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Changes and additions to the archive, listed by release.

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Release 1.88.13

Add 58 Cosmic Gods Comics character and group covers, preserving owner-approved portraits and reusing Comics Thor; update Gallery.

Release 1.88.12

Replace 7 Cosmic Gods Comics symbols with reviewed generated full-body covers and matching Gallery records; preserve MCU / Screen art.

Release 1.88.9

Fill nine remaining Archive artwork gaps with owner-uploaded cinematic and Comics portraits; include linked Gallery entries.

Release 1.88.6

Integrate 18 owner-uploaded cinematic and Comics character portraits into matching symbol or environment-only entries and the Art Gallery. Preserve existing screen Hulk portrait and continuity-specific artwork.

Release 1.88

Replace the glitch stinger with the approved five-panel Living Comic transition across ten destinations.

Release 1.87.3

Apply complete approved browsing shell across ten sections: two-row navigation, dark backgrounds, full-width heroes and compact collection controls.

Release 1.87

Approved ten-section cinematic layout, archive and guides cover art, full-frame guide category tiles, Compare/Gallery diagonal blends and subject-aware framing. Existing records and controls preserved.

Release 1.86.3

Bundle Archive CSS in its original order (17 requests to 1); fingerprint byte-identical local fonts and cache only content-addressed assets. Preserve video behavior and all media quality.

Release 1.86.2

Sanctum music and narration now load when the room opens, avoiding unused audio downloads while it is locked. Original media quality and the transmission sequence are unchanged.

Release 1.86.1

A lighter load, with the same full-quality archive. Pages now load less unused background data, and Cosmic Gods and the Vault load their full Comics records when you choose Comics. Original artwork, videos, sound quality and visual effects are unchanged.

Release 1.86

Add subscriber update announcements with selected interests, email previews and unsubscribe links.

Release 1.82 — In preparation

Add delayed email signup popup, update preferences tile and patch history; prepare secure confirmation, unsubscribe and explicit release-notification backend. Email activation awaits Resend secret and verified sender configuration.

Release 1.81

Complete all 100 dedicated Cosmic Laws covers, full-canvas index and detail artwork, optimized thumbnails, and matching Art Gallery records.

Release 1.80.2

Group mobile navigation into red Archive/Vault/Rivals, purple World Tree/Multiverse Atlas/Cosmic Gods, and gold-to-bronze Cosmic Laws/Art Gallery/Compare/Reading Guides. Preserve desktop tab order; apply shade families on both screen sizes.

Release 1.80.1

Move Cosmic Laws into the top navigation row beside Variant Archive / Doom Drop, removing its duplicate from the lower tab grid.

Release 1.80

Add independent 100-topic Cosmic Laws and Lore tab, sixteen-section files, separate continuity accounts, source flags, search, pillar filters and existing-record links. Character Archive and Vault records remain unchanged.

Release 1.79.2

Replace Set domain scene with original seven-headed serpent character artwork and update gallery. Galactus and Makkari full-body retries rejected by image service; existing character emblems retained.

Release 1.79.1

Replace temporary cinematic Rescue and Hulkbuster covers with original generated cinematic workshop and hangar backgrounds rendered in comic-book style; index both in the Art Gallery. Owner approved both previews for publication.

Release 1.79

Publish generated Cosmic Gods and Vault art, dedicated god emblems, illustrated backgrounds and complete-canvas cover framing. Rescue and Hulkbuster use clearly labeled original cinematic equipment art temporarily; their comic-style replacements remain pending. Full-site audit and Archive tile pass deferred.

Release 1.78.1

Remove all 69 published comic references from Cosmic Gods and Vault; use approved generated replacements or existing original symbolic archive scenes without blank artwork.

Release 1.78

Add separate Comics views to Cosmic Gods and the Vault, with individual continuity-aware dossiers and comic-book artwork, gallery entries, metadata and sharing.

Release 1.77.9

Change Doom archive heading to The Forbidden Archives of Lord Doom and closing line to For there, I am Doom.; preserve other rows and layout.

Release 1.77.8

Align Doom alias from the first O in DOCTOR to the last O in DOOM using responsive letter spacing; retain original font size and family.

Release 1.77.7

Add approved Forbidden Archives introduction beneath original Doom alias with compact solid-green scope line.

Release 1.77.6

Bind Compare’s Comics column to each character’s existing Comics artwork and its cinematic column to existing Archive artwork for all 101 characters; preserve adaptation notes and prevent same-image reuse.

Release 1.77.5

Smooth the Doom mobile loop restart with a held-frame crossfade while retaining one video decoder and the approved source, framing and audio controls.

Release 1.77.4

Correct Iron Man armor artwork, separate and link the Arc Reactor, and replace Makkari’s misleading speedster helmet with labeled MCU artwork; update the gallery.

Release 1.77.3

Remove empty Rivalries background asset and its broken CSS reference; complete current-source responsive and DOM interaction audit.

Release 1.77.2

Mobile single-video loop, tap-anywhere playback recovery and audio tied to visible video playback.

Release 1.77.1

Add hidden looping R2 ambience to Doom landing page; stop on exit and preserve video and all visible content.

Release 1.77

Shareable character and Vault dossier cards with continuity-specific artwork, PNG download, native image sharing and full-file links.

Release 1.76.3

Keep the Doom Drop Menu button stationary and display navigation as a centered dropdown beneath it.

Release 1.76.2

Repair HTML-encoded CSP script permissions broken by SEO generation; restore Doom countdown and preserve page content.

Release 1.76.1

Page-specific and record-specific SEO, canonicals, robots, social metadata, structured data and sitemap; visible content preserved.

Release 1.76

Public release label explicitly established by the owner on October 5, 2026.