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Two great 80's teams, together at last. I'm not sure if their current predicament is that cause of Kobra or The Serpent Crown, but it would be interesting to find out.
This is the First time that The Outsiders have met X-Factor, but as the X-Men, these groups have a bit of history on the blog - The Outsiders first tried to tame The Phoenix in STF #3454 and first met her in STF #112, and the one hero able to withstand The Phoenix Force was revealed in STF #2526... The X-Men came to The Outsiders assistance in STF #2595... and both teams had an adventure at The Statue of Liberty in STF #2675...
Batman has been called the World's Greatest Detective and Tintin can never pass up a good story, so it wouldn't surprise me to see the young reporter get involved with The Outsiders, especially when there's a mystery to solve. Tintin previously met Batman in STF #752, and first encountered him way back on a B&B cover from 2010...
Howard Mackie and Javier Saltares' relaunch of Ghost Rider in the 90's really made an impression on me. I remember being disappointed that the series would not revolve around Johnny Blaze, but the Danny Ketch Ghost Rider design was so cool it was hard to resist. I especially liked the new look for the motorcycle, with its flaming wheels. Plus, Johnny joined the series soon enough!
Sure, JLA/Avengers was a dream come true and X-Men Vs. The New Teen Titans was great, but I wish Marvel and DC could have found a way for these two teams to meet. Especially if that meant that we could have had Jim Aparo on art chores depicting Earth's Mightiest Heroes. I've only seen a couple of Marvel hero sketches by him and I always hoped to see more of his interpretations.
The Batman has finally been released, and I was thoroughly entertained by it. (No Spoilers in this review) It's probably the most like a Batman comic of any live action adaptation so far. Batman is finally a proper detective and the movie is very much a film noir. The cast was uniformly excellent. Zoe Kravitz and Colin Farrell are easily my favorite live action versions of Selina Kyle and The Penguin, I look forward to seeing more of both in the movies and on streaming shows. I wanted more of both Alfred and Commissioner Gordon, but they were also excellently realized, especially in their interactions with Bruce Wayne/Batman. Paul Dano was very effective as The Riddler, even if the character was a few steps too far away from his comic book counterpart for my taste. Robert Pattinson himself made for a great Batman, though his Bruce Wayne was missing the bored socialite act - but that is an element that can be explored in future installments, he's still perfecting his dual roles at this point. The fight choreography was very well done, you could actually see what was happening. Gotham looked fantastic and felt like a real place and the score was moody and thrilling. The Nirvana song worked, but we'll see how much it dates the movie like Prince's contributions to Batman '89 as the years pass. I didn't mind the 3 hour run time, though that may change with repeated viewings. I absolutely loved that we got a little bit of Batman voice over narration just like in the comics, and hope we get even more the next time around. The costume looked better onscreen than I had been expecting, and I look forward to seeing what upgrades he gets the next time around. I still miss the white eyes, but I don't know if we will ever get them with this ultra grounded version of the character. In fact, that's my only real quibble with the movie - it is so gritty and down to Earth, that I don't know how any of Batman's more fantastical foes like Man-Bat or Clayface could ever fit in here - let alone connecting it to a larger DCU with Superman and the Justice League and so forth. Matt Reeves has expressed interest in using Mr. Freeze, though, so maybe this world will broaden its comic book horizons going forward. Cant wait for it to hit HBO Max in 5 weeks so I can watch it again!
These groups have a bit of history on the blog - The Outsiders first met The Phoenix in STF #112, and the one hero able to withstand The Phoenix Force was revealed in STF #2526... The X-Men came to The Outsiders assistance in STF #2595... and both teams had an adventure at The Statue of Liberty in STF #2675...
I was not surprised when Iceman was one of the first X-Men to get his own mini-series. While he may not have been as flashy a character as Nightcrawler or Wolverine, and not even a member of the "All-New" X-Men, he still had gained fans from his appearances on Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. Plus, during the winter months, it was easy for kids to roleplay as him while horsing around in the snow. It was a weird series though!
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