I do not have TV in my home and neither did my parents. I have read a few Marvel comics. Mostly GI Joe and Spider Man. While I refrain from watching TV, I am familiar with them.
Thos story is unfolding right now somewhere else. In fact another dimension. So, La Longo is primarily a fantasy medieval setting. The Alchemist has used a "book of webs" to connect with another dimension. That dimension is here. You will see he uses this connection later.
