About this item
Highlights
- Marvel's world-famous Cinematic Universe is set in an alternate reality called Earth 616.
- Author(s): David Thorpe
- 242 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Personal Memoirs
Description
About the Book
The story of the origins and meaning of Earth 616 during the Golden Age of British comics.
Book Synopsis
Marvel's world-famous Cinematic Universe is set in an alternate reality called Earth 616. The Secret Origin of Earth 616, reveals how it came to be.
David always wanted to be a writer for Marvel Comics when he was a child. Find out how he fulfilled that dream and how his stories of Captain Britain spawned the multiverse which became the setting of the most successful film franchise of all time.
Discover why superheroes are so popular, the importance of the secret identity and the world of British Comics in the 1980s and 1990s, the power of alternative realities and alternative versions of yourself, and how David used this concept to overcome his disability.
Review Quotes
"Takes us on a mind-bending journey back to the days of Marvel UK in the 1980s, by way of reflections on his own life, comics career and beyond, revealing the origins of Earth 616, and why, contrary to reader expectation, perhaps, this hasn't made him a multimillionaire. This is an engaging, thought-provoking read, which may prompt you to wonder What If? about your own life, too." John Freeman, publisher of downthetubes.net
''This book connects with my own experience on so many levels, and reading it was both beautiful and cathartic." Isabel Hatherell, comics artist.
"I learnt a few things about superheroes and Marvel, and the struggle to get such things working for the British market." Lawrence Gray, scriptwriter
"Given his vital role in re-booting Captain Britain at Marvel UK during 1981, it remains a mystery why its writer Dave Thorpe isn't better known. He should be. His legacy - the creation of Earth 616 - has become a key concept; one that was eventually adopted as the home Earth of the Marvel heroes, both in the comics and as the setting for the blockbusting Marvel Cinematic Universe. How this all came to be lies at the heart of this book, along with various ruminations on the nature of superheroes and why they still remain so relevant, all wrapped up in an informative and frank look back over a rich and varied career. It's an engrossing and engaging read." Rob Kirby, author of the forthcoming book From Cents to Pence! (The Definitive Guide to Marvel Comics in Britain: 1951-2021)