- Empire State University
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Empire State College andEmporia State University "Infobox comics location
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sortkey = PAGENAMEEmpire State University (also known as ESU) is a
fictional university in theMarvel Comics Universe , modeled afterColumbia University [cite web|url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/06/12/spider-man-meets-the-hulk-the-cross-over-that-almost-was-but-wasnt/|title=Spider-Man Meets the Hulk|publisher=MTV.com|accessdate=2008-06-15] . It is located somewhere inNew York City , likely inGreenwich Village near the site ofNew York University .cite book | last = Sanderson | first = Peter | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Marvel Comics Guide to New York City | publisher =Pocket Books | date = 2007 | location = New York City | pages = 30-33 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 1-14653-141-6] Many Marvel Comics characters, especially those associated withSpider-Man , have either attended or worked at the university. It first appeared in "Amazing Spider-Man" #31.Fictional history
Notable students
Johnny Storm, the
Human Torch , attended Empire State University. He was expelled and then sued after he accidentally burned part of a building downComic book reference | Writer =Tom DeFalco &Paul Ryan | Penciller =Paul Ryan | Inker =Danny Bulanadi | Story = This Flame, This Fury | Title = Fantastic Four | Issue = 371 | Date = December 1992 | Publisher =Marvel Comics | ] while engaged in a battle with supervillains.A young Emma Frost also attended ESU in her late teensComic book reference | Writer =
Karl Bollers | Penciller =Adriana Melo | Inker =Eric Cannon ,Sean Parsons &Andrew Pepoy | Story = Bloom Part 1 | Title = Emma Frost | Issue = 13 | Date = September 2004 | Publisher =Marvel Comics | ] . She was there when an anti-mutant strike broke out.Later, X-Man Chamber enrolled briefly at ESU in order to investigate a bombing that killed six people. Chamber's findings resulted in ESU closing their main mutant program, and creating a new human/mutant student exchange program with the Xavier Institute. The first participants of this program were Walter—Chamber's paraplegic, human dorm-mate—and Amber, a reptilian mutant student who assisted Chamber in his investigationComic book reference | Writer =
Brian K. Vaughan | Penciller =Lee Ferguson | Inker =Norm Rapmund | Story = The Hollow Man Chapter 1 | Title = X-Men Icons: Chamber | Issue = 1 | Date = October 2002 | Publisher =Marvel Comics | ] .taff, students, and faculty
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Location
Depictions of the university's location have been vague, although maps published in the "
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe " depict the university as being nearWashington Square Park , on or near the site ofNew York University . In the 2002 "Chamber" miniseries, the main character dorms in Empire State'sBrittany Hall , the name of a real dorm at NYU.In other media
Television
In "
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends ", the university is sometimes shown as Empire State University and sometimes shown as Eastern State University.Empire State is featured in "The Spectacular Spider-Man" as the college where Eddie Brock attends and works as a lab assistant under Dr. Curt Connors.
Films
*In the film "
Spider-Man 2 ", Peter Parker attendsColumbia University and not ESU, although in "", which is set in between the first two Spider-Man movies, he, Mary Jane and Harry attend ESU. In "Spider-Man 3 ", Robbie Robertson declares that the "Empire State Photography Department" confirms that Eddie Brock's picture of Spider-Man stealing money from a bank in black clothing is a fake.*In the 2008 film The Incredible Hulk, Bruce Banner and Betty Ross meet researcher Samuel Sterns at ESU, where Sterns has been working on a possible cure for Banner's transformations into the Hulk.
Games
*In the game "", Doctor Octopus kidnaps Aunt May and holds her hostage in the university.
*In "The Incredible Hulk" (2008), the subplot with Samuel Sterns at ESU is adapted from the film that the game is based on. Empire State University is also a marked location on the game's map screen, one of many that the player must destroy to earn certain collectible items.
*In the game adaptions of the first two Spider-Man films, the Empire State Building can be seen and visited. In the first movie-based game, a boss battle must be fought with the Vulture. In the second, feathers from the fight can be found atop the building when climbed.
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