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It will be interesting to see what kind of role Thor will play in the next Avengers movies, seeing as he is the last remaining of the founding members (I'm not counting The Hulk, who is just green Mark Ruffalo now). The real question is, will the God of Thunder survive the experience?
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I'm surprised that it took me until the fourth appearance of The Quarrymen to pit them against Terrax. It seems like a natural confrontation, and I am betting that this former herald of Galactus will give them a run for their money.
We've already seen the abomination a few times in live action, now it's time to get Man-Bat on the big screen. He may be too out there for Matt Reeves grounded take on Batman, but James Gunn's more fanciful DCU seems like the perfect place for Kirk Langstrom's bestial alter ego to show up.
These two first faced off in STF #4491...
Who Framed Roger Rabbit was a thrill for me back in the day, watching cartoon characters from different companies crossing over with each other. The only thing missing was a superhero appearance. Sure it was too soon for Batman The Animated Series, but surely Max Fleischer's Superman could have done a fly by?
Both of these big bruisers came about as the result of scientific tampering. It's only natural that they would clash if the crossed paths. Woe be to anyone who is unfortunate enough to get between them!
There's a lot of speculation that James Gunn's DCU may concentrate more on Wally West than Barry Allen when The Flash is introduced. I can understand them wanting to do something different after the TV series and the DCEU version, but I hope that Barry gets at least a little time to shine. Maybe an adventure with Kyle Chandler's Green Lantern before he moves aside to make way for John Stewart to be the main GL of the DCU.
Chris Evans is insisting that he will not be a part of Avengers: Doomsday, so the Steve Rogers Captain America will apparently continue to be off the board in the MCU if he is to be believed. Still, the lackluster box office and critical reception of Sam Wilson's cinematic outing as Captain America may have Marvel thinking about bringing Rogers back at some point.
I had to de-clutter the original Phantom cover before I could add in Green Arrow to the mix. Here's a look at the behind the scenes progress:
Uh oh! Hopefully this isn't just a one-page comic story. Tony Stark's armor will protect him, but what about the surrounding city? The bombastic battle is only sixty cents away!
I presented a tale in which Conan met Hawkman in the present day back in STF #1652, and I thought that a follow up cover should feature the winged hero showing up in barbarian times. Hawkman has been reincarnated throughout the years, so why not?
This is just the kind of crazy circumstance that I would expect to see in a story about The Bottle City of Kandor. I'd think The Micronauts would be right at home there, there must be a good reason that they want out.
Rose & The Thorn was a cool back up series. It's too bad that the character has slipped through the cracks. DC needs more heroines that are not just female versions of previously existing male heroes.
Thank goodness that when a giant monster emerges on Earth-STF, there will always be a random pair of heroes to combat it. Let's hope that these two are up to the task.
With all the trouble Marvel is having bringing Blade back to the big screen, I wonder how long it will be before we see Ghost Rider in the movies again. Perhaps the answer would be a Midnight Sons type of film combining the two, and bringing in other characters like Werewolf by Night and Man-Thing.
I definitely think that this would be a cool match-up. Their battle would also most likely provide the artist and colorist on the issue an opportunity to really step up with some impressive visuals.
I always liked the design of Triton. As much as I enjoyed Aquaman and Namor as characters, Triton's appearance seemed to make a lot more sense for a hero that spends his time beneath the waves. Plus, he just looked really cool!
Something about the Adrian Chase Vigilante series must have really inspired artists. Going over the covers, I am really impressed by the consistent quality of them. Every illustrator brought their A-game, and I can remember the issues really standing out on the racks back in the early days of the direct market.
Uh-oh - Has Lamont Cranston been bitten? And what will happen if he becomes a werewolf himself? The exciting answers are just 60 cents away!
If you were wondering where the rest of the Totalitarians were while Super-Skrull was battling Metamorpho a few days ago, well here is a partial answer to that question. Let's hope that teamwork from Earth's Mightiest Heroes wins the day!
There was a lot of clutter on the original Fury of Firestorm page that I needed to remove before I could add any new elements in. Here's a look at the behind the scenes progress:
Katana is better at wielding a sword, but Valkyrie has Asgardian strength to back her up. This would be an interesting match up. But just why would Brunnhilde want The Soultaker in the first place?
These two first battled in STF #4761, in a more Silver-Age style cover. I thought that round two could have more of a Bronze Age feel. Another month or so and we will finally get to see Rex Mason in live screen action!
There's nothing like a crisply detailed mystery to make for an entertaining afternoon of reading. I'd like to see what kinds of secrets that this pairing could uncover together.
Don't consider it a retcon, maybe we were only part of the story. This tale just fills in all of the missing parts - at least in Calvin's imagination...
I guess it was only a matter of time before the Smasher faced off against the most famous spy of them all. This confrontation is bound to leave him shaken, if not stirred.
I feel that this would be an interesting series of match-ups, worthy of 100 pages. Do you think the children of the atom have what it takes to defeat Gotham's most infamous foes?
Here's a look at the full size versions of this issue's features:
Before I cut the cable cord, I would have a few shows that I would often watch in the morning while working on new covers. One was Dragnet, which played on MeTV early on weekdays. I thought it might be fun to put TV's first live action superhero alongside the no-nonsense law enforcement stars of that classic series.
Coming tomorrow: STF #4800!
This is another example of a cover that required the removal and patching of portions before any new images could be added to it. Here is a look at the behind the scenes progress:
Man-Bat and Dr. Strange Previously met in STF#2993 and STF #2833...
Could their savagery in battle lead to passion for one another? Stranger things have happened.
I am guessing that Loki will play a pivotal role in Avengers: Doomsday. Not only because of Tom Hiddleston's popularity in the role, but also because of where we last saw the character. Loki was placed in charge of keeping all of the timelines intact, and I'm betting that that will play a factor in whatever multiversal shenanigans Doom is planning. Who knows - with the movie delayed we now have a lot more time to speculate.
DC Comics may have forgotten about Skyrocket, but I haven't. She's too cool of a character to keep on the shelf. Hopefully they will realize her worth and create a comic that can present her further adventures.
A man whose technology has him living on borrowed time versus a menace with a body chemistry that will not let him stay dead. Yes, this could make for an interesting match up.
A couple of cosmos inspired heroes stumbling upon a mystery on the Transformers homeworld is just the kind of set up to catch my attention when perusing the new comics rack. I think this one would have definitely made it into the buy pile.
I was kind of indifferent about The High Evolutionary when he would show up in a comic. He was another otherworldly villain with an odd design. Now that I have watched him as the main antagonist in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, I see him and think, "Ooh, I really hate that guy!"
Mar-Vell first met the Doom Patrol in STF #4505...
Harvey Birdman met up with plenty of other heroes on his late night show. It's too bad that Marvel characters were off limits, because having Daredevil show up would have seemed natural. Oh well, that's what this blog is for, presenting the team ups that should have happened already!
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