CHRIS BIGGS

Continuing the success of the 2004-2005 Official Handbooks of the Marvel Universe, 2006 will feature the return of the Handbook from A to Z! While the Handbooks of the past two years focused on specific themes, this twelve-issue monthly series will extend the coverage to all Marvel's characters, teams, objects, events, and places-plus past, future and alternate Earths. The spotlight will fall on more than 600 profiles-including new characters, characters who never received a profile and those needing major updates. As an added bonus, there will be special themed Handbooks covering more than 250 characters throughout the year.

The Handbook from A to Z rolls on - including bios on the Cosmic Cube, Crimson Cowl, Darkdevil, Darkstar, Daughters of the Dragon, two Death's Heads, Demogoblin, Diamondback, Dr. Nemesis, Doop, Dormammu, Drax the Destroyer, Ethan Edwards and more! While the Handbooks of the past two years focused on specific themes, this twelve-issue monthly series will extend the coverage to all Marvel's characters, teams, objects, events and places - plus past, future and alternate Earths. The spotlight will fall on more than 600 profiles -including new characters, characters who never received a profile and those needing major updates

The Handbook from A to Z rolls on - including bios on the Elements of Doom, Emplate, Equinox, Eric the Red, the Eternals, Fight-Man, Richard Fisk, the Fixer, the Folding Circle, Forge, Fortunato, Frog-Man, Deacon Frost, the Fury, the Galactic Guardians, Gamecock, the Gibbon, the Glob and more! While the Handbooks of the past two years focused on specific themes, this twelve-issue monthly series covers all Marvel's characters, teams, objects, events and places - including new characters, characters who never received a profile, and those needing major updates.

The Handbook from A to Z rolls on - including bios on Gorgon, Grandmaster, Guardian, Hate-Monger, Helleyes, HERBIE, High Evolutionary, Hood, Hulkling, Humus Sapien, Hurricane, Hybrid, Hydra, Immortus, Mad Jim Jaspers, Madison Jeffries, Jester, Joystick and more! This twelve-issue monthly series focuses on new characters, characters who never received a profile and those needing major updates.

The Handbook from A to Z rolls on - including bios on Justice (New Universe), Ka-Zar (modern and Golden Age), Marvel UK's Killpower, the Kree, Kylun, Livewires, Living Eraser, Living Tribunal, Loki, Looter, Gideon Mace, Machine Teen, Maelstrom, Major Mapleleaf, Malice (Nakia), Victor Mancha and more! This twelve-issue monthly series focuses on new characters, characters who never received a profile and those needing major updates.

The Handbook from A to Z rolls on - including bios on Nekra, N'Garai, Night Nurse, Night Raven, 'Red' Norvell, Oblivion, Over-Mind, Phat, Phyla, Piranha, Plant-Man, Presence, Pride, Proteus, Prowler, Quoi and more! This twelve-issue monthly series focuses on new characters, characters who never received a profile and those needing major updates

Featuring Quicksilver, Radioactive Man, Razorback, Red Wolf, Cecilia Reyes, Nathaniel Richards, Rictor, Ringer, Salome, Santerians, Saturnyne and Sat-yr9, Nicholas Scratch, Shadow King, Skull the Slayer, and more!

Featuring Stranger, Strong Guy, Stryfe, William Stryker, John Sublime, Suma-Ket, Sundown, Sunturion, Super-Skrull, Swarm, Swordsman, Talkback, Thanatos, Thor (Dargo), Tiboro, Time-Keepers, Timeslip, Tinkerer, Titanium Man, Titannus, Tombstone, Torgo, Turbo, Two-Gun Kid, Tyrant, Ultimo and more!

What's the origin of M-11 the Human Robot? Who are the members of the Circus of Crime? What are the powers of Spider-Man 2099? Who are Digitek and Garko the Man-Frog? Who was Cage's first costumed foe? Find the answers to all these questions and many more here, as the Official Handbook continues to visit not just the Marvel Universe proper, but all related universes beyond! This one has something for everyone! New characters getting their first Handbook coverage? Freedom Ring, Death's Head 3.0, Nextwave and more - CHECK! Older characters not covered in 2000s Handbooks? Arcade, Circus of Crime, Graviton, Ikaris, Impossible Man, In-Betweener, Tiger Shark and more - CHECK! Older characters that never had a Handbook entry before? Bug-Eyed Voice, Human Robot, Thundersword and more - CHECK! Major characters getting massive expansions and updates to reflect their new status? Norman Osborn, Quasar, Storm and more - CHECK! Entries for major events, technology, pantheons and alien races - and for characters from different countries, deepest space, other realities, dimensions, and past and future eras - covering more of Marvel's universes than ever before? Contest of Champions, Digitek, Badoon, MC2's Fantastic Five, New Universe's Mark Hazzard, Japanese Gods, the M'kraan Crystal, Spider-Man 2099 and more - CHECK! These updates will ship quarterly in 2007!

What is the secret history of the Agents of Atlas? How is A.I.M. organized? What is the Panther God's connection to Egyptian mythology? What planet did Korg come from? Pip the Troll: hooves or toes? Find the answers to all these questions, plus many more, as the OFFICIAL HANDBOOK continues to tour the Marvel Megaverse! Featuring new characters getting their first Handbook coverage (Apocalypse Beast, the Captain, Iron Maniac, Pitiful One, Underworld and the Nightmericans), older characters not yet covered in the 21st-century Handbooks (King Cobra, Orka and the Shaper of Worlds), older characters who never had a Handbook entry before (Scorcher, Clive Reston, Venomm, Hulk 2099, the New Universe's All-American, the Lost Generation's Yankee Clipper and Marvel UK's Gun Runner), characters from the depths of obscurity (Starseed and the Elementals), and major characters getting expansions and updates - including the Black Cat and a massive 8-page Captain America profile! And much, much more!

Do you think Death Metal is just a kind of music? Do you think the Zodiac Key belongs in your car's ignition? Did someone tell you that the Acts of Vengeance was a book in the Bible? Clear up your misconceptions with the latest OFFICIAL HANDBOOK! Featuring new characters who have never been covered before (Cobra, Crusader, Sabreclaw of MC2), characters from past editions receiving their first 21st-century entries (Batroc, Deathbird, Kid Colt, Klaw) and older characters who have never been covered at all ranging from the overlooked (Chrome of the New Universe, Gods of Mesopotamia, Masked Marauder) to the completely obscure (Geometer, Huntsman)! Plus, a major 5-page spotlight on the avenging son himself, Namor the Sub-Mariner! And don't forget Juggernaut, Shaman, And much, much more!