History XMeetsY / ComicBooks

* [[Franchise/GreenLantern Sodam Yat]] is often said to be Franchise/{{Superman}} as a Franchise/GreenLantern, but it's probably more accurate to describe him as Mon-El as a Green Lantern[[note]]Mon-El/Lar Gand and Sodam Yat both originate from Daxam, and both wanted to travel through space even though Daxamites are highly xenophobic and forbid it[[/note]].
* Skaar, The Son of [[TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] is his dad + ConanTheBarbarian.

* The for-all-ages comic ''Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade,'' is {{Supergirl}} meets ''InvaderZim''.
** More like Supergirl meets ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeries''.
* ''DangerGirl'' is ''CharliesAngels'' meets ''Film/JamesBond''.
* ''Comicbook/{{Watchmen}}'' is the ''JusticeLeague'' meets ''Film/CitizenKane'' as told by [[{{Ulysses}} James Joyce]].
* ''Marvel Divas'' was pitched as "[[MarvelUniverse Marvel]] meets ''SexAndTheCity''".
* WarrenEllis' ''IgnitionCity'' is ''{{Firefly}}'' meets ''Ministry of Space'' written by the writers of ''{{Deadwood}}''.
* ''{{Scalped}}'' is ''Series/TheSopranos'' meets ''Film/DonnieBrasco'' [[RecycledINSPACE on a Native American reservation]].
* ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead'' is ''NightOfTheLivingDead'' meets ''Series/{{Lost}}''.
** And Oni Press' ''Resurrection'' is ''The Walking Dead'' meets ''Film/IndependenceDay''

* ''{{Nextwave}}'' is Warren Ellis meeting superhero comics and challenging them to a duel with custard pies.
* ''MarvelZombies'' is...well...MarvelUniverse + ZombieApocalypse

* ''Whistles: The Starlight Calliope'', by Andrew Hussie of ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'' fame, was described by one reviewer as "''Literature/{{Pinocchio}}'' meets ''Literature/{{Candide}}'' meets [[StanleyKubrick Kubrick]] doing [[RuleOfFunny funny]]".
* In Creator/BrianMichaelBendis's semi-autobiographical Fortune and Glory, {{Torso}} co-writer Marc Andreyko realizes the only way Hollywood Studio executives will consider adapting it is if it sounds like what they've seen before. Enter "SilenceOfTheLambs meets Film/TheUntouchables."

* Andrekyo's Manhunter is {{Daredevil}} meets Huntress meets Series/LawAndOrder with a generous helping of SilenceOfTheLambs.

* JonSableFreelance is Ian Flemming's JamesBond novels combined with ThePunisher.
* Being in Arkham Asylum is likened to ''TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' meets ''SilenceOfTheLambs''.
** With Some Todd Browning's freaks thrown in, too.
* ''ComicBook/MorningGlories'' is ''GossipGirl'' meets ''Series/ThePrisoner''.
* ''ComicBook/TomStrong'' is ''{{Superman}}'' meets ''DocSavage''.
* ''TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' has the late 1800s literature on a CrisisCrossover.
* ''GothamCentral'' is PoliceProcedural meets ''{{Batman}}'', while ''TopTen'' mixes it with [[{{Superhero}} super-heroes]] in general, and turns the dial UpToEleven
* ''TheBoys'' is ''InglouriousBasterds'' Vs. the DCUniverse.
* The Furry comic ''ComicBook/AlbedoErmaFelnaEDF'' is ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' (which it predates), ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes'' and ''Manga/{{Appleseed}}'' meets ''Disney/TheLionKing'' (which it also predates) and ''WatershipDown''.
* ''BlackCherry'': ''SinCity'' meets ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' meets ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' meets ''Film/TheExorcist''.
* Creator/PaulCornell's ''Deathwatch'' in ''[[ComicBook/TwoThousandAD 2000 AD]]'' is ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'' meets ''{{Blackadder}} II'' (possibly meets ''Discworld/GuardsGuards'').
* ''DemonKnights'' is DCUniverse mees HeroicFantasy
* WarrenEllis run on ''SecretAvengers'' is ''{{Planetary}}'' meets ''GIJoe''
* ''TheThanosImperative'' - SpaceOpera meets CosmicHorrorStory in MarvelUniverse.
* ''OneHundredBullets'' is ''Series/TheWire'' meets ''TheDaVinciCode'' meets ''Film/ReservoirDogs''. Depending on the story arc, it may have a bit of ''Film/BoyzNTheHood'', ''Series/TheSopranos'' or ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon'' thrown in as well.
* ''{{Chew}}'': ''{{Series/Heroes}}'' meets ''Series/IronChef''.
* ''ExMachina'' is ''Series/TheWestWing'' meets ''Series/TheXFiles'' meets ComicBook/IronMan.

* [[Franchise/SpiderMan Spider-Man]] is a spider-themed {{Superman}} meets [[DoctorWho the 10th or 11th Doctor]] meets [[BackToTheFuture Marty McFly]].
* {{Supergirl}} is [[DocSavage Pat Savage]] meets [[{{Shazam}} Mary Marvel]].
** [[TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] Supergirl: {{Superman}} meets NancyDrew.
* [[{{Kick-Ass}} Hit Girl]]: "She was like [[{{Rambo}} John Rambo]] meets Polly Pocket."

* [[RoadToPerdition Michael O'Sullivan Sr.]]: {{Superman}} meets [[SinCity Marv]].
* {{Deadpool}}: [[Series/TheATeam Murdock]] meets SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker and a million other psychopaths...
** Or perhaps Wolverine meets The Punisher meets {{Freakazoid}}
** I would say Wolverine meets Spider Jerusalem.
* GrantMorrison's [[SevenSoldiers Shilo Norman]] is Harry Houdini meets KanyeWest.

* [[UltimateMarvel Utimate]] [[CaptainAmerica Red Skull]]: ''Film/AClockworkOrange's'' Alex meets ''Film/TheDarkKnight's'' Joker (with a buttload of daddy issues).

* AdamStrange is JohnCarterOfMars meets ComicStrip/FlashGordon.
* Hazmat of ComicBook/AvengersAcademy: CaptainAtom meets [[ComicBook/{{X-Men}} Rogue]].
* [[Franchise/GreenLantern Sodam Yat]] is often said to be Franchise/{{Superman}} as a Franchise/GreenLantern, but it's probably more accurate to describe him as Mon-El as a Green Lantern[[note]]Mon-El/Lar Gand and Sodam Yat both originate from Daxam, and both wanted to travel through space even though Daxamites are highly xenophobic and forbid it[[/note]].

* ''{{Bone}}'' draws its fame for being ''ComicStrip/{{Pogo}}'' meets ''TheLordOfTheRings''. And people love it.

** [[TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] Supergirl: {{Superman}} meets NancyDrew.

* In BrianMichaelBendis's semi-autobiographical Fortune and Glory, {{Torso}} co-writer Marc Andreyko realizes the only way Hollywood Studio executives will consider adapting it is if it sounds like what they've seen before. Enter "SilenceOfTheLambs meets Film/TheUntouchables."

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** More like Supergirl meets ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeries.''

* Imagine a character who takes all the coolest aspects of {{Superman}}, Franchise/{{Zorro}}, Radio/TheShadow and {{Dracula}}. Yeah, that would be [[{{Batman}} awesome.]]

* Hazmat of ComicBook/AvengersAcademy: CaptainAtom meets [[ComicBook/{{X-Men}} Rogue]]

* Superman: Doc Savage meets Hugo Danner

* The ''Comicbook/{{Exiles}}'' comic series is best summed up as ''XMen'' meets ''{{Sliders}}''.
** The original concept (and apparently their pitch) was ''Series/QuantumLeap'' meets ''XMen''.

* Hazmat of ComicBook/AvengersAcademy: CaptainAtom meets [[XMen Rogue]]

* Imagine a character who takes all the coolest aspects of {{Superman}}, Franchise/{{Zorro}}, TheShadow and {{Dracula}}. Yeah, that would be [[{{Batman}} awesome.]]

* In BrianMichaelBendis's semi-autobiographical Fortune and Glory, {{Torso}} co-writer Marc Andreyko realizes the only way Hollywood Studio executives will consider adapting it is if it sounds like what they've seen before. Enter "SilenceOfTheLambs meets TheUntouchables."

* Creator/PaulCornell's ''Deathwatch'' in ''[[ComicBook/TwoThousandAD 2000 AD]]'' is ''JudgeDredd'' meets ''{{Blackadder}} II'' (possibly meets ''Discworld/GuardsGuards'').

* Imagine a character who takes all the coolest aspects of {{Superman}}, {{Zorro}}, TheShadow and {{Dracula}}. Yeah, that would be [[{{Batman}} awesome.]]

* {{Deadpool}} has been described as Wolverine meets The Punisher meets {{Freakazoid}}

* {{Deadpool}} has been described as Wolverine meets The Punisher meets {{Freakzoid}}

* ''Scalped'' is ''Series/TheSopranos'' meets ''Film/DonnieBrasco'' [[RecycledINSPACE on a Native American reservation]].
* ''TheWalkingDead'' is ''NightOfTheLivingDead'' meets ''Series/{{Lost}}''.

* ''Morning Glories'' is ''GossipGirl'' meets ''Series/ThePrisoner''.

* WarrenEllis run on ''[[Comicbook/TheAvengers Secret Avengers]]'' is ''{{Planetary}}'' meets ''GIJoe''

* [[{{Superman}} Supergirl]] is [[DocSavage Pat Savage]] meets [[{{Shazam}} Mary Marvel]].

* MarvelComics' Ares has been called "Thor meets Wolverine" in-story.

* Hazmat of AvengersAcademy: CaptainAtom meets [[XMen Rogue]]

* PaulCornell's ''Deathwatch'' in ''[[ComicBook/TwoThousandAD 2000 AD]]'' is ''JudgeDredd'' meets ''{{Blackadder}} II'' (possibly meets ''Discworld/GuardsGuards'').

* {{Deadpool}}: [[Series/TheATeam Murdock]] meets TheJoker and a million other psychopaths...

** And he come up with "CaptainAmerica meets IronMan" idea that [[Comicbook/DarkReign Norman Osborn]] turned into his Iron Patriot persona.

** The original concept (and apparently their pitch) was ''QuantumLeap'' meets ''XMen''.

* ''Scalped'' is ''TheSopranos'' meets ''Film/DonnieBrasco'' [[RecycledINSPACE on a Native American reservation]].
* ''TheWalkingDead'' is ''NightOfTheLivingDead'' meets ''{{Lost}}''.

* ''Whistles: The Starlight Calliope'', by Andrew Hussie of ''MSPaintAdventures'' fame, was described by one reviewer as "''Literature/{{Pinocchio}}'' meets ''Literature/{{Candide}}'' meets [[StanleyKubrick Kubrick]] doing [[RuleOfFunny funny]]".

* Every single [[AmalgamUniverse Amalgam Comics]] character is literally a "X meets Y" character. Example: Super-Soldier is [[{{Superman}} Superman]] meets CaptainAmerica.

* [[UltimateMarvel Utimate]] [[CaptainAmerica Red Skull]]: ''Film/AClockworkOrange's'' Alex meets ''TheDarkKnight's'' Joker (with a buttload of daddy issues).

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