Line #15 Franchise/Deadpool


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7	Deadpool is a Creator/MarvelComics anti-hero created by Creator/RobLiefeld and Creator/FabianNicieza. Deadpool has been (and still is) a character closely associated to the ComicBook/XMen, however, he has appeared in several Franchise/MarvelUniverse series as he gained popularity due to writer Creator/JoeKelly making him a MetaGuy known for his [[BreakingTheFourthWall fourth-wall breaks]].
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9	For various ''Deadpool'' comic series, see [[ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} here]]. He has also appeared in various Franchise/MarvelUniverse media:
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15	!!Comic Books
16	[[folder:''Deadpool'' original and ongoing series]]
17	Due to the ComicBook/MarvelLegacy renumbering, Marvel's tendency to cancel then relaunch books with the same title, and retroactively regarding the first two miniseries as first two ''Deadpool'' volumes, there is considerable disagreement between the publisher, collectors, and fans about identifying the various ''Deadpool''-named comics by volume number, year of release, Marvel Legacy renumbering, or something else. Further confusion comes from the comic industry tradition of using actual publication dates versus the cover dates.\
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19	* ''Deadpool: The Circle Chase'' [[labelnote:aka]]''Deadpool'' volume 1, Marvel Legacy ''Deadpool'' #1-4[[/labelnote]]: August to November 1993, 4 issues by writer Creator/FabianNicieza and penciler Creator/JoeMadureira. This miniseries introduces Deadpool's sidekick and tech supplier, Weasel, as they hunt for the prize from Tolliver's will. Previously only shown ''taking'' lives, Deadpool ''saves'' a life by helping heal Vanessa.
20	* ''Deadpool: Sins of the Past'' [[labelnote:aka]]''Deadpool'' volume 2, Marvel Legacy ''Deadpool'' #5-8[[/labelnote]]: August to November 1994, 4 issues by writer Creator/MarkWaid and penciler Creator/IanChurchill. First look at what's under Deadpool's mask, much to Deadpool's dismay; he takes an instant liking to Theresa Cassidy (Siryn) and doesn't want to repulse her.
21	* ''Deadpool'' volume 1 [[labelnote:aka]]volume 3, if the prior ''Deadpool'' miniseries are 1 and 2. Marvel Legacy ''Deadpool'' #9-77[[/labelnote]]: January 1997 to September 2002, issues #1-[[LOL69 69]] plus specials and annuals. This is Deadpool's first ongoing series. It had multiple writer/artist teams, including:
22	** #1-10: Writer Creator/JoeKelly and penciler Ed [=McGuinness=]. Supporting cast includes Blind Al, a prisoner in Deadpool's San Francisco "Deadhut" lair who trades insults and pranks with him between fearing for her life; Weasel, his previously-introduced sidekick; and members of Landau, Luckman, and Lake ([=LLL=]) who are trying to follow prophecy and shape Deadpool into their heroic "Mithras" instead of TheChosenZero. His crush, Siryn, acts as a MoralityPet, but his interest in [[Characters/DaredevilCentralRoguesGallery Typhoid Mary]] complicates matters. Deadpool breaks the fourth wall a few times.
23	** #11-25: Writer Joe Kelly and multiple pencilers, mostly Walter [=McDaniel=] and Pete Wood. Deadpool tries to help Typhoid Mary until she {{bed trick}}s him posing as Siryn. Weasel flees the country after Deadpool puts him and Al in [[TortureCellar the Box]]. ArchEnemy T-Ray nearly kills Deadpool, bruising his ego and his mental stability. Al sticks around out of mixed StockholmSyndrome and fear that Deadpool would be even more dangerous without her calling him out. The Deadpool-as-world-savior "[[TheChosenOne Mithras]]" story arc and other plot threads since issue #1 are wrapped up in issue #25 due to an expected cancellation.
24	** #26-33: Kelly continues writing when the book lives after all, but Blind Al is gone and Deadpool gets a new supporting cast of former minor characters. Issue #28 has the moment credited as Deadpool breaking the fourth wall for good when he tells [[ComicBook/BullseyeMarvelComics Bullseye]] that they last saw each other in issue #16. T-Ray does another whammy on Deadpool in a TwistEnding, then Deadpool gets a month-long vacation with Death before his new writer comes onboard.
25	** #34-45: Writer Creator/{{Christopher Priest\|Comics}} with pencilers Paco Diaz and Creator/JimCalafiore, ramping up the fourth wall breaking with his run opening and closing on characters reacting to Priest as the writer. When Deadpool refuses to believe ComicBook/{{Loki}} is his father, Loki curses Deadpool to have his life fall into ruin via looking like Creator/TomCruise-- er, "[[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Thom Cruz]]"-- "until thou dost seek thy father's forgiveness". Deadpool decides he's a villain again and briefly sublets an apartment with The Constrictor and Titania.
26	** #46-56: Co-writers Creator/JimmyPalmiotti and Creator/BuddyScalera with varying pencilers, bricking over the fourth wall as Deadpool takes on mercenary jobs, including a conflict with ComicBook/ThePunisher. Vanessa returns to his life (and bed) with her shapeshifting powers running amuck.
27	** #57-64: Writer Creator/FrankTieri with pencilers Creator/GeorgesJeanty and Jim Calafiore. Subtitled "Deadpool: Agent of Weapon X" and "Deadpool: Funeral for a Freak" for each of its two story arcs. Deadpool is dragged back into Weapon X by ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}}, then goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against them when Kane kills a child and his girlfriend is killed off by Sabretooth. After Deadpool is "killed" by Weapon X, he attends his own funeral, gets resurrected, and temporarily splits into alternative selves.
28	** #65-69: Writer Creator/GailSimone and artist collective UDON, increasing the frequency of "little yellow boxes" to become a defining characteristic as Deadpool narrates his life to himself and addresses his readers. Deadpool clashes with the Black Swan, a more refined assassin whose retirement was spoiled by Deadpool and seeks revenge by tampering with Deadpool's mind. Deadpool ends his first ongoing series [[TakingYouWithMe explosively]].
29	* ''Agent X'' [[labelnote:aka]]Marvel Legacy ''Deadpool'' #78-92[[/labelnote]]: September 2002 to December 2003, issues #1-15. ComicBook/{{Cable}} was relaunched as ''Soldier X'' to more obviously tie-in to the [[ComicBook/{{XMen}} X-Men]], and Deadpool as a series similarly relaunched as ''Agent X'', but the identity of the titular character is initially ambiguous as to whether it's actually Deadpool with amnesia, in disguise, or an {{Expy}}. The final issues post-cancellation reveals who Agent X is and reintroduce the real Deadpool in preparation for his next ongoing series, which pairs him with Cable.
30	* ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'' [[labelnote:aka]]Marvel Legacy #93-142[[/labelnote]]: May 2004 to April 2008, issues #1-50. Writer and Deadpool co-creator Fabian Nicieza returned for the series. After cancelling ''Soldier X'' and ''Agent X'', Cable and Deadpool shared this ongoing series and formed an OddFriendship.
31	* ''Deadpool'' volume 2 [[labelnote:aka]]volume 4, Marvel Legacy ''Deadpool'' #143-205[[/labelnote]]: November 2008 to December 2012, issues #1-63 plus specials and annual. The second solo ''Deadpool'' ongoing series, but third ongoing series with him starring. Writer Creator/DanielWay carries over elements introduced in a ''[[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Wolverine: Origins]]'' story arc [[note]](not to be confused with ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'')[[/note]] where Deadpool views the world through "Pool-O-Vision" (hallucinations and delusions) and develops white caption boxes that clash with his little yellow boxes. Deadpool tries to die, but he never stays dead.
32	* ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool\|2012}}'' volume 3 [[labelnote:aka]]volume 5, Marvel Legacy ''Deadpool'' #206-250[[/labelnote]]: January 2013 to June 2015, issues #1-45 plus annuals. Part of the ComicBook/{{Marvel NOW}} relaunch (but not a reboot). Co-writers Creator/BrianPosehn and Creator/GerryDuggan start the series with a job from SHIELD Agent Emily Preston to kill zombified dead American presidents; it ends with everyone dying for the [[ComicBook/SecretWars2015 Secret Wars]] {{crisis crossover}}. In the middle, Deadpool faces horrors from his past, marries the succubus Shiklah, builds friendships, and contemplates what happens to people in his life.
33	* ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool\|2015}}'' volume 4 [[labelnote:aka]]volume 6, Marvel Legacy ''Deadpool'' #251-286[[/labelnote]]: January 2016 to November 2017, issues #1-36 plus special. Writer Gerry Duggan returns. Part of ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel, with Deadpool {{back from the dead}} post-''Secret Wars''. After issue #36, the series was retitled and renumbered to become ''Despicable Deadpool'', reflecting his status after ''ComicBook/SecretEmpire''.
34	* ''ComicBook/TheDespicableDeadpool'': December 2017 to July 2018. Issues numbered #287-300 due to the start of Marvel Legacy renumbering, but continuing from the prior ''Deadpool'' volume. Writer Creator/GerryDuggan.
35	* ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool\|2018}}'' volume 5 [[labelnote:aka]]volume 7. Relaunched from ''Despicable Deadpool'' and dropped the Marvel Legacy renumbering[[/labelnote]]: August 2018 to September 2019, issues #1-15. Writer Creator/SkottieYoung.
36	* ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool\|2019}}'' volume 6 [[labelnote:aka]]volume 8. Relaunched from ''Deadpool'' vol. 5 after a 3-month replacement with ''Absolute Carnage vs. Deadpool''[[/labelnote]]: Began November 2019 with issue #1 post-''ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage'' tie-in. Writer Creator/KellyThompson.
37	* ''Deadpool: Black, White, and Blood (2021)'': Anthology of one-shots.
38	* ''Manga/DeadpoolSamurai'' (2018-2021): A manga running in Creator/ShonenJump. Writer Sanshiro Kasama.
39	* ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool\|2022}}'' volume 7 [[labelnote:aka]]volume 9[[/labelnote]]. Launched in November 2022, written by Creator/AlyssaWong, and illustrated by Martin Coccolo.
40	* ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool\|2024}}'' volume 8 [[labelnote:aka]]volume 10[[/labelnote]]. Launched in April 2024, written by Cody Ziglar, and illustrated by Rogê Antônio.
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43	[[folder:''Deadpool'' mini-series and limited series]]
44	Some of these series have their own pages for information and tropes in them:
45	* ''ComicBook/DeadpoolWadeWilsonsWar'': August to November 2010, 4 issues. Alternate universe.
46	* ''Deadpool Killogy'' and spinoffs:
47	** ''ComicBook/DeadpoolKillsTheMarvelUniverse'': October 2012, 4 issues. Psycho Man messes up Deadpool's brain trying to make him into a more effective killer. [[GoneHorriblyRight It works]]... too well. This version of Deadpool is nicknamed "Dreadpool".
48	** ''Deadpool: Killustrated'': March to June 2013, 4 issues. Continuing from ''Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe,'' [[OmnicidalManiac Dreadpool tries to kill fiction itself]] by targeting characters from classic literature.
49	** ''Deadpool Kills Deadpool'': September to December 2013, 4 issues. Dreadpool targets multiple previous and newly introduced versions of himself for death, such as Deadpool Pulp, Lady Deadpool, Kidpool, Dogpool, and Headpool.
50	** ''Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again'': July to September 2017, 5 issues.
51	* ''Deadpool: Suicide Kings'': June to October 2009, 5 issues. Deadpool is framed for burning an occupied building, and tangles with The Punisher, Daredevil, and Spider-Man.
52	* ''Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth'': September 2009 to September 2010, issues #1-13. A.I.M. sends Deadpool to the Savage Land to retrieve a bioweapon-- the decapitated but still sentient head of Deadpool from ComicBook/MarvelZombies. HYDRA wants "Headpool" and its zombie virus for themselves. Deadpool realizes a zombie apocalypse would suck and goes dimension-hopping to get Headpool home.
53	* ''Deadpool Team-Up'': December 2009 to May 2011, issues #900-883 (numbered in reverse). Though it was billed as Deadpool's third ongoing series, it wasn't a solo title, has a separate name, and wasn't included in the legacy renumbering.
54	* ''ComicBook/DeadpoolCorps'': Preceded by the 5-issue ''Prelude to Deadpool Corps'' in May 2010. June 2010 to May 2011, issues #1-12. Featuring {{distaff counterpart}} Lady Deadpool, Headpool, Kidpool, and Dogpool in an all-Deadpool team to save the multiverse.
55	* ''Deadpool: Pulp'': November 2010 to February 2011, 4 issues. Similar to the ''ComicBook/MarvelNoir'' line, but in the 50s. Featuring GovernmentConspiracy and a conflict with a FemmeFatale against a backdrop of communist paranoia.
56	* ''Deadpool [[Creator/MarvelMAX MAX]]'': December 2010 to September 2011, issues #1-12. Part of the Marvel MAX imprint and alternate universe.
57	* ''Deadpool MAX II'': October 2011 to March 2012, 6 issues.
58	* ''ComicBook/FearItself: Deadpool'': August to October 2011, 3 issue tie-in to the ''Fear Itself'' event. Written by Chris Hastings (creator of ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'').
59	* ''ComicBook/NightOfTheLivingDeadpool'': March to May 2014, 4 issues. Alternate universe zombie story.
60	** ''Return of the Living Deadpool'': April to July 2015, 4 issues.
61	* ''Deadpool's Art of War'': December 2014 to March 2015, 4 issues.
62	* ''Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars'': July to October 2015, 4 issues, tie-in to the original ''ComicBook/SecretWars1984'' during the 2015 event.
63	* ''ComicBook/MrsDeadpoolAndTheHowlingCommandos'': August to November 2015, 4 issues, tie-in to ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015''.
64	* ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool'': March 2016 to May 2019, issues #1-50. As the title says, Deadpool is paired with ComicBook/SpiderMan. Published concurrently with ''Deadpool'' volumes 4 and 5 and ''Despicable Deadpool'', but not counted towards the ''Deadpool'' Marvel Legacy renumbering.
65	* ''Deadpool & The Mercs for Money'' volume 1: April to August 2016, 5 issues.
66	* ''Deadpool & The Mercs for Money'' volume 2: September 2016 to June 2017, 10 issues.
67	* ''ComicBook/DeadpoolBackInBlack'': December 2016 to February 2017, 5 issues.
68	* ''Deadpool: Too Soon?'': December 2016 to March 2017, 4 issues.
69	* ''Deadpool the Duck'': March to May 2017, 5 issues
70	* ''Deadpool: Bad Blood'': May 2017, graphic novel. Republished as a 5 issue miniseries (under the same title) in 2022.
71	* ''ComicBook/YouAreDeadpool'': July 2018, 5 issues/
72	* ''Deadpool: Assassin'': August to October 2018, 6 issues.
73	* ''Deadpool: Secret Agent Deadpool'': November 2018 to January 2019, 6 issues.
74	* ''Deadpool: The End'': March 2020, 1 issue.
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77	[[folder:''Deadpool'' versus series]]
78	* ''ComicBook/DeadpoolVsCarnage'': June to August 2014, 4 issues. When ComicBook/{{Carnage}} goes on another killing spree, Deadpool is the only one who can track his "random" trail.
79	* ''Hawkeye vs. Deadpool'': November 2014 to March 2015, 5 issues beginning with #0. ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}s and Deadpool butt heads over Halloween candy before teaming up to fight bad guys using Halloween as a cover for their evil schemes.
80	* ''Deadpool vs. Thanos'': November to December 2015, 4 issues. Trying to prove he loves Death the most, ComicBook/{{Thanos}} takes it out on Deadpool, but the universe has stopped dying.
81	* ''Deadpool v Gambit'': August to November 2016, 5 issues. ComicBook/{{Gambit}} and Deadpool have run cons together in the past, and team up for another in the present. It doesn't go well.
82	* ''ComicBook/DeadpoolVsThePunisher'': June to August 2017, 5 issues. It's Deadpool versus ComicBook/ThePunisher.
83	* ''Deadpool vs. Old Man Logan'': December 2017 to April 2018, 5 issues. A young mutant needs help understanding her powers, but Deadpool and Old Man Logan can't get along.
84	* ''Black Panther vs. Deadpool'': December 2018 to April 2019. When Deadpool hunts for vibranium, Black Panther hunts for Deadpool, in a [[LetsYouAndHimFight misunderstanding turned team-up]].
85	* ''ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage vs. Deadpool'': October to December 2019, 3 issues tying-in to the ''Absolute Carnage'' event, temporarily interrupting the ongoing ''Deadpool'' series.
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88	[[folder:''Deadpool'' team series]]
89	* ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'' volume 1: December 2010 to February 2013, appearing in most of the 35-issue ongoing series concurrently with ''Deadpool'' volumes 2 and 3. Writer Creator/RickRemender puts Deadpool on a team led by Wolverine that does black ops work to protect mutants.
90	* ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts\|2012}}'' volume 2: February 2013 to December 2014, a 32-issue series; concurrent with ''Deadpool'' volume 3. Part of a black- and red-themed team with [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} Agent Venom]], ComicBook/{{Elektra}}, ComicBook/ThePunisher, ComicBook/RedHulk, and later ComicBook/GhostRider.
91	* ''ComicBook/UncannyAvengers'' volume 3: December 2015 to February 2018, appearing in most of the 30-issue ongoing series concurrently with other ongoing series.
92	* ''ComicBook/{{Uncanny Avengers\|2023}}'' volume 4: August 2023 to February 2024, joining Captain America and other mutants to fight againt Orchis and a evil Captain Krakoa.
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95	!!Films
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97	Creator/RyanReynolds portrays Deadpool on film since 2009. Reynolds' own brand of humor fitting the character like a glove, his determination to have a TruerToTheText ''Deadpool'' film made and his subsequent commitment to the role have cemented him in it.
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99	* As part of the ''Franchise/XMenFilmSeries'':
100	** ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' (2009). InNameOnly version, also named Weapon XI.
101	** ''Film/{{Deadpool\|2016}}'' (2016): A relaunch of the character, in TruerToTheText fashion.
102	** ''Film/DeadpoolNoGoodDeed'' (2017): A short film that was a companion to ''Film/{{Logan}}''.
103	** ''Film/Deadpool2'' (2018): The sequel to the 2016 film. Introduced Characters/{{Domino\|Marvel Comics}} (Creator/ZazieBeetz) and ComicBook/{{Cable}} (Creator/JoshBrolin).
104	* As part of the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'':
105	** ''Film/DeadpoolAndWolverine'' (2024): The third feature film, this time produced by Creator/MarvelStudios. Deadpool makes an AlternateUniverse jump into the MCU with the help of the Time Variance Authority, who were introduced in ''Series/{{Loki\|2021}}''. Creator/HughJackman's ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} is brought along as well.
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108	!!Video Games
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110	* ''VideoGame/{{Deadpool\|2013}}'': A 2013 videogame by High Moon Studios
111	* ''VideoGame/DeadpoolZenStudios'': A virtual pinball game.
112	* ''Pinball/Deadpool2018'': A physical pinball game.
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