Published: April 27, 2026
DC had its turn, now it’s time for Marvel! Last month, DC gave us Superman/Spider-Man #1, and now Marvel Comics has brought us Spider-Man/Superman #1! And yes, these are two completely different comics released by each company. Once again, there are 20+ variant covers available featuring tons of fun designs!
Now, I gotta say, the main story here, “Our Kryptonite,” wasn’t quite as interesting as last time. I don’t like how they characterized Superman and did some of the dialogue. But then things got better when Superman was consumed by the Venom symbiote. Possibly my favorite panel of the entire book was Venomized Superman VS Spider-Man with many villains in the background, including Green Goblin, Doomsday, Brainiac, Doc Ock, Parasite, Electro, Deathstroke, Taskmaster, and more! Not a huge fan of Green Goblin’s design here, though.
Again, like last time, besides the main story, we receive 8 different mini comics from various guest writers and artists! “Metropolis Marvels” brings us a cool aesthetic with a more vintage Superman alongside Spider-Man Noir. “Sweethearts” stars Lana Lang and Gwen Stacy, Clark and Peter’s probably second-best-known love interests, but of course not their ultimate endgame relationships. This might be one of my favorite stories. It’s simple, fun, and has a really nice art style. “Identity War” was pretty cool, too. I loved seeing a focus on interactions between Superman and The Thing. That’s a fascinating pair to witness. It was awesome seeing them fight alongside heroes like Captain America, Stargirl, Green Lantern, and She-Hulk, all to battle an enraged Hulk. In the end, it turns out that Mysterio is behind the whole thing, and because Mysterio is my favorite Spider-Man villain, I love seeing him positioned as such a great threat. I just wish he actually had more of a presence on the pages. Steel & Thor battle the Hobgoblin, Supergirl & Ghost Spider take on Livewire, which reminded me of the classic The New Batman Adventures episode, “Girls Night Out.” Jane Foster takes on the mantle of Thor as she teams with Wonder Woman to battle symbiote parademons and Darkseid, and finally, we end on a thought provoking roof-top conversation between the blue boy scout and webhead.
Overall, I think I preferred Superman/Spider-Man #1, but Spider-Man/Superman #1 does deliver another fun time with much more of a focus on the philosophies of these characters. It was a nice, gentle way to end this crossover, reminding us about the ideals that both these heroes share!
