Knowing The Difference: Timelines, Universes and Dimensions

This is a bit of a weird article because I had a dream I wrote this very article and I decide to write it in real life. What spurred this article on was 2 things. I was having a discussion with some friends about comic books and how the terms "timelines" and "universe" are used interchangably while meaning two completely different things and "Mortal Kombat 1's" use of the terms "timeline" and "realms" and seeing as how the multiverse is quickly becoming more known in the cultural lexicon I decided to definatively breakdown each term and explain why they're not interchangable. Let's get to it.

Is The Multiverse Lazy?

THE MULTIVERSE! Has lately become popular, what with the Marvel Cinematic Universe now calling Phase 5: The Multiverse Saga featuring Kang The Conqueror as its main villain, many are touting the concept of a "multiverse" as lazy writing but is it? In this article I'm gonna discuss the "multiverse" and why I don't think the concept in and of itself is lazy.

Superheroes & Cynicism

So since I have all these streaming services I've acquired the time (kinda) to watch "The Boys" and I realized something about the current state of American superhero comics and Japanese superheroes, let's dive in.

Comic Book Science

So there's this concept I've been meaning to share with you lot and this is a writing concept that goes above and beyond suspension of disbelief and that is something I call "comic book science". Wanna know more, let's dive in and figure out what it's all about.