JLA/Avenger's port debriefing
Hi, to begin with I want to welcome you to the JLA/AVENGERS crossover port. Here I hope you'll find things you didn't know existed, only dreamed of and haven't seen before.
I have to start by stating that everything viewed at this site is probably copyrighted by DC COMICS INC., MARVEL COMICS GROUP and possibly even creators such as Alex Ross, Neal Adams and George Perez.
This site is being done strictly for the love of the genre and to show fans and collectors what can be found and what exists. This site is not being done for profit and is not endorsed by DC or Marvel. A majority of what is contained herein was also taken from various locations on the web including ebay, and as such I do not mean to offend anyone if anything herein has been seen before, is copied from your site or your ebay auction.
Some notes, I'm new to this and thank Trellix web for being able to try it, if a picture doesn't show up right click on the box and click show picture, you may also want to try hitting your refresh button after every completion of a page loading, meaning when it says page done at the bottom of your screen and everything still isn't open or even clear hit the refresh button. Please be sure to scroll the left side of these pages or you might miss something and view all the pages I don't think you'll be disappointed. If someone has suggestions or something they want to post on my site feel free to E-mail me at kirkp313@cs.com .
About the pages, the next page, the JLA/AVENGERS pages are copies of the original pages most hand colored by me, I have them all and might post the rest at a later date. Check out my hobbies page, here you'll find pictures of my house that show some unusual collectibles I've found over the years. Everyone says I'm incredibly lucky to have such an agreeable wife, putting up with this hobby of mine. The remaining pages are self explanatory, showcasing a gallery of Art and collectibles, some rare, some not but definitely worth a look. Thank you and enjoy.
The first Perez JLA/AVENGERS art ever from 1973.
Many people have emailed me asking about this cross-over, will it happen? What happened in the original planed story line and etc...Well, where to start?
March 3, 2001
KILLER CROSSOVER!
The JLA and Avengers plan one hughe summer summit
It's not a dream, an imaginary tale, or even an outright lie -- nope: For the first time ever the JLA and the Avengers are crossing over.
DC and Marvel announced jointly that the two teams would meet in a four-part, 196-page mini-series, out possibly by summer 2002. Avengers scribe Kurt Busiek will write the epic project and Busiek's former Avengers cohort George Pérez, a man who has lobbied for the project many times over the past two decades, will pencil and ink the series. "I've waited a long time to get this project back on track," Pérez says. "I wasn't always sure it would ever come to pass but I'm glad it finally has. This is a dream come true."
In 1983, DC and Marvel reached a deal to produce a JLA/Avengers one-shot, but company infighting scuttled the project, including 21 pages Pérez had already penciled. Don't expect to see the almost 20-year-old pages to pop up in the new series, however.
"That was definitely a huge blow," Pérez says. "But now those pages are long gone. I'm already planning what I can do with the new project." While DC and Marvel suits sealed the deal for Pérez, it was CrossGen Comics founder Mark Alessi who made the deal possible for the artist. Pérez signed an exclusive deal with CrossGen last December, but Alessi included a clause that would allow Pérez out of his exclusive deal to work on the high profile project.
Busiek, who's used to playing with the Avengers in their monthly title, said he's honored to be working on the project and can't wait to get the ball rolling.
"We're still way off from getting everything settled as far as characters and match-ups go," Busiek says. "Who knows, there might not even be fights. Do they team up? Do they square off against each other? None of that's really been worked out. But I can tell you it's going to be one huge series."
While Busiek didn't want to give too much away more than a full year before the project will even be seen, he said there was one thing fans can count on being in the book.
"I'm writing the best Captain America, Batman fight ever," the writer says. "Count on that."
-- Mike Cotton
JLA/AVENGERS A GO! Yes! Yes! Yes!
The Color Guide by Tom Smith
Writer Kurt Busiek, artist George Perez and editors Dan Raspler and Tom Brevoort gathered at the MegaCon in Orlando, Fla., on Friday to formally announce the JLA/Avengers crossover.
There will be four 48-page bookshelf/Prestige format books in the crossover, with two coming from DC Comics, titled JLA/Avengers, and two from Marvel, titled Avengers/JLA. The books will begin in the middle of 2002 at the earliest.
Perez will pencil and ink covers and interiors, Comicraft will letter and Tom Smith will color.
The announcement was made during an afternoon panel at MegaCon. At first the creators joked of a Teen Titans/Fantastic Four crossover, even bringing art along. But then they made the announcement, which has been rumored for some time.
For Perez, it's a chance to do the project that was stymied some 18 years ago. He admitted to a "certain sweetness" in being asked to come back for the project.
"I know it became a priority for Joe Quesada when he became editor-in-chief at Marvel, and Dan and Mike Carlin were championing every chance they got," Perez said. "Lord knows, up until this very second, I was feeling a little skeptical.
"I am grateful to everyone who has been supportive."
Perez said he has been granted a full year's leave of absence from CrossGen Comics to work on the book. Perez had a clause in his exclusive CrossGen contract allowing him to work on this project.
Perez said he knew about his involvement in event since Dec. 15, but had to keep it a secret. "That was a long time for me not to say, 'I got to do the damn book finally!'" he said.
Busiek, Brevoort and Perez have already had a long run on Avengers. Raspler, who was given an Avengers ID card, said the chemistry is good between the companies.
"We all get along very well," Raspler said. "We all have a love of the characters."
Busiek noted that he is one of just five writers to handle both Avengers and Justice League, joining Steve Englehart, Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas and Mark Waid.
The book will be set in current continuity and will document the first meeting of the teams. "If this contradicts what's gone on before, that's too damn bad," Busiek said.
Busiek said that the crossover "will be a big story, it will be a cosmic story." He noted that both Hal Jordan - his favorite DC character - and Barry Allen will be showing up, that he's already thought of the "best Captain America/Batman fight scene ever" for the first issue and that his version of Batman will be as the "world's greatest detective."
The companies released a promotional image for the series, which included Goliath, Martian Manhunter, Thor, Scarlet Witch, Aquaman, Hawekeye, Flash, Batman, Vision, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Captain America, Superman, Iron Man, Atom and Wasp. The creators noted that there will be more characters than that involved in the series, although maintaining it will be JLA/Avengers, not a DC Universe/Marvel Universe crossover.
Brevoort said the event will take place in both universes.
Perez is auctioning off the original art for the ACTOR charity, which benefits comics creators. Perez also announced that his Crimson Plague has been cancelled and he will not be involved in the Stan Lee project at DC Comics.
Brevoort noted that the companies will probably release images of the crossover as work progress. "Maybe a panel or two," he said. "So people see glimpses and know it's in the works."
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The Charge! JLA/Avengers Assemble! by Scott Metzger.
As for the original cross-over, it was a time story, wherein Kang the Conqueror and the Lord of Time somehow dislodge and chase after some kind of stone that represented total power accumulation at the end of time. It's bounced backwards through time and space, and the villains use the JLA and the Avengers respectively to go against each other, at different points in time, obviously with different pairings of the characters, to try and stop the others from getting the stone. The exact motivation was never clearly given in the plot. There was a motivation that was agreed apon between writer Gerry Conway and Artist George Perez, but it was never written down in the plot. It probably would've turned up in the writing. As everone prbaably knows then editor in chief at Marvel Jim Shooter, turned it down several times for different reasons and never really seemed that interested in seeing this even't happen, so Perez finally had to go on with his career and the thing just got scraped.
Who fought who? Who won? All I know is what I see in the art and what little George relayed to me on it. Zatanna, Batman and Hawk Man fought Scarlet Witch, Captain America and Starfox as you'll see on the next page of this sight. Superman and Thor was to have fought to a stand still on the ship of Galactus, Quick Silver was going to defeat the Flash because Barry was going to be over confident because he's obviously faster. Aquaman was going to fight World War II's Namor the Submariner where we may have seen the Invaders team. (Just guessing about the Invaders) And the Watcher, the Kree and the Skrull was to be in cameo shots. The rest I don't know about. All of this was relayed to me in 1994 by George Perez at a Dallas Fantasy Fair.
The original JLA/AVENGERS Crossover above
and the Avengers/JLA from Wizards last man standing below.
A little clearer shot from Wizard #115.
The Avengers/JLA last man standing hand colored by me.
New from George, for the 2001 HEROESCON!
The first Marvel/DC, Avengers JLA by Neal Adams and the
JLA/AVENGERS from the marvel vrs dc card set by Boris.
(for anyone who doesn't know, the heroes featured in the Boris scene are: Thor, Metamorpho, Ironman, Crimson Fox, Black Widow, Wonder Woman, Hawkman, Quick Silver, Flash and Hawkeye.)
Finally a better shot of this.
a rare pieced together JLA/AVENGERS by Perez,
