Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Bullets and Bracelets


I had stopped collecting comics when the big Amalgam "event" took place in 1996. The basic concept, from what I understand, is that a jointly-owned character named Access somehow had the power to temporarily merge the Marvel and DC universes in such a way that most characters received traits from each universe. The only direct exposure I've ever had to this . . . unique . . . idea is Bullets and Bracelets, a one-shot combining the Punisher ("Trevor Castle") and Wonder Woman ("Diana Prince, Freelance", bearing adamantium bracelets). The pair are forced to travel to Apokolips to find their son, but first they have to face off with Thanoseid (yes, Thanos and Darkseid combined). It's honestly not bad . . . just kinda weird and unsettling--like seeing Han Solo as Captain of the Enterprise or Picard making the trench run in the cockpit of his X-Wing.

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