Batman/Deadpool # 1 Cover A First Printing 2025 NM

DC/Marvel: Batman/Deadpool # 1, released on November 19, 2025, is a 64-page anthology one-shot published by DC Comics. It serves as the second half of the historic 2025 Marvel/DC crossover event, following Marvel's Deadpool/Batman #1. 

Main Story: "The Cosmic Kiss Caper" 

Written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Dan Mora, the lead story is a metafictional adventure that explains why the two universes are colliding. 

• The Catalyst: The universes overlap because the cosmic entities Eternity (Marvel) and Kismet (DC) share a romantic encounter.
• The Plot: Batman and Deadpool find themselves in a reality-warping maze of "half-remembered settings" and deadly traps. They discover that Cassandra Nova is manipulating them to locate the Quantum Keyboard (also called the Cosmic Keyboard), a relic capable of rewriting reality.
• Meta Twist: The duo encounters "The Writer" (an in-universe cameo of Grant Morrison), who wields the keyboard. The story features bizarre elements like Deadpool throwing Batman into a Lazarus Pit to trigger an "Amalgam" personality called Dark Claw.
• The Resolution: Batman and Deadpool merge into a singular being, "Deadbat," to defeat Cassandra Nova before their universes separate. 

Backup Team-Ups 

The issue includes several shorter stories pairing other iconic Marvel and DC characters: 

• Doctor Strange & John Constantine: Written by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, and Joshua Williamson, the two sorcerers must cooperate (and clash) when their respective versions of Hell merge.
• Nightwing & Laura Kinney (Wolverine): Written by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo, the "superhero legacies" bond over their complex "father" figures while rescuing Gabby Kinney (Honey Badger) from Killer Croc.
• Harley Quinn & The Hulk: A comedic "Saturday in the park" by Mariko Tamaki and Amanda Conner involving a battle against an army of mutant hot dogs.
• Static & Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan): Written by G. Willow Wilson, the two teenage heroes meet and team up to fight a kaiju-sized sewer monster attacking the city. 

Creative Team 

• Main Writer: Grant Morrison
• Main Artist: Dan Mora
• Backup Writers: Scott Snyder, Tom Taylor, Mariko Tamaki, G. Willow Wilson
• Backup Artists: Hayden Sherman, Bruno Redondo, Amanda Conner, Denys Cowan