Line #22 Fanfic/TalesOfTheSuperverse


1	Tales of the Superverse is a [[MassiveMultiplayerCrossover Massive Multiplayer Crossover]] written by L.J. Anton AKA Troper Lukaswordsmith featuring a slew of characters from a wide assortment of [[{{Superhero}} superhero]] comics, be it from [[Creator/MarvelComics Marvel]], [[Creator/DCComics DC]], [[Creator/ImageComics Image]], [[Creator/ValiantComics Valiant]], [[Creator/DarkHorseComics Dark Horse]], [[Creator/IDWPublishing IDW]] and who knows what else. It doesn't matter how obscure they are; if a character is dressed up in a gaudy uniform and beats up baddies, chances are it belongs in this series.
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3	It's set up as a [[{{Anthology}} collection]] of one-shot stories set in a larger shared universe. It's up to four chapters as of June of 2023, with more promised along the way.
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5	The work can be found [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/32420611/chapters/80385994 here.]]
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7	Starting April 6th 2023, Lukas has started making supplementary material on Deviantart based around other events from the Superverse. So far he has done origin stories for Superman and Spider-Man. They can be found [[https://www.deviantart.com/lukaswordsmith/gallery here.]]
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9	!! Tropes
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11	* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Chapter 2 takes place in the year 2024.
12	* AlwaysABiggerFish: Omni-Man can beat Homelander like a ragdoll, [[spoiler:but even he is completely dwarfed by The Plutonian.]]
13	* BatmanGambit: [[ComicBook/AstroCity Samaritan]] made use of this when he's negotiating with [[ComicBook/{{Spawn}} Jason Wynn]] in Chapter 4.
14	* BeamOWar: Between Living Laser and The Infidel in Chapter 4.
15	* CanonWelding: As the series is set within a shared universe, plenty of characters know each other. {{ComicBook/Supreme}} and [[ComicBook/BigBangComics Ultiman]] knew each other during World War II, Martian Manhunter working as a liaison for both the Justice League and [[{{ComicBook/TheAuthority}} the Authority]] (combining both the Wildstorm and New 52 versions of the teams as a result), and the [[{{ComicBook/Ninjak}} Ninja Programme]] and [[{{Franchise/ActionMan}} Action Man Programme]] working as rival agencies under MI 6 are just a few examples.
16	** An even more meta example where it seems that the 1991 and 2012 versions of the Valiant canon have been combined to share a single setting, as shown with an abridged summary of [[{{Creator/ValiantComics}} Unity's]] exploits as well as ComicBook/DoctorSolar having history with them.
17	* CapeSnag: Used when ComicBook/{{Invincible}} is fighting [[ComicBook/ComicsGreatestWorld Titan]].
18	--> ''' “Hey, Titan!” Invincible shouted as he chased down his enemy, “Rule of thumb; no capes! How else did I manage to stay alive so long?”'''
19	* CreditsGag: Done in Story 2 as a cheeky nod to the style codified by Creator/StanLee, with a dramatic opening blurb and tongue-in-cheek nicknames for the talent.
20	* CurbStompBattle: [[ComicBook/{{Invincible}} Omni-Man]] effortlessly thrashes [[ComicBook/TheBoys Homelander]] in Story 1.
21	-> ''Funnily enough, that lil ish predated the whole "Everyone Beats Homelander" meme by a whole year! Talk about foresight!''
22	-> L.J. "Prophet" Anton
23	* MediaNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks: Has been alluded in Story 1 and is the setting for Story 2. The events of ComicBook/KingdomCome are canon to the Superverse, and as such provided the floodgates to open for people like {{ComicBook/Youngblood\|ImageComics}}.
24	* DeadlyGame: The whole point behind Chapter 1, orchestrated by Mr. Mxyzptlk and the Impossible Man to determine which Superman copy (or in the in-universe case, Übermenschen) would reign supreme.
25	* TheDreaded: Understandably, just about everyone is afraid of [[BewareTheSuperman The Plutonian]].
26	* EvilVersusEvil: [[spoiler:The Plutonian comes into conflict with [[SuperpoweredEvilSide The Void]].]]
27	* ExpyCoexistence: Chapter 1 in a nutshell.
28	* GoneHorriblyWrong: Because Impossible Man and Mr. Mxyzptlk engineered the [[SupermanSubstitute Superman]] [[{{Expy}} expies]] in Story 1 to be at the height of their power, that means they had Plutonian from [[{{ComicBook/Irredeemable}} Mark Waid's Irredeemable]] [[spoiler:at the same time he received his DeadlyUpgrade from the Eleos, meaning he was on a higher level than even the Void himself.]]
29	* JustInTime: Just when things seem hopeless as [[ComicBook/CaptainBritain The Fury]] is about to eliminate [[ComicBook/SecretWeapons Livewire]], Solar comes in to save the day and de-atomize the opposition himself.
30	* LastDitchMove: With a powered-up Plutonian having taken care of Superman and Sentry, he tries to continue his onslaught by trying to kill Impy and Mxy. Before he could escape from the pocket Earth they created, the two of them simply [[RealityWarper erase the pocket Earth and return all the heroes alive and dead to the points they were plucked out of.]]
31	* LetsYouAndHimFight: Superman and various other heroes just like him are pitted into a PocketDimension and are forced by Mr. Mxyzptlk and Impossible Man to fight it out to see who is the ultimate Ubermensch in the first story. [[GoneHorriblyWrong It doesn't end well.]]
32	** Subverted as [[{{AnAesop}} the Aesop]] at the end when Mxy stops the whole game, realizing how stupid superheroes fighting each other can be.
33	* MagicVersusScience: Used twice. The first time in Chapter 2 between Mister Fantastic and Youngblood's Troll. The other in a more action-packed way in the beam struggle between Infidel and Living Laser (see above.)
34	* MagicalAccessory: Infidel's Aegis Charm, named after Athena's shield. It created a barrier that stopped Roku's sniper bullet dead.
35	* MeanBoss: Used deliberately with Jason Wynn who took over as leader of the ComicBook/SuicideSquad in place of Amanda Waller. He took every opportunity to point out how the team were always under his thumb and were [[AnyoneCanDie one button press away from a bloody end.]]
36	* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Living Laser is like this halfway through Chapter 4. Even though he's a villain, he believes his time in the Suicide Squad could allow him to do at least something heroic.
37	* MrsRobinson: Emma Frost took a liking to Ian Noble in Chapter 3 while they went undercover in Soho.
38	* OminousMessageFromTheFuture: Subverted when Blok gives the message of Darkseid making his way to Earth, even though that won't be until a year from when Blok arrived to the present. Double subverted when the New York invasion from a "Great Darkness" was actually Darkthornn, who was just greatly inspired by Darkseid.
39	* ReedRichardsIsUseless: Alluded to by Quantum in the opening scene of Chapter 2.
40	* ShoutOut: More often than not, references are sprinkled in the chapters to give the Superverse a wider scope. There's even footnotes at the end of scenes to provide even more information to references that likely went over the heads of readers.
41	* SlidingScaleofIdealismVsCynicism: The central theme of Chapter 2 with the ComicBook/FantasticFour and Youngblood working together reluctantly.
42	* SoMuchForStealth: Unity and Action Man are part of this trope when their cover's blown and The Fury is revived by Livewire.
43	* SupermanSubstitute: Weaponized in Chapter 1. Over 20 characters are used from all across comics be they popular or obscure. Name one Superman copy and it's very likely they showed up.
44	* WhosOnFirst: Harley Quinn tries telling this joke to Overtkill in Chapter 4, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint to which he misses the point entirely.]]
45	--> '''Overtkill:''' Their parents must hate them very much.
46	* WrongLineOfWork: Hammered home with Jason Wynn when he's part of the Suicide Squad. In Spawn, he regularly deals with political intrigue on top of working with crooks. So when he got the job, he could only do minor jobs like stopping revolutions in Central America successfully. And then he decides to meddle in the affairs of upper-echelon superheroics, [[EpicFail which goes as well as you'd expect.]]

Context Fanfic / TalesOfTheSuperverse