Deadpool is a 2015 comic book series by Marvel Comics. The series is written by Gerry Duggan with art by Mike Hawthorne.
After Secret Wars (2015), Deadpool's doing great. He's alive, he's an Avenger, he's rich, he's beloved by all, and he's got his own team of mercenaries. However, not everyone is happy with this development, with some doing everything they can to make his life hell.
The first issue was released November 4, 2015. The series lasted for 36 issues, ending in September 13, 2017. The series is followed by The Despicable Deadpool.
Deadpool (2015) provides examples of:
- Back from the Dead:
- Deadpool, obviously, both literally and figuratively. The series deals with the ramifications of deciding Deadpool was dead.
- Madcap atomized himself with a laser weapon since that's the only thing that can really kill anyone with a healing factor. Turns out he became a parasite and attached to Hyrda Bob of all people.
- Bat Family Crossover: The event Til Death Do Us, which weaves through Deadpool, Deadpool And the Mercs for Money, and Spider-Man/Deadpool.
- Big Bad: 'Til Death Do Us Part: A crossover between Deadpool, Deadpool & the Mercs for Money, and Spider-Man/Deadpool, the Big Bad is Deadpool's own wife Shiklah, who leads a war on New York City after one her subjects is killed and no justice is rendered by human authorities.
- Chest Burster: In issue #30, Deadpool is implanted with a Brood egg. Instead of turning into a Brood like what usually happens, because of Deadpool healing factor, a small Brood burst out of his body. Deadpool subsequently named it "Deadpal", giving it a mini Deadpool mask and everything. Eventually though, after killing alot of aliens, Deadpool cut it off his body after starting to care about it.
- Corporate-Sponsored Superhero: Thanks to Deadpool's insane popularity, he is now funding The Avengers.
- Expy: Massacre is an Mexican knock-off of Deadpool, complete with crappy costume and parchment for glorious gory violence that only a foreign superhero movie can bring. He's still a Badass Normal though, to the point of turning an ocolot to his side just by staring into his eyes.
- Hero with Bad Publicity: Inverted, as Deadpool has become beloved by the masses, even going so far as to fund the Avengers Unity Squad.
- Legacy Character: Deadpool's leasing out his name to everyone and anyone who can pay.
- Space Episode: Issue 30 involves Deadpool taking a vacation/causing chaos in space. He first goes to the moon to loot the Watcher's belongings, interupts a space war, terrorizes the Nova Corps with a fake Ultimate Nullifier, heads to Knowhere, fights some other aliens, fights Lady Sif and some other Asgardians, fights a Brood, grows a Brood out of his stomach, cuts said Brood off of himself, fight another alien, is nearly sold to the Collector, sells Madcap to the Collector, then steals a flying saucer, "claims" Ego the living planet, then heads back to Earth.
- Laser Sword: While out in space, Deadpool uses a laser sword instead of his regular katana.
- Talking Down the Suicidal: Issue #20 sees Deadpool doing this in the only way that he can. He stops a young woman from jumping off his apartment building, suggesting she jump from the Parker Industries building instead, before reassuring that he's joking and insisting she join him for a night on the town, involving Hamilton and beating up some crooks together. In the end, however, Wade takes her to the hospital and gently informs her that there isn't anything he can realistically do to fix her problems overnight, and that the best he can offer is get her in touch with actual medical professionals who are better-equipped to get her the long-term help she needs. After some gentle coercion, she takes up the offer.
