Writer Gail Simone is spearheading a call for the Big Two comics publishers to do another epic Marvel vs. DC crossover. Simone, best known for writing Deadpool, Birds of Prey, and Wonder Woman, wants the two companies to make it happen because she thinks it will generate buzz and bring in a new audience, which will help comic book shops recover in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that has left the comics industry in a bad spot.
“When comics shops open back up as we all hope they will, I would love it if DC and Marvel could ask the lawyer to step outside, and have another big Marvel/DC crossover,” Simone tweeted. “A lot of people would love it and it would lay the welcome mat back out in a big way.”
When comics shops open back up as we all hope they will, I would love it if DC and Marvel could ask the lawyer to step outside, and have another big Marvel/DC crossover.
A lot of people would love it and it would lay the welcome mat back out in a big way.
— GAIL SIMONE (@GailSimone) March 24, 2020
While Marvel and DC have had a handful of crossovers in the past — like the Amalgam Comics crossovers that fused together iconic characters to make extreme hybrid heroes like Dark Claw (Batman + Wolverine) and Catsai (Catwoman + Elektra) — there hasn’t been one since the ‘90s and the notion of another crossover has been a distant thought for the Big Two.
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But it’s fair to say that many things have been happening lately that we all never thought were possible, so perhaps in these trying times we’ll see Marvel and DC join forces for the common good once more.
That’s the hope, at least. Simone got the ball rolling with the hashtag #PleaseMarvelDC and offered a few ideas on which characters should crossover and which creator should execute the idea: Vision/Mr. Miracle by Tom King, Thor/Wonder Woman by Donny Cates, and Superman/Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis.
You could have
Vision/Mr. Miracle by @TomKingTK
Thor/Wonder Woman by @Doncates
Superman/Spider-man by @BRIANMBENDISWhat other crossovers would you like to see, and by which creative teams?
— GAIL SIMONE (@GailSimone) March 24, 2020
Numerous creators replied with their dream crossovers, which built momentum for the campaign and spread the idea across social media like wildfire.
Writer Tom Taylor (DCeased, X-Men Red) wants to do a story where Harley Quinn and Deadpool team up to take down Darkseid and Thanos.
Okay. If the stars aligned and I could write a DC/Marvel crossover, I’d probably write Harley Quinn and Deadpool taking down Darkseid and Thanos.#PleaseMarvelDC
— Tom Taylor (@TomTaylorMade) March 25, 2020
Writer Christos Gage (Avengers Academy, The Amazing Spider-Man) went for a more obscure (yet no less awesome) approach.
Fuck it, since it’ll never happen, call dibs on your post-plague Marvel/DC crossover. I call Kamandi/Devil Dinosaur.
— Christos Gage (@Christosgage) March 25, 2020
Then writer Scott Snyder (Batman, American Vampire) presented a very spot-on idea for a crossover story featuring the Dark Knight.
If we do a DC/Marvel crossover I’d like to write Batman vs. everyone. #PleaseMarvelDC pic.twitter.com/vR8QUP9wz9
— Scott Snyder (@Ssnyder1835) March 25, 2020
It looks like the comics creators themselves are all on board and have plenty of exciting ideas. Even though the general public might see Marvel and DC as fierce rivals, the people that create the comics are all part of one artistic community that work in the same industry and make friends with one another regardless of which publisher they happen to be working for. In fact, most creators end up working for Marvel and DC at one point or another, sometimes both at the same time. So it all boils down to whether those in charge at Marvel and DC would ever make a deal to do another crossover. DC senior editor Chris Conroy has already cast his vote in favor of the crossover, but with one specific condition.
Like Rand Paul, I will singlehandedly block any Marvel/DC crossover unless I am allowed to create and edit GORILLA GROOT
— Chris Conroy (@ConroyForReal) March 25, 2020
Do you want to see another Marvel and DC crossover? Which characters do you want to see go up against one another? Let us know in the comments.
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Source: IGN.com Campaign for New Marvel vs. DC Crossover Builds Momentum