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Deadpool, Volume 5: The Wedding of Deadpool by Ben Blacker, Jimmy Palmiotti, Gail Simone, Ben Acker, Victor Gischler, Christopher Priest, Mark Waid, Scott Koblish, Brian Posehn, Joe Kelly, Fabian Nicieza, Frank Tieri, Gerry Duggan, Daniel Way
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vroodles's review
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
This was by far my least favorite Deadpool story. Maybe his fiat, un-explained wedding to Shiklah would have felt more earned if I knew about her character - it sounds like she was invented for a previous Marvel Infinite story where Deadpool woke her up and adventured with her.
Out of that context, this was just a series of anecdotes about times Deadpool has been awful to various women, some of them invented purely for a 2-to-4-page flashback story. Victor Gischler's story stands out as one of the worst, while some of the other writers feel like they're "in" on the joke that this is really a story about how Deadpool is not a good partner.
Then we have another "Deadpool flashback" time-traveling to kill Hitler (and make a transphobic joke along the way), and finally an annual issue that "explains" why Deadpool (briefly) had a second voice in his caption boxes.
This book really shows off the worst excesses of Deadpool, with shallow memetic references to other properties that have nothing to say, women created purely as props to be thrown away, and a story that barely exists.
Out of that context, this was just a series of anecdotes about times Deadpool has been awful to various women, some of them invented purely for a 2-to-4-page flashback story. Victor Gischler's story stands out as one of the worst, while some of the other writers feel like they're "in" on the joke that this is really a story about how Deadpool is not a good partner.
Then we have another "Deadpool flashback" time-traveling to kill Hitler (and make a transphobic joke along the way), and finally an annual issue that "explains" why Deadpool (briefly) had a second voice in his caption boxes.
This book really shows off the worst excesses of Deadpool, with shallow memetic references to other properties that have nothing to say, women created purely as props to be thrown away, and a story that barely exists.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence, Transphobia, Sexism, Mental illness, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Rape and Homophobia
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