Some huge news from the comic book world this week as Marvel and DC have announced that the two titans will team for the first time in over twenty years with the upcoming release of two one-shot comics which will see Marvel’s Merc with the Mouth crossing paths with DC’s Dark Knight.
Marvel Comics will kick things off in September with Batman/Deadpool #1 from writer Zeb Wells and artist Greg Capullo, while DC Comics will release Batman/Deadpool #1 in November, with Grant Morrison writing and art from Dan Mora. Both comics will also feature back-up stories from guest creative teams featuring additional Marvel and DC match-ups, with further details to be announced soon.
“After writing Amazing Spider-Man for 60 issues, I told Marvel I needed a break,” said Wells. “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.”
“Am I dreaming? This crossover is likely to be the high point of my career…and, I’ve had a great career,” added Capullo. “Some of my earliest work (many years ago) was on X-Force, so Deadpool and I go way back. More recently, I spent 10-plus years drawing Batman at DC. The idea that I get to do a crossover event with Deadpool and Batman…If I am dreaming, please don’t wake me!”
“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!” stated Grant Morrison. “Expect 4th wall busting mayhem, owls, blood, blades, and at least one giant typewriter!”
“This is more than I ever imagined I could do in my career, and it is a huge honor to be part of this crossover: it doesn’t happen too often, and I am a HUGE Deadpool fan!” added Dan Mora. “When I first worked with Grant, I didn’t know what to expect but it was an incredible team-up. I always hoped to work with Grant again, and working on Batman/Deadpool is like a dream come true. Grant and I working together on this once-in-a-lifetime project is going to be such a fun experience.”
