The Phantom Vs. Kraven the Hunter

 

I'm really curious to see how the Kraven movie will do after Madame Web crashed and burned at the box office.  It will be interesting to see how Sony markets the film.  Will it strike a chord with audiences like the first Venom, or will it be another Morbius?

The Defenders Vs. Abnegezar, Rath & Ghast and Neron

 

The Defenders seemed to spend as much time or more battling demons and supernatural threats as they did traditional super-villains.  It might be interesting to see how they would fare against the denizens of DC's underworld.

Batgirl and Doc Samson

 

Long time followers of this blog know that this confrontation has been brewing for a while now.  Commissioner Gordon was first summoned to Mongo by Flash in STF #2535, Barbara Gordon began searching for him in STF #3879, and finally tracked him down and went to collect him in STF #3535. It's good to see them back home safe and sound.

Supergirl and The Silver Surfer

If the MCU is indeed building to the introduction of Galactus, they have to bring in The Silver Surfer at some point.  But what is the best way to go about that?  Do we want a stand-alone Silver Surfer movie, telling the story of Norrin Radd's transformation into the Sentinel of the Spaceways?  Or would we like him to show up in another movie?  Since namor seems to be on track to make his MCU debut first, perhaps he can get together with Dr. Strange and the Hulk for a Defenders movie that will center around the Surfer's arrival.

Dr. Fate and the Silver Surfer in: "Twist of Fate!"

Marvel has announced its Phase Four plans with no mention  of The Silver Surfer.  Kevin Feige did mention that Fantastic Four is in the works, but that will be in Phase Five, at least a couple of years away.  My hope is that they mix things up though, and that the Surfer is either introduced in a film of his own or as part of a Defenders team with Dr. Strange, Hulk, Valkyrie and an also newly introduced Namor.  Then they can build to the arrival of Galactus, where they can bring in the Fantastic Four in a big team up movie.

These two first met in STF #2030...

Howard the Duck enters The House of Mystery

As I kid, I liked the fact that DC's horror titles would mix a little humor in with the scary goings-on. Giving Sergio Aragones a page or two to do his thing, or having Cain make darkly funny introductions to the stories and torment his brother Abel helped to offset some of the dark themes within.  It was a mix that worked for me and helped make the tales of murder and evil deeds more palatable.

Katana and Valkyrie

I was hoping to see Tessa Thompson in the classic blue/black outfit with the breastplates during her turn as Valkyrie in the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok.  Alas, judging by the trailer,  they kept the blue cape but not much else.  I was pleasantly surprised to see that she will eventually make a change into a costume that very closely resembles her white and gold outfit that she wore for a time in The Defenders, so that will be pretty cool.

The Joker and KISS

When I was a kid I loved the band Kiss because they we kind of like superheroes with their whole look and personas.  May favorite was Ace Frehley, the "alien". I even had some Kiss trading cards which had facts about the band members on the backs of them  On Frehley's card, it mentioned that his instrument was "lead guitar"... which I misread as the metal lead.  I figured that being from another planet made him strong enough to lift such a heavy guitar!