Talk:Herald of Galactus

Dazzler?

Someone removed Dazzler, and now she's been re-added, which I'm cool with. If someone wants to remove her again, could you give a synopsis of the issue where you're pulling the information from? We do have substantiative links to info on the issues where she worked for Galactus. On the other hand, I've heard that it's been refuted and retconned in a recent Excalibur --El benito 06:20, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Dazzler is NOT a Herald. I am pretty much the resident authority of all things Dazzler: I have every issue she's ever appeared in, the original issues about her origins (I spread the word that it was DeFalco, not Claremont, who created her), and scanned in the "African American Dazzler" (see: Dazzler) which is a piece I own.

Dazzler had the power cosmic. I'd even argue she was the first "Omega" mutant aside from the Jean/Phoenix retcon. But she was not a Herald. She did not Herald Galactus' arrival to host planets, and once Dazzler retrieved Terrax, Galactus took him BACK as a Herald, and ignored Dazzler completely. She had to receive more cosmic-level sound energy to just attract Galactus' attention to send her home.

Also, around this time, there was an issue of "What If?" (#33) that explicitly asked "What IF... Dazzler had become a Herald of Galactus?" She wasn't one in canon. She was taken for a mission, given the power cosmic, and sent to retrieve Galactus' ACTUAL Herald, Terrax.

So I say she should be removed. I keep removing it from the Dazzler profile on here, because it's erroneous.

69.214.219.242 22:16, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

I follow what you're saying and it makes a lot of sense, but it does lead us to the question of What makes a Herald of Galactus? Is it receiving the power cosmic? Is it leading Galactus around to planets? Both? ROM lead Galactus to a planet (Wraithworld), but didn't get empowered. Dazzler was empowered with the power cosmic, but only to get Terrax. The Forgotten One was empowered by dark energy or something, not the power cosmic. Almost every single herald has had the power cosmic removed from them at one point, so that doesn't seem to be the criteria either. *shrugs* I'm just speculating here, feel free to jump in anybody.

--El benito 00:22, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

I've now added a section in an attempt to resolve the Dazzler question. The description also suits Alpha Ray, too. There are likely a few others who can be nominated, I'd guess. --El benito 04:59, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Actually Dazzler had never been imbued by the Power Cosmic. Galactus boosted her powers by exposing her to a massive amount of sound from his ship. Galactus also gave her a force field to survive unaided in a black hole. It's very different from receiving the Power Cosmic and can be cheked at Dazzler #10. Brunomsantiago 00:41, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Superman/Fantastic Four

It's actually a canon story, not imaginary. JAF1970 20:41, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Unnecessary links

I'm just a casual reader and don't really contribute to Wikipedia much, but I had a question regarding the use of linked terms and phrases in this article. Most of these links seem pretty irrelevant, unnecessary and out of context with the subject. As a reader, this is jarring because when I click these links I expect to find information that is pertinent to what I'm already reading. The definition, history and methods of ‘Public Relations’ does nothing to further my knowledge of Galactus’ heralds; similarly neither does “billions of deaths” leading to a real-world history of ‘Genocide’, and “good instead of what they perceive as evil” linked to the philosophy of ‘Good and evil’. What I expect when I click the link ‘conscience’ on a page titled ‘Herald of Galactus’ is an explanation of how each herald may have dealt with ‘issues of conscience’. The irrelevance of the words chosen makes them seem so random and arbitrary. Without context what stops someone else from deciding to link words like ‘fraction’, ‘feelings’, ‘memory’ or ‘futile exercise’ in a similar fashion. Conceivably the entire article –including articles – could be made nothing more than a collection of unrelated links. Conversely, a relevant link may go unnoticed because, well, why bother? I realize this may read as a rant, but I promise it is not – I merely wanted to make sure I stated my case clearly. If there is a reasonable explanation for this I'll understand, but it reeks of bait-and-switch. Thanks.Dphoenix1701 (talk)

Silver Surfer

Silver Surfer reclaimed his status as Herald of Galactus in Annihilation. so shouldn't he be the current herald?

Lead image

What with the 250px limitation, I'm more fond of the Silver Surfer #74 cover than the Annihilation Saga art. For the moment, I've put both in the article. That might be acceptable is there is some difference in which heralds they portray, although that's kind of a weak argument. So, if we have to choose one, I prefer the one more clearly shows the characters. --GentlemanGhost (talk) 01:42, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

~~i prefer the annihilation saga because it may not show as many but shows a more recent representation of the various heralds LuckyEMS (talk) 00:56, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

The WikiProject Comics guidelines for infobox images suggest that the image be one that is universally identifiable. So, the most recent image is not always the better choice. However, in this case, the costumes haven't changed, so I think either would suffice. The reflected colors on the costumes in the later image are not representative of the actual colors, but that doesn't bother me that much. The main problem as I see it is the small size of the image. I tried to widen it, but it seems that the 250 pixel width limitation is now built in to the superteam infobox. --GentlemanGhost (talk) 23:15, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Heroes Reborn

In Heroes Reborn, Plasma is shown as a Herald along with Firelord, Terrax, Airwalker and Silver Surfer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.11.218.215 (talk) 05:03, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Publication History should be uniform

The PH section starts off listing the issues each Herald appears in, but then switches over to marking them as references instead. I think the reference style makes it look neater, but shouldn't the PH actually list the publications? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Argento Surfer (talk • contribs) 19:22, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Gladiator not a herald

A search for "Galactus Gladiator Herald" returns nothing about Gladiator (Kallark) being a herald. The closest is this wiki which talks about an "extradimensional gladiator", but not Kallark specifically. Even if it did, it's not reliable. Argento Surfer (talk) 14:31, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Noted. Thanks! Anir1uph (talk) 15:15, 13 July 2012 (UTC)