tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post3009952754684299530..comments2024-03-27T11:32:34.392-07:00Comments on NOT A HOAX! NOT A DREAM!: EARTH 616Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-39333308106433695142013-10-16T08:50:18.540-07:002013-10-16T08:50:18.540-07:00Hmm, I guess I should've clarified in my rant ...Hmm, I guess I should've clarified in my rant -- I have no real problem with the term <b>within</b> the stories. I agree that rather than the main Earth being Earth-1 or Earth Prime or something, the fact that it's just another random Earth out of thousands is pretty funny. I just personally think it's silly to use the term "616" in casual conversation.<br /><br />But, to each their own. I hold nothing against anyone who uses it. I just prefer not to.<br /><br />(And now, I will ban you from this blog.)Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-88382572486903906592013-10-15T12:15:20.801-07:002013-10-15T12:15:20.801-07:00Heh. I love the 616 designation, and remember rank...Heh. I love the 616 designation, and remember rankling at Quesada and company's stance against, since it seemed like part of their concerted effort to make sure all their comics were "kewl" and "edgy" and "taken seriously" and devoid of fun and all the neat interconnected universe sharing stuff I love in comics. <br /><br />Granted, part of it is just that I'm pedantic enough to enjoy labeling this kind of stuff, but I also like the novelty that the "main" universe in which so many of our stories are set is just the six hundred and sixteenth such universe in the multiverse (as opposed to DC, which, depending on when you're talking, somewhat arrogantly assumes all the stories we care about take place on the first or second Earth). <br /><br />But at the end of the day, I don't really care all that much whether it gets used. It's definitely something that can seem off-putting to new readers, and as you say, it isn't necessary to understanding in which universe certain stories take place (though I do like that it makes the distinction between the Marvel Universe in which the "main" versions of characters hang out and the Marvel Universe, the universe which encompasses all the various timelines and alternate realities and whatnot featuring all the different versions of those characters). To me, it's a neat little wink at the geekier, more hardcore fans: not necessary to know, but a little extra fun if you do. Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.com