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Crossovers Expanded: A Secret Chronology of the World #3
Crossovers Expanded, Volume 3 is a huge chronology of crossover tales in which characters, situations, or universes from a wide variety of fictional works, are linked together in order to form a vast and diverse Crossover Universe.
Compiled by crossover and Wold Newton expert Sean Lee Levin, Crossovers Expanded, Volume 3 includes more than 1,000 crossover tales, as well as many timeline entries charting the wider history of the Crossover Universe.
From ancient times, and into the Twenty-first Century, and beyond to the far-flung future…
. . . When Conan met Wonder Woman; Rocambole teamed up with Zatoichi in Japan; the Lone Ranger crossed paths with Paladin, the Cartwright boys, and more; Dracula’s daughter married a Talbot; Phileas Fogg had an adventure in Ruritania; Sherlock Holmes matched wits with Dr. Caligari; Dr. Fu Manchu gave Dr. Herbert West some eggs from Skull Island; Bruce Hagin Rassendyll combated Dr. Meirschultz and his Lazarus Cabal; Irma Vep dueled with Filibus; Sexton Blake came to the aid of the Count of Monte Cristo’s grandson; Professor Challenger time traveled alongside the Nyctalope; Secret Agent X fought off Murder Legendre’s zombie gangsters; the rookie Green Lama worked with the Black Bat; Detective Sergeant Frederick Troy played cards with James Bond; the Rocketeer was helped out of a jam by Indiana Jones; the Avenger and the Domino Lady battled villains together on more than one occasion; Reed Richards investigated the Giant Rat of Sumatra; Batman and Robin teamed up with John Steed and Emma Peel; Maigret, Ellery Queen, Hercule Poirot, and Kogoro Akechi crossed paths with Arsène Lupin; Doc Caliban and Doc Wildman had a cross-dimensional meeting; the Six Million Dollar Man fought COBRA alongside G.I. Joe; Sludge ran into Carl Kolchak’s niece; Tabitha Lenox revealed her past relationship with Barnabas Collins; the Drood family went to war with the Nightside; Cassie Hack and Vlad encountered the Crow; Repairman Jack fought Madame de Medici and was introduced to a former agent of The Shadow; a Morley Cigarettes package was spotted in Twin Peaks, Washington; the Librarians crossed swords with the Phantom of the Opera’s descendant in Paris; Jack Reacher and Will Trent shared an adventure; Charlie Chan’s great-grandson had a run-in with the Cthulhu Mythos; Aym Geronimo visited Nero Wolfe’s old brownstone; and Joe Ledger encountered Hap and Leonard, as well as Travis McGee’s daughter . . .
With a new Foreword by Keith Howell (pop culture expert and cover artist for Crossovers Expanded, Volumes 1–3), Crossovers Expanded, Volume 3 also includes many book and magazine covers, as well as appendices covering a myriad of alternate universe tales, parodies, and farces which don’t fit into the primary Crossover Universe continuity, and covering the latest references in Kim Newman’s Anno Dracula series!
Compiled by crossover and Wold Newton expert Sean Lee Levin, Crossovers Expanded, Volume 3 includes more than 1,000 crossover tales, as well as many timeline entries charting the wider history of the Crossover Universe.
From ancient times, and into the Twenty-first Century, and beyond to the far-flung future…
. . . When Conan met Wonder Woman; Rocambole teamed up with Zatoichi in Japan; the Lone Ranger crossed paths with Paladin, the Cartwright boys, and more; Dracula’s daughter married a Talbot; Phileas Fogg had an adventure in Ruritania; Sherlock Holmes matched wits with Dr. Caligari; Dr. Fu Manchu gave Dr. Herbert West some eggs from Skull Island; Bruce Hagin Rassendyll combated Dr. Meirschultz and his Lazarus Cabal; Irma Vep dueled with Filibus; Sexton Blake came to the aid of the Count of Monte Cristo’s grandson; Professor Challenger time traveled alongside the Nyctalope; Secret Agent X fought off Murder Legendre’s zombie gangsters; the rookie Green Lama worked with the Black Bat; Detective Sergeant Frederick Troy played cards with James Bond; the Rocketeer was helped out of a jam by Indiana Jones; the Avenger and the Domino Lady battled villains together on more than one occasion; Reed Richards investigated the Giant Rat of Sumatra; Batman and Robin teamed up with John Steed and Emma Peel; Maigret, Ellery Queen, Hercule Poirot, and Kogoro Akechi crossed paths with Arsène Lupin; Doc Caliban and Doc Wildman had a cross-dimensional meeting; the Six Million Dollar Man fought COBRA alongside G.I. Joe; Sludge ran into Carl Kolchak’s niece; Tabitha Lenox revealed her past relationship with Barnabas Collins; the Drood family went to war with the Nightside; Cassie Hack and Vlad encountered the Crow; Repairman Jack fought Madame de Medici and was introduced to a former agent of The Shadow; a Morley Cigarettes package was spotted in Twin Peaks, Washington; the Librarians crossed swords with the Phantom of the Opera’s descendant in Paris; Jack Reacher and Will Trent shared an adventure; Charlie Chan’s great-grandson had a run-in with the Cthulhu Mythos; Aym Geronimo visited Nero Wolfe’s old brownstone; and Joe Ledger encountered Hap and Leonard, as well as Travis McGee’s daughter . . .
With a new Foreword by Keith Howell (pop culture expert and cover artist for Crossovers Expanded, Volumes 1–3), Crossovers Expanded, Volume 3 also includes many book and magazine covers, as well as appendices covering a myriad of alternate universe tales, parodies, and farces which don’t fit into the primary Crossover Universe continuity, and covering the latest references in Kim Newman’s Anno Dracula series!
472 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2024
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October 30, 2024
Another great round-up of crossovers, cameos, and easter eggs in genre fiction compiled by the indefatigable and ridiculously knowledgeable and astute Sean Lee Levin!
June 9, 2025
I'm amazed that encyclopedic minds like Levin's exist and can sort the vast amount of information about characters, locations, and items crossing over into other works of fiction. This book is an astounding catalog of crossover events.
December 17, 2024
Sean Lee Levin is relentless. That's a good thing!
Not only has he once again, in CROSSOVERS EXPANDED 3, produced a masterfully encyclopedic volume of crossover stories from the "land of fiction" that are weaved together into an ongoing continuity called the Crossover Universe, he has done so with seemingly little effort. And yet it is obvious that there was great effort and skill involved in researching and documenting all of these stories for our collective enjoyment. Bravo, Mr. Levin, bravo!
Add in the wonderful introduction and cover art by Keith Howell, and we have a volume that absolutely belongs on the bookshelves of anyone who is a fan of pop culture references, "easter eggs," and metafiction!
Not only has he once again, in CROSSOVERS EXPANDED 3, produced a masterfully encyclopedic volume of crossover stories from the "land of fiction" that are weaved together into an ongoing continuity called the Crossover Universe, he has done so with seemingly little effort. And yet it is obvious that there was great effort and skill involved in researching and documenting all of these stories for our collective enjoyment. Bravo, Mr. Levin, bravo!
Add in the wonderful introduction and cover art by Keith Howell, and we have a volume that absolutely belongs on the bookshelves of anyone who is a fan of pop culture references, "easter eggs," and metafiction!
July 16, 2025
hey ... I'm in this one
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