MARVEL VS DC - The Ultimate Comic Book Crossover

In this video, Owen explains the history of the 1996 comic book, DC vs. Marvel, how this epic crossover came to be and the real story behind the Amalgam Comics universe.

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▶ Special thanks to @NerdSyncProductions and @patrickhwillems for providing additional voiceover.

▶ Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
2:09 - Decades in the Making
6:45 - A Battle For the Ages
11:14 - Amalgam Comics
15:25 - Conclusion
18:50 - Outro

▶ Music Used:
‘Waiting’ by ‘Lukrembo’

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[zeroism]

The fact that DC writers "teased" a future crossover with marvel in Doomsday clock but that couldn't happen stills saddens me. It would be amazing to see another crossover

[hineschris]

I love the stories that act like the characters have always existed in the same universe and just haven't acknowledged each other yet. Spiderman and Batman: Disordered Minds is a personal favorite

[outpostalpha]

I had a copy of the trade collection of DC vs. Marvel as a kid and I was OBSESSED with it. Nice to see it getting some attention all these years later.

[bpo]

DC VS. MARVEL was a lot of fun but JLA/AVENGERS is still the gold standard of what an epic intercompany crossover should be.

[thecollector]

I loved thos back in the mid 90s.... it was fun... and it entertained .... which at the end is what matters one of the highlights of my collection and I still have a voting form with them.... great times indeed

[owensreviews]

Man, how cool would it be if Marvel and DC announced that they would be bringing back Amalgam Comics. That would literally break the internet.

[jamesmoss]

That was a big event in comic books back in the 90's.😀👍

[frogmouth]

Pairing up the guy gets his powers from lighting with the guy who controls lighting… real fair matchups guys.

[marcobarreto]

I wish they made a fighting game of the two companies. That would be sick AF! People would loose their heads over it haha

[maxordman]

Truly fantastic! I love this crossover so much and I will never forget renting this book from my local library as a teenager and reading it nearly 5 times over and over. My favorite part was the romance between Robin and Jubilee which really seemed very cute to me as a teenager and I’ve even read that there are other fans of this same story who also loved that pair and they even have fan art! It’s truly another special piece of this story in my opinion! Also it was so fantastic seeing the face off between Superman and the hulk and many more. The story does have a few rough edges but overall it will always have a special place in my heart and is definitely an event that I highly recommend.

[directorliam]

Imagine if Netherealm were able to make a Marvel vs DC game!

[Manstermash]

I seen that pic of Darkclaw back when I was in high school and disregarded it as a fan made thing. This is wild.

[tjcarr]

I remember getting everyone involved in my school to vote on the outcome of the matchups in this crossover! We literally predicted the outcome solely based on popularity!

[MattDraper]

Yelling "FUSION!" and pointing my fingers to the side to try and make an amalgam with Owen.

[CthulhuChow]

dude, cover the canceled Alex Ross Star Wars/DC crossover. i got to see the original art displayed at a local museum and it was glorious!

[Magnus]

I picked up a lot of the crossovers between the two companies, and enjoyed most of them. I was saddened by Joe Quesada putting an end to those in order to revive a rivalry that never really existed. The creators tended to be friends, and that didn’t change if they left one company to work for the other. DC & Marvel fans aren’t exactly the Sharks & the Jets…

[davidhalstead]

Great video, I hope you do another on JLA/Avengers which is arguably a better Marvel and DC crossover which is a little less well known.

[nightblockprimecraft]

Are you aware of the planned transformer x DC crossover that got scrapped because of the new 52? It’s interesting that they paired with dc given the various crossovers with marvel due to the comics’ origins

[ItsWinterProductions]

The trade paperback of this was one of the first comic books I ever got. It was a great introduction to the worlds of Marvel and DC and got me invested in many of their characters. I'd say this is one of my favourite comic books of all time for that