The multiverse is everywhere these days but what does that mean for you?
But the superhero version of the multiverse initially began as a way of bridging different publishing eras.
Foremost among these scientist-heroes was speedster Barry Allen, a.k.a.
‘The Flash’ #123 by Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino first introduced the DC multiverse in 1961.DC Comics
The Flash but he wasn’t the first character to bear that name.
He and Barry finally came face-to-face in the pages of 1961’sThe Flash#123.
The DC multiverse was born and only a few months beforeThe Fantastic Four#1 hit stands.
Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), Peter Parker (Jake Johnson), and Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) are all Spider-Man in ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.'.Sony Pictures Animation
The newly-renamed Marvel Comics took a different path towards internal cohesion.
The 1985 event comicCrisis on Infinite Earthsby Marv Wolfman and George Perez destroyed DC’s multiverse.
The 2018 animated filmSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Versetook a different approach.
Michelle Yeoh in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’.David Bornfriend/A24
Not according toEverything Everywhere All at Oncedirectors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (a.k.a.
But all that knowledge can be helpful; we just have to use it in the right way.
The fictional concept of the multiverse encourages thoughtfulness by showing us what could’ve been.
In comic books, you need a Superman to destroy the Anti-Monitor.
The multiverse isn’t just for superheroes anymore.
We’re all stuck in it.
So better off opening up to the possibilities, like some inspired filmmakers are already doing.
