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TiggersAreGreat Since: Mar, 2011
#1: Apr 19th 2013 at 2:53:36 PM

I have to say that the story DC vs. Marvel has some interesting ideas. I mean, you have these fights:

  • Aquaman (DC) vs. Namor (Marvel)
  • Elektra (Marvel) vs. Catwoman (DC)
  • Flash (DC) vs. Quicksilver (Marvel)
  • Robin (DC) vs. Jubilee (Marvel)
  • Silver Surfer (Marvel) vs. Green Lantern (DC)
  • Thor (Marvel) vs. Captain Marvel (DC)
  • Batman (DC) vs. Captain America (Marvel)
  • Spider-Man (Marvel) vs. Superboy (DC)
  • Wolverine (Marvel) vs. Lobo (DC)
  • Storm (Marvel) vs. Wonder Woman (DC)
  • Superman (DC) vs. Hulk (Marvel)

I've heard that some of these characters only won because of Popularity Power. That sounds like cheating to me.

Personally, I think Elektra vs. Catwoman was not a good match-up. I mean, Catwoman's not bad at fighting, but she's not even close to Elektra's level. Now, if they had Elektra fight Lady Shiva...I bet that fight could go either way.

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Watchtower Since: Jul, 2010
#2: Apr 19th 2013 at 3:26:00 PM

All the fights were determined by fan vote. It's only natural.

Personally, I thought the most interesting thing to come out of it was the Amalgam Universe. A surprisingly unique premise that honestly holds a lot of potential just for sheer Refuge in Audacity.

Tiamatty X-Men X-Pert from Now on Twitter Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: Brony
#3: Apr 19th 2013 at 3:47:44 PM

I wouldn't mind seeing a new wave of Amalgam Universe comics. Could be a lot of fun to revisit the Amalgam Universe. It'd require Disney and Warner to play nice together, though.

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Canid117 Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#4: Apr 19th 2013 at 5:22:41 PM

Warner Brothers can't play nice with themselves. How are they supposed to play nice with Disney?

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#6: Apr 19th 2013 at 9:12:33 PM

Aquaman is no match for Namor, his hook is inadequate in the face of submarine rotors, his water hand will only make Namor stronger, nothing he calls from the ocean will bother a guy who is harder than steel. In more mundane matters Aquaman is a superior information gatherer. Aquaman might be the more useful teammate (Thor and Superman make Namor redundant) but Namor would win the fight.

An assassin will not necessary make a great detective, I doubt Elektra is going to be catching any Catwomen. In a straight fight though, Daredevil runs on Charles Atlas Superpower so probably Elektra.

Quicksilver loses. Even at equal speeds Flash can do all sorts of things he cannot. Does Jubilee have the firework powers that unfortunately come with her legacy? The Wizard gauntlets? The vampire condition? Honestly, I think she could beat Robin regardless but Fireworks Jubilee would be the easiest for him to beat.

Silver Surfer uses the power plot device to turn himself yellow.

Thor plot devices Captain Marvel away with his hammer.

Captain America is only mildly Super Human and later Marvel writers will not even let him be that. Batman would take it.

Superboy? Is that the best challenge you can give Spider-man? He beat the Firelord! Wait, Ben Riley? Nevermind, Superboy wins.

Lobo vs bone clawed Wolverine. Logan cannot even hurt him.

Wonder Woman wins if she uses her invisible jet to launch a sneak attack when Storm is not storming. Otherwise I have no idea who would win.

Superman if he either takes out Hulk quickly or realizes that Hulk can be weakened passively.

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Watchtower Since: Jul, 2010
#7: Apr 19th 2013 at 10:23:55 PM

So wait, do I spoil who the winners were in the comic, or not?

Also, remember than this all took place back in the 90s. Back then, Ben Reily was Spider-Man, Jubilee had no vampire blood, Aquaman had his rugged badass look and Superman had that godawful mullet.

TiggersAreGreat Since: Mar, 2011
#8: Apr 20th 2013 at 5:26:55 AM

[up] Well, let's see... DC vs. Marvel was released in 1996. It is now 2013, so that makes it...17 years. If it was past 20 years, then there probably wouldn't be much harm in spoiling it. So spoilertext would be a good idea here. smile

You know, if they made a sequel to this series, maybe they should title it "Disney vs. Warner". That would be a much larger scale, but can you imagine the possibilities that could happen from that?

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#9: Apr 20th 2013 at 7:55:53 AM

I know the results of the matches, not off the top of my head but I could remember most just by looking at your lineup. I was just giving my opinions.

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Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#11: Apr 20th 2013 at 10:04:26 PM

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Except..most of why Aquaman beats Namor is what kind of happened in the books. Aquaman's willing to cheat to win and doesnt give two fucks about honor.

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#12: Apr 21st 2013 at 9:40:01 AM

Which is a pretty inaccurate reading of Namor's character, IMO.

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#13: Apr 21st 2013 at 10:23:20 AM

[up] Yeah, Namor's fully capable of winning through guile. Whether he'd cheat depends on what one considers cheating. If he agreed to a one-on-one fight, he wouldn't have someone else interfere. But in a fight, he'll use whatever resources are available to win.

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#14: Apr 21st 2013 at 10:43:14 AM

Namor also has Blue-and-Orange Morality, so what would be considered "cheating" to him is very different to what would be "cheating" to us. He has his own sense of honor .

edited 21st Apr '13 10:43:32 AM by TobiasDrake

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gregyo Since: Jan, 2001
#15: Apr 21st 2013 at 8:49:00 PM

His version of honor is definitely cloudy. He used Luke Cage as a bludgeon against She-hulk.

There are many words for that, but honorable is not one of them. =P

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