Batman/Deadpool’s November arrival was one half of a two-publisher crossover
DC’s comic paired Grant Morrison with Dan Mora. The similarly named Marvel release was a separate one-shot, making the order of the names useful information.
- Event / announcement date
- 2025-11-19
DC’s Batman/Deadpool #1 arrived November 19, 2025, with a lead story by Grant Morrison and Dan Mora. Its title resembles Marvel’s Deadpool/Batman #1, but the two names in reverse order identify separate publishing projects. For a reader searching a store catalog, that is a meaningful distinction: the DC issue is not simply a differently branded cover of the Marvel one-shot. [1]
The companies announced the two one-shots in May, assigning Marvel’s release to September and DC’s to November. DC described them as part of a larger collaboration after more than two decades without such a major joint program. The arrangement brought characters from different publishers into shared stories while retaining separate publisher-led issues. It did not turn the two companies’ regular catalogs into a single continuing series. [2]
The DC preview also identified backup stories featuring other combinations of characters, with different creative teams. That anthology structure matters when deciding what an issue contains: the headline pairing is the lead feature, not necessarily every page. Morrison’s writing and Mora’s art identify the main story, while the full credits are needed to identify the contributors to each additional feature. [1]
The original collaboration announcement emphasized Morrison’s previous work with both Batman and the X-Men and the pairing with Mora. That history gives the creative choice context: the lead writer brought experience with both publishers’ characters to a new collaboration. Readers following a particular writer or artist can use those credits to distinguish the main story from the issue’s other features. [2]
DC’s own November 19 editorial approached the pairing through a different question: which characters in DC’s universe resemble Deadpool? It distinguished visual similarity, irreverent humor and awareness of being a fictional character, discussing Deathstroke, Lobo and other examples. The useful context is that sharing a costume type or a mercenary role does not make two characters serve the same storytelling function. [3]
That launch-day article also linked the new comic as available in print and digital form. For readers returning to the crossover now, its historical availability notice establishes the release, not a guarantee that a particular shop still has a copy. Searching the exact publisher, title order and issue number is the practical way to distinguish the DC installment from its Marvel counterpart. [3]
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- DC: Preview DC's 'Batman/Deadpool' #1 | DC ↗
Source date 2025-10-23 · reviewed October 28, 2026 · Date shown by the primary page or its structured publication metadata; event date is recorded separately in the draft. - DC: DC and Marvel Collaborate on the Most Highly Anticipated Crossover Comics of the Year | DC ↗
Source date 2025-05-27 · reviewed October 28, 2026 · Date shown by the primary page or its structured publication metadata; event date is recorded separately in the draft. - DC: Who is DC’s Deadpool? | DC ↗
Source date 2025-11-19 · reviewed October 28, 2026 · Date shown by the primary page or its structured publication metadata; event date is recorded separately in the draft.
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