Comments on: When is an alternate reality story not an alternate reality story?

By: Huey

Huey — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:49:51 +0000

Will this “historical” comic “send shockwaves throughout the Marvel Universe”? 16 variant covers, and a “shocking death” that will “leave the heroes coping with the aftermath.”

By: J Adam Hart

J Adam Hart — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:47:15 +0000

I agree with the earlier posters. With characters crossing over as frequently as they do between 616 and AoA, it really is more like travelling to and from the Microverse or the Negative Zone (as Curse said). Also, AoA has a lot fans of its own, which is why they keep returning to the well. Even Days of Future Past hasn’t been revisited as often as AoA (at least not in the last decade or two).

By: Coming Curse

Coming Curse — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:21:36 +0000

I don’t see the issue with this. It was made clear from the beginning that the Age of Apocalypse was a parallel dimension with the core universe and characters have been travelling back and forth between the two dimensions for years. It’s like having a story set in the Negative Zone or something. It’s not like the Ultimate Universe where it was promoted as an actual separate continuity.

By: Martin Gray

Martin Gray — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:20:57 +0000

I dunno, Graeme, don’t X-fans adore alternate reality stories, such as the original Age of Apocalypse serial? And then you have characters such as Dark Beast and Blink crossing over into the regular MU. Ever since the Earth 616 designation was dropped, it’s arguable that every What If counts, as any could impact on the regular continuity.