The dialogue is often a bit cringe-worthy which is unfortunate and kinda surprising considering the writer.Īside from the gore this book seems too censored. I didn’t care about the non-Wade characters very much, hell if anything I disliked them in this. The ending of this volume is pretty great. Don’t get me wrong it’s not the most suspenseful read but it still isn’t too predictable, there are even some pretty damn good surprises. This isn’t quite as predictable as I expected. It’s intense and surprisingly gory for a Marvel comic. There’s also a couple of other short stories. When a massive alien threat hits New York, the superheroes all turn to Deadpool as he has the only weapon that can kill the alien thing.

I thought I’d like this more.ĭeadpool is back in the business of killing things for money. Title’s good though - heh, Mercin’ Hard for the Money! Ain’t that the truth, eh Marvel? Skottie Young tries but it’s still a boring read. The demand’s there thanks to the movies (which explains why Negasonic Silly Name is shoehorned into this one) but the stories aren’t. This book’s just another example of Marvel not really having the material for this overexposed (in more ways than one!) character. Deadpool takes a job to whack someone in Weirdworld, a place I’ve never liked there’s a dismal Halloween story about zombies in a mall and Deadpool feels blue one day just ‘cos and some joke character’s trying to off him. Speaking of, the other stories were plain pants. Tony Stark’s back and forth with Star-Lord via hologram was kinda funny as was the Batman origin piss-take and Wade’s stuffed toy underwears. A giant puking Celestial threatens Earth and only Deadpool can stop it - hah, puke. The opening three-issue story had its moments. Skottie “Baby Covers” Young takes over Deadpool and a new writer means it’s time for a new number one! Any good? Nah.

Deadpool, Vol. 1 by Nic Klein