Moon Knight and Elongated Man (The Animated Series!)

 

The 14th appearance of the MK/EM Team already?  I'd say this pairing is ready for their cartoon debut!  After all, while both characters have shown up as cameos on different animated shows, neither has really had a chance to shine in that format yet.

Deadman and Man-Thing

 

There's definitely a cool moody mystery tale that could be told with these two. Deadman has been rumored to be in the works for inclusion in the DCU, and I hope to hear more on that soon.  I enjoyed Man-Thing's MCU introduction and hope that we have not seen the last of him there.

Iron Man Vs. Brainiac

 

I am thankful today for all of the visitors to this blog who have sent feedback, comments and suggestions, and I hope that all are having a wonderful day today.  

This is another match up that has been long overdue on this blog.  The intellect of Tony Stark up against the AI evil of Brainiac seems like a natural. Let's hope his run-ins with Ultron have taught the Armored  Avenger a few tricks to use here.

Squadron Supreme Vs. The Anti-Monitor

 

Something tells me that if there were to be a crisis in the Marvel Multiverse, it would star with the Squadron Supreme's Earth. It would be interesting to see if they would have fared any better against the Anti-Monitor's forces than DC's Crime Syndicate did.

Ms. Marvel and Supergirl in: "The Doomsday/Destroyer War!"

 

For the 17th Appearance of The Danvers Twins on this blog, I thought that I would put them up against two of the toughest bruisers in comics. I'm thinking that and action packed issue like this one would have to include some epic splash pages and at least one double page spread.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Spider-Man

 

I mean, they all make New York City their home base of operations, it would only be a matter of time before they ran into each other.  Not that NYC is where this particular story takes place!

Icon Vs. Thanos

 Not only is Robert Downey Jr. returning to the MCU, now there are rumors that Thanos is poised to make a reappearance in one of the upcoming Avengers sequels.  It's all in the execution, but I do think that repeated attempts to go back to the well of what has worked before can look a bit desperate.  Let's hope that care is taken if this rumor should pan out.

Moon Knight and Starman

 

I'm kind of surprised I haven't had these two meet before, given their names.  The toughest part of this cover was extending Moon knight's Cape.  Here's a look behind the scenes.

Batman Vs. Rambo

 

It would be cool to see these two cinema icons face off.  Both of them are determined, resourceful fighters.  There is of course a difference in opinion regarding the use of firearms.  It would be an explosive movie, to be sure.

Spider-Woman and Vigilante

 

I mainly like seeing these two together because they have a couple of my favorite costumes.  I think there could be an interesting story involving them both, though.  It might be a strained working relationship, but it would be fun to watch play out.

Animal Man Vs. Werewolf By Night

 

Would Animal Man be able to take on the properties of a werewolf?  If so, what kind of effect would that have on his psyche?  It might be interesting to find out!

Ant-Man and The Wasp Vs. Dex-Starr

 

Ant-Man and The Wasp received their Power Rings in STF #3993, and I thought it was time to send them on a mission. What better Green Lantern to join them than the diminutive yet daring Xax?  Let's hope they can keep one step ahead of the ferocious feline Red Lantern!

Superman and Ghostbusters

 

Seeing Ghostbusters and Superman II in the theater as a kid are two of my favorite movie memories. I wanted to find a way to combine those two franchises and the using Phantom Zone villains seemed like the way to do it.

OMAC and Sgt. Fury

 

This is an example of a cover where I had an image that I wanted to use, but which needed to be cleaned up first.  sometimes I can't get a nice clean digital image and elements of the page behind it bleed through, so I have to get to work.  Here's a look at the behind the scenes progress:

Justice League of America Vs. Marvel Villains

 

For this Anniversary Issues, I thought I would go for a full issue throwdown between DC's brightest and Marvel's most vile.  You see the match ups here - do the world's greatest super-heroes stand a chance?

The Punisher Vs. Nexus

 

This is another cover that looks relatively simple, but required a bit of prep work.  I had to remove and replace Nexus's targets prior to adding Frank Castle in.  Here is a look at the behind the scenes progress:

Coming Tomorrow:  STF #4600!

Ms. Marvel and Plastic Man

 

I thought it would be fun to have the original stretching hero cross paths with one of the newer kids on the block.  It might be interesting to see Plas in a mentor role.  He's been given a son in the comics, but that's still a side of him that we haven't seen enough of.

Doctor Fate Vs. Dormammu

 

This cover required a bit of background extension and repair before I could add in Dr. Fate and the JLA Satellite.  Here's a look at the behind the scenes progress:

Hawkman and The Spirit

 

I have mentioned before on this blog that my favorite cover artists for Marvel and DC are Gil Kane and Nick Cardy, respectively.  If you were to ask me who my favorite cover artist for non-Marvel and DC titles, it would have to be Will Eisner.  His cover scenes were filled with mood, action and great character design.  Plus, his utilization of text and logos as part of the art always made them special.

Steel and Captain America

 

This is another team up that I feel has been long overdue.  I can see these two working very well together. I just cut the cord, so I will have to wait to watch the final episodes of Superman and Lois when they show up on Max, but I am hoping for at least one more big action sequence from Steel.