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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Muppet Show, Disney is throwing them into the ring to fight with (or against) some Marvel heroes and villains for a comic one-shot that’s sure to be the most sensational, inspirational, Muppet-tational, Marvel-maniacal adventure of the past half-century.

This September, Kermit, Fozzie, Miss Piggy, Gonzo and the rest of the Muppets will make their Marvel Universe debut in The Marvel one-shot comic The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe #1, meeting up with the likes of Spider-Man, Wolverine, Bruce Banner, Black Panther and Emma Frost.

According to a press release on Marvel’s website, “It’s all hands on deck as superstar creators including Eisner-winning Muppets super-fan Chip Zdarsky and acclaimed artist Pete Woods and more unleash The Muppets’ trademark chaos on the Marvel mythos! The new one-shot follows the success of last year’s homage variant covers commemorating The Muppets 70th anniversary, and to celebrate the new launch, more Muppet variant covers will be featured across titles throughout September.”

Here’s an example of the stories you can look forward to this September.

  • Rowlf the Dog is kidnapped by Mojo to help launch his new streaming service! It’s the crossover no one saw coming as Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Spider-Man, Black Panther, Wolverine, Emma Frost, and many more team up to save the day in this pop culture history-making adventure by Chip Zdarsky and Pete Woods.
  • Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker welcome Bruce Banner and Hank Pym to Muppet Labs for a daring experiment with Gamma Rays and Pym Particles! What could go wrong? Find out in this explosive story from Kyle Starks and Mike Henderson.
  • When Clea falls ill from a mystical virus and Doctor Strange doesn’t have the cure—help arrives from the unlikeliest of sources: the Swedish Chef, in this appetizing tale from Ashley Allen and Paco Medina.
  • Pigs in Space meet raccoons in space! Cosmic chaos ensues when Captain Link Hogthrob, First Mate Piggy, and Dr. Julius Strangepork crash into Rocket Raccoon and Groot in an intergalactic romp by MacKenzie Cadenhead and David Baldeon.
  • And more, including stories by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Adam F. Goldberg, E.J. Su and Áthila Fabbio.

“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 wrote in the release.

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,” he continued. “And Pete Woods is turning in the most stunning, detailed and joyous pages. Seeing his take on these characters interacting is a real delight.”

Leigh Slaughter, Vice-President of The Muppets Studio, added that they are excited as well. “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 is available for pre-order now at your favorite comics outlet, or you can take your chances and try to find it in-store beginning on September 23rd.

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