Line #147 AlternateUniverse/ComicBooks


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3	* ''AlternateUniverse/TheDCU''
4	** ''AlternateUniverse/TheMultiversity''
5	* ''AlternateUniverse/MarvelUniverse''
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8	[[AC:Comic Books -- Other]]
9	* ''[[ComicBook/LutherArkwright The Adventures of Luther Arkwright]]'' is based on the premise of an infinite multiverse of parallel universes or realities which differ with each other in many things. For example, one of the main places where the action in the comic book takes place is a 20th century world where Great Britain is still ruled by a puritan government and a descendant of Oliver Cromwell. In addition, New York is New Amsterdam and the other great powers are the empires of Russia and Germany.
10	* Even ComicBook/ArchieComics do this sort of thing, a notable example being the ''Life With Archie'' series. The storyline where Archie marries Betty is treated as a different universe from where Archie marries Veronica. The former also happens to feature a character traveling between universes!
11	* ''ComicBook/BlackScience'' explores infinite alternate dimensions. A disturbing number of them have some version of Grant [=McKay=] developing pillar technology. This includes a number of nonhuman Grant analogs. One theory is that the travel is easier between dimensions that have weakened the barriers by experimenting with pillars.
12	* There are four known ones in ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures''. In order of appearance, they are: a universe where the [[spoiler: Evronians]] are the BenevolentPrecursors who taught science to the inhabitants of the Americas and the Vikings are the dominant power of Europe that are trying to invade (the recurring character Urk comes from there, and was accidentally pulled in Paperinik's own by the Raider); a ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''-like world conquered by an alternate and dimension-hopping [[spoiler: Raider]], who rules benevolently after finally ending the incessant wars; the timeline from which the alternate [[spoiler: Raider]] comes from (specifically an Alternate Universe of PK's canon future); the [[spoiler: Ultimate Universe Continuity Reboot]] gets established as one by the original PK showing up in the last issue. The story ''The Day of the Cold Sun'' specifically establishes there's an infinite number of universes, but travel between them is almost impossible due the sheer numbers of them (in that story the Raider has a device to travel between them, but after finally succeeding at charging it he gets stuck in all of them at the same time because the device couldn't choose one).
13	* ''ComicBook/SinisterDexter'' introduced an alternate universe, which fans dubbed the Doppelverse, around the time it [[CerebusSyndrome got serious]]. The PointOfDivergence is that in the Doppelverse, the title characters were killed while still a pair of punk kids, with the result that most of their enemies are still alive and can [[BackFromTheDead come back to make trouble]].
14	* ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'':
15	** The entire basis for the "Helter Skelter" story arc, which featured an alternate depiction of each of Dredd's biggest enemies, [[ExpendableAlternateUniverse all of which have killed the counterpart to the original Dredd from their respective home dimensions]], teaming up to defeat Judge Dredd prime.
16	** There was another story arc dealing with the discovery of a MirrorUniverse called "Macro Zone Alpha" in which the city was an exceptionally polite place, and the brutal Judges were replaced by soft-spoken rehabilitation officers.
17	** [[OmnicidalManiac Judge Death]] and his [[EvilCounterpart Dark Judges]] originate from their own universe nicknamed "Deadworld" where living itself is considered a crime. There was also an atomic war at some point that led to the rise of a Judge system where the lawkeepers had ultimate power, but technology was noticeably less advanced than in Dredd's universe, as there were no [[MegaCity Mega-Cities]].
18	** There was also a time when Dredd dimension jumped [[http://dreddbanned.ytmnd.com/ and punched out Sylvester Stallone.]]
19	* Let's not forget how it's done in ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', where universes are known as "Zones". Beginning with the Mirror Universe with Scourge the Hedgehog, and continuing with Blaze the Cat and her "Sol Zone". And did I mention, in one "zone", Sonic is a cop who patrols between zones?
20	** These universes, however, were destroyed with the sole exception of the "Sol Zone" at the end of ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogMegaManWorldsCollide''. ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogMegaManWorldsUnite'', however, suggests that they were rebuilt into the SEGA and Capcom multiverses.
21	* The ''ComicBook/StarWarsInfinities'' comics. Yavin goes up in smoke? Vader in white armor? Sweeeet....
22	** And [[spoiler: Yoda kamikaziing the Death Star into the Imperial Palace on Coruscant.]]
23	* ''ComicBook/TomStrong'' features Terra Obscura, which is an alternate Earth... but it's ''not'' in another dimension or universe. It's located at the opposite end of the galaxy from "our" earth, and is its exact double -- it's even part of a replica solar system. Tom theorizes that this is a ghost particle phenomenon on a cosmic scale. What differences there are are fairly minor, with the existence of more plentiful and more powerful science-heroes on Terra Obscura chief among them. Other than that, history went along many of the exact same beats, and thus it's not all that different from what we're familiar with (including its own version of Tom himself, Tom Strange) -- though apparently the War of the Roses swung the other way, as New York is instead called "New Lancaster".
24	** It's mentioned off-hand that the first time Tom Strong and Tom Strange met, it was as enemies, which means the EvilTwin angle saw some exploration as well.
25	* ''ComicBook/{{Zot}}'': It is left ambiguous which Earth is the real Earth, but it is hinted that Zot's world is merely our Earth with all the bad parts taken out. It becomes more evident when it is revealed that the year is always 1965.
26	* Issue #50 of ''ComicBook/ThePowerpuffGirls'', "Deja View" (DC run), had the girls being sucked into a vortex through their bedroom vanity mirror and transported into an alternate Townsville. It is rent asunder, which they think is the work of Mojo Jojo. But they encounter Jomo Momo, an alternate Mojo who is this alternate world's champion trying to stop the Powerpunk Girls, the alternate world's villains. The Powerpunks wind up in the true world's Townsville and have their way with it. When the girls gain Jomo's trust, they conspire to stop the Powerpunk's creator, Oppressor Plutonium, and return to Townsville to stop the Powerpunks and send them back. This was meant to be a season five TV episode but it exceeded budget, so the storyline was given to DC Comics to make as a special issue.
27	* Creator/AlanMoore loves using this trope when telling superhero stories, making it clear that stories with superheroes or fantastic powers would make that world radically different from ours. This includes ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}, ComicBook/{{Miracleman}}, ComicBook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen and ComicBook/{{Providence}}''.
28	* ''ComicBook/MightyMorphinPowerRangersBoomStudios'' is not only an alternate universe to the mainstream series, but it also has its own alternate universe where the point of divergence is Jason offering Tommy a hand of friendship. There, he refused it, rejoined Rita on his own will and proceeded to take over the world, becoming the powerful Lord Drakkon.
29	** Compared to the mainstream series, a few of the series seemingly ended differently. In ''ComicBook/MightyMorphinPowerRangersShatteredGrid'' we see that the Time Force Rangers are still united in the future with Wes as part of the team, Lauren Shiba leading the Samurai Rangers instead of her brother Jayden and [[spoiler:Lord Drakkon ends up killing Tommy.]]
30	*** Issue #26 reveals that the Morphin Grid has sectioned off each Ranger team into their own pocket universes to try and minimize the damage being done to the time stream by Lord Drakkon.
31	* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'':
32	** Titan Comics (a British publisher) wrote prequels to ''Film/Transformers2007'' over the course of eight issues, then set the remaining seventeen issues in [[ComicBook/TransformersTwilightsLastGleaming an alternate universe where Megatron had won the battle of Mission City, claimed the AllSpark, and dominated the Earth]].
33	** ''ComicBook/TransformersShatteredGlass'', the 2008 [=Bot=]Con event featuring heroic Decepticons and evil Autobots -- with [[BeardOfEvil goatees]].
34	* ''[[Magazine/RedDwarf Red Dwarf Smegazine]]'': A bit of a given in the "Ace Rimmer, Space Adventurer" strips, considering the fact that Ace is canonically an interdimensional traveler. Among the universes visited in the strip are:
35	** The GenderBentAlternateUniverse from "[[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonIIParallelUniverse Parallel Universe]]".
36	** A universe where he and the rest of the cast were genetically engineered superheroes.
37	** A universe where Rimmer became a football player.
38	** A universe where Rimmer has become the Prime Minister of the United Republic of Lesser Britain and the most successful politician ever.
39	** A universe where Ace has become a bionic madman who is intent on destroying the galaxy, with the rest of the crew being hillbillies.

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