Justice Society of America Vs. Apocalypse

 

This bad guy has been around for centuries, who's to say he wouldn't have vexed the JSA at some point?  Definitely fodder for an oversized issue!

Spider-Man and Black Canary

 

This is another example of a cover that required a bunch of de-cluttering before I could add in any new elements. Here's a look at the behind the scenes progress: 

 

Machine Man and Green Arrow & Black Canary

 

One of the things that I hope to see in James Gunn's DCU is the relationship between Green Arrow and Black Canary.  Arrow touched upon it, but that series was much more interested in the archer's feelings for Felicity Smoak.  I think that Gunn is a fan of the characters, so hopefully he has some plans up his sleeve.

Black Canary and Ms. Marvel

 

I'm a little surprised that I haven't paired these two blonde heroines together yet.  Something tells me that they would get along well.  Maybe they would even have the makings of a World's Finest type of team.

Mr. Fantastic and Black Canary

 

Not a pairing that naturally comes to mind, but Dinah Lance is no stranger to crossing dimensions and Reed Richards works well with blondes, so why not?  Besides, the images worked well together and I had the perfect title that I wanted to use!

Elektra and Black Canary in: "Amateur Hour!"

 

I think these two would work well together.  So much so, that I first featured this pairing way back in STF #47, an early MS Paint effort.  I felt it was high time that they met up again on the blog, especially when I could use the amazing artwork of Alan Davis to make it happen.

Justice League of America and Machine Man

 

The JLA was known to be a team that is inclusive to robots, so I think they would welcome Aaron Stack with open arms.  That is, if  he is able to find out who replaced them!  I think that this could make for a fun tale.

Masters of Evil Vs. The Justice Society of America

 

This Anniversary Issue took quite a bit of tweaking for me to get it to work. Here's a behind the scenes look at how I removed the Marvel heroes to make room for the JSA:

Hawkeye & Huntress Vs. Black Bolt and Black Canary

 It looks like STF's most famous brother-sister act (here making their 11th appearance on the blog) has gotten  on the wrong side of one of Helena's Birds of Prey teammates.  Apparently Black Bolt and Black Canary have kept in touch since their performance together way back in STF #88. 

Green Arrow & Black Canary Meet Archie and Betty & Veronica

 

Archie, Betty and Veronica were the original "guy checking out a cute girl walking by, thus upsetting the girl he's with" meme.  Archie didn't know how good he had it - no matter which of the two was on a date with him, he always thought the grass was greener elsewhere and his eyes and attention would wander.  Adding a Blonde Bombshell like Black Canary to the mix would be sure to complicate matters further.

Black Widow and Black Canary

 

Wow, have I really never paired these two together before?  Well they did both appear as members of one of STF's very first hero teams, The Black Beauties way back in STF #299 in 2013.  Still, it's high time they shared a cover together again.  They also appeared as guest stars in STF #2491 with Iron Man and Starman...

Captain Britain and Black Canary

 

With Henry Cavill now officially out as Superman and done with The Witcher, will any of the speculation of him joining the MCU as Captain Britain (or maybe Hyperion) pan out?  It sounds like he may be busy getting a Warhammer-related project off the ground soon, but he may be available for both. Marvel seems to really be slow rolling their announcements these days though - so even if he does join I'm sure it will be a while before we hear anything about it.

Spider-Woman and Black Canary

 

Sony really wants to explore its roster of Spider-Man related characters.  We've seen two Venom movies plus Morbius, and now Kraven the Hunter and Madame Web are in production.  The obvious question that comes to mind is - where is word of a Spider-Woman movie?  I'd think she would get the nod before more solo villain stories.

Justice League of America and The Falcon

 

Now that Sam Wilson is the official Captain America of the MCU, it has been announced that his story will continue in a new movie.  Marvel seems to have a lot on their plate and are only just now getting to some of the movies and shows that were pushed back by the pandemic, so it's probably going to be a while before we hear anything more about that project, though.  If the action is as good as in the final episode of Falcon and the Winter Soldier, it should be a fun movie whenever it comes out.

Black Canary and Mantis

 

Mantis is the comics is an incredible martial artist - I'd like to see that a little more in the movies.  Maybe in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.  the MCU version will have picked up some new moves.  I have to admit though, I got a kick out of seeing Pom Klementieff posing like a praying mantis as she went into battle.

Black Canary here is by Trevor Von Eeden and Vince Colletta.  Von Eeden's work is always great, and in my opinion his Green Arrow is the best that character has ever looked.  I was lucky to be able to pick up a World's Finest page featuring a Von Eeden emerald archer many years back:

Blade and Green Arrow & Black Canary

 

Thank you to Blog visitor Wolfhammer for suggesting a Blade/Green Arrow pairing.  It's a pretty natural one that I am surprised I had not done before.  I figured that I would let Black Canary join in on the fesivities.  As much as I like both her and GA as solo characters, I think they work the best when they are together.  It always bothered me that writers seemed determined to break them apart in the comics.

Iron Man and Black Canary

 

There have been many attempts to put Black Canary in live action, but none have seemed like the comic character to me.   The first try was the campy Challenge of the Super-Heroes specials in the 70's, where at least the costume was spot on.  A version appeared in the first Birds of Prey TV show which was a young girl with vague psychic abilities.  I had high hopes for Black Canary on Arrow, but the hero was broken up into three or four version of the character, none which really reflected Dinah Lance from the comics.  Most recent was Jurnee Smollett's take, who fainted after a single use of the canary cry.  Black Canary seems like one of the easiest heroes to adapt to live action, maybe one of these days they'll get her just right.

Daredevil and Black Canary

Lots of theories are swirling around the inclusion of Daredevil into the MCU and it will be interesting to see where he lands.  Some say that since Peter Parker will need a lawyer after the events of Spider-Man: Far From Home, Matt Murdock will be introduced as his legal counsel.  Then there's the rumor that DD and other street level heroes will form a Marvel Knights-type team on Disney+.  Some rumors say all the characters that appeared on the Netflix Shows will be recast, and others indicate that Charlie Cox will stay in the role.  Hopefully once Hollywood gets up and running again, we'll get some concrete answers about DD's live action future.

Storm and the Birds of Prey

After the critical and financial failure or Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey, I am glad to see that Harley at least will be getting another chance with James Gunn's The Suicide Squad (which looks to skew more closely to her animated roots, a good thing).  But how long before Huntress and Black Canary get another chance at the big screen?  People responded positively to Mary Elizabeth Winstead's portrayal of Huntress, but the role was very small, so maybe she is still relatively unscathed.  Jurnee Smollett's Black Canary was not very close to the character from the comics (she faints after her one and only use of the canary cry?) There is the new Green Arrow and the Canaries CW series in the planning stages, maybe we'll see a more faithful version of the Blond Bombshell if that comes to pass.

Black Canary and Misty Knight

I really enjoyed Simone Missick in the role of Misty Knight on Netflix' Luke Cage series.  It's too bad that we really only got one scene of her and Colleen Wing in action together.  I was looking forward to the creation of Knightwing Investigations, but that's just one more plot thread from the Netflix Marvel shows that was never fulfilled.  Hopefully down the line we'll see the characters again in the MCU (if not the actors and actresses).