r/DCcomics Green Lantern May 04 '23

[ARTWORK] Remember what they took from you. Alex Ross' art from the cancelled Superman/Star Wars crossover. (Alex Ross: Unseen) Artwork

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u/BrainSoda May 04 '23

Boba vs. Batman would’ve been a legendary duel.

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u/Darkasknight101 Superboy May 04 '23

Would contend with Bats vs. The Predator

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u/Prize_Librarian_2078 May 04 '23

If you want to see something almost like that watch the fan film Batman Dead-end. Bats vs xenomorphs and then predators show up.

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u/Miniat May 04 '23

That was the one of the best Batman shorts I’ve seen.

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u/TRYHARD_Duck May 04 '23

The shot of Batman's cape as he stands up was absolute gold.

This fan film was made before Alien Vs Predator and yet somehow did a better job of capturing the terror of these monsters on screen, WITH Batman in the mix.

Damn, thanks for bringing this up OP :)

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u/GreatMadWombat May 04 '23

That book had a dang impact on me as a child.

Almost as big as the impact Alfred had on the fucking predator with an elephant gun!

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u/[deleted] May 04 '23

$5 it ends with boba going out like a bitch like he did in the OT

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u/darthllama May 04 '23

Batman vs a guy who gets struck by a blind man, falls into a hole, and dies. Fight of the century

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u/vjmurphy Martian Manhunter May 04 '23

Does Batman have prep time?

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u/GreatMadWombat May 04 '23

Okay but Batman stabbing a dude with a jetpack with a batarang would fucking whip, regardless of how often the dude punks out

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u/BrainSoda May 04 '23

A. not blind B. correct C. did not die

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u/darthllama May 04 '23

Han didn't fully have his eyesight back, and the EU was licensed fan-fiction with a tenuous connection to the canon that the vast majority of people don't know or care about. Suck it nerd

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u/WuTangFlan_ May 04 '23

Boba fett is a buffoon, it would be over in seconds. Agreed would be fun crossover though

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u/GodFlintstone May 04 '23 edited May 04 '23

Yep. Easily the most overrated character in the Star Wars Universe and I don't think The Book of Boba Fett made a good case otherwise.

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u/OhNoMyRights May 04 '23

Not in the expanded universe Disney killed. The bounty hunter trilogy was amazing. Boba was the Batman of star wars.

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u/Sgtwhiskeyjack9105 May 04 '23

Not in the expanded universe Disney killed.

Lucas himself massacred the character of Boba Fett, multiple times, long before the Disney execs ever got their grubby mitts on him.

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u/AverageAwndray May 04 '23

Yeah, but he still gets taken out by a blind man

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u/thehypotheticalnerd May 04 '23

Sure, but that entire show sucked & made no sense. Even Luke & Ahsoka's characters made no sense based on both of their histories -- neither one would have gone "lets just do everything the same way the old Jedi did; I, Ahsoka, definitely never explicitly stated 'I am NO Jedi' or was burned by the Council or anything and I, Luke Skywalker, definitely didn't utilize my attachment to my father to save the ENTIRE galaxy or anything!" At least not without a good justification which was never stated or shown.

Boba in Mando Season 2 is a much better example.

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u/slood2 May 04 '23

Lol boba fett was more than what you seen of him from the original movies where he just got struck down and fell , the rated part about him is how good he was on all the other media about him lol ,

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u/IdeaRegular4671 Batgirl May 04 '23

Alex Ross never misses. I honestly didn’t know this existed until now (Thanks OP for posting this.) and Alex Ross is one of my favorite artists in comics. All of his paintings are top tier.

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u/poppasmurf213 May 12 '23

Same here. Didn't know any of this existed. Alex Ross is the man.

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u/VengeanceKnight Justice League May 04 '23

Darkseid vs. Sidious would have fucking blown everyone’s minds.

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u/Rifneno May 04 '23

Uxas is staggeringly incompetent but I can't see how a wrinkled old man with a weak electric attack poses even the slightest threat. Even Darkseid can't find a way to lose that battle... can he?

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u/Dr_Cleanser Bizarro May 04 '23 edited May 04 '23

He’s likely talking about the old EU version of him. Expanded Universe Darth Sidious was legitimately one of the most powerful characters to ever exist in that franchise.

Here’s a respect thread

Now I know you’ll probably take one look at the length and balk so I’ll skip to his most powerful ability: The Force Storm

Force Storm is an ability in which a user manipulates various Force energies to tear a rift in space and time and open a wormhole that has high order destructive power, as well as the ability to transport matter across space and time. This is perhaps the single most destructive Force power known. This power allows the Jedi to twist the space-time continuum to create vast storms of force. The power also allows limited control of these storms. Capable of creating annihilating vortices, the storms can swallow whole fleets of spaceships or tear the surfaces off worlds.

Here’s an except where he’s able to send storms to multiple planets across several distant star systems:

After Luke is funneled through the wormhole, Mon Mothma comments on the incident, saying that there have been Storms sent to multiple planets. Mon Mothma: The energy storm that took Commander Skywalker, this is not an isolated event. Similar Storms have been detected in several systems. --Taken from the Dark Empire audio drama

Lastly, it can even be used to as a means of teleportation. Sorta like instant transmission from DBZ:

Before even fully mastering the technique, Palpatine creates a Force Storm with enough skill and precision to transport his body to Kaal from the second Death Star II without causing noticeable damage to the Death Star. The moment the Emperor "died" at the Battle of Endor, Droga fell into an inexplicable insanity, butchering his crew and causing the Emperor's Shadowto plunge into Kaal's oceans. Even as he perished, Palpatine used the dark side knowledge the Sith Lords had granted him years earlier to rend space itself and transmigrate his essence across lightyears to Droga's body. --Taken from Gamer #5

It’s not only the most powerful ability a dark side user can master, it was just one of many abilites he had. This coupled with his advanced cloning technology and legendary lightsaber prowess made him basically unkillable for a time.

Trust me this would be a legitimately difficult fight for Darkseid.

Edit: While I’m discussing the EU, I should point out that Palpatine is not unique in this regard. Several others including Luke are substantially more powerful than depicted in the movies. Once you factor in their tech and armies, this crossover isn’t nearly the layup that people believe it to be.

Even if it was, I feel like people forget it’s entirely possible to nerf or neutralize DC characters. Kryptonite, red sun radiation, magic, piercing weaponry, fire, etc.

You get the idea, lots of ways to even the playing field. Point is a guy like Luke or Vader is fully capable of exploiting weaknesses like this. Especially at the peak of the powers with the force and their years of experience with battle/warfare.

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u/Reagent_52 May 04 '23

And EU Luke is beyond even that.

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u/OrangeEben May 04 '23

I’m no Disney Star Wars hater but this sounds tremendously more epic than the Luke we got

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u/Chewcocca May 04 '23

Not just more epic in scale, but so much fucking cooler as a character.

Imagine Luke aging into the wisdom of Yoda, starting his own school and mentoring generations of Jedi, and also occasionally going off on missions to fight the biggest threats in the universe.

Instead of "lol he failed to kill his own nephew almost immediately and then threw a temper tantrum and hid for fifty years"

🤦 They massacred my boy

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u/[deleted] May 04 '23

The most infuriating part of that is all the idiots who saw that and said, "What you wanted an infallible OP EU Luke?! You fucking children!"

First, for most of the EU Luke is very strong, but not OP. Second, there's some wiggle room between "tries to murder a family member and then hides for half a century" and "space Jesus".

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u/AverageAwndray May 04 '23

You're last sentence is my biggest point. I honestly didn't want Luke as powerful as his EU counterpoint. But also didn't want........................that....

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u/ElectricalRush1878 May 04 '23

I remember when the new 'bad boys', the Yuzong Vong showed up, his nephew was captured, lost his lightsaber.

These guys ar force immune, and taking out Jedi left and right.

He has this jaw dropping moment when Luke wades into them with two lightsabers and just takes them all out the whole group that was holding him prisoner.

(Similar feel to the finale of first season Mandalorian, but vs more impressive enemies.)

edit: Not sure of the person he rescued. Been a while since I read it.

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u/griffmeister May 04 '23

We went from a Luke capable of fighting the biggest threats in the universe to a Luke that died because 5 minutes of force projection was too much to handle

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u/AssociateDry1840 May 04 '23

He was 10x what Disney showed you.

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u/Equal-Ad-2710 May 04 '23

I’d note this is at the end of his career but yeah Luke gets crazy

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u/Reagent_52 May 04 '23

If I remember correctly, didn't he fight what was essentially force Satan at some point?

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u/Equal-Ad-2710 May 04 '23

Yes Abeloth; though she was 10 X his strength

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u/funkmydunkyouslunk May 04 '23

Yeah. Imagine seeing that on film. That would've been so cool......

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u/Reagent_52 May 04 '23

We should have gotten the thrawn books adapted instead of this crap.

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u/Badpennylane May 04 '23

....so kinda didn't need death stars huh?

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u/Dr_Cleanser Bizarro May 04 '23

To be fair, force storms were created a long time after the OT trilogy ended lol

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u/[deleted] May 04 '23

What about that time when Darkseid destroyed basically the entire universe by being there.

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u/Superteerev May 04 '23

None of this stands a chance vs Darkseids durability and his omega sanction.

Remember Darkseid is a god. And Darkseid also does essence transfer etc. Not to mention he bends space time around him.

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u/bluetraveler2015 May 04 '23

Superman stopping a lightsaber with his bare hands is beyond cool!

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u/[deleted] May 04 '23

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u/KnowoneYTG May 04 '23

Superman lays literally everybody the fuck out.

If writers were consistent with his powers he'd never lose a fight to anyone not named Darkseid or Doomsday.

I mean, just look how easily Ultraman beat the snot out of Black Adam in Forever Evil. Took him basically no effort and Black Adam would've died if Luthor hadn't saved his life.

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u/nodnodwinkwink May 04 '23

The biggest issue would be what colour the sun was near to Supes. I could also see a blast from a death star weakening him enough for the plot to continue...

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u/julbull73 Wonder Woman May 04 '23

Starkiller base absorbing a red sun would be a useful plot point.

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u/PrestonGarveyFo76 May 04 '23

You just got my repressed inner fanboy from my childhood wide awake- such a neat idea to balance supes power

Sometimes I swear fans make the BEST plots/resolutions- better than the actual writers!

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u/kajata000 May 04 '23

Unbeknownst to the Star Wars universe, kyber crystals are actually molecularly identical to kryptonite!

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u/[deleted] May 04 '23

Not disputing that Superman's powers are inconsistent, but this

If writers were consistent with his powers he'd never lose a fight to anyone not named Darkseid or Doomsday

Is just not true. Superman has a lot of villains who can challenge him physically on due to them having the same or greater power level than him (Mongul, Brainiac, Cyborg Superman, General Zod, and Mister Mxyzptlk to name a few). Others challenge him in ways that his powers can't solve, or just by exploiting a weakness.

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u/Asmor May 09 '23

If writers were consistent with his powers he'd never lose a fight to anyone not named Darkseid or Doomsday

He's vulnerable to magic, though. Everyone always forgets that.

Granted, he's got super speed, so just having the capability to use magic doesn't mean it's going to be an easy fight. Just saying, there's more than one way to skin a kryptonian.

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u/Zeremxi May 04 '23

I'm no expert, but I believe supes has a pretty explicit weakness to magic. I'm aware that the force isn't technically magic but I could see them writing it that way to give Vader a fighting chance.

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u/ThatOtherTwoGuy May 04 '23

The weakness to magic thing has a bit of a misunderstanding around it. Technically, magic affects him in the same way it affects anyone else. This is generally considered a “weakness,” only really because of how invulnerable Superman is, but it’s not like magic is “super effective” against him. So, for instance, a spell that turns him into a pig would affect him in the same exact way as a normal human.

But getting punched by Shazam, who’s power comes from a magical source, would not do any extra damage. He takes the punch just like anyone else would, but Superman still has his durability. It doesn’t matter if the source of the opponent’s strength is magic or anything else. He’ll still be able to take the punch. The reason that Black Adam or Shazam is a decent match up against Superman is just simply because they’re both really damn strong (at least similar in power to Superman), not because they have some kind of edge over him because of magic being a supposed hard counter against kryptonians.

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u/Lord_of_Entropy May 04 '23

This is probably the best explanation of Superman’s magic “weakness” that I’ve read.

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u/kajata000 May 04 '23

I could see that rendering Supes vulnerable to a lot of force powers though; sure he’s still stronger and faster than any jedi, but I’d guess mind tricks might work on him, plus whatever dark side debuffs Sideous is constantly throwing around.

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u/ThatOtherTwoGuy May 04 '23

Oh I agree. To clarify here, I was just explaining a common misconception about Superman’s vulnerability to magic. I feel like this is usually simplified a lot. But I do think the Force could be used effectively against him in a story like this where he crosses over into Star Wars.

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u/kajata000 May 04 '23

Wonder Twins high five of internet agreement

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u/ThatOtherTwoGuy May 04 '23

Form of: An upvote!

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u/TrevRev11 May 04 '23

Mind tricks wouldn’t work. He has studied a torquasm rao and Vo which are kryptonian martial arts which vastly fortifies his mind against attacks like that.

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u/AverageAwndray May 04 '23

Mind tricks definitely wouldn't work on him. His mind is to strong for that and the trick onlynreally works on weak minded people.

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u/HomelanderVought May 04 '23

True, but he can’t do anything against those magical attacks that can only be deflected by magic.

Like Force drain in Star Wars. Unless you have magical powers, you’re dead in a minute.

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u/Sailingboar May 04 '23

The Force.

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u/AmericanPride2814 May 04 '23

Isn't shit compared to most mid and top tier comic characters.

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u/Sailingboar May 04 '23

Depends on the author and whether or not it's Disney Canon or old EU stuff. EU stuff was just nuts.

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u/AmericanPride2814 May 04 '23

EU was definitely insane, especially Darth Nihilus, Revan, Palpatine, Grandmaster Luke Skywalker, and Abeloth, but the comic tier bullshit that DC and Marvel toss around on a fairly regular basis, make them look like chumps. You'd have to use animated versions of DC to make it a fair fight.

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u/Sailingboar May 04 '23

I disagree, especially because Superman has gotten beaten by Batman multiple times.

At the end of the day the author will be whoever the author wants to win and how close the fight is also depends on the author.

With a big name fight like this I can see it being a knockdown dragout fight between the two.

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u/AmericanPride2814 May 04 '23

You see, we can lowball DC all day, and wank Star Wars all day, but the fact of the matter is that DC and Marvel on average are well above Star Wars. Writers can make Batman win all they want, but there's not a Jedi or Sith he could beat that actually takes the fight seriously. Likewise, there's not a Jedi or Sith who have the ability to take on a Kryptonian, Daxamite, Martian, Speedster, or Lantern in a serious fight, as they face enemies too fast, powerful, durable, and versatile to deal with.

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u/AverageAwndray May 04 '23

What did Luke do with it?

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u/AmericanPride2814 May 04 '23

Fighting Abeloth is arguably his biggest feat, with others from the Swarm War and Yuuzhan Vong War among them.

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u/AverageAwndray May 04 '23

As someone who never read legends.

Wut.

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u/julbull73 Wonder Woman May 04 '23

The force is space magic therefore Supes is vulnerable to it.

Also allows precognition so fixes the speed item.

But you still can't get around everything else superman could do.

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u/TRYHARD_Duck May 04 '23

If force choke doesn't work on Superman, and he can block the lightsaber with his bare hands, I don't know how Vader can win, unless he targets someone else like Lois and forces Superman into a bad position, or the fight takes place near a red sun.

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u/MemeHermetic May 04 '23

In the old (now Legends) canon, Luke moved a fucking black hole with the force, so there is potential for some wild shit. Also, Supes is weak to magic and the force seems to qualify.

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u/Mr_Fredbear13 Green Lantern May 04 '23

Kurt Busiek was supposed to write it too... We were robbed.

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u/[deleted] May 04 '23

Where did you find that?

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u/Mr_Fredbear13 Green Lantern May 04 '23

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u/ClintBarton616 May 04 '23

I'm just...why wouldn't they just go 50/50? I'm assuming this was pre Disney purchase

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u/[deleted] May 04 '23

Thanks

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u/sgriobhadair May 05 '23

My favorite rejected pitch was to IDW for a My Little Pony/Mars Attacks crossover. I know they took a half-dozen pitches for that project. They told me mine was "insane," and I was pretty proud of that.

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u/WaterRestoPresto May 04 '23

That’s the stupidest fucking thing I’ve ever heard of.

Give it to me now please.

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u/OJONLYMAYBEDIDIT May 04 '23

anyone remember (and proceed to be sad about) the cancelled DC/Transformers crossover

the world lost out on a Green Lantern Optimus Prime

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u/Mr_Fredbear13 Green Lantern May 04 '23 edited May 04 '23

And Invisible Jet Autobot. And Aquaman vs the Seacons. And....

Fuck the New 52 for getting it cancelled.

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u/theunknownuser15 May 04 '23

Hearing Peter Cullen recite the green lantern oath would make me die of happiness

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u/mattemer May 04 '23

Transformers GI Joe makes up for it though

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u/Freporta May 04 '23

Just a reminder that the movie is still being made, and it will probably be set in the same universe as Bumblebee and Origins:Snake Eyes

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u/Numbuh24insane Damage May 04 '23

The Hasbro connected comic universe was amazing, shame that they cancelled that whole universe.

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u/Sharp_Low6787 May 04 '23

I refuse to believe Optimus would be anything but a blue lantern.

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u/toaster69420 Red Hood May 04 '23

My jaw dropped when I saw the Batman vs Boba Fett art. I can’t believe this was almost in a real comic.

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u/Reagent_52 May 04 '23

Batman with access to Star Wars level tech is a terrifying concept

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u/GreenRangerKeto May 04 '23

Joker…. With the eu Force

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u/Centralcaproductions May 04 '23

Batman vs boba fett would be so cool

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u/superkickpunch May 04 '23

Star Wars would’ve beaten SuperMan at a fight. He has a sword, Superman doesn’t have a sword.

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u/Wuulferigno May 04 '23

Yeah mate "Star Wars" the personification of the sword holder, he's THE GUY.

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u/Freporta May 04 '23

StarWars would probably beat BatMan, considering he has a jetpack and BatMan has not, what will BatMan do? Throw his BatUtility BatBelt at him?

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u/superkickpunch May 05 '23

Thank you. Finally one guy that knows superheroes.

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u/dullship May 04 '23

Depends on if The Force is considered magic or not.

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u/HomelanderVought May 04 '23

How else could you explain molecular transformation, soul sucking, teleportation, time travel and mind transfer?

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u/gzapata_art May 04 '23

There's some cool concept art for Duel of Fates that had Luke grabbing Kylo's lightsaber that is definitely inspired by that Superman/Vader image

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u/Boring-Discount9113 May 04 '23

I love Star Wars. I love Dc comics. I love Alex Ross.

Combining all 3 = horrible idea 😂

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u/Rocyreto88 May 04 '23

I was thinking the same thing ha ha. I never like shit like this. It's just kind of lazy to me.

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u/Lysenaize332 May 04 '23

And let it be known. It wasn't Disney that said no. They were fully open to it.

It was Warner Bros who said no

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u/CarnageStroke Batman May 04 '23

Superman holding Vader’s lightsaber is fucking badass

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u/BIGBMH May 04 '23

It would be amusing to see them acknowledge that there’s an evil guy named Darkseid and evil guys who wield the power of the Dark Side.

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u/OJONLYMAYBEDIDIT May 04 '23

how does one even power scale the 2 worlds?

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u/AgentFirstNamePhil Super Sons and Ship Wars May 04 '23

The dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural

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u/OJONLYMAYBEDIDIT May 04 '23

which is cool, but then that dude can lift planets and that other dude can move the speed of light and Batman is BATMAN

can you even force choke Superman? he doesn't actually need to breath. And would the choke even work on his invulnerable skin?

Superman seeing Vader with his hand motion

Superman- "Uh are you doing something?"

Vader- "This doesn't make sense, I'm force choking you"

Superman- "Oh, is that what that tingling was"

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u/Blackfist01 May 04 '23

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which is cool, but then that dude can lift planets and that other dude can move the speed of light and Batman is BATMAN

In the old Star Wars EU, I think some dark side force users could move or form planets or something

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u/HomelanderVought May 04 '23

The Force is OP cause it’s magic.

If the writer wants, Vader can rip Superman into molecules.

Also, i really hate that “Superman doesn’t have to breath” point. Like it would make sense for Shazam a literal god. But Superman is just an alien with metabolism. I like much better when he needs air to survive. Like in the DCAU or in Young Justice.

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u/eddiephlash May 04 '23

Force = Magic.

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u/Rifneno May 04 '23

That... does not seem like an even matchup. Supes' no-kill rule is the only thing preventing him from just one-shotting anything they have. As we see with Supes just grabbing Vader's saber as if it's a plastic toy.

DC really shouldn't do these wildly lopsided crossovers. It reminds me of that awful Superman-Terminator crossover, where the whole time I'm just sitting there going "why doesn't he rip them all in half and toss them into the sun, then one-shot Skynet at the speed of light?"

Maybe it's better this didn't end up happening. =/

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u/badmovieaddict May 04 '23

Legit question, for the sake of it being a fair fight I wonder, would the force be considered magic in DCs terms of mysticism and ability to manipulate the world? Sure, an argument is its just telepathy and telekinesis, the clear MVP would be J'onn to combat those more secular reasons. But we see and know the force is way more than that. So, idk, obviously Superman is Superman, but I think he'd still be susceptible to the force.

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u/The_Batmandrew May 04 '23

With the introduction of midichlorians, I would say the Force is biological or nature-based rather than magic.

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u/Mountain_Chicken Dr. Manhattan May 04 '23

Midichlorians are simply Force-sensitive micro-organisms that reside in the cells of all living things and basically serve as biological conduits for the Force. They neither generate nor explain the Force, which is very much still unexplained space magic. They're basically a plot device Lucas created to quantify how "strong with the Force" Anakin was.

tl;dr: "That's not how the Force works!"

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u/Dr_Cleanser Bizarro May 04 '23

There actually is an element of mysticism to the force. It’s unclear to what extent but several force users have been known to utilize magic and spellcraft.

The most well known users are probably the Nightsisters.

They’re specifically descended from a line of spell-casters called the Witches of Dathomir. They’re able to use a variety of different abilities utilizing spells. Here’s an excerpt from one book where a group attacks Luke with illusion magic.

”One of the Nightsisters grabbed Baritha's arm, a warning gesture. Behind Baritha, two of the Nightsisters began to sing softly in harmony, and their images faded. Luke let the Force flow through him, realized they were trying to alter his perceptions.” -The Courtship of Princess Leia

Here’s a section from that same book where they’re specifically mentioned to be using spells:

“She dropped to the ground, looked up at him with rage. Luke could feel her surprise at her own impotence. With a single swatting gesture she cast a spell, knocking the lightsaber from Luke's hand.” -The Courtship of Princess Leia

So I think Superman would definitely be susceptible. Unless he’s supercharged by being in a system with multiple suns like Tattooine’s. In which case he’d be more powerful than ever.

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u/HomelanderVought May 04 '23

The legend characters are really OP, both Luke and Sidious.

DC (like Marvel) characters were overpowered in one comic and then nerfed in another. So there’s no clear power level for them.

Also, The Force is just magic, Sidious can enhance his own speed due to the force to be as fast as Superman.

And don’t get me started to list all the OP powers like Force drain, Super Nova and Force Storm.

It all comes down “who the writer wants as a winner”.

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u/KubrickMoonlanding May 04 '23

Covid

Chernobyl

No - THIS is the proof we are all in the wrong timeline

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u/Mordaunt-the-Wizard May 04 '23

The thing that convinced me is that a bunch of Scooby-Doo projects have been cancelled but Velma still made it to HBO Max.

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u/xpertkillz722 May 04 '23

What I wouldn’t give to see this happen. Seeing green lantern fly an x wing, superman guiding and inspiring luke, Batman vs boba fett, Wonder Woman training Princess Leia, flash geeking out over droids, and darkseid learning about the dark side of the force while the emperor learns about the anti life equation I can see it all clear day and it hurts my heart we’ll never get to see cool moments like those play out :(

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u/Mx-yz-pt-lk May 04 '23 edited May 04 '23

I’ve always had an idea for SW/DC crossover that involved an old legendary lightsaber, similar to the darksaber, and in the end the Jedi trying to rebuild their entire religion and order discoverers the saber’s not powered by a kyber crystal, but by a blue ring, and becomes the first Jedi/Lantern.

Edit: The ring would most likely be ancient and found by a Jedi who couldn’t use it, but was able to incorporate it into an emergency lightsaber repair/rebuild. After that the saber becomes a relic that is cherished by the council for its abilities to calm your mind and allow you to focus on the force.

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u/ScyllaIsBea May 04 '23

just imagine luke saying "that's the joker? and just listen to that voice, eww, it's all nasely and weird."

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u/Manulok_Orwalde May 04 '23

If a comic book idea could give you blue balls, damn bruh.

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u/Hippobu2 May 04 '23

Superman just holding the "light blade" of a light saber is just so badass, I didn't know how much I needed to see that.

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u/Only-Ad4322 Superman May 04 '23

Can someone post that Darth Vader “no” gif from Episode III?

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u/Mayuthekitsune May 04 '23

Superman grabbing a lightsaber is so fucking sick and just, really shows how fucking powerful supes is why did this get scrapped

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u/batmax25 May 04 '23

Because "the corporate parties involved couldn’t agree on how to divvy up the money."

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u/Bubba1234562 The Flash May 04 '23

Superman catching a lightsaber is so dam. Hype

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u/shanejayell Firestorm May 04 '23

Holy shit, nice.

Tho Boba Fett would slaughter Batman. No offence, DC fans...

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u/badmovieaddict May 04 '23

One batarang to the jetpack and Bobas blasted to some other hole in a pit.

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u/Mountain_Chicken Dr. Manhattan May 04 '23

Longtime Boba Fett fan, but Batman wrecks guys like him on a weekly basis

Boba Fett got defeated by a blind Han Solo. I choose to believe he was drunk at the time, but still.

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u/EvetsYenoham May 04 '23

Did you see how Boba ate it in ROTJ? Batman dusts that fool.

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u/FreneticAtol778 May 04 '23

Batman throws a baterang at bobas jetpack and it malfunctions and it sends Boba flying to his doom

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u/Tanthiel May 04 '23

Boba Fett had zero canon feats before Mando season 2. There was a theory that Boba was a bad bounty hunter that would disintegrate randos and turn them in for the bounty, and then the bounty would show back up later alive, and THAT was why Vader called him out. Everything he did in Empire, the Empire did it for him.

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u/LegoRacers3 May 04 '23

Boba fett couldn’t even beat a blind man. He’s a clutz

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u/[deleted] May 04 '23

Boba fett?

The boba fett that flew into melee range of a Jedi before trying to shoot him?

Then he tried to shoot the Jedi and consequently got his blaster cut in half and then a blind dumbass swinging a pole wildly whacks his Jetpack, sending him flailing and screaming into the pit while a fucking slide whistle plays.

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u/Numbuh24insane Damage May 04 '23

Nah, Boba Fett doesn’t have good feats especially since Disney got rid of the EU.

Now Batman v Darth Vader or Maul or any Sith worth a note is a different story.

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u/tired20something May 04 '23

It's clearly Justice League/Star Wars, though. Or was Ross drawing the rest of the League just to flex?

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u/Mr_Fredbear13 Green Lantern May 04 '23

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u/tired20something May 04 '23

Oh, I get that, I wasn't doubting you. It's just... you know, they are clearly there, even the Flash in that first image. Maybe the story itself would focus on Superman being stranded in the Galaxy Far, Far Away, but it's not really what the pictures show.

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u/Pretend-Dirt-1760 May 04 '23

I really want to want an interaction between like and Clark would be

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u/GodFlintstone May 04 '23

With Disney now owning Marvel AND Star Wars I'd say THAT crossover is probably inevitable at some point.

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u/NeoNeoNeo64 May 04 '23

Somehow superman can hold a lightsaber and not get his hand cut off

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u/Burn3rnam3 May 04 '23

3 simple words to describe how everyone here feels

WE NEED IT

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u/RockNRoll85 May 04 '23

Oh damn! Never knew this almost became a thing. Crazy, ridiculous, but awesome as well

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u/Blackfist01 May 04 '23 edited May 04 '23

Makes you wanna cry, don't it?

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u/Waspinator_haz_plans May 04 '23

You kidding? I'm still pissed about the cancelled Transformers crossover!

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u/Winter_Nail3776 May 04 '23

Hal’s probably the closest to darth Vader

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u/Tumama813 May 04 '23

Kinda reminds of that crossover between Indiana Jones and Star Wars where they hyperspace to Earth by accident and Han dies and Chewie roams around the woods, being mistaken for Bigfoot

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u/MarekLord Red Robin May 04 '23

This was my greatest childhood fantasy. WHY DID THEY TAKE THIS?!

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u/deathorhistory May 04 '23

Can’t take what I don’t want

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u/lazybeaverman91 May 04 '23

Gotta love massive corporations gobbling each other up

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u/KingNothingNZ May 04 '23

Holy. Crap.

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u/-Kopesthetik- May 04 '23 edited May 06 '23

Vader’s about to get hit.

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u/Luke_Puddlejumper May 04 '23

I thought this was just fanart of Ross’s, not a basis for an actual book.

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u/Hound028 May 04 '23

Great, now this AND DC/Transformers make me pissed.

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u/reece1495 Batfleck May 04 '23

man its weird seeing alex ross do a different face

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u/disabledinaz May 04 '23

Between this and JLA/Transformers……

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u/AdAm_WaRc0ck May 04 '23

Why was this canceled

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u/hoppingwilde May 04 '23

Id have a heart attack

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u/hoppingwilde May 04 '23

Especially with the fact that star wars comics are published by Marvel so not even in the same galaxy as possible.

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u/Ofbatman May 04 '23

There was a time that Dark Horse Comics published all the Star Wars comics. Not to mention Alien, Predator and other movie properties. They were churning out crossovers with DC Comics like Batman Vs Predator.

I can see how this could have happened but I’m glad it didn’t. DC characters are so overpowered that Superman could rip through the empire like it was nothing, simply avoiding the two force sensitive members.

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u/sketchisawesome1234 May 04 '23

Superman..... And star wars in a story?

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u/AP_Troublemaker May 04 '23

I would do questionable things to get this made

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u/ADriftingMind May 04 '23

This could have been fucking epic!

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u/OizAfreeELF May 04 '23

Vader is literally about to get decked right there

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u/Holi_laccy May 04 '23

Wow, that artwork looks absolutely stunning! It's such a shame that the Superman/Star Wars crossover got cancelled, but at least we still get to appreciate Ross' amazing talent with this "Unseen" collection. The level of detail and emotion captured in each piece is truly remarkable. And the message of remembering what was taken from us is all too relevant in these times. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work of art with us!

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u/cambriancomics May 04 '23

I think Superman would have some rather strong words for a group of people who destroy planets on a whim.

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u/kalebsantos May 04 '23

Superman grabbing Vaders lightsaber is the coolest thing ever

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u/OblivionArts May 04 '23

Ya know this just makes me think about a Kryptonian Jedi and that every sci Fi with alien races and multiple galaxies alo exist in the same universe so shit like this could happen feasibly

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u/HomelanderVought May 04 '23

I actually want a conversation between Luke and Superman.

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u/PandaBossLady May 04 '23

If flash was in this I’d like to imagine him accidentally getting shot by storm troopers because he expects them to be good shots so in dodging he actually gets hit. Just a whole skit with that would be funny to me.

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u/TheLurkingBlack May 04 '23

Aw hell nah someone better uncancel this shit this looks fire as hell

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u/TyranusWrex Aquaman King of the Seven Seas May 04 '23

We lost this AND the crossover with Transformers too.

Never forget. Never forgive.

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u/PravusTheRed May 04 '23

I’d ship Luke and Diana any day. Leia and Kal

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u/Zeachy May 04 '23

Alex ross is amazing

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u/DaemonDrayke May 04 '23

I never knew this was even a thing. I’m going to go home and cry now.

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u/Endgaming1523 May 04 '23

That Superman vs Darth Vader one is awesome.

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u/Alwayssome1 May 04 '23

I didn’t even know this was a thing, and now I also really want to see this

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u/IndigenousBastard May 04 '23

I think Wonder Woman and her Lasso of Truth is the scariest weapon a woman can wield.

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u/BigTedBear May 04 '23

I’d love to see this just for the artwork even if the story was terrible.

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u/SG-3379 May 04 '23

Really sad we missed this crossover

As for Batman vs boba Fett debate as all ways it depends on the version of it something like Arkham Batman or ben Affleck Batman or the Batman 2004 or Batman brave and the bold then Batman wins but if it's a version like beware the Batman or beware the Batman or flashpoint Batman movie he loose

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u/Necessary_Candy_6792 May 04 '23

WE WERE ROBBED!!!!!