The age-old rivalry between DC Comics and Marvel Comics rages on. And this time, the two largest comics publishers in the industry are doing battle against one of the most valuable resources in all the multiverse: text fonts.In a Twitter post promoting the release of Brian Michael Bendis and Ryan Sook's Legion of Super-Heroes #1, the DC shared a cipher written with the Interlac alphabet. When decoded, the message reads, "Krakoa stole our font."
This, of course, is a reference to the Krakoan alphabet seen within the pages of Marvel's comics as of late -- which uses a very similar font. Introduced as part of writer Jonathan Hickman's X-Men relaunch -- Dawn of X -- the secret language is used by the residents of the Mutant nation-state of Krakoa.
This day and age, the "rivalry" between Marvel and DC boils down to little more than friendly competition, rather than genuine animosity. And the two publishing houses will often take a few lighthearted jabs at one another. With the Legion of Super-Heroes now officially back in the DC fold, it appears the Distinguished Competition saw the perfect opportunity to have a bit of fun at the expense of Marvel's mutants.
Written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Ryan Sook, Legion of Super-Heroes #1 is available now from DC Comics. Issue #2 goes on sale Dec. 4.
Written by Jonathan Hickman and illustrated by Leinil Francis Yu, X-Men #1 is available now from Marvel Comics. Issue #2 goes on sale Nov. 13.