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Crossover Collections #2
DC/Marvel Crossover Classics, Vol. II
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224 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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John Byrne
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John Lindley Byrne is a British-born Canadian-American author and artist of comic books. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on nearly every major American superhero.
Byrne's better-known work has been on Marvel Comics' X-Men and Fantastic Four and the 1986 relaunch of DC Comics’ Superman franchise. Coming into the comics profession exclusively as a penciler, Byrne began co-plotting the X-Men comics during his tenure on them, and launched his writing career in earnest with Fantastic Four (where he also started inking his own pencils). During the 1990s he produced a number of creator-owned works, including Next Men and Danger Unlimited. He also wrote the first issues of Mike Mignola's Hellboy series and produced a number of Star Trek comics for IDW Publishing.
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
John Lindley Byrne is a British-born Canadian-American author and artist of comic books. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on nearly every major American superhero.
Byrne's better-known work has been on Marvel Comics' X-Men and Fantastic Four and the 1986 relaunch of DC Comics’ Superman franchise. Coming into the comics profession exclusively as a penciler, Byrne began co-plotting the X-Men comics during his tenure on them, and launched his writing career in earnest with Fantastic Four (where he also started inking his own pencils). During the 1990s he produced a number of creator-owned works, including Next Men and Danger Unlimited. He also wrote the first issues of Mike Mignola's Hellboy series and produced a number of Star Trek comics for IDW Publishing.
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September 29, 2011
not bad, Will probably be enjoyed by Graphic and comic book fans. Very vanilla. The Superman/Silver Surfer story was (I thought) the weakest considering the possibilities with those two.
Batman and Punisher seems a natural but is very inconclusive. Then we have Captain America and Batman with a bit of time shifting, comic history scrambling storytelling. The Red Skull and the Joker "sort of" being a problem for the two heroes (and their teenaged sidekicks) with still another rewrite of Cap's return.
If you've read many of my reviews you know I'm from the Silver Age of comics...so I'll stay with the original account myself.
As noted, not bad, not anything like a standout.
Batman and Punisher seems a natural but is very inconclusive. Then we have Captain America and Batman with a bit of time shifting, comic history scrambling storytelling. The Red Skull and the Joker "sort of" being a problem for the two heroes (and their teenaged sidekicks) with still another rewrite of Cap's return.
If you've read many of my reviews you know I'm from the Silver Age of comics...so I'll stay with the original account myself.
As noted, not bad, not anything like a standout.
November 19, 2009
Meh. It was ok. Not great, but it was worth reading just to see DC and Marvel do a crossover. As a side note, three of the stories involved Batman. I know Batman is popular, but it seemed like overkill.
September 19, 2024
(FYI I tend to only review one book per series, unless I want to change my scoring by 0.50 or more of a star. -- I tend not to read reviews until after I read a book, so I go in with an open mind.)
I'm finally going through my physical tv, film etc. tie in library owned book list, to add more older basic reviews. If I liked a book enough to keep then they are at the least a 3 star.
I'm only adding one book per series (etc.) and I'm not going to re-read every book to be more accurate, not when I have 1000s of new to me authors to try (I can't say no to free books....)
First time read the author's work?: N/A
Will you be reading more?: Yes
Would you recommend?: Yes
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How I rate Stars: 5* = I loved (must read all I can find by the author)
4* = I really enjoyed (got to read all the series and try other books by the author).
3* = I enjoyed (I will continue to read the series)
or
3* = Good book just not my thing (I realised I don't like the genre or picked up a kids book to review in error.)
All of the above scores means I would recommend them!
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2* = it was okay (I might give the next book in the series a try, to see if that was better IMHO.)
1* = Disliked
Note: adding these basic 'reviews' after finding out that some people see the stars differently than I do - hoping this clarifies how I feel about the book. :-)
I'm finally going through my physical tv, film etc. tie in library owned book list, to add more older basic reviews. If I liked a book enough to keep then they are at the least a 3 star.
I'm only adding one book per series (etc.) and I'm not going to re-read every book to be more accurate, not when I have 1000s of new to me authors to try (I can't say no to free books....)
First time read the author's work?: N/A
Will you be reading more?: Yes
Would you recommend?: Yes
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How I rate Stars: 5* = I loved (must read all I can find by the author)
4* = I really enjoyed (got to read all the series and try other books by the author).
3* = I enjoyed (I will continue to read the series)
or
3* = Good book just not my thing (I realised I don't like the genre or picked up a kids book to review in error.)
All of the above scores means I would recommend them!
-
2* = it was okay (I might give the next book in the series a try, to see if that was better IMHO.)
1* = Disliked
Note: adding these basic 'reviews' after finding out that some people see the stars differently than I do - hoping this clarifies how I feel about the book. :-)
May 8, 2024
5.5/10
August 5, 2011
DC/Marvel Crossover Classis II offers several different short-sequence crossovers, including Batman/Punisher, Silver Surfer/Superman, and Batman/Captain America. In all three, the characters don’t necessarily play nice and don’t always work well together. In the two Batman/Punisher series, the heroes find that their methods of crime prevention differ considerably. In addition, there is the added problem of the different incarnations of Batman.
As for the Silver Surfer and Superman, they become the patsies of an intergalactic bet, which leaves them trying to rescue unfamiliar territory, and with great difficulty. Placed in uncertain situations, both manage to cope, eventually. The story relies more on the reader’s prior knowledge of the characters than examining the depths of their psyches.
When Batman and Captain America come together, we get a plot from the Second World War and the Joker as a Nazi sympathizer. Not sure that the Joker could get much more evil, but this comic makes him so, even if he has been a naïve pawn in a scheme bigger than himself.
The four stories manage to expand the universes and possibilities of the characters included, which is precisely the goal of the crossovers—to add new spice and interest to figures with whom we have been living for many decades. If people can complain about being married to the same person for a lifetime, of course they find room to complain about following the same characters for a lifetime, and would be apt to quit them if something interesting did not happen. This collection does just that: pushes the superhero world as we know it a little off balance for a moment, makes it a little more thrilling, before everything tilts back to normal.
As for the Silver Surfer and Superman, they become the patsies of an intergalactic bet, which leaves them trying to rescue unfamiliar territory, and with great difficulty. Placed in uncertain situations, both manage to cope, eventually. The story relies more on the reader’s prior knowledge of the characters than examining the depths of their psyches.
When Batman and Captain America come together, we get a plot from the Second World War and the Joker as a Nazi sympathizer. Not sure that the Joker could get much more evil, but this comic makes him so, even if he has been a naïve pawn in a scheme bigger than himself.
The four stories manage to expand the universes and possibilities of the characters included, which is precisely the goal of the crossovers—to add new spice and interest to figures with whom we have been living for many decades. If people can complain about being married to the same person for a lifetime, of course they find room to complain about following the same characters for a lifetime, and would be apt to quit them if something interesting did not happen. This collection does just that: pushes the superhero world as we know it a little off balance for a moment, makes it a little more thrilling, before everything tilts back to normal.
August 25, 2015
Again, anthologies are hard. The first two Batman stories are horrible, crossovers during particularly bad times in the character's history, and with uninteresting villains. The Superman/Silver Surfer story is better, with a more fun look at crossovers. But it's the last story that makes this book worth the money; John Byrne does an amazing Cap/Batman crossover that is one of the best stories he's ever done (and he's done plenty of great ones). The artwork is spectacular, but it's the story that sells it. He nails an amazing tone, one of a more innocent age, but still with real consequences and without treating any of the characters as jokes. It's truly a 5/5 story.
September 8, 2014
Okay I'm upfront here - I love Batman and Captain America, so to have them both in the same story was like heaven for me. Their story was well told, and a nice world war two homage to these two greats.
The others though were perhaps lesser tales, and I was frustrated with the Punisher/Batman crossover.
But apart from that, it was so very cool to see these two great comic houses collaborate on some jolly good storylines!
The others though were perhaps lesser tales, and I was frustrated with the Punisher/Batman crossover.
But apart from that, it was so very cool to see these two great comic houses collaborate on some jolly good storylines!
November 29, 2018
Pretty good as crossovers go. The Batman ones -- two Batman/Punishers and a Batman/Captain America -- work especially well because they don't waste any time setting up an AU and restoring the status quo at the end. They just assume the characters live in the same world, either a gritty crime world or a propaganda-infused WWII, and tell a story from there.
January 26, 2016
It was always your dream as a kid for the Marvel and the DC superheroes to get together. Finally the dream came true in a series of comic stories. Excellent stories. Very recommended
October 16, 2016
This was a fun and unlikely pairing of heroes that was completely enjoyable.
April 29, 2017
The Cap / Bucky and Batman / Robin 'finale' story - set during the waning days of WWII - was worth the price of admission, so to speak. The Batman & Punisher sections were okay, but ultimately seemed like missed opportunities. The Superman & Silver Surfer tale had a good start but then had trouble sustaining my interest. Still, I would like to see the companies take another try at the concept.
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