STAN LEE'S DC COMICS

While Stan Lee will always be thought of as a co-founder and chief ambassador of the Marvel Universe, he’s stepped outside of the House of Ideas a few times. Most notably, Lee crossed company lines in 2001 to write for DC Comics, which he once dubbed Marvel’s “distinguished competition.” The much-hyped “Just Imagine…” project, shepherded by film producer/comics writer Michael Uslan, paired Lee with A-list comic artists to give their takes on some of DC’s iconic characters over 12 one-shot issues. As Lee wrote in the introduction preceding each issue, the project was meant to be a “fun exercise” and “heartfelt tribute” to the characters and their original creators.

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Despite strong early sales, tepid reviews and a steep $5.95 price tag turned readers apathetic, and the final title sold less than half of the first. While ultimately a footnote in comics history, the universe of the “Just Imagine…” characters lives on as Earth-6 in the DC Multiverse.

         The characters have popped up a few times in recent years for cameos in the alternate reality-focused crossovers “Convergence” and “Multiversity”, and are just as likely to appear again if “Multiversity Too” ever happens.

But the “Just Imagine…” universe takes center stage once again as CBR takes a look back at Stan Lee’s DC Comics, ranking the 12 “re-imaginings” by each issue’s overall quality and conceptual strength.

Culled From : http://www.cbr.com/stan-lees-dc-comics-just-imagine-stories-ranked/