Dial Up That Crossover

I was thinking about how you could do a Dial H/Secret Avengers crossover, were such a thing allowed. I kind of assumed when resurrected Rasputin mentioned "Abyss" he meant death, and its possible all of Max Fury's lackeys think that's what he'll use the crowns for: death to their enemies, to anyone who stands in their way.

But he could be looking a for sentient void, something that would enable him to travel between worlds. He could sense the connection between the dials and one of these voids, one that was banished with the power of the dials. In the same way seeing Abyss' banishment left an impression on people that could be sued to guide it back to Earth, being involved in the banishing could leave a residue on the tools used, meaning the dials. So Max is trying to use the crowns to home in on the dials, because he thinks they can help him find Abyss. Or he believes he's tracking down Abyss, but really is following a false signal. Perhaps he's been in contact with Ex Nihilo, and they're working together. He's an LMD that's gained autonomy, might be considered alive, but might be a living empty vessel, animated by nothing, in a sense. Which she could find intriguing.

At any rate, Max gets the third crown, and contacts the Abyss, which is perhaps more hostile than he expected. After all, the last one who summoned it - Ex Nihilo - immediately tried to contain it. It doesn't want to be contained. It wants to eat. It wouldn't be hard for it to be called while Jent and Manteau are trying to deal with it, or for a dial be carried along with it. Either way, Hawkeye's team has to contend with it, which ought to give all the geniuses something to keep busy, and they could all get flung to different worlds.

I've kind of assumed Max is that LMD Scorpio had, that's he is how he is because of being close to the Zodiac Key, and so it wouldn't be a stretch in that case to say Max is looking for Scorpio, believing he must be alive in some universe, and Abyss will help him find him. Scorpio could even be what's hitching a ride inside Abyss, and he could come out just as mad as Abyss. And if Max were to give him the crowns, a gift to his dear "brother", well, that could be a serious problem all on its own.

The idea obviously needs a lot of work. The dials are kind of sidelined, but I don't really understand enough about where Mieville's going with them yet to figure out how to incorporate them or "O" into it. So something to revisit later, perhaps.