Galactus, everyone's least favourite force of nature with the metabolism of a teenage boy, is truly old. He actually existed prior to the creation of the known universe as an explorer, before being crushed in the Big Bang and subsequently developing into the world-eating devourer that Earth would come to fear eons later.
And though it would be very easy just to discuss Galactus' heavy appetite, there's a lot more to the character than his purpose. He's fought with other cosmic entities before, takes on a different form whenever he encounters various alien races, and has even been penance-stared into submission by the Ghost Rider in the Fantastic Four's nineties animated series.
Galactus certainly has a storied history as one of Marvel's most iconic adversaries, and though he may not be its oldest resident, he's certainly the most impressive. And plus, who could possibly hate that purple garb?
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.
