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.

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.

pool flip

say "oh shit!" in Skrull-ese.


in a nutshell: 'Pool masquerades as a baseball team mascot when a Skrull ship comes a-knocking on a baseball game (really?). 'Pool singelhandedly kills the ship to flatten the Skrull troops on the ground. and then he does what he does. i kinda miss Nicieza's comedy slant though.

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Deadpool #1

cherry picking

cherry picking: stuff i double-clicked read. will try not to spoil. i said try.

World War Hulk is NOT the end of the world!

as we can see here, Jen got a haircut, lost her powers and is back to lawyering. which means the world survived World War Hulk. now if only we could learn in advance what happened. Recorder, speak up!!! oh, he blew up?! dang.

Marc Ecko supports the New Warriors

that's all you need to know. oh, and Stark Tower (and Tony Stark) are still/again upright. which corroborates the statement we made above. this officially makes all plot threads running in the Marvel Universe entangled - what happened when?


'Cuda, Woulda, Shoulda.

guess who's back ................! yep, its your friendly neighborhood gangsta Barracuda! mayhem ensues. and Frank's all tied up. and is possibly a pappy?