Krazny, you got it! :-) An alternate timeline is like a cafeteria or buffet, we pick what we like from the original universe and then make a hero sandwich of our own ingredients.
Von_Das, knowledge of Marvel isn't a problem. Marvel's continuity is so convoluted that I don't think they can keep strict continuity without contradiction. So how could we be blamed?
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One question - what kind of characters do you expect with regards to canon? Wholly original characters that happen to live in that universe? Original characters with connections to established Marvel characters? Alternate versions of young Marvel characters? Alternate (younger) versions of any Marvel characters? All of the above?
All of it, any of it, whatever we want of it. That's the beauty of it! :-)
In the end, being the nearest to New York makes you closest to the heroes (and possibly overshadowed by them). Anywhere else, you are more your own team. Neither approach is bad, it comes down to party preference.
Thanks for mentioning Britain. There will be schools in other nations but I will make sure that a British school is part of continuity. There is a lot of UK elements in the Marvel Universe even if they aren't forefront. And there was a whole branch of the Marvel machine (Marvel UK) that was uneven in product. But there was enough good to use again.
My worry is to not repeat the mistake of Excalibur (the 'British' team with more non-Brits than Brits and most of them US X-Men slumming). Also, talented writer and savior of Marvel in the Eighties that he was, Chris Claremont had a few tropes and, well,
kinks that he indulged himself with while writing Excalibur. Our 'blokes' will be quite different.
I'm unexpectedly busy this week. Please don't take my delay in responding as lack of interest. I appreciate all who read and, especially, posted... :-)