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5.0
I've been incredibly stingy with my five star reviews so far this year (It's the middle of April, and I've read 106 books this year. Only four of those books - including this one - have been given five stars), so you know when I give this five stars, it must be something pretty fabulous.
This was my first foray into the world of Deadpool. Everything I know about the character has come from a) that terrible Wolverine origin story movie, and b) Lego Marvel Superheroes, in which he's easily my favourite character because of all his ridiculous little cameos. And with the new Deadpool movie in production, I figured now was the time to dive in and find out a little bit more.
This was a FABULOUS place to start. It's the 900th and 1000th issues of Deadpool combined into one volume, with a Deadpool Christmas story tacked on the end. And the benefit of this volume is that the 900th and 1000th issues were effectively a bunch of short, stand-alone comics. There's no overarching story to worry about, there's just Deadpool being his totally bonkers self.
Yes, it takes a while to get your head around Deadpool and his multiple personality narrative. Yes, it's confronting/ridiculous/totally fucked up at times. Yes, it breaks the fourth wall regularly. But it was HILARIOUS from start to finish and I loved every single second of it.
Sure, for regular Deadpool fans, the lack of a continuing story will probably be kind of a drag. But for first timers? It's pretty much the perfect introduction to Deadpool.
This was my first foray into the world of Deadpool. Everything I know about the character has come from a) that terrible Wolverine origin story movie, and b) Lego Marvel Superheroes, in which he's easily my favourite character because of all his ridiculous little cameos. And with the new Deadpool movie in production, I figured now was the time to dive in and find out a little bit more.
This was a FABULOUS place to start. It's the 900th and 1000th issues of Deadpool combined into one volume, with a Deadpool Christmas story tacked on the end. And the benefit of this volume is that the 900th and 1000th issues were effectively a bunch of short, stand-alone comics. There's no overarching story to worry about, there's just Deadpool being his totally bonkers self.
Yes, it takes a while to get your head around Deadpool and his multiple personality narrative. Yes, it's confronting/ridiculous/totally fucked up at times. Yes, it breaks the fourth wall regularly. But it was HILARIOUS from start to finish and I loved every single second of it.
Sure, for regular Deadpool fans, the lack of a continuing story will probably be kind of a drag. But for first timers? It's pretty much the perfect introduction to Deadpool.
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