The crossover features top-tier creative talent from both publishers:
- Issue 1 – Deadpool/Batman
- Publisher: Marvel
- Writer: Zeb Wells (Spider-Man)
- Artist & Cover: Greg Capullo
- Release Date: September 17, 2024
- Issue 2 – Batman/Deadpool
- Publisher: DC
- Writer: Grant Morrison
- Artist: Dan Mora
- Release Date: November 2024
Each issue will include bonus content, including hints at future DC/Marvel crossovers, though those details are still under wraps.
Deadpool Meets Gotham
Writer Zeb Wells admitted that after penning 60 issues of Spider-Man, he was ready for a break, until Marvel offered him the Batman team-up.
“I no longer needed a break,” Wells told EW. “It’s been a blast letting Deadpool loose in Gotham City and watching what happens.”
According to Wells, the Joker’s latest plot creates an unexpected alliance between Batman and Deadpool.
“In Batman, we’ve found someone who has even less time for Deadpool’s antics than Wolverine,” he said. “But a city-wide threat from the Joker makes strange bedfellows — literally, if Deadpool had his way.”
Batman and Deadpool Combination
When asked why these two characters were chosen for the historic crossover, Marvel’s Dan Buckley said the answer was simple:
