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A review by stephanieanneauthor
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
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
If I'm being perfectly honest, I only bought this because Nightcrawler is on the cover. Unfortunately for me, he wasn't on every page. But then again, this is a Deadpool comic and not a Nightcrawler comic, so I can't deduct points for that.
I do enjoy Deadpool stories though, and this was a fun wedding-themed collection. As with any anthology featuring work by different writers and artists, I enjoyed some stories more than others. Luckily, even the ones I didn't like as much were still fun to read.
My favourite was actually one of the ones that did not fit the wedding theme (and it didn't feature Nightcrawler!) "Madcapped!" was a delightfully silly story that made for a nice end to the collection. It's well written, and I love the art, but I think the overall ridiculousness (and the carnage/gore that came out of it) sold it for me. Plus, coming from a family of dancers, I got a good laugh out of the "So You Think You Can Dance" references.
I do enjoy Deadpool stories though, and this was a fun wedding-themed collection. As with any anthology featuring work by different writers and artists, I enjoyed some stories more than others. Luckily, even the ones I didn't like as much were still fun to read.
My favourite was actually one of the ones that did not fit the wedding theme (and it didn't feature Nightcrawler!) "Madcapped!" was a delightfully silly story that made for a nice end to the collection. It's well written, and I love the art, but I think the overall ridiculousness (and the carnage/gore that came out of it) sold it for me. Plus, coming from a family of dancers, I got a good laugh out of the "So You Think You Can Dance" references.