After the success of the movie, it’d practically be comics malpractice to not publish an ongoing Deadpool and Wolverine series, and now we have it! Deadpool/Wolverin is crafted by two creators who were heavy hitters in the Krakoan era: Benjamin Percy and Joshua Cassara. The new series blends humor and violence in a story that will have longtime X-Men fans talking.
Deadpool / Wolverine #1 opens with two ONE agents in a warehouse of dangerous objects who come across a suspicious crate. Soon, they discover it is made of adamantium and has something very dangerous inside. It’s a stakes-raising opener, which immediately shifts to Deadpool stealing a corpse. If these two scenes aren’t indicative of what both characters are about, I don’t know what would be.
Percy is quite good at delivering the comedy and switching gears to the ultra-violent, with Cassara delivering both wonderfully. This is a triple-A-looking book, with the opening corpse heist delivering funny bits of dialogue and intense moments of action.
Neat how the word balloon in the top left goes from white to yellow.
Credit: Marvel
Multiple scenes are visual delights. One involves Wolverine slowly healing over three panels. The detail in his wounds is quite cool, pairing well with the captions. Gore and violence are intense, too, with a gag-inducing gut punch from Wolverine, claws and all, into Deadpool’s stomach.
The meat of this issue is devoted to Deadpool taking Wolverine on a mission. Well, “take” is probably the wrong word – it’s more like “kidnap” for a portion of it. This leads to some revelations, thanks to Wolverine doing some detective work, some familiar faces popping up, and some sharp turns in the plot. It leads to a killer cliffhanger that longtime fans will be pumped for.
While the general plotting of the issue is good, I found its delivery a bit slow. The reason Deadpool is on this mission, for instance, is quite vague, with little to go on about how he’s being used. That’ll likely get explained in the next issue, but it makes Deadpool less himself for most of the issue, which makes him lose sight of his appeal. Ultimately, the issue has a lot of good visuals and some stand-out scenes, but it feels a bit light as a whole.
Deadpool / Wolverine #1 offers an enjoyable, visually striking ride that blends humor and violence effectively, but its slower pacing and lack of clarity around Deadpool’s role hold it back slightly. It’s a promising start for fans, though there’s room for the series to find its rhythm.
You must be logged in to post a comment.