The most powerful characters in two universes collide as DC’s premier super-heroes meet Marvel’s. Collected in a gorgeous two-volume oversized slipcased hardcover is perhaps the most eagerly anticipated and memorable crossover of all time, as the Justice League of America unites with The Avengers.
Superman, Batman, and the other members of the JLA join forces with Captain America, Iron Man, and the many other Avengers to fight a threat so immense it threatens two entire dimensions. The second hardcover in this deluxe set features art and articles chronicling this historic crossover–which has been over twenty years in the making.
Picture the one great meeting a superhero reader would enjoy,
and many an enthusiast across the decades will tell you that
a book featuring the best characters from both DC and Marvel
Comics would be a fan’s delight.
There haven’t been many crossovers between DC and Marvel, and those that have come before Busiek’s story have usually been of very questionable quality. Busiek is a decent writer–probably one of the best B-List writers in superhero comics today–and during the first two and a half issues he manages to keep a pretty solid handle on the narrative.
The first two issues notify the reader that villains from the opposing universes are crossing over and causing trouble in their respectively alien worlds. Here is also set up what will be a short-lived quest narrative that sends the DC and Marvel heroes on a hunt for a dozen or so macguffins, during which the heroes (who have met many times in the aforementioned crossovers but seem to have forgotten this) get into brawls about who takes better care of their earth, who is more respected by non-powered civilians, and whose mother is ugliest. Superman and Captain America act like jerks for no good reason and the JLA and Avengers simply go out of their way to find fault with the other party.
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