>Comic book fans love Easter Eggs, and they adore crossovers between franchises. So, Skottie Young's inclusion of this visual nod to Pokémon on his Deadpool/Batman #1 cover naturally got fans excited. It is a shame that the comic will ship without Young's original vision for the cover, but it is the kind of "safe" move that companies make all the time.

>Still, the original version is out there now online, and will join the ranks of fan-favorite "unofficial" and "rejected" comic covers from over the years. Further, the new version of Young's cover has its own kind of charm, retaining the lighthearted spirit of the original while emphasizing that the odd-couple pairing of Deadpool and Batman doesn't need a Pokémon send-up to be exciting.