Scott Snyder pitched a DC and Marvel crossover, but it never came close to happening. Jim Lee has shared the rejection letter he got from DC in 1986. A box set of classic comics tying into Superman will hit stores in 2025. All on Comic Book Club News for August 6, 2024.
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Scott Snyder pitched a DC and Marvel crossover.
Jim Lee shares DC rejection letter.
Superman box set hits stores next year.
This is Comic Book Club News for August 6, 2024.
Scott Snyder Pitched A DC And Marvel Crossover That Never Happened:
We’d say there was almost a DC and Marvel crossover in the modern era, but it turns out it wasn’t even close to happening.
The news comes via writer Scott Snyder, who held a Q&A on X (formerly Twitter) on August 2, mostly about his upcoming book Absolute Batman. While the details there sound interesting, about a Batman not raised to wealth who has no need to hide being Bruce Wayne, the real eye-opener came when Snyder was asked about whether he’d ever want to do a Marvel and DC crossover.
Said Snyder, “I pitched to DC what if Metal ended with a Xover with Marvel – like the source wall falls and who;s there but the silver surfer?! But never got close.”
In case you’re not familiar, Snyder is referring to Dark Nights: Metal, the 2017 crossover he wrote with artist Greg Capullo as part of his Dark Multiverse saga. In the series, the Source Wall, which marks the end of the DC Universe cracks, allowing other evils and beings in. While it would have been neat to have the Marvel Universe on the other side, it’s easy to see why that would have caused more potential problems than the fun it would have provided.
Perhaps, somewhere in the Dark Multiverse, where stories go to die… It did happen.
Jim Lee Shares DC Comics Rejection Letter From 1986:
While we’re continuing to cover fun things comic book superstars posted on social media, Jim Lee, CCO of DC Comics, has shared the rejection letter he got in 1986… From DC Comics.
Lee actually first shared the letter during his “Jim Lee and Friends” panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con but posted it on Instagram for those who weren’t at the con.
In the letter marked October 15, 1986, Vice President-Executive Editor Dick Giordano responds to the at-the-time 22-year-old’s submission, stating, “Thank you for your recent submission. Although DC Comics maintains an open door policy and reviews all serious proposals and/or samples regardless of the source, I am sorry to say that your submission does not meet with current DC standards. Sorry.”
It’s a classic form rejection letter with a surprising amount of apologizing. However, handwritten at the bottom of the otherwise typed note in blue ink is, “P.S. Some interesting stuff. Keep at it. D.”
It’s pretty neat to think that perhaps thanks to that little bit of extra encouragement, now Jim Lee is running the company. And it’s a nice reminder to all of us that sure we might get rejected, a lot of times. But keep at it, and as long as you’re a once-in-a-generation talent like Jim Lee, you can make it, too.
DC Comics To Release Superman Box Set Tying Into James Gunn Movies:
To make today’s podcast a DC Comics hat trick, the publisher has announced a new box set inspired by James Gunn’s upcoming Superman movie which will be released next year.
The box set will hit stores two weeks before the movie, and contains softcover trades of four iconic Superman stories that in various ways inspired the movie: All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely; Superman for All Seasons by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale; Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? by Alan Moore and Curt Swan; and Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross.
The set comes packaged in a box with the new Superman S-shield from the film, and normally retails for $85 — but is currently available for pre-order for $63. It will hit stores on June 24, 2025.
For Comic Book Club News, I’m Alex Zalben. And I once got a rejection letter from DC Comics that said “please stop writing us” so I think I have a chance.
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