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DChas just tantalize what could peradventure be comics ’ most epical issue : The Crisis Gauntlet – but does it intend a new crossing withMarvel ? It has been over 20 twelvemonth since Marvel and DC last joined forces for intercompany crossovers . Now , there has been a revival of interest in a new crossover , and inSuperman#15 , fans get the cleared signal yet that a new team up is on the celestial horizon .
Superman#15 is write by Joshua Williamson and draw by Rafa Sandoval . Superman ’s fight against Brainiac and his family has enter its last phase angle , with the Man of Steel standing triumphant . As Brainiac concedes defeat byslowly going offline , he recount the many wonders of the universe he has seen . Brainiac list off objects such as “ the Source Door ” or “ the Millionth World . ” lastly , he mentions something call … the Crisis Gauntlet .
No explanation is give as to what this entailed , but it is intelligibly a mashup of DCs’Crisis on Infinite Earthsand Marvel’sInfinity Gauntlet .
Marvel and DC Collaborating Used to be a Pipe Dream…Until It Wasn’t
The First Marvel and DC Crossover Was…the Wizard of Oz?
Marvel and DC have been the dominant forces in the American comics scene for many years . Their character are known worldwide thanks to numerous alive - action and alive adaptations , as well as scores of product . Both publishers would take friendly barb at each other in letter pageboy and newspaper column . Fans of each universe would deliberate passionately among themselves who would win in hypothetical matchup , and for years they would stay just that : speculation . However , in the mid-1970s , the two publishers would team up to release a treasury - sized adaptation ofThe Wizard of Oz , usher that quislingism was not off the tabular array .
Marvel and DC have a plethora of established hero who have proven to be the best of the best , but only 2 bandstand above the eternal sleep as the most important .
lastly , in 1976 , history was made as Marvel and DC releasedSuperman vs The Amazing Spider - Man . Also released as a United States Treasury - sized edition , the book saw Lex Luthor squad up with Doctor Octopus . Interestingly enough , neither hero crossed a dimensional roadblock : they simply existed on the same Earth . Five years later , a sequel was secrete , as was another intercompany crossover : Batman vs. The Incredible Hulk . This crossover , written by Len Wein and drawn by Jose Luis Garcia - Lopez , sport a team up between the Joker and the Shaper of Worlds .
The 1980s Should Have Been a Golden Age for Marvel and DC Crossovers
Now the stage was set for even more crossovers . The two publishers planned an epicJustice League / Avengersmeeting . The Good Book , which was to be written by Gerry Conway and take up by George Perez , would have match the two teams against Kang the Conqueror and the Lord of Time . However , thanks to editorial outlet , what should have been a slam dunk shot was strike down . A new version ofJLA / Avengers , this one compose by Kurt Busiek and drawn by Perez , was released in 2003 .
BothUncanny X - MenandNew Teen Titanswere the most pop books of their solar day , and bringing them together seemed like a no - brainer .
The fallout from the cancellation ofJustice League / Avengersalso had a detrimental essence on the subsequence to another Marvel / DC collaboration : Uncanny X - Men / New Teen Titans . The first instalment , released in 1982 , was drop a line byX - Menscribe Chris Claremont and draw by Walt Simonson . BothUncanny X - MenandNew Teen Titanswere the most popular rule book of their day , and fetch them together seemed like a no - brainer . The book was a massive succeeder , and a sequel , by Marv Wolfman and Perez , was planned . However , thanks to editorials at both publishers having a falling out , the project was scrapped .
Marvel and DC Resumed Crossing Over in the 1990s
A Low Point in Comics' History Led to More Marvel and DC Crossovers
It would be over a decennium before Marvel and DC would cross paths again . In 1994 , at the pinnacle of the plunger ’s boom , the two companionship lay to rest the tomahawk again to release two books featuring a crossover between the Punisher and Batman . The first , Lake of Fire , saw the Punisher squad up with the Azrael - version of Batman , while the 2nd , titledDeadly Knightsand published a few months subsequently , brought Frank and Bruce Wayne together . A spry succession of crossovers , include one where Darkseid met Galactus , presently followed . A new epoch of cooperation had start .
While it may be alluring to attribute this period of good feelings to simply delight the fans , it is crucial to remember this was a blue point in the history of the medium . Speculators , brought into the field by bookssuch asThe Death of Superman , had caused a temporary , but Brobdingnagian , kick downstairs in cut-rate sale in the former part of the decade . By the time the first Marvel / DC crossing over start to appear , sales had begin to bottom out . This downswing in the market had a nearly catastrophic effect , as publisher , allocator and depot go out of business .
Marvel vs. DCWas More Than a Crossover—It Was History
Amalgam Comics Gave the World Some Inspired Mash-Ups
Marvel and DC felt the brunt of this downswing , and something needed to be done – and quickly . Thus , in 1995 , decades of fan speculation would hail to a seeming end asMarvel vs. DChit shelf . The four - issue miniseries pitted the biggest image of each cosmos at the meter against each other . Superman took on the Hulk , Shazam fought Thor and Wonder Woman tangled with Storm , among others . fan were able to vote on the outcome of each match , which led to some controversial decisions , such as Wolverine defeating Lobo .
Mid - way throughMarvel vs DC , the two publisher unveiled Amalgam Comics . This faux “ company ” published title that were mash - ups of Marvel and DC character , created when the two existence were forcibly bring together together . For illustration , Wolverine and Batman combined to form Dark Claw , while Superman and Captain America were squelch - up together to make the Super Soldier . While undeniably cool , the Amalgam Universe was unsound , and would not last . finally , the Spectre and the Living Tribunal pull the universes aside .
By the 2000s, Marvel and DC Ceased Their Crossovers
The Two Publishers Have Dropped “Hints” At Another Crossover
The two companies would print several more crossovers , including a second waving of Amalgam titles , throughout the former nineties . While they failed to recapture the inflammation of the first crossovers , they were still successful . In 2000 , the companies releasedBatman / Daredevil , which was followed by the long - gestatingJLA / Avengersin 2003 . Changing trends in the market , as well as alteration in column , lead to relations between the two atrophying . By the mid-2000s , a form of animosity existed between the two publisher that all but rule out future collaborationism .
A ocean modification may be on the way for the two publishing house , however , as new hints of a crossover between Marvel and DC have emerged .
A sea alteration may be on the way for the two publishing firm , however , as new hints of a crossover between Marvel and DC have emerge . During 2018’sDoomsday Clock , by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank , Doctor Manhattan recounts anevent called “ Secret Crisis , ” in which Superman fought Thor and met the Hulk as well . Later , during the issue ofDark Crisis on Infinite Earths , the Infinite world are touch on . InDark Crisis : Big Bang , Barry Allen mentions an “ Earth-1996 , ” full of “ coalesced ” Hero . A exonerated consultation toMarvel vs. DC’spublication year , it would seem the Amalgam population lives again .
The OriginalMarvel vs. DCWill Soon Be Returning to Print
There is Still Demand for Another Marvel and DC Crossover
There are no design at the mo to reanimate the Amalgam Universe , nor are there plans for a new Marvel and DC crossover . However , the publishers lately announced that the intercompany crossovers of quondam will be returning to print in a new double-decker edition , feature a new covering fire by Jim Lee . The fact that Marvel and DC agreed to republish the fabric at all is a cause for solemnisation . The amusing Cold War of the 2000s between Marvel and DC has seemingly thawed , perhaps open up the door for succeeding crossovers .
And while there may be no concrete plans for a crossover voter again , theSupermancreative team of Joshua Williamson and Rafa Sandoval are not letting it go . TheCrisis Gauntletmashes up two of comedian ’ full-grown events . By not show this epic showdown , MarvelandDCare cheating fans of what could be the bang-up narrative in strip ’ history . Even if the two companies do not go any further withCrisis Gauntlet , it depict the Brobdingnagian potential still implicit in in a crossover between the two monster .
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