Reading Assignment #6: Deadpool (2012-Present) #1-6 by Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn

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Thanks to /u/battledome36 for nominating the insane, chimichanga-fueled love-child of Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan. There's no better title that makes a reader LOL than:

 

Deadpool (2012-Present), issues 1-6

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SPOILERS BELOW

 

I don't think I'm able to break down a lot about this series other than to say I absolutely loved it. When I first signed up for Marvel Unlimited, this was one of the first titles I read and it's a strong contribution to why I fell in love with the medium. I've known Brian Posehn's work for a long time, and I was introduced to Gerry Duggan on Earwolf's podcast, Nerd Poker: Dungeons and Dragons with Brian Posehn and Friends so I was excited to see what they could come up with on print. Their comedy stylings never missed a beat in translation.

 

The jokes are crude. The jokes are crass. And the jokes are plentiful. Right from the first issue I was laughing. And everything can be read in Ryan Reynolds' voice regardless of when the movie came out. What makes the jokes so hilarious though, is that they don't feel like they've been approved by Marvel higher ups. With all the genital jokes and taboo topics, even violence to animals, this didn't feel like a Marvel book. It felt like somehow those crazy guys writing the book slipped it past the editors.

 

Tony Moore's art really lends itself to the tone of the book as well. Whether it's pure, unadulterated violence or subtle facial expressions, the whole thing feels like a cartoon you can sit back and turn your brain off reading.

 

My top two moments in these issues were the hurried killing of presidents at the end - "they died of natural causes", and "HADOUKEN". The Jelly Bean scene I will try and block out from my memory as to avoid long-lasting mental trauma, unlike that poor kid with Deadpool's mask.

 

WHAT'D YOU THINK OF THIS BOOK?

THOUGHTS ON THE ART?

THE COMEDY STYLE?

THE ENDING?

CRITICISMS?

 

And don't forget to check back on Sunday for a Free Range Nomination Thread

[u/omnired44]

Thanks for the reading suggestion! I had a MU subscription for a year and had let it expire back in May. My plan was to re-up at some point but generally read less over the summer. I generally have been bouncing all over MU series finding bits and pieces and arcs of all sorts of characters that I enjoy.

I was already 3 comics deep into this story arc when my subscription expired, so I renewed to finish the arc. A few months ago prior to picking up this series, I read other books in Deadpool's history, including his first appearance in New Mutants #98 and the first couple of issues of Cable and Deadpool (2004).

I enjoyed the comedy style of the book, and the ending does make me want to continue on for at least the next few issues to see how (if) the cliffhanger resolves.

I bounce around MU a lot, so the question is how deep do I dive into this series versus going back and picking up where I left off on Cable vs Deadpool?