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Crossovers: Every Which Way But Up!
Owenashi
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With the news from NYCC on an actual crossover between IDW's take on Transformers and Marvel's (pre-CW) New Avengers, I thought it'd be a good idea to put up a thread to discuss the merits or faults on having not just this crossover but on past ones as well. From the first meeting of the heroes who'd become the Justice Society to DC Vs. Marvel to Marvel Zombies/Army Of Darkness, we as fans have seen these mergings (or clashings) of some of our favorite characters come about to produce something really great or something you'd only see on a traffic school's accident video. Are they really worth it in the end? Is there any crossover story that stands out today one way or another?
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It would be called "Fantastic Four x Four" and be a hilarious source of Silver Age madness.
On another note, the crossover that led to the Justice Society is probably one of the most significant moments in the history of American comics. We largely have it to thank for starting to company universes we know today.
Geebs I'm going to have to take your Mod badge from you.
I'm sorry, but it's the only way.
Pride of Baghdad/The Lion King
I saw this at a used bookstore a couple weeks ago. There is no
It would confuse me so much since I read the lions in Pride with Lion King voices
On the whole I think crossovers between differing universes are a bad idea. That being said I digged both of the spidey and bats crossovers.
But Superman/Aliens was pretty awesome.
My favourite crossover of all time.
Anally.
I've read it. It is as bad as you imagine. Somethings are campy bad. This isn't one of those things.
I could justify that on novelty alone. Biggest mismatch ever! Unless they had some sort of kryptonite blood plot device, it should've just been called "Superman Annihilates Shit".
That's pretty much how Green Lantern/Aliens went. Kyle lost his ring for a bit, but then he found it and fucked shit up.
Anally.
"Oh hi guys. I'm gonna make a giant green hammer and start pounding you guys to shit. Okay?"
Also, I've been reading JLA/Avengers, and it's not bad. Although it's weird seeing Superman and Captain America so...on edge(which is explained).
And Spider-man/Batman are supposed to be good, right? At least worth reading if I like both characters?
It counts awesome X 10
Yeah. There were two of those if I remember right. Depends on what you think of Bagley's art around then.
No kryptonite blood, but i think there was no yellow sun where he was fighting them. i didn't read the series though, so i could be wrong.
"No thank you" to a face full of articulately illustrated man-nipple every three panels. Just because a man's gay doesn't automatically mean he prances around like a fairy with no clothes on all the time.
yeeeeeeeeah, he was in space or something and his 'battery' was constantly winding down so he was getting less and less powerful as he fought them. that's the only part i remember, and i don't recall how he won.
I personally enjoyed this story. It was nice to see Batman scare the shit out of and then hand the smack down to Carnage.
It just wasn't natural. Plus it was agony trying to decide who would win in a fight: Optiums Prime or Snake Eyes?
DON'T MAKE ME CHOOSE!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_Dead_End
Any of you ever seen this?
If I recall correctly, it had a "Supes is really goddamn far away from a yellow star" plot device.
Yes, and up until the part where
I thought it was one of the best film adaptations of batman ever. They really drew me in with the Bats/Joker dialogue.
Yes.
I remember actually liking the X-Men/Classic Star Trek crossover as a kid. I'd kill for a scan of Gladiator punching the enterprise, and Kirk's subsequent reaction.
"Did he... punch... my ship?"