Stories So Iconic They Become Shorthand

[Mister Mets]

In honor of Across the Spiderverse, “Flash of Two Worlds”, the first JLA JSA crossover, “Crisis on Earth One”, and “Crisis on Infinite Earths”. For Marvel, “Days of Future Past” and “Spider-Man No More!”

To be fair, Spider-Verse also counts.

If you describe something as Aquamanverse, most comic fans will know what it means.

Come to think of it, Dan Slott might do really well here among 21st Century writers.

Superior X: A superhero either becomes a jerk, or switches bodies with a villain for an extended period of time.

X-Island: Everyone in a location gets the powers of a hero. It could work for Green Lantern, Flash, etc.