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Blockbusters of the Marvel Universe

Posted by John Klein III on July 17, 2016
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Blockbusters of the Marvel Universe

Head Writers / Coordinators Jeff Christiansen & Mike O’Sullivan

Assistant Coordinators Stuart Vandal, Markus Raymond & Mike Fichera

Writers Sean McQuaid, Rob London, Stuart Vandal, Kevin Garcia, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Madison Carter, Markus Raymond, David Wiltfong & Chris Biggs

Cover Artists Tom Raney with Frank D’Armata

Cover Dated March 2011

Last year, we lost legend Alan Kupperberg and we are remembering him with this issue.

His art is used in the World War Two section –

Blockbusters of the Marvel Universe WWII Joseph Stalin Alan Kupperberg

He drew Josef Stalin.

Other events featured in this handbook –

Annihilation War

Armor Wars

Atlantis Attacks

Avengers / Defenders War

Battletide

Civil War

Crossing

Dark Reign

Destiny War

Doom Supreme

Evolutionary War

Fall of the Hammer

Forces of Darkness, Forces of Light

Great Cataclysm

Heroes Reborn / Return

House of M / M-Day – Kitty at least played a role in this one

I.T. Plot

Inferno!

Blockbusters of the Marvel Universe Inferno Marc Silvestri Magik
Art by Marc Silvestri

Blcokbusters of the Marvel Unvierse Inferno Alan Davis Excalibur Kitty Pryde

Art by Alan Davis

A storyline that ends Magik and only halts Kitty just a tad.

Infinity Gauntlet, Kitty appeared in one panel of this event

Kree-Skrull War

Lost in Space-Time

Maximum Carnage, still one of the greatest Spider-Man stories of all time!

Maximum Security

Midnight Massacre

Mutant Massacre

Blockbusters of the Marvel Universe Mutant Massacre Gus Vazquez
Art by Gus Vazquez

A storyline that took Kitty out of the X-Men and her into forming Excalibur.

Mys-Tech Wars, Kitty played a small role in this one

Odyssey

Operation : Galactic Storm

Richards-Storm Wedding

Secret Invasion

Secret Wars

Blockbusters of the Marvel Universe Secret Wars Angel Medina Lockheed
Art by Angel Medina

This image is from the Venom Dark Origin miniseries.  Kitty and Lockheed both played parts of this one, Kitty in memories but Lockheed was present.

Star Wauugh!

Timequake

Vampire State

War of Kings

World Faces Destruction

World War Hulk

World War One

Such a great handbook!

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!

Marvel Age Annual 2

Posted by John Klein III on April 6, 2015
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Marvel Age Annual 2 1963 Cover Marvel Age Annual 2 1986 Cover

Cover Dated 1986

I really adore the back cover (the left one) which is the cast of Marvel Characters circa 1963 and the front cover (right side) which is all of the characters circa 1986.  I really like how all the characters are in the same positions – except for that lousy Iceman forcing Angel to switch places with him.

Like the first Annual, Marvel goes out with the list of books, with various ones getting a full page showing off who the cast is and what is going on with that title.

The 1963 has a five page sequence where we all pretend what would it be like if Marvel Age existed in 1963.  Which is pretty cool to see how Marvel would have promoted both Avengers 1 and X-Men 1.  Imagine people buying those issues on newstands and having their minds blown?

The proper section starts with some high hyperbole, though they don’t know it at the time, that New Universe is going to change comics for all time.  As far as I know, it is a slight footnote in the failures of Marvel.

There is a five page Jack Kirby written and drawn section about the Marvel Bullpen.

There is an awesome 100 Highlights from the First 25 Years section.

  1. Fantastic Four 1
  2. Incredible Hulk 1
  3. Fantastic Four 4, with Namor
  4. Fantastic Four 5, with Doctor Doom
  5.  Amazing Fantasy 15
  6. Journey into Mystery 83, with Thor
  7. Journey into Mystery 85, with Loki
  8. Tales to Astonish 35, with Hank Pym
  9. Fantastic Four 10, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby first Marvel Appearance
  10. Fantastic Four 11, with Impossible Man
  11. Tales of Suspense 39, with Iron Man
  12. Fantastic Four 12, Thing v Hulk
  13. Fantastic Four 13, with Utau the Watcher
  14. Sgt. Fury and His Holwing Commandos 1
  15. Tales to Astonish 44, with Wasp
  16. Spider-Man 3, with Doctor Octopus
  17. Strange Tales 110, with Doctor Strange
  18. Avengers 1
  19. X-Men 1
  20. Fantastic Four Annual 1, the first annual
  21. Tales to Astonish, with Giant Man
  22. Tales of Suspense 50, with Mandarin
  23. Tales of Suspense 52, with Black Widow
  24. Avengers 4, with Captain America
  25. Daredevil 1
  26. Tales of Suspense 57, with Hawkeye
  27. Strange Tales 126, with Dormammu
  28. Tales to Astonish 63, with the Leader
  29. Avengers 16, first new lineup, with Captain America, Hawkeye, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch
  30. Strange Tales 135, with Nick Fury leads SHIELD
  31. Strange Tales 135, with Hydra
  32. Strange Tales 138, with Eternity
  33. Fantastic Four Annual 3, with the Richards Wedding
  34. Fantastic Four 44, with the Inhumans
  35. Fantastic Four 48, with the Silver Surfer
  36. Fantastic Four 48, with the coming of Galactus
  37. Avengers 28, with Goliath
  38. Fantastic Four 52, with Black Panther
  39. Daredevil 41, death of Matt Murdock’s fake brother Mike, to protect his secret identity
  40. Not Brand Ecch 1, with Forbush-Man
  41. Marvel Super Heroes 12, with Captain Mar-vell
  42. Avengers 48, with Black Knight
  43. Marvel Super Heroes 18, with the Guardians of the Galaxy
  44. Avengers 57, with Vision
  45. Fantastic Four Annual 6, with Franklin Richards
  46. Avengers 59, with Yellowjacket
  47. Avengers 60, the Pym Wedding
  48. Captain America 117, with the Falcon
  49. Conan 1
  50. Amazing Spider-Man 96, the drug issue that changes the Comic Code
  51. Avengers 85, with the Squadron Supreme
  52. Avengers 89, the start of the Kree-Skrull War
  53. Hulk 141, with Doc Samson
  54. Marvel Feature 1, with the Defenders
  55. Marvel Premiere, with Adam Warlock
  56. Tomb of Dracula 1
  57. Hero for Hire 1
  58. Captain America 154, Cap fights 50s Cap
  59. Iron Man 55, with Thanos
  60. Amazing Adventures 18, with Killraven
  61. Amazing Spider-Man 121, death of Gwen Stacey
  62. Avengers 116 & Defenders 8, Avengers / Defenders War
  63. Amazing Spider-Man 129, with the Punisher
  64. Marvel Premiere 15, with Iron Fist
  65. Astonishing Tales 25, with Deathlok
  66. Fantastic Four 150, Quicksilver / Crystal Wedding
  67. Hulk 180, with Wolverine
  68. Giant Size Avengers 4, Vision / Scarlet Witch Wedding and Mantis marries a tree
  69. Fear 19, with Howard the Duck
  70. Giant Size X-Men 1
  71. Werewolf by Night 32, with Moon Knight
  72. Champions 1
  73. Eternals 1
  74. Marvel Spotlight 32, with Spider-Woman
  75. Spectacular Spider-Man 17, Champions break up – the first hero team to do so
  76. Devil Dinosaur 1
  77. X-Men 120, with Alpha Flight
  78. She-Hulk 1
  79. Epic Illustrated 1
  80. X-Men 137, Death of Phoenix
  81. Dazzler 1
  82. Daredevil 168, death of Elektra
  83. Death of Captain Marvel
  84. Marvel Graphic Novel 4, with the New Mutants
  85. Spider-Man Annual 16, a new Captain Marvel
  86. Dreadstar 1
  87. Avengers 230, Hank Pym, no hero name
  88. Marvel Age 1
  89. Iron Man 170, Rhodey becomes iron Man
  90. GI Joe 1
  91. Secret Wars 1
  92. Power Pack 1
  93. West Coast Avengers 1, the Limited Series
  94. Secret Wars 7, with the new Spider-Woman
  95. Secret Wars 8, Spider-Man’s Black Costume
  96. Thor 353, Odin is lost
  97. Star Comics begins
  98. Thor 364, Frog Thor
  99. X-Factor 1
  100. New Universe

Pretty cool that they even made a list!

Next is the backbone of the issue, Marvel A to Z by Dwight Jon Zimmerman, where he breaks down all of the Marvel titles.  A few titles get a full page of art!

Alpha Flight

Amazing Spider-Man

AniMax

Marvel Age Annual 2 Daredevil

Since we are celebrating Daredevil Month, I’ve included that page.  Daredevil page brought to us by :
Writer – Steve Englehart
Penciler Louis Williams
Inker Al Williamson

Avengers

Avengers versus X-Men

Bozz Chronicles

Captain America

Care Bears

X-Factor

Marvel Age Annual 2 Uncanny X-Men

Uncanny X-Men by
Writer Louis Simonson
Penciler Alan Kupperberg
Inker Art Nichols

Marvel Age Annual 2 New Mutants

New Mutants by
Writer Louis Simonson
Artist Art Adams

Chuck Norris, Karate Kommandos

Classic X-Men

Cloak and Dagger

Comet Man

Conan the Barbarian

Conan the King

Dakota North Investigations

Daredevil

Doctor Strange

Star Wars Droids

Elektra

ElfQuest

Ewoks

Fallen Angels

Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four meet the X-Men

GI Joe

GI Joe Special Missions

Sergie Aragone’s Groo the Wanderer

Groo Graphic Novel

Grown-Up Thermonuclear Samurai Elephants

Heathcliff

Hugga Bunch

Incredible Hulk

Inhumanoids

Iron Man

Madballs

Marvel Fanfare

Marvel Saga

Marvel Tales

Masters of the Universe

Moonshadow

Moonshadow the Graphic Novel

Muppet Babies

The ‘Nam

New Mutants

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

Official Marvel Index to – Uncanny X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, Marvel Team-Up and Spectacular Spider-Man

Marvel Age Annual 2 Power Pack

Power Pack by
Writer Louis Simonson
Penciler Jon Bogdanove
Inker Art Nichols
Kitty made it to a panel!

Spectacular Spider-Man

Peter Porker, Spectacular Spider-Ham

Phoenix

Popples

Power Pack

Savage Sword of Conan

Savage Tales

Silver Surfer

Amazing Spider-Man versus Wolverine

Steelgrip Starkey and the All Purpose Power Tool

Strikeforce Morituri

Swords of the Swashbucklers

Mighty Thor

Thundercats

Secret Life of Top Dog

Transformers

Web of Spider-Man

West Coast Avengers

Wolfpack

X-Factor

Uncanny X-Men

I really like seeing all of the logos of these titles.