Who do you want to see get the Marvel Handbook treatment?

[Eric J. Moreels]

With the recent revival of the Official Handbook of The Marvel Universe, who are you hoping will get their own OHOTMU in the near future?

[bugalugs1]

I'd REAAAAALLY like to see an Thunderbolts one in time for New TBOLTS
Make sure it included the original team, the Redeemers, Hawks T-Bolts from Becoming... and the new team

The possibly a second X-volume with the subsidury teams like X-Force, New Mutants etc

[Scourge]

For gawds sake, somebody get Marvel to do handbooks for Thunderbolts and X-Force!

[Captain America]

Gotta be the Fantastic Four! They have a long and rich history - it would make for a very interesting reed. (heh, Reed...y'know, it's funny 'cause...ach, forget it!)

[BadMotives]

I voted New Mutants amoug few others. But is that the original New Mutants or the New Mutants vol.2 characters? .... Well say both groups need to be detail in a Handbook. I seen a lot of posters ask the same questions over and over again. I would be nice if Marvel out with a Handbook for lessor know X-characters.

[supreme_telepath]

I'd rather that there be a OHOTMU for the Exiles. The characters are far more interesting then in any other of the X-teams on the list (in my opinion).

[BadMotives]

I'd rather that there be a OHOTMU for the Exiles. The characters are far more interesting then in any other X-team (in my opinion).
I'm little pivved by your comment. You sound like no other team deserve an Handbook. While, they do. It is not that only one should get one or the others should. All should. In retrospect, maybe Marvel should release a Handbook DVD for detailing all characters.

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[dreamer]

i've also voted for thunderbolts, which would be great to have in a handbook with all the stuff that has happened in their title, the heroes reborn era, their villanous pasts; even the ww2 people who kept coming around after issue 40s and the nomad and CSA and all...

but you know what i would have liked more? a spider-girl handbook!!! (a mc2 one in fact, concentrating on mayday, ofcourse..) i mean it would be great to have more attention on her and more original art work and the book could be so much fun!!

is it possible to add an option to this poll with her name on it?


:spidey:-girl forever!!

[Zach Kinkead]

There’s no doubt in my mind as to which series is most deserving of a handbook. Thunderbolts, the REAL Thunderbolts, ran for 75 issues (more if you count the flashback issue, annuals, and the various one shots and minis) despite getting absolutely no support from it’s publisher. While other comics gained new readers through things like dotcomics and having the letter “X” on the cover this book was able to quietly plod along for six years with only the strength of the stories contained within it to sustain it. Imagine how huge New Thunderbolts could be if Marvel actually supported it this time around. It’s about darn time the Thunderbolts got a handbook.

Distant secondary choices include – in alphabetical order – 2099, Captain America, Cosmic Powers, and Obscure characters (especially villains. There aren’t nearly enough villains in the handbooks so far and the villain selection in the Spider-Man book was a joke). Speaking of that, I’d also love to have a Spider-Man handbook that doesn’t suck (what the heck was up with using all those forgettable JMS characters like Morlun and Digger instead of Stan Lee classics like the Chameleon and Morbius?).

[OuterCircle]

I voted for several, but in order: Obscure characters, New Mutants, Exiles, X-Force, and Thunderbolts. The first two are the ones I'd really like to see :excited:

Obscure characters usually didn't have much bio in them even in the Encyclopedia (which I love btw), and many others didn't even get mentioned (Revanche, Shard, Fixx, Greystone, Gaia, Mondo, among others), though its understandable because its a lot to do. I chose New Mutants as a close second because I loved the characters from that series (actually both series).

And one that wasn't listed: I think they should have a handbook for all (or as much as possible) the students at the Institute.

[PolarisLover]

I voted for several, but in order: Obscure characters, New Mutants, Exiles, X-Force, and Thunderbolts. The first two are the ones I'd really like to see :excited:

Obscure characters usually didn't have much bio in them even in the Encyclopedia (which I love btw), and many others didn't even get mentioned (Revanche, Shard, Fixx, Greystone, Gaia, Mondo, among others), though its understandable because its a lot to do. I chose New Mutants as a close second because I loved the characters from that series (actually both series).

And one that wasn't listed: I think they should have a handbook for all (or as much as possible) the students at the Institute.

I agree. I voted for the obscure characters because they are the ones I know hardly anything about. If at all possible, I would like absolutely everything included, every character, universe, etc...but choosing one I had to go with the obscure characters.

[OuterCircle]

I agree. I voted for the obscure characters because they are the ones I know hardly anything about. If at all possible, I would like absolutely everything included, every character, universe, etc...but choosing one I had to go with the obscure characters.

Yes that info would be great to have. Learning more about obscure characters would be very helpful.

[James Groves]

All of them would be great to see really (well, maybe not Marvel Age ;) ) but i would say Fantastic Four and Obscure chracters probably the most given the history of the one and the intresting elements of the second.

[Chris Day]

a handbook for Reality X (Earth X trilogy) would be awesome, can you add that to the list please?

otherwise, go Thunderbolts!

[Eric J. Moreels]

I’d also love to have a Spider-Man handbook that doesn’t suck (what the heck was up with using all those forgettable JMS characters like Morlun and Digger instead of Stan Lee classics like the Chameleon and Morbius?).

Not wanting to speak for the OHOTMU Spidey crew, but I daresay its because Chameleon and Morbius have had entries in Handbooks past before and there may not have been a whole lot to add to them, whereas new characters like Morlun and Digger hadn't had their chance to be spotlighted in an OHOTMU.

Personally, I thought it was cool as I knew nothing about those characters before and now, thanks to the OHOTMU, I do. That's what I love about these new OHOTMUs, being able to spotlight classic characters whilst featuring the newbies as well.

[Kevin Sutton]

Howabout, The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Fanboy. Plenty of material to cover there.

[Storm_1118]

I think we need a handbook of the X-Men villains! There were/are so many X-Men that the handbook just didn't have room for villains! It'd be great to have a companion piece that featured Magneto, Mystique, Pyro, Sinister, Juggernaut, Avalanche, Exodus, Apocalypse, Sauron, Sabertooth, Proteus, Dark Phoenix, Omega Red, Shadow King, and then newer villains like Ord, The Fury, and Cassandra Nova. Or if Marvel didn't want a villain only book, it could just be an X-Men companion piece with the big villains like Magneto, Mystique, Apocalypse, Sabes, Sinister, etc. and also include entries for mainstays like Banshee, Cable, Forge, Deadpool, Domino, Dazzler, Colossus, etc.

[Zachary J. Morrison]

I'm for Captain America and Ultimate Spidey getting the Marvel treatment.

[Filthy Mutie]

I went for "obscure characters." It seems to cover a lot of canon, and a canon that doesn't change often. Books like X-Force and New Mutants would be pretty small (unless you combine the two, and go back over the ENTIRE New Mutants history), and books like Exiles add way too much every storyarc to have a comprehensive guide. I'd rather not have to buy updates every year or so.

I would've liked--from the beginning--that the X-Men book be broken up so that you could put more characters in there and have more than just a mug shot and some power listings (if even that much).

Even Captain America or Fantastic Four would be nice, since it has remained centralized (static?) over the years, and you really could put some meat on that hardcover spine.

[Zach Kinkead]

Not wanting to speak for the OHOTMU Spidey crew, but I daresay its because Chameleon and Morbius have had entries in Handbooks past before and there may not have been a whole lot to add to them,
A lot of us missed out on the handbooks the first time arounf and the fact is that even if they have…well the characters can change a lot in the time since the last handbooks came out.
whereas new characters like Morlun and Digger hadn't had their chance to be spotlighted in an OHOTMU.

Personally, I thought it was cool as I knew nothing about those characters before and now, thanks to the OHOTMU, I do. That's what I love about these new OHOTMUs, being able to spotlight classic characters whilst featuring the newbies as well.

*shrug*

You could always just read the six comics that Morlun was in and the four that Digger was in. Both of those are readily available in trade form. I’d imagine that you could still get them over at X-World, Amazon, or virtually any “real life” book or comic store for fewer than forty bucks. Try to find all of, say, Rocket Racer’s appearances somewhere for that price.

I think that, until they stat doing comprehensive handbooks with everyone in them, handbook status ought to be reserved for characters who’ve actually had an impact on continuity and some sort of history. People like those I’ve named before, Kraven (I&II), Mysterio (I&II), the later Green Goblins, the Prowler, Puma, Silver Sable, the Slingers, and even the Looter have had more of that than Morlin and Digger have.

[jimmy_tango]

how about dr.doom... :doom:

[Dylan McKay]

He'd get a good 3/4 pages in a Fantastic Four Handbook.

F4, Obscure and Alpha Flight are the one's I'd be most interested in.

[Anand Khatri]

Definetly 2099. :yeah:

[Eric J. Moreels]

but you know what i would have liked more? a spider-girl handbook!!! (a mc2 one in fact, concentrating on mayday, ofcourse..) i mean it would be great to have more attention on her and more original art work and the book could be so much fun!!

is it possible to add an option to this poll with her name on it?

She already is an option in the poll, given that Spider-Girl is a Marvel Age title these days.

[phoenixfrc]

My preference would be for obscure characters because we could learn more about them...that's the whole point no? Most of us know plenty about the fan faves already anyway.
And if writers learn more about them they'll be more likely to use them instead of inventing even more lame characters. There's so much wasted potential out there.

[Michael P.]

why dont Jean and The Phoenix ever have different entries. i want Rachel, Maddie and the Phoenix to have bigger entries. oh and Revanche TOO! :bite:

[phoenixfrc]

why dont Jean and The Phoenix ever have different entries. i want Rachel, Maddie and the Phoenix to have bigger entries. oh and Revanche TOO! :bite:

I'm hoping that this Phoenix mini coming out will finally bring a separation between Jean and Phoenix once and for all. But for all we know, it could be the reverse.
But I do think the The Phoenix Force itself deserves it's own entry and background history. It wouldn't even have to be long at all actually. Leave the longer bios to the humans :)

[Michael P.]

I'm hoping that this Phoenix mini coming out will finally bring a separation between Jean and Phoenix once and for all. But for all we know, it could be the reverse.
But I do think the The Phoenix Force itself deserves it's own entry and background history. It wouldn't even have to be long at all actually. Leave the longer bios to the humans :)


yeah i know but atleast give the Phoenix an ENTRY. i mean it was the one who was Dark Phoenix and Stuff and it was the one killed by Magneto/Xorn.

maddie needs a bigger entry and so does Rachel.

[HNutz]

I voted for 2099 (seeing how it's making a limited return, who knows, could pique interest), Exiles and Thunderbolts, among others. Those I would buy in a heartbeat!

[X-Priest]

I just kinda wish they didn't do the handbooks by titles, but like they used to do in alphabetical order.

[Omarosa Munroe]

I'm not interested in seeing the same bios. I'm hoping for full-page bios on the obscure characters and especially the villains that were not featured in the last encyclopedia.

[OuterCircle]

Books like X-Force and New Mutants would be pretty small (unless you combine the two, and go back over the ENTIRE New Mutants history),

New Mutants has plent to cover. Mirage, Karma, Cannonball, Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Magma, Rictor, Meltdown, Warpath, Tarot, Catseye, Roulette, Empath, Jetstream, Beef, Bevatron, Warlock, Cypher, Rusty, Magik, Skids, Firestar, and I think I missed a few. But that's with the Hellions included, who I wish did get longer bios as well.

Speaking of New Mutants, I'd also like to see one over New X-Men: Academy X, and more in-depth bios on other students, such as Morrison's kids and the students from X-Treme. I think it'd be great for say, after, the conclusion of the second arc of NXM. And I got this from Seventh Sense, but you could add just a power description or maybe a real name or codename for characters that have only cameod or have been seen in the background.

Btw, does this mean that a Handbook from one of the options could be in development (or soon-to-be)?

[thenewson]

Exiles please there is a lot of ground that has been covered in just 50+ issues. I would love to see them get a handbook.

[Eric J. Moreels]

Btw, does this mean that a Handbook from one of the options could be in development (or soon-to-be)?

I'll definitely be forwarding the results of this poll over to Marvel, so who knows?

[Jodoria]

I think Captain America and the FF are the only ones important enough to get one. I think it would cool if Dr. Strange and The Cosmis Power people got one, too.

[PolarisLover]

I would really like all of the cosmic powers focused on as well. There are so many categories that I want to see included and I would not mind if they completely left out everyone that has been included in past editions.

[phoenixfrc]

Well it's a tight race between the Exiles and Obscure Characters but I still am going with Obscure Characters. I have all of Exiles so I can just crack them open for any references I need but it's not that easy with obsure characters because there's generally not a centralized place you can go to get their history and bio. Just my 2 cents.

[PolarisLover]

Wow, Exiles and Obscure Characters are tied again.

[OuterCircle]

Wow, Exiles and Obscure Characters are tied again.

:excited: I'm glad since last time I visited this thread, Exiles was beating them by like 8 votes.

[PolarisLover]

:excited: I'm glad since last time I visited this thread, Exiles was beating them by like 8 votes.

I'm happy either way because I don't know much about Exiles.

[OuterCircle]

Yeah, I missed Austen's entire run so I do need the info, but I'm just more excited about having one for Obsurce Characters.

And go New Mutants as well! :D

[X-Priest]

I wonder who would be included in Obscure characters.

[Michael P.]

I wonder who would be included in Obscure characters.


people like artie and leach and tarbaby. lol.

[Ben]

My vote (big shock here) is for Alpha Flight. If for no other reason, because of the many characters the team has had over the years that have seen very little attention outside of the Alpha Flight book it's self. It would help a lot of newer fans understand what has gone into this very diverse team over the years.

Ben

[Chris Day]

My vote (big shock here) is for Alpha Flight. If for no other reason, because of the many characters the team has had over the years that have seen very little attention outside of the Alpha Flight book it's self. It would help a lot of newer fans understand what has gone into this very diverse team over the years.

Ben


i think alpha flight is part of wolverine's handbook

[crozack]

How could it not be The Fantastic Four? No, seriously. Then, maybe, Thor. We have to base this on importance to the Marvel Universe. The fact is, the X-Men, the Avengers, Spider-Man, Cap, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Fantastic Four, and Daredevil are pretty much the A-List of the Marvel Universe. The characters that must have titles and attention, if tradition and history are to be given the proper respect. And the Marvel Handbook is all about giving titles the proper respect. Not obscure characters (wouldn't that be called the Appendix or the Index of the Marvel Handbook anyway?) and sure as hell not the Exiles, and I have no idea what the hell made all you pick them.

[OuterCircle]

How could it not be The Fantastic Four? No, seriously. Then, maybe, Thor. We have to base this on importance to the Marvel Universe. The fact is, the X-Men, the Avengers, Spider-Man, Cap, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Fantastic Four, and Daredevil are pretty much the A-List of the Marvel Universe. The characters that must have titles and attention, if tradition and history are to be given the proper respect. And the Marvel Handbook is all about giving titles the proper respect. Not obscure characters (wouldn't that be called the Appendix or the Index of the Marvel Handbook anyway?) and sure as hell not the Exiles, and I have no idea what the hell made all you pick them.

I think they have enough attention as it is. It'd just be a nice change IMO if it were Obscure Characters, New Mutants, Exiles, or Thunderbolts.

[Ben]

i think alpha flight is part of wolverine's handbook


The team in general terms was, but not the individual characters to my knowledge. With 25 years of history there have been a heck of a lot of members, not all of which were even mentioned as being former members in wolverine's handbook.

Ben

[X-Priest]

people like artie and leach and tarbaby. lol.

AHH that'd be AWESOME! Maybe even Wiz Kid???

[Michael P.]

AHH that'd be AWESOME! Maybe even Wiz Kid???



AHAHA YESSSSS!!! WIZKID!

[Zach Kinkead]

people like artie and leach and tarbaby. lol.

AHH that'd be AWESOME! Maybe even Wiz Kid???

There's more to the MU than the X-Men :wall:

[Eric J. Moreels]

The team in general terms was, but not the individual characters to my knowledge. With 25 years of history there have been a heck of a lot of members, not all of which were even mentioned as being former members in wolverine's handbook.

Every character that has been a member of Alpha Flight is listed in their entry in the Wolvie OHOTMU. The only ones not listed are the Beta and Gamma Flight members.

If Marvel were to greenlight an Alpha Flight OHOTMU, then I'd definitely be putting my hand up to write it having followed the team from their inception right through to the current series!

[Anand Khatri]

If Marvel were to greenlight an Alpha Flight OHOTMU, then I'd definitely be putting my hand up to write it having followed the team from their inception right through to the current series!

Hey that would be pretty cool. I hope they make an Alpha Flight one. Maybe you can swing some influence....;)

[X-Priest]

There's more to the MU than the X-Men :wall:

There is??? I'll have to check up on that one. :rolleyes:

[Drew Eiden]

Deadpool. There's a lot of stuff to put in there and just enough so that it would be very comprehensive.

[Bluetiger]

This poll made me think of something, whatever happened to Marvel Year In Review?

[squallnino]

X-Force and Exile i hope they have there own Handbook!!!

[mikeyh99]

i voted for New Mutants, Ultimate X-Men, Fantastic Four, and X-Force.

also Eric, in your sig it says, OHOTMU: Women in Marvel: 2005, is that the January Handbook? is Rogue in it? lol sorry i would love to get that book tho!

[Eric J. Moreels]

also Eric, in your sig it says, OHOTMU: Women in Marvel: 2005, is that the January Handbook? is Rogue in it?

Yes, and can't say yet, sorry!

[mikeyh99]

i wasnt realy expecting an answer i just threw it out there! haha

[Lisa Charly]

Even though the poll is closed, I'd say Obscure Characters or Villains. Just because it would be great fun to have them. Besides, I'm biased. I'd love a good entry on Belle or Black Tom (though my website already has a four-page bio on him...must tone down the obsession). I love my minor characters. Maybe an entry on Jeffrey Garret, Revanche, Cece Reyes or Threnody? Sorry, I only know the X-Men characters...