the Thing

Here at ComicsAlliance, we value our readership and are always open to what the masses of Internet readers have to say. That's every week, Senior Writer Chris Sims puts his comics culture knowledge to the test as he responds to your reader questions...

In our recurring feature, ComicsAlliance writer Chris Sims and a rotating cast of talented artists imagine a finer world to bring you a look at the Best Comics Ever that Did Not, Will Not, and occasionally Can Not Happen! This week, the amazing Colleen Coover joins us to tell the story of the inter-company crossover you never expected to see...

TV: I was happy enough knowing that BBC America would be broadcasting the Doctor Who Christmas Special the same day as the regular BBC (you know, on Christmas), but they've gone and topped my jolly feelings with a new image perfect for my desktop...

Society has some interesting -- and arbitrary -- ideas about when we should do certain things. We're told we should eat cereal for breakfast, for example, when it is clearly a 24-hour food, and drinking alcoholic beverages is frowned upon early in the day but smiled upon in the evening despite tasting just as magically delicious at both junctures...

There's been a multitude of awesome Marvel Mini-Mates since the toy line first debuted through Diamond Select, but after 36 different waves filled with every superhero and villain you could possibly dream up, one has to wonder how the series is going to keep itself fresh for much longer...

What do you get when you combine Wolverine's head, Captain America's torso, one of Iron Man's boots, one of the Thing's legs, one arm of the Hulk's and another from the Human Torch's? Apparently, you don't quite get a Super Skrull, but rather a still very awesome "Marvel Mashup" Qee from Jeremy Gibbs...