DC Vs. Marvel

DC Vs. Marvel is a comic book limited series and crossover event published by both DC Comics and Marvel Comics from January to December of 2020. The crossover series is published in the event to draw more comic readers to each other's comic lines. It is a bi-weekly series, resulting in it to be a 24-issue crossover event (2 issues per month).

Overview
The plot begins when Darkseid of DC and Thanos of Marvel break through the Wall Of The Multiverse. Having been broken open, the Wall leads to the two conquerers meeting each other and plan to overthrow their common enemies. After the deaths of several big Marvel and DC superheroes, the heroes of the two universes unite together to stop the conquerers and their Secret League from conquering the entire Multiverse.

There will be 60 tie-ins, all one-shots, due to the fact that  their new lines, The New 52! and Marvel NOW!, will combine into mixed elements with their classic universes.

Publication History
Lead-Ups:

DC Vs. Marvel was announced in December 2017, very early for a comic book announcement largely due to the crossover's size in length and characters. The event will be kicked off by several 4-issue Preludes; Darkseid: Search For The Equation, Justice League: Angels And Demons, Thanos: The Quest For Death, and The Avengers: Lost Souls.

Tie-Ins:

Like big-scale events (DC's Crisis series, Marvel's Secret Invasion), DC Vs. Marvel would contain a huge amount of tie-in issues. There will be 60 in total, the majority of them more on the side of DC, and only 2 80-page giants would focus on the more minor or obscure characters of the series.

Editorial Planning:

DC Comics Co-Publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee have discussed a inter-company crossover with Marvel's Publisher Dan Buckley ever since 2016. It has been hinted since March 2017, and Writers and Artists began to sign on near the end of 2018.

Plot
The story begins with Thanos and Darkseid mirroring each other by going to the edge of their multiverses. Having opened the Multiverse Barrier, the two conquerers make a pact to unite and destroy all of their enemies. They begin to gather some of the strongest beings within their universes; from the likes of Ultron, Surtur, and Galactus, to the Anti-Monitor, Nekron, and Trigon.