Earth X

Earth X
Cover of the hardcover collected edition
art by Alex Ross
Created byAlex Ross
Jim Krueger
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
Title(s)Earth X
Universe X
Paradise X
Marvels X
FormatsOriginal material for the series has been published as a set of limited series.
Genre
Publication dateEarth X
March 1999 – June 2000
Universe X
September 2000 – November 2001
Paradise X
April 2002 – November 2003
Marvels X
January 2020–October 2020
Number of issuesEarth X
14
Universe X
14
Paradise X
14
Marvels X
6
Creative team
Writer(s)Jim Krueger
Alex Ross
Artist(s)John Paul Leon
Doug Braithwaite
Well-Bee
Inker(s)Bill Reinhold
Letterer(s)Todd Klein
Colorist(s)Matt Hollingsworth
Melissa Edwards
Linda Lessmann
Reprints
Collected editions
Earth X HardcoverISBN 0-7851-1875-6
Universe X Volume 1ISBN 0-7851-2413-6
Universe X Volume 2ISBN 0-7851-2414-4
Paradise X Volume 1ISBN 0-7851-2415-2
Paradise X Volume 2ISBN 0-7851-2416-0

Earth X is a 1999 comic book limited series published by American company Marvel Comics. Earth X was written by Jim Krueger with art by John Paul Leon. Based on Alex Ross' notes, the series features a dystopian version of the Marvel Universe.

The series was followed by two sequels, Universe X and Paradise X, and a prequel, Marvels X. The universe of Earth X is designated as Earth-9997.[1][2]

The Earth X incarnation of Spider-Man made his cinematic debut in the 2023 feature film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, depicted as a member of Miguel O'Hara's Spider-Forces.[3]

  1. ^ Marvel Encyclopedia Volume 6: Fantastic Four
  2. ^ Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Spider-Verse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).