Monday, June 10, 2013

Marvel/DC Zero Hour

Creator: ItsJustSomeRandomGuy
Ship: Norman Osborn / Green Goblin and Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn

Goblin and Harley may be super-villains rather than super-heroes, but their romance on the web-show I'm a Marvel and I'm a DC is just too cute to go unmentioned on this blog.


"Zero Hour" is the title of the third major story-line on the humor show which normally just features superheroes (and villains) discussing their comics and movies, and while the jokes keep flying, this arc is comparatively darker than the previous two.  Marvel's Green Goblin and Deadpool get caught up in a scheme by DC's Lex Luthor and find themselves pitted against a threat that may doom all of the various comicbook universes.  All the while, Goblin must grapple with the fact that the woman of his dreams is literally made for someone else.

The seeds of the Goblin/Harley romance were sown as far back as the first story-line, "After Hours", and have been a steadily-progressing subplot since then; but in "Zero Hour", the relationship is really brought to the fore.  Having Harley's heart is Goblin's main motivation throughout the story this time, and we get a heart-breakingly closer look at both his feelings for her and her relationship with the joker.  The final episode is a spectacularly epic event that resolves this little love-triangle with a finality that not only closes the book on it, but nails the cover shut as well.  Whether you're a DC fan, a Marvel fan, or just have a casual interest in either company, this series is not to be missed.