Riding high on the recent success of both Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk film adaptations, the universe of Marvel is going on full force in conquering big screens everywhere. Warner Bros. and DC Comics plans to stop Marvel's assault by going into the war room for a secret 'superhero' summit.

But the minions at DC and Warner shouldn't worry just yet. The Dark Knight is still set to cast its already critically-acclaimed shadow next Friday, July 18. As far as what happens beyond Batman's second return, DC/Warner are preparing to introduce two new comic book franchises: Justice League and The Green Lantern.

Variety reports that Warner is unable to direct anyone with "ultimate" decision-making authority to oversee the rest of the DC projects. Watchmen is still currently on track for a 2009 release, but Marvel still has Thor, Iron Man 2 and X-Men Origins: Wolverine still coming out. Will Superman return once again? We don't know, but we'll tell you what will return though: Our in-depth, extensive coverage of ComicCon this July 24 and 25.

It's Marvel vs. DC all over again folks, so stay tuned for many, many surprises.

Variety: Warner, DC hold superhero summit