With a Deadpool-starring solo movie finally in the works, here are the five best comics to read in order to really get to know the merc with a mouth!
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With a Deadpool-starring solo movie finally in the works, here are the five best comics to read in order to really get to know the merc with a mouth!
Full article here.
I don't think Dead Presidents is the best arc of the current volume, "The good, the bad and the ugly" would be my choice
Bring back Ultimate Dazzler!!
Including Way but no Cable/Deadpool? For shame.
Classics/Joe Kelly's run are definitely worth reading as is Wade's time on X-Force.
While Duggan definitely needs to be on this list I think Dead Presidents is the weakest arc. It does great set up, but the payoff is later. Definitely would put 'the good, the bad and the ugly' up instead.
Not mentioned, but are good favorites of mine, are Tieri's weapon X run and Gail Simone's run. Probably not must read but I feel they both nailed DP in their own way.
Tieri's Agent of Weapon X arc is actually my personal favorite non-Kelly story from the original series.
If I were to make my essential list for Deadpool it would be (listed in chronological order):
X-Force HC Vol.1-3 which collects his earlier appearances as a villain so he isn't the center of the story
Deadpool Classic vol. 1 (the transition period to Kelly's run which collects the Circle Chase and Sins of the Past miniseries and basically starts his anti-hero turn also has issue 1 of Kelly's run)
Deadpool Classic vol. 2-5 (Joe Kelly's run)
Deadpool Classic vol. 9-10 (Simone's run plus Agent X)
Cable & Deadpool by Fabian Nicieza
Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender
Deadpool Marvel NOW/All New Marvel NOW by Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn(especially the third arc: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly) and related miniseries:
- Deadpool Dracula's Gauntlet also by Duggan & Posehn leads into issue 27 of the main series
- Hawkeye vs Deadpool by Gerry Duggan has a very good start and also ties in to the main series.
- The upcoming Death of Wolverine: Deadpool and Captain America #1 by Duggan is supposed to be an epilogue to the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Honorable Mentions:
Deadpool Classic Vol. 6 (Priest's run)
Deadpool Classic Vol. 8 (Tieri's run)
Last edited by pinoypanzer; 09-21-2014 at 01:45 PM.
definitely agree with pinoypanzer thats a good list woudl leave way's run out of it idk if it was just me but i felt it was meh all around
Lucky me. My library is now letting us read Joe Kelly's omnibus on Deadpool. Can't wait to finally read about Wade.
Nicieza's run on Cable & Deadpool was awesome fun, as was Victor Gischler's Deadpool: Merc With A Mouth.
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ON. My favorites are cable and deadpool, classics volume one (circle chase/sins of the past), joe kelly classics, uncanny x force, and good bad ugly.
Im really glad the movie has finally gotten back on track .. but also a little bummed about it, because I own almost every deadpool issue that is a deadpool title.. BUT I don't own a copy of New Mutants 98.. Sadly, I probably never will now as prices will be astronomical.. they've already gone up quite a bit.. My LCS had a copy slabbed at 9.2 for $200 last month. Shouldve pulled the trigger.. prices online have already doubled and I don't have that kind of money for a comic.