DC Comics has announced a 40-page special for September 2026 where Batman and Superman team up with musician Weird Al Yankovic. The plot, written by Mark Waid, pits the heroes against a plague that makes everything boring. The proposal mixes superhero action with absurd humor, offering an original entertainment option for readers looking for something out of the ordinary.
Mark Waid writes an adventure with rhythm and technical parody 🎭
Mark Waid, known for his work on Kingdom Come and Daredevil, develops a story that balances classic superhero narrative with elements of situational comedy. The script includes references to pop culture and Yankovic's musical career, who appears as an active character in the plot. The art, still without a confirmed artist, must reflect both the dark aesthetic of Gotham and the light tone of parody. The plague that makes everything boring functions as a McGuffin that allows exploring absurd situations without losing internal coherence.
The most fearsome plague: a world without bad jokes 🤡
It is curious that DC's greatest heroes need a parodist to fight boredom. Perhaps because Batman already tried to solve it with a Bat-stand-up and nobody laughed. Or because Superman used his X-ray vision to find the perfect joke and only found memes from 2012. In the end, the solution will involve someone playing the accordion while the villains fall asleep.