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murderpigeonsgobump's review against another edition
5.0
well this series finally got good again but it’s the last book
perilous1's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 Stars
"I'm the man that can regrow anything, including, evidently, a conscience."
Ultimately I’m giving this rating to the first 3/4ths of this compilation … because the last sections felt a bit like disjointed filler. Up until then the storyline and the dialogue plugged along well enough—albeit anticlimactic in Deadpool’s final sendoff before the comic reboots. There was still that winning blend of snide, off-the-wall humor and big-hearted poignancy that this reader consistently finds so appealing about Posehn’s grasp on the Deadpool psyche.
This collection opens with Deadpool having a bit of an identity crisis. And not the fun cosplay kind…
No, Wade is stuck in a melancholy funk that even his gorgeous and accommodating wife can’t snap him out of. And so he leaves his family and devoted friends and takes on a job he hopes will get him back in the game--buying him time to find himself. But the job isn’t what he thought it would be, and his eccentric moral compass forces his hand.
Once again Deadpool is made to reassert that, while he’s not what could ever be termed a “good guy,” he’s not a bad guy either. And there’s nothing he won’t do to protect those he cares for.
Unfortunately we got no real closure on the threadline involving Deadpool’s wife and her newly awakened army of… uber purple dudes? Yeah, I’m not sure what all was going on there. (I should probably have read these comics in intended order, rather than the order in which the covers appealed to me.) Oh well. I’m here for Deadpool, not his queenly bride.
Although, I’ll be the first to admit I enjoy the dynamic of their relationship, and appreciate how well she treats him. Between her lack of frailty, patience, and genuine concern, it continues to look like a solid match for our favorite mouthy merc. Particularly when they have date nights that look like this:
Yeah. She’ll do.
I wouldn’t call this the most ideal closure for a beloved character’s storyline, but it wasn’t wholly disappointing. More of a riding off into the sunset… backlit by explosions, and set to the Goldengirls theme song. >.> Not so terribly far off from how Wade would probably want it.
Favorite Quote:
"I found where I belong. Not with the people I love... but out here, in Hell. Protecting them." ~Deadpool
philrobichaud's review against another edition
5.0
Well, I'm quite sad to see this Posehn/Duggan run of Deadpool come to an end. I found they could balance the mix of silliness/violence/absurdness/humorous quite well. Although I found that they left a few loose ends unanswered (like Shiklah finding her family buried in the desert) this was a great way to close up the series.
sabregirl's review against another edition
3.0
What the hell did I just read. That was a pretty disappointing end to the series.
joshgauthier's review against another edition
4.0
A grand ending to a good series. It's a little simpler than some of the previous entries, but the story wraps up with a bang and brings some reconciliation to Deadpool'so arc in this series. The guest entries, as with the wedding of Deadpool, were a little random, but I enjoyed them more this time. A satisfying end overall.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
3.0
The last story, the celebrity roast of Deadpool was typically crappy. Stupid and pointless. But the rest of the book was quite a bit better. Interesting and with fairly decent plot and art. It was still Deadpool, so not high art. Burt readable.
lillygabriella's review
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
It's Deadpool! If you love Wade Wilson and the Deadpool comics, this should be right up your alley. I love Wade, so when I saw this on sale I snagged it.
emilyyjjean's review against another edition
4.0
This was a pretty good ending to this Deadpool run.
I'd definitely recommend the whole series if you're interested!
I'd definitely recommend the whole series if you're interested!
renatasnacks's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoy Deadpool in theory but I'm not a regular reader of Deadpool comics. But I picked this volume up because some of my fave comedians/podcasters (Paul Scheer, Jason Mantzoukas, Scott Aukerman, Ben Acker/Blacker) wrote one-off issues that are collected here. As I suspected--I really enjoyed all of those issues, as well as the Roast of Deadpool at the end. The actual like, plot-related part of this...well, I mean, if I'm picking up volume 8 of a series without having read volumes 2-7, it's only fair that I should be a little confused, but it was fine.
zidanenvy's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5