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DC Reveals Bonus Stories and Variant Covers for Batman/Deadpool #1

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What happens when the World’s Greatest Detective meets the Merc with a Mouth? Reality folds in on itself. Archetypes collide. Darkseid is. And, somewhere between Apokolips and Earth-TRN666, a sentient street named Danny hums show tunes about a crusading cape! DC Comics has revealed more details about the anticipated Batman/Deadpool #1, a 64-page one-shot crossover comic book with a main cover by Dan Mora. Retailing for $7.99 US the comic hits shelves on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.

But DC’s Batman/Deadpool #1 isn’t just a comic book crossover between iconic publishers, it’s a metaphysical car crash between two storytelling philosophies. One character broods in the shadows of trauma and justice. The other cartwheels through chaos, breaking the fourth wall and occasionally the laws of physics. Together, they’re forced to confront a threat that doesn’t just endanger their worlds—it questions their very existence as fictional constructs.

With a main story by Grant Morrison and Dan Mora, Batman/Deadpool #1 launches a reality-bending saga that’s equal parts cosmic horror, slapstick noir, and metafictional therapy session. It’s the kind of comic book that knows it’s a comic book, revels in being a comic book, weaponizes its comic bookiness—and dares you to keep reading anyway!

Buckled into the backseat of Morrison and Mora’s Batmobile, four all-star bonus stories come roaring in, each crafted by a bona fide who’s who of comic book creators:

Comic legends collide as Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, and Joshua Williamson join forces with Hayden Sherman to conjure a spellbinding Constantine meets Doctor Strange saga. Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo deliver a kinetic, emotionally-charged encounter between Nightwing (Dick Grayson) and Wolverine (Laura Kinney), where acrobatics meet adamantium in a story that cuts deep. Mariko Tamaki and Amanda Conner unleash chaos and charisma in a riotous Harley Quinn vs. Hulk showdown, while G. Willow Wilson and Denys Cowan electrify the page with a high-voltage tale starring Static and Ms. Marvel.

These additional stories expand the scope and amplify the wild ambition of Batman/Deadpool #1, offering fans even more collisions of tone, style, and character chemistry. From brooding to bonkers, the Batman/Deadpool #1 creative teams go all in.

Ahead of DC’s Batman/Deadpool #1 arriving in November, Marvel’s Deadpool/Batman #1 will publish on September 17. Both of these incredible one-shot comic books will deliver explosive sagas starring DC’s Caped Crusader and Marvel’s Merc with a Mouth, along with bonus stories that showcase additional team-ups and showdowns between legendary characters from both universes.

To push the limits of DC’s cosmic collision of comic book characters even further, Batman/Deadpool #1 will feature an extraordinary lineup of cardstock variant covers, including a wraparound blank blue cardstock sketch variant cover with the Batman/Deadpool logos and a foil variant of Dan Mora’s main cover, all retailing $8.99 US, from some of the most iconic and inventive artists in comics:

  • Dan Mora – Batman/Deadpool wraparound
  • Lee Bermejo – The Joker/Doctor Doom
  • Mark Brooks – Zatanna/Scarlet Witch
  • Jim Cheung and Jay David Ramos – Wonder Woman/Captain America
  • Amanda Conner and Alex Sinclair – Harley Quinn/Hulk
  • Nick Dragotta and Frank Martin – Batman/The Punisher
  • Jenny Frison – Wonder Woman/Storm
  • Andy Kubert and Alejandro Sánchez – Robin (Damian Wayne)/Gambit
  • Jae Lee and June Chung – Big Barda/Savage Land Rogue
  • Jim Lee, Scott Williams and Alex Sinclair – Batman/Wolverine
  • Alexander Lozano – Wonder Woman/Ms. Marvel
  • Sean Murphy and Simon Gough – Lobo/Deadpool
  • Frank Quitely – Batman/Deadpool
  • Bruno Redondo – Nightwing (Dick Grayson)/Wolverine (Laura Kinney)
  • Hayden Sherman – John Constantine/Doctor Strange
  • Bill Sienkiewicz – Batman/Deadpool — a The Incredible Hulk #340 homage
  • Ryan Sook – Batman/Deadpool — a Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 homage
  • Sozomaika – Catwoman/Emma Frost

With Morrison and Mora at the wheel, an all-star crew riding shotgun, and a pit crew of legendary artists delivering cardstock variant covers that expand the DC/Marvel crossover even further, DC’s Batman/Deadpool #1 is a showcase of comic book creativity. And yes, there will be owls. There will be blades. There will be blood. There will be a giant typewriter!

Check out Mora’s wraparound variant cover below and stay tuned for a deeper look into DC’s Batman/Deadpool #1 in the coming months.

Rat City #1 delivers an ok start

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Rat City #1

Peter Cairn is an ex-soldier, an amputee, and a Hellspawn in a post-war future. But Peter’s not dead like Al. Peter got his Spawn powers from the nanites in his prosthetic legs-nanites that were affected when Al Simmons initiated his necroplasmic detonation in the present. Al had no clue that the effects would ripple across not just space, and but time as well. Rat City #1 delivers a middling entry in the Spawn mythos.

Written by Erica Schultz, Rat City #1 has a lot of potential going in. Set in the future, it could deliver an interesting take on Spawn and technology. But instead, we get a drawn out debut that is rather boring in the end teasing what could have been. Schultz is a talented writer whose work on Hallow’s Eve, Bylines in Blood, and more have delivered some entertaining reads. But, all of that makes Rat City #1 a bit more of a letdown.

The concept of a future Spawn is interesting. One, who is powered by nanites delivers an ample opportunity for an exploration into AI, technology, and “ghosts in the machines.” But, Rat City #1 gives us a debut that drags on introducing us to Peter Cairn, not enough setting up what’s the clear villains, and unfortunately ties into something Al Simmons has done. I haven’t read the main Spawn series for quite some time, so a “necroplasmic detonation” has little interest for me and makes me, a “new” reader, feel like I need to go read whatever is going on in Spawn to really understand what’s happening with this comic.

Schultz delivers an interesting character in Cairn. While he does horrible things, he also comes off as having some set of rules. And Schultz presents him as a discarded soldier which again has a lot of potential. Where the comic falls short is really mining that. Diving into a soldier no longer needed and discarded by a healthcare system is something that could set itself apart from the other Spawn series. But, with teases of conspiracy and the technology/healthcare company just presented as assholes, the comic takes its most interesting aspects and minimizes them. Cairn attempts to live a normal life after everything, but the comic doesn’t spend enough time exploring that, building up Cairn as a character. Add in some bad dialogue and overall it’s a debut of missed opportunity.

The art by Zé Carlos has its moments and overall style is nice but it too feels like a missed opportunity. With color by Jay David Ramos, FCO Plascencia, and Marcello Iozolli and lettering by Schultz the design of the world and characters are rather uninspired. While it looks good, we’ve seen tech enhanced characters in Wetworks and Cyberforce and each has much more interesting designs. The world itself looks like The Fifth Element as well, leaving a lot to be desired as far as the creativity of it all.

Rat City #1 feels like an interesting opportunity that falls short. It ties itself a bit too much to whatever is going on in Spawn instead of building upon themes and concepts from the original series in new and interesting ways. While there’s a lot of potential, it drags along not using the extra-length issue to make its main character interesting and one we want to learn more about. Add in some rather odd dialogue and you have a debut that’s serviceable but doesn’t hook the reader. Unless you’re really into Spawn and the “necroplasmic detonation,” this is one you can generally skip.

Story: Erica Schultz Art: Zé Carlos
Color: Jay David Ramos, FCO Plascencia, Marcello Iozolli Letterer: Erica Schultz
Story: 7.0 Art: 7.3 Overall: 7.0 Recommendation: Read

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Deadpool: Badder Blood #1 is a fun debut that shows off Liefeld’s talent

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Deadpool: Badder Blood #1

How many true friends does one have in a lifetime?. As friends do come and go, but there are ones with you until the end of the line. These are friends you can count on , at the drop of a hat. As they are your road dogs through thick and thin.

I have friends like that from high school. I have friends like that  through the military. I also have friends like that through past jobs.  In the debut issue of Deadpool: Badder Blood, Wade just happens to have such friends in Wolverine and Cable as he gets caught in Madripoor with Thumper, who is on rampage.

We are taken to Alaska, where Thumper has tracked down one of the scientists responsible for his creation, but thankfully Wolverine and Cable come to the rescue.  The two rescue the scientist and teleport to one of Cable’s safe houses where they meet up with Deadpool where Logan lets him know why Thumper was looking for him, and it is for far more nefarious reasons than the trio ever expected.  Deadpool heads to Madripoor where Thumper is building an army, which is why he goes to meets the island’s pirate queen, Tyger Tiger. By issue’s end,  Deadpool gets into a firefight with Thumper and runs into somewhat of a new frenemy.

Overall, Deadpool: Badder Blood #1 is a fun story that shows why Liefeld is considered one of the best in comics and has such a following. The story by Liefeld and Bowers is side splittingly funny. The art by the creative team is gorgeous. Altogether, a story that die hard Deadpool fans will enjoy.

Story: Rob Liefeld Script: Chad Bowers
Art: Rob Liefeld Ink: Rob Liefeld Ink Assist: Shelby Robertson
Color: Jay David Ramos Letterer: Joe Sabino
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

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Get a look at Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici’s Void Rivals #1

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Skybound has unveiled a new look and the impressive slate of variant covers for Void Rivals #1, the debut issue of the hotly anticipated new comic book series from the iconic Oblivion Song team of Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici, along with colorist Matheus Lopes and letterer Rus Wooton.  

The upcoming series will introduce an all-new shared universe with a surprise that readers will have to wait to uncover until the debut issue arrives in comic book shops on June 14, 2023. 

In Void Rivals, war rages around the Sacred Ring, where the last remnants of two worlds have collapsed around a black hole in a never-ending war. However, when pilot Darak and his rival Solila both crash on a desolate planet, these two enemies must find a way to escape together. But are they alone on this strange planet? And what dark forces await that threaten the entire universe?   

Void Rivals #1 (Diamond Codes listed below | $3.99) will feature a main cover by De Felici, along with an impressive lineup of variant covers by some of the top artists in the industry today that will reveal more about these new characters and their worlds.  

The issue will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play on Wednesday, June 14. 

The full list of covers is below: 

  • Void Rivals #1 Cover A by Lorenzo De Felici (APR230038)  
  • Void Rivals #1 Cover B by Ethan Young (MAR238214) 
  • Void Rivals #1 Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive) by Matteo Scalera (MAR238215) 
  • Void Rivals #1 Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive) by Karen S. Darboe (MAR238216) 
  • Void Rivals #1 Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive) by Jim Cheung & Jay David Ramos (MAR238217) 
  • Void Rivals #1 Cover F (Blank Sketch Cover) (MAR238218) 
  • Void Rivals #1 Cover G (1:100 Copy Incentive) by Daniel Warren Johnson (MAR238219). Note: This is a Spoiler Variant, and Skybound will not reveal the cover art until the release of Void Rivals #1 on June 14, 2023. 

Robert Kirkman and Lorenze De Felici announce a stacked variant cover lineup for Void Rivals #1

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Skybound has revealed the variant cover offering for Void Rivals #1, the debut issue of the new comic book series from the iconic Oblivion Song team of Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici, along with colorist Matheus Lopes and letterer Rus Wooton.

Void Rivals promises to introduce the world to an all-new shared universe with a surprise that won’t be revealed until the first issue arrives in comic book shops on June 14, 2023. 

Void Rivals #1 will feature a main cover by De Felici, along with an impressive lineup of variant covers by some of the top artists in the industry today that will reveal more about these new characters and their worlds, including 

  • Ethan Young (The Dragon Path) will draw the cover for the rotating cover B variant slot 
  • The series will feature three incentive variants: 
  • A 1:10 copy incentive for cover C, with issue 1 by Matteo Scalera (Batman) 
  • A 1:25 copy incentive for cover D, with issue #1 art by Karen S. Darboe (Bloodline: Daughter of Blade) 
  • A 1:50 copy incentive for cover E, with issue #1 art by Jim Cheung (Young Avengers) and colors by Jay David Ramos (Avengers) 
  • Cover F will feature a blank sketch cover 

In Void Rivals, war rages around the Sacred Ring, where the last remnants of two worlds have collapsed around a black hole in a never-ending war. However, when pilot Darak and his rival Solila both crash on a desolate planet, these two enemies must find a way to escape together. But are they alone on this strange planet? And what dark forces await that threaten the entire universe?   

Void Rivals #1 will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play on Wednesday, June 14.  

Immoral X-Men #1 emphasizes that even the best plans can get out of hand

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Immoral X-Men #1

“Sins of Sinister” continues in Immoral X-Men #1 one of a small number of comics that make up the event. Mr. Sinister has used Moira McTaggert’s time reset powers to slowly infect Krakoa and the X-Men, infusing them with a dash of Sinister. The Earth has been taken over, with mutants reigning and controlling. But, threats still exist in a galaxy that won’t stand to the side and let them do the the same in the stars. There’s also the missing Sinister lab with his ability to reset time.

Written by Kireon Gillen, Immoral X-Men #1 picks up on the story’s emphasis that things have gotten out of hand for Mr. Sinister. His plan has worked a bit too well and while mutants have a bit of Sinister in them, he doesn’t control them. Yes, there’s some failsafe aspects he mentions but overall, things have gotten out of hand. Sinister should be happy, he’s won… but he also hasn’t.

And, if the comic focused just on that, it’d be a solid dive into a new idea for an alternate timeline story. Instead, it splits it time as the Quiet Council goes on a hunt for Sinister who they have figured out isn’t quite on board. So, the comic splits between Sinister’s woe is me and a race/hunt. Focusing on either aspect is worth an entire comic, an entire miniseries, but the split doesn’t quite do justice for either. At times Sinister’s lamenting feels like a recap of the story and the X-Men never quite make the case as to why they should rule, their plan, and they come off as a bit unorganized.

The art by Paco Medina is pretty solid and the comic has a sinister feel about it while also a slight comedic aspect as well. Joined on ink by Walden Wong and Victor Olazaba and color by Jay David Ramos and Chris Sotomayor, the visuals are fun and interesting and keep the comic flowing and entertaining. Clayotn Cowle‘s lettering impressively keeps Sinister’s long rants readable and never clutters the visuals. Overall, the comic does an excellent job of delivering a world that has a dark cloud hanging over it but never feeling gloomy. It keeps the “fun” of Sinister as part of its DNA to deliver a slightly different feel for this type of storyline.

While I generally enjoyed Immoral X-Men #1, there’s a choppiness to the narrative that took me out of it. There was almost too much jumping around between Sinister and the Quiet Council and a focus on one or the other would have been stronger. Still, it highlights that this is an alternate timeline tale that’s a bit different than what has come before.

Story: Kieron Gillen Art: Paco Medina
Ink: Walden Wong, Victor Olazaba Color: Jay David Ramos, Chris Sotomayor
Letterer: Clayton Cowles Design: Jay Bowen
Story: 7.95 Art: 7.95 Overall: 7.95 Recommendation: Read

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Nightcrawlers #1 adds more dimensions to the X-Event

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Nightcrawlers #1

The genius of What If? lies in its ingenuity. I remember the first issue I read was back in middle school. It instantly blew me away just on concept alone. The later 1990s edition felt like a nod to the original series and the Marvel version of The Twilight Zone.

It took readers on some very plausible roads with their favorite characters. It also made us empathize with villains who we would otherwise see as one dimensional. So it makes sense, that Disney+ decided to pursue a TV show because of how innovative the series was. In Nightcrawlers #1, we a nightmare “what if” version of what happens when you mix Nightcrawler and some of the world’s greatest heroes and villains, all under the control of Mister Sinister.

We are taken to the Sanctum Sanctorum in New Essex( what was New York) where the Nightcrawlers are looking for sources of power for their master, Mister Sinister when they find Ghost Rider cornered . Just when he thinks they will meet their end, X-23 and Spiderman turns on their fellow Nightcrawlers, as they start a small rebellion. As their leader, Mother Righteous has slowly filling her ranks with those who have grown tired of Mister Sinister. As they execute a debilitating attack on him but one that slithers out alive from. By issue’s end, Mother Righteous gathers who she has freed from Sinister and discovers a secret weapon to free them all form under his control.

Overall, Nightcrawlers #1 is an excellent debut issue that adds even more dimension to this big comic event. The story by Spurrier is exciting. The art by the creative team is beautiful. Altogether, a story that shows just how dangerous the stakes are for all in this dystopian future.

Story: Si Spurrier Art: Paco Medina
Color: Jay David Ramos Letterer: Clayton Cowles Design: Tom Muller, Jay Bowen
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

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Storm and the Brotherhood of Mutants #1 puts our heroes’ backs against the wall

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Storm and the Brotherhood of Mutants #1

The thing about revenge is sometimes it leaves you shortsighted. The vengeance becomes your drive and anger takes you to certain places. More often than not, that deep hate that you have in your gut is never really sufficed once you get your revenge. It often leaves you hardened and distrustful.

This is often how people who have been wronged hurt other people. As it has been said a thousand times, hurt people hurt people. Time does not make any of this easier. In the debut issue of Storm and The Brotherhood Of Mutants, we find Storm and her band of mutants as they carry out a trail of vengeance across Hell.

We find Storm on her planet of Arrako, which was another place where mutants could live and thrive, but ten years after what Mister Sinister had unleashed on Krakoa, as her legions had been depleted because of war, the planet destroyed, leaving her people scattered but she is not ready to bow down to anyone especially  Mister Sinister. Hope shows up at Storm’s court in the form of Mystique who offers a way to even the odds and restore Arrako. This leads her and the Brotherhood Of Mutants to Muir Island, to destroy the clone of Moira Mctaggert, By the issue’s end, they are double-crossed by Mystique, but she is double crossed by her wife, not knowing she was only a pawn  that got sacrificed.

Overall, Storm and the Brotherhood of Mutants #1 is an excellent debut which shows what happens when everything goes wrong. The story by Ewing is a class in world building. The art by the creative team is wonderful. Altogether, a great story that shows our heroes when they have their backs against the wall.

Story: Al Ewing Art: Paco Medina
Color: Jay David Ramos Letterer: Ariana Maher
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

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Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants #1 sets up the resistance and betrayal

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Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants #1

Ten years from now, Mars has been destroyed – and now Storm wants revenge! Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants #1 is the first series to launch out of “Sins of Sinister,” focused on Storm and her resistance to the nightmare world.

Written by Al Ewing, the debut issue is an interesting one. It does a dance balancing the various needs it must fill and all together it does a great job of spotlighting each aspect.

Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants #1 introduces the world of “Sins of Sinister” catching up readers who might not have read the event’s debut issue. It does that quite well delivering the info that’s needed and catching up readers. It also fills in some of the history and background for those who have already read that debut even issue as well. Ewing does an excellent job of making it more than a simple repeat of what we already know, there’s more information that further fleshes out the story.

The issue itself then delivers action with twists and turns that not only drive home Storm’s mission but adds in massive new wrinkles to the story itself. If Sinister’s trick is discovered, will everyone want things to change and be “fixed”?

Paco Medina‘s art is solid with an interesting shift as it’s narrative changes. With color by Jay David Ramos and lettering by Ariana Maher, the issue goes from one of recounting history to telling the action in the present. Each narrative section has a slightly different feel as if one is a story being told and the other is a story as its acting out. It’s subtle but also fits how the issue is told quite well.

Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants #1 is a good piece of the puzzle overall. While it doesn’t totally stand on its own, the issue presents an event that’s not quite as straightforward as a bad guy and those fighting against him. It adds yet another layer to the already complicated mess that was revealed in Sins of Sinister #1. As a part of the overall narrative, it’s a solid addition.

Story: Al Ewing Art: Paco Medina
Color: Jay David Ramos Letterer: Ariana Maher
Story: 7.75 Art: 8.15 Overall: 7.95 Recommendation: Buy

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Preview: Amazing Fantasy #1000

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Amazing Fantasy #1000

(W) Kurt Busiek, Various (A) Jim Cheung, Various (CA) John Romita Jr.
RATED T
In Shops: Aug 31, 2022
SRP: $7.99

The comic that brought you SPIDER-MAN hits issue #1000! We’re going big to celebrate in this, our thousandth issue of AMAZING FANTASY! An ALL-STAR roster of creators – Anthony Falcone, Dan Slott, Ho Che Anderson, Jonathan Hickman, Kurt Busiek, Michael Cho, Neil Gaiman, Rainbow Rowell, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Jim Cheung, Marco Checchetto, Olivier Coipel, Ryan Stegman, Steve McNiven, Terry Dodson, Todd Nauck, and more – are coming together to celebrate Peter Parker and Spider-Man’s birthdays!

Amazing Fantasy #1000
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