Return of the Quickie: Comics to Screen Part II: Marvel Comics
This blog post is about Marvel Comics characters that have been adapted to the screen...as it relates to the multiverses of Marvel Canon. My upcoming TELEVISION CROSSOVER UNIVERSE: WORLDS AND MYTHOLOGY will cover how Marvel Comics characters and series fit into the Television Crossover Multiverse, and my other upcoming book, the Cartoon Crossover Encyclopedia, will do the same for Marvel characters and series in the Cartoon Multiverse. But Marvel over the years has also established that their own shows and movies exist within their own multiverse. And so that's what I'm talking about today, since this is a blog about shared realities of television and film.
An Earth 886 Timeline: The home of the theatrical incarnations of Marvel's heroes as shown in comic book adaptions, by John McDonagh. Numerical designation by John McDonagh after the month and date -- August, 1986 -- that Howard the Duck had its theatrical release. (thanks to Lenny Carlson for Marvel Super Special adaptions)
Omniverse
Originally according to The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe 2004, "the omniverse is the collection of every single universe, multiverse, dimension (alternate or pocket) and realm."
Megaverse
There are certain universes which are tied to the Marvel multiverse – such as the New Universe and the Ultraverse – which do not share any open similarities to it, and thus are not strictly part of the larger universal hierarchy that forms the Marvel multiverse, but at the same time, are not so far removed that they existed in a separate multiverse. The 21st century edition of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe posits the term Megaverse as the name for this larger grouping, though since there is always the chance that some future publications will increase the interactions between different Multiverses, this is a fluid definition.
Multiverse
A Multiverse is the collection of alternate universes, with a similar nature and a universal hierarchy. The Marvel multiverse contains the universe that holds Earth-616, most of the What If? universes, as well as the vast number of the alternate Marvel Universe Earths.
The original term and concept were coined by Michael Moorcock for his "Eternal Champion" sequence. The lead characters from Moorcock's work are obviously the inspiration for the Captain Britain Corps.
- Age of Apocalypse: Resulted when Fitzroy traveled back in time to kill Charles Xavier and Magneto formed the X-Men. Prevented when Bishop, Shard, Wolverine, and Storm saved Xavier.
- Asgard: Home to the ancient Norse God figures such as Thor, Odin, and Heimdall. Not another dimension but a separate realm within the Prime Universe.
- Axis of Time: A location that exists outside of time, and the inherent possible universe caused by that. Home to Bender who acts as the janitor.
- Counter-Earth: Parallel to Earth, taken over by High Evolutionary who created a Beastial army. Last known location of Spider-Man and John Jameson.
- Days of Future Past: Came about because of the assassination of Robert Kelly by Mystique. Home to the time-traveling and universe-hoping Bishop. Prevented when Bishop stopped Mystique from killing Kelly.
| DC Universe | New Fun Comics #1, (1935); Zero Hour#0, (1994);JLA/Avengers, (2003) | Although part of a separate multiverse, the Post-Crisis / Post-Zero Hour DC Universe crossed-over with the mainstream Marvel Universe (Earth-616) in 2003 for JLA/Avengers. Not related to television and film, but significant to crossovers.
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- Dormammu's Dimension: The home of the dimension-hoping entity known as Dormammu. He travels to other dimensions and destroys from this one.
| "Earth-13" | Captain AmericaVol 2 #12 (1997) | The Heroes Reborn pocket dimension and the Negative Zone is merged with the WildStorm Universe. Not related to television and film, but significant to crossovers. |
| Earth-25 | Amazing Spider-Man Vol 3 #9(2014) (mentioned) | Home of Spider-Ham, evidentially similar to Earth-8311.
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| Earth-594 | Wanted #1 | parallel reality about six dimensions sideways from the reality in Wanted; raided by the natives of the Wanted reality, during which time Doll-Master acquired Hepatitis B Included because Wanted was loosely made into an Angelina Jolie film, but also because the premise of the series is that Christopher Reeve really was Superman and Adam West really was Batman! |
| Earth-616 Marvel Universe | Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 (1939) |
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An Earth 919 Timeline: in Homage, DC at Marvel. Not related to television and film, but significant to crossovers.
Earth 2122: On the world where Charles Xavier started his school of gifted students in Britain instead of America. He trained his X-Men to become agents of the empire. Home of Crusader X as appeared in Excalibur #21-22 and Excalibur : Sword of Power #2-4. Giant-Size Fantastic Four #2 did a story where Willy Lumpkin accidentally time travelled to 1777 and caused George Washington to be captured, leading to the British winning the War For Independence. Since Earth-2122's history has it that the Founding Fathers (including Tony Stark's ancestor) lost the War For Independance, this may be the divergent factor. Information and designation by Lenny Carlson, divergence information from John McDonagh, who also notes that Sliders did a world hinging around the failure of the War For Independance.
Earth 8162: Counterparts of Doctor Who (Marvel UK), Death's Head, Big Shot.
Earth U2: Spitfire and the Blackhawks, Infinite Kickers Inc.
| Earth-2149 Marvel Zombies | Ultimate Fantastic Four #21 (2005) |
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| Earth-1610 Ultimate Marvel | Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (2000) |
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| Earth-2772 | Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme(2007) | Doctor Strange Animated |
| Earth-3488 | Ultimate Avengers (animated film)(2006) | Ultimate Avengers (2006) animated movie |
Earth-5555
Home reality of Death's Head and Dragon's Claws
First appearance of reality: Dragon's Claws #1
First got an Earth designation in: Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005 (8162 A.D. entry)
This reality was numbered Earth-8162 in the original Dragon's Claws series but that referred to the year, rather than the reality designation.
Also said to the be the home reality of DOCTOR WHO.
Earth-5556
Merlyn tracked Catavolcus to this reality and battled him with the help of the Doctor.
First appearance of reality: Doctor Who Monthly #60
First got an Earth designation in: All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #7 (Merlyn entry)
| Earth-5724 | Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD television show |
| Earth-6109 | Marvel: Ultimate Alliance | Marvel Ultimate Alliance video game universe |
| Earth-6799 | Spider-Man (1967) | 1967 Spider-Man Cartoon |
| Earth-7085 | Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness#5 | Marvel Werewolves |
| Earth-7642 | Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man #1 | Crossoververse Not related to television and film, but significant to crossovers. |
| Earth-7745 | 2001, A Space Odyssey #7 | Comicsville circa 2040 A.D. |
| Earth-8096 | Wolverine and the X-Men (TV series) Season 1 1 | A Marvel Animated Universe that includes Wolverine and The X-Menand Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (Animated Series). |
| Earth-8107 | Spider-Man & and His Amazing Friends | Home to the comic version of the Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends television series. Home reality of VideomanFirst got an Earth designation in: Spider-Man: Back in Black Handbook |
| Earth-8919 | Pryde of the X-Men | Earth-assignation of Pryde of the X-Men and the X-Men arcade game. Also known as Earth-652975. |
Earth-9411
Reality of of Panini's Spectacular Spider-Man
First appearance of reality: Spectacular Spider-Man Adventures #1
First got an Earth designation in: All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #7 (Merlyn entry)
| Earth-9602 Amalgam Universe | DC vs Marvel #3(seen) Marvel Encyclopedia#Fantastic Four(2004) (named) | An amalgam “pocket universe.” Not related to television and film, but significant to crossovers. |
| Earth-10005 | X-Men (film) | Earth-assignation for the three X-Men films. |
| Earth-11052 | X-Men: Evolution | Earth-assignation for the X-Men: Evolution. |
| Earth-11983 | Spider-Man The Animated Series | Animated Spider-Man took Dr. Octopus' arms. |
| Earth-12131 | Marvel: Avengers Alliance (2012) | The Marvel Gaming Universe |
| Earth-13122 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes | The reality of the Lego products, including those published by Marvel. |
| Earth-13393 | X-Men Animated Series | Animated Series Alternate Future |
| Earth-13625 | Deadpool | Video game |
Earth-20152
Reality where the members of the rock band Kiss has super powers.
First appearance of reality: Marvel Comics Super Special #1
First got an Earth designation in: All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #4 (Elf with a Gun entry)
| Earth-26320 | Blade (film) | Blade movies and sequels |
| Earth-26496 | The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008) | Home to The Spectacular Spider-Man animated series. |
| Earth-31198 | Spider-Man: The Animated Series | Billionaire Peter Parker wears Spider-Armor |
| Earth-31393 | X-Men: The Animated Series | Animated Days of Future Past |
| Earth-33734 | Acclaim: Maximum Carnage | Maximum Carnage video game |
| Earth-39811 | Spider-Man: The Animated Series | Animated Six-Armed Spider-Man |
| Earth-45828 Earth-Razorline | Hyperkind #1(1993) | Clive Barker's Razorline print, home to Ectokid, Saint Sinner,Hyperkind, and Hokum & Hex. Has been connected to Barker's Hellraiser series. |
| Earth-57780 | Spidey Super Stories #1 (1974) | Home to Jennifer of the Jungle, Captain Mighty, Mad Scientist, Wall, and Blowhard. Setting for the Electric Company, featuring Spider-Man. |
| Earth-58460 | Man-Thing (film) | Man-Thing movie |
| Earth-58470 | Howard the Duck (film) | Howard the Duck movie |
| Earth-58472 | Howard the Duck Movie #1 | Howard the Duck movie comic |
| Earth-58627 | Punisher (film) (1989) | The Punisher 1989 Movie |
| Earth-58732 | The Punisher (film) (2004) | The Punisher 2004 Movie |
| Earth-66106 | Marvel Super heroes RPG Adventure #12 | Nightmares of Future Past |
| Earth-71002 | Spider-Man: Friend or Foe | Spider-Man: Friend or Foe video game |
| Earth-75402 | Wisdom #4 | 1960s horror movie Jack the Ripper was real |
| Earth-77045 | 2001, A Space Odyssey #5 | John Norton in 2040 A.D. |
| Earth-80920 | Possible future of the Wolverine and the X-Men animated series. |
| Earth-87715 | One Thing After Another | Attempt to cure Thing instead turned him into giant monster "Thing Kong". |
| Earth-90214Noir Universe | Spider-Man Noir #1(2009) | The Noir Universe, where the Marvel heroes surfaced in the 1920s and 1930s, and fought organized crime in those times. |
| Earth-90313 | Sensational She-Hulk #17 (1990) | Don't-Worry-Be-Happy-verse |
| Earth-91119 | Super Hero Squad: Hero Up! #1 (2009) | Universe of all Superhero Squad publications |
| "Earth-91274" | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #1(1982) | The U.S. G.I. Joe/Transformers comics |
| Earth-92131 Marvel Animated | X-Men: The Animated Series Episode 1 (October 31, 1992) |
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| Earth-94000 | Fantastic Four(1994) | Universe of the Fantastic Four film |
| Earth-95099 | X-Men: The Animated SeriesEpisode #53 (1995) | Animated Age of Apocalypse |
| Earth-96173 | Dr. Strange (1978) | Dr. Strange television film |
| Earth-96283 | Spider-Man (2002) | Earth-assignation of the Spider-Man films directed by Sam Raimi. Includes Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, and Spider-Man 3 |
| Earth-97102 | What If? Vol 2 #100(1997) | Fantastic Four sent to an Oz-like world after transformation. |
| Earth-98311 | Spider-Man: The Animated SeriesEpisode #64 (1998) | Home To Spider-Carnage |
| Earth-101001 | Marvel Anime | Reality of the Marvel Anime |
| Earth-120185 | Transformers (UK)#1 (1984) | The reality surrounding the Marvel UK incarnation of theTransformers, Action Force and others. Notably, it is not the same actuality featured in the Marvel US Transformers comic book series, but rather an prolonged version of it. The first UK-originated story is written in UK issue #9—this Earth's numerical title is a indication to the date of publication of this issue, the 12th of January, 1985. First got an Earth designation in: All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #3 (Death's Head entry) |
| Earth-120703 | The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film) | Reality of the second Spider-Man film series and its expansions. |
| Earth-121347 | Ghost Rider (2007) | Universe of the Ghost Rider and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeancefilms |
| Earth-121893 | X-Men: The Animated SeriesEpisode #21 (1993) | Bishop and Cable changed their timelines |
| Earth-135263 | Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes Episode #1(2006) | Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes cartoon |
| Earth-199312 | Spider-Man & X-Men: Arcade's Revenge (1992) | Earth-assignation of the Spider-Man/X-Men: Arcade’s Revenge video game |
| Earth-199673 | The Invincible Iron Man (2007) | The Invincible Iron Man animated film |
| Earth-199999 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) | Iron Man (May 2, 2008) |
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| "Earth-200506" | Wha...Huh? #1(2005) | Identity Crisis happened in the Marvel Universe Not related to television and film, but significant to crossovers. |
| "Earth-200512" | Wha...Huh? #1(2005) | DC agreed to do Batman/Daredevil Not related to television and film, but significant to crossovers. |
| Earth-400005 | The Incredible Hulk(1977) | Home to the Bill Bixby/Lou Ferrigno Incredible Hulk realm, including a total of 5 TV movies and a 82-episode television series |
| Earth-400083 | Hulk (2003) | 2003 Hulk film |
| Earth-534834 | The Marvel Action Hour: The Fantastic Four Episode #1(1994) | The Marvel Action Hour: Fantastic Four, Iron Man: The Animated Series and Incredible Hulk cartoons |
| Earth-555326 | Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow(2008) | Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow direct-to-video animated movie |
| Earth-600001 | Captain America(1944) | 1944 Captain America film serial |
| Earth-600026 | Marvel Superheroes: Captain AmericaEpisode #1 (1966) | 1966 Captain America, Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, and Sub-Mariner cartoons |
| Earth-600043 | Captain America(1979) | Captain America television movies from 1979: Captain America andCaptain America II: Death Too Soon. |
| Earth-604829 | Spider-Man Episode #1 (1981) | 1981 Spider-Man Cartoon |
| Earth-634962 | Silver SurferEpisode #1 (1998) | 1998 Silver Surfer animated series |
| Earth-635972 | Power Pack (1991) | Power Pack television movie |
| Earth-697064 | Captain America(1990) | Captain America 1990 Direct-to-Video film |
| Earth-700029 | Generation X (1996) | Generation X TV movie |
| Earth-700089 | Fantastic FourEpisode #1 (1967) | Fantastic Four animated series from 1967 |
| Earth-700459 | Spider-WomanEpisode #1 (1979) | Spider-Woman animated series |
| Earth-700974 | The Thing Episode #1 (1979) | Part of a packaged program with The Flintstones on NBC titled “Fred & Barney Meet The Thing” |
| Earth-701306 | Daredevil (2003) | Daredevil and Elektra films |
| Earth-704509 | Mutant X Episode #1(2001) | Mutant-X |
| Earth-730784 | Avengers: United They Stand Episode #1 (1999) | Avengers: United They Stand animated television series universe |
| Earth-730834 | Avengers: United They Stand #1(1999) | Avengers: United They Stand comic line tie in with the television series |
| Earth-730911 | The Amazing Spider-Man (1977) | The Amazing Spider-Man live-action television film and follow-up T.V. series |
| Earth-751263 | Spider-Man Unlimited Vol 2 #1(1999) | Spider-Man Unlimited Universe, home to it's own version of Counter-Earth where most beings on the planet have symbiotes. |
| Earth-760207 | Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Episode 1(2003) | Reality of Spider-Man: The New Animated Series. Also known asEarth-2003711. |
| Earth-770724 | Spidey Super Stories #23 (1977) | All forced to wear Spider-Man costumes Spidey Super Stories was a tie-in with the Electric Company. |
| Earth-791014 | Avengers: Earth's Mightiest HeroesEpisode #12 (2011) | Amusement World |
| "Earth-818793" The Evil Dead Universe | Marvel Zombies Vs. Army of Darkness#1 (2007) | Home to Ashley J. Williams; the universe is home to the Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, and Army of Darkness movies
Reality of Dynamite Comics' Army of Darkness comics.
First appearance of reality: Army of Darkness: Ashes 2 Ashes #1
First got an Earth designation in: Marvel Zombies: The Book of Angels, Demons & Various Monstrosities (Marvel Zombies entry)
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| Earth-961116 | X-Men: The Animated SeriesEpisode #74 (1997) | Jubilee's Animated Fairytale Theater |
| Earth-971224 | Marvel Vision #24(1997) | Ghost Rider patrolled with Chucky |
- Hostess Twinkies Cakes Advertisement Spider-Man, a commercial purpose only Spider-Man who is killed by Morlun. This Spider-Man always defeats his enemies with Hostess-brand Cakes.
- Legacy Virus Future: A world where the Legacy Virusdevastated the mutant race and following the end of the Days of Future Past. Stopped when Cable and Bishop went back and time to stop Apocalypse.
- Limbo: A negative space that exists between dimensions. Discovered by Tony Stark as a way to transport items between far distances. Last known location of Green Goblin.
- Mojoverse: The citizens of the universe is obsessed with entertainment. Home to Mojo, Longshot, Spiral, and Quark.
- Negative Zone: An anti-matter universe. Home to Blastaar and Annihilus.
- Prime Universe: The most well-known universe. Home to many including Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Iron Man, Hulk, Avengers, Silver Surfer, and Captain America. Apparently destroyed by Thanos.
- Real World Universe: A universe where supposedly all the other universes are fictional created for the purpose of entertainment. Home to Stan Lee.
- Spider-Carnage Universe: A world where Spider-Man bonded with a Carnage symbiote to become Spider-Carnage after he was cloned. The Carnage symbiote came from an unknown other universe.
- Spider-Man (Armored) Universe: A world where Peter Parker went public with his identity becoming famous and wealthy.
- Spider-Man (Mechanical Arms) Universe: A world where Spider-Man took Doctor Octopus's mechanical arms.
- Spider-Man (Six Arms) Universe: A world where Spider-Man adapted to his extra four arms rather than try to get rid of them.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiverse_%28Marvel_Comics%29
http://marvel.wikia.com/Multiverse/Universe_Listing
http://marvel.wikia.com/Multiverse
http://www.comicvine.com/marvel-multiverse/4015-56201/
http://fanlore.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Universes
http://www.marvunapp.com/list/appalte.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_versions_of_Spider-Man
http://marvel.wikia.com/Spider-Verse
http://marvelanimated.wikia.com/wiki/Multiverse
http://blaklion.best.vwh.net/time_links.html
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