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DCandMarvelintroduced two exciting fresh character this past year , with powers that make them a instinctive , if unconventional , primed for a squad - up – leading rooter to hint that the next big crosswalk between the two major comic book company should be a meeting between DC ’s City Boy andMarvel ’s latest Avenger , the Impossible City .
City Boy , DC ’s exciting starter , possesses the ability to communicate with urban center , gifting him the unique chance to explore the famous major urban environment of the DC Universe . Meanwhile , Marvel’sAvengersseries has add the title ’s most fascinating lineament of the twelvemonth , hands - down : the sentient urban center , and orbital fortress , know as the Impossible City .
In improver to being a member of the team , the Impossible City will do as the Avengers newfangled foundation . The new character has been cod to have a prospicient , complicated history – one that a character like City Boy would be absolutely gross to aid uncover the mysteries of .
City Boy Has Already Met Some Of DC’s Greatest
City Boy#1 – written by Greg Pak , with fine art by Mingkyu Jung – was bring out in May , 2023 . The graphic symbol antecedently debuted in DC’sWildstorm thirtieth Anniversary Specialin 2022 , and theLazarus major planet : caption Rebornone - shot from January , 2023 , before receiving his own on-going series .
In the forgetful time since his origin , City Boy has been on a whirlwind circuit of the DC Universe , and has already interact with many of the troupe ’s greatest character , and their cities – includingSuperman and Metropolis , as well as Nightwing and Bludhaven ; City Boy even recently proved his power poke out tocommunicating with an ant Alfred Hawthorne , later top to a touching face-off with Swamp Thing . By far , this new character reference possess the most dynamical and entertaining bent of powers exhibit by a newfangled DC fiber , certainly in the past calendar class – and Marvel ’s eq would be a dream companion for City Boy .
The Impossible City conjoin Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes in October 2023’sAvengers#6 – written by Jed MacKay , with artistic production Ivan Fiorelli – after debuting several issues earlier .
In its most innovational contribution to Marvel lore so far , the latest bulk ofAvengersintroduced the Impossible City , an intelligent metropolis with the ability to convey – and then , by the conclusion of the arc where I. City first appeared , went a step further by inducting the City into the team ’s rank . The potential storytelling moral force inherent in this character reference and City Boy ’s come to magnate sets are fertile , and rag to fans of DC and Marvel . Certainly , crossovers between the two companiesare rare enough , but when the time comes for the next one , City Boy and Impossible City would make a noteworthy duet .
City Boy Can Speak The Impossible City’s Language
Much of City Boy ’s journeying so far has been about discover how to apply his office to effectively intercommunicate with city , which are certainly alive , but not sentient – the Impossible City is the exclusion to this rule , a in full intelligent urban environs . It would be capable to communicate with City Boy directly in a mode other cities ca n’t , while at the same time , City Boy ’s powers would allow him to communicate with I. City in a completely unique way , unavailable to any hero in the Marvel Universe – making the two new characters an prompt paroxysm for one another , and a no - brainer for an inter - company crossing , even just as a one - shooting special .
With these two recently enclose persona , City Boy and the Impossible City , quickly being established in positions of prominence in their various universes , fans can be expected to engage with them , and become familiar with them , by speculating about what more could be done with them . As has long been the typesetter’s case , forecasting crossover between DC and Marvel stay a pet elbow room for fans to get excited about both company ' rosters of titles , and to campaign both publishers to take exciting chances with new character that have stand out and grab reader attention , asDC’sCity Boy andMarvel’sImpossible City have done this year .
