Batman and Deadpool to Headline First Marvel and DC Crossover in 22 Years

The rivalry betwixt Marvel and DC whitethorn beryllium legendary, but the 2 companies are putting speech their differences agelong capable to people their archetypal crossover comics since 2003's JLA/Avengers. And who amended to usher successful this caller epoch of practice than Batman and Deadpool?

As revealed by Entertainment Weekly, Marvel and DC are teaming for a brace of one-shot specials featuring the Dark Knight and the Merc With a Mouth. Marvel volition people Deadpool/Batman #1, by writer Zeb Wells (The Amazing Spider-Man) and creator Greg Capullo (Batman), portion DC volition people Batman/Deadpool #1, by writer Grant Morrison (Batman) and creator Dan Mora (Superman/Batman: World's Finest). Both comics volition besides see "backup adventures" that brace much characters from the Marvel and DC Universes.

Art by Greg Capullo & Dan Mora. (Image Credit: Marvel/DC)

As mentioned, this task marks the archetypal overt Marvel/DC crossover successful much than 2 decades (unless you number Fortnite's Omniverse). Prior to that, the 2 publishers had a past of collaborating connected crossovers, dating backmost to 1976's Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man.

"It happens benignant of erstwhile each procreation of readers. I'll permission you to gully your ain conclusions arsenic to why," DC's President, Chief Creative Officer, and Publisher Jim Lee tells EW. "The timing has to beryllium close successful that you don't privation to bash these excessively often. You privation them to consciousness special. It is benignant of uncovering that close infinitesimal for some companies to travel unneurotic due to the fact that it is complex. There's a batch much coordination, collaboration, approvals that person to beryllium done. And, obviously, from the concern side, you're sharing revenue, but it's going to beryllium a large deal. So you privation the story, creatively, to warrant the hype of it all."

As for wherefore the 2 companies chose Batman and Deadpool of each characters to ringing successful this event, Marvel Entertainment President Dan Buckley explains that it conscionable seemed similar the close oddball operation of characters.

"It conscionable felt similar a amusive combo. I'll beryllium rather frank. It was thing much analyzable than that," Buckley says. Like, Deadpool hanging retired with Batman. There's a batch of levity to beryllium had successful there, a batch of fun. And it would besides beryllium a small spot uber convulsive astatine the aforesaid time.... Our large happening is we privation to bash thing that is simply a batch of fun, showcase comics, make excitement, and bring caller readers oregon lapsed readers backmost into the industry."

Deadpool/Batman #1 volition beryllium released connected September 17, 2025, followed by Batman/Deadpool #1 successful November. EW besides reveals that Marvel and DC are already processing different brace of crossover one-shots for 2026, though neither is revealing which characters are progressive conscionable yet.

Which Marvel/DC crossover bash you privation to spot next? fto america cognize successful the comments below, and beryllium definite to cheque retired Batman's 10 top crossovers of each time.

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