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Deadpool Pulp (2011)

by Mike Benson(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0785148930 (ISBN13: 9780785148937)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Marvel

review 1: So the idea here is to take Deadpool, depower him, and adjust him (and Cable, for that matter) to a 50s pulp style. What we end up with is a slightly grimmer Deadpool, a former POW who is, among other things, one thumb lighter. Here, he's hired to avert nuclear disaster by going up against old flame Outlaw. There's some really good scenes here, and some fantastically atmospheric art. The storyline is pretty solid, but maybe a little ambitious for just four issues to cover. It was a different look at Deadpool, interesting, but not something I'd read on a regular basis.
review 2: The storytelling style starts you off at a nice jog, giving you time to get adjusted but not too comfortable. It's not entirely clear what all the panels mean and that's a great way to g... moreet a smart brain like mine engaged from the get-go - don't tell *me* I won't be able to follow this :)Once the novelty wears off (or once I caught up - not sure which) it became readily apparent that whoever wrote the dialogue likes noir without actually wanting to work for it. There were so many cliched lines I don't even know where to begin. Maybe that writer didn't know there have been about a thousand books, movies and comics already - or maybe it was a hard month and he just decided to take the first crappy line he could think of. Ugh. 70's Bond movies are about the level here.Plotting wasn't much better - I've read/seen this a dozen times before and can't get hooked by a tired retelling. Can't say I'm much of a fan of the art neither. It's nice to see someone who enjoys Seam Phillips' work, but it'd be better if they knew how to execute it as well. There's a difference between deep shadows and obscuring the main point of the image. According to the included script for the last issue, the last panel should show "his eyes look almost demonic, he has this crazed look on his face." Unfortunately all I see in the panel is a lot of black ink and a slight crinkle on Wade's nose. less

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