Author: Deano

It depends on what you mean by crossover… I tend to view crossovers as only those stories that combine characters and story elements of two distinct companies or at least "universes(*)".

With that in mind, for crossovers that involve the DC universe, I'm kinda partial to Superman Versus The Terminator: Death to the Future – at least in terms of its ambitions, and the "mental unspooling" one can do in terms of "what if".

As a bonus, because of transitive properties across other Superman and Terminator related crossovers, we have potential mixes with many other interesting fictional characters, not the least of which are the venerable Aliens and Predator series.

(* I also really like the congruence of Robocop Versus The Terminator:

I mean, it doesn't involve the DC universe at all – both licenses were held by Dark Horse Comics when this came out – but it's so easy to see how OCP's cybernetics technology could evolve into the robotics program that SkyNet uses as the basis for its Terminator platform. Perhaps Omni Consumer Products even buys out Cyberdyne at some point to acquire patents or something… Plus, Frank Miller!)

What was the best DC Comics crossover event in the last 20 years?

All of the turtles are, for their comic universe, quite incredibly strong, with additional "supporting strengths" of high endurance and physical durability.

That said, the most consistent references/occurrences of high physical strength and/or "overall strongmanosity" seem to be in favor of Raphael.
(Lookit those muscles! Photo courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/zak…)

The combination of his rage/anger management issues, and propensity to lunge for the center of the fight, gives Raph more opportunities to use direct brute force/strength, instead of the more subtle, tactically-sound techniques of his brothers.

Still, barring Raphael's strength stats in later TMNT video games, or various semi-official or fan-sourced expressions of the various turtles' might in various RPG systems[*] there is very little hard data one way or another.

[* Like this: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com…

Which Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle has the most physical strength?

Psychologically, Raphael is the stronger fighter… While his initial characterization is one of a rage-aholic, it is an anger that he does eventually learn to rein in, and even control as the various series progress. In the upper tier of combat, especially that involving life and death scenarios, mental strength and resolve is as much if not more important than weaponry, fighting techniques and experience.

Further, in the 2003 animated series, when Leonardo loses his self-confidence after being very badly beaten, Raphael is the one who nurses him back to health, and helps to restore at least some of his former confidence in himself. It's fairly clear that Leonardo carries along with the burden of leadership, a great deal of self-doubt, as well as a role of responsibility within the group that could both be exploited as weaknesses by a savvy opponent.

Raphael, by contrast, has little of either issue, and as a natural loner, is thus a better "pure fighter" – put both in the boxing ring unarmed, and I will put my life savings on Raphael every time.

Which ninja turtle is the best fighter?

All four of them have all of the most important factors in generating attraction:

• They are at/near their sexual peak as teen males
• Successful and dramatic genetic mutation/evolution is reproductively desirable
• They are in peak physical and mental condition as ninjas
• As turtles, they will know how to "take things slow" when the time is right

Please understand, I am only referring here to "attraction" in the chemical/genetic/pheremone-based sense. 

There are, of course, clear differences in personality and interest space with each TMNT that will cause a corresponding increase/decrease in perceived mental desire for any given female.

But for the physiological 'attraction reaction', it's going to be so off the charts for the average woman, that picking any single turtle would be splitting hairs.

Which Ninja Turtle do women find most attractive? Why?

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

An otherwise dodgy bi-fail – accidentally mixing two otherwise tasty ingredients – is instead, purely through will power and perceptual alteration, turned into the bi-winning taste known the world over as the second best mass-produced by third world slave labor chocolate bar, behind the humble, yet regal (bi-winning?) Kit Kat.

What are some of the greatest examples of "bi-winning"?