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earlybirdie94's review against another edition
4.0
Deadpool and a murder mystery. Typical Deadpool and funny quips, I personally enjoyed him and Squirrel Girl together.
joshgauthier's review against another edition
4.0
Oh, the absurdity.
First off, this is an almost entirely self-contained Deadpool adventure, which is a fact that I really appreciate. When one of Deadpool's friends is murdered while taking a Christmas card picture, it sets off a sting of mysterious, brutal murders of some of the more wacky characters in Marvel comics. And when Deadpool launches his own investigation, matters go from bad to weird.
Even for Deadpool, the ridiculousness of this volume feels rather high, but that just makes the reading experience even more fun. There's not a whole lot going on here beneath the surface, but I had a wonderfully enjoyable time reading this story - from the wealth of cameos, to the humor, to the unexpected twists and turns of the plot itself.
Shiklah's character was... interesting in this volume, and I'm not sure that I liked the change, but she still did have some enjoyable interactions with Deadpool and the others that get dragged into this adventure.
The holiday special as well was kind of an odd one-off story, but it was wacky, fun, and truly funny.
So, overall, this isn't high quality storytelling. But it is enjoyable and amusing entertainment that I am glad I picked up.
First off, this is an almost entirely self-contained Deadpool adventure, which is a fact that I really appreciate. When one of Deadpool's friends is murdered while taking a Christmas card picture, it sets off a sting of mysterious, brutal murders of some of the more wacky characters in Marvel comics. And when Deadpool launches his own investigation, matters go from bad to weird.
Even for Deadpool, the ridiculousness of this volume feels rather high, but that just makes the reading experience even more fun. There's not a whole lot going on here beneath the surface, but I had a wonderfully enjoyable time reading this story - from the wealth of cameos, to the humor, to the unexpected twists and turns of the plot itself.
Shiklah's character was... interesting in this volume, and I'm not sure that I liked the change, but she still did have some enjoyable interactions with Deadpool and the others that get dragged into this adventure.
The holiday special as well was kind of an odd one-off story, but it was wacky, fun, and truly funny.
So, overall, this isn't high quality storytelling. But it is enjoyable and amusing entertainment that I am glad I picked up.
vanessayeung's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
burntfries's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
captwinghead's review against another edition
2.0
Deadpool's a tough one to write well. Like Harley Quinn, it seems so easy for writers to just make him wise crack-y and jokey but... that's not all there is to him. When a story reduces him to that, it only becomes way more apparent when the jokes don't actually land.
And a lot of the jokes in here just don't.
This reads like a 1980s sitcom. The references go as far back as Laverne and Shirley, it felt a little too hokey at times and I laughed maybe twice? I hate to compare writers because everyone has their own style, but I can actually say I've reread Duggan and Posehn's run 3 separate times and I laughed out loud each time. So, it's not just that these jokes feel dated, it's that a lot of them weren't funny (in my opinion).
The plot reads like it could've been whittled down to a much shorter story. It's a whodunnit but comparing it to Clue would be misleading (I think? I've never actually seen the film.
You get a strange hodge podge (that Deadpool bafflingly refers to as the funniest characters in the Marvel Universe) of Squirrel Girl, Punisher, Scott Lang's Ant Man, Spider Ham, Doctor Strange, Rocket and Groot, Punisher and Deadpool's wife Shiklah the succubus. Squirrel Girl gets the most time but she was strangely treated like a young person and then oddly not when a clone keeps calling her mommy (which was incredibly weird).
Anyway... it's not a real recommend. There just wasn't enough to really enjoy here for me. Not a Deadpool book I'd recommend if someone asked me for recs.
And a lot of the jokes in here just don't.
This reads like a 1980s sitcom. The references go as far back as Laverne and Shirley, it felt a little too hokey at times and I laughed maybe twice? I hate to compare writers because everyone has their own style, but I can actually say I've reread Duggan and Posehn's run 3 separate times and I laughed out loud each time. So, it's not just that these jokes feel dated, it's that a lot of them weren't funny (in my opinion).
The plot reads like it could've been whittled down to a much shorter story. It's a whodunnit but comparing it to Clue would be misleading (I think? I've never actually seen the film
Spoiler
but my impression was that the person that did it was actually a suspect you encounter at the start, not a mystery guy).You get a strange hodge podge (that Deadpool bafflingly refers to as the funniest characters in the Marvel Universe) of Squirrel Girl, Punisher, Scott Lang's Ant Man, Spider Ham, Doctor Strange, Rocket and Groot, Punisher and Deadpool's wife Shiklah the succubus. Squirrel Girl gets the most time but she was strangely treated like a young person and then oddly not when a clone keeps calling her mommy (which was incredibly weird).
Anyway... it's not a real recommend. There just wasn't enough to really enjoy here for me. Not a Deadpool book I'd recommend if someone asked me for recs.
theliteraryowl's review against another edition
5.0
4.75/5 stars.
This was so funny! Also, it was my first Deadpool ever and it was a nice introduction to the character. I'm definitely going to read his other comics. Oh and i need Squirrel-Girl in my life, now! *.*
This was so funny! Also, it was my first Deadpool ever and it was a nice introduction to the character. I'm definitely going to read his other comics. Oh and i need Squirrel-Girl in my life, now! *.*
murderbot42's review against another edition
4.0
Solid Deadpool whodunnit with a large cast of characters. Just the kind of stupid/silliness you would expect from a Deadpool storyline. Weird resolution with the Squirrelpool hybrid still hanging around, but I guess it's no weirder than a miniseries where Deadpool gets married and they make it canon. A lot of canon weird stuff seems to happen in Deadpool miniseries...
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