioned main illo and 26 new captioned secondary illos

Young Avengers
Hardcover Volume: 13
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Current Members and Base of Operations revised. Former Members added. First Appearance moved from the back of the book to the entry. History on the first page of the new entry greatly revised/expanded (encompassing the period of the original text); next two pages of History entirely new.
Graphic Changes: Old illos removed; new captioned main illo, 2 new captioned secondary illos, 8 new headshots with issues Active


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