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Marvel/DC: Spider-Man/Superman #1
THWIP, THWIP AND AWAY! Fifty years ago, DC's Man of Steel met Marvel's friendly neighborhood wall-crawler, and the world of comics has never been the same! In celebration of that historic milestone, thrill to ALL-NEW tales of Spider-Man and Superman and their friends and foes!
Brad Meltzer and Pepe Larraz pit Spider-Man and Superman against Lex Luthor and Norman Osborn as their greatest villains exploit some of their greatest weaknesses!
In the shadow-laden 1930s, Spider-Man Noir encounters the original Golden Age Superman as told by Slott/Martin!
A crisis ensues as Johns/Frank bring the Super- and Spider-families against each together at the summons of Mysterio... but is their true foe an ally out of control?!
Symbiote hordes invade Metropolis as a new War of the Realms ignites in Aaron/Dauterman's epic.
Co-creator of Steel Louise Simonson hammers out the tale of John Henry Irons' clash with the Hobgoblin, as drawn by Todd Nauck!
Kelly/Ramos take us on a campus crossover between Gwen Stacy and Lana Lang!
Miles Morales (Spider-Man) teams with Superman, as Bendis and Pichelli re-team!
All this, and more than a few super-surprises you'll be talking about for the next fifty years!
Brad Meltzer and Pepe Larraz pit Spider-Man and Superman against Lex Luthor and Norman Osborn as their greatest villains exploit some of their greatest weaknesses!
In the shadow-laden 1930s, Spider-Man Noir encounters the original Golden Age Superman as told by Slott/Martin!
A crisis ensues as Johns/Frank bring the Super- and Spider-families against each together at the summons of Mysterio... but is their true foe an ally out of control?!
Symbiote hordes invade Metropolis as a new War of the Realms ignites in Aaron/Dauterman's epic.
Co-creator of Steel Louise Simonson hammers out the tale of John Henry Irons' clash with the Hobgoblin, as drawn by Todd Nauck!
Kelly/Ramos take us on a campus crossover between Gwen Stacy and Lana Lang!
Miles Morales (Spider-Man) teams with Superman, as Bendis and Pichelli re-team!
All this, and more than a few super-surprises you'll be talking about for the next fifty years!
72 pages
Published April 22, 2026
About the author
Brad Meltzer
397 books7,533 followersBrad Meltzer is the Emmy-nominated, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lightning Rod, The Escape Artist, and eleven other bestselling thrillers. He also writes non-fiction books like The JFK Conspiracy, about a secret plot to kill JFK before he was sworn in – and the Ordinary People Change the World kids book series, which he does with Chris Eliopoulos and inspired the PBS KIDS TV show, Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. His newest kids books are We are the Beatles, We are the Beatles, and I am Simone Biles. His newest inspirational book is Make Magic, based on his viral commencement address.
In addition to his fiction, Brad is one of the only authors to ever have books on the bestseller list for Non-Fiction (The Nazi Conspiracy), Advice (Heroes for My Son and Heroes for My Daughter), Children’s Books (I Am Amelia Earhart and I Am Abraham Lincoln) and even comic books (Justice League of America), for which he won the prestigious Eisner Award.
He is also the host of Brad Meltzer’s Lost History and Brad Meltzer’s Decoded on the History Channel, and is responsible for helping find the missing 9/11 flag that the firefighters raised at Ground Zero, making national news on the 15th anniversary of 9/11. Meltzer unveiled the flag at the 9/11 Museum in New York, where it is now on display. See the video here. The Hollywood Reporter recently put him on their list of Hollywood’s 25 Most Powerful Authors.
He also recently delivered the commencement address at the University of Michigan, in front of 70,000 people, including his graduating son. Entitled Make Magic and called “one of the best commencement addresses of all time,” it’s been shared millions of times across social media. Do yourself a favor, watch it here and buy the book here.
For sure, it’s tough to find anyone being so successful in so many different mediums of the popular culture. But why does Brad thrive in all these different professions? His belief that ordinary people change the world. It is that core belief that runs through every one of his projects.
His newest thriller, The Lightning Rod, brings back characters Nola and Zig in a setting that will blow your mind (you won't believe where the government let Brad go). For now, we'll say this: What's the one secret no one knows about you? It's about to come out. Nearly 2,000 five-star reviews. Raves by everyone from the Wall Street Journal, to James Patterson, to Brad's mother-in-law. Plus that twist at the end! And yes, the new Zig & Nola thriller is coming soon!
His newest non-fiction book, The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy -- and Why It Failed, which he wrote with Josh Mensch, is a true story about a secret assassination plot to kill JFK at the start of his Presidency and, if successful, would’ve changed history.
His illustrated children’s books I Am Amelia Earhart and I Am Abraham Lincoln, which he does with artist Chris Eliopoulos, were written for his own children, to give them better heroes to look up to. Try them. You won’t believe how inspired you and your family will be. Some of our favorites in the series are I am Mister Rogers and I am Dolly Parton.
His other non-fiction books, Heroes for My Son and Heroes for My Daughter, are collections of heroes – from Jim Henson to Sally Ride — that he’s been working on since the day his kids were born and is on sale now, as well as History Decoded: The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time.
He’s also one of the co-creators of the TV show, Jack & Bobby.
Raised in Brooklyn and Miami, Brad is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia Law School. The Tenth Justice was his first published work and became an instant New York Times bestseller. Dead Even followed a year later and also hit the New York Times bestseller list, as have all thirteen of his novels. The First Counsel came next, which was about a White House lawyer dating the President’s daughter, then The Millionaires, which was about two brothers who
In addition to his fiction, Brad is one of the only authors to ever have books on the bestseller list for Non-Fiction (The Nazi Conspiracy), Advice (Heroes for My Son and Heroes for My Daughter), Children’s Books (I Am Amelia Earhart and I Am Abraham Lincoln) and even comic books (Justice League of America), for which he won the prestigious Eisner Award.
He is also the host of Brad Meltzer’s Lost History and Brad Meltzer’s Decoded on the History Channel, and is responsible for helping find the missing 9/11 flag that the firefighters raised at Ground Zero, making national news on the 15th anniversary of 9/11. Meltzer unveiled the flag at the 9/11 Museum in New York, where it is now on display. See the video here. The Hollywood Reporter recently put him on their list of Hollywood’s 25 Most Powerful Authors.
He also recently delivered the commencement address at the University of Michigan, in front of 70,000 people, including his graduating son. Entitled Make Magic and called “one of the best commencement addresses of all time,” it’s been shared millions of times across social media. Do yourself a favor, watch it here and buy the book here.
For sure, it’s tough to find anyone being so successful in so many different mediums of the popular culture. But why does Brad thrive in all these different professions? His belief that ordinary people change the world. It is that core belief that runs through every one of his projects.
His newest thriller, The Lightning Rod, brings back characters Nola and Zig in a setting that will blow your mind (you won't believe where the government let Brad go). For now, we'll say this: What's the one secret no one knows about you? It's about to come out. Nearly 2,000 five-star reviews. Raves by everyone from the Wall Street Journal, to James Patterson, to Brad's mother-in-law. Plus that twist at the end! And yes, the new Zig & Nola thriller is coming soon!
His newest non-fiction book, The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy -- and Why It Failed, which he wrote with Josh Mensch, is a true story about a secret assassination plot to kill JFK at the start of his Presidency and, if successful, would’ve changed history.
His illustrated children’s books I Am Amelia Earhart and I Am Abraham Lincoln, which he does with artist Chris Eliopoulos, were written for his own children, to give them better heroes to look up to. Try them. You won’t believe how inspired you and your family will be. Some of our favorites in the series are I am Mister Rogers and I am Dolly Parton.
His other non-fiction books, Heroes for My Son and Heroes for My Daughter, are collections of heroes – from Jim Henson to Sally Ride — that he’s been working on since the day his kids were born and is on sale now, as well as History Decoded: The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time.
He’s also one of the co-creators of the TV show, Jack & Bobby.
Raised in Brooklyn and Miami, Brad is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia Law School. The Tenth Justice was his first published work and became an instant New York Times bestseller. Dead Even followed a year later and also hit the New York Times bestseller list, as have all thirteen of his novels. The First Counsel came next, which was about a White House lawyer dating the President’s daughter, then The Millionaires, which was about two brothers who
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May 1, 2026
how does one recover after reading the first one shot and then the last one shot? god, the last one had me in shambles. it felt like a shot to my heart <\3
i loved this a bit more than Superman Spider-Man only because it got me crying so bad. i wanted to comfort Peter too. the things he had to go through, it breaks my heart. i’m just happy this cross-over happened, Clark was a good friend for him. i liked their friendship.
i loved this a bit more than Superman Spider-Man only because it got me crying so bad. i wanted to comfort Peter too. the things he had to go through, it breaks my heart. i’m just happy this cross-over happened, Clark was a good friend for him. i liked their friendship.
May 20, 2026
3.6 stars
May 31, 2026
This was decent. The Spider-Man/Superman crossover obviously was the main story here and received a full sized comic and was the best of the bunch. Then like all the other Marvel/DC books of late, there were a bunch of small 6-8 page stories with other characters. These all varied in how good or bad they were. But a question was raised. Did I miss a book? Or did I miss something that was in a book I read? Because some of these people already knew who the other people were. Like the Miles and Supes story. How did Miles know who Superman was already? Also, with getting a rare DC/Marvel crossover, I wish they didn’t waste it on a bunch of one shots but instead told a full crossover event story. The DC characters get stuck in the 616 or vice versa. Would love to see them interact for the first time and figure each other out and form alliances while they try to figure out how to get home. This thing that they may need to get home could also have nefarious uses and the villains are also teaming up to get it for themselves. This could be at least a 12 issue series. Maybe even more. I feel this would have been super dope and better than what we got.
May 8, 2026
While DC’s version of this crossover leaned into epic-sized feats and easter eggs galore, Marvel’s style overtakes this iconic duo with sincerity and heart. Beginning with Meltzer and Larraz’s superb main story that serves a more than healthy dollop of hopefulness and hearty moxie, with an invigorating symbiote twist for the ages. Meltzer is writing open hearted in the best way, fixating on the human, mushy parts of these two legends. Larraz, for their part, does some impeccable work in capturing that humanity, while Wilson’s colors grab the titular brightness of these heroes and bring it forward. There’s a wider variety of backup tales, I would argue. From Aaron’s team-up of Jane Foster Thor and Wonder Woman to a dirty thirties retro smash and grab featuring Spider-Noir and golden age Supes (Dan Slott and drawn by Marcos Martin), all the way to a lovely re-teaming of Bendis and Pichelli for a Miles Morales reunion that is all about passing along some wisdom to the new generation. That’s what is at the heart of this smattering of stories, a one-shot ripe with inspiration from two of comics’ biggest icons. Suffice it to say, I am ready to take on the world!
May 8, 2026
I wish they had gone for one long story, instead of cramming 7 (8 if you count the mini two page story at the end)
And even though the first story is 27/28 pages long, it starts off in the middle of the action and there's no backstory on how we got there.
The Spider-Man/Superman interactions are good,as are the Clark/Peter interaction.(Something the Superman/Spider-Man one released last month didn't have)
The other stories are good. They tease us again with a Hulk/Superman confrontation. But the 1981 one is actually more action packed (brief as it was)
Again, it just feels overstuffed.
And even though the first story is 27/28 pages long, it starts off in the middle of the action and there's no backstory on how we got there.
The Spider-Man/Superman interactions are good,as are the Clark/Peter interaction.(Something the Superman/Spider-Man one released last month didn't have)
The other stories are good. They tease us again with a Hulk/Superman confrontation. But the 1981 one is actually more action packed (brief as it was)
Again, it just feels overstuffed.
May 5, 2026
Had to read a good comic before bed
June 6, 2026
Bit of a mixed bag, but the first story is amazing!
June 26, 2026
im smiling so big guys
May 4, 2026
Our Kryptonite
I didn’t quite know what to expect from Meltzer, but I absolutely love his voice for Spider-Man and Peter Parker both here. Superman, iffy, Clark Kent is perfect. But all together, this was a wonderful little story. A friend of mine said he felt like the last several pages could’ve just been chopped off, and I definitely see where he’s coming from. Personally, I loved that as a coda of sorts. Weirdly I wish it was at the end, though, like a bookending kind of thing, with a different title.
Metropolis Marvels
I don’t know much about Spider-Man Noir, and this didn’t feel written like 30s Superman at all to me, so this was a dud. Little to report, but solid artwork.
Sweethearts
Couldn’t care less about this. Not only does it scream “girlfriends written by men”, I didn’t care about the version of this in the DC issue with the main girlfriend-characters, much less so Lana and Gwen. For one, I’m suddenly asking questions about timelines that this should be smarter to avoid, and for two, I don’t think Gwen is authentic to the Gwen we know. I’d almost prefer them to say this is the Amazing Spider-Man movie universe version and the Smallville TV show versions, just so we’re working off a different slate than this.
I’m too in-the-weeds with this, but I just didn’t enjoy it for what little there is of consequence weighed against the mountain of questions and puzzlements it gave me. I don’t know why both issues felt the need to grind to a halt to tell us what the ladies are doing, all the while reducing their characters to people fawning over the heroes. Could it be they’re stand-ins/voices for the readers, sure, but it doesn’t come off that way to me.
Identity War
What a great story. Simple, effective, legit emotional for a few moments, and fun. Art can be cool and fun without a story, as the last two stories show, but this is cool because of the story.
Superman talking down The Hulk wasn’t something I knew I needed until now, and that’s such a wonderful concept. I’m not even sure if I buy it, but I bought it here, and it took the opportunity to use that for a character beat… for Ben Grimm of all people.
I can’t say I’m not a little sad that this has next to nothing to do with Spider-Man, but the story was well-worth getting over that. It makes me wish I knew the comics’ Ben Grimm better than I do, yet it still told me all I needed to know to enjoy it.
Ghostings!
*insert shrug of enjoyment*
Ask me again after I’ve read more Thor I guess. But I don’t give a crap about Steel, I’m sorry.
Remarkable
*insert shrug of unenjoyment*
Really, this is about as cliched as any of these. And I really don’t like the way they’re not addressing the problem of too many Spiderlings by addressing it outright. It isn’t working for this. Plus, this is already a mishmash continuity, why did it have to be here at all? Just not my humor and it actively made me roll my eyes, for as short as it is it really stands out being this bad.
The One Thing…
This was well-written, but I don’t as a general rule like Miles.
Or, really, just any other Spider-people. Very rare exceptions.
It’s neat what they do with him, but I wish I was seeing a young Peter Parker instead. Again, with this anti-continuity approach, I’d rather not be reminded of such at all.
The Wondrous and the Mighty
But see, I’m also not a huge Wonder Woman fan yet (though I expect that will change with more exposure) and I haven’t read Jane Foster as Thor (or much Thor, period). But this was fun and inventive enough to get past that. I didn’t expect her to have the “don’t die don’t die don’t die” type of monologue, but her dialogue is treated how I’d expect, and Wonder Woman was written fine enough for me. Moreover, the brief glimpse at a status quo we get is so freaking cool it makes me want that for a series. Just give Aaron a follow-up to make this story a 6-issue mini. Please. We’ve done amalgams, we’ve done versus, we’ve done meets. I want an honest to god team-up, mixing stuff from both continuities to make something of an amalgamated world for the heroes we know and love to inhabit — like most of these have, but this one is the most creative with that concept.
Maybe the best feature of the book.
One of Those Days
I feel like I should like this more but I’m mostly indifferent. It’s not long enough to make an impact really, and I hate to say because it’s so brief it almost comes across like something fan-made you could find on Reddit. Not that that makes it bad, but it just didn’t inspire anything from me at all. Almost like it was too obvious.
Then again, I almost never like Loeb.
But then again, the one book I do like from him is For All Seasons (haven’t read Blue yet), so I really feel like I should’ve felt more out of this.
I liked the webbed arms though.
I didn’t quite know what to expect from Meltzer, but I absolutely love his voice for Spider-Man and Peter Parker both here. Superman, iffy, Clark Kent is perfect. But all together, this was a wonderful little story. A friend of mine said he felt like the last several pages could’ve just been chopped off, and I definitely see where he’s coming from. Personally, I loved that as a coda of sorts. Weirdly I wish it was at the end, though, like a bookending kind of thing, with a different title.
Metropolis Marvels
I don’t know much about Spider-Man Noir, and this didn’t feel written like 30s Superman at all to me, so this was a dud. Little to report, but solid artwork.
Sweethearts
Couldn’t care less about this. Not only does it scream “girlfriends written by men”, I didn’t care about the version of this in the DC issue with the main girlfriend-characters, much less so Lana and Gwen. For one, I’m suddenly asking questions about timelines that this should be smarter to avoid, and for two, I don’t think Gwen is authentic to the Gwen we know. I’d almost prefer them to say this is the Amazing Spider-Man movie universe version and the Smallville TV show versions, just so we’re working off a different slate than this.
I’m too in-the-weeds with this, but I just didn’t enjoy it for what little there is of consequence weighed against the mountain of questions and puzzlements it gave me. I don’t know why both issues felt the need to grind to a halt to tell us what the ladies are doing, all the while reducing their characters to people fawning over the heroes. Could it be they’re stand-ins/voices for the readers, sure, but it doesn’t come off that way to me.
Identity War
What a great story. Simple, effective, legit emotional for a few moments, and fun. Art can be cool and fun without a story, as the last two stories show, but this is cool because of the story.
Superman talking down The Hulk wasn’t something I knew I needed until now, and that’s such a wonderful concept. I’m not even sure if I buy it, but I bought it here, and it took the opportunity to use that for a character beat… for Ben Grimm of all people.
I can’t say I’m not a little sad that this has next to nothing to do with Spider-Man, but the story was well-worth getting over that. It makes me wish I knew the comics’ Ben Grimm better than I do, yet it still told me all I needed to know to enjoy it.
Ghostings!
*insert shrug of enjoyment*
Ask me again after I’ve read more Thor I guess. But I don’t give a crap about Steel, I’m sorry.
Remarkable
*insert shrug of unenjoyment*
Really, this is about as cliched as any of these. And I really don’t like the way they’re not addressing the problem of too many Spiderlings by addressing it outright. It isn’t working for this. Plus, this is already a mishmash continuity, why did it have to be here at all? Just not my humor and it actively made me roll my eyes, for as short as it is it really stands out being this bad.
The One Thing…
This was well-written, but I don’t as a general rule like Miles.
Or, really, just any other Spider-people. Very rare exceptions.
It’s neat what they do with him, but I wish I was seeing a young Peter Parker instead. Again, with this anti-continuity approach, I’d rather not be reminded of such at all.
The Wondrous and the Mighty
But see, I’m also not a huge Wonder Woman fan yet (though I expect that will change with more exposure) and I haven’t read Jane Foster as Thor (or much Thor, period). But this was fun and inventive enough to get past that. I didn’t expect her to have the “don’t die don’t die don’t die” type of monologue, but her dialogue is treated how I’d expect, and Wonder Woman was written fine enough for me. Moreover, the brief glimpse at a status quo we get is so freaking cool it makes me want that for a series. Just give Aaron a follow-up to make this story a 6-issue mini. Please. We’ve done amalgams, we’ve done versus, we’ve done meets. I want an honest to god team-up, mixing stuff from both continuities to make something of an amalgamated world for the heroes we know and love to inhabit — like most of these have, but this one is the most creative with that concept.
Maybe the best feature of the book.
One of Those Days
I feel like I should like this more but I’m mostly indifferent. It’s not long enough to make an impact really, and I hate to say because it’s so brief it almost comes across like something fan-made you could find on Reddit. Not that that makes it bad, but it just didn’t inspire anything from me at all. Almost like it was too obvious.
Then again, I almost never like Loeb.
But then again, the one book I do like from him is For All Seasons (haven’t read Blue yet), so I really feel like I should’ve felt more out of this.
I liked the webbed arms though.
June 17, 2026
Excellent crossover!
This comic book features a main story with Spider-man and Superman, but also includes several other short stories too making crossover with other characters of Marvel and DC. This comic book is published by Marvel Comics (already there was a first issue but published by DC Comics).
SPIDER-MAN/SUPERMAN
”Our Kryptonite”
Creative Team
Writer: Brad Meltzer
Illustrator: Pepe Larraz
Rating: *****
In this main story, you have Spider-man and Superman trapped by Lex Luthor and the Green Goblin. There is a priceless conversation between Spidey and Supes that I liked a lot. The villains have a surprise (that I won’t spoil!) turning Superman evil for a few time. After dealing with the villains, Peter Parker and Clark Kent forge a friendship extending it to their own families, Aunt May with Martha and Jonathan Kent. Truly wonderful main story!
SPIDER-MAN NOIR/FIRST APPEARANCE SUPERMAN
”Metropolis Marvels”
Creative Team
Writer: Dan Slott
Illustrator: Marcos Martin
Rating: *****
In a parallel world set in the 1920s, Spider-Man Noir is facing (with deadly force) Lex Luthor, who is the Kingpin of Crime in Metropolis, but a (First Appearance) Superman doesn’t approve to kill anyone, not even a bad guy, so you have some initial struggling between these two heroes due their own differen ways to deal with crime.
GWEN STACY/LANA LANG
”Sweethearts”
Creative Team
Writer: Joe Kelly
Illustrator: Humberto Ramos
Rating: *****
A priceless chat between Gwen Stacy and Lana Lang in the campus of the Empire State University, commenting about their lives with their respective romantic interests, Peter Parker and Clark Kent, meanwhile Spider-Man is dealing with Metallo and Superman facing Sandman.
MYSTERIO VS SUPERMAN FEATURING THE THING (AND MORE!)
”Identity War”
Creative Team
Writer: Geoff Johns
Illustrator: Gary Frank
Rating: ****
This is indeed a story worthy of a 5-star rating but I opted for 4-stars due that Superman isn’t interacting with Spider-Man (or any member of his team) but working with The Thing (which I like a lot but this is supposed to be a crossover of Spider-man and Superman (along with their own families) and not the Fantastic Four.
This a grand-scale menace where Saturn Queen joins Mysterio using a Red Lantern battery to provoke a mess everywhere, with everybody fighting against each other. In the middle of all these madness, Superman is able to control the Hulk but not with brute forcé but appealing to his humanity, causing that The Thing begins to question that not always it’s a clobberin’ time.
HOBGOBLIN VS STEEL
”Ghosting”
Creative Team
Writer: Louise Simonson
Illustrator: Todd Nauck
Rating: ***
Action-packed adventure in the skies of Metropolis when the Hobgoblin robs tech from Steelworks, and obviously Steel chases him at once (there is a surprise cameo at the end!)
GHOST SPIDER/SUPERGIRL
”Remarkable”
Creative Team
Writer: Stephanie Phillips
Illustrator: Phil Noto
Rating: *****
Ghost-Spider (I prefer to call her Spider-Gwen but I understand why she can’t use that kind of codename) meets Supergirl and initially both aren’t impressed with the other since they thought to meet their famous male counterparts, but an emergency involving Livewire, helps to see each other in a better light.
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN/SUPERMAN
”The One Thing…”
Creative Team
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Illustrator: Sara Picheli
Rating: ****
Miles Morales aka Spider-man joins forces with (New52) Superman to battle against the combined menace of Dormammu and Brainiac.
SYMBIOTES/CITY OF METROPOLIS
”The Wondrous & The Worthy”
Creative Team
Writer: Jason Aaron
Illustrator: Russell Dauterman
Rating: ****
This is another case where easily it was a story worthy of a 5-star rating but you don’t have Superman or Spidey in the narrative (with the exception of a brief cameo in a final splash image).
There is an invasion of Paravenoms (Parademons possessed with symbiotes) and the Mighty Thor (Jane Foster) joins forces with Wonder Woman.
SPIDER-MAN/SUPERMAN
”One of those days”
Creative Team
Writer: Jeph Loeb
Illustrator: Jim Cheung
Rating: *****
Brief but awesome story of Spider-man coping with the death of Gwen Stacy and Superman comes to talk about it with him.
This comic book features a main story with Spider-man and Superman, but also includes several other short stories too making crossover with other characters of Marvel and DC. This comic book is published by Marvel Comics (already there was a first issue but published by DC Comics).
SPIDER-MAN/SUPERMAN
”Our Kryptonite”
Creative Team
Writer: Brad Meltzer
Illustrator: Pepe Larraz
Rating: *****
In this main story, you have Spider-man and Superman trapped by Lex Luthor and the Green Goblin. There is a priceless conversation between Spidey and Supes that I liked a lot. The villains have a surprise (that I won’t spoil!) turning Superman evil for a few time. After dealing with the villains, Peter Parker and Clark Kent forge a friendship extending it to their own families, Aunt May with Martha and Jonathan Kent. Truly wonderful main story!
SPIDER-MAN NOIR/FIRST APPEARANCE SUPERMAN
”Metropolis Marvels”
Creative Team
Writer: Dan Slott
Illustrator: Marcos Martin
Rating: *****
In a parallel world set in the 1920s, Spider-Man Noir is facing (with deadly force) Lex Luthor, who is the Kingpin of Crime in Metropolis, but a (First Appearance) Superman doesn’t approve to kill anyone, not even a bad guy, so you have some initial struggling between these two heroes due their own differen ways to deal with crime.
GWEN STACY/LANA LANG
”Sweethearts”
Creative Team
Writer: Joe Kelly
Illustrator: Humberto Ramos
Rating: *****
A priceless chat between Gwen Stacy and Lana Lang in the campus of the Empire State University, commenting about their lives with their respective romantic interests, Peter Parker and Clark Kent, meanwhile Spider-Man is dealing with Metallo and Superman facing Sandman.
MYSTERIO VS SUPERMAN FEATURING THE THING (AND MORE!)
”Identity War”
Creative Team
Writer: Geoff Johns
Illustrator: Gary Frank
Rating: ****
This is indeed a story worthy of a 5-star rating but I opted for 4-stars due that Superman isn’t interacting with Spider-Man (or any member of his team) but working with The Thing (which I like a lot but this is supposed to be a crossover of Spider-man and Superman (along with their own families) and not the Fantastic Four.
This a grand-scale menace where Saturn Queen joins Mysterio using a Red Lantern battery to provoke a mess everywhere, with everybody fighting against each other. In the middle of all these madness, Superman is able to control the Hulk but not with brute forcé but appealing to his humanity, causing that The Thing begins to question that not always it’s a clobberin’ time.
HOBGOBLIN VS STEEL
”Ghosting”
Creative Team
Writer: Louise Simonson
Illustrator: Todd Nauck
Rating: ***
Action-packed adventure in the skies of Metropolis when the Hobgoblin robs tech from Steelworks, and obviously Steel chases him at once (there is a surprise cameo at the end!)
GHOST SPIDER/SUPERGIRL
”Remarkable”
Creative Team
Writer: Stephanie Phillips
Illustrator: Phil Noto
Rating: *****
Ghost-Spider (I prefer to call her Spider-Gwen but I understand why she can’t use that kind of codename) meets Supergirl and initially both aren’t impressed with the other since they thought to meet their famous male counterparts, but an emergency involving Livewire, helps to see each other in a better light.
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN/SUPERMAN
”The One Thing…”
Creative Team
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Illustrator: Sara Picheli
Rating: ****
Miles Morales aka Spider-man joins forces with (New52) Superman to battle against the combined menace of Dormammu and Brainiac.
SYMBIOTES/CITY OF METROPOLIS
”The Wondrous & The Worthy”
Creative Team
Writer: Jason Aaron
Illustrator: Russell Dauterman
Rating: ****
This is another case where easily it was a story worthy of a 5-star rating but you don’t have Superman or Spidey in the narrative (with the exception of a brief cameo in a final splash image).
There is an invasion of Paravenoms (Parademons possessed with symbiotes) and the Mighty Thor (Jane Foster) joins forces with Wonder Woman.
SPIDER-MAN/SUPERMAN
”One of those days”
Creative Team
Writer: Jeph Loeb
Illustrator: Jim Cheung
Rating: *****
Brief but awesome story of Spider-man coping with the death of Gwen Stacy and Superman comes to talk about it with him.
April 28, 2026
I really enjoyed the lead story - Meltzer does a nice job of getting to the core of both heroes, leaving them trapped in a cave as its collapses on them for half the story, sharing their heroism and struggle. Nice touch in having Superman dispatch the Venom symbiote that infects him so efficiently. Seeing Peter and Aunt May at the Kent farmhouse was an unexpected and sweet finale.
The Spider-Man Noir/Superman 1938 back-up was brief but fun.
The Lana Lang/Gwen Stacy had a certain charm, but I'm always a little put off by the female leads needing to pontificate at length about their beaus' heroism.
The Thing/Superman yarn was really well done. I don't usually care for Johns' work, but here he lays out a big epic and wraps it up just six pages. Ben's narration is strong, and Gary Frank draws the hell out of it.
Hobgoblin/Steel was ... slight. It'll be forgotten by dinner tonight.
Ghost Spider/Supergirl was ... fine. I mean, I get it that not all heroes immediately get along. In fact, in many ways, I prefer it to the now-common ideology that every superhero is immediately a buddy and partner to every other hero. (Does it ever seem to anyone else that most current superhero's supporting casts are predominantly other superheroes?) Maybe it's two female leads on this story, but it feels "girls are catty" to my read. Maybe that's just my own baggage.
Miles Morales Spider-Man/Superman feels needless. Superman shares not-especially-profound advice.
Thor/Wonder Woman is just another "one hero talks up other hero's virtues" thing. We've seen it before. And neither protagonist is part of the Spider- or Super-families, so it feels out of place to me.
And Jeph Loeb's Spider-Man/Superman is two unremarkable pages I should've skipped.
The Spider-Man Noir/Superman 1938 back-up was brief but fun.
The Lana Lang/Gwen Stacy had a certain charm, but I'm always a little put off by the female leads needing to pontificate at length about their beaus' heroism.
The Thing/Superman yarn was really well done. I don't usually care for Johns' work, but here he lays out a big epic and wraps it up just six pages. Ben's narration is strong, and Gary Frank draws the hell out of it.
Hobgoblin/Steel was ... slight. It'll be forgotten by dinner tonight.
Ghost Spider/Supergirl was ... fine. I mean, I get it that not all heroes immediately get along. In fact, in many ways, I prefer it to the now-common ideology that every superhero is immediately a buddy and partner to every other hero. (Does it ever seem to anyone else that most current superhero's supporting casts are predominantly other superheroes?) Maybe it's two female leads on this story, but it feels "girls are catty" to my read. Maybe that's just my own baggage.
Miles Morales Spider-Man/Superman feels needless. Superman shares not-especially-profound advice.
Thor/Wonder Woman is just another "one hero talks up other hero's virtues" thing. We've seen it before. And neither protagonist is part of the Spider- or Super-families, so it feels out of place to me.
And Jeph Loeb's Spider-Man/Superman is two unremarkable pages I should've skipped.
April 28, 2026
I read this day it came out because of how stoked I am about the Mavel/DC crossovers.
Needless to say, this is a great crossover book. I'd argue that the Marvel team did a better job this last time, which is funny because the Marvel stories for Deadpool/Batman were worse. I thought that the whole of its parts here were just better than DC's issue unfortunately.
I've enjoyed a couple of Brad Meltzer DC comics, and I actually really liked his work with Pepe Larraz for this book. Of course, Larraz being the artist you can already assume the art is beautiful. Its genuinely so good. Meltzer's writing feels really cute and small stakes in terms of the story taking a more "grounded" approach to the story with Pete and Clark ending by having dinner with May and the Kents.
I also really liked the crossover between the Thing and Superman. I thought it was a good representation of both characters, outside of the way Ben's dialogue was written. I wanted something a bit more in terms of his very thick accent and I think Johns either consciously or subconsciously decided to make him sound a bit more regular.
The stories between Lana and Gwen were cute, but I thought that Ghost Spider/Supergirl and Miles Morales/Superman were just kind of meh. Bendis is really going down as one of the biggest downfalls in comics. Bro went from being one of the best writers in the industry to an old man with nothing great to make at this point.
All in all, not a TON to write about since its a pretty medium issue, but I was pleasantly surprised to see how well done this was. Shoutout to Sarah Pichelli, Gary Frank, and Pepe Larraz cause they're all so talented and amazing.
Needless to say, this is a great crossover book. I'd argue that the Marvel team did a better job this last time, which is funny because the Marvel stories for Deadpool/Batman were worse. I thought that the whole of its parts here were just better than DC's issue unfortunately.
I've enjoyed a couple of Brad Meltzer DC comics, and I actually really liked his work with Pepe Larraz for this book. Of course, Larraz being the artist you can already assume the art is beautiful. Its genuinely so good. Meltzer's writing feels really cute and small stakes in terms of the story taking a more "grounded" approach to the story with Pete and Clark ending by having dinner with May and the Kents.
I also really liked the crossover between the Thing and Superman. I thought it was a good representation of both characters, outside of the way Ben's dialogue was written. I wanted something a bit more in terms of his very thick accent and I think Johns either consciously or subconsciously decided to make him sound a bit more regular.
The stories between Lana and Gwen were cute, but I thought that Ghost Spider/Supergirl and Miles Morales/Superman were just kind of meh. Bendis is really going down as one of the biggest downfalls in comics. Bro went from being one of the best writers in the industry to an old man with nothing great to make at this point.
All in all, not a TON to write about since its a pretty medium issue, but I was pleasantly surprised to see how well done this was. Shoutout to Sarah Pichelli, Gary Frank, and Pepe Larraz cause they're all so talented and amazing.
May 6, 2026
Floppity flop flop flop!
This was meh at best for me. In fact, there where only a few good moments in the entire issue, one of which was the first story, the headliner, Spidey/Superman. Even it was over before it could truly build. Admittedly I hated seeing "end". My hopes for a climactic take were over lol. In terms of working in balance for the supes, it just wasn't there. The images were surprisingly amazing for each of the stories it was just the writing that was lackluster for me. There was little to no depth. I wish I didn't have to make comparisons here but it's rather interesting that DC wrote Spider-Man phenomenally but failed the jokester here. The light never really came on. I wanted more from the Miles Morales piece. Spider Gwen was all "I can do anything you can do better..." With "Ghostings" and "One of those days," I can't be the only one wondering what just happened here. I was hoping for better, truly it just never came here.
This was meh at best for me. In fact, there where only a few good moments in the entire issue, one of which was the first story, the headliner, Spidey/Superman. Even it was over before it could truly build. Admittedly I hated seeing "end". My hopes for a climactic take were over lol. In terms of working in balance for the supes, it just wasn't there. The images were surprisingly amazing for each of the stories it was just the writing that was lackluster for me. There was little to no depth. I wish I didn't have to make comparisons here but it's rather interesting that DC wrote Spider-Man phenomenally but failed the jokester here. The light never really came on. I wanted more from the Miles Morales piece. Spider Gwen was all "I can do anything you can do better..." With "Ghostings" and "One of those days," I can't be the only one wondering what just happened here. I was hoping for better, truly it just never came here.
May 12, 2026
Al igual que el especial de DC, este de aquí es enteramente entretenido para cualquier persona que ama a Spider-Man y Superman. Aunque, de la misma manera que el otro, tiene historias muy malas y decepcionantes.
Creo que en guion sí me gustó mucho más la historia principal de Meltzer, es muy ingeniosa y me reí fuerte con los diálogos, lo de Superman derrotando al simbionte está tremendo. Me quedo también con la historia de Johns y Frank, The thing la rompe y tiene bonito mensaje con hermosos dibujos. La de Bendis y Pichelli también está divertida y linda con el consejo que le pide Miles a Superman. La de Aaron y Dauterman con Jane Foster y WW personalmente me encantó por mi amor por el personaje y el equipo creativo.
Pero la que sí está impresionante, obra maestra de arte y referencias es la de Slott y Martin. De mis creadores favoritos siempre.
Las otras sí están malerrimas, simples y Meh’s.
Creo que en guion sí me gustó mucho más la historia principal de Meltzer, es muy ingeniosa y me reí fuerte con los diálogos, lo de Superman derrotando al simbionte está tremendo. Me quedo también con la historia de Johns y Frank, The thing la rompe y tiene bonito mensaje con hermosos dibujos. La de Bendis y Pichelli también está divertida y linda con el consejo que le pide Miles a Superman. La de Aaron y Dauterman con Jane Foster y WW personalmente me encantó por mi amor por el personaje y el equipo creativo.
Pero la que sí está impresionante, obra maestra de arte y referencias es la de Slott y Martin. De mis creadores favoritos siempre.
Las otras sí están malerrimas, simples y Meh’s.
April 27, 2026
The lead story by Brad Meltzer and Pepe Larraz is the best story yet of these Marvel/DC crossovers. Meltzer's grasp of Spider-Man and Superman is just fantastic. He really gets both characters. Fantastic. Most of the backup stories were duds though. Just way too short to be interesting. The only one I really liked was the one by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank (The creators of Geiger among other things). I loved how they had Superman deal with the Hulk. For some reason Federico Blee's colors in the Brian Michael Bendis story were some of the worst colors I've seen in a comic. Not sure what happened there.
April 28, 2026
Part 2, the marvel part, has arrived! Just as fun as the DC book and the artwork is just as beautiful. Some really heavy hitters here like Gary Frank. We are once again dropped into the heat of a story where Spider-Man and supes are teamed up to stop the big bad. The story is fun and there are plenty of wholesome moments here. A stand out is the story with The Thing and Supes, such a fun and endearing concept. Heck any of these stories could be fleshed out to create a whole full book length story. Another solid Marvel/DC crossover and recommend to any comic fan alive.
May 15, 2026
Book #8 of 2026: A second fun team-up book that has its good moments (the opening story “Our Kryptonite” by Brad Meltzer is the prize of this collection of short stories), but that falls short of the Superman-Spider-Man book released several months ago. The art was questionable in places, and most of the features were too short. A fun read, but sometimes less is more — eliminate a story or two to expand the storytelling in the remaining features. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
May 19, 2026
Spider-Man/Superman story - 5 stars! (Greatness)
Spider-Man Noir/Golden Age Superman story - 4 stars
Spider-Family/Super-Family story
- 4 stars
Symbiote/Jane Foster (Thor)/Wonder Woman story - 4 stars
Thor/Steel story - 3 stars
Gwen Stacy/Lana Lang story - 3 stars
Miles Morales/Superman story - 3 stars
Ghost-Spider/Supergirl story - 2 stars (both are written out of character)
Spider-Man/Superman story - 3 stars
Spider-Man Noir/Golden Age Superman story - 4 stars
Spider-Family/Super-Family story
- 4 stars
Symbiote/Jane Foster (Thor)/Wonder Woman story - 4 stars
Thor/Steel story - 3 stars
Gwen Stacy/Lana Lang story - 3 stars
Miles Morales/Superman story - 3 stars
Ghost-Spider/Supergirl story - 2 stars (both are written out of character)
Spider-Man/Superman story - 3 stars
April 29, 2026
Extremely fun however quite trite - but that is kind of expected, it's the genre. Instead of pitting the characters against each other, or having long drawn out what-if's of rogues galleries, we focus on tender moments with these characters colliding. It is very nice and sweet, but god help me I wanted to see the action that would ensue.
May 2, 2026
Another omnibus of marvel DC crossovers, specific to the Superman Spider-Man families.
Several versions of Superman and Spider-Man team-ups.
Gwen Stacy and Lana Lang
Thor and steel
Wonder woman and Jane Foster Thor
Venom shows up
Spider-Man Noir
Some stories were better than others, a few were just plain blah
Hence the three-star rating
Several versions of Superman and Spider-Man team-ups.
Gwen Stacy and Lana Lang
Thor and steel
Wonder woman and Jane Foster Thor
Venom shows up
Spider-Man Noir
Some stories were better than others, a few were just plain blah
Hence the three-star rating
May 9, 2026
No where near as good as the Superman/Spider-Man crossover from a month ago. A few of the stories in this collection were decent, but I felt myself bored by the end. I really enjoyed the main story, but after that it just didn’t hit the same. That first crossover issue was so good, it set the bar so high that this didn’t even come close.
June 11, 2026
Finishing it took me nearly three weeks, partly due to my slow reading pace. Honestly, none of the stories left much of an impression on me, apart from the main one. The rest were way too short (most barely five pages), I believe I could have enjoyed them more If they had been given more room to develop.
June 21, 2026
gone are the days that seeing characters like spiderman and superman interactng in an official comic book or story felt like a pipe dream left only to be played out by fans.
The story here is cute and heartfelt, even though its pretty short and the rest of the short stories are mixing different DC characters with marvel or spider-man esque ppl.
The story here is cute and heartfelt, even though its pretty short and the rest of the short stories are mixing different DC characters with marvel or spider-man esque ppl.
April 29, 2026
The way my jaw dropped when Superman became Venom. Overall, every story in this was amazing, and the art of this whole collection was awesome pretty too. I love the sentimental storytelling that these characters share.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 1, 2026
Solid anthology of crossover tales, but nothing too revolutionary. I think they jumped the shark with Batman/Deadpool. Still, some fun stories. I especially liked the recurring focus on Superman and Spider-Man hanging out and trading tips in many of the stories.
May 2, 2026
Une partie principale vraiment très chouette, que ce soit visuellement avec Pépé Larraz que je découvre ici et un Brad Meltzer qui sait toujours où taper juste. Le reste est carrément oubliable par contre.
May 5, 2026
These stories were SO GOOD. Spidey and Supes are the perfect team. Both of these one-shots have been pure hopecore injected straight into the veins. I found myself grinning like a little kid the entire way through. It doesn’t get much better than this.
May 8, 2026
The main story by Meltzer/Larraz is worth the price of admission; the backup stories are a mixed bag. Nice to see Louise Simonson, Russell Dauterman, Stephanie Phillips & Humberto Ramos on the shorts, some of which seem sadly *too* short. All in all, a solid "I Liked It" 3.5 stars.
May 14, 2026
I wish I could stick another half star on there. The stories in this collection felt so much more sincere than the ones in the previous issue. Strong emotional focuses and a great roundup of artists. The title story, noir story, and Morales story were all standouts.
May 29, 2026
LOVED the first, titular story with Superman and Spider-Man. Action-packed, heartfelt, and ends on a sweet, bonding moment on the Kent farm. What more could you want with a Superman/Spider-Man crossover?
The other stories within the issue kinda blur together, tbh
The other stories within the issue kinda blur together, tbh
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