COULD IT BE? AFTER ALL THESE YEARS??
02.02.2001
We normally don’t lead the column off with a
rumor, but in this case we are making the
exception that proves the rule…
A few weeks back, buoyed by CrossGen
Comics and George Perez announcement of a clause in his new,
permanent, exclusive contract with the Tampa-based publisher
releasing him to do the always highly-anticipated, but so-far
mythical JLA/Avengers crossover, Newsarama ran two
consecutive reader polls that gave a pretty look into the minds of
fandom on the possibility.
In our first poll, 62% of 1000 respondents agreed that since the
clause existed, Marvel and DC should find a way to get the project
done asap. The next week, in a poll asking "What`s the Best
Present You Could Receive NEXT Holiday Season?", out of the
eight choices – including a Todd McFarlane Spawn/Spider-Man
crossover and ‘Peace on Earth and Good Will Toward Men’, 34% of
over 1100 respondents said JLA/Avengers by George Perez…
If you’re beginning to suspect where we are going with this, you
suspect right… Though this subject area as been fraught with
rumors, speculation and wishful thinking for years, and while it
appears no formal agreement has yet been reached as of this
moment, there are reports that DC, Marvel and George Perez are
currently actively pursuing making this project a reality.
Neither publisher chose to comment on this report. Stay tuned…
