DC vs. Marvel Comics [Paperback]

Ron Marz (Author), Peter David (Author), Bob Kahan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1996

The Battle readers have asked for and dreamed about, wished for and speculated upon, demanded but never expected, finally happens within these pages. DC Versus Marvel, the four issue blockbuster miniseries is now collected into this trade paperback. Heroes and villains cross over from each dimension into the other and celestial beings begin a strange and deadly cosmic chess game to determine which universe is more powerful. Graphic novel format. Available in September.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (September 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563892944
• ISBN-13: 978-1563892943
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 0.4 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good mega-crossover graphic novel, July 16, 2004

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DC vs. Marvel Comics (Paperback)

The wall between two realities is breaking down, and people are finding themselves pulled across into a different reality - a place with different cities and towns, and different heroes and villains. Facing a war of all against all, the keepers of the two realities have decreed that the super-powered beings of their realities must fight it out, the winner take all! And so the battles begin - Thor vs. Captain Marvel, Namor vs. Aquaman, Flash vs. Quicksilver, Robin vs. Jubilee, Green Lantern vs. the Silver Surfer, Catwoman vs. Elektra, and so much more. Who will win, and what will the resulting reality look like? Read this book and find out!

OK, where do I start? First of all, this is a lot of story to pack into such a small book, I could easily write one that was as thick as the New York City phonebook! What this means is that each interaction between super-beings is bound to be short, which many will find disappointing. Secondly, as neither DC nor Marvel is going to sign on to a project where their superheroes come off looking second-best, you do realize that somebody somewhere is going to pull a rabbit out of their hat.

But, that said, my ten-year-old son and I both found this to be a fun and highly enjoyable read. Admittedly, when one of our favorite superheroes got defeated by a rival, we objected. But, overall we thought that they did a good job of producing a very good mega-crossover graphic novel. My son and I both highly recommend this book to you!

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars There's no way to get it wrong, July 9, 2003

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This review is from: DC vs. Marvel Comics (Paperback)

If you're a comic book fan you'll now how expected this crossover was, so there was no possible way to get it wrong. I'm not saying that it couldn't have been better, as a matter of fact not all fights were intresting, but the interaction of the two universes goes beyond that point. Peter Parker and Clark Kent working together, Batman fighting Bullseye, the Scarecrows terrifiying Louisa Lane, Gambit driving the Batmovile, are all exiting moments.
About the fights the best one by far is Superman vs Hulk, and the most dissapointing is Wolverine vs Lobo.
Claudio Castellini's pencils are AWSOME, I mean this guy draws in a very unique stylle, making even the boring caracters intresting, it's a shame that he didn't pencil the entire story.
So if you like the DC and Marvel caracters you are going to enjoy to read DC vs Marvel.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too Short, June 15, 2006

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L. Jones (Va) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DC vs. Marvel Comics (Paperback)

The idea is great and the artwork cool, but overall I have to agree that this is much too small a format for such a sprawling concept. In order to cram everything in, what should be epic confrontations are mashed the smallest possible space.

That said, I must take issue with this absurd idea that no one likes Captain America. That's just silly; Cap has always been and remains a fan favorite. I find it funny to see him refrred to as dated when Batman is as clunky and old-timey as they come!