"Expect 4th wall-busting mayhem, owls, blood, blades"
Comic book giants Marvel and DC are reuniting for a rare crossover that will see two of their most popular characters, Batman and Deadpool, face off later in 2025.
The team-up, which will unfold in two separate one-shot comics, marks the first major collaboration between the rival publishers in over 20 years.
On Marvel’s side, Deadpool/Batman will be written by Zeb Wells with artwork by Greg Capullo. It will hit shelves on September 17.
DC will follow in November with Batman/Deadpool, written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Dan Mora.
The Marvel story follows Wade Wilson (Deadpool) being hired for a job in Gotham, much to Batman’s displeasure.
DC has not disclosed its storyline, but both publishers revealed there will be additional “backup adventures” involving other Marvel and DC character match-ups.
Those titles, along with another planned set of crossovers in 2026, remain under wraps.
Grant Morrison said: “I don’t do many comics these days but there was no way I could turn down the chance to work with Dan Mora again, one of my all-time favourite artistic collaborators and definitely no way I could turn down Batman and Deadpool!
“Expect 4th wall-busting mayhem, owls, blood, blades, and at least one giant typewriter!”
Zeb Wells, who recently completed a 60-issue run on Amazing Spider-Man, said the offer was too good to turn down:
“After writing Amazing Spider-Man for 60 issues, I told Marvel I needed a break. Marvel told me I could do that or I could write a comic starring Deadpool and Batman with the best Batman artist of our generation. I no longer needed a break.
“In Batman, we’ve found someone who has even less time for Deadpool’s antics than Wolverine, but a city-wide threat from the Joker makes strange bedfellows (literally, if Deadpool had his way).
“It’s been a blast letting Deadpool loose in Gotham City and watching what happens.”
This is not the first time Marvel and DC have joined forces.
The two publishers previously released crossovers featuring Spider-Man and Superman, as well as the Justice League and Avengers.
However, it’s been more than two decades since their last major event.
Jim Lee, DC’s Chief Creative Officer and Publisher, explained why such collaborations are so rare:
“It happens kind of once every generation of readers. I’ll leave you to draw your own conclusions as to why.”
“The timing has to be right in that you don’t want to do these too often. You want them to feel special.
“It is sort of finding that right moment for both companies to come together because it is complex.
“There’s a lot more coordination, collaboration, approvals that have to be done.
“And, obviously, from the business side, you’re sharing revenue, but it’s going to be a big deal. So you want the story, creatively, to warrant the hype of it all.”
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