WHAT IF…?
Captain United Kingdom just doesn’t sound right.
★★★★☆
UK/US Disney+, streaming now
►Showrunner AC Bradley Cast Jeffrey Wright,
►C
hadwick
Boseman,
Benedict
Cumberbatch,
Karen
Gillan,
Tilda
Swinton,
Samuel
L
Jackson
EPISODES 1.01-1.09 Marvel’s What If…? comics began publication in 1977 with an issue wondering, “What If… Spider-Man had joined the Fantastic Four?” Well, duh, obviously they became the Fantastic Five. The writers had more fun with the concept than that, though – the story was partially a comment on sexism in the workplace, with Spidey sidelining the Invisible Girl. But crucially, these stories weren’t imaginary. Well, yeah, okay they were, but within Marvel continuity they weren’t. As the comic’s cosmic host the Watcher explained, there exist many realities, and in each alternate reality there is a divergence. That’s right – What If…? in effect created the Marvel Multiverse.