POW! Deadpool

DEADPOOL

I won't Bullshit you, when I heard they were canceling Cable/Deadpool I was really upset/pissed off. I had discovered it late, thanks to Jim Nausedas, and was playing catch up online at Marvel's Digital Comics Unlimited, and through back issues. When I heard that the series was to be canceled. WTF!?!? This was Marvel's diamond in the rough! How could they do this to me? And why can Fabian? He's amazing... and for who? Daniel Way? He writes serious shit like Wolverine Origins... he won't be funny!! How are they gonna go an make Deadpool serious? Whats happening to Bob?! This SUCKS!!! LETS PROTEST!! BLACK RAGE!!!

Ok...

So it wasn't that bad...

In fact, I couldn't have been more wrong about the newly streamlined Deadpool series written by Daniel Way, illustrated by Paco Medina.

The art is really perfect for this series, his somewhat Ramos-esque exaggeration suits the comedy and action PERFECTLY! There is a heavy burden on an artist whenever a character wears a full face mask like Deadpool or Spider-man, its really important that the artist is able to express the comedy and reactions through body language, and Medina does this masterfully. Also, his facial expressions (of the many dumbfounded and bewildered characters that cross Pool's path) are hilarious. 'Very few are a Summer and a Winter, but Paco Medina pulls it off nicely...'

Batman Forever?

Anyone?

No?

Moving On!

Any issues I had with Daniel Way disappeared after the first issue. He writes Deadpool PERFECTLY! Way's Deadpool has has not one, but 2 captions devoted to inner-monologue, and he often gets lost in his own inane babbling (similar to the likes of which you hear at say... your local comics shop), whilst arguing with himself! Way blends comedy and action masterfully, and makes Deadpool as exciting as it is funny. Pool does things like: jack Tony Stark's Iron Man breast plate, make armchair's our of C4, and daydream about voluptuous nurses, waitresses, and enemies, while still kicking the shit out of ANYONE who gets in his way. The action, comedy, and fourth-wall-breakyotimy is really spot on!

And though I miss Bob and company, they are not as absent as I, or most fans, initially believed they would be. Bob and Outlaw have already appeared in the series, just not as prominently as they did in Cable/Deadpool. And though I initially thought this would take alot away from the series, Way's Deadpool-centric angle that Way has established does lend it self to be more reader-friendly.

Deadpool has quickly become one of the comics I eagerly await each month. I really recommend you check it out!The mix of humor and action make it a book that I can't envision anyone would dislike.

-But it's time to die... You're worth more dead!