About Multiverses and Superheroes on the Silver Screen

Legendary comic book writer and editor (Stan Lee) who co-created many Marvel characters, always used the phrase "Onward and Upward" to show Marvel's spirit of innovation and ambition.

 

Hence...

Marvel Entertainment opened up an age when superheroes leapt from the comic pages to the big screen.  Throughout the adventures of various super characters there was - from the very beginning - an underlining theme that grew more popular over the decades. Exploring the multiverse.

Say what? 

Basically, the multiverse is a hypothetical set of all universes. Together, these universes are presumed to comprise everything that exists: the entirety of space, time, matter, energy, information, and all the physical laws and constants that describe them.

The concept of multiple universes, or multiverse, has been discussed throughout history. It has evolved and has been debated in various fields, including cosmology, physics, and philosophy.

Despite their efforts to analyze data in search of evidence for other universes, scientists say there's been no statistically significant evidence found. But that's not the end of the story.

In 2015, an astrophysicist said he found evidence of alternate or parallel universes by looking back in time to a time immediately after The Big Bang (not the TV series silly!). He's yet to find another authority that agrees with his claims. Still, there are some scientists today delving into the mysteries of the multiverse.

Frankly I have a hard time wrapping my small brain around the whole concept of alternate or parallel universes. 

As a Marvel fan dating back to early Captain America adventures, I've always enjoyed plots with twists. When those plots were transferred to the movies, I was excited. It was a fan's dream.

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Overview of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

The Infinity Saga: Phase One (2008-2012)

Iron Man (May 2, 2008) plus 6 other releases.

Phase Two (2013-2015)

Guardians of the Galaxy (Aug. 1, 2014) plus 5 other releases.

Phase Three (2016-2019)

Captain America: Civil War (May 6, 2016) plus 10 other releases.

Phase Four: The Multiverse Saga (2021-2022)

Black Widow (July 9, 2021) plus 6 other releases.

Phase Five (2024-2025) 

Deadpool & Wolverine (July 26, 2024)

The Thunderbolts was released on May 2, 2025.

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As it Stands, sometimes I feel like I'm living in a parallel universe where America has crowned a king, and I really need to get back to the real world where America isn't a police state.