Happy New Year all.
This week we have a really good amount of questions, so combined with the Mutant X stuff I think we have a pretty full issue, Daron.
Good, I was thinking you’d been slacking a bit lately…
I think we’ll stop the Deadpool stuff after this week, though we have a few to cover this week.
I find it amusing that almost all of the long running issues we’ve had here in the Handbook pertain to “Weapon X” characters. Let’s see if we can’t get a “big” discussion started on “non-Weapon X” or even “non-Mutant” character…
Michaelangelo posted
Who’s Colossus’s son’s baby mama?
Nereel of the Fall People. Forgot to say that.
Quick and easy, just the way I like it…
…I’ve said to much – The Overlord
Zod posted
In 1996 during “the Crossing,” Tony Stark went from a playboy with a cool moustache to a teenage version of himself. Oh yeah, he also “died” in Avengers 395. In “Heroes Reborn,” Tony Stark went back to being a playboy with a moustache again. Please explain.
Actually you can thank Franklin Richards for that. He remade the heroes how he remembered them in the Heroes Reborn world. That included Stark and Wasp.
Wasp was changed back to human form and Stark returned to normal age.
Also, please explain “the Crossing.”
The Crossing and the Timeslide happed around the same time. It was Kang’s big revenge plot of the Avengers. He had Mantis and Iron Man help him try to tear the Avengers apart. He even used that door in the basement.
It was the last Avengers crossover before Onslaught: Avengers, Iron Man, War Machine, and Force Works where the titles involved.
During this time Wasp was changed into an insect, Iron Man died and the teenage version replaced him from the past, and Mantis returned. It was actually not one of the best story arcs. Also, both Yellowjacket II and Gilgamesh died in this storyline.
I think most Avengers fans equate this storyline to the Clone saga over in Spider-Man. For a really good Avengers story try and track down the “Marvel Elseword’s” The Last Avengers Story. It’s an excellent story with some outstanding painted artwork…a criminally underrated story. – The Overlord
Our old boss and Wizard writer helps on Deadpool Ben Morse emails
Deadpool is not and never has been a mutant, it’s a common mistake. As far as Dead Man Wade, Apocalypse did have some enhanced humans like Rex and Pierce working for him in AOA, so I’m sure Wade was ok with him.
Jamie Hatton could probably tell the full story better than I.
Happy holidays,
Happy Holidays, Ben. Thanks for the help.
Matthew emails
Kevin’s right, Deadpool isn’t a mutant. He was given an “artificial derivative” of Wolverine’s healing factor by the Weapon X program.
As to why Dead Man Wade was around in AOA, well, there was a Weapon X program somewhere, because Logan got his adamantium. It’s possible he encountered the program earlier in that timeline for whatever reason, or the Dark Beast had some hand in it.
And there were a few instances of Apocolypse employing non-mutants. The Absorbing Man, Diablo, the Thing (616 Hulk), and Maximus of the Inhumans come to mind. Wade is just plucked into this group.
Thanks Matt
Man, Jim, you should make more mistakes. I think we get more emails for your corrections than for people actually asking questions… – The Overlord
Abdul emails
hey Jim good work with the column as normal you know i check in pretty
often with ya. i too had noticed you said deadpool was a mutant and was
going to write in about it but hadnt but thought id write in after the
last guy to confirm that deadpool is not a mutant. he was in the AOA
series as Dead Man Wade and i know apocalypse only has mutant
Underlings or henchmen but i think it may have been an inconsistency on the
Writers behalf or you could just write it off as apoc letting him live for the
same reason he let murdock, dirigible aka kingpin, arcade, red aka
Norman osborn and the owl live as the marauders because they caused so much
damage to their own kind. like the other guy said he was just a human
Who got mixed up with weapon x as a last ditch effort to save his life. i
blame it on lazy editors and writers at marvel just like with
Juggernaut they seem to be confused on whether he was a mutant or not as well.
Thanks Abdul
I rest my case… but in case anyone else is wondering, Juggernaut is not a mutant. His powers are mystical in nature (aka the Crimson Bands of Cytorok – sp?) – The Overlord
But speaking on who is and who isnt a mutant whats the deal with
shatterstar? im confused as hell on his origin was he from mojoworld or was he just
some loony from the insane asylum?
What if I say he’s both. There was a little explanation about this in X-Force.
He’s actually Shatterstar from the future Mojo world reincarnated into the body of Benjamin Russell. He’s the real Shatterstar but Ben Russell as well.
Graham emails
A few questions:
1) I was reading through the Avengers – Ultron Unlimited arc and I noticed that Captain America was using some photon shield that could transform into a quarterstaff. I have absolutely no recollection of this device/weapon/shield in any other earlier or later versions of CA/Avengers (but I didn’t follow it that closely during that time period).
What happened to his old shield?
In Cap # 2 of series 3 he lost his original shield in the bottom of the ocean. He used a copy of his old WWII one for a time before changing to the new one.
Who created this new one and why?
He got the new one from Sharon Carter in issue #9 because he lost the other.
Why/when did he switch back to his old one (or a copy of it)?
He got his original back in issue 20, but it was broken. Klaw repaired it in Cap #22.
2) Who is the lamest Avenger to ever be on the roster (and participate)? And I don’t mean single-issue appearances, or honourary memberships like Jarvis, I mean 5 issues minimum of active participation in battles/storylines. Lameness can be determined by powers, ability or character.
Hmmmmmm, that means no D-Man. How about Gilgamesh? Sorry but he was no use at all. He wasn’t as strong as Thor or Herc and not as powerful either. So he was dead weight.
Mutant X part two
This week we have part two of our special on Mutant X, the series where Havok goes to an alternate world. We’ll profile the main characters we saw there.
Inhumans
Gorgon
Real Name: Unrevealed
Place Of Birth: Island of Attilan, Atlantic Ocean
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon, cousin deceased), Medusa (Medusalith Amaquelin, cousin deceased), Karnak (cousin, deceased), Triton (cousin, deceased)
Group Affiliation: formerly the Inhuman Royal Family
Height: 6’5”
Weight: 450 lbs
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Death: Killed by the Goblin Queen
Karnak
Real Name: Unrevealed
Former Aliases: Karnak the Shatterer
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon, cousin deceased), Medusa (Medusalith Amaquelin, cousin deceased), Gorgon (cousin, deceased), Triton (brother, deceased)
Group Affiliation: the Inhuman Royal Family
Height: 5’7″
Weight: 150 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
Death: Killed by the Goblin Queen
Medusa
Real Name: Medusalith Amaquelin
Place Of Birth: Island of Attilan, Atlantic Ocean
Marital Status: Widowed
Known Relatives: Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon, husband, deceased), Gorgon (cousin, deceased), Triton (cousin, deceased), Karnak (cousin, deceased)
Group Affiliation: formerly the Inhuman Royal Family
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 130 lbs
Eyes: Green
Hair: Red
Death: Killed by the Goblin Queen
Triton
Real Name: Unrevealed
Place Of Birth: Island of Attilan, Atlantic Ocean
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Karnak (brother, deceased), Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon, cousin deceased), Medusa (Medusalith Amaquelin, cousin, deceased), Gorgon (cousin, deceased)
Group Affiliation: formerly Inhuman Royal Family
Height: 6’1
Weight: 210 lbs
Eyes: Green
Hair: Bald
Death: Killed by the Goblin Queen
Morlocks
Callisto
Real Name: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Mole Man (Harvey Elder, husband)
Group Affiliation: Morlocks
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Mole Man
Real Name: Harvey Rupert Elder
Group Affiliation: Morlocks
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Callisto (wife)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Asgardians
Hogun
Real Name: Hogun
Former Aliases: Hogun the Grim
Marital Status: Single
Group Affiliation: formerly the Warriors Three
Height: 6’3″
Weight: 670 lbs
Eyes: Gray
Hair: Black
Death: Killed by the Goblin Queen
Thor
Real Name: Thor Odinson
Place Of Birth: A cave somewhere in Norway
Marital Status: Single
Group Affiliation: formerly Avengers
Height: 6’6″
Weight: 640 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Death: Killed by the Goblin Queen
Valkyrie
Real Name: Brunnhilde
Place Of Birth: Asgard
Marital Status: Single
Height: 6’3”
Weight: 475 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Death: Killed by the Goblin Queen
Volstagg
Real Name: Volstagg
Former Aliases Volstagg the Enormous
Marital Status: Single
Group Affiliation: formerly the Warriors Three
Height: 6’8″
Weight: 1,425 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Red
Death: Killed by the Goblin Queen
Other
Namorita
Real Name: Namorita
Place Of Birth: Atlantis
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Namor (cousin, deceased)
Height: 5’6″
Weight: 225 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Death: Killed by the Goblin Queen
Strong Guy
Real Name: Guido Carosella
Marital Status: Single
Height: 7′
Weight: 750 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: White
Death: Killed by the Goblin Queen
Doom
Real Name: Victor Von Doom
Former Aliases Defender of the Earth
Place Of Birth: Latveria
Marital Status: Single
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 225 lbs
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Death: Killed by the Goblin Queen
Man-Spider
Real Name: Peter Benjamin Parker
Former Aliases: Spider-Man
Place Of Birth: Forest Hills, Queens New York
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Man-Spider II (clone)
Group Affiliation: formerly The Uncanny Spider-Men
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 165 lbs
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Death: Killed by The Goblin Queen
Namor
Real Name: Namor McKenzie
Place Of Birth: Atlantis
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Namorita (cousin, deceased)
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 320 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
Death: Killed by the Goblin Queen
Ikaris
Real Name: Unrevealed
Place Of Birth: City of Polaria, Siberia, former U.S.S.R.
Marital Status: Single
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 230 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Iron Fist
Real Name: Daniel Thomas Rand-Kai
Marital Status: Single
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 175 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Death: Killed by the Goblin Queen
Karkas
Real Name: Karkas
Place Of Birth: Deviant Lemuria
Marital Status: Single
Height: 8’3”
Weight: 1,260 lbs
Eyes: Black
Hair: Bald
Death: Killed by the Goblin Queen
Nova
Real Name: Richard “Rich” Rider
Place Of Birth: Queens, New York City
Marital Status: Single
Height: 5’9″
Weight: 145 lbs
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Death: Killed by the Goblin Queen
Raven
Real Name: Raven LeBeau
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Gambit (Remy LeBeau, foster father), Bella Donna Boudreaux-LeBeau (foster mother, deceased), Julien Boudreaux (uncle), X-Man (“brother”)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Sersi
Real Name: Sersi
Place Of Birth: Olympia, Greece
Marital Status: Single
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 140 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
Brian Yashida
Real Name: Brian Yashida
Place Of Birth: Canada
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Logan (father), Mariko Yashida (mother), Mari Yashida (sister)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Mari Yashida
Real Name: Mari Yashida
Place Of Birth: Canada
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Logan (father), Mariko Yashida (mother), Brian Yashida (brother)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Mariko Yashida
Real Name: Mariko Yashida
Place Of Birth: Japan
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Logan (husband), Brian Yashida (son), Mari Yashida (daughter)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
That’s it for this week. No real notes this week. Daron want to sign off?
Well since you asked so nicely…
I just want to quickly say that I hope everyone had a safe and fun New Years. And also to stick with us as we head into the New Year, we’ve got a lot of fun new stuff planned for the very near future. See you all in a week.
Alright, partner, see you next week. Same goes for you readers, and keep the emails coming. Reporting from the Marvel Universe I’m Jim Trabold. Have a great week.
