‘Crossover’ Creative Team Discusses Their Ultimate Love Letters to Comics

Imagine everything you thought was fantasy… was real…

DONNY CATES and GEOFF SHAW reunite for an epic and historic series that’s Avengers: Endgame meets Cloverfield with a good dose of the questing of The Dark Tower series thrown in for good measure. In an interview with Comic Book Resources, the creators discussed the inspiration behind their love letter to the comics industry. 

When asked how the series came to fruition, Cates said: “Geoff and I were sitting around in my house the day that God Country came out. We had just done two signings here in Austin and had finally gotten back home, and we were just kind of sitting around reading comics and talking about what we wanted to do next. In my stack of comics, I had the latest Big Two crossover comics, and Geoff and I got to talking about what we would do if we ever had a chance to do one of those. I think I off-handedly said that seeing one of these events from the perspective of a normal person on the street would be really cool.”

Letterer John J. Hill added, “I think Crossover is way different than what everyone’s assuming it’ll be. Which is part of the fun of keeping a lot of the details under wraps for as long as possible. Whether you’re a huge fan of capes and tights titles or absolutely hate them, you’ll enjoy what’s in store.”

This mind bending series tells the story of a comic book summer event that was so colossal it open a portal into our world, making everything fantasy real. 

Crossover Volume 1 will be available everywhere June 1, 2021.