Deadpool to team up with Hercules

Marvel's Deadpool will team up with Greek demigod Hercules as part of a new ongoing crossover series, the publisher has announced.

Writer Fred Van Lente and artist Dalibor Talajic will helm the first issue of Deadpool Team-Up, which sees the anti-hero battle alongside the son of Zeus.

In an interview with CBR, Van Lente explained how the inter-company crossover came about. "That was Axel's idea. He approached me about doing it during our World War Hulks summit. He said putting the two of them together would immediately give readers the overall tone of the book, which is mayhem, gags, and a little bit of the old ultra-violence," he said.

"And one of the fun things about this incarnation of Hercules in the Marvel Universe is that he's always been the irresponsible oaf, but we're constantly pairing him with people who are more irresponsible than he is. In his own book we teamed him with Amadeus Cho and now Deadpool for this one."

It has also been confirmed that villains Nightmare and Arcade will serve as the book's antagonists.

"Arcade is a master engineer and Nightmare is a master of the subconscious. So you've got a left brain, right brain combo of villainy here and they combine those aspects of their arts to create what they think is the perfect deathtrap for Deadpool and Hercules," Van Lente added.

Deadpool Team-Up #899 will debut in November.