Wild Thing Handbook Correction

I'd like to preface this little post by saying I love the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe series and have a lot of respect for the hard work and dedication of the people who work on it's various entries. I'm also aware that there are time and space constraints and that no one is infallible and errors sometimes slip by unnoticed. So, with all that said, here's a really pointless correction I'd like to make.

So, in All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #12 (published in 2006) Wild Thing received a full-page entry. Now, I could point out the obvious error in the entry where Rina's place of birth is listed as 'Howlett Bay, Canada' but that's clearly a typo and is later corrected to 'Hudson Bay, Canada' when the entry was reprinted in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol. 13 (published in 2010). Here's the original entry for reference:

What's not corrected in the updated entry is the mention of Colin Brewster's familial relationship to Cameron Bryce-Jones. Anyone who's read my Bryce-Jones Family Tree post will know that I did not include Colin as a member of that family. Yet, there it is in black and white:

If Colin and Cameron were related it would make the entire Wild Thing series very awkward, considering Cameron acted like the two were dating. So what gives? I believe the writer of Wild Thing's entry misinterpreted this scene from Wild Thing #5 where Rina questions Colin about his relationship with Cameron:

There you have it, Colin and Cameron are not related but have known one another since they were children and their parents are all friends. Oh, and the two aren't dating either, Rina! Hopefully that clears that matter up.

Until I find something more important to nitpick, I remain

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Wild Thing #6: The Untold Story

So, as I mentioned in my last MC2 Family Tree post, I had a possible theory about Cameron Bryce-Jones. To recap, Cameron is a spoiled rich girl at Upper Saddle River High who first appeared in Wild Thing #1. Cameron was identified as a 'Dormant Class 'A' Mutant Designate' by a newly awakened sleeper Sentinel in Wild Thing #3.

For reference, the Sentinel identifies Wild Thing as 'Class 'B' Mutant Designate' and engages her in combat, only to change objectives once Cameron is detected.  This suggests that she is more of a priority, presumably possessing greater power. 

Cameron does not appear in Wild Thing #4 and only makes a brief appearance in Wild Thing #5, the series' last published issue. This means any powers that Cameron may have possessed remained a mystery. However, comic writers usually have plots written months before the issue's publication, allowing the artists to complete the art work in time. It would appear this was the case with Wild Thing #6. 

Wild Thing's entire series was collected into a single volume digest as Spider-Girl Presents Wild Thing: Crash Course in 2007. Tucked away in the back of this digest was the unpublished cover to Wild Thing #6- pencilled, inked, coloured and even lettered. And what does it say on that unused cover? 'There's a New Mutant in Town!' Judging by the cosmic-style background, the glowing and the look of awe on the faces of both Wild Thing and X-People leader Jubilee, I'd say that's a Class 'A' Mutant, wouldn't you? The hair style even looks like Cameron's! Tell me I'm wrong!

Until I unearth every scrap of information about this wonderful fictional universe, I remain

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The Bryce-Jones Family Tree

Okay, this time I've done it. I've actually found a simple MC2 Family Tree to pump out with ease. Sue me. This time around, our subjects hail from the very short-lived Wild Thing series: The Bryce-Jones Family.

Cameron Bryce-Jones first appears in Wild Thing #1 and it's obvious from the beginning that she isn't a nice person, bullying Upper Saddle River High's new student Rina Logan by slamming a locker door into her head and making negative comments about her family.

Cameron appears to have no qualms using underhanded methods to achieve her goals either, as she ceases an opportunity to steal test answers and mentions using her position as office monitor to look at student records.

In the same issue, Cameron is kidnapped by the villain Thrash Bandit in an attempt to extort twenty-five million dollars from Brooks Bryce-Jones, Cameron's wealthy father. Brooks attempts to talk down the price, offering Thrash Bandit a mere ten thousand with stock options for the safe return of his daughter. While it's not strictly relevant, it's worth mentioning that the Offices of Bryce-Jones Investments was located within the World Trade Center, something that would now be impossible. Curiously, this was not altered or changed for the 2007 digest collection.

While never seen, Cameron seems to have a mother in her life as she calls for her 'mommy' while in peril in Wild Thing #3. In the same issue, a newly-reawakened sleeper-Sentinel seems to identify Cameron as a 'Dormant Class 'A' Mutant Designate', suggesting that there may be more to Ms Bryce-Jones than meets the eye. I may post a theory about that soon.

Until I commit to another huge MC2 blog project, I remain

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