User blog comment:Warmachine375/Why Marvel Universe is being divided into different alternate universes?/@comment-4966384-20120517154512

Alternate realities/universes in Marvel comics is really nothing new. They've been doing it for years and years. It isn't a big deal either, you have the normal in-continuity Marvel U and then you have all the off shoots which creators are free to have fun with and be extra creative. For the most part they have very little to nothing to do with one another. The only major place where it intersects with the main Marvel U in any major way is really in the X-Men continuity, wherein several alternate realities and futures have brought about the introduction of actual major characters like Bishop, Rachel Grey, AoA Nightcrawler, Nate Grey, etc. into the main Marvel U. As a long standing X-Men fan though it is just something I've had to get used to. I personally have never really been a fan of any of the alternate universes. I stick straight to the long standing Marvel Universe and don't really enjoy any of the others. But, that is just me and everyone is entitled to their own likes and dislikes. Many people like the Ultimate universe line of comics for instance and I pretty much hate it. Seeing as they have really nothing to do with one another though it doesn't really matter. I can simply choose to not read them.