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Maximums
{{Infobox comics organization , image= , imagesize= , caption= , name=Maximums , publisher=DC Comics , debut=''Superman/Batman'' #20 (June 2005) , creators=Jeph LoebEd McGuiness , base=San Francisco , members=SoldierVikingRobotMonsterSkyscraperHornetWolfenBugBowman (deceased) , subcat=DC Comics , hero=y , villain= The Maximums is a DC Comics team of super heroes parodying Marvel Comics's Ultimates and New Avengers, including the lower-case speech bubbles associated with the Ultimate Universe and the Avengers' battlecry "Avengers Assemble!" to their "Maximums March!" They are based in San Francisco. They were introduced in ''Superman/Batman'' #20 (June 2005) as inhabitants of an alternate world. It was eventually revealed they had been created by the Joker and Mr. Mxyzptlk. Origin The Maximums were creations of the Joker and Mr. Mxyzptlk. They imagined a U.S. government sanctioned superhero team from a parallel world. In the middle of a battle with the Axis of Evil, the Max ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superman/Batman
''Superman/Batman'' is a monthly comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular superheroes: Superman and Batman. ''Superman/Batman'' premiered in August 2003, an update of the previous series, '' World's Finest Comics'', in which Superman and Batman regularly joined forces. ''Superman/Batman'' explores the camaraderie, antagonism, and friendship between its title characters. Jeph Loeb, the series' first writer, introduced a dual-narrator technique to present the characters' often opposing viewpoints and estimations of each other, which subsequent series writers have maintained. Before the 1985 limited series ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', the two iconic characters were depicted as the best of friends. Frank Miller's landmark series '' The Dark Knight Returns'' was the first DC story that depicts the heroes at odds with each other, as opposed to Pre-''Crisis'' incarnations. This dynamic became DC Universe canon with John Byrne's '' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their first comic under the DC banner being published in 1937. The majority of its publications take place within the fictional DC Universe and feature numerous List of DC Comics characters, culturally iconic heroic characters, such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash (DC Comics character), Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, and Cyborg (comics), Cyborg. It is widely known for some of the most famous and recognizable teams including the Justice League, the Justice Society of America, the Suicide Squad, and the Teen Titans. The universe also features a large number of well-known supervillains such as the Joker (character), Joker, Lex Luthor, the Cheetah (character), Cheetah, the Eobard Thawne, Reverse-Flash, Black Manta, Sinestro, and Darkseid. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
