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This book is really enjoyable. This is a collection of most of the classic characters of both worlds, in one volume.
The artwork? - the artwork is great. Despite the diversity of incorporating different styles by different artists, the quality is not lacking. The different styles actually provide different looks and images to the characters, which, if you appreciate comic book art, is enjoyable.
The storyline? - the storyline is not so great. Then again, consider the aim of the plot - to bring the DC and Marvel characters together to battle each other. The challenge the writers faced was how to cause classic heroes to fight each other, without taking them out of their natural character.
If you are looking for a suspense novel, this book is not for you. If you are looking for a comic book with a political message, this is not it.
Comic books are about entertainment - this book is just that. It's just plain old fun! Enjoy!
Rating:  -
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!
Rating:  -
Alright. This book is very shaky in terms of why these universes are coming together. I just thought that instead of developing this huge overdone story behind why the two universes cross over, we should have seen just the fights and made them longer than they are. Hulk vs. Superman was four pages, I kid you not!!! I also think that the fights should have been better thought out. Namor vs Aquaman? Namor would totally win, but this book decided to not face the facts. I also didn't understand that this was part of that whole Amalgam stint that was going on, where the characters meld into one another and form new ones. Overall, if you like mindless action and a subpar plot, go for it. Oh yeah, the art is done by someone new on almost every page, so don't get your hopes up, it kind of stinks all together.
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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.
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While being unrealistic(as all comics are), this book is seriously one worth reading if you fancy yourself as a comic book fan, or adventure-lover. The basic storyline is that there are two personified universes. One for Marvel, and one for DC. These universes have lived in a state of isolation since the beginning of time, or even further back- until now. They suddenly notice each other, and decided that this cannot be. They summon their champions from their own respective worlds(the Heroes) and let them duke it out to see which universe is more powerful, and should remain.
This is a classic example of hero verses hero, although it has a much greater sense of urgency and importance. It seems that DC comics have the advantage(Being a voratious comic book reader. I notice that the DC heroes have much more powers than the Marvel heroes.). In any case, the book very well matched up as far as the hero-combatants, and the overall storyline is much more deep than I can disclose without ruining it.
This comic had fanatastic artwork, a storyline worth eons of praise, and dialogue that fit in with perfection. I find it difficult to pick out anythign that really didn't appeal to me. This book is one of the best graphic novels I have read thus far.
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