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EponymousKid2011-03-10 08:05:54

HAIL AND SALUTATIONS. I AM UATU, THE WATCHER, FATED TO FOREVER BEAR WITNESS TO ALL THAT OCCURS ON THE INNUMERABLE EARTHS OF THE MULTIVERSE.

IN YOUR TIMELINE, THE TROPER KNOWN AS EPONYMOUSKID DID NOT LIVEBLOG MARVEL'S FAMED WHAT IF...? COMIC BOOK. BUT THERE ARE ENDLESS WORLDS WHERE ALTERNATE EVENTS TOOK PLACE. THIS IS BUT ONE OF THEM.

Sorry, I got a little carried away with that. Anyway, here I plan to go over All the Myriad Ways in which What If...? kicks it hardcore. From the classics (What if Rick Jones were the Hulk?, What if Captain America had been elected President?), to my personal favorites (What if Thor battled Conan the Barbarian? is probably my favorite single issue story of all time), to the laughably goofball and bizarre (What if the Punisher's family hadn't been killed?, in which the Punisher's family still gets killed; What if Wolverine was Lord of the Vampires?, which is perhaps even more ridiculous than it sounds), I'll be covering it all from my secret moon base, an impartial and inactive observer of the infinite multitude of parallel worlds.

I just figured it would be best for my state of mind to alternate between updating this and the Noir LB, mainly because in addition to reading the Noir stories I've been reading Marvel 2099 stuff on the side, and the juxtaposition has been driving me a tad loco.

So watch this space, because I plan to get started any day now.

Comments

EndarkCuli Since: Dec, 1969

Feb 26th 2011 at 8:19:36 PM

You know, that ending really makes me think about how I'd react if I lived in this kind of universe. I mean, I'd certainly be as confused as the next guy if I had to rely on a rather large ape to save the country from total destruction. But if I knew that he was fighting against the animate skeleton of a freakin' demon, I'd probably let the whole 'non-human' thing slide. When it comes to what little prejudice I have, it stands no chance when you put the forces of the netherworld into the equation. Then again, I could just be babbling nonsense.

EponymousKid Since: Dec, 1969

Feb 27th 2011 at 8:47:07 PM

I get where you're coming from, but frankly I think Eisenhower's decision makes sense given the setting and time period. Well, to a certain point; I really don't see why the Avengers had to stop working together. Couldn't they just stay under the radar or something?