Does the MCU multiverse include Marvel Comics’ 616 universe? Yes, and Deadpool & Wolverine almost went there

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The concept of a multiverse is big business for Marvel Studios, as it’s the glue that holds together Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, both seasons of Loki, the animated What If…?, and the recent billion-dollar Deadpool & Wolverine movie. But in the dozens of alternate universes shown so far in the MCU beyond this sacred timeline, is there anywhere the actual comic book universe where it all began – the Marvel Comics Universe (affectionately known as Earth-616)? Is – and apparently it almost appeared in Deadpool & Wolverine.

Andy Park, Director of Visual Development and longtime concept artist at Marvel Studios, has revealed that there have been talks about Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool diving into the Marvel Comics universe to search for the right Wolverine to collaborate with.

“Concept illustrations I did for (Deadpool & Wolverine) before there was a script for the movie. I had a fun idea where Deadpool jumps through multiverses and arrives in the MCU, the Marvel COMICS universe!” Park wrote on Instagram, accompanying a concept image from the film. “And each character would be in the art style of a legendary comic book artist. Each of them inspired me a lot! Can you name them all?”