just to mess with your head ...

... going into this nice long weekend, with an American legend sleeping with the little boy inside you.

snaps: Deadpool #17

thoughts from Deadpool #17 ...

1) this is why flatscans must die. they're dumb and cause angina.


2) Domino and Emma got facial surgery from Deadpool's doctor


3) doesn't he shoot beams out of his ass too?


4) no telepathy link means X-Men must look like douchebags. minus bluetooth.


5) Logan, Jean Grey (Scott's wife), Domino (Scott's son's ex-gf): you do the math. next up: either Rachel or Hope Summers. don't say i didn't warn ya.

x marks the pool

drive-by readings

Deadpool #16 (Marvel) "Want You to Want Me: No Man is An Island" Daniel Way Paco Medina Juan Vlasco Marte Gracia Joe Sabino Jason Pearson (cover)

after being disappointed with Way's recent Wolverine Origins arc, i feel better with his Deadpool work. its kind of meandering, but i guess Deadpool shouldn't have any permanent affiliations - he's a mercenary for cryin' out loud. so why's he joining the X-Men again?

well, maybe that's because he has more in common with them - sort of. he's palled around with Cyclops' son. he dated Siryn for awhile (sort of). he's got history with them. still, Cyclops isn't convinced. until the suddenly smoking-hot (again) Dagger (thank Civil War for that) manages to convince them of the hypocrisy of turning Deadpool's application away. so off goes Domino to recruit him back. but not after pancake breakfast. sort of. hey, Domino gets to slap Cyclops. i'm surprised Emma didn't lobotomize her right there and then.

so first order of business. 'Pool is on probationary status. and he gets to wear the X logo. and he's going to kill Cessily's deadbeat father. the look on Cyclops' face was hilarious.

walk the 'Pool

whodathunk - Deadpool would actually get to play with Jack Sparrow? did Daniel Way have insider information? course he did!



actually, that's more like Cap'n Morgan. expect 'Pool to pop up among the Kingdoms. Johnny Depp, meet Ryan Reynolds.


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Deadpool #14

drive-by readings: Deadpool #13

Deadpool #13 (Marvel) "Wave of Mutilation: Profiteerin' L.A.M.F. Part 1" Daniel Way Shawn Crystal John Lucas Lee Loughridge Cory Petit Jason Pearson (cover)

Deadpool is officially overexposed, but since Wolverine remains popular despite appearing in about a gazillion books every month, Marvel just keeps churning 'em out. not sure if the two 'Pool books cross-reference each other, because here Daniel Way takes the Merc with a Mouth and his faithful parrot sidekick Bob out to sea and do some serious pillaging. seriously. and right after he got bank. i guess being rich does get boring after awhile. putting 'Pool in breaking-the-fourth-wall comedy situations can be fun for awhile, but i miss the wisecracking badass who can slice and dice with the best of them (yes, talking to you, Logan, Bullseye). and at the end of the day, he's gonna have a heart of gold and be a lovable loser - please, there's only one Peter Parker. next issue, i want to see him carve up the nasty pirates threatening a resort island in deliciously gory ways as the story title suggests, but i think i am going to be disappointed.

drive-by readings: Deadpool #11

Deadpool #11 (Marvel) "Bullseye, Part 2: Let The Healing Begin" Daniel Way Paco Medina Juan Vlasco Marte Garcia Cory Petit Jason Pearson (cover)

Deadpool is such a fun character he can work with almost any Marvel property (i mean they paired him with the dour Cable and even that lasted like 50 issues). they should probably do straight up Deadpool vs. ??? stories from now on. the only downside to that is that it might get monotonous as we know Deadpool never dies (hello, Wolverine) and there'd be no lasting resolution. shit, that wasn't a good idea after all. but anyway, 'Pool vs. Bullseye? that box office gold, right there. no need to pull any punches here. in fact, Bullseye holds the advantage for most of it until the last few pages. that's when our resident wacko mercenary skewers Bullseye with a hook for uh, beating his meat. seriously.