Milk Wars

"Milk Wars" is a 2018 American comic book crossover published by DC Comics. It features the publisher's core characters—such as Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman—crossing over with the characters of their imprint Young Animal.[1]

Production

According to Young Animal curator Gerard Way, the idea for a crossover between the main DC Comics line and Young Animal was proposed to him by DC. Way approved of the idea, saying he saw it as "a fun challenge, a way to reach mainstream readers, and hopefully a way to infect them with [Young Animal's] weirdness".[2] Way, who considers Young Animal "a big experiment", was interested in reinventing DC's icons in ways that were fun.[2] The inspiration for the series was how milk's wholesomeness could sometimes be a bad thing.[2]

The creative teams for each issue were balanced between some individuals known for their work in Young Animal, and others known for their work in DC's main line.[2] Each issue also features a backup story about the new character Eternity Girl by Magdalene Visaggio and Sonny Liew. Frank Quitely illustrated each issue's cover.[3][4] JLA/Doom Patrol Special's cover references Grant Morrison's series All-Star Superman, which Quitely previously contributed to.[2]

Overview

Reception

The series holds an average rating of 8.0 by 86 professional critics on the review aggregation website Comic Book Roundup.[5]

Collected edition