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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 20, 2010 22:05:46 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on May 5, 2010 17:37:31 GMT
THANOS SOURCEBOOK?  MINE! -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 24, 2010 15:07:50 GMT
Avengers Assemble:
What Phil was expecting: Fully updated entry profiles for the big three Avengers plus entries for all existing characters in new teams.
What Phil got: One page updates for Cap & Thor with some profiles of Z-list initiative recruits and villains.
VERY POOR SHOW !
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Post by The Doctor on May 24, 2010 17:38:26 GMT
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT.
At least I am warned before cracking mine open.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 24, 2010 18:19:02 GMT
There were decent Avengers mu's in 2004 & 2005. But that was a while back and there's no reason why this couldn't have been an updated comprehensive resource. To be fair the solicitations did warn me - as they now have about the up & coming Phoenix handbook !
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 18, 2010 13:28:59 GMT
Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe Update (1 of 5): when the most prominent characters in a handbook are Gladiator, Wyatt Wingfoot, The Midgard Serpent and Xemu the Titan do I sense the bottom of the barrel being scraped ? I await a post Siege volume with updated Cap, Thor & Iron Man profiles. MU Update 2 this week |
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 20, 2010 20:15:09 GMT
Couldn't find #1 of this online so will likely wait for the collected edition.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 24, 2010 16:52:32 GMT
Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe Update (1 of 5): when the most prominent characters in a handbook are Gladiator, Wyatt Wingfoot, The Midgard Serpent and Xemu the Titan do I sense the bottom of the barrel being scraped ? I await a post Siege volume with updated Cap, Thor & Iron Man profiles. : Even more Z-list than the first one ! |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 9, 2010 17:39:09 GMT
Out this week ! To eBay ! |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 10, 2010 16:38:50 GMT
Neither ebay nor FPG has #1 of the current A-Z. Bah.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 10, 2010 18:48:29 GMT
Did you get a #2 ? I may have a spare....
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 10, 2010 18:56:44 GMT
Didn't bother with #2 due to being unable to get a #1.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 16, 2010 9:49:23 GMT
The Thanos Sourcebook wasn't too bad. Most of the first half was an illustrated history of Thanos, followed by a recap of modern cosmic events (Annihilation and onwards) then the remainder of the second half is a series of half page profiles of your major cosmic players. Decent enough package especially for us who'd Thanos and cosmic fu is weak.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 23, 2010 17:26:45 GMT
Did you get a #2 ? I may have a spare.... ...and it is now in Burns Cave. I shall read the Dire Wraiths entry this evening! -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 28, 2010 7:53:38 GMT
Well Marvel Universe Update #3 was a bit better than the previous volumes. Red Hulk - although it's just a page and effectively an add on for the previous Thunderbolt Ross entry, Orson Randall, and quite a few others I'd heard of. Sadly one of the entries proved a bit spoilerific for something I'm reading in trades but hey ho.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 20, 2010 10:37:00 GMT
MU Update 4 this week. Copies on eBay UK for £2.55 delivered.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 31, 2010 20:46:16 GMT
I grabbed #4 from FPG when I was through in Glasgow. I did enjoy it. Black Axe! Really should pick up #1 and #3 at some point.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 1, 2010 17:56:59 GMT
I have been alerted that there was a Age of Heroes: Superheroes handbook recently.
Come to papa.
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 1, 2010 18:48:18 GMT
Anyone know if the HC A-Z books are cheap, yet? I have vols 1-3, but 4-14 must be found!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 19, 2010 15:37:01 GMT
Heroic Age: Heroes and Heroic Age: Villains: 2 handbooks, 3 entires per page with a quick bio on each person/group. Not traditional MU but a good introduction to the characters in the Marvel Universe without going into their detail. A third volume, Heroic Age: X-Men is due.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 10, 2010 21:46:45 GMT
Update 5 due next week.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 31, 2010 12:03:49 GMT
and it's great ! Prince of Orphans gets an entry! |
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 24, 2011 19:02:44 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 28, 2011 22:28:53 GMT
I now have it and it looks tops. Summaries of many marvel events, saves me having to buy them :-)
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 28, 2011 23:56:47 GMT
It has a Secret Wars entry!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 30, 2011 20:33:56 GMT
THOR: ASGARD'S AVENGER out this week!
On checking I see I ordered this a while ago. Hurray!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 30, 2011 22:17:53 GMT
This had bypassed me. A copy has been ordered
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 8, 2011 15:49:45 GMT
Got the Thor: Asgard's Avenger book today. A curious mix of prominant and Z-list characters with a few obvious ommisions: Decent Asgard, Jane Foster, Fafnir, The Destroyer, Malekith, Karnilla, Volstagg & Surtur entries (several of which have been done before), but the Thor is a one page update and there's no Baldar, Sif, Heimdall, Odin, Loki, Fandrall, Hogan or Beta Ray Bill entries and some of the others included are a tad obscure..... I'm not sure there's been a dedicated Thor handbook - he was dead when the themed MU ones launched in 2004ish. In related news I sight an OHOTMU A-Z TPB on Amazon UK. Click,click,click, thank you. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 1, 2011 8:26:58 GMT
I walked into my LCS yesterday and found a X-Men handbook on the shelve. All one page updates and Z-listers. Oh and Maddison Jeffries which, as big a fan as I am, I have to admit isn't the most well known her in the world.
If you're doing these handbooks too support the film releases then make them more prominant characters.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 1, 2011 8:49:10 GMT
I have no idea who she is!
-Ralph
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