Earth-311 is an offshoot from Earth-616, in which heroes awakened 400 years earlier in the new historical context of 1600s England. Among them are many familiar faces such as The Spider (Spider-Man), The Bard (Daredevil) and Sir Nicholas Fury, living alongside historical figures of the time like monarchs Elizabeth I and James I of England, William Shakespeare, and the first English child born in America, Virginia Dare.
History
Origins[]
The origins of the 1602 universe (Earth-311) actually began in an alternate future reality designated Earth-460. The Earth-460 version of Purple Man had become President-For-Life, and many of Earth's other heroes had either died from old age or been hunted down and killed. Only Captain America remained to fight for democracy, but he too was betrayed and captured. Not wanting to leave any remains that could serve as a rallying point for rebellion, the Purple Man instead had him sent into the past of Earth-616.
Captain America found himself in America shortly before the Europeans founded the Roanoke colony.[1] For reasons unknown, the Captain's arrival caused the early creation of other heroes and villains and the subsequent destabilization of reality. Eventually, the destabilization was fixed by Captain America's return to his own timeline, and the alternate history he unwittingly created was separated from Earth-616 and preserved as a new dimension, called Earth-311.
Another notable and unexplained difference in this timeline was the continued existence of dinosaurs, variously referred to as "leather wings" and "thunder lizards" depending on species. Though they lived throughout Earth-311, such as in Latveria - where they are the size of small birds - and as pets in Carlos Javier's school, they were found most most prominently in the so-called New World, which was home to many even larger specimens.
At some point, the A.I.M. of Earth-616 also established an interdimensional outpost on this Earth.[2]
Following the split, Earth-311 was kept within a jewel by Uatu the Watcher.
World of 1602[]
The world of Earth-311 is much as it was in the year 1602 on Earth-616. Political powers include England, Scotland, the Catholic Church centered on Rome, and Latveria. Latveria was ruled by Count Otto von Doom, who was called "the Handsome" and intended to rule the world. England was ruled at first by Elizabeth I, and later by James VI of Scotland following Elizabeth's assassination by Doom's minions (a year earlier than her death in the real world). The Roanoke Colony in America also declared its independence from Britain after many super-powered individuals fled persecution under James I.
Mutants exist, but they are most commonly referred to as the "witchbreed" (also called "mutantur", Latin for "changing ones"). The Catholic Church, as well as devout Protestants such as James VI, considered the witchbreed to be devil-worshipers and hunted them down. The Inquisitor Enrique, himself a witchbreed, allowed witchbreed to survive if they could pass as human so that they could eventually join his "Brotherhood of Those Who Will Inherit The Earth". Elizabeth I also allowed witchbreed to live in England, where they were taught at Carlos Javier's Select School for Sons of Gentlefolk. James VI's first act after Elizabeth's death was to round up and imprison all of Javier's students, forcing them to escape to America.
Earth-311 was once beset by bizarre weather, including lightning storms without rain and blood red skies. Earthquakes, floods, rains of lizards, and other natural disasters were also reported. These phenomena were caused by the destabilization of reality (in turn caused by Captain America's presence in the time line), and ended once Earth-311 was separated from Earth-616.
Destruction and recreation[]
The remnants of this reality, which perished due to the incursions, were salvaged by God Emperor Doom, and were made part of his Battleworld as the domain known as King James' England.[3]
With Earth-311 seemingly fully restored as part of the Eighth Cosmos once the incursion crisis had subsided, it eventually came under the threat of a new multiversal crisis in the form of a mysterious plague dubbed the Red Death. While scientists such as Baron Victor Octavius sought to find a cure, Prince Ionello instead chose to isolate himself in his own castle with his "dearest compatriots" and his jester Hieronymus Skelton so that they might party safely until the disease had run its course. The red pestilence eventually arrived at their door, however, and killed everyone inside the castle.[4]
Modern Era[]
By the 1940s, Earth-311 had its own native version of Captain America.Residents
Notes
- As depicted in the Marvel 1602 miniseries and its sequels New World, Fantastick Four and Spider-Man, the heroes of Earth-311 were all counterparts to Marvel's heroes from the Silver Age of Comic Books. As of the events of the Secret Wars, however, versions of more modern characters have appeared there, including Punisher and Wolverine from the 70s, Rogue and Venom from the 80s, and Young Avengers (Kate Bishop, Hulkling and Wiccan), Phil Coulson and Angela from the 21st century.
- The presence of still-living dinosaurs in the Americas may make them the equivalent to Earth-616's Savage Land, with "savage" being a common description of these new continents in the historical period.
See Also
- 29 appearance(s) of Earth-311
- 4 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Earth-311
- 4 minor appearance(s) of Earth-311
- 4 mention(s) of Earth-311
- 4 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Earth-311
- 173 image(s) of Earth-311
- 104 characters that originate from Earth-311
- 8 teams that originate from Earth-311
- 2 organizations that originate from Earth-311
- 5 locations that originate from Earth-311
- 1 races that originate from Earth-311
Links and References
- Marvel 1602 #1-8
- 1602: New World #1-5
- 1602: Fantastick Four #1-5
- Spider-Man 1602
- The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Realities 2005
- Earth-460
References
- ↑ An event which, in the real world, occurred in July of 1587.
- ↑ Ms. Marvel (Vol. 2) #17
- ↑ 1602 Witch Hunter Angela #1
- ↑ Extreme Venomverse #2
- ↑ Marvel Encyclopedia #Fantastic Four