Fans of entirely new set of Amalgam creations. Dubbed the "Amalgam Files" by creator Kal Huset, each trading card-esque piece of art includes an entire biography explaining the new character.
The shared "Amalgam Universe" of combined DC & Marvel heroes and villains occurred as a result of the major 1990s crossover event, which saw heroes from both franchises fighting in one-on-one battles to determine which heroic universe was better, and which should be destroyed. Eventually two cosmic beings, The Living Tribunal from Marvel and The Spectre from DC, were able to avoid this calamity and instead form a new shared universe, the Amalgam Universe, which combined the heroes and villains and retroactively gave them backstories dating back to the Golden Age of Comics. The success of the Marvel vs. DC event, and the creation of the Amalgam Universe, led to the formation of Amalgam Comics, a brief publishing imprint collaboratively owned and operated by DC and Marvel Comics.
Now, new Amalgam characters are being created by fans of the original universe, with independent comic book artist Iron Man and Green Lantern. Huset has similarly created new character combinations whose designs are ingenious and stunning, while the chosen characters combine in a way that honors their original separate personalities and goals while forming an entirely new vision of the characters.
The four merged heroes that Kal Huset has released so far are The Bat of Hell's Kitchen (Batman/Daredevil), Scarlet Spider (Spider-Man/Blue Beetle), Red Rune (Robin/Wiccan, drawn by J.J. Lopez), and Patriot Girl (Wonder Girl/Patriot, drawn by Bianca Milanez). Amalgam Universe needs to come back canonically, because there are so many awesome new characters like Wiccan that simply didn't exist in the 90s for Marvel and DC to use in potential character merges! Huset has also started to create some terrifying amalgamations of Marvel and DC villains, like his character Anarchy a truly unique combination of Lex Luthor and the symbiote Carnage.
The Amalgam Universe was popular, and remains well liked to this day, because it was a way for DC and Marvel fans to bond over their favorite characters while being able to explore new stories with the merged characters. Kal Huset and his collaborators are bringing back some of the spirit of the Amalgam Comics days with his new Amalgam Files project, that he will hopefully continue adding to moving forward. Make sure to check out Kal Huset's Twitter to get more updates on Amalgam Comic combinations of classic and new Marvel and DC Comics fan-favorite characters.
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