Posted By Dan Greenfield on Apr 3, 2026 | 1 comment

Superman/Spider-Man and Batman/Deadpool among them…

The latest run of DC and Marvel crossovers — the ones published by the former, to be precise — will be hitting the book market this fall, with the publication of DC/Marvel: The Cosmic Kiss Caper & Other Stories.

In addition to the stories in Batman/Deadpool #1 and Superman/Spider-Man #1, the hardcover will put in print the digital-only stories The Flash/Fantastic Four and Supergirl/Blade.

Dig the description from Penguin Random House, which handles DC in the book market:

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DC/MARVEL: THE COSMIC KISS CAPER & OTHER STORIES

Two universes. Unforgettable crossover stories. For the first time in decades, DC and Marvel join forces with all-new stories, team-ups, and face-offs!

It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for! After more than 20 years, DC and Marvel characters meet again in astounding all-new adventures, collected in the pages of DC/Marvel: The Cosmic Kiss Caper & Other Stories.

In DC/Marvel: Batman/Deadpool by Grant Morrison and Dan Mora, chaos meets calculation as Gotham’s Dark Knight teams up with Marvel’s Merc with a Mouth, in a tale so mind-bending you’ll think you’re in a dream! Plus, icons collide in DC/Marvel: Superman/Spider-Man, by Mark Waid and Jorge Jiménez! When journalists Clark Kent and Peter Parker find themselves chasing the same story, the conspiracy they uncover could change the world—especially if Brainiac and Doctor Octopus have anything to say about it.

Accompanying these two main features are short stories from top-tier talent including Tom King and Jim Lee pairing Lois Lane and Mary Jane Watson, Gail Simone and Belén Ortega telling the tale of Power Girl meeting Punisher, the Eisner Award-winning team of Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo teaming up Nightwing and Wolverine (Laura Kinney), and many more pairings from some of the top writers and artists in comics today!

Collects DC/Marvel: Batman/Deadpool #1, DC/Marvel: Superman/Spider- Man #1; and the first-ever print versions of the vertical-scroll digital comics DC/Marvel: The Flash/Fantastic Four and DC/Marvel: Supergirl/Blade.

$29.99 US
Hardcover/176 Pages
On Sale September 8, 2026

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Buncha thoughts:

— Presumably, there will be a Marvel/DC edition collecting Deadpool/Batman and the upcoming Spider-Man/Superman and whatnot.

— I wonder whether this is the final cover, or whether there will be a Superman/Spider-Man variant.

— A paperback version is coming out the same day. It lists for $19.99.

— There’s been a ton of DC book news this week. Links below!

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MORE

— Major Wave of DC FINEST Titles Added to 2026 Schedule. Click here.

— One of BATMAN’s Greatest Runs Ever Gets a DC FINEST Edition. Click here.

— O’NEIL and ADAMS’ Original BATMAN-RA’S AL GHUL SAGA Coming to DC FINEST Line. Click here.

— JUSTICE LEAGUE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS VOL. 4 Leads New Lineup of 2026 DC COMICS Retro Book Releases. Click here.

— DC COMICS Finally Adds BATMAN SILVER AGE OMNIBUS Vol. 2 to Schedule. Click here.

— GIBBONS AND RUDE’S Classic WORLD’S FINEST Leads New List of 2026 Book Re-Releases. Click here.

— FOUR Groovy BRONZE AGE Collections Added to DC’s 2026 Schedule. Click here.

— MIKE GRELL’s WARLORD Gets Second Omnibus Edition. Click here.