Thursday, April 30, 2020

The (All New) X-Men Vs. Darkseid



Regular Lost Issues visitors will know that Darkseid is referring here to the events of STF #2485... I thought it would be interesting to have a sequel with the next iteration of the X-Men.  It always seems to me that Darkseid goes very well against the heroes of Marvel.  I guess it's because he was created by Jack Kirby, he really seems at home in the 616 universe.
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17 comments:

  1. Horsefeathers losing weightApril 30, 2020 at 6:39 AM

    great idea from this cover Ross. These X- Men encased in a giant transparent tennis ball and being hit back and forth by those 2 fun loving Overlords, Darkseid and Thanos. Wimbledon eat your heart out.
    These two guys cast from the same coin. (Hell of a big coin.) Now who would be their judge?

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  2. Across CrossoversApril 30, 2020 at 6:42 AM

    Don't get me wrong, I still think that Jack Kirby is a genius and his art has revolutionized comics, but there are times when I think his hand weighed quite a bit when it comes to faces or facial expressions, notably in Darkseid himself.

    I prefer the more serious and almost impassive tone that other artists have portrayed this Kirby creation over the years. Seeing Darkseid with such a contorted face still bothers me a little.

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  3. DavejonzApril 30, 2020 at 6:51 AM

    B Paganini, I agree. Darkseid does look a tad OTT. The cold, calm D would actually be more threatening.

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  4. Far far from homeApril 30, 2020 at 7:10 AM

    Ah, give the poor guy a Snickers bar and see who he turns into.

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  5. Across CrossoversApril 30, 2020 at 7:22 AM

    @Far far from home: LMAO!

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  6. Gary HobsonApril 30, 2020 at 8:13 AM

    @far far from home: probably Bill the Cat

    If we sent a case of snickers to the White House do you think it could help?

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  7. CarycomicApril 30, 2020 at 8:41 AM

    Yes, he does, Ross. Which is all the _more_ reason to keep hope alive for a JLA sequel within the next five years (or so).

    @B.Paganini: Even an over-the-top Kirby is preferable to Franks Robbins and Springer. Their artwork on Detective Comics, during the 1970's, made even Batman look more like The Scarecrow!*

    *Which is most definitely _not_ a good thing.

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  8. Bob GreenwadeApril 30, 2020 at 9:14 AM

    And so now we have Darkseid in a two-parter that almost perfectly recalls the original X-Men/Teen Titans team-up comic from the '80s. All that's needed to complete the set would be for the classic New Teen Titans roster to encounter Dark Phoenix (or, possibly, deal with the Phoenix Force trying to possess Starfire).

    Cary's comment brought an idea to my mind that I'm surprised hasn't happened yet (and I remembered to check this time): Jonathan Crane versus Matt "Man Without Fear" Murdock. (The actual cover billing would probably be the other way around, of course.)

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  9. Across CrossoversApril 30, 2020 at 9:34 AM

    @Carycomic: Totally agree.
    So don't go and read his phase in Captain America as Nomad - the man without a country.
    Besides you having to face Gamecock, arts like this do until Rob Liefeld blush.

    Yes. I just ate my snickers.

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  10. Bob GreenwadeApril 30, 2020 at 9:40 AM

    Ah, Snickers... This is getting to the point where we need for Deadpool to offer one to Darkseid, or Ambush Bug to Mojo.

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  11. Across CrossoversApril 30, 2020 at 9:45 AM

    by 'do until' I meant 'even make' (damn snickers!)

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  12. AnonymousApril 30, 2020 at 4:47 PM

    On a sugar-free note? How about GL Wade Wilson vs. Nekron in...

    "Dead Lantern District!"

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  13. far far from homeApril 30, 2020 at 6:33 PM

    hey anonymous 447, wouldn't that make it a 'dead beat'?

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  14. AnonymousMay 1, 2020 at 9:22 AM

    Only if Nekron were trying to collect back taxes for the Infernal Revenue Service.

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  15. CarycomicMay 1, 2020 at 2:03 PM

    @B. Paganini: I'm wondering if this might actually be Mortimer Toynbee _impersonating_ Darkseid. After all, the Toad once impersonated the cosmically powered Stranger during the Floridian honeymoon of Vision and the Scarlet Witch! And, when drawn by The King, he had the same facial tick as Quasimodo (the Mad Thinker's renegade computer-turned-robot) which, in turn, is kind of similar to what Ross photo-captured here.

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  16. far far from homeMay 1, 2020 at 6:14 PM

    Not at all. When you're a cop you're walking your beat. a beat is the territory and time that a police officer patrols. So it would take place in the "Dead Lantern District!"

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  17. AnonymousMay 2, 2020 at 9:02 AM

    in the immortal words of Mr. Spock: "Ah, yes! Foot patrolmen. A fascinating--if quaint and obsolescent--concept."

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