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A review by joshgauthier
King Deadpool Vol. 1: Hail to the King by Kelly Thompson
4.0
A somewhat tonal and stylistic change from before, Thompson's direction for Deadpool holds a lot of promise. Setting him as king of the monsters feels like a callback to previous storylines, but now alone at the top and struggling to define himself as something more than a killer in a world that has never gone his way, Wade's journey is set to go in some interesting new directions. Despite his jokes, King Deadpool takes a bit of a solemn direction in its underlying story, charting a new place for Deadpool in the Marvel universe.
But this is not to say the book is without plenty of humor. With a lot of exasperated monsters (and one exasperated monster hunter), along with some laugh-out-loud moments and a most welcome appearance from Jeff, Thompson and this artistic team are off to a strong start for a new chapter of Deadpool's misadventures.
But this is not to say the book is without plenty of humor. With a lot of exasperated monsters (and one exasperated monster hunter), along with some laugh-out-loud moments and a most welcome appearance from Jeff, Thompson and this artistic team are off to a strong start for a new chapter of Deadpool's misadventures.