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Deadpool Back in Black #5
Published December 14, 2016 by
Marvel Comics. Written by Cullen Bunn and drawn by Salvador Espin.
Issue #5 of Deadpool Back in
Black is the exciting conclusion of the untold story of the Merc with the Mouth
and Spider-man’s symbiote suit all taking place in the spectacularly excessive
eighties!*
As the story begins we find
Killer Thrill has her man, Spider-man that is and after a valiant fight by our
friendly neighborhood Spider-Man she begins to use him to draw the Klyntar to
her.
Has she bargained for more than
she’s ready for? As the symbiote reacts to the anguish she puts Petey through
it eventually finds her but her assistant, Guzz, delivers a sonic blast that
separates Wade from the Klyntar and allow DP time to clear his head to deliver
a KO to Guzz and rejoin the symbiote. Once reunited the symbiote sets its
sights and tongue on Killer Thrill. And taking a piece of the bounty hunter
with it.
After a devastating blow Killer
Thrill calls off her quest to capture the Klyntar yet again but not before
delivering a parting shot to Deadpool and the symbiote.
Now the symbiote sets its sights
on the wounded Spidey and its desire for revenge. However, Deadpool can’t let
that happen and forces the symbiote to separate from him once again. Free from
the symbiote Deadpool is able to save webhead from the vengeful alien.
All bounty hunters have an
employer and finally we learn who has hired Killer Thrill but they aren’t too
happy about the failure of the mission. Killer Thrill however attempts to
appease the situation by a Guzz offering.
Back on Earth we finally see the
prior events of Eddie Brock’s fateful meeting with the symbiote and the birth
of Venom…
This Deadpool blast from the past
has been pretty fun. The artwork is great and all the eighties, Spider-man –
symbiote spoofing has been a real joyride. Killer Thrill’s hijinks have been
very entertaining and her love-hate relationship for Spider-Man really pulls at
the heartstrings.
*For those readers born during or
after the eighties it was time of high adrenaline living to excess. – Joltn’
Jer
Deadpool Back in Black #3
Published November 9, 2016 by
Marvel Comics. Written by Cullen Bunn and drawn by Salvador Espin.
Our hero with great fashion sense
finds himself in some eighties style girl trouble in Deadpool Back in Black #3.
The Merc with a Mouth first finds himself mistaken for Parker by Black Cat who
just wants to purr up and rekindle their magic but then out of nowhere pops up
the most heinous villain of them all. A wicked bunny-girl complete with
eighties retro-goons and yes, bunnies! Maybe she should be in the Bat-universe?
But if Bunny Woman with killer rabbits wasn’t enough headache there’s still
Killer Thrill who just loves his new suit to death. Literally. But Wade manages
somehow to survive all the mayhem of this issue but unfortunately for Bunny
Woman her bunnies won’t be around for Easter. And Wade can’t take advantage of
Black Cat just getting it all wrong.
This issue will probably be my
favorite out of all five. Bunny Woman is too much! The whole Monty Python
Search of the Holy Grail killer bunny theme was great. But there was no running
away except by Bunny Girl. And the real money shot was Killer Thrill taking the
bunnies out. However, if there’s a moral to this story it’s probably don’t
underestimate a ginger with disease ridden rabbits…
Deadpool Back in Black #2
Published October 19, 2016 by
Marvel Comics. Written by Cullen Bunn and drawn by Salva Espin.
Wade is still out test driving
the symbiote suite abandoned by Peter Parker in the mid-eighties. In the next
installment of Back in Black our web-slinging merc is being tailed by a curious
cat as he crashes a kids party being entertained by a less than amusing clown
who might’ve been employed by Marvel at one time before answering his true life
calling of party clown! But wait this is about Deadpool and his new duds.
Meanwhile at the party Power Pack are being disgusted by the Obnoxio the clown
and his inability to make balloon animals. While the party is dying though a
ship full of Snarks arrive to liven the atmosphere up and attempt some
intergalactic kidnapping. Luckily the clown is able to slow them down enough
for Deadpool and his closest friend to spring into action. But the rescue is
short lived as a snark with seventies style armor is brought in and once again
the clown comes through. While Deadpool and his new Klyntar pal make a meal out
of the Snark kidnappers.
Onto Back in Black #2. Ok I’m
trying to get the title “Back in Black”. This is the first time Deadpool joined
with the suit so maybe a better title would’ve been Dead in Black? Obnoxio was
a fun part of the story and seeing the Power Pack kids in action was great even
if Deadpool kept getting their name wrong. At the end the set up for the next
featured character is going to be Blackcat so we’ll see if the suit makes the
merc or the merc makes the suit in the next issue…
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DEADPOOL BACK IN BLACK #1
Published October 5, 2016 by
Marvel Comics. Written by Cullen Bunn and drawn by Salva Espin.
Before Peter Parker bonded with
the symbiote alien during Secret Wars the symbiote was briefly joined with Wade
Wilson. How was this missed? While being hunted down the symbiote finds
Deadpool in a typical 80’s comic jam. His eyes gouged out and being strangled
by his A.I. partner, Machine Man. And if
that wasn’t enough he was trying to avoid looking at the dance of Dansen Macabre.
However, to his luck the symbiote alien senses he’s in trouble and quickly
joins with the Merc with a Mouth at which point he’s able to overpower Machine
Man and waste the monks of the Cult of Kali. But here’s another big reveal.
Deadpool was at Secret Wars in that epic battle against the Beyonder! He must’ve
been overlooked and pushed to the side by Jim Shooter. During a flashback he
remembers his first encounter with the symbiote but it left him for Parker
instead. Now flash forward the symbiote is back with Wilson and strangely gives
him web-slinging abilities that rival Larsen or McFarlane-like poses.
I had to jump on this series. I
love a good comic parody. I think it’s healthy to poke fun at the serious, high
drama stories everyone once and awhile. I’m still working some for my own comic
creation. But this is great fun to relive comics in the eighties. And I
remember 1980. Two Easter eggs that stick out are the editor’s side notes
scattered through the book and the MS-DOS reference. Some of the lingo in the
beginning narrative by Deadpool ring of eighties but white high-tops, jeans and
a mullet would’ve really nailed it*! I’m
hoping for some breakdancing in the remainder issues…
*Metal-heads fashion trends from
the eighties -Joltn’ Jer…
