When Superheroes Brawl

So I've gotten far enough into the X-Men comics to have seen them fight nearly as many other superheroes as they have villains. They've taken on The Avengers, Spiderman, The Sub-Mariner, The Banshee, and many other characters who generally fall on the side of good. One thing I've noticed about all these brawls is that they tend to all be about basically the same thing. So I'm going to pass on my knowledge to you.

If you ever see a comic with a cover that boasts: "Spiderman vs The X-Men" or "Thor vs The Fantastic 4" or "Iron Man vs an unarmed girl scout" you can refer to the handy chart below to know what the fight is all about.

It happens every single time. You're sitting there looking at two guys (or gals, let's not leave the ladies out because...ya know...cat fights) who are basically on the same team duke it out it's usually because of a misunderstanding that could have been solved by asking something as simple as, "Hey Spiderman, what brings you here?" It's a little maddening but I suppose if your good guys are going to be legitimately good, they can't be picking fights with each other for no reason, and not having an open dialogue is as good a reason as any. And I suppose everyone wants to know who'd win in a fistfight between Wolverine and Spiderman (Wolverine, but it'd be closer than you think). Anyway, I just wanted to toss this nugget of info out into the world.