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unladylike's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't actually finish this one because you literally need to roll a die throughout the experience. 3 stars for the concept and execution though. It's a choose your own adventure style comic. Just know that going in.
mschlat's review against another edition
4.0
This is a collection of a five issue miniseries that serves as an off the wall choose-your-own-adventure. You play the first issue, then the middle three in a possible random order, then the last issue, with each issue being a relatively self-contained adventure. I played through the whole thing (dying many times but going back to the start of the issue rather than the start of the series), and then read over the paths I missed.
If you're going to do this type of thing, Deadpool (with his usual fourth wall breakage) is a good choice. I'm not a big fan of the comics character, but he works great in this setting. (To give you a sense of the gonzo nature, in the tutorial section, Deadpool is attacked by writer Kieron Gillen with a sandwich.) Ewing sets up the three middle sections in different decades of Marvel history, and Deadpool's interaction with all of them is funny and energizing.
I need to give a special mention to Espin's art. Not only does he depict different eras of Marvel's history quite well, but he handles the ridiculous panel layouts with ease. (Because of the choose-your-own-adventure nature, adjacent panels may have nothing to do with each other.) I can't envision a better artist for this type of endeavor.
For about $16, I got a pretty good payoff --- at least 3 hours of work to get through the whole thing. At times, it did feel like a bit of a slog; in issue 3, I resorted to note-taking to try and figure out what to do. And, to be honest, I'm not sure I want to go through the series again (even though there is an achievements page to work on if you wish). But as a one-off experience, it was pretty fun.
If you're going to do this type of thing, Deadpool (with his usual fourth wall breakage) is a good choice. I'm not a big fan of the comics character, but he works great in this setting. (To give you a sense of the gonzo nature, in the tutorial section, Deadpool is attacked by writer Kieron Gillen with a sandwich.) Ewing sets up the three middle sections in different decades of Marvel history, and Deadpool's interaction with all of them is funny and energizing.
I need to give a special mention to Espin's art. Not only does he depict different eras of Marvel's history quite well, but he handles the ridiculous panel layouts with ease. (Because of the choose-your-own-adventure nature, adjacent panels may have nothing to do with each other.) I can't envision a better artist for this type of endeavor.
For about $16, I got a pretty good payoff --- at least 3 hours of work to get through the whole thing. At times, it did feel like a bit of a slog; in issue 3, I resorted to note-taking to try and figure out what to do. And, to be honest, I'm not sure I want to go through the series again (even though there is an achievements page to work on if you wish). But as a one-off experience, it was pretty fun.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
1.0
Ugh. I can't believe how much of this I read before reminding myself how much I dislike Choose-Your-Own-Adventures. And how much I dislike Deadpool. My brain has melted and not in a good way. And yet it is far from the worse Deadpool I've ever read.
dcommet's review against another edition
4.25
This is so much fun to play and easily the most Ive ever liked Deadpool. Sadly I dont think I'll go through it again to see what I missed since I've never been that type of Choose your own Adventure type player. Also theres some jokes in here that are just a bit too Marvel-fan centric that could oust a new comic reader from getting the full enjoyment as well as some recurring bits that even I dont particularly understand like Ewing's insistence on Grasshopper showing up a bunch lmao.
kirstenm's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
funny, unique comic that felt very true to the character
drdena's review against another edition
5.0
When comics and RPGs merge this is the wonderful brainchild. I haven't seen one of these since they were pitched in "Big", but it's waaaaaay better than those stuffy execs ever thought.
I'm going on a long trip with minimal packing space. I'm making room for this.
I'm going on a long trip with minimal packing space. I'm making room for this.
cuteasamuntin's review against another edition
3.0
This was generally fun to read, although the execution was a little rough. I imagine I would have had an even harder time with a physical comic. Still, the format was neat, and we got a hint of that good Dadpool content, not to mention a hilarious Daredevil cameo.
I’m not sure if I would read it again, but I would recommend it to others as a way to kill an hour or so!
I’m not sure if I would read it again, but I would recommend it to others as a way to kill an hour or so!
starkanthonys's review against another edition
5.0
This is exactly the comic a moron like me needs to entertain me while my stress levels bounce through the roof during exam time
Merged review:
Not to be a child but I had so much fun with this 😂
Merged review:
Not to be a child but I had so much fun with this 😂