Marvel Hand book disrespect Thread !

Started by Doctor S.T.D.3 pages

Marvel Hand book disrespect Thread !

Why do the Marvel handbooks publish such Inaccurate Bollocks !

If you look at the Marvel handbook entry for Annihilus its states him as being able to do the following at maximum power.

SUPERHUMAN POWERS: possessing a highly evolved exoskeleton, Annihilus to withstand an external pressures of up to 1,500 lbs. per square inch, or pressure equal to that 2002 hundred and 50 ft. below the ocean's surface. He can breathe at a low activity level for up to a year in the void of interplanetary space by storage of efficient, version of oxygen molecules. He possesses slightly greater than human intelligence. Annihilus possesses wings enable him to fly at speeds of up to 150 mi. per hour and the earth like atmosphere. He was capable of even greater speeds and careless or voids of space, but his source of propulsion was the cosmic control rod.

WEAPONS: Annihilus major weapon was the Cosmic Control Rod, a 6 in. long, 2 in. diameter cylinder that contains the essence of the Tyannan starships stardrive. Harnessing the power of the Cosmic Control Rod by cybernetic micro circuitry, Annihilus was able to wield vast amounts cosmic energy. The energy can be made to the Rods to alter the atomic structure of matter into new configuration, or to shoot in destructive beams with the maximum power of 10 megatons of TNT. Exposure to the energies manipulated by the Rod also greatly retarded (and possibly stopped altogether) the process of aging and analysis body.

So, the handbook is trying to suggest that a ten megaton warhead would stop planet destroying beings ? I Don’t think so. This is one of the NUMEROUS fallacies contributed by the handbooks. This thread his here to make them all apparent ! Please post scans and info PROVING the handbooks to be the filthy CRAP they are. Its is only by this means that we will eventually rid this forum of them.

Vulcan energy manipulation:7
Tyrant energy manipulation:6
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To be fair a person with Energy Projection of 2 is not necessarily weaker then a person with an Energy Projection ranking of 7. 😬

IIRC Sentry and Iceman are 3 and ALL Telepaths are 5 regardless of how powerful they are.

I'm sorry but Marvels Opinion>Yours.

Handbooks are a pile of ****. I used to take them seriously. What also annoys me is that one strength level is 800lbs to 25 tons...WTF!

Originally posted by Kallark-Kent
I'm sorry but Marvels Opinion>Yours.

No !!!!!

Good writers > desperate morons asked to write the handbooks.

Originally posted by juggernaut66666
Vulcan energy manipulation:7
Tyrant energy manipulation:6
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Yeah, but Tyrant is overated badly on this board.

Originally posted by By Crom!
Yeah, but Tyrant is overated badly on this board.

Agreed ! 😖hifty:

Originally posted by Kallark-Kent
I'm sorry but Marvels Opinion>Yours.

No no.

Nooo nonono.

That was disproven years ago. Literally. 😐

You DO know that handbooks aren't written by comic book writers, right? And you do know that it has been constantly proven that many of the stats in handbooks are not based in comics at all?

Originally posted by DarkCrawler
No no.

Nooo nonono.

That was disproven years ago. Literally. 😐

You DO know that handbooks aren't written by comic book writers, right? And you do know that it has been constantly proven that many of the stats in handbooks are not based in comics at all?

All true but, Marvels opinoin is at the end of the day greater than our opinion, just not the handbooks. Except when it's convenient to use them 😖hifty: as secondary sources.

Originally posted by By Crom!
All true but, Marvels opinoin is at the end of the day greater than our opinion, just not the handbooks. Except when it's convenient to use them 😖hifty: as secondary sources.

I agree, the people given the job of writing the handbooks are obviously Manchurians, who cannot be trusted on any occasions.

Originally posted by Doctor S.T.D.
I agree, the people given the job of writing the handbooks are obviously Manchurians, who cannot be trusted on any occasions.

Well if there not written by comic writers then there not very reliable are they?

Most handbook facts haven't changed in decades.

Annihilus, for instance, was never a big deal before annihilation, so his handbook stats reflect his abilities back when he first appeared.

Originally posted by Scoobless
Most handbook facts haven't changed in decades.

Annihilus, for instance, was never a big deal before annihilation, so his handbook stats reflect his abilities back when he first appeared.

Yeah and why the **** do they say **** like Daredevil has athletic agility when he can dodge bullets? They've been saying that **** for years.

He can't dodge bullets.

Originally posted by Scoobless
He can't dodge bullets.

Yeah he can your thinking of Ultimate DD. We discussed this already there was a panel from a comic where he said he could.

So then who does write the handbooks?

Originally posted by Scoobless
He can't dodge bullets.
Originally posted by Scoobless
He can't dodge bullets.

Ahh the old internet forum chestnut of non super speedsters dodging bullets.

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Originally posted by Mindship
So then who does write the handbooks?

Dunno, but not the comic writers.

Originally posted by Mindship
So then who does write the handbooks?

An editor or two and researchers.