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''The Despicable Deadpool'' is a 2017 comic book series by Creator/MarvelComics. The series is written by Creator/GerryDuggan and drawn by Scott Koblish. The series uses legacy numbering, starting at Issue #287.

After being ostracized for his mistakes in ''ComicBook/SecretEmpire'', and receiving no credit for the things he did to help rectify the situation, Wade decides to finally give up on being a hero, and return to his roots as a mercenary, becoming [[TitleDrop The Despicable Deadpool]].

The first issue was released October 11, 2017. The final issue was released May 9, 2018. The series was followed by ''ComicBook/Deadpool2018''.

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!!''The Despicable Deadpool'' provides examples of:
* TheAdjectivalSuperhero: Deadpool gains the title of ''Despicable'' Deadpool.
* BitingTheHandHumor: In issue #298, Deadpool sarcastically tells ComicBook/{{Taskmaster}} and a wheelchair-bound man that they should make a play for the time slot of the cancelled Marvel TV show ''Series/{{Inhumans}}''.
* DeathSeeker: After the events of ''ComicBook/SecretEmpire'' and the villain Stryfe forcing him to try to kill his friends, Deadpool's put a $20 million bounty on his own head with the hopes that someone will finally murder him as he feels he's not worth it anymore with all of his credibility shattered.
* FaceHeelTurn: Of the {{Blackmail}}-induced variety. Stryfe holds Deadpool's loved ones hostage, forcing the Merc with a Mouth to kill for him.
* GrandFinale: For Duggan's Deadpool run.
* IgnoranceIsBliss: At the end of the series, Deadpool decides the best thing to do after ruining his reputation as an Avenger and alienating himself from everyone he knows is to wipe away all his memories of from since the beginning of Duggan's run with Butler's amnesia drugs.
* MythologyGag: The title rename hails from the ''ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel'' relaunch issue #25, where Preston tells Deadpool 2099 that he was "despicable after the Avengers".
* ResetButton: The series ends with Deadpool erasing his memory of everything that happened in his previous writer's run (and practically everything else), resetting himself back to the Merc with a Mouth. Though a brief cut to 2099 does show that he will eventually regain his memories.
* TakeThat: In issue #298, Deadpool sarcastically tells ComicBook/{{Taskmaster}} and a wheelchair-bound man that they should make a play for the cancelled ''Series/{{Inhumans}}'' TV show's time slot.
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