Deadpool #25

It’s been a while since we’ve looked at all things Wade.  My opinion on the multi-book-ness of this franchise is well known; one of these titles is not like the others, it’s good!

Core Deadpool has always, to my mind, been the title of choice.  Merc with a Mouth offers some mild giggles but it’s in Corepool that we see the true machinations of the man crazier than a sack of ferrets.  Take a moment to let that sink in; a whole sack of ferrets, that’s a lot of squirming.

This issue wraps up Deadpool’s time in Vegas as an enforcer.  The art is a treat and the writing is suitably witty with only one “I knew they were going to do that!”.  See if we picked the same one, comment below.

It would be so pleasant if more Deadpool were in this fashion, rather than the multiverse scattergun approach which appears to have been adopted.  There is nothing wrong with rationing out your talent over a spread of years, or am I alone in thinking that? -Bretzke

P.S. The 3D glasses gag made me laugh quite hard in the comic book store.  Can I stress, you do NOT get anything even remotely 3D, other than shame, should you purchase this book on that premise.

Deadpool #23

I think that something with Deadpool has been overlooked.  He’s a crafty devil.

Perhaps I’m slow on the uptake but a pattern has emerged with his mainstream books when he is sans lackey; the ol Pool has the capacity to turn things on a dime and suddenly desperation becomes opportunity and soon after that, everything’s coming up Wilson.

Don’t let the cover fool you, this issue has nothing to do with Heroic Age and everything to do with the brass tacks of being a powered human who isn’t overly liked.  Deadpool hits Vegas looking to make his way or at least make a buck, taking some time out to deal with a person of note who took Wade’s name in vane.  Bad idea.

Explosions ensue but then the fun stuff starts.  From an impossible situation Deadpool generates a business opportunity.  When that opportunity cascades out of control, he generates a heroic resolution.  This is a man that cannot be held down, or nailed down for that matter.  The dynamic nature of the title seems to have returned.

When one comes to a Deadpool book there are certain things that are necessary fore-knowledge:  Deadpool isn’t a nice guy, he’ll often kill people and he likes to talk to himself.  Now we have to add another line there; Deadpool is craftier than a fox covered in grease in a hen house of nailed down chickens. -Bretzke

I admit it, I’ve been harsh on old ‘Pool.  I am not ashamed of this.  Corps is astonishingly bad, couple this with ‘Merc with a Mouth’ and ‘Team up’ being indifferent to abominable (Or should that be Frankensteinien), such harsh words are sadly necessary.  But then comes along stock-standard Deadpool and serves up a whopper of an issue.

The enjoyable thing about the mainstream (can I use that word?) issues of Deadpool is that for the most part they stand alone and deal with Deadpool’s desire to be integrated within society, for him to find his place in the universe.   We’ve all felt that desire and with that in mind it’s easy to at least empathize with Wade’s position.  Though due to the news not showing nightly massacres across the world, I guess we don’t all follow his methodology.

With glorious amounts of homage payed to a certain pair of Duke Boys the issue rumbles along like a raucous hoedown culminating in what we should all celebrate as a ‘Poolism’- that is, a shining moment of clarity and intelligence revealed to have been perpetrated by the Schizophrenic one.  I won’t reveal the depth of this master-stroke but it is worthy of the ages.  Read and enjoy, remember what Deadpool used to be, before he was 4 issues a month of weak sauce. -Bretzke

The issue starts with a confusing loss of time and any drama that was built in the previous issues.  But a new plan is hatched by Wade and of course it makes no sense until the very last pages.  Spidey loses somewhat in the transaction but gains it all back in the end along with some gratification thanks to NYC.

I don’t particularly like the concept of HitMonkey, though I like what it did in this franchise; showed Deadpool to be somewhat vulnerable, despite his powers.  That is bankable capital in subsequent issues. -Bretzke

Deadpool #21

Ok, so Hit-Monkey is looking to off Deadpool.  Not the deepest storyline in the history of Marvel, but some of the delivery involving this simian is handled with the delicacy and care that you would not associate with this title.  Throw in their Spidey’s thought sequence about how to resolve this situation and you end up with a book which is all entertainment! -Bretzke

Deadpool #20

The simple fact is, when you take the two comedic wonders from the Marvel Universe, somebody has to play the straight guy.  For better or worse, its Spidey.  During the interactions of these two, the Wall-Crawler does well at playing deadpan to Wade’s variations on insanity (Deadpan to Deadpool, Nice!).  For the most part this plays out well and the action sequences are acrobatic, if grotesque.  However, there is an overall lack of relevance; this story seems stitched together to bring about interest in a certain ‘Hit-Simian’.  I love monkeys, but this is too much.  Bad business.  Bad monkey business. -Bretzke

Deadpool #19

Again with the stupidly long titles.  The Merc with a Mouth also has some brains!  And in this case they are not splattered all over something.  His wiles save the day leaving only the question, if this is what he planned, what if… wait, he planned something!?!  Domino perplexed by a chicken (Catatonic more like) remains a highlight.  Great issue all round. -Bretzke

Deadpool #18

Longest. Title. Ever.  Very little Deadpool for a comic that holds his name.  That which we do see is deliciously dark.  Sometimes the ‘Pool’s comedic overtones can bely his truly lethal nature.  Not today!  Most of the heavy lifting is done by Domino and she provides some ample scenery.  Ample… -Bretzke

Deadpool #17

This is not your normal Deadpool; nobody barely anyone gets hurt! We see inside the mind that is “Crazier than a bag of ferrets”. The only thing missing was the needle-scratch FX from the last panel of the book.  Hilarity! -Bretzke

Deadpool #15

These are the type of jokes I tell in my resource room.  I think I’m hilarious.  Deadpool thinks he is hilarious.  My students must hate me.  I hate Deadpool.  Hmm, the pictures shur’ are pretty.  I still bought #2 and might buy the others… what’s wrong with me? I can’t learn.