The New Crossover Classics

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“Well, what tongue does the wind talk? What nationality is a storm? What country do rains come from? What color is lightning? Where does thunder go when it dies?” (Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes).

Scott McCloud and Kurt Busiek were the direct inspiration for this; in the foreword of a black and white collection of Zot, McCloud talks about drawing a complex, hectic piece of crosssover fan fiction to “get it all out of his system” before he started doing more independent work. I read that foreword a couple years ago and that line stuck with me.

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Jessica Jones launches an investigation!

Jessica Jones was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos! Princess Python was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.

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Red Hood learns about the Scarecrow’s sinister plan.

Jason Todd was created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton, and reintroduced as the Red Hood by Judd Winick and Doug Mahnke!

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Superheroes at the front door!

After George Hughes!

Mister Miracle and Big Barda were created by Jack Kirby.

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Blue Beetle: Murderer? Stilt-Man: Corpse??

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Scarecrow shares his master plan.

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The fight of the century rages on!

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Meanwhile, in Gotham City…

Scarecrow was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger! Jack O’Lantern (this Jack O’Lantern, at least) was created by Rick Remender and Tony Moore.

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Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman receive a message!

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…Stilt-Man?

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Apokolips’s immune system kicks in against the pesky, invading germ. 

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It’s the battle of the century!

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Surfer goes mad! 

The Evil New Gods— Darkseid, Kalibak, and Desaad — were all created by Jack Kirby!

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Silver Surfer takes a tour of Apokolips— and I don’t think he likes what he sees.

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The Ever-Loving Blue-Eyed Thing faces off with Big Blue himself!

The Thing was created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee. Superman was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

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Where walks the Stilt-Man? Here! Right now!

The Invincible Stilt-Man was created by Stan Lee and Wally Wood!

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“Rigid, combative fanatic that he is, the tightfisted Backson is just too hard on himself, too hard on others, and too hard on the world that heroically attempts to carry on in spite of what he is doing to it,” (Benjamin Hoff, Tao of Pooh).  Blue Beetle receives the call to adventure!

Blue Beetle was created by Steve Ditko and Gary Friedrich!