Songbook Xtended: Streets of Philadelphia

Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia (1994) [Original Post]

Songbook Xtended: BKAB

Ethan Stoller - BKAB (2006) [Original Post]

Songbook Xtended: America, What Time is Love?

The KLF - America, What Time is Love? (1991) [Original Post]

Songbook Xtended: Ghost Lights

Woodkid - Ghost Lights (2013) [Original Post]

Songbook Xtended: Walking in the Rain

Grace Jones - Walking in the Rain (1981) [Original Post]

Songbook Xtended: Sweetness and Light

Itch-E & Scratch-E - Sweetness and Light (1994) [Original Post]

Songbook Xtended: One Minute Warning

Passengers - One Minute Warning (1995) [Original Post]

Infinite Wars: Green Lantern vs Hulk

GREEN LANTERN versus HULK
No Time Like The Present! (Marvel/DC)
Where: Unlimited Access #1 When: December 1997
Why: Karl Kesel How: Pat Olliffe

The Story So Far...
New York City native Axel Asher had enough trouble holding his own life together before he was confronted with a destiny to protect two parallel universes!

Drawn into an inter-dimensional conflict between warring cosmic brothers, and the denizens of their respective universes, Axel became the hero of two worlds: Access!

Having undone a merging of universes, and averted cosmic annihilation, Axel learns to adjust to the challenges of keeping both worlds separate, while also living a normal life. Attempting to juggle his responsibilities he decides to stop off in the DC Universe to get a special gift for his girlfriend -- only to find himself caught in the crossfire between the Incredible Hulk and Green Lantern! Zoinks!

Full Article: http://secretearths.blogspot.com/2016/04/green-lantern-versus-hulk.html

Songbook Xtended: Blue Sky Mine

Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine (1990) [Original Post]

Songbook Xtended: Land Of All

Woodkid - Land Of All (2016) [Original Post]

Infinite Wars: Batman vs Scorpion

BATMAN versus SCORPION
In The Doctor's House (DC/Marvel)
Where: DC/Marvel: All Access #3 When: Late January 1997 Why: Ron Marz How: Jackson Guice

The Story So Far...
Life as a university student can be a balancing act at the best of times, but when Axel Asher discovered his destiny as the inter-dimensional hero Access -- he took balancing to a whole new level!

As a hero of two universes, he now carries the burden and responsibility of maintaining all of reality! The two worlds came to blows once, eventuating in the totality of an unnatural Amalgam Universe! This is the unreality he must fight to prevent by keeping the worlds separate -- easier said than done!

Villains from the Marvel Universe are appearing in the DC Universe and Access doesn't know why! With such high stakes in play; he knew it was risky to grant the X-Man Jubilee a return visit with her one-time opponent and star-crossed lover Robin. When the Scorpion crashes the party the real trouble begins!

Full Article: http://secretearths.blogspot.com/2016/04/batman-versus-scorpion.html

Songbook Xtended: Should I Stay or Should I Go

The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go (Live at Shea Stadium) (1982) [Original Post]

Infinite Wars: Superman vs Venom

SUPERMAN versus VENOM
The Crossing! (DC/Marvel)
Where: DC/Marvel: All Access #1 When: December 1996 Why: Ron Marz How: Jackson Guice & Josef Rubinstein

The Story So Far...
Dashing from one back alley shortcut to the next - that's the life of Axel Asher. One minute he's on the city street, the next he's rushing to meet his girlfriend Ming Kuo-Fan. There's just one problem: The uncontrollable visions of two worlds once locked in cosmic battle!

See, one time when Axel was running through an alley he got stopped by this bum, who showed him a glowing cardboard box. It was an avatar for the fragile reality he maintained between two universe. When these universes became aware of each other through awakening cosmic twins - Axel learned his true fate as a man between worlds: the inter-dimensional guardian Access!

Now, just as things are starting to get to normal, it seems the universes are starting to bleed together again -- threatening the whole of existence! A dude called Venom has found himself in the wrong universe and he's getting freaked. If Access can't put Venom back where he belongs before he and Superman tear down Metropolis it could spell The End for reality and his relationship!

Full Article: http://secretearths.blogspot.com/2016/04/superman-versus-venom.html

Songbook Xtended: Moments in Love

Art of Noise - Moments in Love (1985) [Original Post]

Infinite Wars: Spider-man & Wonder Woman vs Mantis & Juggernaut

SPIDER-MAN & WONDER WOMAN versus MANTIS & JUGGERNAUT
No Time Like The Present! (Marvel/DC)
Where: Unlimited Access #1 When: December 1997
Why: Karl Kesel How: Pat Olliffe

The Story So Far...
New York City native Axel Asher had enough trouble holding his own life together before he was confronted with a destiny to protect two parallel universes! Drawn into an inter-dimensional conflict between warring cosmic brothers and the denizens of their respective universes, Axel became the hero of two worlds: Access!

Having undone a merging of universes, and averted cosmic annihilation, Axel learns to adjust to the challenges of keeping both worlds separate, while also living a normal life. Crossovers continue to draw him deeper into the DC and Marvel Universes, but his powers help maintain the balance of reality.

What happens when it isn't just space that's starting to bleed from one universe into the other? When Mantis shows up in the Marvel Universe with a plan to kill Axel's girlfriend, he's forced to use his powers to recruit heroic allies from each universe once more. Only this time he's crossing over through time, as well!

Full Article: http://secretearths.blogspot.com/2016/03/spider-man-wonder-woman-versus-mantis.html

Songbook Xtended: Infinity

Guru Josh - Infinity (1990s... Time For The Guru) (1989) [Original Post]

Infinite Wars: Captain Marvel & Hawkman vs Superman & Batman

CAPTAIN MARVEL & HAWKMAN versus SUPERMAN & BATMAN
Public Enemies Part Four: Battle On (DC)
Where: Superman/Batman #4 When: January 2004
Why: Jeph Loeb How: Ed McGuinness

The Story So Far...
A giant piece of the destroyed planet Krypton is hurtling towards the Earth! The humongous meteorite threatens all life on Earth, but President of the United States Lex Luthor has a plan to thwart what his government claims is a proven attack orchestrated by Superman!

Uniting with Batman; Metropolis' Man of Tomorrow helps devise a plan to stop the celestial threat, and undo Lex Luthor's corrupt political scheme once and for all -- becoming a wanted fugitive in the process!

With a bounty on their heads, the World's Finest evade attacks from some of the most notorious figures in the criminal underworld, before fending off a team of government enlisted heroes. When an accident during the fight causes mass destruction in Tokyo, the big guns of the Justice Society of America finally agree to step in to take the pair down safely and quietly at the rest of Wonder Woman. Enter the JSA's hand-picked heroes for a showdown in the snowy mountains of Japan: Captain Marvel & Hawkman!

Full Article: http://secretearths.blogspot.com/2016/03/captain-marvel-hawkman-versus-superman.html

Songbook Xtended: Venus As a Boy

Björk - Venus as a Boy (1993) [Original Post]

Infinite Wars: Hawkman vs Superman

HAWKMAN versus SUPERMAN
A League Divided: Chapter 7 (DC)
Where: Justice League of America #200 When: March 1982 Why: Gerry Conway How: Joe Kubert

The Story So Far...
They came from beyond the stars! Many years ago, alien invaders chose Earth as the battleground for a challenge between would-be rulers! These bizarre strangers from the planet Appellax arrived as elemental vessels carried by a shower of meteors. The resulting threat of powerful monsters too great to be ignored!

Scattered across the globe, seven individual heroes used their unique powers to intervene: Martian Manhunter, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Superman and Batman! Combining their efforts against the final force of the Wood King, they thwarted the invasion and forged an unbreakable alliance known the world over as The Justice League of America!

Unbeknownst to those involved, or the many heroes who would join their ranks in the time following -- the threat from Appellax lay dormant within the minds of those who defeated them! Once triggered, the original JLA are programmed to gather the buried meteors to begin their restoration! With no memory of their subsequent allies, the brainwashed heroes must be stopped in a worldwide battle between hero and hero!

Full Article: http://secretearths.blogspot.com/2016/03/hawkman-versus-superman.html

Songbook Xtended: Rip It Up

Orange Juice - Rip It Up (1983) [Original Post]