ROM and Batman Vs. Clayface

 

For the final part of this Three-Part Epic, we learn who has been behind the Gotham Incident all along.  I did see at least one correct guess in the comments!  I'm very interested to see what the upcoming Clayface movie will look like.  It is supposed to be a lower budget affair, but I hope that the special effects needed to bring the villain to life are not skimped on.

Deadpool Vs. Lobo

 

This is a crossover that I would love to see actually happen.  I'm not even a very big fan of Lobo, but a story pitting him against the merc with a mouth has a lot of entertaining potential.  I imagine that neither combatant would be very impressed with the other, and the insults would be flying as fast as the fists.

Apocalypse Vs. Darkseid

 

Both of these guys deserve another shot at the big screen.  X-Men: Apocalypse did not really do the villain justice.  I don't fault Oscar Isaac's performance, but the visuals weren't quite there to bring the oversized X-Villain to life.  I did enjoy Darkseid's brief moments in Zack Snyder's Justice League, but he deserves more of a spotlight and besides, Warner Bros has decided the this movie doesn't "count".  It'll probably be a bunch of years, but I bet we'll see both of them on the silver screen again.

Batman and Abe Sapien

Matt Reeve's Batman movie is ramping up with cast announcements coming every few days.  I do like that they are going with a younger cast that can stay in the roles for a while if this new vision is a hit.  Many have been comparing the villain-heavy story to The Long Halloween, which is a great story to draw inspiration from.  I am also getting the feeling that Batman: The Animated Series will be a big influence on the look and feel of this new incarnation.  Batman has seldom been presented better than in that show, so I hope my hunch is correct.

Thor and Robin

I remember when Batman and Robin was first announced, Patrick Stewart was said to be the frontrunner to play the role of Mr. Freeze.  I loved this casting idea and was really looking forward to it.  At some point, Arnold Schwarzenegger took over the part, and we all know what happened there.  "Ice to see you, Batman!"  I can only imagine how different a tone the film would have had if Stewart had actually been cast.

Batman and The Black Panther in "Deadly Diplomacy"

Some people felt that Spider-Man sort of felt shoehorned into Captain America: Civil War, but since we have seen so much of the character cinematically I think most audience members were able to fill in the blanks as far as his story goes.  Black Panther was the hero that I think could have benefitted the most with a little more screen time.  I will say that the Russo Brothers got a lot of information about him in with his limited role, but I wanted to see even more.  This just makes increases my anticipation to see his solo outing, even though it may not be all that solo given how many Avengers are hanging around in Wakanda at the end of Civil War.

Batman and T'Challa met once before on one of my very first MS Paint covers...

Batman and Daredevil in: "Night of the Owls"

Well, after months of teasing, some clear and unobstructed pictures of Ben Affleck as Batman have surfaced.  I have to say, I love what I see.  The costume is closer to the comics than any that we have seen thus far.  It has been promised that Batman will have full freedom of movement as well, so I can't wait to see the suit in action. I personally prefer longer ears on Batman, but given the Dark Knight vibe they seem to be going for with the new look I can live with the shorter ones.  I still wish there was a way that the designers could have given Batman the white eyes from the comics.

This is a more modern pairing of Batman and DD - bur back in my Brave and the Bold: The Lost Issues! days, I presented them together in a Bronze Age adventure as well as a Silver Age one...

Clayface Vs. Sandman

While a very flawed film, Spider-Man 3 did one thing perfectly - the realization of Flint Marko's look and powers (well, until he became the giant Sandman at the end, they kind of lost me there).  I'd love to see a movie version of Clayface one of these days.  We know the technology is there to make it happen, the question is whether the studio finally starts letting Batman's more outlandish villains appear.

The Bondsmen Return!

Of these four, I'd have to think that Doc Savage is the best suited to take over for Batman, but it would be interesting to see any of them assume the mantle.

Nick Fury has just gone through some major changes due to the end of  Marvel's Original Sin event.

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With the death of Uatu, Fury has become a Watcher-type character called The Unseen.  I don't get it when comic companies combine two cool characters to create one new one - it never seems to work.  This move kind of feels like the Hal Jordan Spectre all over again.