Marvel and the origin of the major multiverse in the superhero franchise

In recent years the multiverse marvel has assumed great relevance in the cinematic universe of this franchise in theaters, because most of the new productions of this story born in the world of comics will focus on this element, which has led many fans to wonder who was the creator of the multiverse .

Now that several productions are approaching that will tackle this narrative element, it is important to remember that the first time Marvel fans were introduced to this concept in some of the classic comics of the franchise, due to the fact that in the 1977 comic ‘What if…?’ presents the first precedent of the so-called multiverse, comics created by Roy Thomas.

However, It is the British writer David Thorpe who is known as the creator of the Marvel multiversesince it was he who first used this concept as fans know it today, this when you enter, In 1981, to the comics ‘Captain Britannia’ the so-called Earth-616showing how several British Captains from different realities have teamed up to protect the universes.

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Importantly, it wasn’t until the eighties when it was recognized writer Alan Moore He was in charge of ‘Captain Britain’, when the concept of the Marvel multiverse took on a different relevance, since the creation of stories set in different universes and parallel realities arrived.

Finally, we could say that the consecration of multiverse marvel as the central element in the storylines presented by the franchise was in the year 2000, because it was when the Ultimate Universe or Earth-1610 was created, an alternate reality that updated several characters that were decades old, that now fans can see on the screen.

The different realities of Marvel

Currently fans of this franchise of superheroes and villains know that each of the characters is in different realities, an example of this is the “Spider-Man” trilogy by Sam Raimi and played by Tobey Maguire, belongs to Earth -96283, on the other hand, those presented in the new tapes of this saga, i.e. in the so-called mcuthey are part of Earth-199999.

What is a fact is that the concept of multiverse is nothing new in Marvel, however it is the first time that it becomes so popular in this franchise, that is why the new series and films of the saga have this concept as a core part, titles that aim to be a great success, both in theaters and in the world of streaming.