
The DC Universe, the Valiant Universe and other fictional works from literature, music and art all share a connection through the imaginations of their creators and their audiences. This meta-verse conceivably encompasses all stories and universes regardless of their individual origins. SPOILER ALERT! Spoilers ahead for numerous stories published by Marvel Comics.Īccording to legendary Marvel editor and writer Mark Gruenwald, the Marvel Multiverse is only one of many multiverses that comprise a vast, limitless "Omniverse" that also includes fictional universes from publishers and creators building stories outside of Marvel’s catalogue. An attempt to distill its main touchstones into a lean, mean primer of cosmic proportions, here are 15 things you need to know about Marvel’s Multiverse. We may never know the entirety of the Marvel Multiverse but that won’t stop us from trying. The product of over a half century's worth of epic stories, the Marvel Multiverse stands apart from similar comic book universes such DC Comics’s recently streamlined Multiversity thanks to its infinite number of permutations. RELATED: 15 God-Like Marvel Cosmic Beings The MCU Ruined Architects such as Mark Gruenwald, Jonathan Hickman and Al Ewing have all explored the Marvel Multiverse, adding layer upon layer of complexity to the fictional realm created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and others during the Silver Age of Comics. As such, it’s also one of the most confusing concepts to wrap your head around.


Marvel’s Multiverse is a fluid, ever-changing conceit that allows for an infinite variety of storytelling possibilities. Over the years, its scope has grown exponentially, constantly expanded and tweaked by successive writers, editors and artists to include virtually every alternate timeline, media platform and divergent reality under the Marvel banner. The Marvel Multiverse is a vast, sprawling conglomeration of alternate universes spun out of the core Marvel Universe.
