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All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A – Z 8

Posted by John Klein III on April 13, 2016
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All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A - Z 8

Nekra to Quoi

Head Writer / Coordinator Jeff Christiansen

Writers Sean McQuaid, Stuart Vandal, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Mark O’English, Chris Biggs, Eric J. Moreels, Mike Fichera, Al Sjoerdsma, Barry Reese, Chad Anderson, Madison Carter, Anthony Flamini & Richard Green

Cover Artist Keu Cha

Cover Dated 2006

A year ago, we lost Herb Trimpe and today, we look back at another comic that I have of his.

All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A - Z 8 Herb Trimpe Outlaw Kid

Unfortunately, Trimpe only has one spotlight that features his art.  Outlaw Kid, a character I really enjoyed in Blaze of Glory, a series that I would buy another sequel of, at any given time.  He was also used to nice effect in Dan Slott’s She-Hulk series.

The profile that got me to keep this issue is –

All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A - Z 8 Thomas Derenick N'Garai

The N’Garai, art by Thomas Derenick.  Which, of course, mentions the incredible and legendary adventure of Kitty Pryde one fateful Christmas Eve.

Other Entries worth mentioning –

Night Nurse, only note worthy due to her inclusion in the Daredevil Netflix series.

The New Warriors’ Night Thrasher gets two pages

The Marvel Proper version of Nighthawk gets two pages

New Warriors’ Nova gets three pages

Orge, who I liked in Thunderbolts, get a page

Onslaught gets a page

Younger Avengers’ Patriot gets two pages

Generation X’s Penance gets a page

Mockingbird rapist, Phantom Rider gets three pages

Genis-Vell, Captain Marvel’s son, who is going by Photon apparently.

Original 66 X-Men villian, Plantman gets a feature.

Runaways’ parents, the Pride, gets a page

Proteus, gets two sweet pages.

The first attempt to try to create a Pre-Captain America in, Protocide, gets a page.  I really dug this guy, back in the day.  He got replaced with other characters, over the years.

Spider-Man off again on again pal and villain, The Prowler gets two pages.

Also getting two apes, Puma!  Who I guess now didn’t pay for the Parker honeymoon now.

All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A – Z 12

Posted by John Klein III on March 12, 2016
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All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A - Z 12

Head Writer / Coordinator Jeff Christiansen

Writers Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal, Al Sjoerdsma, Eric J. Moreels, Sean McQuaid, Chad Anderson, Mark O’English, Anthony Flamini, Ronald Byrd, Jacob Rougemont, Mike Fichera, Madison Carter & Chris Biggs

Cover Artist Keu Cha & Tom Chu

Cover Dated 2006

On March 6, we lost comic legend Paul Ryan.

Paul Ryan

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2016/03/07/r-i-p-paul-ryan/

In this issue, his work is spotlighted for the Kristoff Vernard profile –

All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A - Z 12 Paul Ryan Kristoff Vernard

All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A - Z 12 Paul Ryan Kristoff Vernard 2

Other profiles worth noting –

All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A - Z 12 Paul Smith Umar

Paul Smith’s work is used for the Umar spotlight

Union Jack

Unus the Untouchable

Citizen V’s V-Battalion

Scorpion’s time as Venom is profiled

Vision of Young Avengers is featured

Cyclops’ younger brother, Vulcan, gets an entry

All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A - Z 12 Arthur Adams Warlock

Amazingly, neither Magik or Kitty is mentioned in Warlock’s profile but Art Adams’ Warlock spotlight has Magik in an image.

All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A - Z 12 Billy Tan Warpath

Kitty is mentioned in the Warpath profile, featuring Billy Tan artwork

Young Avengers’ Wiccan is spotlighted

Sabretooth’s little buddy, Wild Child, gets two pages

MC’s Wild Thing gets an entry

Runsaways friend turn foe, Alex Wilder, gets a page

Winter Soldier gets a page

All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Univeres A - Z 12 Trevor Hairsine Pete Wisdom

Kitty Pryde gets plenty of mentions in Pete Wisdom’s profile, art by Trevor Hairsine

Frightful Four leader, Wizard gets three pages

All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A - Z 12 Ryan Sook Wolfsbane

Magik is mentioned in Wolfsbane’s profile, art by Ryan Sook

Xavier’s Underground Enforcers is featured

All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A - Z 12 Juvaun Kirby X-Babies

Shadowkitty is mentioned in X-Babies, art by Juvaun Kirby

Villain group, Zodiac, gets four pages

Captain America classic villain, Arnim Zola, gets a profile

Psylocke slayer, Vargas, gets a half page

Finally, Alpha Flight team member, Yukon Jack, gets a half page

All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z 7

Posted by John Klein III on July 22, 2015
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All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z 7

Victor Mancha (of Runaways) to Phantazia (of X-Factor)

Head Writer / Coordinator Jeff Christiansen

Writers Mark O’English, Ronald Byrd, Eric J. Moreels, Stuart Vandal, Sean McQuaid, Michael Hoskin, Chad Anderson, Anthony Flamini, Eric Timothy Englehard, Madison Carter, Al Sjoerdsma & Mike Fichera

Cover Artist Keu Cha

Cover Dated 2006

Newsarama reported recently that we lost, Alan Kupperberg –

http://www.newsarama.com/25266-artist-allen-kupperberg-passes-away-at-62.html

Alan Kupperberg

Legend Alan Kupperberg died on July 17th, he was 62 years old.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Kupperberg

Kupperberg, who I know mainly from Obnoxio the Clown oneshot – I will review that one of these years.  Born May 18, 1953 and died, July 17, 2015.

He has a website –

http://www.alankupperberg.com/

He is in this issue, for the art he provided for Fantastic Four supporting character, Alicia Masters!

Alan Kupperberg Alicia Masters Bride of Nephrus

This excellent website covers what this story, from Marvel Two-In-One 95, was about –

http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/nephrusn.htm

Alicia Masters was made into the Bride of Nephrus.

Marvel Database doesn’t have much more information –

http://marvel.wikia.com/Marvel_Two-In-One_Vol_1_95

Here is the page that has the image from above on it –

All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z 7 Alan Kupperberg Alicia Masters profile

If you feel like donating to Thymic Cancer Research, here is a great foundation –

http://www.thymic.org/

Other notable entries in this issue are –

The Mandarin, the Iron Man villain

Margali of the Winding Way, Amanda Sefton’s mother – they mention the Soulsword but not that it belongs to Illyana Rasputin.

Shadowcat is referenced in Marrow’s spotlight.

Uncanny X-Men 170 Paul Smith Morlock Masque

Paul Smith’s artwork is spotlighted in the Morlock’s Masque’s spotlight.  Kitty Pryde is also referenced in this spotlight, as well.

Maverick, of the Weapon X Program, is featured

Excalibur is referenced in Merlyn’s entry, that is one of the larger ones at three pages.

Excalibur is also referenced in microMAX’s entry

The X-Men Micronaunts crossover plot is referenced in the Microverse’s feature – also three pages.

X-Factor’s Laya Miller gets an entry

Excalibur gets a third reference in Mimic’s feature

Mister Sinister gets a three page spotlight

MODOK, also gets a three page entry

The X-Babies and Excalibur are referenced in Mojo’s three page feature

Generation X’s very own, Mondo, gets an entry!

Kitty Pryde is referenced in the Morlock spotlight (is there a fourth word to describe these?) and it turns out, three pages is the norm for known characters.

She-Thing, or Ms. Marvel as her profile (there is a fourth word!) is labeled.

Mister Sinister’s other goons, the Nasty Boys, get a profile

Thanos’ daugther, Nebula gets a feature

. . .

Alan Kupperberg, you will be missed and never forgotten!

All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A – Z 4

Posted by John Klein III on August 3, 2014
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All New Handbook 4

Head Writer / Coordinator Jeff Christensen

Writers Sean McQuaid, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Mark O’English, Stuart Vandal, Ronald Byrd, Madison Carter, Mike Fichers, Anthony Flamini, Chris Biggs, Berry Reese and Henrique Ferreira

Cover Artist Keu Cha

Cover Dated 2008

Damon Dran to Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway

I own this due to the profile for Feron.  Plenty of Excalibur references but no Kitty shout outs.

I’m spotlighting it here for the Frank Miller drawn, Eternity.

 Frank Miller Eternity

All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A – Z 6

Posted by John Klein III on May 9, 2014
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All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z 6

Head Writer Jeff Christiansen

Writers Sean McQuaid / Micahel Hoskin / Mark O’English / Stuart Vandal / Ronald Byrd / Eric J. Moreels / Barry Reese / Madison Carter / Anthony Flamini / Chris Biggs / Mike Fichera / Al Sjoerdsma / Rich Green / Eric Engelhard

Cover Artist Keu Cha

Cover Dated August 2006

“Justice to Marvel”

I own this issue for the Khaos entry, the new character that appeared in Excalibur Annual 1 in 1993 (one of those every annual that year required a new character).  More on that and the character when we review that issue in June (something to look forward to!)

I wonder if I really should be owning these latest batches of Handbooks (from 2004 forward) that just merely mention Kitty as oppose to only owning the handbooks that actually have entries for Kitty, Lockheed or Magik.  As I’m definitely not going backwards and buying all of those original handbooks for the mere chance of having a reference to those three characters.

The reason I’m spotlighting this issue is due to the legend that is Dick Ayers, sadly passed away on May 4, 2014.

We haven’t really dealt with deaths here on S&FwM and I’m not sure exactly what the best way to handle them are.  I figured I would review an issue of theirs and that would be how we do it here.

Dick Ayers was the penciler for Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos for ten years.  He also created the original ‘Western’ Ghost Rider that would eventually be known as the Phantom Rider once Johnny Blaze came onto the scene in the 70s.  Sam Elliot sort of quasi played the character (loosely) in the first Ghost Rider movie.  Which I own the second one but have yet to watch it.  That one and Thor 2, just waiting for my wife to watch it with me and that is hard to schedule.

In terms of comics I have with Dick Ayers’ art work in it, I only own five comics – four of them being handbooks and the other is Amazing Heroes Swimsuit Issue 3.

That’s one of my regrets with these legendary artists of the silver age, is that my collection doesn’t go that far back and so I don’t really have any of their real work that others will reference.

You can learn more about Mr. Ayers from his Wikipedia page :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Ayers

And there is this nice fansite :

http://www.dickayerscom.blogspot.com/

Dick Ayers art is used within the profile of Mad Thinker, for the Man-Slayer section

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Other profiles to highlight :

Justice isn’t the good New Warriors / Avengers but some other dude from the New Universe

Senator Robert Kelly, does have a Kitty reference for Days of Future Past

Kylun, no Kitty reference but plenty of Excalibur references