It’s time to play the music, it’s time to thwip the thwips … it’s time for Marvel and the Muppets to throw down.
The two Disney-owned entities are teaming up for The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe #1, a one-shot coming in September that celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Muppet Show.
The anthology will feature stories by Chip Zdarsky and Pete Woods, Kyle Starks and Mike Henderson, Ashley Allen and Paco Medina, MacKenzie Cadenhead and David Baldeon, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Adam F. Goldberg, E.J. Su and Áthila Fabbio, among others.
“With the great power of two iconic properties comes great responsibility. I promise to not let down Kermit, Fozzie and Animal the way Spider-Man let down his Uncle Ben,” Zdarsky said. “It’s impossible to overstate how excited I 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. And Pete Woods is turning in the most stunning, detailed and joyous pages. Seeing his take on these characters interacting is a real delight.”
Some of the stories include Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Spider-Man, Black Panther, Wolverine and Emma Frost teaming up after Rowlf is kidnapped by Mojo; Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker hosting Bruce Banner and Hank Pym for a gamma ray and Pym Particles experiment; the Swedish Chef coming to Doctor Strange’s rescue when Clea falls ill from a mystical virus; and Captain Link Hogthrob, First Mate Piggy and Dr. Julius Strangepork — the Pigs in Space crew — crossing paths with Rocket Raccoon and Groot.
The main cover is by Nick Bradshaw, with additional covers by Humberto Ramos, Ron Lim and a Matteo Lolli Muppet Treasure Island 30th anniversary variant. Additional Muppet variant covers will be featured across Marvel titles in September.
The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe #1 goes on sale Sept. 23.