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Marvel made a host of announcements at its retailer-exclusive panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 on Friday, including a crossover one-shot with DC Comics and a crossover limited series with Ridley Scott’s iconic Alien.
Debuting in September, Marvel/DC: Deadpool/Batman #1 features writing by Zeb Wells with Kevin Smith; Kelly Thompson; Chip Zdarsky; Al Ewing; and Frank Miller, with art by Greg Capullo with Adam Kubert; Gurihiru; Terry Dodson; Dike Ruan; and Frank Miller. The issue will feature main cover art by Capullo with a series of variants and two backup stories: “Rocket Raccoon/Green Lantern” written by Ewing and drawn by Ruan, and “Wolverine (Old Man Logan)/Batman (The Dark Knight Returns)” written and drawn by Miller.
“The pairing of Rocket Raccoon and Green Lantern felt very random when I was assigned it, but you can chart a line between any two characters that’ll take you through a kaleidoscope of connections between one universe and the other—and that’s what we’ve done,” said Ewing.
In November, Alien Vs. Captain America #1 written by Frank Tieri and drawn by Stefano Raffaele, with main cover art by Leinil Francis Yu and variant cover art by Dan Panosian, kicks off a four-issue limited series that sends Steve Rogers into space to battle xenomorphs.
In addition to these epic crossovers, Marvel also announced a new limited series debuting in November and teased announcements that will drop after SDCC, including new Street-Verse variant covers by Inhyuke Lee, cover reveals for Battleworld #3 and Venom #252, and The End 2099.
Here are the covers and solicits for Marvel/DC: Deadpool/Batman #1, Alien vs. Captain America #1, and 1776 #1.
MARVEL/DC: DEADPOOL/BATMAN #1
- One-Shot, on sale September 17
- Written by Zeb Wells with Kevin Smith; Kelly Thompson; Chip Zdarsky; Al Ewing; and Frank Miller
- Art by Greg Capullo with Adam Kubert; Gurihiru; Terry Dodson; Dike Ruan; and Frank Miller
- Cover by Greg Capullo
- New Variant Covers Revealed
- Homage Variant Cover by Russell Dauterman
- Variant Cover by Frank Miller
- Variant Cover by Daniel Warren Johnson
- New Backup Stories Revealed
- “Rocket Raccoon/Green Lantern”
- Written by Al Ewing
- Art by Dike Ruan
- “Wolverine (Old Man Logan)/Batman (The Dark Knight Returns)”
- Written by Frank Miller
- Art by Frank Miller
- “Rocket Raccoon/Green Lantern”
ALIEN VS. CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 (OF 4)
- Debut issue of a four-issue limited series, on sale November 2025
- Written by Frank Tieri
- Art by Stefano Raffaele
- Cover by Leinil Francis Yu
- Variant Cover by Dan Panosian
- SMASHING THROUGH, CAPTAIN AMERICA COMES FACE TO FACE WITH—ALIENS?!
- It’s World War II and Hydra seeks a new weapon to defeat the Allies and win the war. To that end, the Red Skull has sent Baron Strucker on an expedition to the Himalayas to find the fabled city of Atilan. But instead of finding the Inhumans, Strucker uncovers something much more deadly. Much more… Alien. Can Captain America and the Howling Commandoes stop the Skull and his newfound xenomorph weapons… or will the First Avenger learn that in war-torn Europe… no one can hear you scream?
1776 #1 cover art1776 #1 (OF 5)
- Debut issue of a five-issue limited series, on sale November 2025
- Written by J. Michael Straczynski
- Art by Ron Lim and Sean Damien Hill
- Cover by Pete Woods
- REVOLUTIONARY WARRIORS, ASSEMBLE!
- Calamity strikes when a mysterious force dares to tamper with the sacred threads of history. CAPTAIN AMERICA and his formidable squad of Marvel heroes leap into action! Their mission? To safeguard the founding of the United States of America! The fate of the nation hangs in the balance at the dawn of the Revolution, as these valiant heroes must navigate the treacherous waters of the past to ensure a future that remains untarnished.
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