Adam Graham's Blog: Christians and Superheroes - Posts Tagged "marvel-universe"

The word is that this year the Marvel Universe and the Ultimate Universe are ending:

Together, Alonso and Brevoort made what was billed as “the announcement to end all announcements” when they revealed that Battleword will be the “melting pot” from which a new Marvel Universe will be formed.

It will begin in Avengers #44 and New Avengers #33, and then continue into Secret Wars #1. The final incursion will take place, between the Marvel 616 universe and the Ultimate Marvel Universe. The heroes of both worlds will fail to solve the problem before it’s too late.

As a result, Battleworld will be all that remains, and every world in Battleworld that were teased months earlier will play a role in the formation of the new Marvel Universe, with more to be announced. Alonso makes clear that these are not “elseworlds” books, but integral to the very fabric of the “All-New Marvel” post-Secret Wars.

The thought of many fans is that Marvel is ripping off Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC's 1st reboot back in the 1980s. Ultimately, that reboot took everything back to square one with new beginnings for Characters like Superman and Batman.

It's tough to say what this actually will mean, although its great to know that after all these years, the Marvel Universe will end due to our heroes stupidity and inability to get the job done.

The big question is the past and the future. The question about the past is what will Marvel's future past look like. The other is how different will this Marvel Universe look from itself or from the normal universe. I don't think a full Crisis on Infinite Earths reboot in terms of everybody going back to their roots is in order. I don't think most of the comic-reading public wants us to go back to Peter Parker getting bit by a spider as a teenager. Overall, we'll watch and see how this goes and see if this turns out to be good or really stupid.