Modern society is addicted to trilogies, so why not let Deadpool kill the Marvel Universe for a third time in Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time? The first issue is out this week, continuing Cullen Bunn’s massacre via Deadpool but with a slight twist: The story jumps through the multiverse, and Deadpool is only killing heroes gone bad. In the first issue, Deadpool fights many heroes, including Superior Spider-Man, Hulk, and more!
As with previous chapters in the Deadpool Kills line of comics, the plot is fairly straightforward: Deadpool is set on a mission, and with nothing to do and no friends, he might as well do it. Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time #1 opens with a rather depressing scene with rubble and nobody around but Deadpool. Nth Man pops up to kill him, and Deadpool makes short work of him. Soon, we learn that someone with a multiverse-hopping device and a mission sent Nth Man to get a conversation with Deadpool going.
The stakes are properly set up thanks to a sea of dead Deadpools, and away Deadpool goes on his mission. Right out of the gate, Bunn has Deadpool face off against Superior Spider-Man, which is great fun. Bunn nails Doc Ock’s voice, and the battle is thoroughly gory and violent. This is a comic of adults when it comes to the violence.
Note how you can see his eyes.
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The main hook isn’t to see Deadpool kill many evil heroes, but to see something more compelling. I won’t spoil it, but by the end, it’s revealed that Deadpool’s mission has much more riding on him to save heroes near and dear to the reader.
Dalibor Talajic draws the issue with colors by Lee Loughridge, and you won’t be disappointed. Talajic goes for a hyper-realistic look to costumes, where you can see the details in the suit, not unlike something Frank Quitely would do. You can also see the skin and eyes clearly through the mask, further humanizing Deadpool. That’s important since, for most of the first issue, he’s quiet and fairly scary.
Between the gore, the solemn Deadpool, and the detailed, grounded art, this story still maintains Deadpool’s comedic angle. In a key reveal later in the issue, Bunn has the inner voices return, which is well used. We’re talking about multiple different voices yammering on.
Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time #1 delivers a surprisingly emotional and visually striking return to Cullen Bunn’s twisted saga. It balances ultraviolent action with a deeper purpose for the Merc with a Mouth that hints at a more meaningful arc beneath the mayhem.
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