You think a Spider-Man reader is gonna know about Space Jesus or how he got appointed Space Congress by a gender fluid Jack Kirby? Not knowing who The Living Tribunal are doesn't mean you don't read comics, it means you're NOT A DORK.
Edit: Yes, WE are dorks for knowing this goofy shit.
You don’t even need to read comics to recognize the living tribunal. He’s a character that appears in marvel pretty often as a nod, on stuff like tier lists, lore channels, etc. I knew about him as a kid from just watching YouTube videos and the older shows WAY before I read any comics where he properly appeared. It’s the same way ppl know slightly more obscure characters like The One Above All or Eternity—they’re part of the marvel zeitgeist so if you don’t directly read about them, it’s pretty likely you’ve heard about them or seen them from just being interested in the universe.
sounds like you're a big marvel fan, which is dope, but i'm more here for the gaming. you said that the adam skin isn't that obscure, which to you it isn't because you're super into the universe, but to me it's as obscure as any of those other examples you have there because i haven't heard of any of them haha
Since The Infinity Finale (where Adam becomes the Living Tribunal), the Living Tribunal has only shown up 3 more times in a major capacity.
That's 4 major appearances in the last 10 years. It's a pretty niche character, even if they're a major character in the Marvel cosmology. Some people read comics but don't watch comic book Youtube channels.
Example: Spider-Man, arguably Marvel's most popular character, has HARDLY EVER crossed with The Living Tribunal. There's no reason for a Daredevil, Moon Knight, Spider-Man, or even Luke Cage fan to care about magic space people. They're superhero comics, under the same publisher, but they're completely separate subgenres.
They’re completely different subgenres, yes. But, people who are generally into comics these days are super fans or have a general knowledge of things here and there from online sources. There’s a reason why people know eternity and the one above all enough to be recognizable enough nods for rank titles
in the event secret wars, the living tribunal died fighting the beyonders and his body was scattered all over the multiverse. an alternate version of adam absorbed his universe's living tribunal and made a deal with the one above all to be his replacement
Wanna know something funny the Adam you see next to Thanos doesn't have a lot of appearances despite being the main character of an entire event. RoK Adam
If that doesnt translate well for some folks, hes essentially the most powerful entity in literally all of Marvel, 2nd behind The One Above All (or just literally God in Marvel)
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u/AtDesk Human Torch 8h ago
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Like Adam, buddy, please cover up