Deadpool is back

So what prompts me to start a blog on comics? Only one thing, my biggest fan boy experience relived. Deadpool is back suckers! His new series apparently will start off as a tie in to Secret Invasion. Plus Deadpool is solo again, zoinks. Considering the ongoing Deadpool series contains all of my favorite comics ever written I'm more than ecstatic.

But this isn't the return form the dead like when Cable and Deadpool started up so many years ago, it's plagued by a factor I'd like to call the Way factor, simply this guy doesn't get the character.

"Why not?"

Glad you asked little rhetorical fairy. Deadpool was started so many years ago as some stock rip off of Deathstoke from DC, who was similarly tied to Taskmaster from Marvel. Anywho for whatever reason his first appearance in New Mutants 98 sparked all kinds of positive fan response, that comic companies hadn't seen since they gave readers a chance to kill of the boy wonder so many years ago.

This generated two minis that did three things for Deadpool. Give him more exposure, develop the idea he had the potential to be a hero, and gave him a sense of humor. Oh and it let Madurara enter the comics game, fyi.


Enter Joe Kelly. He was handed the character and through a myriad of artists gave our 'Wade Wilson' more character development than any comic character has seen since the relaunch of Superman in the 'Man of Steel' Arc, you know when Superman suddenly wasn't a dick anymore. There were many moments that defined this book as a revolutionary title. Overlapping an old issue of Spiderman, Deadpool goes back in time and messes with poor Pete and his aunt. What was amazing is that this was done over the art of the old comic in the same style making it look like a 60's comic. For awhile Marvel had foldouts of their covers with brief descriptions of the characters in the issue and what had happened previously. Deadpool was the first title to do this.


Then the writing reigns were handed to Priest known for making the Black Panther a readable book, and a launching title for the Knights line at Marvel. Even considered by Priest to be a failure in attempting to make Deadpool the superhero Seinfeld book, there were still some comic moments and other parts of Deadpool's past added (that since have been thrown into question, like if his father is Loki) Teri even killed Deadpool, again, and explained his recent fluxuation in the power level of his regeneration, something that hadn't been done since Kelly started on the book.

Gail Simone breathed new life into the character. Giving him a new assortment of enemies and a new side cast. This fan favorite arc launched her career as the most successful woman in comics and helped Udon start a relation with Marvel. This lead into Agent X which was Simon's baby.

Cable and Deadpool written by Nicieza often dealt more with Cable for plot using our crazy Wade as the point of view character for the stories. There were a couple of mentions to Deadpools past including his rivalry with T-Ray. The end of the series even acted like a Deadpool team up book as Cable was needed for the messiah complex. The biggest sales spike of this title was during the Civil War crossover when there was a slight reveal, a touch too early on who would die next in the war. It was Goliath, woopie.

Now I'll admit I shed a tear (ok, I bawled like a little girl who just got kicked in the face) when C&DP 50 hit the stands the final book. All I would get was Way's interpretation of Deadpool for awhiles. Now I find out my wishes were answered but this hack would probably be the one writing my favorite fictional character?

Given the legacy of the character to pull the best from his creative staff I will hold out, but I can only see what the future will bring.