Cole Kennedy

3 days ago | cbr.com | Cole Kennedy

After Joe Chill murdered Thomas and Martha Wayne in Crime Alley, young Bruce Wayne vowed to avenge his parents and fight injustice in Gotham City as Batman. Many Marvel characters share similarities with Batman, whether it's their motivations, backstories or general vibes. In alternate universes, some Marvel Comics heroes could have become versions of Batman if events were slightly changed.

4 days ago | cbr.com | Cole Kennedy

Batman is one of the greatest heroes in the DC Universe, partially because he's always prepared and always has contingencies for any situation. The Justice League learned this firsthand in the "Tower of Babel" arc. Batman ultimately uses his knowledge and resources for good, but readers have seen him fall to villainy a dozen times in alternate universes. Exploring the Dark Multiverse and Elseworlds, readers will discover many, many Batmen who became villains.

4 days ago | cbr.com | Cole Kennedy

In many cases, the heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe are eternal. Wolverine somehow seems to survive the worst humanity throws at mutants. Cyclops and Jean Grey's children are constantly hopping across Marvel's timeline. And Magneto seems to raise mutant soldiers in every major alternate universe. Whether good or bad, many children of the most famous X-Men have followed in their parents' footsteps, making them proud or ashamed.

6 days ago | cbr.com | Cole Kennedy

The Maker, Reed Richards from the original Ultimate Universe, has successfully created his own universe without heroes to defend it. A year into this new Ultimate Universe, and fans have already fallen in love with new versions of the X-Men, Iron Lad and Spider-Man in particular. Iron Lad has assembled the new Ultimates of this world with the intent of resurrecting all heroes who have lost their destinies thanks to the Maker's time manipulations.

1 week ago | cbr.com | Cole Kennedy

In the Marvel Comics universe, Doctor Doom is one of the greatest villains, frequently clashing with the Fantastic Four and Avengers. Doctor Doom is selfish and driven by power and control. On many occasions, Doom has stolen the powers of people like the Beyonder, the Silver Surfer and Doctor Strange to gain dominance over the Marvel Universe. DC has quite a few villains who share traits with Doom. DC villains like Darkseid seek absolute control over the multiverse.