You know her as the red-haired she-devil with the sword. And they are the green-skinned invaders from the Topps trading cards. And Mars. Those vile little nasties of Mars Attacks are returning to Earth, but this time they have no chance against one of the fiercest heroines in the planet’s history, Red Sonja. Or do they? Sci-fi meets fantasy as Robert E. Howard’s savage barbarian queen pulls out all the stops to protect her world against the superior technology of science fiction’s most loathsome helmeted ghouls in Mars Attacks Red Sonja, coming this month from Dynamite. Get ready to pull out your wallet for a stack of variant covers.
Try as you might to come up with the most off-the-hook crossover and you still won’t be able to predict any of the crossovers coming your way this month. Beginning next week DC Comics and corporate brother Warner Brothers are uniting the two improbable worlds of DC Comics and Looney Tunes. Based on idea from Francesco Francavilla in 2010, Elmer Fudd will meet Batman in a dark noir story. But Wonder Woman taking on the Tasmanian Devil? Yosemite Sam teaming up with Jonah Hex and Foghorn Leghorn? Marvin the Martian meets the Martian Manhunter? Wile E. Coyote teams up with Lobo to take on the Road Runner? And a team-up of Bugs Bunny and the Legion of Superheroes?
Yes, April 1 is long past. Don’t adjust your screen. You don’t need to pinch yourself. This is really happening. And we have previews of two of these crossover issues for you below. Plus we have standard cover and variant cover images for each wacky pairing.
DC Comics is also re-releasing the DC/Looney Tunes 100-Page Super Spectacular from the year 2000. Steve Rude supplies an all-new cover featuring Superman and Bugs Bunny, each the icon of the respective franchises.
Each issue is a single-issue special–unfortunately these aren’t being released as monthly titles. It all starts on June 14 with Legion of Super-heroes/Bugs Bunny Special #1, written by Sam Humphries with artwork by Tom Grummett and Scott Hanna and a variant cover by Ty Templeton. The Legion of Super Heroes always thought they had taken their inspiration from the 21st Century’s Superboy. But when they try to bring that hero into their future time, the team discovers to their surprise the caped champion isn’t who—or even what—they expected! Also on June 14, Martian Manhunter/Marvin the Martian Special #1, written by Steve Orlando and Frank Barberi, interior and cover art by Aaron Lopreski, and variant cover by Stephen DeStefano. Martian Manhunter tries to halt Marvin the Martian’s determination for world domination. J’onn is conflicted with his own Martian identity as he attempts to stop the hapless, determined Marvin from blowing Earth to bits in order to gain a clear view of Venus.
