After Marvel’s heroes recently teamed up with a plethora of DC Comics icons, what could possibly follow that up? Well, we have an answer. The iconic heroes of the Marvel Universe will soon join forces with none other than Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and all the other Muppets. Coming in September is The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe #1, from a creative team that includes writers Chip Zdarsky, Mackenzie Cadenhead, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Adam F. Goldberg, Ashley Allen, Kyle Starks, and more. Artists include Pete Woods, David Baldeon, Áthila Fabbio, E.J. Su, Paco Medina, and Mike Henderson. This special comic celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Muppet Show, which recently returned to Disney+.
Below is the main cover for The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe #1, by artist, along with a statement on this new collaboration from Leigh Slaughter, Vice President of The Muppets Studio.
The Muppets Take on the Marvel Universe #1
It has been exciting for The Muppets Studio to collaborate with Marvel Comics in a new and unique way to bring the personality, humor and mayhem of The Muppets into the Marvel Universe and vice versa. To do this during the 50th anniversary year of The Muppet Show makes this project even more meaningful.
Writer Chip Zdarsky said, “With the great power of two iconic properties comes great responsibility. I promise not to let down Kermit, Fozzie, and Animal the way Spider-Man let down his Uncle Ben.” Ouch. That’s a low blow sir! Would you talk that way about the other character you famously wrote, Batman? We think not. Zdarsky continued, saying, “It’s impossible to overstate how excited I am to write for Miss Piggy, who I consider to be one of the greatest icons of the last hundred years, a character who speaks to every generation. I also got to write Deadpool.”
There will also be several variant covers. Humberto Ramos’ cover features Kermy swinging along with Spider-Man, and iconic Infinity Gauntlet artist Ron Lim illustrates Gonzo racing Ghost Rider on his bike. Matteo Lolli’s variant cover pays homage to the iconic ’90s movie Muppet Treasure Island, with Deadpool standing in for Long John Silver. Wade Wilson as a pirate? Yeah, we can totally see it. The final variant features a logo mashup, showing a split logo between Spider-Man’s mask and Kermit the Frog’s face.
Muppets Take on the Marvel Universe #1 arrives in comic shops on September 23.
