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A cover for Batman/Deadpool #1 by Ryan Sook is a homage to Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 by Marv Wolfman and George Perez. The legendary cover from 1985 originally had Superman holding Supergirl’s bloody body as tears stream down the Man of Steel’s face. The issue famously sees Supergirl sacrifice herself to stop the evil Anti-Monitor from destroying the multiverse. Crisis on Infinite Earths was DC’s first big event series that helped to streamline its ever-growing multiverse. The success of Crisis on Infinite Earths gave DC the confidence to continue doing more events, with the story arc being adapted on the small screen in The CW’s Arrowverse and an animated movie.
Batman/Deadpool #1 Cover Leaves Batman Smiling Over Deadpool’s Death
The Batman/Deadpool #1 cover has Batman holding Deadpool’s body, but instead of grieving, Batman is uncharacteristically smiling, something that fans have hardly ever seen him do before. Batman isn’t the only hero smiling, as other Marvel and DC heroes stand in the background cheering Deadpool’s death.
This cover is an example of the type of comedy that can happen when characters like Deadpool and Batman are paired together. Batman is much more straight-laced compared to the wisecracking Deadpool, so to see Batman with a big grin on his face is something you don’t see every day. It also goes in line with the comedic tone that DC is taking with Batman/Deadpool #1. The main story by Grant Morrison and Dan Mora is described as “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!”
