Batman/Deadpool

Deadpool/Batman

by Grant Morrison, Dan Mora (Artist), Alejandro Sánchez (Colorist)

The Dark Knight and the Merc with a Mouth team up for an adventure so mind-bending you'll think you’re in a dream! Brought to you by legendary creators Grant Morrison and Dan Mora! And be sure not to miss these incredible extra stories:

Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, and Joshua Williamson team up with Hayden Sherman for a magical Constantine/Doctor Strange tale! Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo bring you an epic Nightwing/Dick Grayson and Laura Kinney/Wolverine story! Mariko Tamaki and Amanda Conner smash Harley Quinn and the Hulk together! G. Willow Wilson and Denys Cowan tell an electrifying Static and Ms. Marvel yarn!

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Marvel, Batman, Comic Book, Collections, Graphic Novels

64 pages, Paperback

Published November 19, 2025

About the author

Grant Morrison has been working with DC Comics for twenty five years, after beginning their American comics career with acclaimed runs on ANIMAL MAN and DOOM PATROL. Since then they have written such best-selling series as JLA, BATMAN and New X-Men, as well as such creator-owned works as THE INVISIBLES, SEAGUY, THE FILTH, WE3 and JOE THE BARBARIAN. In addition to expanding the DC Universe through titles ranging from the Eisner Award-winning SEVEN SOLDIERS and ALL-STAR SUPERMAN to the reality-shattering epic of FINAL CRISIS, they have also reinvented the worlds of the Dark Knight Detective in BATMAN AND ROBIN and BATMAN, INCORPORATED and the Man of Steel in The New 52 ACTION COMICS.

In their secret identity, Morrison is a "counterculture" spokesperson, a musician, an award-winning playwright and a chaos magician. They are also the author of the New York Times bestseller Supergods, a groundbreaking psycho-historic mapping of the superhero as a cultural organism. They divide their time between their homes in Los Angeles and Scotland.

Reviews

[Benji's Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the first crossover they did, but still worth at least one read. The art was good, but the writing was all over the place, in Grant Morrison fashion (sorry), and almost none of the jokes landed for me.

It was nice to see a certain Amalgam character show up again in this (and a new one), but just like the movies, one cool moment isn't enough to save a story.

Despite the idea of Batman and Deadpool meeting being wonderful, this was only probably my third favorite story from this collection.

I think my favorite of this book had to be the second story in this collection, the John Constantine/Doctor Strange crossover, not just for the two of them meeting, but the smaller crossover happening in the background of that tale. It was fantastic.

Next up, we had Nightwing/Wolverine (X-23) by Tom Taylor and that one was another good entry and actually my introduction to her Wolverine. I quite enjoyed King's use of the term "nepo-hero" and I'm actually not sure if I enjoyed this one or the Constantine/Doctor Strange one more. They were both really good.

Harley Quinn and the Incredible Hulk was fun, but kind of random. I may have read this one too fast, because I already forgot the plot (or if it even had one), but the artwork by Amanda Conner is always great to see for Harley Quinn.

Lastly, the Static (Shock) and Ms Marvel story that felt like filler and wasn't really long enough to figure out what was going on. The art in this one was pretty inconsistent, as well and probably my least favorite.

Overall, a weaker book than the previous Deadpool/Batman collection, but I don't think the average comic fan is going to care about all these little nitpicks. I think we all know why they decided to pit these two characters together, but hey. I'm a sucker for the crossovers too.

[Craig Schorling · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did not enjoy this as much as the previous one. It didn't reach the same highs as the Wonder Woman or Daredevil stories. It still had some good moments. There were jokes in the main story that landed and the Nightwing story had some good heart to it. The Harley story and the Ms. Marvel stories did not do too much to excite me.

[Gordon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Batman/Deadpool: 3½ ⭐
Hellblazer/Dr. Strange: 3¾ ⭐
Nightwing/LK Wolverine: 5 ⭐
Harley/Hulk: 3 ⭐
Static/Ms. Marvel: 4⭐

Overall it has some fun stories, even if some are just a few pages of somewhat nonsense (Harley/Hulk) but they do the job, I think. I really adored the Nightwing and Laura Kinney Wolverine story, that was really sweet and it always hits me when Dick calls Bruce father. Don't go into these crossovers thinking they're going to be some big epic story that you can't stop thinking about, just go into them and have fun.

[Brandon Daniels · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly good.

Morrison has fun with the premise, and we get a surprise return of one of their creations. Dan Mora Good.

The backups were also solid. I’m not sure why it took 3 writers to script the Constantine/Strange story. And why isn’t there a Constantine/Hellblazer book right now??

[Vismund · Rating 4 out of 5]

Batman & Deadpool: 5 stars
John Constantine & Dr. Strange: 3 stars
Nightwing & Laura Kinney: 5 stars
Harley Quinn & Hulk: 3 stars
Static & Ms. Marvel: 3 stars

[Justin Biondo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Makes me wanna check out Klaus for thag Morrison/Mora duo again. Plus all the Animal Man references were great

[Cristhian · Rating 5 out of 5]

x-23 & Nightwing fue una maravilla

[Shaun Stanley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Batman/Deadpool #1 is a DC and Marvel Comics crossover written by Grant Morrison, James Tynion IV, Tom King, Scott Snyder, Tom Taylor, Mariko Tamaki, and G. Willow Wilson with art by Dan Mora, Hayden Sherman, Bruno Redondo, Amanda Conner, and Denys Cowan. It is cover dated January 2026.

This issues continues Batman Deadpool’s team up as thy investigate a multiverse mystery, John Constantine and Doctor Strange meet, Nightwing and Laura Kinney’s Wolverine join forces to save Gabby from Killer Croc, Hulk and Harley Quinn team up to fight a robot, and Static Shock and Ms Marvel compete to save their neighborhood.

This issue feels like multiple steps back from the first crossover issue. Grant Morrison writes an over complicated plot to poke fun of both DC Crossovers and Deadpool’s origins where all the humor falls flat. Thankfully it is saved by Mora’s art. The Constantine/Strange and Nightwing/Wolverine entries were fun with great art. Full issues or arc crossovers with these two team ups would probably be a lot of fun. The last two entries in the title just didn’t deliver at all and felt more like filler. DC, please don’t invite Morrison back to any future crossovers please.

[Luis Joel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A veces olvidamos que los comics deben ser ante todo, divertidos. Pero cuando le das algo tan banal como un crossover a un escritor como Grant Morrison, puede hacer de esto un verdadero lujo.

Da una explicación al por qué está union de multiversos de la manera más Morrisonada posible, te llena de cameos el número, hace referencias a sus números de Animal Man y se da el lujo de traer a sus creaciones "Casandra Nova" y "Demian Wayne" en el mismo cómic.

Me pregunto qué se habrá llevado de souvenir.

Las demás historias están bien, aunque la de Strange/Constantine me parece una oportunidad desperdiciada. La de x23/Nightwing está buena y las demás olvidables.

[Jessica Willis · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Deadpool and Batman crossover was mostly fan service with predictably 4th wall breaks galore. A fun story if you turn off your brain

The Constantine and Doctor Strange crossover's most notable thing was a truely awesome 2 page spread. Excellent art

The Nightwing and Laura Wolverine crossover is my fav but I am a blatant fan of Taylor's Nightwing. It was short but the jokes landed and it had good character moments

The Harley and Hulk and Ms Marvel and Static Shock crossovers were super short and very skippable

[Colin Post · Rating 4 out of 5]

This crossover is some deep fan service - but that’s the point! Moreover, this is some good, niche fan service, too. The return of Grant Morrison the Writer from Animal Man?? John Constantine playing to Dr Strange the straight man (with a Swamp Thing cameo)? Bruno Redondo drawing Nightwing again? Klaus Jansen inking Denys Cowan’s pencils?? There’s just a lot of fun stuff in this one!

[Bryan Ford · Rating 4 out of 5]

So much fun

[Philmore Olazo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Man, the follow-up really fumbles everything the first issue had going for it. The conclusion to the Batman and Deadpool adventure is straight-up awful. Morrison clearly wanted to go full meta, commenting on the nature of crossovers, the companies, even throwing in a Dark Claw cameo, but none of it lands the way he thinks it does. Instead of clever, it turns into a limp, meandering slog where neither character gets anything interesting to do.

The backup stories carry the book more than the main plot. Constantine and Doctor Strange are easily the highlight, weird pair, great contrast, and the bit where Strange immediately calls out John for trying to knock him out with a sleep spell as soon as he was let into the Sanctum Sanctorum was hilarious. X-23 and Nightwing is a cute team-up between legacy heroes and does what it needs to. The Harley Quinn & Hulk segment is dull (mostly because modern Harley) . And the Kamala Khan/Static Shock piece was completely forgettable.

Aside from the two shorts that I actually enjoyed, the whole book isn’t worth the price. The only real draw is the novelty of DC and Marvel playing together again.

It feels more like a checklist than a celebration.

[Carter · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
Mostly really fun!

[Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my favorite of the recent Marvel and DC collaborations. I’ve read better comics this year, but I don’t think any of them have been this fun! Great creators and team-ups across the board. The four backup stories deliver a lot of emotion and characterization with just a few pages.

[Antonio Escobar · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a fun read

[Jeff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grant Morrison is a superb writer. Excellent crossover love all the nods to the Amalgam universe. It was excellent. The side stories were fun.

[Alejandro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the one by Marvel!


This comic book features a main story with Batman and Deadpool, but also includes several other short stories too making crossover with other characters of DC and Marvel. This comic book is published by DC Comics (it was a first issue but published by Marvel Comics).


In comparison, in many aspects, the first issue published by Marvel is by far, way better than this one (and no, I’m not a Marvel freak that just attack anything by DC, I like both publishing houses, and this is my impartial, honest opinion), the main story is way better in the first one, there are two more additional stories in the first one, one of those is an Amalgam story which here there isn’t any Amalgan tale.


BATMAN/DEADPOOL

”The Cosmic Kiss Caper”

Creative Team

Writer: Grant Morrison
Illustrator: Dan Mora

Rating: ***

In this main story, the “universes” (using male and female forms) decided to make a kiss and therefore, the characters from DC and Marvel are found in the same universe now. Batman and Deadpool suddenly are working together without much explanation and even with none conflict about it, in a pointless chase and battles against cartoon ninjas.

The artwork is excellent since it’s by Dan Mora (and yes, while I can be biased since he’s from Costa Rica, as I am, still honestly I think that his job drawing the story is truly great), but I’m shocked that Grant Morrison couldn’t manage to deliver at least a decent story, since it’s clear that he knows how to use Batman but he’s not any inspired using Deadpool.

Grant Morrison and Dan Mora are an experienced creative team with previous history, together they created the indy comic Klaus, but sadly here, the writing part is just barely acceptable.


JOHN CONSTANTINE/DOCTOR STRANGE

”A Magician Walks into a Universe”

Creative Team

Writers: James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson & Scott Snyder
Illustrator: Haydon Sherman

Rating: ***

I’m shocked that a story with THREE level A writers, and it’s just barely acceptable, where they tried to do something epic, but it stays in the trying state without accomplishing it.

John Constantine is suddenly in front of the house of Doctor Strange and they chat a while, and nothing much else happens.


NIGHTWING/LAURA KINNEY AKA WOLVERINE

”Sticks and Snikts”

Creative Team

Writer: Tom Taylor
Illustrator: Bruno Redondo

Rating: *****

By far, this is the gem of the crowd, this is without any doubt the best story in the comic, showing a great knowledge of both characters, their backgrounds, smartly highlighting their similar backgrounds forging a connection between them, nothing romantic, just being aware that this can be the beginning of a great friendship between two people sharing similar pasts and similar mentors/parental figures.

Nightwing and Laura Kinney aka Wolverine (formerly known as X-23) make an alliance to search in the Gotham City sewers for Gabby Kinney aka Scout (Laura’s sister) that she was kidnapped by KIller Croc.


HARLEY QUINN/HULK

”Harley & Hulk’s Amazin’ Saturday!!!”

Creative Team

Writer: Mariko Tamaki
Illustrator: Amanda Conner

Rating: **

This is a waste of paper, where Harley Quinn annoys Hulk causing some havok in an amusement park. The writing is tasteless and even the artwork by Amanda Conners seems plain, maybe lacking of one of her usual colorists.


STATIC/MS. MARVEL

”New Friends in Old Places”

Creative Team

Writer: G. Willow Wilson
Illustrator: Denis Cowan

Rating: ***

This story COULD be the second great story in the comic book, BUT it needed at least 2 or 4 more pages of development to accomplish its full potential.

Static and Ms. Marvel join forces against a kaiju. A simple and cliché plot but it was working just fine as an acceptable excuse for they talk each other, as I said, with some more pages of development, this could be as good as the one with Nightwing and Laura Kinney.

[Chris Loan · Rating 5 out of 5]

The crossover event of the year returns with Batman/Deadpool Part 2—though it’s not connected to the first issue.

In the headlining story, Grant Morrison and Dan Mora bring together the Merc with a Mouth and the Dark Knight as they face off against Cassandra Nova. Compared to the previous crossover, this one leans much more into humor, delivering exactly the kind of chaotic energy you’d expect when Batman teams up with Deadpool. It’s not without its flaws, though. The setup that brings these characters together is definitely a bit wonky, and at times the plot feels scattered or lacking a cohesive throughline. Still, I really enjoyed the introduction of DarkClaw and the new fusion character, DeadBat.

Dan Mora’s artwork is absolutely stunning—he’s easily one of the best artists working in comics right now, and his visuals here are nothing short of fantastic. That panel of Cassandra Nova’s fingers phasing through Batman and Deadpool was incredible.

With fantastic art, funny moments, and some great surprises, this was a worthwhile crossover. I’d rate the Morrison/Mora story a 4.5 out of 5.

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The next story pairs Constantine and Doctor Strange in a magical battle of wits, written by James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, and Scott Snyder, with art by Hayden Sherman. Seeing these two arrogant characters interact was such a treat—it played like a supernatural measuring contest in all the right ways. The cameo battle between Ghost Rider and Swamp Thing was another highlight.

My only real issue is that the story felt too short. It ends abruptly after Constantine steals the Eye of Agamotto and the sorcerers work together to separate their universes. This concept has so much potential that a longer story would have made it even better. These two would be perfect for a full-length crossover. The banter alone was worth the price of admission.

Sherman’s artwork fits the tone perfectly—the look of Constantine after he steals the Eye was gorgeous and trippy. Great art and a fun concept, but an underwhelming ending. I’d rate this one a 4 out of 5.

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Next up is a crossover by the award-winning Nightwing team of Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo, featuring a team-up between Nightwing and Wolverine (Laura).

This was easily my favorite story in the issue. I absolutely loved Gabby calling them both “Nepo Heroes”—one of the best lines in the whole book. Their team-up is a blast, especially when Laura realizes Nightwing doesn’t have powers yet still dives headfirst into danger, even alongside two characters who can heal from anything. And of course, Haley the dog returns, winning over Gabby immediately. The chemistry between all of them is fantastic. Taylor writes both Nightwing and Laura flawlessly.

Bruno Redondo’s art is beautifully nostalgic, perfectly mirroring the magic of his Nightwing run with Taylor. The final page—with Batman and Wolverine in the sky and their protégés in shadow beneath them—was absolutely stunning.

With amazing writing, fantastic art, and perfect character chemistry, this story is a 5 out of 5.

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Harley Quinn meets the Hulk in a story by Mariko Tamaki with art from Amanda Conner. This was pure fun—full of laughs, toxic waste, and hot dogs. It’s exactly the tone and style you’d hope for from a Harley/Hulk crossover. Short, sweet, and hilarious. Another 5 out of 5.

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The final story brings together Static and Ms. Marvel from G. Willow Wilson and Denys Cowan. This was another short but enjoyable piece, though I couldn’t help feeling like it left some potential on the table. There’s great art and fun dialogue, but the story ends just as it starts to get interesting. I’d give it a 4 out of 5.

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Overall, I really enjoyed this second installment of the crossover. Still, several of these stories left me wanting much more. With another potential crossover event coming next year, I can’t help but wish Marvel and DC would go all-in: take a month off from their regular lineups and release a full slate of crossover books. Throw darts at a board of characters and let the magic happen. Fans would absolutely love it.

[AviChaim Snyder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Batman/Deadpool:
This crossover delivered everything I hoped for. Grant Morrison crafted a story that truly celebrates comics as a medium, while still giving fans of both characters plenty to enjoy. It’s wild, funny, and surprisingly thought-provoking at times. The return of an Amalgam character was a fantastic touch, and Dan Mora’s art elevated every page. Morrison and Mora were an absolutely lethal creative combo, and this feature was outstanding. Grade: A
Constantine/Doctor Strange:
This was a fun pairing, and I really enjoyed the contrast between their personalities and magical worlds. If anything, the story felt too short, I’d gladly read an ongoing series with these two bouncing off each other. The artwork was great, and the crossover felt natural and well-balanced. A solid and enjoyable read. Grade: B
X-23/Nightwing:
This story didn’t work for me. I get the page-count limitations, but the matchup felt unnecessary and forced. While there are similarities between the characters, many of them felt artificially added just to justify the crossover. It also reads like it only exists because Tom Taylor was involved. The story wasn’t strong, though the art was excellent and honestly the only thing that made this worth reading. Grade: C
Harley/Hulk:
A completely unnecessary story. Hulk could have been swapped out for any large, strong character without changing a thing. There was nothing unique or compelling here. Grade: D
Static/Ms. Marvel:
This pairing didn’t land for me at all. It felt forced, and I think Static would have paired much better with Miles. The dialogue also didn’t feel authentic; G. Willow Wilson doesn’t quite capture how teens talk here. The art was also fairly average. Grade: D
Overall:
The first half of the issue was fantastic, but the quality drops sharply in the back half. I’m not sure what happened, but it really fell apart toward the end. I’d only recommend this for the standout stories in the front portion. Grade: B-

[Jerry Aguirre · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you are a grant morrison fan, you will love this. If you are like me, that doesn’t have in depth knowledge of DC comics, this will suck. People praise Grant because of his meta , reality genre in his comics and that’s exactly what happens here.

We get to see some cool Batman iterations, but man the story was just tooooooooo meta. I thought the marvel edition of this crossover was alright, but after reading this edition, marvel blows it outta the water. Not only with the main story, but the other stories too. The best part, one that I popped for, was when Deadpool mentioned ABOSLUTE BATMAN and the PETTING ZOO. THAT WAS AWESOME.

Constantine x Dr. strange = 1 star / 5

Nightwing x X-23 as Wolverine 3/5 = 3 stars. I want more of these two! It was great, just too short sadly.

Harley x The Hulk 0 stars

Static x Ms. marvel 0 stars.

Super lame.

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aunque no puede evitar caer en lo superfluo, al final tengo que agradecer el que Grant "Loquillo" Morrison se deje caer por este crossover. No solo alude de forma más divertida a la excusa multiversal para que Deadpool se cruce nuevamente con Batman. Haciendo su propia arqueología comiquera acude a un mcguffin de una historieta con un auto insert del mismo autor en algún número suelto de los primeros tiempos de Suicide Squad. De postre, volvemos a tener otros team ups que la verdad el de Constanine y Strange y Laura y Dick Grayson son realmente buenos y merecían más extensión... El de Harley y Hulk y sobre todo el de Static Shock con Kamala siendo nuevamente una pretexto de amor interracial la verdad es que podían ahorrárselos... Pero todo sea por inflar el precio de la edición física.

[luciddreamer99 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this was loads better than the Marvel crossover. Grant Morrison writes what is a delightful fourth wall breaking tale in their own tradition, with characters they created for good measure. The Laura Kinney/Dick Grayson story is excellent, too. Even the Harley Quinn/Hulk story didn't annoy me as much as she has lately. The Doctor Strange/Constantine story has fitting art for the characters. In fact, the art in this comic highlights some of the best at DC. I would recommend this comic if you liked Deadpool/Batman, if you're a fan of Grant Morrison, or if you like any of the characters mentioned.

[Micah Taylor · Rating 1 out of 5]

Grant Morrison can’t write natural dialogue or connective story points, and without it, his attempt at heady concepts just become bad writing. This book reminded me why Final Crisis was just a bunch of nonsense garbage.

Constantine/Strange crossover was fun, more of Snyder’s decade-and-a-half long essay about DC needing to be the dark and brooding emo death-metal version of super hero comics.

Nightwing/ Wolverine story was phenomenal. Should have been the headliner.

Everything else felt like filler.

[Fugo Feedback · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me gustó mucho el metajuego que hace Morrison al recuperar un elemnto clave de su etapa maestra en Animal Man, pero no la llega a descollar por más cantidad de referencias, guiños y juegos metatextuales. El chiste de lac uarta pared de la pileta es malo pero funcional y un ejemplo de lo que pasa en general con el unitario.

Las otras historias, con los crossovers de Constantine y Dr. Strange, Nightwing y Wolverine (Laura), Ms. Marvel y Static y Harley con Hulk están en su mayoría muy entretenidas, pero sólo las dos primeras que menciono dejan algo más que una anécdota.

[Xavi Luzu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es cortito y llegó al nivel de hype que tenía, pero está bueno.

Lo mejor es obviamente la parte de Batman y Deadpool, que es la mayor parte del comic, pero de los otros hay algunos que tmb están buenos.

El comic es un comic de Deadpool con Batman, no al revés, si bien están en Gotham, el tono es el de Deadpool.

De los otros el mejor me parece el de Linterna Verde y Rocket, muy gracioso.

El de Frank Miller es terrible, a quién se le ocurre pedirle que escriba algo en pleno 2025.

[AJ Easterday · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sadly, I did not enjoy this as much as the last Deadpool/Batman crossover. The only story is this collection I really liked was the Nightwing/Wolverine story, which was an absolute delight. The John Constantine/Doctor Strange story had spectacular artwork, but the story was just ok. The main Batman/Deadpool story was kinda a letdown in my opinion. It was weird and hard to follow. The humor didn't always land. Overall this collection was just ok.

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Grant Morrison main story is, of course, very weird. I do like how he gets his digs in at Deadpool about how his creator can't draw feet and that he started as a knockoff of Deathstroke. My favorite story though was no surprise. Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo return to Nightwing and Taylor brings Laura Kinney and Honey Badger along for the ride.

[Mariana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I accidentally read this part first and only read Deadpool/Batman after... But this is still the superior part of the crossover event for sure. DC wins over Marvel yet again ahahah
My favourite short story from the book is Nightwing/Wolverine (he is my favourite nepo-hero).
The art from Bruno Redondo and Dan Mora is peak as always.

[Dylan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a decent bit of fun but a lot of the real plot wad kinda over my head, I’ll definitely have to read it again and I think I’ll rate it higher. I enjoyed the dynamic, all the end jokes and references. The meta stuff was a lot of fun. Seems like Morrison is “leaving the light on” for a potential full time return.