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Summary
One Venom variant has figured out this secret of the multiverse that there is one default version of every character.
Marvel’s revelation impacts comics and the MCU, establishing baseline versions for all variants.
Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Venomverse Reborn #2
The Marvel multiverse is one of the most fascinating concepts in the entirety of the House of Ideas. From the Ultimate Universe to the Web of Life that sustains the Spider-Verse, fans have long been fascinated by the endless variations of their favorite heroes and villains. Now, Marvel has finally confirmed the cosmological science behind the variants that fans know and love.
“No Escape” by Adam Warren, ChrisCross, and Guru-eFX – a story from Venomverse Reborn #2 – focuses on the Venom of a potential future as it fights for all organics against advanced A.I. as narrated by Iron Man’s descendant, the Starkware Dataform. Establishing that each universe has a single constant that affects its multiversal accessibility, the Starkware attempts to prevent Venom from escaping into said multiverse.
Ultimately, this Venom variant couldn’t be less interested, believing that individual life is pointless in a multiverse of variation – with one panel confirming that certain individuals act as baseline versions for all variants throughout the multiverse.
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The Marvel Multiverse Has A Default Setting
Variants All Spring From One Source
While it has always been assumed that certain versions of iconic Marvel heroes like Venom, Spider-Man, and more essentially operate as “default” versions of characters throughout the multiverse. While Marvel itself has always acted as such, this story officially confirms this as a cosmological fact. By cementing this baseline rule as one of the pillars of the multiverse, Marvel has ultimately confirmed decades’ worth of comic book theory by displaying its endless chain of Eddie Brocks. But this revelation impacts far more than just the comics – it affects the MCU as well.
Marvel’s multiverse is one of readers’ favorite aspects of the House of Ideas, and it’s surprising that Venom of all characters would be the one to finally explain how it all works.
Fans have delighted in the return of fan-favorite iterations of iconic character portrayals to the MCU, as seen in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). But in many cases, it’s as if these variants are linked to one another by little more than sharing a name, otherwise appearing to be totally separate people. By cementing certain iterations as the “baseline” versions, this allows Marvel the flexibility to have its cake and eat it too: codifying a certain version as the default character with any other variants operating as examples of the infinite variations throughout the Marvel multiverse.
The MCU’s Multiverse Finally Makes Sense
Marvel Now Has Room For Countless Variations
Marvel’s multiverse is one of readers’ favorite aspects of the House of Ideas, and it’s surprising that Venom of all characters would be the one to finally explain how it all works. But with countless variants capturing the hearts of fans across countless media, this explanation of baselines versus variants is long overdue. Whether any other Marvel icons like Spider-Man, the Avengers, and more ever realize their status as the baseline for countless worlds remains to be seen. But in the meantime, both Marvel Comics and the MCU have plenty of room to grow – and plenty of variants to introduce.
Venomverse Reborn
#2
is on sale now from Marvel Comics.
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