Historical text from Comixfan. Note that another thread being moved over tracks living statuses of such characters further:

Andy E. Nystrom

May 10, 2010, 05:09 pm

Another thread that was lost and is of need of resurrecting.

List of Changes in Hardcovers. To make this more fun I’m adding a Living Status category for this book only, even though that has little to do with hardcover changes. Note that I don’t read many x-titles so some of my info might be outdated (I only knew about Cypher returning from the X-Men entry). It must be said though that there were actually fewer returns found than I expected

All: Marital Status and, where applicable, Distinguishing Features removed; Superhuman Powers, Abilities, Paraphernalia merged as Abilities/Accessories. Origin and Significant Issues in back of book removed.

Ancient One
Hardcover Volume: 1
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Accessories considerably revised/expanded. Weight revised. Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: 4 new captioned secondary illos
Living Status: Still deceased, still able to appear in astral form

Ant-Man
Hardcover Volume: 1
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Accessories considerably revised/expanded. Weight revised. Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: 5 new secondary illos (4 captioned)
Living Status: Still deceased

Baron Zemo
Hardcover Volume: 1
Now Listed As: Baron Zemo (Heinrich)
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded
Graphic Changes: 11 new secondary illos (10 sharing one caption)
Living Status: Still deceased

Bloodstone
Hardcover Volume: 2
Now Listed As: Ulysses Bloodstone
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: None other than Distinguishing Features removal
Graphic Changes: new secondary illo
Living Status: Still deceased

Bucky
Hardcover Volume: 2
Now Listed As: Captain America (Barnes)
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 3.
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded. Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: old illo removed; new main illo and 5 new secondary illos (2 captioned)
Living Status: now alive

Captain Marvel
Hardcover Volume: 2
Page Count: Increased from 2 to 4
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised/expanded. History and Abilites/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded.
Graphic Changes: old illo removed; new main illo and 6 new secondary illos (2 captioned, 3 more sharing a caption)
Living Status: still deceased; alleged appearances via time travel proved to be a hoax

Changeling
Hardcover Volume: 2
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Aliases revised. After 1st paragraph, History rewritten. Other than the former Paraphernalia paragraph, Abilities/Accessories rewritten.
Graphic Changes: new headshot
Living Status: still deceased

Fabian Cortez
Hardcover Volume: 2
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Special Limitations heading removed (wasn’t really a limitation regardless). Fighting Skills on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: new captioned secondary illo
Living Status: still deceased

Graydon Creed
Hardcover Volume: 2
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Abilities/Accessories revised. Durability on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: new captioned secondary illo
Living Status: still deceased

Cypher
Hardcover Volume: 3
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Group Affiliation expanded. Last History paragraph has one sentence removed, then expanded.
Graphic Changes: 2 new captioned secondary illos
Living Status: still deceased at time of hardcover entry; now alive

Destiny
Hardcover Volume: 3
Now Listed As: Destiny (Adler)
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics heavily revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely revised/expanded. Eyes and Hair revised. Fighting Skills on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: 5 new secondary illos (2 captioned)
Living Status: still deceased

Destiny
Hardcover Volume: 3
Now Listed As: Destiny (Destine)
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Identity revised. History heavily revised. Hair revised. Abilities/Accessories mostly revised. Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: 5 secondary illos added (2 captioned)
Living Status: still deceased

Dorma
Hardcover Volume: 3
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Known Relatives expanded. History somewhat revised and expanded.
Graphic Changes: None
Living Status: still deceased

Effigy
Hardcover Volume: 3
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Height abridged
Graphic Changes: 2 new secondary illos
Living Status: still deceased

Gilgamesh
Hardcover Volume: 4
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Final 2 History sentences replaced with 2 new ones.
Graphic Changes: 2 new secondary illos
Living Status: now alive

Hawkeye
Hardcover Volume: 9
Now Listed As: Ronin
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 6
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised/expanded. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded.
Graphic Changes: Old illo removed; new main illo and 11 new secondary illos (5 captioned)
Living Status: now alive

Kraven the Hunter
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 3
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Acccessories completely rewritten/expanded. Height and Weight revised. Strength on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: 4 new secondary illos added (3 captioned, including classic Elliot R. Brown vest specs)
Living Status: still deceased

Moira MacTaggart
Hardcover Volume: 6
Now Listed As: Moira MacTaggert
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Aliases, Known Relatives, Group Affiliation revised. History considerably revised and expanded. 2 sentences added to Abilities/Accessories. Fighting Skills on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: 3 new secondary illos (2 captioned).
Living Status: still deceased but has been active as ghost

Maggott
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Known Relatives revised. History greatly revised/expanded. Strength on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: New captioned headshot.
Living Status: still deceased

Magik
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 3
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised/expanded. History and Abilities/Accessories text replaced with new expanded material. Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: Old illo removed. New main illo and 12 new captioned secondary illos.
Living Status: now alive

Microchip
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: 2nd last History paragraph tweaked; final paragraph converted to a Note (Punisher’s MAX series no longer considered 616 canon) and tweaked
Graphic Changes: Main illo less cropped.
Living Status: still deceased at time of hardcover entry; now undead agent of the Hood

Mockingbird
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 3
Text Changes: History and Abilities/Accessories text replaced with new expanded material. Note added. Fighting Skills on Power Grid increased.
Graphic Changes: Old illo now a secondary illo, sharing a caption with a new illo; new main illo, 2 additional secondary illos.
Living Status: now alive

Nova
Hardcover Volume: 8
Now Listed As: Nova (Raye)
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Occupation, Known Relatives, Group Affiliation revised. History and Abilities/Accessories mostly revised/expanded (some old text still present). Physical Stats revised.
Graphic Changes: 3 new secondary illos (1 captioned)
Living Status: still deceased; alleged resurrection proved to be a hoax

Odin
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 3
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten
Graphic Changes: 7 new captioned secondary illos
Living Status: still deceased, recently spotted in an afterlife

Omega the Unknown
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten. Energy Projection and Fighting Skills revised on Power Grid.
Graphic Changes: New secondary illo
Living Status: still deceased, recent mini-series not 616

Harry Osborn
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 3
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised/expanded. History and Abilities/accessories completely rewritten. Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: Old illo now captioned secondary; new main illo, new captioned secondary illo.
Living Status: now alive

Ben Parker
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Identity tweaked. 4th-6th History paragraphs merged/expanded. Due to editing error, former 6th paragraph info then rephrased, thus repeating ino from the previous paragraph; old final paragraph removed. Hair revised.
Graphic Changes: New captioned secondary illo
Living Status: still deceased

Phoenix
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 4
Text Changes: Vital Statistiocs revised/expanded. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten. Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: Old illo removed; new main illo and 18 new secondary illos (2 captioned).
Living Status: now alive but incapacitated in a containment room

Pyro
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Real Name, Identity, Group Affiliation revised. History and Abilities/Accessories mostly revised/expanded
Graphic Changes: 3 new secondary illos (1 captioned)
Living Status: still deceased

Skin
Hardcover Volume: 10
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Known Aliases revised (the “Known” is still present), Occupation and Place of Birth tweaked, Education revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded. Hair revised. Durability on Power Grid revised
Graphic Changes: Old illo reversed/less cropped; 3 new secondary illos
Living Status: still deceased

Captain George Stacy
Hardcover Volume: 11
Now Listed As: George Stacy
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History greatly revised/expanded.
Graphic Changes: None
Living Status: still deceased

Gwen Stacy
Hardcover Volume: 11
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History completely rewritten/expanded. Intelligence on Power Grid revised
Graphic Changes: 2 new secondary illos
Living Status: still deceased (at Emerald City Comic Con 2010, Joe Quesada, during a Q&A session stated that she was under consideration to return during Brand New Day, but that there are no longer current plans to resurrect her)

Swordsman
Hardcover Volume: 11
Now Listed As: Swordsman (Duquesne)
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded. Energy Projection and Fighting Skills on Power Grid revised
Graphic Changes: 2 new secondary illos
Living Status: still deceased

Synch
Hardcover Volume: 11
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Citizenship revised. History almost completely rewritten/expanded. Abilities/Accessories greatly revised/expanded. Height and Weight revised. Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: Old illo removed; new main illo and 2 new secondary illos (1 captioned)
Living Status: still deceased

Thor
Hardcover Volume: 12
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 5
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History completely rewritten/expanded. Abilities/Accessories mostly revised/expanded. Height and Weight revised.
Graphic Changes: Old illo removed; new main illo and 18 new secondary illos (12 captuioned)
Living Status: now alive

Thunderbird
Hardcover Volume: 12
Now Listed As: Thunderbird (Proudstar)
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Occupation, Known Relatives, Group Affiliation revised. History greatly revised/expanded. Fighting Skills on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: 2 new secondary illos (1 captioned)
Living Status: still deceased

Thunderstrike
Hardcover Volume: 12
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Place of Birth revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded. Speed on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: 3 new secondary illos (2 captuioned)
Living Status: still deceased

U-Go Girl
Hardcover Volume: 12
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Identity revised. History somewhat revised, then new final paragraph. Speed on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: new captioned secondary illo
Living Status: still deceased, recently seen in an afterlife

Union Jack
Hardcover Volume: 12
Now Listed As: Union Jack (Montgomery Falsworth)
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded. Weight and Hair revised. Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: Old illo removed (actually Brian, so appears in his entry); new main illo and 5 new captioned secondary illos
Living Status: still deceased

Vision
Hardcover Volume: 13
Now Listed As: Vision (Victor Shade)
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 7
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised/expanded. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded (even the latter now greater than a page). Strength, Durability, Energy Projection on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: old illo removed; new main illo; 21 new secondary illos (16 captioned and 3 more sharing a caption)
Living Status: still deceased

Whiplash/Blacklash
Hardcover Volume: 13
Now Listed As: Whiplash
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Occupation, Known Relatives, Group Affiliation, Education revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded. Hair revised. Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: old illo less cropped as secondary illo; new main illo; 3 new secondary illos
Living Status: still deceased

X-Man
Hardcover Volume: 13
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded. Strength on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: old illo removed; new main illo and 5 new secondary illos
Living Status: still deceased

Yellowjacket
Hardcover Volume: 13
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Aliases, Occupation, Citizenship, Group Affiliation revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded. Height and Weight revised. Strength on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: old illo now cropped/captioned secondary illo; new main illo and 5 new secondary illos (2 individually captioned, 2 sharing caption)
Living Status: still deceased




Eduardo M.

May 10, 2010, 05:54 pm


Didn't X-Man recently return to life?

That said, I like how you've included their status to this particular set of updates




Andy E. Nystrom

May 10, 2010, 10:40 pm 

Eduardo M. wrote:

Didn't X-Man recently return to life?

That said, I like how you've included their status to this particular set of updates

Whoops! What happened there was I copy and paste bits to save time, and then adjust the wording accordingly. I meant to change X-Man to "now alive".

Glad you liked the living status addition. It was a last minute idea but once I thought of it, I couldn't not do it.




ToddCam

May 11, 2010, 08:02 am


During the recent Necrosha arc, Cypher, Destiny, Maggott, Skin, Synch, and Thunderbird (among many others) were all resurrected. Cypher's was permanent, and Thunderbird and Destiny were known to have died again. However, Maggott, Skin, and Synch's statuses were unknown, as some of the resurrected apparently survived.