Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Update #4

ultrabasurero · Jul 27, 2010, 10:04 pm

Coming from Marvel in October...

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Update #4 preview

OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z UPDATE #4
Written by VARIOUS
Cover by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY

Our mission to catalog the entire Marvel Multiverse (and beyond!) continues! Includes 64 pages of all-new profiles of many of Marvel’s finest characters, covering every corner of the MU! The World War II-era Red Guardian! Longtime supporting-cast members Wong and Sister Maggie! Alien races Sidri, Nuwali and Golgotha! The Negative Zone’s Prison 42! Mutant-menacing Mister M, Sentinel Squad O*N*E and Tryp! The all-powerful Star Brand! Marvel UK’s Black Axe! And, from the pages of the THANOS IMPERATIVE: Guardians of the Galaxy! Featuring brand-new art for dozens of characters, drawn by Gus Vazquez!

64 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ultrabasurero · Jul 27, 2010, 10:06 pm

On the cover: Miek, Gardener, Dreaming Celestial, Whirlwind?, Lightspeed, Warstar, Sebastian Shaw, Doctor Nemesis (Bradley), Raza, U-Man?, Martinex, Bushmaster, Quasimodo. I can't tell what that animal thing is in front of Bushmaster and the guy in the right corner.

*Sidney Osinga* · Jul 27, 2010, 10:16 pm

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Originally Posted by ultrabasurero

I can't tell what that animal thing is in front of Bushmaster and the guy in the right corner.

I think they're Catseye of the Hellions and Death Stalker.

Eduardo M. · Jul 28, 2010, 12:14 am

excuse me whilst I do a major huge happy dance followed by plenty of squeals of delight.

captainswift · Jul 28, 2010, 12:15 am

I'm disappointed there's no Hulk on the cover. Every issue of Update up to this point had a Hulk on the cover.

On the other hand, there's a Julie Power, which is actually cooler.

MinorIrritant · Jul 28, 2010, 12:45 am

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Originally Posted by Sidney Osinga

I think they're Catseye of the Hellions and Death Stalker.

Yes, that is Death Stalker.

No, that's not Catseye. Think canine, not feline.

Eduardo M. · Jul 28, 2010, 01:06 am

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Originally Posted by MinorIrritant

Yes, that is Death Stalker.

No, that's not Catseye. Think canine, not feline.

that wolf guy Rahne Sinclair loved? (WTF was his name again?)

*Sidney Osinga* · Jul 28, 2010, 01:19 am

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Originally Posted by MinorIrritant

Yes, that is Death Stalker.

No, that's not Catseye. Think canine, not feline.

I should have noticed that the fur was the wrong color. It's the Wolf Prince Hrimhari.

CyRog · Jul 28, 2010, 02:18 am

Oooo...this one looks to satisfy from many wishlists.

Phoenixx9 · Jul 28, 2010, 10:56 am

Just the cover takes another 6 off my wish list!

I wonder who else is inside?

Stuart Vandal said our lists would be noticeably shorter by year's end!

sucellos11 · Jul 28, 2010, 01:44 pm

OMG! This is the best update yet! So many characters I wished for are covered in this, but specially:

U-Man!
WHIRLWIND!
Miek!
WONG!
Dreaming Celestial!
Raza!
Warstar!
SEBASTIAN SHAW!
Death Stalker!
Doctor Nemesis (Bradley)!
Bushmaster!
GARDENER!
Martinex!
Red Guardian (WWII)!
QUASIMODO!

Can't wait.

bigvis497 · Jul 28, 2010, 02:21 pm

It's been a long, long time since we've seen Whirlwind around these here parts. Count me excited.

Captain Morgan · Jul 29, 2010, 02:36 pm

I've been waiting for a Sebastian Shaw entry for years.

Phoenixx9 · Jul 29, 2010, 03:15 pm

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Originally Posted by bigvis497

It's been a long, long time since we've seen Whirlwind around these here parts. Count me excited.

Me too!

I like the spiky face mask and upper body armor. And watch out for those arm-spikes!

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Originally Posted by Captain Morgan

I've been waiting for a Sebastian Shaw entry for years.

Me too!

I mean, this book covers so many of my groups too: some from Imperial Guard, the Starjammers, Guardians of Galaxy, almost never seen-today-but-not-forgotten-by-me (Quasimodo), WWII (U-Man and Red Guardian) and supporting cast (Wong). I can't wait to see who else is in it!

Rayeye · Jul 29, 2010, 05:04 pm

A lot of nice characters are in this handbook!
Also, finally one of the Power Pack members received a profile! Not that I'm a fan of Power Pack, but I always thought it was odd they were never covered individually.
With more individual members of the Imperial Guard being covered along the way, I hope the same will be done by members of Clan Destine, X-Men 2099 and some of the Morlocks.

Eduardo M. · Jul 29, 2010, 05:59 pm

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Originally Posted by Rayeye

A lot of nice characters are in this handbook!
Also, finally one of the Power Pack members received a profile! Not that I'm a fan of Power Pack, but I always thought it was odd they were never covered individually.

Actually the members of Power Pack got individual entries way back in the Deluxe Edition inthe 80s. The Master Edition in the 90s also had at least two of the Pack get their own entries.

And let's not forget Franklin Richards is considered part of Power Pack and he's gotten an entry in recent years.

That having been said its still nice to see the kids getting updated entries. (For one thing they're getting to be not kids anymore.)

DeadpoolRP · Jul 29, 2010, 06:52 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rayeye

A lot of nice characters are in this handbook!
Also, finally one of the Power Pack members received a profile! Not that I'm a fan of Power Pack, but I always thought it was odd they were never covered individually.
With more individual members of the Imperial Guard being covered along the way, I hope the same will be done by members of Clan Destine, X-Men 2099 and some of the Morlocks.

I second what Rayeye said: More Power Pack, ClanDestine, and especially X-Men 2099!

I'm most looking forward to the Dr. Nemesis profile in this issue, and I hope we'll see corresponding entries/updates for Box, Kavita Rao, Yuriko Takiguchi, and Danger (as well as Cypher, Diamond Lil, Gentle, Ink, Graymalkin, Cipher, Loa, Match, Bling!, Onyxx, Trance, Indra, and Crosta, eventually. Joseph too, of course—see, lots of X-Men still to cover!).

PaxHouse · Jul 29, 2010, 07:11 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rayeye

A lot of nice characters are in this handbook!
Also, finally one of the Power Pack members received a profile! Not that I'm a fan of Power Pack, but I always thought it was odd they were never covered individually.
With more individual members of the Imperial Guard being covered along the way, I hope the same will be done by members of Clan Destine, X-Men 2099 and some of the Morlocks.

Good point, for I did recall that they did received an Entry within the TEAM HANDBOOK but never any solo ones for the members (except Franklin Richards/Tattletale and Deliquient/"Marty" the Elan/Infant Terrible) within the most recent OHOTMU......

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Originally Posted by captainswift

....On the other hand, there's a Julie Power, which is actually cooler.....

.....And she's wearing the costume seen from both RUNAWAYS & THE LONERS.....

Hope the rest of her siblings get their updated entries soon (especially Alex Power/Zero-G, due to his recent appearances within the FANTASTIC FOUR Series).....

*Sidney Osinga* · Jul 29, 2010, 09:53 pm

I personally am happy to see an entry for the Star Brand. Now we need ones for Kickers Inc. and the Troubleshooters and all the major characters in the New Universe will be covered.

Phoenixx9 · Jul 30, 2010, 12:47 pm

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Originally Posted by Sidney Osinga

I personally am happy to see an entry for the Star Brand. Now we need ones for Kickers Inc. and the Troubleshooters and all the major characters in the New Universe will be covered.

Yeah, good point, Sidney Osinga.

I really don't know anything about the Star Brand for sure. Was that the dead Beyonder's energies that created a New Universe, or something like that? If it is, that was a long time ago. Was there any characters that were empowered by this Star Brand? If so, I hope they get featured as well. It would be great to learn about "new" characters that have been around for 25 years (real time, probably 6 years Marvel Time) that I am not aware of! Also, interesting to see how they compare to the "mainstream" superpowers.

**Madison Carter** · Jul 30, 2010, 02:41 pm

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Originally Posted by Phoenixx9

Yeah, good point, Sidney Osinga.

I really don't know anything about the Star Brand for sure. Was that the dead

The Star Brand and New Universe had nothing to do with the Beyonder.

Eduardo M. · Jul 30, 2010, 03:21 pm

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Originally Posted by Madison Carter

The Star Brand and New Universe had nothing to do with the Beyonder.

I think Phoenixx9 was confused by the last page of Secret wars II and thought that the universe created by the Beyonder's energies was the New Universe.

Phoenixx9 · Jul 30, 2010, 04:22 pm

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Originally Posted by Madison Carter

The Star Brand and New Universe had nothing to do with the Beyonder.

Hello, Madison Carter! See, I told you I didn't know anything about the Star Brand!

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Originally Posted by Eduardo M.

I think Phoenixx9 was confused by the last page of Secret wars II and thought that the universe created by the Beyonder's energies was the New Universe.

Yes, that's exactly what I thought and it was the only thing (I thought) I knew about it.

I need more info on this Star Brand and New Universe!

**Madison Carter** · Jul 30, 2010, 05:09 pm

To be fair, it *IS* a common misconception, and one that a lot of people thought at the time, but has been shown not to be correct in time.

Eduardo M. · Jul 30, 2010, 06:00 pm

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Originally Posted by Madison Carter

To be fair, it *IS* a common misconception, and one that a lot of people thought at the time, but has been shown not to be correct in time.

For thing, wasn't the universe the Beyonder created later destroyed?

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ultrabasurero Human Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sugar Land, TX Country: Posts: 115	Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Update #4 Coming from Marvel in October... OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z UPDATE #4 Written by VARIOUS Cover by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY Our mission to catalog the entire Marvel Multiverse (and beyond!) continues! Includes 64 pages of all-new profiles of many of Marvel’s finest characters, covering every corner of the MU! The World War II-era Red Guardian! Longtime supporting-cast members Wong and Sister Maggie! Alien races Sidri, Nuwali and Golgotha! The Negative Zone’s Prison 42! Mutant-menacing Mister M, Sentinel Squad ONE and Tryp! The all-powerful Star Brand! Marvel UK’s Black Axe! And, from the pages of the THANOS IMPERATIVE: Guardians of the Galaxy! Featuring brand-new art for dozens of characters, drawn by Gus Vazquez! 64 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 Last edited by Eric J. Moreels; Aug 2, 2010 at 07:17 am.

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ultrabasurero Human Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sugar Land, TX Country: Posts: 115	Re: OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z UPDATE #4 On the cover: Miek, Gardener, Dreaming Celestial, Whirlwind?, Lightspeed, Warstar, Sebastian Shaw, Doctor Nemesis (Bradley), Raza, U-Man?, Martinex, Bushmaster, Quasimodo. I can't tell what that animal thing is in front of Bushmaster and the guy in the right corner.

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captainswift Clone Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Charlotte Country: Posts: 57	Re: OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z UPDATE #4 I'm disappointed there's no Hulk on the cover. Every issue of Update up to this point had a Hulk on the cover. On the other hand, there's a Julie Power, which is actually cooler. __________________ My Top 5 most wanted collections: 1. Not Brand Ecch (Essential or Omnibus) 2. Essential Micronauts (not bloody likely) 3. Essential Spidey Super Stories (Marvel let CTW use Spider-man for free; let's repay the favor, huh?) 4. Essential or Classic Sensational She-Hulk (Byrne series). 5. The two Access limiteds (in one volume) Skylarkings: www.department34.com

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CyRog Metahuman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Country: Posts: 239	Re: OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z UPDATE #4 Oooo...this one looks to satisfy from many wishlists.

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Phoenixx9 Enhanced Mutant Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Universe Country: Posts: 218	Re: OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z UPDATE #4 Just the cover takes another 6 off my wish list! I wonder who else is inside? Stuart Vandal said our lists would be noticeably shorter by year's end!

Jul 28, 2010, 12:14 am	#4
Eduardo M. Metahuman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southern Florida Country: Posts: 423	Re: OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z UPDATE #4 excuse me whilst I do a major huge happy dance followed by plenty of squeals of delight. __________________ "what's the point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes?" -words of wisdom from Dr Who

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sucellos11 Human Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lisbon Country: Posts: 153	Re: Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Update #4 OMG! This is the best update yet! So many characters I wished for are covered in this, but specially: U-Man! WHIRLWIND! Miek! WONG! Dreaming Celestial! Raza! Warstar! SEBASTIAN SHAW! Death Stalker! Doctor Nemesis (Bradley)! Bushmaster! GARDENER! Martinex! Red Guardian (WWII)! QUASIMODO! Can't wait.

Jul 28, 2010, 02:21 pm	#12
bigvis497 Human Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York Country: Posts: 162	Re: Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Update #4 It's been a long, long time since we've seen Whirlwind around these here parts. Count me excited.

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Captain Morgan Zombie Join Date: May 2008 Location: U.S. Country: Posts: 35	Re: Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Update #4 I've been waiting for a Sebastian Shaw entry for years.

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Rayeye Mutant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Netherlands Country: Posts: 923	Re: Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Update #4 A lot of nice characters are in this handbook! Also, finally one of the Power Pack members received a profile! Not that I'm a fan of Power Pack, but I always thought it was odd they were never covered individually. With more individual members of the Imperial Guard being covered along the way, I hope the same will be done by members of Clan Destine, X-Men 2099 and some of the Morlocks.

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Sidney Osinga Uber Geek of Resources Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kitchener,Ontario Country: Posts: 796	Re: Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Update #4 I personally am happy to see an entry for the Star Brand. Now we need ones for Kickers Inc. and the Troubleshooters and all the major characters in the New Universe will be covered. __________________ 1914 Canada fights alongside, and frequently in front of, British troops during WWI. Retro X: An old school X-Men RPG

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Madison Carter OHOTMU Writer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: dallas Country: Posts: 390	Re: Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Update #4 To be fair, it IS a common misconception, and one that a lot of people thought at the time, but has been shown not to be correct in time.

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