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A review by captwinghead
Deadpool, Volume 5: The Wedding of Deadpool by Ben Blacker, Jimmy Palmiotti, Gail Simone, Ben Acker, Victor Gischler, Christopher Priest, Mark Waid, Brian Posehn, Joe Kelly, Fabian Nicieza, Frank Tieri, Gerry Duggan, Daniel Way
2.0
So, this was a pretty big letdown.
That cover is iconic and I even have a poster of it because it’s that cool (and my trivia team won it in a comic book trivia event in college). I expected a lot of this book and I didn’t get anything I was too crazy about.
This series shines when Duggan is writing it. That’s it. I put up with some of the fillers because Duggan added some of his own stuff to it but the amount of filler issues in this series is just ridiculous. I mean if you look at what Duggan wrote in this book, its 40 pages? If I’m being generous. All this to say, this was a bummer because Duggan’s work was barely featured.
We start with a filler issue I wasn’t too crazy about. Deadpool v Hitler should’ve been a more fun time but it wasn’t.
Next up is the issue where Wade is suddenly getting married because reasons. The start of this issue is a blast! I loved seeing Wade gathering his wedding party, especially Cap and Logan. The relationship between Agent Preston and Wade has always been a highlight for this series and I loved her wishing Wade the best for his nuptials. This lasts like 15 pages. The last part of the issue is all short stories from previous Deadpool writers.
I enjoyed Gail Simone’s story and I loved Joe Kelly’s story. Those were wonderful. The rest weren’t super memorable except I hated Palmiotti’s story. Wade hits on several women (and some men) but I never thought of him as a douchey womanizer and the way he treated women in that story (+the sexualized art) was unnecessary. Then Victor SomethingorOther wrote a story I totally skipped because there was a woman bent over getting her ass eaten. *sighs forever*
These short stories were more meh than good and it was such a waste of something that could have been super cool. Deadpool got married! That’s huge. Why wouldn’t more of the focus be on the build up?Sure, its been a little over done but the Hangover movies by why wouldn’t you do a road trip esque thing with Deadpool’s wedding party? A short little 85 page arc of the guys and Preston trying to get Wade to his wedding on time while bad guys try to kill him. That would’ve been fun and exciting but instead, 15 pages if Duggan and filler. *sighs*
The last issue isn’t worth noting except that one of the Korean Deadpool clones appears. I sort of forgot about that arc but it was certainly better than this one.
So, in conclusion, I know you should judge the book you received instead of thinking about the book you wanted. For that reason, this is definitely not a recommend from me. I can rec the cute panels from Duggan and that’s about it.
That cover is iconic and I even have a poster of it because it’s that cool (and my trivia team won it in a comic book trivia event in college). I expected a lot of this book and I didn’t get anything I was too crazy about.
This series shines when Duggan is writing it. That’s it. I put up with some of the fillers because Duggan added some of his own stuff to it but the amount of filler issues in this series is just ridiculous. I mean if you look at what Duggan wrote in this book, its 40 pages? If I’m being generous. All this to say, this was a bummer because Duggan’s work was barely featured.
We start with a filler issue I wasn’t too crazy about. Deadpool v Hitler should’ve been a more fun time but it wasn’t.
Next up is the issue where Wade is suddenly getting married because reasons. The start of this issue is a blast! I loved seeing Wade gathering his wedding party, especially Cap and Logan. The relationship between Agent Preston and Wade has always been a highlight for this series and I loved her wishing Wade the best for his nuptials. This lasts like 15 pages. The last part of the issue is all short stories from previous Deadpool writers.
I enjoyed Gail Simone’s story and I loved Joe Kelly’s story. Those were wonderful. The rest weren’t super memorable except I hated Palmiotti’s story. Wade hits on several women (and some men) but I never thought of him as a douchey womanizer and the way he treated women in that story (+the sexualized art) was unnecessary. Then Victor SomethingorOther wrote a story I totally skipped because there was a woman bent over getting her ass eaten. *sighs forever*
These short stories were more meh than good and it was such a waste of something that could have been super cool. Deadpool got married! That’s huge. Why wouldn’t more of the focus be on the build up?Sure, its been a little over done but the Hangover movies by why wouldn’t you do a road trip esque thing with Deadpool’s wedding party? A short little 85 page arc of the guys and Preston trying to get Wade to his wedding on time while bad guys try to kill him. That would’ve been fun and exciting but instead, 15 pages if Duggan and filler. *sighs*
The last issue isn’t worth noting except that one of the Korean Deadpool clones appears. I sort of forgot about that arc but it was certainly better than this one.
So, in conclusion, I know you should judge the book you received instead of thinking about the book you wanted. For that reason, this is definitely not a recommend from me. I can rec the cute panels from Duggan and that’s about it.