Justice League of America / The Avengers / The Mighty Crusaders Issue 02 - Cover (Imaginary)

The idea of these Crusaders covers was, at first, to continue having fun playing within the Crusaders universe itself. Then it became enjoying poking around the corners of Archie's heroic universe to see what was there. Now, as this "phase" of the Crusaders project comes to a close I thought about ending it as BIG as I could. Especially as I knew that I couldn't keep 3 cover series going at one time. And so I went with the ultimate biggest! A crossover between the greats - the Justice League of America, the Avengers and the Mighty Crusaders! Really, how could I have ~not~ done this and still be me?

Alex's Perezian influences made him perfect for this series of covers. This many characters just needs someone with that kinda touch. And I was glad that Chris would be lettering these as I knew he could balance all the needed cover elements. If you enjoy these at all then know that all credit needs to go to these guys. The arrangement is based on the classic Perez JLA covers and the center image from Jeff Johnson's Wonder Man covers.

Once I knew the walls between the three universes would come down I knew that the Collector would be involved. Jeff Johnson's interlocking Wonder Man covers hit the spot as inspiration here. Then it was back to trying to make sure all of the however many dozens of characters would get enough cover time :) Very happy with this one :)

Original size 11x17
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In This Issue ...

The walls between the universes collapse and three earths are thrown into chaos! Making matters worse - the Crusaders, Avengers and Justice League find that many of their teammates have gone missing! At this time of great crisis forces must be split! What, or who, is behind the disappearances and what price will they pay when our heroes find them?

This Issue's Cover ...
The Greatest Heroes of All the Universes:
The Shield, the Web, Lancelot Strong, Fly-Girl, and the Jaguar!
The Vision, Scarlet Witch, Wasp, Captain America and the Beast!
Aquaman, Zatanna, Batman, Green Lantern and Black Canary!
react in horror to the Uncanny Collector's capture of Red Tornado, the Fly, Comet and the Martian Manhunter!