JLH wrote:all in a magical white void!
Thanks again, JLH!(I've edited the pages into my suggestion above)
Somebody wrote:Where exactly do you stop though?
I would generally say dupes that make multiple appearances, whether they're alongside Madrox-Prime or not, and specifically named dupes, like John Maddox, should get their own listings, seperate from Madrox himself. One-off generic dupes or crowd shot dupes probably aren't necessary. Generally speaking, dupes that are imprtant to the plot, basically.
From your examples I would say:
Somebody wrote:There's a dupe that persists through the MadroX mini (the one Jamie leaves behind with Guido and Rahne), but doesn't appear in any issues Madrox-Prime doesn't and doesn't acquire any specific traits.
Probably, he's important to the plot.
Somebody wrote:What about John Maddox, the priest-dupe, who has an individual name and hasn't been reabsorbed (yet), but - again - hasn't appeared in any issues Madrox-Prime hasn't.
Absolutely, he's named AND important to the plot.
Somebody wrote:Or "Madrox, Agent of SHIELD", who appeared in a FNSM issue entirely independently of Madrox.
Hellz yes.
Somebody wrote:Or the "X-Factor" dupe, who gets reabsorbed in XF3 2, but then gets back out again in XF3 12 and is key to the plot both times?
Oh yeah, especially because he made a return appearance.
And while he only had an appearance or two, I would say baby-dupe should get a listing as well. Just because.
Somebody wrote:I would still feel more comfortable having the MU-Hulk keep the listing, and Banner/HR-Hulk be the one to be split.
I would prefer to keep all of Banner's appearances in one chronology. I mean, when Tony Stark was drunk and not being Iron Man, we don't split his chronology off into a seperate listing. There's a different listing for that different Iron Man. Stark becomes Iron Man, but Stark is the character. Banner becomes the Hulk, but Banner is the character. If it's Bruce's body as the Hulk, I think it should be in one listing. Besides, all the multiple personalities he has for different Hulks are still personalities of Banner, and it's still his body.
But then, his
BODY was seperated when he went to Heroes Reborn World, part went away as Bruce, part stayed behind as Hulk. So yeah, it's tricky. But when that body was split, Bruce continued to be Bruce, but a 'dupe' was created when the Hulk was left by himself. And it was eventually absorbed back into Banner, just like Madrox.
Somebody wrote:And another case here - that wasn't the first "Banner-Less Hulk". Even if we ignore the Crossroads era - when Banner was just supressed - there's the Byrne-run Bannerless/Mindless Hulk who was very different from the Bannerless/"Gravage" Hulk from IH 446-459. Not to mention a few minor incidents, such as the annual where Banner became Captain Universe, split off from the Hulk.
I'm thinking if Banner is just suppressed but still in there, leave it in Banner's chronology. If a Hulk is split off from Banner, create a new listing. Maybe with a note.
What do others think?