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Post by Philip Ayres on May 9, 2015 8:57:53 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 19, 2015 17:09:47 GMT
Two things: 1) Marvel: Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Epic Collections. Make it happen. 2) Having been thinking about profile books today it got me wondering what the first one I bought was. I thought it was Marvel Universe Deluxe #14 but chronologically it would seem that Transformers Universe 1 came out first and I know I would have bought that! |
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Post by The Doctor on May 19, 2015 19:40:47 GMT
Is 1) happpening???!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 19, 2015 19:48:11 GMT
No. Phil needs them though
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Post by The Doctor on May 19, 2015 20:29:38 GMT
I misread your posts that they are happening. Ralph is sad now.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 19, 2015 20:52:37 GMT
One day, One day.....
I have the original colour OHOTMU trades but will gladly pay for these.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 15, 2015 18:40:32 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 15, 2015 21:39:17 GMT
I feel fear at the description of how it is not the usual style of Handbook.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 28, 2015 21:22:17 GMT
The Secret Wars handbook is out! I must have it!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 30, 2015 17:06:34 GMT
The Secret Wars handbook is out! I must have it! -Ralph preordered months ago, it was waiting for me when I returned home |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 15, 2015 23:18:42 GMT
New Marvel Universe handbook in March 2016 www.comicbookresources.com/article/black-widow-avengers-standoff-more-in-marvels-march-2016-solicitationsALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL UNIVERSE
Written by VARIOUS
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
SECRET WARS has ended, and the Marvel Universe has been reborn — better and brighter than ever before! To celebrate, Marvel is proud to present this all-new, all-different guide to the Universe! This edition includes brand-new profiles on Phil Coulson's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Ms. Marvel (Khan), "Spider-Gwen" Stacy, Lash, Parker Industries, Singularity (A-Force), Ghost Rider (Reyes) and more! Plus updates on major characters starring in new titles: Iron Man (Stark), Ant-Man (Lang), Doctor Stephen Strange, the Inhumans, Thor (Foster) and Wolverine (Kinney)! Also featuring a global-sized entry for Doctor Doom's SECRET WARS patchwork planet, Battleworld! Get in on the ground floor of the All-New, All-Different Marvel Universe which starts now!
64 PGS./Rated T+ ...$4.99 |
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 17, 2015 22:21:22 GMT
The Secret Wars handbook is out! I must have it! -Ralph preordered months ago, it was waiting for me when I returned home I forgot to get it! Aaaaarrrrgggghhhh!!! -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 18, 2015 22:33:29 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Dec 18, 2015 22:59:10 GMT
Phil these are on the Marvel app that you can get a month's free this month like I said in the digital comics thread, don't spend money on free stuff!!!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 18, 2015 23:08:05 GMT
who's app requires IOS7 or later so is a no go
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Post by blueshift on Dec 18, 2015 23:34:58 GMT
who's app requires IOS7 or later so is a no go I have no idea what that means! D: |
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 19, 2015 12:10:48 GMT
The IOS is the thing that makes the Ipad go.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 30, 2016 7:26:28 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 30, 2016 8:45:45 GMT
Given I've just been reading Avengers Universe and have no real idea who most of the characters are, would this be a useful reference for getting up to speed? Or do I need something else for that?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 30, 2016 8:59:12 GMT
I think that this is really a post Secret Wars handbook.
As for what the state of play was pre Secret Wars.... Hmmm.... hard to think what an appropriate handbook would be.
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 30, 2016 9:20:58 GMT
Is there a decent reference generally that covers the basics for Marvel characters without being the size of a house or totally out of date? Or do I just need to read a lot of wikipedia?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 30, 2016 10:00:07 GMT
I'd read a lot of Wikipedia, most of it's covered there but be aware Panini runs 18 months ahead currently so spoilers lit within!
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 30, 2016 10:58:27 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 30, 2016 14:47:29 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 30, 2016 19:47:56 GMT
They did that with previous digital Handbooks why is why I stopped buying them. They become unreadable on phones.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 13, 2016 9:19:50 GMT
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jun 13, 2016 16:01:35 GMT
Wow.
I suppose what I'd really like to lay my hands on probably doesn't exist, namely a single trade containing late 1980s / early 1990s profiles of the hundred and fifty or so most important/popular characters, without being bulked out by obscure characters I don't care about.
Absolute Vision had a whopping selection of premier league Avengers character profiles in the back. Why can't they do that sort of thing more often?? Have they done that in any X-Men trades?
Martin
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jun 13, 2016 16:40:33 GMT
In the absence of anything else, my copy of X-Men: The Ultimate Guide from the early 1990s serves me as a decent guide to characters and their histories in the comics. That, and my Marvel Top Trumps sets. Martin |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 13, 2016 16:42:01 GMT
I think your best bet is the Essential version of the deluxe editions - all the profiles in 3 trades - or tracking down the individual X-Men & Avengers books of 2004/5 ish
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jun 14, 2016 17:43:15 GMT
I think your best bet is the Essential version of the deluxe editions - all the profiles in 3 trades I'll think about it, though they do lack the colour and will be heavily padded out with characters I'm not interested in. We'll see! Martin |
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