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    Formerly known by names including "Atlas" and "Timely", Marvel Entertainment is the publisher of comic books featuring iconic characters and teams such as the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Captain America and Daredevil. Currently owned by the Walt Disney Company, Marvel is one of the "Big Two" comic publishers along with DC Comics.

    Why do Marvel films commonly take place on other universes?

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    #1  Edited By GhostRider88

    Watched Iron Man: Rise of Technovore Anime film, it's pretty awesome but when I looked up this version of Hawkeye, I realized the film's Universe is Earth-101001. And it's not the first time I noticed that. Marvel's Agents of Shield is Earth-199999. Doctor Strange 'The Sorcerer Supreme: Earth-2772. "Hulk Vs" is Earth-8096. And so on & so forth, applying to both movies, TV-shows & animation films.... So, Why not Earth-616?

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    #2  Edited By Lateralus

    Because 616 is the main comic universe and if they made all their other media 616 they would become canon for the comics as well as the their other universe.

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    You mean they would become or have to come from genuine story arcs of comics? Not sure I understand what you mean by canon.

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    Yeah. If something happens in one of those animated or live action movies then the comics would have to keep with the same story arcs and vise versa.

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    #5  Edited By GhostRider88

    Ohhh ok I see what you're saying. And yeah that does make sense too because anytime there have been films from the main earth-616, a series eventually came out for it, usually a mini-series. Thank you my friend, appreciate the help. Didn't realize how simple it was lol.

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