Historical text from Comixfan; unfortunately part of the page got corrupted in a crash, hence the first post quoting an earlier post.

William Keogh

Jan 18, 2007, 11:12 am 

The guy who's always ripping on Howard the Duck for being lame is a WR fan?

 Guilty pleasures, old son. Besides, who would you rather wake up to? :whistle:

Besides, I rip on Howard (Die, you miserable bloody walking avian flu carrier!! :grind: ) because he's the most irritating character in comic history.

And it could be far worse. I saw a trade paperback the other day of Tangled Web the other day, with a character named Spellcheck, that made Typeface look like the coolest character around. Granted, I'm sure the character was intended to be a monumental irritant, but still...




Blue_Shield

Jan 18, 2007, 01:58 pm


Now that 'Lectronn has had a Marvel Universe proper(616) appearance in Civil War and not just the fake write up in Marvel Age from back in forget the exacy issue(late 80's?) over the Mutant X final story. Will he be getting an entry?




Madison Carter

Jan 19, 2007, 12:40 am

Blue Shield wrote:

Now that 'Lectronn has had a Marvel Universe proper(616) appearance in Civil War and not just the fake write up in Marvel Age from back in forget the exacy issue(late 80's?) over the Mutant X final story. Will he be getting an entry?

As with any other character not yet announced, he's always a possibility.




William Keogh

May 8, 2007, 07:10 pm


I've finished reading the newest update, and excellant profiles again this time out, especially on Captain America, the Black Cat, Orka, the Swordsman, Iron Maiden, the Kronans, the Crimson Dynamos, King Cobra, Pip, Flying Tiger, Avalanch, Threnody, AIM, and especially the White Rabbit. :love: Seeing as how there's still a couple of Updates, and various other issues left in the year (with a hope for more handbooks in 2008) I'd like to see profiles on Selene, Poison, Seward Trainer, Muse, and the daughter of the burglar who killed Ben Parker (Jessica, right? Had a thing for Ben Reilly).




Andy E. Nystrom

Jun 29, 2010, 12:44 pm


List of changes in Hardcovers. Interestingly only one entry had a change in page count, and that entry is the Glossary.

Agents of Atlas
Hardcover Volume: 1
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: last sentence in History expanded
Graphic Changes: The uncaptioned illo now captioned

A.I.M.
Hardcover Volume: 1
Page Count: Unchanged at 3
Text Changes: Current Members expanded
Graphic Changes: 6 new captioned headshots

All-American
Hardcover Volume: 1
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Apocalypse Beast
Hardcover Volume: 1
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Avalanche
Hardcover Volume: 1
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Black Cat
Hardcover Volume: 1
Page Count: Unchanged at 3
Text Changes: last sentence in history revised
Graphic Changes: None

Cabal of Scrier
Hardcover Volume: 2
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: “deceased” removed throughout Former Members. Last 2 History paragraphs merged, revised at end.
Graphic Changes: None

Captain America
Hardcover Volume: 2
Now Listed As: Captain America (Rogers)
Page Count: Unchanged at 8
Text Changes: Aliases tweaked.
Graphic Changes: New captioned secondary illo.

Contemplator
Hardcover Volume: 2
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Crimson Dynamo
Hardcover Volume: 2
Page Count: Unchanged at 3
Text Changes: Final and 3rd last paragraphs of History revised, new paragraph added at end
Graphic Changes: new captioned illo of Mark VII armour

Jean-Paul Duchamp
Hardcover Volume: 3
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Elementals
Hardcover Volume: 3
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Flying Tiger
Hardcover Volume: 4
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: New sentence added at end of final History paragraph.
Graphic Changes: Main illo a bit less cropped.

Gun Runner
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Energy Projection revised on Power Grid
Graphic Changes: None

Hitman
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: caption removed from secondary illo

Hulk (2099 A.D.)
Hardcover Volume: 5
Now Listed As: Hulk (2099)
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: 2nd and 3rd History paragraphs merged, with alter egos added in what was the 2nd paragraph.
Graphic Changes: New captioned secondary illo.

Iron Maniac
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None

King Cobra
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: new final History paragraph.
Graphic Changes: None

Kronans
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: First Traits paragraph expanded. Last ½ sentence of History replaced with about 2 ½ new ones.
Graphic Changes: Main illo now captioned

Lord Moses
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Moondark
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Lotus Newmark
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Minor editing
Graphic Changes: None

Nightmericans
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Current and Former Members revised (Deadbird no longer on either list but still has headshot).
Graphic Changes: None

Orka
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Minor editing
Graphic Changes: None

Panther God
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: New final 1 ½ sentences added at end of History. Note removed.
Graphic Changes: None

Perun
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: 2nd and 3rd History paragraphs merged, final ½ sentence revised.
Graphic Changes: None

Pip the Troll
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: New captioned secondary illo

Punishers
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Clive Reston
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: 3 new sentences added to end of final History paragraph, then new final 1-sentence paragraph.
Graphic Changes: None

Scorcher
Hardcover Volume: 10
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Occupation, Group Affiliation revised. Final 1/3 of last History paragraph replaced with new text
Graphic Changes: Main illo a little less cropped. New secondary illo

Shaper of Worlds
Hardcover Volume: 10
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: Cropping altered on illo

Sleepers
Hardcover Volume: 10
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Final History sentence replaced with new one, then new final paragraph; alter egos added to History. Note added.
Graphic Changes: 1 secondary illo removed; new captioned secondary illo

Soul-Eater
Hardcover Volume: 10
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: Cropping altered on main illo; secondary illo recoloured

Swordsman
Hardcover Volume: 11
Now Listed As: Swordsman (Jarvert)
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Black Panther’s alter ego added to History
Graphic Changes: Secondary illo now slightly covers background of main illo

Thena
Hardcover Volume: 12
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: History initially somewhat revised (paragraphs merged, alter egos added), then two sentences added to end of final paragraph.
Graphic Changes: Main illo reversed. One secondary illo’s background recoloured; new captioned secondary illo

Threnody
Hardcover Volume: 12
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: More alter egos added to History
Graphic Changes: Secondary illos now captioned

Underworld
Hardcover Volume: 12
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: New sentence added to end of 1st History paragraph; final paragraph greatly rewritten; alter egos added
Graphic Changes: Illo a little less cropped but smoke effect removed.

Venomm
Hardcover Volume: 12
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: New secondary illo

White Rabbit
Hardcover Volume: 13
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Group Affiliation revised. First 2 History paragraphs merged; alter egos added; last sentence of final paragraph tweaked, then new expanded text added.
Graphic Changes: 1 secondary illo removed, 2 added.

Zodiak
Hardcover Volume: 14
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Adam-II
Hardcover Volume: 1
Page Count: Unchanged at ½
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Captain
Hardcover Volume: 3
Page Count: Unchanged at ½
Text Changes: First appearance tweaked. History paragraphs merged.
Graphic Changes: Illo tilted a bit to the left

Iron Maiden
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at ½
Text Changes: 2 sentences added to end of History
Graphic Changes: None

Living Totem
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at ½
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Pitiful One
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: Unchanged at ½
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Starseed
Hardcover Volume: 11
Page Count: Unchanged at ½
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Wyre
Hardcover Volume: 13
Page Count: Unchanged at ½
Text Changes: Alter egos added to History
Graphic Changes: None

Yankee Clipper
Hardcover Volume: 13
Page Count: Unchanged at ½
Text Changes: Alter egos added to History
Graphic Changes: None

Glossary
Hardcover Volume: 1-2
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 8 total: 6 pages v1, 2 v2
Text Changes: This was originally an entry spread over 4 Handbooks, now it’s spread over the first two hardcovers; so greatly revised/expanded if you just count this segment, somewhat revised/expanded total
Graphic Changes: None