Metal Men and The Angel

 

I thought for this cover, I would share where the character images came from.  As you can see, there was a bit of patchwork and rearranging required to get to the cover scene that I had envisioned.

Wonder Woman and Professor X

 

Wonder Woman was born with her abilities, far beyond those even of the mighty Amazons.  Would that make her a mutant, or does the fact that she was made from clay preclude that?  Perhaps The Sentinels are on Themyscira for another reason?  I'd have to at least flip through this one at the comics' rack.

The Impossible Man and The Joker in: "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Westchester!"

 

This cover serves as a direct follow up to STF #3772, where The Joker promised a fun time to a Smilex-infused Impossible Man.  Now, we see just what the Clown Prince of Crime had in mind! 

Finding this smiling Sentinel image gave me the idea for this cover - but I had to build him out a bit first.  Here's a look at the behind the scenes process:

Green Lantern and The X-Men

 

Hal Jordan and the X-Men have some history on the blog.  It all started when Hal and Logan mixed it up in STF #209, then continued when Hal brought the Corps along to confront Wolverine and the X-Men in STF #2122.  Wolverine, Hal and the Corps mended their feud in a 3- Part tale that began in STF #3489, continued in STF #3490 and concluded in STF #3491. It's good to see them finally all on the same side.

The Badger and Wolverine

 

When Tom Brennan, a Patron of this Blog, suggested this pairing, I had to check and see if I had gotten to it yet - it really does seem like a natural.  To my surprise, I hadn't - so it was time to remedy that situation.  Thanks for the idea, Tom!

Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. in: "Sivana's Pet Sentinel!"

 

The first trailer for the Disney+ Ms. Marvel series has been released, and it looks fun.  The show seems to be targeting a slightly younger demographic, sort of a John Hughes-type high school comedy mixed with the MCU.  That approach has worked for the Spider-Man movies, so it should do well here.  Her powers seem to be altered from the comics, I'm guessing so as not to be too similar to Mr. Fantastic.  

Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. first met in STF #3034...

Doom Patrol and The Beast

 

The Sentinels are are always fun to see, but I have to admit the do seem to be pretty impractical.  I mean, I can see the use for mutant hunting robots if that's your thing, but I never really understood why they were built to be so giant.  If they are trying to capture mutants, that's hardly a stealthy design - I imagine they are pretty easy to see coming.

The Angel Joins The Justice League of America

I'm guessing it will be a good while before we see another Justice League movie, be it a continuation or reboot of what has come before.  Interestingly, we'll be seeing two versions of the Justice Society sooner - on the Stargirl series and the Black Adam movie.  How crazy will it be if the JSA is more well established in the DCEU than the JLA?

Jade & Obsidian and Rogue

Continued from yesterday's cover, we now see who it was that The Sentinels were after - did any of you guess correctly? 

Jade and Obsidian have been missing in action for a while now.  Once the classic Justice Society of America was taken off the table, there was no longer a place for their children as well.  DC seems to be ready to bring the JSA back though, and hopefully these two won't be too far behind.

X-Men and The Flash

I am looking forward to the season finale of The Flash next week.  This season, they finally got away from the big bad being yet another speedster and went with The Thinker instead, and it has been pretty solid so far.  I do hope they find a way to resurrect Elongated Man, who was taken over by the villain a few episodes back, I was really enjoying him on the show.  The series might not be perfect, but it does a much better job of bringing The Flash to life than the Ezra Miller Justice League movie version did.

Firestorm and Cyclops

I was glad to see Firestorm featured in the promotional material for the upcoming Justice League Action series.  I always thought that he was a curious omission on Justice League Unlimited, I'm not sure why he wasn't featured there, given his history with the League in the comics and even on a previous animated outing on the later seasons of Super Friends.

Wolverine and Superman

I recently read Old Man Logan and found it to be an entertaining glimpse into a possible future for Wolverine.  It was a bit dark at times for my taste, but I enjoyed the characterization and beautiful Steve McNiven artwork.  Apparently it was a hit because Marvel has brought that version of Wolverine to the present day for their current stories.  There are also rumors that the storyline will factor into Hugh Jackman's final Wolverine movie.  Interesting developments, but I wonder how long it will be until Logan in his prime returns again.

The last time these two crossed paths, things didn't go so smoothly...

Booster Gold & Blue Beetle battle The Sentinels

Fans of the Pre-New 52 DC Universe should be happy to hear that at least a couple of heroes from that reality are returning to comics.  Keith Giffen has announced that Booster Gold and Blue Beetle will be joining the cast of Justice League 3000 through some sort of time travel shenanigans.  Giffen was responsible for many of the Blue & Gold team's classic moments, so I think this is a very interesting development.  Could it pave the way for some more of DC's lost characters to return?

X-Men and The Marvel Family

Shazam finally seems to be coming to the movies, after more than a decade of rumors, in Nikki Finke's leaked list of upcoming DC Comics films is to be believed.  I think that if handled correctly, it could be a ton of fun.  Hopefully it will be a contrast from all of the grim superhero films we have seen and include a sense of whimsy along with the heroics,  just as the best Marvel Family comics used to have.