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About Deadpool

About the Deadpool Comic Series

Deadpool originally appeared in the pages of the New Mutants and later X-Force, always trying to kill either Cable or Domino (who later turns out to be Deadpool’s girlfriend in disguise). The character became quite popular, and eventually received his own miniseries, The Circle Chase in 1993.  It was a relative success, and a second limited series, Sins of the Past was created in 1994 by Mark Waid and Ian Churchill. At this point, Deadpool began making guest appearances across the Marvel Universe in titles such as Wolverine, Nomad, Silver Sable, and Heroes For Hire.

In 1997, Deadpool was given his own ongoing title. It firmly established his nickname “The Merc with a Mouth” and his supporting cast, including his prisoner/den mother Blind Al and his best friend Weasel. Deadpool became an action comedy parody of the cosmic drama, antihero-heavy comics of the time. The ongoing series gained cult popularity for its unorthodox main character and its balance of angst and pop culture slapstick.

Deadpool lasted until issue #69, at which point it was relaunched as a new title by Gail Simone with a similar character called Agent X in 2002. This occurred at the same time that Cable became Soldier X and X-Force became X-Statix. The title character of Agent X was eventually revealed not to be Deadpool, and the climax of that series saw the original character restored.

Deadpool’s next appearance came in 2004 with the launch of Cable & Deadpool. This title was canceled with issue #50 and replaced by a new Cable series in March 2008. Deadpool then appeared briefly in the Wolverine: Origins title before another Deadpool title started in September 2008.

Following Secret Invasion is a two-issue story “Horror Business”,and then a storyline, “How Low Can You Go?”, which deals with the implications of Dark Reign, the Secret Invasion aftermath, which also sees the return of Bob, Agent of HYDRA. After this concludes, “Magnum Opus” begins, which is a 4-issue crossover with Thunderbolts.

Another Deadpool series, Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth launches in July 2009.

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