More HB/DC Crossovers coming

[russm]

From www.newsarama.com/39083-shazam-meets-captain-caveman-and-more-in-new-wave-of-dc-hanna-barbera-crossover-books.html

We have

AQUAMAN/JABBERJAW SPECIAL #1

In a story written by Aquaman writer Dan Abnett with art and by Paul Pelletier and Andrew Hennessey, the town of Amnesty Island is besieged by a series of shark attacks, and the authorities call Aquaman for help! What’s unusual about this case is that the shark isn’t trying to kill people—he just wants to talk to them. All Jabberjaw wants is to get back to Aqualand, the future undersea utopia where he came from. But that peaceful city where man and sentient sea life have been living in harmony has been turned into a dystopian nightmare created by a new Ocean Master! Now the King of Atlantis and his friendly shark ally must team up to set things right.

This one-shot also includes a bonus short story by Jeff Parker and Scott Kolins that tells the tale of the first-ever meeting between Captain Caveman, The Spectre and the wizard Shazam.

BLACK LIGHTNING/HONG KONG PHOOEY SPECIAL #1

Back from Vietnam, kung-fu master Hong Kong Phooey has set up his own detective agency in the inner city. Meanwhile, Jefferson Pierce (a.k.a. Black Lightning) has uncovered a plot by three assassins to collect the components of a sacred text revealing the darkest secrets of martial arts magic, and they’ll kill anyone who owns them—including the dog who holds the last chapter of the book, Hong Kong Phooey. MICHAEL CRAY Bryan Hill, Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz team up to deliver a story with all the power of a roundhouse kick to the chops!
Plus, Jeff Parker and Scott Kolins team up once again in a bonus story featuring a pre-DEMON Jason Blood and Hanna-Barbera’s own “Spirit of ’76,” The Funky Phantom.

THE FLASH/SPEED BUGGY SPECIAL #1

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS scribe Scott Lobdell, along with Brett Booth and Norm Rapmund, is gearing up to deliver a rubber-burning story that pushes all the way into the redline! When Wally West tries to take down the villain Kilg%re, he’s surprised to find he has an unknown ally who can move just as fast as he can. Dr. Pernell, a brilliant S.T.A.R. Labs scientist, has found a way to power his dune buggy using the Speed Force. When the Flash agrees to help test the limits of the vehicle in a race, something unexpected sends them spiraling out of the Speed Force and into the unknown. They land in a post-apocalyptic future, but Dr. Pernell is missing, leaving a now-sentient Speed Buggy to help the Fastest Man Alive repair the time stream and stop the triple threat of Savitar, Speed Demon Buggy and… Reverse Speed Buggy?

SUPER SONS/DYNOMUTT SPECIAL #1

It’s no fun for Jon Kent to be visiting Big City with his parents for the funeral of an old friend, so his best pal Damian Wayne decides to follow along and give him the inside scoop on the city. But when they go to meet Robin’s local friend, Dynomutt, they find him injured and in need of help. And Dynomutt’s human superhero companion, Blue Falcon, has seemingly turned evil. What’s the reason for this betrayal between once-loyal companions, and what role might the evil Red Vulture play in this scenario? Fan-favorite SUPER SONS writer Peter J. Tomasi teams up with Fernando Pasarin and Oclair Albert to tell this story featuring the first encounter of the Dog Wonder with the sons of the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight.

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Maybe now The Neptunes will get respect.

[barneynedward]

Funky Phantom will be teaming up with Jason Blood.

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How long before Mudsy gets annoyed with the Rhyming One?

[barneynedward]

Captain Caveman is going to team up with somebody too. I hope this means these characters will get their own Scooby-Doo! Team-Up issues at some point.

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If those happen then that likely means we'll see those DC characters that aren't Aquaman (as he's already had his turn) and the HB characters (minus Phooey he already had his turn and added the detail about Daphne's martial arts skills to the story, now if they'd just add Fred's trap obsession, Shaggy's athletics and Velma's neurosis causing trouble for her) also get Scooby team ups. I'd really like to see a vintage Teen Titans teamup (East and West coast or New Teen Titans circa 1980) would be nice on the dc side and on the hb side it'd be nice to get comments about how Debbie and April resemble Daphne, Mark and Auggie resemble Fred and Tinker and Skip resembling Shaggy with basically Skip's voice being the only thing different about those matchups.

[russm]

Mar 18, 2018 10:15:19 GMT -5 @shaphnesince2002 said:

If those happen then that likely means we'll see those DC characters that aren't Aquaman (as he's already had his turn) and the HB characters (minus Phooey he already had his turn and added the detail about Daphne's martial arts skills to the story, now if they'd just add Fred's trap obsession, Shaggy's athletics and Velma's neurosis causing trouble for her) also get Scooby team ups. I'd really like to see a vintage Teen Titans teamup (East and West coast or New Teen Titans circa 1980) would be nice on the dc side and on the hb side it'd be nice to get comments about how Debbie and April resemble Daphne, Mark and Auggie resemble Fred and Tinker and Skip resembling Shaggy with basically Skip's voice being the only thing different about those matchups.

This is DC making use of the wider HB franchise in pairings which make sense, not the 'core' Scooby property. So if you want a Team Titans crossover I would expect it be with another group in the HB franchise, not the Scooby Gang. Scooby Doo already has Scooby Apocalypse as its DC reboot (plus the unfortunately lackluster Team Up and the exceptionally lackluster Where Are You). I hope DC has more plans for Scooby.

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True russ, but still...the scooby teen titans thing might happen given that Aqualad, Aquagirl, Starfire, CM3 and Robin have had a scooby adventure. What is more likely though is a dc reboot for each property that WB sits on. Better than nothing.

[russm]

Mar 18, 2018 17:51:15 GMT -5 @shaphnesince2002 said:

True russ, but still...the scooby teen titans thing might happen given that Aqualad, Aquagirl, Starfire, CM3 and Robin have had a scooby adventure. What is more likely though is a dc reboot for each property that WB sits on. Better than nothing.

These are all one-shots. Still I do like what DC are doing here.

[barneynedward]

Mar 18, 2018 11:19:57 GMT -5 russm said:

Mar 18, 2018 10:15:19 GMT -5 @shaphnesince2002 said:

If those happen then that likely means we'll see those DC characters that aren't Aquaman (as he's already had his turn) and the HB characters (minus Phooey he already had his turn and added the detail about Daphne's martial arts skills to the story, now if they'd just add Fred's trap obsession, Shaggy's athletics and Velma's neurosis causing trouble for her) also get Scooby team ups. I'd really like to see a vintage Teen Titans teamup (East and West coast or New Teen Titans circa 1980) would be nice on the dc side and on the hb side it'd be nice to get comments about how Debbie and April resemble Daphne, Mark and Auggie resemble Fred and Tinker and Skip resembling Shaggy with basically Skip's voice being the only thing different about those matchups.

This is DC making use of the wider HB franchise in pairings which make sense, not the 'core' Scooby property. So if you want a Team Titans crossover I would expect it be with another group in the HB franchise, not the Scooby Gang. Scooby Doo already has Scooby Apocalypse as its DC reboot (plus the unfortunately lackluster Team Up and the exceptionally lackluster Where Are You). I hope DC has more plans for Scooby.

Personally, I love DC's two main H-B continuity based Scooby comics. They have their faults but the writing makes up for it. I still hope Mudsy and Cavey and Speed Buggy will get their own team up issues. 

[barneynedward]

I hope this means Mudsy will get his own adult oriented reboot series. The adult Jetsons reboot debuted in a Flintstones/Booster Gold one-shot after all.

[russm]

Well just looked through all of them and they are epic, even better than that last set of crossovers. And there are even more to come later in the year.

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It appears Aquaman is the reason for Jabberjaw's catchphrase and the Aquatic Future. How fitting...and i was actually singing the CN Groovie while reading that crossover.

[barneynedward]

I'd like to see them tie these characters into the DC universe better.

[barneynedward]

I'd also like to see an origin story for Blue Falcon's villains. Especially the Gimmick.