The Muppets Are Entering The Marvel Universe To Celebrate The 50th Anniversary Of 'The Muppet Show'

Marvel

Jun 20

Kermit and Spider-Man Image Source: IGN — Image Source: IGN

The Muppets are celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Muppet Show in the zaniest way they know how. They’re hijacking the Marvel Universe. This one-shot crossover comic is called The Muppets Take The Marvel Universe #1 and features teamups between Kermit and Spider-Man, Doctor Strange and the Swedish Chef, Bunsen and Beaker with Hank Pym and Bruce Banner, Miss Piggy with Rocket and Groot, and more. Writer Chip Zdarksy quipped, “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.” He continued, “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. And Pete Woods is turning in the most stunning, detailed and joyous pages. Seeing his take on these characters interacting is a real delight.”

Zdarksy is joined by writers Mackenzie Cadenhead, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Adam F. Goldberg, Ashley Allen, and Kyle Stark, and more. Art is provided by Pete Woods, David Baldeon, Áthila Fabbio, E.J. Su, Paco Medina and Mike Henderson with cover art by Nick Bradshaw. Muppets Studio Vice President Leigh Slaughter shared her excitement for the project, “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.” The Muppets Take The Marvel Universe #1 will be released on September 23, 2026.