Best/Worst Crossovers

Shreddhead · 03-30-2013, 05:14 PM

Comics are the ultimate medium for series crossovers - some good, and many bad. What are some of your favorite/ most memorable crossovers, whether they're superhero based or not?

Also, anyone have any truly terrible examples to share?

For example: I've always been a big fan of the Predator comic series, which has been crossed over with just about every franchise there is. (Im hoping to add http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...light=predator to this list soon

) Superman, Batman, the Terminator, Judge Dredd, Aliens, They've all crossed paths with these Ugly MotherF*ckers. But usually the results are less than memorable.

*ObiWanFan4life* · 03-30-2013, 05:49 PM

Good: Any crossover in Static Shock

Bad: The beyond dissapointing Power Rangers/TMNT Shell Shocked.

Type 97 Chi-ha · 03-31-2013, 10:55 AM

I first learned of the Cerebus comic when it had its crossover with the TMNT, so I followed that until it jumped the shark in the early 1990's.

mgambino · 03-31-2013, 05:49 PM

I like any Marvel/DC crossover. There's nothing better than having Spider-Man and Superman teaming up. The Invincible/Spider-Man team-up was pretty great too.

The best has to be, hands down, Archie and the Punisher.

*ZariusTwo* · 04-01-2013, 07:28 AM

The Batman/Judge Dredd team-ups were always awesome. Bats may be the one guy who beat Supes in TDKR, but Dredd took him out with one punch in thier team-up AND locked him up for a bit, doing what the Gotham PD couldnt hope to acheive throughout Year One

Shreddhead · 04-01-2013, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

The Batman/Judge Dredd team-ups were always awesome. Bats may be the one guy who beat Supes in TDKR, but Dredd took him out with one punch in thier team-up AND locked him up for a bit, doing what the Gotham PD couldnt hope to acheive throughout Year One

I do love me some Batman crossovers, I'll have to check it out.

*Allio* · 04-01-2013, 06:07 PM

Any Super Sentai vs Movie, especially 199 heroes and Gokaiger vs Gavan

~~Leo656~~ · 04-05-2013, 01:37 AM

Superman/Terminator: Death To The Future has always been a favorite of mine.

Shreddhead · 04-05-2013, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

Superman/Terminator: Death To The Future has always been a favorite of mine.

Me too, I get some heat whenever it comes up in conversation and I really dont know why.

~~Leo656~~ · 04-05-2013, 03:44 AM

That's odd, I thought it was great, although many people don't know it exists. I loved how they were able to tie so many threads of both franchises together, especially Cyborg Superman, and Luthor ending up with the Terminator tech.

I mean, I guess it's a little "fan-ficcy", but I think all cross-overs are, right to their very essence. I mean the idea for every single cross-over basically starts with someone saying "Dude, wouldn't it be cool if (this guy) teamed up with/fought (this other guy)?!"

The original Superman/Aliens was really neat, too. Again, very underrated and overlooked, which is a shame, because Dan Jurgens was working a somewhat darker style both visually and in the writing, to better fully integrate Superman into the Aliens universe (rather than the Aliens into the Superman universe, as the later sequel series tried to do, a subtle but important tonal distinction). It was more like "Superman in an 'Aliens' story", rather than "The Xenomorphs guest-starring as bad guys in a Superman comic", which is what "Superman/Aliens II: GodWar" and "Superman and Batman vs. Aliens and Predator" tried to do. I enjoyed all three ("GodWar" being one of my favorite titles for a comic, ever), but the sequels felt overdone where the first was much more intimate and put Superman in a much more vulnerable position, virtually de-powered and lost in space battling an unknown threat. Really good stuff.

One of the first comics I ever owned was Action Comics Annual #1, the first official team-up of Superman and Batman after Crisis On Infinite Earths and the 1986 relaunch. Superman and Batman going deep undercover in the swamplands of Louisiana to investigate a mysterious town taken over by vampires, and a strange girl called "Skeeter" who has a disturbing connection to it all. One of the creepiest Superman OR Batman stories you'll ever read. It can be found most anywhere for a buck or two, and I highly, HIGHLY recommend reading it. Truthfully, this is my favorite team-up story of any two characters from any medium, ever. I was 4 when I read it, and it gave me nightmares for weeks, but I was fascinated by it and couldn't stop reading it because it was just so dark, unsettling, and flat-out good. Beautifully written and drawn, a forgotten gem of the 1980s. The ending still gives me chills, as does most of the entire book. They don't make 'em like this anymore.

More TMNT related: As a kid I read the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Meet Archie comic so much it practically fell apart. As an adult I purchased back-up copies.

I just thought it was a fun, wacky, bizarre idea for a team-up. Totally paint-by-numbers cross-over which is almost more of a reprint book of stuff from other TMNTA issues, but I liked it.

Trying to think of some that I didn't like, but that's hard for me since I don't read Marvel (KIDDING! JOKE!). I guess I didn't care for ether of the Batman/Spawn cross-overs. I never liked Spawn at all. Superman & Bugs Bunny has no reason to exist, other than DC is owned by WB, but it wasn't awful or anything, just silly and completely pointless.

04-01-2013, 07:28 AM	#5
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 22,491	The Batman/Judge Dredd team-ups were always awesome. Bats may be the one guy who beat Supes in TDKR, but Dredd took him out with one punch in thier team-up AND locked him up for a bit, doing what the Gotham PD couldnt hope to acheive throughout Year One __________________ Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

04-01-2013, 06:07 PM	#7
Allio Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,208	Any Super Sentai vs Movie, especially 199 heroes and Gokaiger vs Gavan __________________

04-05-2013, 03:44 AM	#10
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	That's odd, I thought it was great, although many people don't know it exists. I loved how they were able to tie so many threads of both franchises together, especially Cyborg Superman, and Luthor ending up with the Terminator tech. I mean, I guess it's a little "fan-ficcy", but I think all cross-overs are, right to their very essence. I mean the idea for every single cross-over basically starts with someone saying "Dude, wouldn't it be cool if (this guy) teamed up with/fought (this other guy)?!" The original Superman/Aliens was really neat, too. Again, very underrated and overlooked, which is a shame, because Dan Jurgens was working a somewhat darker style both visually and in the writing, to better fully integrate Superman into the Aliens universe (rather than the Aliens into the Superman universe, as the later sequel series tried to do, a subtle but important tonal distinction). It was more like "Superman in an 'Aliens' story", rather than "The Xenomorphs guest-starring as bad guys in a Superman comic", which is what "Superman/Aliens II: GodWar" and "Superman and Batman vs. Aliens and Predator" tried to do. I enjoyed all three ("GodWar" being one of my favorite titles for a comic, ever), but the sequels felt overdone where the first was much more intimate and put Superman in a much more vulnerable position, virtually de-powered and lost in space battling an unknown threat. Really good stuff. One of the first comics I ever owned was Action Comics Annual #1, the first official team-up of Superman and Batman after Crisis On Infinite Earths and the 1986 relaunch. Superman and Batman going deep undercover in the swamplands of Louisiana to investigate a mysterious town taken over by vampires, and a strange girl called "Skeeter" who has a disturbing connection to it all. One of the creepiest Superman OR Batman stories you'll ever read. It can be found most anywhere for a buck or two, and I highly, HIGHLY recommend reading it. Truthfully, this is my favorite team-up story of any two characters from any medium, ever. I was 4 when I read it, and it gave me nightmares for weeks, but I was fascinated by it and couldn't stop reading it because it was just so dark, unsettling, and flat-out good. Beautifully written and drawn, a forgotten gem of the 1980s. The ending still gives me chills, as does most of the entire book. They don't make 'em like this anymore. More TMNT related: As a kid I read the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Meet Archie comic so much it practically fell apart. As an adult I purchased back-up copies. I just thought it was a fun, wacky, bizarre idea for a team-up. Totally paint-by-numbers cross-over which is almost more of a reprint book of stuff from other TMNTA issues, but I liked it. Trying to think of some that I didn't like, but that's hard for me since I don't read Marvel (KIDDING! JOKE!). I guess I didn't care for ether of the Batman/Spawn cross-overs. I never liked Spawn at all. Superman & Bugs Bunny has no reason to exist, other than DC is owned by WB, but it wasn't awful or anything, just silly and completely pointless. Last edited by Leo656; 04-05-2013 at 03:49 AM.

03-30-2013, 05:14 PM	#1
Shreddhead Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,470	Best/Worst Crossovers Comics are the ultimate medium for series crossovers - some good, and many bad. What are some of your favorite/ most memorable crossovers, whether they're superhero based or not? Also, anyone have any truly terrible examples to share? For example: I've always been a big fan of the Predator comic series, which has been crossed over with just about every franchise there is. (Im hoping to add http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...light=predator to this list soon ) Superman, Batman, the Terminator, Judge Dredd, Aliens, They've all crossed paths with these Ugly MotherF*ckers. But usually the results are less than memorable. __________________

03-30-2013, 05:49 PM	#2
ObiWanFan4life Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,724	Good: Any crossover in Static Shock Bad: The beyond dissapointing Power Rangers/TMNT Shell Shocked.

03-31-2013, 10:55 AM	#3
Type 97 Chi-ha Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brookfield, IL Posts: 1,333	I first learned of the Cerebus comic when it had its crossover with the TMNT, so I followed that until it jumped the shark in the early 1990's.

03-31-2013, 05:49 PM	#4
mgambino Foot Soldier Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Philly Posts: 138	I like any Marvel/DC crossover. There's nothing better than having Spider-Man and Superman teaming up. The Invincible/Spider-Man team-up was pretty great too. The best has to be, hands down, Archie and the Punisher.

04-05-2013, 01:37 AM	#8
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Superman/Terminator: Death To The Future has always been a favorite of mine.