Who would win in a fight between Batman and Kenny Omega? How about a showdown between Wonder Woman and “Timeless” Toni Storm? Can the acrobatic Nightwing match the aerial arsenal of Will Ospreay? These questions could be answered when the heroes and villains of All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and DC Comics unite for a groundbreaking collaboration. The main event of this partnership will be a 48-page, two-part comic book saga.
The Justice League Meets AEW, written by Steve Orlando and illustrated by Travis Mercer, will see AEW stars, including Mercedes Moné, Will Ospreay, Darby Allin, Jon Moxley, Swerve Strickland, “Hangman” Adam Page, “Timeless” Toni Storm, Willow Nightingale, Orange Cassidy, and Kenny Omega, teaming up with DC Comics heroes including Aquaman, Batman, Nightwing, Green Lanterns Guy Gardner and John Stewart, Hawkgirl, Zatanna, Wonder Woman, and Harley Quinn.
Together, the finest from their respective universe must recover the Big Galactic Belt and prevent a cosmic catastrophe.
AEW and DC Comics’ collaboration extends beyond the page, as the two companies will co-promote the upcoming superhero tournament of death comic book crossover, titled DC K.O., across all AEW broadcasts. Issues of DC K.O. will include AEW variant covers. DC Comics will also be the presenting sponsor for AEW’s Full Gear pay-per-view on Saturday, November 22, 2025, from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Fans attending New York Comic Con (NYCC) will be able to get a limited edition preview of the DC x AEW comic book crossover on October 10 & October 11. The full crossover event will go on sale in 2026 for purchase at comic book shops, ShopAEW.com, and AEW live events.
The Finish: AEW joins the annals of comic book history, and their debut is an event with DC. WWE has had comic books published on and off for 25 years, with their last series from BOOM! Studios. WCW had a self-titled 12-issue run with Marvel Comics in the early ’90s. AEW’s popularity and viewership have waned, but its media rights deal with Warner Bros. Discovery has fostered this joint venture between the two companies.
Steve Orlando (Midnighter) is no stranger to penning crossover comic books. In 2017, he wrote The Shadow/Batman, which was an interpublisher crossover between Dynamite Entertainment and DC Comics.
The mini-series received rave reviews and showcased Orlando’s talents in the delicate balancing act of highlighting two iconic characters while ensuring neither character overshadowed the other.
Artist Travis Mercer (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) has a solid reputation for illustrating action and suspense while making great use of page space. Mercer, like Orlando, has experience working with different IPs that contain many characters.
Mercer and Orlando seamlessly incorporate numerous elements without making the narrative or visual presentation feel overstuffed. Hopefully, their talents will blend nicely as the announced line-up for the DC/AEW crossover has assembled an extensive roster.
Professional wrestling is often likened to a live-action comic book, and many creators have utilized the sport as a vehicle in their stories. Legendary writers Stan Lee and Steve Ditko made wrestling an integral part of Spider-Man’s origin story.
In 2022, DC Comics introduced a wrestling promotion in the pages of The Flash #787 called WAM (Wrestling Across the Multiverse), which could serve as the interstellar sanctioning body used when AEW and DC team up. Comics and wrestling have always gone together.
Hall of Fame wrestler Antonino Rocca graced the pages of Superman in 1962 and is seen throwing the Man of Steel out of the ring on the cover. Now, we get to see what happens when a real wrestling promotion becomes part of the action.
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