The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe: Marvel Reveals Kooky Crossover Special

Apparently, 2026 is the twelvemonth of the unexpected crossover. We already saw Marvel and DC play bully with Superman/Spider-Man #1 and Spider-Man/Superman #1. Last week, DC revealed Batman/Superman/Weird Al: World's Weirdest. And present Marvel has announced what mightiness conscionable beryllium the strangest crossover yet, The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe.

The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe is simply a one-shot peculiar that drags Kermit and the pack into the Marvel Universe. The publication features a main communicative by writer Chip Zdarsky (Captain America) and creator Pete Woods (Titans), on with respective backup tales. The contented is designed to observe the 50th day of The Muppet Show.

Check retired the slideshow assemblage beneath to spot screen creation for The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe #1:

Here's Marvel's authoritative summary of the stories included successful this issue:

• Rowlf the Dog is kidnapped by Mojo to assistance motorboat his caller streaming service! It’s the crossover nary 1 saw coming arsenic Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Spider-Man, Black Panther, Wolverine, Emma Frost and galore much squad up to prevention the time successful this popular civilization history-making escapade by Chip Zdarsky and Pete Woods.
• Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker invited Bruce Banner and Hank Pym to Muppet Labs for a daring experimentation with Gamma Rays and Pym Particles! What could spell wrong? Find retired successful this explosive communicative from Kyle Starks and Mike Henderson.
• When Clea falls sick from a mystical microorganism and Doctor Strange doesn’t person the cure—help arrives from the unlikeliest of sources: the Swedish Chef, successful this appetizing communicative from Ashley Allen and Paco Medina.
• Pigs successful Space conscionable raccoons successful space! Cosmic chaos ensues erstwhile Captain Link Hogthrob, First Mate Piggy, and Dr. Julius Strangepork clang into Rocket Raccoon and Groot successful an intergalactic romp by MacKenzie Cadenhead and David Baldeon.
• And more, including stories by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Adam F. Goldberg, E.J. Su and Áthila Fabbio.

“With the large powerfulness of 2 iconic properties comes large responsibility. I committedness to not fto down Kermit, Fozzie and Animal the mode Spider-Man fto down his Uncle Ben,” Zdarsky siad successful a statement. “It’s intolerable to overstate however excited I was to constitute for Miss Piggy, whom I see to beryllium 1 of the top icons of the past 100 years, a quality who speaks to each generation. I besides got to constitute Deadpool. And Pete Woods is turning successful the astir stunning, elaborate and joyous pages. Seeing his instrumentality connected these characters interacting is simply a existent delight.”

The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe #1 volition beryllium released connected September 23. You tin preorder a transcript astatine your section comic shop.

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