By the end of flashpoint, these three universes merge into one, creating a single shared dc universe. It somehow became even worse in modern times, being. The watchers trilogy, the watcher chronicles, and caylins story. A parallel universe, also known as a parallel dimension, alternate universe or alternate reality, is a hypothetical selfcontained plane of existence, coexisting with ones own. Faith in heroes is in short supply and mistrust can run rampant.
Dc comics 15 best and strangest alternate histories. Jan 14, 2020 earth x was an alternate version of earth 1 where the axis powers won world war ii. Colonel rogers captain america from an alternate earth marvel. Mar 04, 2020 dc universe today revealed the premiere date for stargirl, the planned series based on dcs earth 2 characters from the justice society of america.
In their feature spotlighting revelations first unveiled in texts outside of comics, csbg sees how the guardians and killraven came to share an earth. You would think that having the powers of a radioactive spider, or wearing a cape to a fight, would qualify as crazy enough for comic books. It is likely hes native to vathlo island, due to his reference to the word vathlo. Oct 20, 2017 alternate universes are fun, but with new versions of iron man, captain america, wolverine, spiderman, and shehulk things can get crazy. In this spinoff of the online game, the joker tires of his unsuccessful fight with batman, and decides to attack superman. The cancerverse is a twisted, organic mass of unimaginable size which bears resemblance to a cancerous tumor with suctioncup covered tentacles and circular mouths that are literally. They include iron batman, mercury flash, and gold superman. Creed and holo married, and both lived a long life together earth43. The dcu has had many different earths before the crisis on infinite earths, the reset button event from.
Calvin ellis, kryptonian name kalel, also known as superman, is a kryptonian president of the united states, on a different earth in the multiverse. On earth8, a life of heroism often comes at great sacrifice to the man or woman behind the mask. Random alternate world generator bride of bigfoot random. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. List of fiction employing parallel universes wikipedia. Earth x x dynamic forces alternate galactus cover specially limited edition of 349 copies signed by alex ross and signed and remarked with an earth x wolverine head sketch by bill reinhold. An alternate universe that is a modern reimagining of the marvel stories. Comic giant marvels multiverse may not currently get all the attention that dcs multiverse does, but marvels is just as vast. Alternate earth series 3 book series kindle edition. Doctor doom saved counterearth from the unstable pocket dimension and placed it. The dc comics multiverse features parallel universes such as earthone, earthtwo, the elseworlds, and other such worlds. Home to various counterparts of british comic book characters of the 1950s and 1960s. The first earth to violate the truism that there were only 52 earths in the arrowverse, harry wells of earth 2 once described earth x as a place so awful, so horrific, no sane person would ever travel there. In fact, just about every character from the justice society of america resides on earth 2.
Were the guardians of the galaxy on the same alternate earth. Six of the best alternate universes in comics bizzaro world dc. Considering that he was couldnt legally get a drink yet and weighed a buck ten soaking. Dc comics has had three major events, the crisis on infinite earths, infinite crisis, and final crisis, which all heavily revolved around the alternate universes in the dc multiverse. You cant swing a dead professor xavier without hitting an alternate earth in comic books, planets which seem a lot like the ones we recognise but. The sum of all potential parallel universes that constitute reality is often called a multiverse. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Earth616 the universe in which the vast majority of the marvel comics stories take place. Recent interviews with grant morrison state that this earth will reappear in the multiversity miniseries. The avengers and the illuminati from earth616 planned to trap the cabal there as they destroyed it, but they managed to escape on the last second to earth1610. Although initially without metahuman beings of its own, earthprime gradually became differentiated from our own world as it developed such heroic. Handbook of the marvel universe az volume 5 hardcover book. Aug 22, 2014 10 best alternate realities in comics and tv. Earth 1, the world home to the earth one line of graphic novels, with young and inexperienced versions of the main dc heroes just beginning to appear.
There were a lot of fun ones back in the old exiles comic, like curt connors lizard persona infecting most of earths population with his serum, so it became a planet of reptilemen with very few normal humans left. The real world and the keystone earth from which all the other earths within the dc multiverse originated. And other comic book legends revealed and why does batman carry shark repellent. English, comic book, environment addeddate 20160525 10. A desperate, lastditch fight for all that is and was. Most of these would be alternate earth settings for oneshot adventures. The alternate reality was a new reality created on january 4, 2233 stardate 2233. Dc universe today revealed the premiere date for stargirl, the planned series based on dcs earth2 characters from the justice society of america. A kid who looked like he should be in robotics club or debate team, in prison orange instead. The multiverse in marvel consists of different universes.
Marvel studios president kevin feige is a huge comic book fan, and seeing strange arrive on an earth strikingly similar to his own, albeit with some key differences would be epic. A pocket dimension where franklin richards stored many of earths superheroes after the events surrounding the appearance of onslaught. Were the guardians of the galaxy on the same alternate. Inspired by comic book heroes of his childhood, will doc tornado creates robotic versions of them. While these idea mainly fit into the comic book superhero dimensional travel mode, they could be used for all sorts of rpg. The dc multiverse is a fictional continuity construct that is used in dc comics publications. Six of the best alternate universes in comics litreactor. It has seen sacrifices so terrible, so monstrous, that perhaps this lifeless world is a blessing of a kind, if they are forgotten. The 10 most insane alternate reality versions of popular. Below, we look at some of our favorite alternate reality spidermen. A poster of the porker drawn in a style resembling alex rosss version of the joker is later seen at a comic book convention on earthc. Comic book charactersmarvel characterscomic character comic. Now earth s security agents are hunting down a dangerous rogue alien whos broken loose on the california coast, but one agents personal feelings about earth s deal with the aliens may push him to defy protocols and threaten the mission. Secrets of the earth english comic book by aika tsubota.
They have their own alternate too, earth cminus, where the events that rodney rabbit writes in comic books take place. Perhaps the people of earth8 should talk to some of their alternate world counterparts, who turn out in droves for movies featuring the very heroes theyre shunning. Earth1, the world home to the earth one line of graphic novels, with young and inexperienced versions of the main dc heroes just beginning to appear. The following is a list of alternative versions of batman from all media types, including the dc comics multiverse, elseworlds comics, television, and film. What alternate earth do you like the most in marvel comics. Earthx was an alternate version of earth1 where the axis powers won world war ii. Alternate earth is a world jess always considered a part of her past, not the way leading to her future. Alternate future of earth616 set in 2099, with futuristic. Within marvel comics, most tales take place within the fictional marvel universe, which in turn is part of a larger multiverse. Of course, the most impactful and important alternate earth that exists within the dc universe will have to be earth 2. Mar 27, 2018 there were a lot of fun ones back in the old exiles comic, like curt connors lizard persona infecting most of earths population with his serum, so it became a planet of reptilemen with very few normal humans left. After decades spent appearing in dozens of alternate realities, spiderman is one of the marvel super heroes with the dimensionhopping adventures. For the reverse reality set in the dc universe check earth112263.
In a series written by howard mackie, alex summers from earth616, the main marvel universe, nearly died, at. Starting with issues of captain britain, the main continuity in which most marvel storylines take place was designated earth 616, and the multiverse was established as being protected by merlyn. I have taken out time travel part of the story but kept jfk who will be assassinated by bucky barnes note 2. Typically, unless otherwise specified, any given marvel comic book probably takes place in this universe. The multiverse inside the dc comics mythology, the scifi concept of alternate realities existing as parallel earths has been one of the main characteristics of their superhero universe since the. This series is a continuation of my watcher series of books. Similarly, earth50 is inspired by the comic books published by. Jul 28, 2015 the age of apocalypse marvel one of marvels most popular alternate universes and the setting for the upcoming movie, this timeline was created when professor xs son legion, driven mad by his realitywarping powers, went back in time to murder erik lehnsherr before he became known as the master of magnetism. Multiverseuniverse listing book characters of the 1950s and 1960s. Stargirl to debut on dc universe and the cw in may comic book.
While the standard dc universe is by far the most wellknown, earth resembles the settings of some vertigo comics an imprint of dc that published preacher, lucifer and hellblazer. Do you know why the comic book version of batman is so grumpy. Earth5, known as thunderworld around the multiverse, is home to everyones favorite magical team, the marvel family. Earth2, as featured in the comic of the same name, where younger versions of dcs golden age heroes arose in the modern day in. Earth 2, as featured in the comic of the same name, where younger versions of dcs golden age heroes arose in the modern day in the wake of an invasion from apokolips. Ideas created by ordinary human minds namely, comic book writers become reality in other worlds of the multiverse. Jul 21, 2019 the loss of earths atmosphere has forever stolen the gleam and glimmer of the starry sky. Always with a sunny disposition, captain marvel, captain marvel, jr. Alternate versions of batman variations of the superhero batman from dc comics publications parallel universes and alternate timelines. Secrets of the earth english comic book internet archive. Plus, theres a lead green arrow who is a bit bulkier than his team arrow counterpart. On his earth, he became superman in addition to being the president. This realitys earth simultaneously had two incursions, one with earth616 and one with earth1610, and it had been ravaged by the mapmakers. Earth 2 is where all of dcs golden age characters like jay garrick and alan scott reside.
Now earths security agents are hunting down a dangerous rogue alien whos broken loose on the california coast, but one agents personal feelings about earths deal with the aliens may push him to defy protocols and threaten the mission. The first earth to violate the truism that there were only 52 earths in the arrowverse, harry wells of earth2 once described earthx as a place so awful, so horrific, no sane person would ever travel there. The loss of earths atmosphere has forever stolen the gleam and glimmer of the starry sky. Similarly, earth50 is inspired by the comic books published by wildstorm imprint, such as gen, the authority and planetary. The superheroes of earthone, earthtwo, earththree, earthx, earths, etc. Was always interested in the concept of an alternate earth so this was one new 52 comic i was going to pick up and i am glad i did. The second was magicland, an alternate earth where magic, instead of. With our list of 15 best dc comics alternate histories, were taking a look at. We are a small shop with a warm friendly atmosphere. Dc comics 15 best and strangest alternate histories screenrant. Some are fun while others are dark, and several have left a lasting impact on the main marvel universe, earth 616 related. The dc multiverse consists of numerous versions of the dc comics earth, allowing.
Although initially without metahuman beings of its own. Home reality of hyperion earth34 and squadron supreme earth34. In a series written by howard mackie, alex summers from earth 616, the main marvel universe, nearly died, at. Earthtwoa also known as alternate earthtwo was where clark kent worked for the daily planet under editor parry white in the 1940s and 1950s on regular earthtwo kent worked for the daily star, his editor was george taylor, and perry white was a reporter.
A curated, retail storefront in echo park dedicated to toys, games and comic books. This merger goes beyond the pages of the comic books and into our own reality. With new star wars films coming out every year, a new star trek series on the air, and no end in sight of sciencebased speculative books and films like the martian, arrival, interstellar, and the upcoming annihilation, its no surprise that more and more. It was the first appearance of an alternate earth in dc comics. Based on an earth like ours, they featured tales of real people who. Rogers captain america from an alternate earth marvel comics. It has, however, one superhuman known as ultra comics, an artificial being created upon the very essence of comic books. An early alternate take on spidey focused on his abandoned career as a masked celebrity. Jul 31, 2016 in flashpoint, barry allen learns that his own reality called new earth is closely connected to two alternate universes. Earth twoa also known as alternate earth two was where clark kent worked for the daily planet under editor parry white in the 1940s and 1950s on regular earth two kent worked for the daily star, his editor was george taylor, and perry white was a reporter. Topics english, comic book, environment collection arvindgupta.
The mainstream earth of the marvel universe is referred to as earth616. An earth where real people are inspired to take up the names of comic book heroes. Jan 30, 2020 were the guardians of the galaxy on the same alternate earth as killraven. The wonder woman of this earth is an alternate version of nubia, a supporting character from the wonder woman comic book. Alternate universes are fun, but with new versions of iron man, captain america, wolverine, spiderman, and shehulk things can get crazy. Perhaps the people of earth8 should talk to some of their alternate world counterparts, who turn. In fact, he could probably crush ollies skinny butt with one step. The mainstream earth of the marvel universe is referred to as earth 616.
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