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Seeing as Marvel and DC are celebrating Amalgam’s 30th anniversary with more crossover collaborations, we thought we’d go back to 1996 and check out some classic titles from that era.
First up is Spider-Boy, a clear mash-up of Spider-Man and Superboy (made even more confusing these days by the fact that Marvel has their own Spider-Boy character!).
After taking on Bizarro/Carnage, Spider-Boy is tasked with bringing in King Lizard (King Shark/The Lizard) while juggling a secret life that no one is aware of given his celebrity status.
I really liked this comic because it really captures the concept of two rival universes coming together as one. It leads to some very fun pairings, but this manga just seems to be throwing as much as it can against the wall to see what sticks outside of the main character.
It’s an utter mess that describes characters that have either been slicked together from their Marvel and DC counterparts, or strangely hasn’t changed at all, and winks at the audience.
It tries to fool too many people (including the Challengers of the Unknown and Fantastic Four mash-up, Challengers of the Fantastic), and through really bad dialogue and weak art, it doesn’t actually live up to its promise at all.
What could have been a fun, mostly standalone adventure gets bogged down in too many unnecessary and incredibly clunky details. Amalgam fans, please don’t come for me. I wanted to enjoy Spider-Boy, but this isn’t the mashup we deserve.
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