Epic Disney/Marvel mashup

T Campbell sez, "The last word in Marvel/Disney satirical mashups. 50+ characters attempt corporate synergy, with hilarious results."

"Epic Misney" by T Campbell and John Waltrip (Thanks, T!)

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Oh, wow! Squirrel Girl! Yay, I love her! Neato!
Ignatz

I particularly like the Silver Surfer and his companions. “Where soars the Silver Surfer…. There he must soar … alone! Now get off my board, you fuzzy blue git! And take that talking KitchenAid appliance with you!”
Anonymous

The first batch of Disney/Marvel’s scheduled dual-releases:

http://www.mepreport.com/2009/08/disneymarvel-conglomerate-announces-new-releases/
JohnnyQuest

@#30 Bade, that is a bit troll-y sounding. But you have a valid point about originality, especially when it comes (iMho) to Disney. You’ve got it wrong, though: they’re not stealing ideas from each other, they’re BOTH stealing ideas from beloved fairy tales and mythology, and then trying to copyright them. It’s like they say: there are no new stories. But at least these are two companies who take the recycling and usually put it in a pretty slick package.

As far as the mashup is concerned, take it from an American Comics & Disney Geek – it’s pretty awesome. You didn’t say, but are you British? If so, think of it this way: it’s like a picture of Noddy sitting down to tea with Judge Dredd, while in the background Thomas the Tank Engine has just arrived and disgorged all of Dr. Who’s companions onto Platform 9 3/4. You’re welcome.
ju2tin

Needs some Princess & the Frog representation. Brother Voodoo vs. Dr. Facilier?
Avram / Moderator

We can see Mr Fantastic’s and Elastigirl’s heads and necks, but their bodies are hidden behind the castle. Just what are they up to back there, while their spouses are distracted?
Anonymous

That’s awesome! I love how the Monsters, Inc. guys are trying to recruit The Hulk.

Luke Ski did a song on this topic when it happened which came out hysterical. It’s on The FuMP. (http://www.thefump.com/fump.php?id=1217)
technogeek

The one detail which got more than a snort out of me is the couple directly in front of the castle entrance. Most of the rest are fairly obvious pairings; this one has a bit more twist on it.
JoshP

who put the starfish down namor’s panties
Roy Trumbull

Missing are Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr., and Mary Marvel. Marvel was sued by the owners of Superman and they lost. The Marvel comics are without their namesake.
- comicsfan2001
  
  Actually, DC sued Fawcett Comics ( no relation to Marvel Comics) and won because the Captain Marvel (a Fawcett) character was declared to be a rip off of Superman. DC now owns the right to use those characters ( Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Junior, and Mary Marvel). Marvel Comics NEVER owned them.
  Many years later, Marvel Comics created a totally different character called Captain Marvel and trade marked the name. That character died in a classic graphic novel a long time ago, which is probably why he is not in the poster. Meanwhile, with Marvel still owning the trademark on the name Captain Marvel, when DC publishes comic books featuring the original Captain Marvel, they must do so under the name Shazam, which is the word Billy Batson uses to become the Captain. Confusing enough?
- akbar56
  
  Roy,
  
  IIRC the whole SHAZAM Captain Marvel and family was never owned by Marvel Comics but by Fawcett Comics. They and DC had the lawsuit. In between Fawcett going defunct and DC buying the rights to Captain Marvel, Marvel Comics made their own Captain Marvel character (who is completely un-related to Billy Baston) but then there was some crap when DC comics licensed Shazam back in 72. In 1980 DC bought the entire Marvel Family lineup and has owned the characters since. So technically, they would never belong on this poster nor have anything to do with Marvel Comics current namesake. Marvel’s name was taken from an early publication of theirs calle “Marvel Comics” when the company was called Timely Publications.
- the_elan
  
  Those are Fawcett characters.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Marvel_(DC_Comics)
  
  And DC bought Fawcett.
sludig

Beauty + Beast FTW! Also love the Monsters crew welcoming Hulk and the completely unexpected Fin Fang Foom. Or is that Fafnir?
Anonymous

Ok, I give up — who is that singing with Dazzler?
LB

Gizmoduck!
Ted8305

Why is Scrooge McDuck staring at Spider Man’s ass?
- Tdawwg
  
  Because Scrooge is thinking of turning old Spidey out, duh. There’s a lot of $$$ to be had peddling that ass! In a way, his crass desire to exploit Spidey as a sex worker is far more dignified than what Sam Raimi’s been doing to him.
- Anonymous
  
  Either Scrooge McDuck is delighted by the commercial prospects of this merger, or he is thinking about bouncing pennies.
- arboretum.ind
  
  Scrooge can not get enough of Spiderman.
  
  Without the dollar signs it would be understandable because, well, it is Spiderman’s butt but with them…. fairly alarming.
jramboz

The fact that Squirrel Girl made it in pleases me greatly.
VICTOR JIMENEZ

Needs more Deadpool indeed.
Anonymous

weird error there, scrooge seems to be supposed to be staring at diamond skinned Emma Frost.
rianeiru

There’s so much in here to love. Dr. Doom’s takeover of the Disney castle, Fin Fang Foom v. Maleficent, Beauty and The Beast…

And am I wrong or are the Princesses shocked by Emma Frost’s attire? Except Jasmine. She and Emma are sisters in midriff-baring sauciness.

Plus: Squirrel Girl. Always awesome.
dogwelder

Seconding Squirrel Girl love.
- Halloween Jack
  
  Thirding. I think that she’s actually one of the very few Marvel characters that could successfully cross over.
Anonymous

No Deadpool?
jasonjayr

@24 — I think that’s Hannah Montana…
nanuq

Why is Victor Von Doom sulking? He never was a team player.
Anonymous

Roy, Marvel has never owned the Captain Marvel/Shazam! properties. That was Fawcett.

Marvel does, however, have their own character(s) named Captain Marvel, albeit they tend to be kinda lame.
Not a Doktor

This was so awesome it crashed my computer
Anonymous

Oh, I think I get the Scrooge/Spiderman thing!

The Spiderman movies have been quite successful, hence- his ass is worth a lot of money!
Anonymous

I think Scrooge is looking Spidey and Mickey shaking hands and sealing the deal. He’s thinking about the money to be made by merging.
Anonymous

No no no! Blending these two universes is just WRONG!
gerryblog

“Missing are Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr., and Mary Marvel.”

Marvel never owned these characters; Fawcett did. Unless you were joking, in which case you win this round.
Bade

@JohnnyQuest
Thanks for the analogy, it does help set the importance level. Australian actually, but spent lots of time in the UK. The easiest crossover into the world of American Comics I can think of (between US and British comics) is Warren Ellis who worked for both Marvel and DC. Have discovered his recent work and and am starting to delve back into his earlier, more US based work.
Any suggestions for a parralel intro?
a_user

the meeting of 2 mega corps – only Ronald McD was missing.
TheMadLibrarian

I think the Disney princesses are uncertain about Emma Frost, a.k.a. the White Queen’s motives. They have had poor luck with queens before.
Keneke

Howard and Donald Duck worked TOO well.
Anonymous

Hercules and Hercules. Too funny.
Roy Trumbull

I’d forgotten about Fawcett. There was one Republic Serial with Billy Batson and Captain Marvel. It is high camp. I ran it during a lunchtime film program at a Community College. The first day we had maybe 18 people. Four chapters later we were up to the fire marshal limit for the hall and it stayed that way until the end.
There is a Columbia serial of Batman and Robin done during WWII with a Japanese villain. If you don’t pull the titles and overlap the cliff hangers it runs longer than “Gone With The Wind”. In the last chapter Batman has a line that brings the house down.
stuiethegod

Symbiote goofy! now that’s a comic mash-up I’d love to see…
the_elan

When they publish the Goofy/Venom limited series, I’m so there!
EscapingTheTrunk

Hook vs. Wolverine = WIN.
Bade

Not wishing to sound trol-ish, but I never grew up with any American comics, so looking at this mash up all I see is two big companies copying each others ideas ad infanitum. Reminds me of hollywood and all the tat they produce and copy from each other. They Vampires, before that pirates, mummies, explorers, the moon, etc… Not a shining example of creativity IMHO.