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Well this isn’t particularly Odd but you could do an The Authority/Ultimates. By Mark Millar and Hitch.
Since DC owns Wildstorm.
As for an actual DC Marvel Crossover. Maybe Punisher/Hitman by Ennis,
Mr Terrific/Mastermind Excello by Greg Pack and Gary Frank.
Marvel Boy/Superman by Morrison and JG Jones.
Aquaman/Submariner by Morrison and Jae Lee.

Marvel Zombies might be about at the point where they are flogging a dead horse (pun intended), but I still want to see Marvel Zombies vs. Bizarro World.

Hellblazer/Hellstorm slash.

You know you would read it.

Ellis/Manco

Morgo vs Ego

Invaders and JSA in a Golden Age epic (Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are optional; I’m not picky),

I’d happily be the only living soul to buy a Caleb Hammer/Jonah Hex story, a tale of how Prez came up against Kristoff Vernard during his “I’m the real Doom!” phase, or perhaps the Headmen on Oolong Island.

But for a more likely possibility? Deadpool/Ambush Bug, especially if they could get Joe Kelly and Keith Giffen to collaborate on it.

Like a sorta Smokey and the Bandit, buddy comic where Galactus and the Silver Surfer steal the universe’s supply of Budweiser and try to transport it to the other side of the universe in their giant, space-Pontiac Trans-Am. The only thing standing in their way? The damn space sheriffs… I’m talking about the Green Lantern Corps.

Uatu goes on a drinking night with fellow Watchers (How cosmic entities gets drunk, let the writer work it out. Preferably Grant Morrison) and gets lost in the DC Multiverse/Newverse. With no way going back, Uatu tries to figure his new home and what should he do in a universe full of possibiliteis and no one to watch over his shoulder. And will the inhabitants of this universe accept the new pressence of a bald giant guy telling them what to do?
Writer, as said – Grant Morrison
Artist – Phil Winslade

MODOK/Chang Tzu or NEXTWave/Doom Patrol. Those would be my two choices.

Foolkiller meets The Heckler in “April Fool’s Day” by Chip Zdarsky (words) and Chip Zdarsky (pictures).

The Question meets The Answer in “Pop Quiz!” by Matt Fraction and Frazier Irving.

Prez Rickard and V.P. Howard T. Duck square off against the “Free Love” movement of Brother Power and Glorian.

Written by Beau Smith and Daniel Clowes.
Art by Mike Allred and Daniel Clowes.

The Crusaders meet The Crusaders in “The Crusades” by Dan Slott and Cam Stewart.

Stark-Fujikawa Enterprises meets the Halo Corporation in “Corporate Maneuvers” by Joe Casey and Dustin Nguyen.

Tony Stark meets Lex Luthor in “No, You’re MY Hero!” by Grant Morrison and Steve McNiven.

The Power Pack meets The Power Company in “Already Cancelled” by Kurt Busiek, Fabian Nicieza, and Paul Pope.

How about Thunderbolts (Warren Ellis) / Suicide Squad (John Ostrander)?

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:

Madrox/Booster Gold
Deadpool/Plastic Man
Spiderman/Detective Chimp

Lex Luthor and the Kingpin vs. Professor X and Steel.

The Thunderbolts meet Captain Marvel in “Justice Like Lightning” by Warren Ellis and Jeff Smith.

Code: Blue meets Scooter in “Ride Along” by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.

Galactus meets Ego the Living Planet in “Indigestion” by Jeff Parker and J.H. Williams III.

MODOK takes over the Vatican and meets The Metal Men in “Pope Floats” by Fred van Lente and Stuart Immonen.

Squirrel Girl meets Detective Chimp in “Aww, Nuts” by Dan Slott and Cory Walker.

The ghosts of Ralph and Sue Dibny investigate the death of Steve Rogers in “Dead Men Tell No Tales” by Mark Waid and Steve Epting, with flashbacks ghost-scripted by Roy Thomas.

White Rabbit meets The Mad Hatter in “Wrong Rabbit Hole” by J.M. DeMatteis and Sean Galloway.

Conan the Barbarian and The Penguin make like Patty Duke in “Twins” by Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch. They look alike, they talk alike, they sometimes even walk alike…!

oh for mine I forgot creative teams:

MODOK/Chang Tzu – writer Jeff Parker, artist George Perez

NEXTWave/Doom Patrol – Grant Morrison and Stuart Immonen

Woodgod and Swamp Thing vs Floronic Man and Plant Man

B’wana Beast and Ka-Zar vs Dormammu and Felix Faust

Forbush Man and Jimmy Olsen vs Thanos and Darkseid

Steel and Iron Man vs Fin Fang Foom and Mr. Mind

Oh whoops… creative teams… huh

Woodgod/Swampthing would be Mark Millar and J H Williams III

B’wana Beast/ Ka-Zar Grant Morrison and Cameron Stewart

Forbush/Olsen Keith Giffen, J.M.DeMatteis and Stuart Immonen

Steel/Iron Man Mark Waid and Walt Simonson

Animal Man/She-Hulk. They can fight Dr. Bong and B’wanna Beast, but that’s just the warm-up. Since they both know that they’re comic book characters, they’ll end up having a confrontation with Grant Morrison and John Byrne- who end up having an epic confrontation of their own.

X-Factor/Birds of Prey by Gail Simone and Pablo Raimondi – A company investigating ways to repower mutants hires X-Factor to find out who hacked into its computer systems. The trail leads to Oracle. Mostly because she’s guilty.

Thunderbolts/Secret Six by Ed Brubaker and Ryan Sook – Dr. Doom crosses dimensions and hires the Six to stage a prison break at 42. Guest starring lots and lots of villains.

Nextwave/JLA by Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen – Nextwave thinks the JLA satellite is a HATE test facility. The League thinks Nextwave is an assault team from Apokolips. Dirk Anger thinks these pants make him look fat.

Teen Titans/Young Avengers by Jeff Parker and Jim Cheung – Kang. HIVE. ‘Nuff said.

How about Hitman vs. Deadpool? If the rumored Hitman project falls through, replace Hitman with Secret Six’s Ragdoll.

Sorry…I’m tapped for ideas, and Michael beat me to Secret Six/T-Bolts, even though I’d rather Gail Simone write it. As for Looker/Dazzler…aren’t there any really vain superheroines in the Marvel universe? I swear, in the issue where Batman disbands the team (because he’s a dick), there was a Looker backup story where she all but paws herself in front of the mirror. She’s not dead…if Halo looks like the original version these days, Breach nuking out might not kill Lia.

Brainstorm: She-Hulk vs. Manhunter, and Batton Lash writes and draws it.

Bat Lash / Rawhide Kid could be fun.

The Justice Society and the Invaders in a World War II-era adventure. Roy Thomas would almost have to write it, and for art is Don Heck still alive?

Luke Cage and Iron Fist meet Booster Gold and Blue Beetle. Perfect project for Giffen, DeMatteis, and Maguire.

Deadpool and Lobo by Joe Kelly and no artist in particular. Good clean fun for the whole family.

X-Statix meets the Doom Patrol, written by Grant Morrison and Peter Milligan, with art by Mike Allred and Duncan Fegredo.

Team 13 (Dr. 13, Traci Thirteen, Anthro, Captain Fear, Infectious Lass, Primaul, Genius Jones, and Andrew “I … Vampire!” Bennett) and Nextwave, written by Brian Azzarello and Warren Ellis, and drawn by Stuart Immonen. As in all good crossovers, they switch villains, so Nextwave takes on the Architects and Team 13 battles Forbush-Man and his minions.

Also, ‘Mazing Man and Howard the Duck, written by Steve Gerber and Bob Rozakis, and drawn by Stephen DeStefano and Karl Kesel. I think anything those guys would come up with would be all kinds of awesome.

Howard The Duck and Detective Chimp in “Who ARE these people?”

Spectre/Hellstorm – The wrath of God versus the Son of Satan

Man-Thing/Swamp Thing – Muck monster mayhem and a chance for some juvenile writer to throw in as many “thing” jokes as humanly possibly.

Solomon Grundy/Hulk in “URGHHHHHH”.

Lobo vs Power Pack by Johnny Ryan.
OH YES.

Jarvis. Alfred.

Nuff said.

Catwoman gets hired to steal something from Dr. Strange. Warren Ellis/Sean Phillips

Plastic Man vs. Mr Fantastic–Kyle Baker

Loki brings Wonder Woman into the Marvel Universe to fight Thor, they team up to fight Loki and Ares. Possibly some smooching. Walt Simonson and J. H. Williams.

John Constantine meets Dr. Strange. I can’t see them fighting but how would they ever get along well enough to battle demons? It’s just like the Odd Couple.

X-Factor/Teen Titans

The titans find out that the mad mod is hiding out in mutant town and plans to turn it into his own version of swinging london with some kind of machine while looking for him they then meet up with Jamie and the gang.Writen by Peter David and drawn by Scott McDaniels

Squadron Supreme vs JLA by JMS and Andy Kubert. Just for the fun of it.

Guy Gardner: Herald of Galactus.

Green Arrow & Nightcrawler in an Indiana Jones-like story, written by Dan Slott and drawn by Art Adams.

Agents of Atlas versus The Flash.

Although I must say, Dan K’s suggestion is brilliant:

Guy Gardner: Herald of Galactus.

Okay, I would seriously buy that Lobo/Power Pack thing, that is genius.

I humbly offer X-Statix and the Wolfman/Perez Teen Titans, written and drawn by Allred. In some sort of Giant-Size Spectacular!

Spider-Man/Ted Kord version of Blue Beetle
Nightwing/Spider-Man
Plasticman/Thing
Dr Midnite (original)/Daredevil
JSA/Avengers

I could think of more I’m sure, but these would do.
I realize some of them are dead, but since it’s a crossover it doesn’t have to take place in current continuity.

I think a Plaz/Thing crossover has great potential.

“Luke Cage and Iron Fist meet Booster Gold and Blue Beetle. Perfect project for Giffen, DeMatteis, and Maguire.”
From above–I would buy that.
As well as the ones I listed.

Plas/Thing sounds great, too.

Oh, yeah: Hulk/LSH, by Len Wein, Al Milgrom, and Terry Austin.

I would like to see Superman team up with Daredevil. The story of a man with hightened senses teaming up with a man with hightened EVERYTHING would be interesting. Daredevil would be completely useless unless he had to be used to move a Kryptonite rock a few feet to the left. Force Bendis to write it and see as he tries to make Daredevil look like he rates next to Superman. And have them team up to fight Doomsday, a character who Daredevil couldn’t do anything against. I think that would be some good, clean, fun.

Someone mentioned “JLA/Squadron Supreme”. I’d like to see that, and I’d like to see “Avengers/Assemblers”, set after the Assemblers’ world was destroyed, of course.

Blue Beetle/Beast would be fun, preferably written by Keith Giffen.

The Giffen-era JLI, complete with Booster Gold, Blue Beetle, J’onn, Fire, Ice, Guy Gardner, Oberon, Miracle and Barda, vs Nextwave.

Ellis/Dematteis/Giffen/Maguire/Immonen.

Batman/Iron Fist: Warriors of Crime

by Ed Brubaker and Kaare Andrews

The perfect crossover, “The Clash of Superpowers”:

Vision – android with lots of unrelated superpowers
and
Martian Manhunter – green alien with lots of unrelated superpowers

team-up to fight

Superskrull – green alien with all the Fantastic Four powers
and
Amazo – android with all the Justice League powers

Perfect creative team: Dan Slott writes (for creative use of superpowers and the tongue-in-cheek tone vital for a story like that), John Byrne draws (because no one draws superbattles like John Byrne!).

Did I miss a superpower on this battle? ANY superpower?

Best,
Hunter (Pedro Bouça)

Busiek/Linsner/Kesel Killraven/Kamandi

I suggest the following:

JEAN GREY AND DONNA TROY: “OH, YOU AGAIN?”- I imagine three issue mini-series set in the afterlife. It would follow a series of conversations between the two as they bump into each other time and time again and discuss their numerous deaths, resurrections and power upgrades.

THE WATCHER VS. THE MONITOR: SPECIAL CHROME VOYEUR EDITION

And saving the best for last-

GALACTUS VS. MOJO- I dare you to tell me you wouldn’t buy it!!

Lotsa good ones–me, I wanna see Kurt Busiek writing a Guardians of the Galaxy/Legion of Super-Heroes crossover, using the current teams (with the caveat that the “current” GotG team hasn’t been seen since the mid-90s.) Teaming up to fight the Time Trapper, who has imprisoned Galactus at the Big Crunch and plans to become the next universe’s Galactus.

I’ve talked this one up before in other places, but here’s my idea:

Obsidian and Northstar are forced to team up to fight, I don’t know, someone; who cares. Yes, it’s gimmicky, but that’s the point: you can use the gimmick to sell it. Plus, these characters are, amazingly, perfectly designed to get on each other’s nerves, because of how much they don’t have in common: rich/poor, Canadian/American, light/darkness, francophone/anglophone. And they can both be hard to get along with.

Creative team: Jim Munroe (not a comic book writer, as far as I know, but he is the author of the excellent superhero novel Flyboy Action Figure Comes With Gasmask and I think he has the exact right sensibility for this project) and Bill Sienkiewicz.

They hinted at this in the X-Men / Teen Titans crossover, so how about…

Wolverine / Deathstroke by Brian Azzarello / David Lapham.

It would be bloody. VERY bloody.

Captain America, meet Lady Blackhawk!

I think Steve and Zinda would make a pretty neat couple. Obviously, they’ve got a lot in common in the “out of their time” thing, but I think Zinda would help Steve to lighten up a little and have fun now and then….

How about a new Amalgam?

Peter Kord, young CEO of Kord Industries, who learned through the death of his Uncle Ben that with great intelligence comes great responsibility, meets…

Michael Jon Cage, disgraced football star from the future who volunteers for a time travel experiment to drum up publicity for his autobiography and is sent to the 21st century with unbreakable skin and a few “borrowed” pieces of 25th century technology.

Together, they team up to fight evil, protect a utopian future and score a few endorsement deals on the side as the Blue Spider and Booster Black, Justice for Hire!

Or maybe not.

I’d second that Marvel Zombies/Bizarro World crossover

how about these
1. Legion of Super-heroes & the Guardians of the Galaxy by Mark Waid and Jim Valentino

2. Ion & Nova (the similarity’s off the charts now) by Ron Marz and Ron Lim

3. Richard Dragon & Iron Fist by Ed Brubaker & Lenil Yu

4. The Hulk and Bizarro by Jeff Parker & Bruce Timm

These are the result of several jam sessions I had with fellow comics fans on the night shift a few years ago.

1) Batman/Wolverine. Writer, Dennis O’Neil; artist, Neal Adams (loved their Batman stuff as a kid and would really like to see Adams do Wolverine). The plot: Ra’s al Ghul and Apocalypse are in a race to find an ancient cask containing a deadly toxin. Each one wants to use it to eliminate most of the world’s population. The kicker is that the only one who’s ever seen it is Wolverine, only he doesn’t remember it (this was cooked up, as I said, years before Wolvie got his memories back). One scene I had in mind is Logan slowly, carefully making his way past all of the Batcave’s security. He finds Batman sitting in front of his computers. Before he says anything, however, Bats (without turning around) says, “What took you so long, Logan?”

2) Wolverine/Superman. Nowhere near as developed; just really have one scene in my head. Metropolis. The Omniversal Gate Terminal, August 17th, 3269. Logan walks through and is met by Clark Kent, neither of whom has aged a day. I couldn’t really come up with a reason why this would happen, nor who the villains would be.

Wonder Woman and Captain America might make for an interesting World War II match-up, except I don’t really know who would be a worthwhile DC foe from that period (truth to tell, the WW stories I’ve read from that period are nothing to write home about).

Now for the silly ideas…..

Great Lakes Avengers vs the Inferior Five by Keith Giffen.

The Spectacular Spider-Ham meets Captain Carrot

Although, the one thing I would REALLY like in a Marvel/DC crossover is to see them take into account the fact that most of the top-of-the-line DC heroes are WAY more powerful than the Marvel ones (instead of watering them down like they usually do). Much as I liked JLA/Avengers, the first big fight between the teams should have lasted about five panels tops.

Much love for many of the crossovers mentioned above!

For me? Superboy Prime meets Sentry, by Matt Fraction and JRJr.

What?

Doesn’t anyone want an AWESOME Kirby crossover?

Eternals vs. Darkseid!!

Written by Walter Simonson, with art by Andrea DiVito. That sounds awesome!!

Crazy Quilt vs Galactus in “World’s Shortest Comic!”

Between Marvel and DC, there are a ton of circus folk: Nightcrawler, Nightwing, Deadman, Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze), Mister Miracle, the Circus of Crime, even Ras’ al Ghul had himself an evil circus at one point. Throw them all in one issue with other characters that have hidden out at the circus like the Blob and the Hulk; and that’s three rings of fun. Get Jeff Parker on that.

Barring that, a Ben Grimm/Hal Jordan dogfight. Hal’s prettier, but I think Ben can take him.

Batman/Spider-man vs. Zombie Orca/Zombie Typeface in “I’ve got the worst dead villain” by Bendis and Bagley.

Lockheed, Zabu, Ms. Lion, Krypto, Speedy, Comet, Streaky, and Ace Vs. The Gibbon and Gorilla Grodd in “Coup in the Zoo” by Jeff Smith

Squadron Supreme(classic Gruenwald version) vs. Squadron Supreme(JMS version) vs. The Authority vs. The JLA analogs from Planetary vs. Crime Syndicate of America in “Who will rule the Multiverse?” by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch.

That Spider-Man/Detective Chimp suggestion is pure goddamned genius. if Matt Fraction writes it and manages to find room for some Mary Jane banter with the chimp, I would personally buy every copy I could.

Captain America, on a secret mission for FDR, crashes on Paradise Island and meets Princess Diana of the Amazons. They fall in love, natch, but Cap must return to Man’s World to punch Hitler. The Wonder Woman decides to go with him and help defeat the Nazis. Cap and WW fight their way across fortress Europe until they meet Hitler’s Secret Weapon: the Mighty Thor, driven hopelessly insane by the psychic broil of a world war fought in his name.

As Thor and WW battle, Cap finds the Spear of Destiny, the only object that can defeat Thor. In the skies about the North Sea, Thor is choking-out Wonder Woman. Cap leaps from an airplane and hurls the Spear to WW. She rams the spear through her own belly and into Thor’s heart. Cap falls to his apparent death in the icy seas.

Fifty years later, Captain America is found frozen in an iceberg and thawed out. He travels to Paradise Island to tell The Amazons the tale of Diana’s heroic death. But he finds her alive and now the Virgin Queen of the Amazons, who has spent the last fifty years in mourning for the greatest warrior she had ever known. They wed, and as King of the Amazons, Captain America builds a fighting force of extraordinary magnitude.

Written by Garth Ennis. Pencils by John McCrea. Inks by Russ Heath.

Gumby vs. The Punisher…

Blood or Clay WILL be spilled.

For years I’ve thought that Sal Buscema would do a fantastic job drawing the Flash, so I’d go for a Flash / Hulk team-up to see Our Pal Sal draw the Flash, and also to see his rendition of the Hulk again.

Or : Superman vs The Hulk with art by John Romita Jr and Tom Palmer. Oh yes.

By The Mutt: “They wed, and as King of the Amazons, Captain America builds a fighting force of extraordinary magnitude.”

Yes, but do they forge their spirit in the tradition of their ancestors?

Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew vs. Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham in a battle royale to the death. Heck, even throw in the Deerdevil, Gooserider and the Fantastic Fur to balance out the sides.

The battle of the century, especially when it comes to the ultimate battle of Hulk-Bunny vs. Pig-Iron.

They have our gratitude.

Jimmy Olsen: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D

by Darwyn Cooke

Personally I’d love to see an epic, all out DC/Marvel crossover event take place in an animated movie format and produced by Bruce Timm. Yes, I’m aware that there are better odds of Iran consenting to become a democracy, but none the less I’d still love to see it.

Splint Chesthair said …”Peter Kord, young CEO of Kord Industries”

So would that be Blue Spider or Beetleman?
I guess it would depend where he got his powers.
Maybe it was a new spider/beetle hybrid that bit him and he’d be “Spider Beetle”, or “Blue Spider Beetle-Man”

If Ditko wrote & drew it–I’d be there.

I kinda miss Amalgam. I’d go with Young Warriors, featuring Thrasher (bird-themed kid hero), Nova Boy (clone of a great Nova Corps member) and Fastball (aka Bart Baldwin). And Peter David had a great idea for a title back then: Snapper Jones: Sidekick For Hire.

As for a team-up…Phantom Stranger and Uatu. Twenty-two pages of them watching, not interfering, and going out for a drink.

Lobo vs Punisher

Great Lakes Avengers / Super Buddies

‘Mazing Man vs Spider-Man from Spidey Super Stories in “Who can teach an important lesson better?”

AIR at the time of the original crossover (Superman and Spider-Man) TPTB were asked why they were using those two characters; one of the aforementioned PTB said it was either them or Brother Voodoo and Brother Power the Geek.

Regarding the She-Hulk/Animal Man crossover above, don’t forget to include cameos by Ambush Bug and Rick Jones, who also have “Comic Awareness.”

Fantastic Four/Superman, by Kesel and Grummett. Doom’s never-ending quest for power brings him into contact with Lord Satanus. Meanwhile, Luthor arranges a hostile takeover of Fantastic Four, Inc. during one of the team’s recurring financial low points.

Well, Superman/Fantastic Four would obviously be excellent. I’m picturing a Stern/Byrne production, though.

I’ve just read the Neil Gaiman & John Romita JR Eternals revamp, you know, where Druig ends up running a country in eastern Europe in a not entirely democratic manner… Could this country be close to Latveria?

Druig vs Doom seems like a plausable and interesting premise. War brewing between rival power-hungry states, both headed by a supervillain! Political thriller with a dash of superheroism, well, villainism actually. I’m thinking Brian K Vaughan as writer (good with the political intrigue) and JRJR as artist (just because).

The greatest martial artists in the world are summoned to The Isle of Lucy for an underground tournament. The prize is a mystic gem that renders its wearer invincible. All the greatest non-powered fighters from two universes are there, but our story follows these four, who seek the gem for their own varied reasons, and all of whom feel that the fate of the world is at stake if they fail: Shang Chi, Black Canary, Batroc ze Leaper and Matches Malone.

Written by Garth Ennis. Art by Paul Gulacy.

*Slaps forehead*
I suddenly realized I pitched a regular Marvel crossover in stead of a Marvel/DC crossover… Still, a pretty good one.

I’ll second Guy Gardner: Heral Of Galactus then, or Marvel Zombies vs Bizarro World.

How about this…the Galacti vs. Bizarro World. And since it’s set in the universe of All-Star Superman, the Bizarros are led by Zibarro, the bizarre Bizarro, as they try and prevent the zombified ex-heroes from devouring their planet.

I got a few:
1)Winter Soldier/Red Hood done Ed Brubaker & Jim Lee.

2)Birds of Prey/Jessica Jones & Jessica Drew by Brian Bendis and Michael Turner.

3)X-Universe & Titans universe(including Outsiders & Doom Patrol).
This should be like WildCats/Xmen mini series but instead of four issues go to six issues with
Warren Ellis & Bendis writing and John Cassaday,Jim Lee,and Rob liefeld doing the art.

How about the opposite? Biggest Nightmare Crossover.

LSH/Wolverine, by Mark Millar and Alex Maleev…it’s not the fall that kills you. No.

Superman/Namor, by Bendis and McNiven. Ditto.

Ms. Marvel/Mantis/Numinous, by Warren Ellis and Greg Land. Actually this one’s so retarded it just might work. And just that I said that means Marvel’s probably going to offer it to Ellis now. Ellis, though, let me ask you: how many braces do your kids really need? Turn this one down.

Krypto the Super Dog and Machine Man.