Marvel/DC: The Dead Of Knight & Other Stories

by Zeb Wells, Brad Meltzer, Kelly Thompson

Deadpool, Batman, Spider-Man and Superman headline a momentous meeting of Earth’s Mightiest and the World’s Finest! When Wade Wilson is hired for a job in Gotham City, will billionaire Bruce Wayne help him track down his target…a certain Dark Knight? Then, when Norman Osborn and Lex Luthor join forces, you can bet that will spell big trouble for Spider-Man and Superman! Captain America and Wonder Woman form an alliance for the ages! Daredevil fights alongside Green Arrow! Rocket Raccoon becomes a Green Lantern! Old Man Logan has a senior showdown with the Dark Knight! Aquaman swims with Jeff the Land Shark, who also shares the most adorable team-up of all with Krypto! Lightning strikes when Thor says “Shazam!” Spider-Man Noir encounters the Golden Age Superman — and more members of the Spider and Super families join the fun! Also featuring the sensational debut of a new Amalgam the main mutie called Logo!

Marvel/ Deadpool/Batman (2025) #1, Marvel/ Spider-Man/Superman (2026) #1, Marvel/ Thor/Shazam! Infinity Comic (2025) #1 And Marvel/ It's Jeff/Aquaman Infinity Comic (2026) #1.

Written Zeb Wells, Brad Meltzer, Kelly Thompson, Geoff Johns, Al Ewing, Chip Zdarsky, Kevin Smith, Frank Miller, Ryan North, Dan Slott, Louise Simonson, Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron, Joe Kelly, Stephanie Phillips, & Jeph Loeb

Penciled Greg Capullo, Pepe Larraz, Andres Genolet, Gary Frank, Jethro Morales, Terry Dodson, Gurihiru, Adam Kubert, Dike Ruan, Ryan Stegman, Marcos Martin, Todd Nauck, Sara Pichelli, Russell Dauterman, Humberto Ramos, Phil Noto, & Jim Cheung.

Cover by Mark Bagley

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

192 pages, Paperback

Published September 15, 2026

About the author

Zeb Wells is an American comic book writer known for his work at Marvel Comics, as well as his work on the animated TV series Robot Chicken.

Reviews

[Randy Lander · Rating 3 out of 5]

It took us thirty years to get more DC/Marvel crossovers, and I'm sad that the results were a bit mixed. There were some surprises, such as Zeb Wells, arguably the worst Spider-Man writer in the last twenty years, really nailing a Deadpool/Batman story, better than the one Grant Morrison wrote. There are some fun little stories, like Aquaman and Jeff and Krypto and Jeff, suggesting that Jeff might be the key to fun crossover tales. But as with the DC/Marvel volume, so many of these stories are too short to really go anywhere.

There is a fun miniseries idea in telling the story of a merged DC/Marvel universe, not in the Amalgam sense (although I sure wish we could get some more Amalgam) but in the way that a lot of these stories just casually assume a world where the DC and Marvel characters co-exist. It feels more like a tease than anything else, like someone giving you tasty appetizers but never delivering the full meal, and some of the appetizers are just microwaved mozzarella sticks.

[Paul · Rating 3.5 out of 5]

3.5 stars first segment with deadpool was my favourite. In fact if there’s a crossover miniseries of just dead pool interacting with various DC characters I bet I’d give that 4 or 4.4 stars lol

[Arkham · Rating 4 out of 5]

A tale of two halves, on the one hand you have a bog standard but not unenjoyable crossover between Deadpool and Batman that ultimately is ok, and on the other you have a really great crossover between Spider-Man and Superman that captures the essence of the characters wonderfully, plus some other stories that range from fine to very good. The quality is definitely mixed, as is the substance. I’m really glad Marvel and DC are doing crossovers again, but I hope they can eventually come together and do something more substantial, because this feels a lot more like a proof of concept

[Zach · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really fun book to read in trade after all the crossover comics we got this past year. While I remember not really liking the marvel side of the deadpool/batman crossover, the marvel backup stories were a lot cooler in my opinion. I also mostly bought this trade first because I really wanted to read shazam and thors crossover and I really liked it for what it was. I want some longer stories about these characters now that we've gotten some more crossovers, like a trade that actually is just one continuous story like avengers/jla.
But yeah had a lot of fun rereading these and would highly recommend.

[Matt Sautman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Much like the Cosmic Kiss collection, this anthology features an enjoyable array of what if scenarios, though the brilliance of some of these, such as the Captain America/Wonder Woman story, makes me wish DC and Marvel could agree to develop a larger shared universe for an alternative version of key characters. Only one work felt truly “bad” to me: Frank Miller. His Old Man Logan especially just looked like an abstract young Wolverine drawn on a rushed deadline rather than a specific aesthetic that feels deliberate.

[Cole Goodman · Rating 3.25 out of 5]

A mix of feelings for this one. Some very good heartfelt stories that show some good essences of the characters and their motives and interesting dynamics between one another. And then on the other hand just some mini stories that dont feel like there was a real point to doing them.

[Steph · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this mash up of DC and Marvel. My two favorites were the two Jeff the land Shark stories and the Batman/Deadpool story!

[Logan Polk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some really fun crossover

[Louis Jupp · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Heath · Rating 5 out of 5]

10 year old me is screaming in joy right now.

[Ryan Wist · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun book with many great, short stories.