The second Spider-Man/Superman Marvel/DC crossover of 2026 just dropped this week, and it’s a fun mash-up book. Overall I enjoyed it, but I didn’t think it was quite as strong as the first one.
The Setup
The main story (by Brad Meltzer and Pepe Larraz) teams Superman and Spider-Man against Lex Luthor and Green Goblin. It started a little slow for me, but once it got going it turned into a really solid story focused on the ‘why’ Spider-Man does what he does. The standout moment is Superman being taken over by Venom — I believe this is the first time that’s ever happened, and it’s a really cool idea that comic fans have to be excited about seeing fully realized.
The Cool (and Interesting) Parts
This issue is full of short stories and pairings:
- Spider-Noir + Golden Age Superman: A cool twist where Spider-Noir is about to kill Lex and Golden Age Supes stops him.
- Sweethearts (Gwen Stacy + Lana Lang): They chit-chat about Peter Parker and Clark Kent. It wasn’t my favorite story type, but it was an interesting angle knowing the fates of these two women. It was an execution that I could appreciate.
- Identity War: Everyone is going haywire and fighting each other because of Mysterio + a Red Lantern through the Hulk. It had a strong message about talking to each other more — something we could really use in today’s world.
- Hobgoblin + Steel: This one had a cool Thor entry that stood out.
- Ghost-Spider waiting for Superman’s autograph: Supergirl shows up instead and they have some fun banter. It was a bit short, but had a ‘what ever you can do I can do better’ vibe.
- Miles Morales + Superman: One of the stronger shorts. Miles finds Superman crashing to Earth with Kryptonite, helps him, and gets a nice passing-of-the-torch moment (“stop all the worrying”).
- Wonder Woman + Jane Foster Thor vs Darkseid: Not my cup of tea, but has another positive message about being worthy.
- Two-pager ending: Spider-Man grieving the loss of someone and Superman giving him a little pep talk.
The humor didn’t always land for me (some of the Spider-Man/Superman joking felt forced), but the main story and a few of the shorts carried the book.
Final Verdict
It’s a fun mash-up book and I really enjoy seeing Superman and Spider-Man together again — they have a really cool dynamic that plays well off each other. The Venom/Superman idea alone makes it worth reading. That said, I didn’t feel the same urge to see most of these stories continue like I did with the first crossover. It’s a solid read for this unique and infrequent crossing of DC / Marvel, but not quite as strong overall as the previous one.
What did you think?
Did you pick up the new Spider-Man/Superman #1 yet? What was your favorite short story or moment (the Venom/Superman stuff, the Miles passing-the-torch talk, or something else)? Tag me on X!
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