Comic fans begged for a crossover between theMarvelandDCUniverses, and are now getting more than they ever expected, with DC announcing its star-studdedBatman/Deadpoolcrossover to answer the competition’s ownDeadpool/Batmanspecial coming later this year.
Along with the creative team, crossover match-ups, and jaw-dropping stories to come, DC has officially announced thatBatman/Deadpool#1 will offer 64 pages of unthinkable universe-blending when it arrives on Wednesday, August 18, 2025. The first look at the all-star talent recruited for cover art, as well as the official plot snyopsis is available below:
But DC’s Batman/Deadpool #1 isn’t just a comic book crossover between iconic publishers, it’s a metaphysical car crash between two storytelling philosophies. One character broods in the shadows of trauma and justice. The other cartwheels through chaos, breaking the fourth wall and occasionally the laws of physics. Together, they’re forced to confront a threat that doesn’t just endanger their worlds—it questions their very existence as fictional constructs.
With a main story by Grant Morrison and Dan Mora, Batman/Deadpool #1 launches a reality-bending saga that’s equal parts cosmic horror, slapstick noir, and metafictional therapy session. It’s the kind of comic book that knows it’s a comic book, revels in being a comic book, weaponizes its comic bookiness—and dares you to keep reading anyway!
With the titular crossover between Bruce Wayne and Wade Wilson coming from the acclaimed talents of Grant Morrison and Dan Mora, DC has also confirmed the other talent fleshing out the 64 pages of this one-shot. And fans will be delighted to hear that just asMarvel’s ownDeadpool/Batmancomicwill be teaming up fan-favorites, DC’s answer is swinging for the fences.
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The official team-ups will be calling on a top-tier collection of storytellers as well, featuring major heavyweights (and some inspired surprise combinations). The DC braintrust of Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, and Joshua Williamson assembles once again with artist Hayden Sherman to bring John Constantine and Doctor Strange together for"a spellbinding saga,“itself a dream come true for fans of the conjurers.
The acclaimedNightwingteam of Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo also reunite to send Dick Grayson into a crossover story with Laura Kinney’s Wolverine described as, no surprise,“emotionally-charged.“Mariko Tamaki and Amanda Conner embrace lunacy by combining Harley Quinn and Hulk, and G. Willow Wilson and Denys Cowan merge the next generation with Static and Ms. Marvel.
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From just this official announcement, the confirmed match-ups in standalone stories will come as great news to those who felt that Marvel’s offerings were outside their own interests. AWonder Woman/Captain America crossoversells itself to mass audiences, whereas aGreen Arrow/Daredevil match-upis tailor-made for the devoted fans of those characters specifically.
But whichever set of combinations tickles a reader’s fancy, the full roster of variant cover art is likely to have something for everybody. Not to mention the artists now confirmed to unite fan-favorite characters in ultra-rare official covers:
Batman/Deadpool#1arrives November 19, from DC Comics.Deadpool/Batman #1will be available from Marvel Comics on June 10, 2025.
