Deadpool

Dublo7

So, I haven't read many comics lately, but I'm thinking of getting into some Deadpool. Where should I begin? Has Deadpool got his own series of comics in the Ultimate universe yet?

Blankspace

No and for good reason, Ultimate Deady sucks. The Deapool series is generally fantastic in the beggining and at the end with some stand-out issues admist the less than stellar middle. I'd suggest you read some Cable and Deadpool to see if you like the character before looking for his series, it's also much easier to find.

Mai-Kero

agent x is kinda like deadpool

Dublo7

Mai-Kero wrote:

agent x is kinda like deadpool

Yeah, what exactly is this Agent X? Is it just like Deadpool but the protagonist is in a different "skin" and name?

Scooter

Basically, although in some ways I enjoyed it even more than the regular Deadpool series.

Smoovy B

Agent X is both good and hilarious.

Ultimate Deadpool is lame and possible even retarded.

Cable and Deadpool is usually a good read.

Kuribo's Shoe

Ultimate Deadpool apparently sucks because he doesn't make fifty jokes a minute also fourth wall etc. I liked him, though. BUT FEAR NOT, IF IT'S GOOFY DEADPOOL YOU'RE HERE FOR YOU CAME TO THE RIGHT PLACE! TAKE IT AWAY, FANBOYS!

Diablo Fett

Kuribo's Shoe wrote:

Ultimate Deadpool apparently sucks because he doesn't make fifty jokes a minute also fourth wall etc. I liked him, though. BUT FEAR NOT, IF IT'S GOOFY DEADPOOL YOU'RE HERE FOR YOU CAME TO THE RIGHT PLACE! TAKE IT AWAY, FANBOYS!

I hated Ultimate Deadpool for more reasons than just him not being funny. His absolute hatred for mutants was completely out of character(it was almost completely "I SMOLDER WITH GENERIC RAGE! GRRRR!!!) and horribly written(even for Bendis). I enjoyed some aspects of Ultimate Deadpool's character, like his tricks with the cloaker and the kickass costume(mostly Bagley's doing), but otherwise he's a character without any of the soul of the 616 counterpart and a failure in my eyes.

Dunno about anyone else.

DJ Eebs

I'm quickly losing interest in Cable/Deadpool.

The Luggage

I quite enjoyed Ultimate Deadpool, despite the smoldering generic rage. Apart from that, he seemed to be a very cool, sinister version of Wade.

Furu

The Luggage wrote:

I quite enjoyed Ultimate Deadpool, despite the smoldering generic rage. Apart from that, he seemed to be a very cool, sinister version of Wade.

Pretty much my feelings exactly.

And that costume is ace.

robosagogo

I'd have liked some explanation as to the benefit of replacing your face with a plastic mask.

Munch

They're reprinting the first few Cable/Deadpool trades soon, so those will be easy to get ahold of. There's also some speculation that the old Deadpool solo series, which was probably the best the character's ever been, might be getting a reprint soon, since Ed McGuinness did some of his first work on that series, and he'll soon be pumping out some more stuff for them, as he signed an exclusive contract with them some months back.

Otherwise, just dig around online or at your local comic shop for old Joe Kelly/Gail Simone Deadpool issues or Agent X. Avoid the Deadpool stuff that Christopher Priest wrote.

As for who Agent X is, all you need to know is that his name's Alex and he possesses a healing ability similar to Deadpool's. In the first issue he turns up on the doorstep of a young woman named Sandy, who happens to be dating the world-famous henchman trainer Taskmaster. With the greatest teacher in the world available to him, he becomes a mercenary and generally gets into assorted silly situations.

Var!ance

Ugh. Cable/Deadpool's art has been atrocious recently...

Munch

Yeah, but Quesada has said that he'll soon be announcing a regular artist for the series.

Bloods End

Deadpool was in Superman/Batman annual.

Munkus Beaver

Agent X, from what I was told, is from a brief period where Marvel didn't own the licensing for Deadpool and didn't want to pay for more.

So they made a character that was almost exactly like him in every way.

Scooter

How can Marvel not have licensing to Deadpool?

DJ Eebs

Scooter wrote:

How can Marvel not have licensing to Deadpool?

they were having issues with liefeld

Munkus Beaver

Something something they had to pay the creator something something they didn't have the rights.

All of this is hearsay.

Spectre-x

robosagogo wrote:

I'd have liked some explanation as to the benefit of replacing your face with a plastic mask.

Helmet. He's a cyborg and it keeps his brain inside. It's pretty straightforward.

Knob

Munkus Beaver wrote:

Agent X, from what I was told, is from a brief period where Marvel didn't own the licensing for Deadpool and didn't want to pay for more.

So they made a character that was almost exactly like him in every way.

Urban legend.

Malkor

Spectre-x wrote:

robosagogo wrote:

I'd have liked some explanation as to the benefit of replacing your face with a plastic mask.

Helmet. He's a cyborg and it keeps his brain inside. It's pretty straightforward.

lol Reavers. I don't think there's anythink wrong with taking a character in the main universe and completely redoing him. Who knows maybe the fan boys'll get what they want and we'll get to see Wade go from a calculating, capable merc to Deady. Or better yet we could see how he could have turned out if he never had anything to do with Weapon X and such. Taking more risks with established characters is a good thing.

robosagogo

Spectre-x wrote:

robosagogo wrote:

I'd have liked some explanation as to the benefit of replacing your face with a plastic mask.

Helmet. He's a cyborg and it keeps his brain inside. It's pretty straightforward.

But why not just wear a normal helmet? They could've given him eyelids, at least.

GABBO GABBO GABBO

God, Deadpool again?

hughtron

Man, Deadpool wishes he was Rapheal.

GABBO GABBO GABBO

It would be great if we could go a week without someone mentioning Deadpool.

Malkor

Obviously Deadpool broke the fourth wall and is the OP.

Conditional_Axe

Deadpool is truly Liefeld's most insidious attack upon our sensibilities.

GABBO GABBO GABBO

Conditional_Axe wrote:

Deadpool is truly Liefeld's most insidious attack upon our sensibilities.

That's the thing, everyone rips on Liefeld all the time, and then comes here to jerk off to Deadpool.
THE IRONY IS ALL CONSUMING

Servo

well he wasn't good when liefeld wrote him

i mean come on

The Luggage

Yeah.

Everything good about Deadpool was done by other people.

GABBO GABBO GABBO

The Luggage wrote:

Yeah.

Everything good about Deadpool was done by other people.

The point remains, he's a Leifeld creation.
Spider-Man will always be funnier than Deadpool.

Malkor

Manifest wrote:

The Luggage wrote:

Yeah.

Everything good about Deadpool was done by other people.

The point remains, he's a Leifeld creation.
Spider-Man will always be funnier than Deadpool.

But Spiderman will never shoot Hercules in the face fifty times.

Conditional_Axe

I think that most of the nonsense that Deadpool does, if done by a non-Deadpool character, would be seen as retarded.

Because it is.

Servo

like...?

Conditional_Axe

Servo wrote:

like...?

shooting hercules fifty times in the face.

Munkus Beaver

I find both spider-man and deadpool to be quite hilarious.

You guys are so good at posing.

Malkor

Munkus Beaver wrote:

I find both spider-man and deadpool to be quite hilarious.

You guys are so good at posing.

booties.

Servo

Conditional_Axe wrote:

Servo wrote:

like...?

shooting hercules fifty times in the face.

if i met a guy that talked like hercules i'd probably try to shoot him too

Squashua

Juggernaut:"Nothing stops the Juggernaut!"
Deadpool:"Are you kidding me? Plenty stops the Juggernaut! The X-Men, The Hulk, Spider-Man... twice..."

There are some "OK" Deadpool jokes in this week's "Superman v Batman" issue.

[spoiler:ec8c1eb2ec]He's the Crime Syndicate Earth's Deathstroke.[/spoiler:ec8c1eb2ec]