Whereas official crossovers are frequently stymied by such concerns as copyright, royalties payments, quality of writing and ownership of the characters, unofficial crossovers are unfettered by such concerns, so long as property holders do not exercise their right to enjoin the distribution of such material. Unofficial crossovers often take the form of fan-written fiction and fan art, but the trope is increasingly prevalent in amateur films and audio. In contrast with legal crossovers, unofficial crossovers are created solely because of the artistic pleasure derived by their creators. Still, others intentionally make the relations between two or more fictional universes confusing, as with The Simpsons and Futurama, where each show is fiction in the other. Others are absurd or simply impossible within the fictional setting, and have to be ignored by the series' respective continuities. Some crossovers are not explained at all. They may also involve using characters that have passed into the public domain with those concurrently under copyright protection.Ī crossover story may try to explain its own reason for the crossover, such as characters being neighbors (notable examples being the casts from The Golden Girls and Empty Nest) or meeting via dimensional rift or similar phenomenon (a common explanation for science fiction properties that have different owners). In other cases, the crossover can serve to introduce a new concept derivative of an older one.Ĭrossovers generally occur between properties owned by a single holder, but they can, more rarely, involve properties from different holders, provided that the inherent legal obstacles can be overcome. Order a million copies of this issue please.Official and unofficial crossovers Official Ĭrossovers often occur in an official capacity in order for the intellectual property rights holders to reap the financial reward of combining two or more popular, established properties. How are you? How's the shop going? You guys check out ROSENBERG's new book yet? WHAT'S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE? Man, is that a good book. Anyway, I feel like all we do is talk about me and the book. The comic book killer has been revealed! But can he be stopped? Well I'm not going to tell you here. Murder! Mayhem! Spilled Ink! Ungodly revelations! Puppies! The latest chapter has it all, as we explore the insane world beyond the dome! Oh, and then there's ! Hill, Geoff ShawĮllie, Ryan, and the rest of the crew close in on the shadowy figure taking out comics' finest.
(W) Donny Cates (A/CA) Dee Cunniffe, John J.
Who else uses the word "rad" these days?Īnd here are the solicits for Crossover #11 and #12 as well.
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