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mschlat's review
2.0
Greg Salinger (the second individual in the Marvel Universe to take on the Foolkiller sobriquet) has settled down from a life of vigilantism and mercenary action, returned to his work as a psychiatrist, and treats low level super-criminals in an effort to turn them around.
And then he starts killing them, first as an accident, and then when he thinks they can't be redeemed. It's a compelling concept that sadly fails under the weight of additional plot elements (a girlfriend with a past, the surprising return of [supervillain name redacted], and a Deadpool appearance). If this was a twelve issue series with time for a more introspective look, I would have been more entranced. As it is, I reread this to see if I'm keeping it in my collection and I'm not.
And then he starts killing them, first as an accident, and then when he thinks they can't be redeemed. It's a compelling concept that sadly fails under the weight of additional plot elements (a girlfriend with a past, the surprising return of [supervillain name redacted], and a Deadpool appearance). If this was a twelve issue series with time for a more introspective look, I would have been more entranced. As it is, I reread this to see if I'm keeping it in my collection and I'm not.
lainy122's review
3.0
The Deadpool parts were the best parts.
Mildly entertaining. Didn't blow my mind in any way, but a decent read.
Mildly entertaining. Didn't blow my mind in any way, but a decent read.
bbpettry's review
3.0
Holy serendipity. I had no idea my favorite teenage angst lyricist wrote this until I finished it. It's a beautiful thing when you go "This was actually pretty entertaining, who tf wrote it???" and the answer is a groovy nostalgic bump like this.
Bemis is perfect for this character, and vice versa. He wrote songs that spoke to me as a kid going through really scary illness and treatment, made me laugh about it and allowed the cathartic release of singing to it in my car to the tune of off beat pop punk so popular with my peers at the time (I would not go on to remain a fan of the genre, but my heart still skips a beat when I see that Is a Real Boy font around.)
This comic as a first issue of a side character arc is interesting, it covers a sufficient mix of past and future plot and doesn't give me that "you are literally pouring it on so thick I can't breathe" feeling that Deadpool gives me sometimes.
Bemis is perfect for this character, and vice versa. He wrote songs that spoke to me as a kid going through really scary illness and treatment, made me laugh about it and allowed the cathartic release of singing to it in my car to the tune of off beat pop punk so popular with my peers at the time (I would not go on to remain a fan of the genre, but my heart still skips a beat when I see that Is a Real Boy font around.)
This comic as a first issue of a side character arc is interesting, it covers a sufficient mix of past and future plot and doesn't give me that "you are literally pouring it on so thick I can't breathe" feeling that Deadpool gives me sometimes.
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