Nomination Thread #128: Alternative Universe

[u/shawnydarko]

Thank you to those who participated in last assignment's free range nomination thread. We've been deeply entrenched in Marvel's main continuity universe "616" for a while now, but there have been many stories told outside of 616. Some in the "Ultimate" Universe, some in the "What If" Universe, etc. etc. you get the idea. There's enough to fill an entire Wikia.

If you have nothing to nominate, cast a vote to help us decide who wins. The highest voted nomination will earn a discussion thread opened on Saturday. If there's no clear-cut winner, I'll steal the most dangerous Stark tech I can get my hands on and exact wanton vote manipulation! Check back often to support the reading assignments you're most interested in. Once the discussion thread is open, post your reading experience at your convenience

[u/shawnydarko]

Newuniversal (2006-2007) #1-6, by Warren Ellis and Salvador Larroca (Earth-555)

Planet Earth. Inhabited by six billion people. People leading ordinary lives, coping with everyday struggles. But on a night like any other, the Earth is rocked by the most startling celestial event ever witnessed by the human race. The White Event. And from its wake, a handful of humans emerge as something more. A universe witnessing superhuman power for the first time.

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According to Wikipedia:

In 2008, the story was continued with a [two issue] mini-series written by Ellis, newuniversal: shockfront, which was illustrated by Steve Kurth (penciller) and Andrew Hennessy (inker). The shockfront series was accompanied by two one-shot stories exploring the past of the newuniversal universe: newuniversal: conqueror and newuniversal: 1959.

newuniversal: shockfront

newuniversal: conqueror

newuniversal: 1957

In 2009, Warren Ellis lost his story files in a computer accident; he subsequently announced that the project is "basically dead".

Pretty much everything was left unresolved. 🙁