About the Comic Book Universe Battles
So, what's there to do around here?
Mostly we discuss characters from comics, science fiction, fantasy, anime, etc. We look at their powers, what they can do, and who can beat whom.
Character Database
There are hundreds of characters indexed in the database along with their CBUB win/loss record and data about the character. Search and enjoy.
Rumbles and Discussion
It's easy enough to post up a thread for discussion or join in the existing ones in the forums. All you need to do is register on the CBUB Forums: Sign-Up Here
Rated Matches
You create a match using the CBUB Match Builder, and CBUB Judges rate how good the match is. CBUB match creators are ranked by how well they do.
CBUB Fantasy Teams
Players pick teams of characters (like making their own "Avengers" team, for example) and compete against other teams to see who wins. It's kind of like a Fantasy Sports game, except with superheroes (and villains). There's an open draft period, and then the teams are locked to compete in "seasons," typically lasting a couple of months.
CBUB Tournament
The tournament is like the rated matches, except with a monthly "theme" all players have to use. Sometimes there are prizes for doing well in the tournament.
CBUB Back Issues Archive
A weekly match with a "sportscast" which gave the play-by-play of titanic fights. The original webmaster lasted one hundred and eighty-nine issues before calling it quits. It is a lot of work to write that every week. But the issues are still there to be read and enjoyed. Who knows, maybe someday he will go for that magical 200-issue mark.
Brief History of CBUB
The CBUB began in early 1997 as a weekly fight between different comic book, fantasy, and sci-fi characters. The site first appeared as a sub-section of our Callisto web shrine, Callisto's Fun Page. For a brief time, this site was called "Callisto's Battle Circle". The sub-section quickly evolved into a site of its own as interest in it increased.
The concept for the CBUB was influenced by the granddaddy of Internet Fight Sites, WWWF Grudge Match.
The very first CBUB Fight, Issue #1: He-Man vs. Callisto, has further history on how the site began.
The results of the fight featured a section of fiction which described how two sportscasters might call the fight.
There have been over 150 titanic conflicts resolved on the site. The final vote and Sportscast are archived in the CBUB Back Issues.
In mid-2006, the CBUB was reborn as an interactive site. This gives the user community the ability to create their own fights.
The concept of Khazan
The fights often take place in a mystical city called Khazan, which has been borrowed from the adventure writings of Ken St. Andre, who described an "Arena of Khazan" where gladiators fought mythical beasts. For more information on Ken St. Andre's Arena of Khazan, see our tribute page to the Khazan Arena.