Since being introduced in 1966, Marvel's very own planet eater - Galactus - has developed something of a reputation as a badass. The dude can eat planets after all and, having taken on Thanos and destroyed countless worlds since his creation, it's fair to say that he's a big threat.
And so, it makes sense that only a select few have been able to outwit and outdo the self-proclaimed Devourer of Worlds over the years. Some more likely candidates, like the Fantastic Four, can lay claim to having dished out the odd cosmic beatdown here and there, but there are also a few, less likely characters that have done the same. Which is great really, seeing how the Fantastic Four are currently the subject of an extended (and long derided) hiatus.
Indeed, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's most iconic Marvel villain has had it hard over the years, both on the page and off it. And while he might appear all-powerful, the guy's been had so many times that, well, it might be time to start questioning his threat-level.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
