It's not every day you hear some wild rumor from left field come true, but today, on the 18th of April, it happened: Mortal Kombat and DC Comics are crossing over. And you thought MK vs. Street Fighter was far-fetched.

But no, it's very true, and it has apparently incensed several people for a myriad of reasons. I'm not sure whether more people were infuriated that it was a crossover to begin with, that they were crossing with DC Comics, or that the game will in fact be releasing with a T-for-Teen rating in mind.

What about fatalities? They won't be there. There will still be finishing moves, and PLENTY of brutality, and even still some blood, but with Midway's particular rating goal in mind, these won't be buckets of blood. Still, it's poised to be one hell of a knock-down, drag out fight.

It's also a very tricky subject to balance, given that the Man of Steel is joining the roster. He can take a train head-on. If Mortal Kombat 3 were any indication, the Kombatants...not so much. That's where the writers come in.

Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray have been hired from their usual comic-writing day jobs to help make sure all the pieces of the MK vs. DCU puzzle fit, and so far, they're done a servicable job explaining the reason behind a toe-to-toe matchup between Sub-Zero and Superman. Magic.

True to canon of Superman comics, some unexplained (so far) magic is enhancing the strength of the Kombatants and low-powered superheros, and at the same time, is weakening heroes like Superman, so that all fighters will be able to realistically (and I use that phrase in relatively here...we are discussing video games after all) lay the proverbial smack down on each other fairly.

While my initial reaction was that of typing uppercased obscenities with lots of unnecessary punctuation to my friend over MSN Messenger, the whole thing has settled in, and despite the series' dependence upon showers of blood and gore, I think that taking MK's memorable characters, and seeing them square off against the likes of the Justice League is going to be one fighting game that is not to be missed, so without further ado, I present some amusing match-ups I'd like to see:

• Sub-Zero vs. Batman (c'mon, BIG given there)
• Aquaman vs. Rain (Let's see which running joke has more punch)
• Green Lantern vs. Scorpion (I can't fight him...he's yellow!!)
• Nightwolf vs. Green Arrow (His magazine is hardcore enough that he could probably get away with having a fatality)
• Goro vs. Doomsday (He killed Superman...can Goro kill him?)
• EDIT (I forgot, silly me) Johnny Cage vs. Booster Gold (Funniest fight ever...)

It may be a radical departure from the typical MK mold, but I still think it has a significant potential to be a fun and intriguing game. Besides, what would Mortal Kombat be without Kontroversy, hm?