Bad guys killing of their own henchmen is a staple of heroic fiction, and The Kingpin is no exception to that rule. It might be interesting to see him try and pull that move on an assassin for hire that doesn't go down that easily. Deathstroke's skill set against The Kingpin's vast resources could make for an exciting battle.
Fisk would probably see Wilson as being another Bullseye. If Slade had a reason to take an assignment, he still wouldn't be trusting his boss. But Slade might think if his employer caused him any grief, it would be like shooting "Fisk"in a barrel.
ReplyDeleteI have a wacky idea.... On days like this (and yesterday) when you feature super-villains teaming up, you could cross out the regular logo and paste up the old "Super-Villain Team-Up" logo instead.
ReplyDeleteI prefer to keep a uniform logo, since there are so many different mash-ups floating around these days and since the covers from here are often shared without a link - the STF Logo is a quick way to know that a cover came from this blog.
ReplyDeleteDoes this mean we can expect to see (another?) Bullseye encounter with Deathstroke in the near future? Or maybe Kingpin might team Bullseye with Deadshot.
ReplyDeleteLove the title. :-)
ReplyDeleteAs powerful as he is, I think Fisk is going to be ending this argument covered with a lot of red, black, and blue.
ReplyDeleteSometimes, what most enchants me on the covers of the STF is not the perfect mix of arts or protagonists, but the context that Ross creates for that meeting ... which makes me really want to buy this edition to read his story. I thought the 'Wilson / Fisk' pun on today's cover was great, for example.
ReplyDeleteI love it when we have meetings between super-villains here at the STF. They are my favorites after teams with different characters.
I still miss seeing some of these meetings as:
- Red Skull vs. Black Mask
- Ringmaster vs. Mad Hatter
- Shuma Gorath x Starro
- Sinister Six vs. Secret Six
- Thunderbolts vs. Suicide Squad
Now, I will stop here so as not to increase Ross's hatred for me. lol
@Davejonz In fact, Deathstroke never met Bullseyse here at the STF.
I don't know, Bob. Deathstroke is one of the very few I know who was able to duck one of Wolverine's claw swipes! While Kingpin is just a glorified sumotori in a white suit. And it was amply demonstrated, in the "Back To Black" story arc, that the only reason Kingpin was ever able to go toe-to-toe with Spidey was due purely to the latter's sense of self-restraint. Based, in turn, on what some people call "The Spider-Mantra."
ReplyDelete"With great power comes great responsibility.
Oops, I forgot to include Crossbones vs. Bane from the list above.
ReplyDeleteWho knows, inspired by sagas like 'Acts of Vengeance', 'Forever Evil' and 'Year of the Villain', we may not have a commemorative cover with these encounters between villains? Issue #3000 is coming!
@Anonymous: You mean, the fight between them in the prison after Aunt May was wounded by a hit man? Oh, yeah! Spidey literally wiped the floor with Kingpin in that one.
ReplyDelete@Ross. Gail Simone reminded everyone of this weeks anniversary of the Marvel vs DC mini-series. She is also pushing for another DC/Marvel crossover in hopes of putting a jumpstart into the comics industry when shops can reopen. Todd MacFarlane is drawing Spawn/Spider-Man cover for the Overstreet Price Guide and said this week he would consider drawing a comic to help the industry recover. Having designed these covers for several years now I am curious as to who you would pick to be the next crossover that might help revive the industry when the stores reopen.
ReplyDeleteI'd pick Moon Knight and Elongated Man. Maybe that's why they don't ask me.
ReplyDeleteFor something more marketable, maybe The Batman Family enters the Spider-Verse.
I can see this being connected to Slade series against Captain America, I thought with those covers he was hired to kill Cap and in the 2nd part Slade a former solider comes to respect Cap and cant come to kill him- Deathstroke maybe more of a villain but he's been on the anti-hero side of the fence, which would be an interesting group of say him w/ the Punisher, Wolverine, The Taskmaster, Kaine, not sure who else could be part of a group like this.
ReplyDelete@Horsefeathers: BTW, "fisk" is (more or less) "fish" in the North
ReplyDeleteGermanic languages.
so, it'll be Hook, line + stinker.
ReplyDeleteSo good. Another book I'd love to read.
ReplyDelete@Anon@9:44: That's pretty much what I meant.
ReplyDelete@horsefeathers: That sounds to me more like a title for an Aquaman/Bugs Bunny cover.
Or, failing that, Kingpin vs. Bugs Bunny!
ReplyDeleteTentative title? "Of Course, You Realize...Fisk Means War."
The MARVEL/DC crossover story based on an STF cover I'd most like to see, Gail Simone, is...
ReplyDeleteBatman/Spiderman, Spidey dangling in the Batcave, "Bruce Wayne, you are my father!"
If that didn't get copies flying off the shelves then I don't know what would.
NO, NO, NO!!! You're ALL missing it! Completely natural...
ReplyDeletePinky & the Kingpin. the world needs to beware.
Alrighty! This is one of those "So good you wonder why you don't remember seeing it on the rack" covers. Strong concept with an excellent design and execution that just looks like it was always supposed to be that way.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever done an X-Men/TMNT crossover? The 2 mutant groups need to meet up! It could even be a 2 part Xover w Wolverine vs Shredder than the two teams teaming up against all their big bads.
ReplyDelete@Horsefeathers: Or, even better, Pinky and the Brain versus...Brain (Inspector Gadget's slightly smarter dog from the original anglo-dubbed French cartoon)!
ReplyDelete@anonymous 940P, P&B vs the Lobe?(from Freakazoid?)
ReplyDeleteRoss - The Brain Trust! The Brain, the Lobe, Kingpin(?), Insert here & here, but not here.
hmmmm.... The Kingpin & the Brain? " Are you thinking what I'm thii" never mind.
Of course, if you really want to give a professional assassin like Deathstroke fits, send Helena (from Orphan Black) on his trail. ("You threatened the babies?" she asks darkly....)
ReplyDeleteCerebella. for the brain trust?
ReplyDeleteCHARACTER » Cerebella appears in 8 issues.
Former enemy of the late Valiant, currently working alongside Edison Rex. She has the ability to control electronics.
@Upended &Tired: sounds more like Livewire from Valiant Comics.
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