| Title | : | Deadpool Classic, Vol. 1 |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0785131248 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780785131243 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 |
| Publication | : | First published February 9, 2012 |
Deadpool Classic, Vol. 1 Reviews
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Okay, I admit it—I just don’t dig Deadpool all that much. I’ve tried—honest. And, here and there, in small doses, I find him mildly entertaining. But, reading this collection—some issues of which I read lo those many years ago when they were first released—I just can’t work up more than a “meh” shrug in response. I do find the idea of Deadpool—a murderous mercenary whose healing powers keep the cancer that’s eating his body at bay, but with the side of effect of making him one hideous, giant, repulsive tumor, and who cracks wise even as he finds, distressingly for him, that he might have a moral center after all—intriguing, but it’s almost like he’s more fun conceptually than he is to actually spend time with (sort of like me).
There’s a lot of comic talent involved in the creation of the stories that make up this collection, and it’s always fun to watch Joe Mad throw down some bee-yoo-tee-ful pictures, but other than the spark of life in the Joe Kelly-penned final issue of the collection, this is disappointingly pedestrian (sort of like me). -
The 'Merc with a mouth's' first solo adventures... nothing to see hear! 5 out of 12.
Collect The New Mutants #98, Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1-4, Deadpool (1994) #1-4, and Deadpool (1997) #1
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This collection represents the first appearances of Deadpool: first in non-Deadpool series', like New Mutants and later in his own series. As a result the book gets off to a shaky start. The first half runs a gamut of lesser known Marvel characters and throwaway villains (none of whom are particularly interesting, with the possible exception of Slayback). It's a disjointed affair, especially the first New Mutants entry, which actually ends on a "to be continued" note, and since the follow up issue did not feature Deadpool it is not included here. There is also a lot of referring to other events and back-story not included here, especially in the Circle Chase arc.
But I did give the book four stars. So some explaining is in order. First of all, at 260-odd pages this graphic novel is pretty dense, so even if the first third (or so) is a bit dodgy you're still left with plenty of goodness once things settle into a rhythm. The art is quite good, although it's often pretty "busy". It's also representative of the 90s (I recall a lot of Spider Man and X-men comics at the time that had the same feel about them). There are more than one artist represented here, so the art styles between arcs differ, but all round it's quite good.
The second half of Deadpool Classic: Volume 1 is where things really come together. This is where Deadpool starts coming into his own and it really ticked quite a few of the right boxes. I am rather keen to see what happens next, i.e. in
Deadpool Classic, Vol. 2, which continues the series.
I seem to gravitate to the more obscure characters in both the Marvel and DC Universes. Obscure is a relative term, but I think it's fair to say that Deadpool isn't as popular, or famous, as other Marvel characters like Spider-Man, The Hulk or Thor. He certainly isn't as popular as Wolverine, although they do share a bit of history. Thing is: I find him much more interesting than any of these.
Back to the book: it's worth your time if you want to explore some lesser known Marvel characters. It's often quite funny, too. The series shapes up magnificently in the second half of the collection and sets up collection 2 nicely. -
One Valentine not so long ago, I decide to surprise my husband with a movie on IMAX.
He played and loved the the Deadpool games, so there I was subjecting myself - for the very first time - to the Merc with a Mouth
I FELL IN LOVE!!!
And if one falls in love, one has to read all the comics - OBVIOUSLY!
This first Volume was not that impressive, it was the earlier phases, and you can see that.
It's compiled out of:
New Mutants #98
Writer: Rob Liefeld, Fabian Nicieza
Penciller: Rob Liefeld
Cover Artist: Rob Liefeld
This is our introduction to Deadpool, his very first appearance.
He was still trying to be Deadpool in this issue, you weren't always sure what he was about.
Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1-4
Writer:Writers: Fabian Nicieza
Pencilers: Joe Madureira
This was more the Deadpool I've came to know and love, but the storyline was a bit disorientating.
I felt half lost most of the times.
Deadpool: Sins of the Past #1-4
Writters: Mark Waid
Pencilers: Ian Churchill
For most part I enjoyed this one. I really like Banshee and Siryn accompanying Deadpool.
Deadpool (1997) #1
Writer: Joe Kelly
Penciller: Ed McGuinness
This, this is what Deadpool is all about!
He is funny, sarcastic, an ass, and the anti-hero that saves the day.
On to Volume two:
Deadpool Classic, Vol. 2 -
This digital trade collects; Deadpool's first appearance, two early miniseries, and the first issue of his first monthly series. This is a great collection because these stories are hard to find and new readers drawn to character from watching the Ryan Reynolds would want to read the earliest Deadpool stories. This brings the questions why the early Deadpool appearances from Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza's X-Force isn't included here. The fact that Deadpool has become Liefeld's signature character and only his appearance is included in this trade is a bit hard to comprehend for this reader.
Still, here are this reader's thoughts on the contents.
New Mutants #98 - The book that started it all; first Deadpool appearance, along with a ton of other characters. This book heralded the sea change Liefled would bring to this corner of Marvel's mutant line of books.
The Circle Chase - Deadpool's first miniseries by Nicieza, so any potential readers would be glad to know that this has DP's signature witty banter. It also planted the seed that Deadpool may be crazy but he's not entirely amoral.
The second Deadpool miniseries by Waid and Churchill - This miniseries leads into Deadpool's first ever monthly series and is Waid first Marvel work.
Deadpool #1 by Kelly and McGuinness - This book was a lot more polished than I thought, particularly because this one of Kelly's earliest Marvel work. This was a great first issue and introduced the characters that figure into prominently roles as the series progressed.
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I love Deadpool. Back when I was buying five or six comics a week (this was the late 90s, mind, so most of those were X books) Deadpool was the one that I was always most excited for. It was also the last one that I dropped when I got fed up with all the crap. I still have a special fondness for him. So it gives me some pain to rate this collection at only three stars.
It's kind of a weird collection, actually. It includes Deadpool's first appearance in New Mutants #98, the Circle Chase miniseries, the miniseries from '94, and, for some reason, the first issue of the monthly Deadpool series. Why Deadpool #1 was included and not one of the other one-off appearances (that are mentioned and apparently had interesting stuff happening) is a mystery to me.
The New Mutants issue is absolutely godawful. I have no strong feelings for Nicieza either way, but I think I can safely say that this is not his best work. Of course, it could be a heartbreaking work of staggering genius and still get lost behind the unbelievably atrocious Liefeld art. I guess you could look at it as a product of its era (the early 90s wasn't exactly the golden age) but its bad for any era. Deadpool only shows up for a few pages, so you could easily skip this without missing much, saving your eyes in the process.
The Circle Chase miniseries was also written by Nicieza. It's better than New Mutants was (speaking of damning with faint praise...) but it's nothing spectacular. The '94 miniseries likewise isn't that fabulous, but it does at least introduce the Deadpool/Siryn relationship. And it is a pretty good introduction. Neither has really great art, but it was the 90s.
And then we come to Deadpool #1. Just #1. Probably it's included here because nobody would buy this book otherwise. The monthly series is what made Deadpool, in particular Joe Kelly's work on it. For me, it was the only thing really worth reading. And I actually liked the art, for the most part. McGuinness has a slightly cartoony style that appeals to me, especially with a character like Deadpool.
Deadpool Classic 1 isn't actually all that classic. It is sort of interesting to see the development of the character from his first appearance to the 'Pool that I at least love now. But that's really more for hardcore fans. Anybody just looking to get a taste of what the character of Deadpool just won't get one here. -
This book collects four separate Deadpool stories, allowing the reader to get a feel for how the character was introduced and how he developed. As they are all very different I have reviewed them individually.
New mutants #98 by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza
This is the first appearance of Deadpool a comic. It's nothing special really. He is a mercenary villain hired by Mr tolliver to kill Cable. Deadpool fights Cable and Cannonball. He loses and is posted back to his boss. There are a couple of jokes but nothing very funny. Also strange to include part one of a two part story, but I guess this is a Deadpool book and his role in the story is concluded in part one. Difficult to really comment on how good the story is as it jumps in and out of an ongoing arc very quickly. Interesting if nothing else. 2 stars.
The Circle Chase. 1-4 by Fabian Nicieza
Deadpool's former employer Mr tolliver has been killed. He has left, in his will, the greatest weapon ever made. The beneficiary, who ever finds it first. The only thing is, the last person to see him alive was Deadpool. Tolliver's brother has also put a bounty on the Merc With The Mouths head as he believes him to be involved in his death. For these two reasons, all the world's top mercs are hunting him, aiming to claim either or both rewards. Deadpool and his sidekick Weasel must track down the prize while fighting off their highly skilled perusers. We start to see a lot more of Deadpool's comedic side and references to pop culture in this, his first solo title. Sadly both the humour and references are very dated.
Unfortunately even as his first title, this book does reference various plot lines from other books in which he has featured, namely New Mutants and X Force. For this reason it was sometimes hard to work out some of the characters motivations for reacting to one another as they do. An enjoyable story and nice to see Deadpool grow from the villain he is in the first book to become more of an (albeit rather selfish) anti hero. Also a brief origin story and look into deadpool's past. 3 stars.
Deadpool mini series 1-4 by Mark Waid
One of the mercenaries that Deadpool faces off against in The Circle Chase, Black Tom, has ordered his men to capture the Merc With The Mouth. Siryn and her father Banshee are tracking Black Tom (their relative) and their paths cross with Deadpool. He and Siryn team up (it's a Deadpool thing) to find Tom, while Banshee chases down interpol leads. Again Deadpool has to fight off swarms of pursuers while tracking someone/something down.
In this story, Deadpool starts to become aware that he is in a comic for first time, at one point asking "who writes this guy's dialogue". This immediately starts to feel like the Deadpool we know and love today. This is also where the almost formulaic approach to Deadpool team up stories begin. Circumstances force someone to work with Deadpool. They have heard that he is ruthless, heartless, irritating and self centred person. A kind, self sacrificing act makes them see him in a new light and grow to like and respect the ‘real’ Deadpool. 5 stars
Deadpool #1 by Joe Kelly
Deadpool is hired by Mr Noah and The Expeditor to destroy a weapon being built in Antarctica. Once there, he encounters Sasquatch, and the two fight. It turns out his mission isn't quite as it first appears. This is a nice little story, showcasing how far Deadpool has come since his first appearance in New Mutants and the direction in which the character will continue to develop. 4 stars.
Overall a bit of a mixed bag. As much interesting as entertaining. While some of the stories are good, especially the Deadpool mini series, the best thing about this book is the character development. It is a pleasure to watch him grow from a bit part villain to a fully fledged, title leading character he is today. This book is a must for any Deadpool fan. Overall 4 Stars -
Deadpool, Marvel Comics' "merc-with-a-mouth", underwent some evolution in this, a collection of his first appearances following his introduction in 1991. First he's in a single issue of New Mutants with a contract on Cable; by the end of the issue, Cable has defeated him and literally FedEx'ed him back to the villain who put out the hit. Then follow two miniseries from 1993 and 1994, and it finishes with the first issue of Deadpool's ongoing series from 1997.
I say he evolved, because in his initial appearance he was just a thug with a couple of quips. His first mini-series was utterly uninteresting and confusing, and he was barely focused on despite it being nominally his series. The second mini-series was slightly better; Deadpool was funnier and by the end he began to have a conscience, which I credit Mark Waid with writing convincingly. The first issue of Joe Kelly's ongoing series showed him to be slipping even more toward heroic, and he was slightly more funny. As far as characters go, Deadpool was the highlight of the volume, which makes sense. The problem is that everything else was exhausting and reeked of early '90's
Dark Age. Rob Liefeld's art, the relentless unfunny jokes told while people are being killed and mutilated, and the large number of mostly inconsequential characters got to me quickly. None of the stories, save the issue at the end, really gave me a reason to care at all about Deadpool or what was going on.
It's pretty surprising that Deadpool eventually became a fan favorite based on these issues, and I'm curious about which stories of his are considered good showcases. These surely don't qualify. I can see his appeal as he's depicted today and I'm interested in the rumors that a movie is picking up steam (mostly thanks to
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This ranges somewhere between a three and a four, so I'm rounding it up to a four because it's Deadpool and he's my ultimate fave. <3
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‘Deadpool Classic’ is a graphic comic collection, Vol #1, of the antihero character Deadpool. It is a collection of the appearances of Deadpool, from his introduction to the comic universe, where he appeared and was gone after a few pages, to his first starring roles in his own comic.
As Deadpool was briefly introduced in a comic called “New Mutants #98” Feb 1991”, this collection includes only those pages in the New Mutants comic where he first appeared. This means the first few pages are really a sampling, not the entire New Mutants comic. Deadpool’s next appearance was in Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1-4, 1994. It appears to be the entire comic plot storyline. The next is Deadpool #1-4, 1994. Last in this collection is Deadpool 1997 #1.
The earlier appearances of Deadpool were in comics that were drawn in VERY busy visuals with color and huge casts of charmless characters. Each page features action boxes so crammed with action, fighting characters, explosions and exposition, I could barely make out what was happening. The last comic in this collection was drawn by artists with a different ethos, so it is considerably cleaner and clearer in the plot action.
What are the plots? Well, they all are the same plot. Deadpool has taken a mercenary job for money. He seemingly doesn’t care much about the ethics of the job. If he is required to assassinate someone, he does it. If he is to destroy someone’s laboratory or work project, he does it. If he is stealing something, he does it. He has no interest in backstories or whether he is working for evil people or good people. He kills whoever gets in his way.
Except he doesn’t seem to actually work without ANY ethics in practice.
Deadpool is actually not quite so oblivious to ethics as he pretends. If he learns the backstory of a company that he is destroying, or the person from whom he is stealing something or he was supposed to kill, he sometimes changes his mind and allegiances and fights off the bad guys he was hired by.
These merc jobs seem to always mean he encounters only other mutants or sups, so the fighting is spectacularly destructive with a lot of physical damage to bodies of the fighters. Many of the other mutants hate Deadpool because of previous encounters, so it is clear they would kill Deadpool for free even when they are fighting him for a job they were hired to do. A few mutants are Deadpool’s friends. A very few. However, luckily for Deadpool, he possesses the power of miraculous healing. His hands grow back if chopped off for instance.
Deadpool got mutant powers because he agreed to be part of a Canadian government’s (!) military experiment in altering bodies. Wade Winston Wilson, Deadpool’s real name, volunteered because he was diagnosed with cancer and he was dying. But although he survived the experiment and received awesome physical powers along with being cured of cancer, the change left him with his skin covered in scabs, or something like, from head to toe. He is a pebbly-looking monster in appearance. He hates this, and often drinks himself under the table whenever he thinks about it too much. If he hasn’t drunk himself into oblivion, he is always full of rage and feelings of injustice about his appearance when sober. He displays his rage about his looks under the cover of being a motor mouth, constantly spewing biting, non-politically-correct, satirical humor and taunts to whomever.
One of his taunts I liked: “I’m gonna put a few warning shots into your spine.” I was laughing at this and most of his many other rude comments, so, I guess I’m a little, um, off, gentle reader. I like Deadpool. Done. -
This book is as good an introduction to this 4th wall destroying character as you would get. This was a good comedic comic book and I look forward to reading more of the character (and yes I saw the movie this weekend, it was hilarious).
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Well, that was disappointing.
Back in the day when I regularly read X-Men comics and those about their splinter groups, Deadpool was one of my favorite supporting characters.
This is actually a good illustration as to why he made a good supporting character. That is, not a focus character.
This volume includes New Mutants #98, the first two Deadpool miniseries (The Circle Chase & Sins of the Past), and the first issue of the long-running Deadpool series.
The New Mutants issue was one I enjoyed back in the day, as it was part of the story where Cable takes over the New Mutants and transforms them into X-Force. The Rob Liefield days, yanno. Here by itself, it's disjointed. If you didn't know the story of the New Mutants, most of this comic would be confusing. It is the first appearance of Deadpool, though, and that part of it certainly fits.
The Circle Chase was boring. Lots of mercenaries chasing a secret disc with the ultimate weapon, blah blah. Lame one-liners and lots of bullets, but little substance.
Sins of the Past was more of the same: continuous fighting with bullets and one-liners. It was a little better though as there was actually a dynamic between Deadpool and Siryn.
Deadpool #1 was just horrible. Bad art and the story made no sense, jumping around and unconnected to itself. Boring as hell to boot. Had I not already gotten away from reading comics when this came out, I would have been highly disappointed.
All in all, great artwork (except that last issue) and some cool guest appearances. But not worth a lot of time, and not sparking interest in continuing the Deadpool series. -
I've always enjoyed reading the first appearances of my favourite superheroes. There's something special about seeing where it all began. Have they changed a lot since their debut? Have they remained relatively unchanged since the beginning? In the case of Deapool, it is without a doubt the latter. He's mostly heartless, overwhelmingly silly, and just a little bit noble. And that's pretty consistent with every iteration of Deadpool I've read over the years.
The first story, although the shortest and the least interesting, was probably my favourite. It was the very first meeting of the soon-to-be iconic duo of Cable and Deadpool! Then it's a basic predator-becomes-prey-becomes-predator kinda story (Circle Chase is the perfect name for it), followed by another more direct chase involving Deadpool, Siryn, Juggernaut, and some ex-Interpol specialist I couldn't care about. Then it's a one-off by Joe Kelly, who looks to have created Deadpool's infamous fourth-wall breaking. There are some important Deadpool moments in this collection!
I wasn't the biggest fan of the stories here, but when you've got an entertaining lead at the forefront, it's a good time. Kinda like a boring road trip with good friends. My interest in Deadpool has been waning over the last couple years, and I was really just revisiting this to see if I wanted to keep it in my collection. Turns out I still have a place in my heart for the guy! And it's still fun to go back and check out the first Deadpool moments ever put to ink. -
Charlatán.
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Joe Kelly at the end saved this from being a 2 star.
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Great intro to Deadpool as a character and show how he evolved over his first few runs.
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2★
Llevaba mucho tiempo queriendo empezar a leer hasta el personaje, exactamente desde que salió el primer trailer para la película y dije: vaya, este es uno de esos personaje que a mí me encantan. Así que estuve bastante tiempo buscando por Internet el orden recomendado para empezar a leer a este personaje y todos apuntaban a este, sin embargo siento que le faltaba mucha explicación sobre Wade y otros personajes de su alrededor. De repente me arrojaron ahí en medio del follón y creo que sólo he entendido un 20% (debido a la información que busqué del personaje después de ver el mencionado trailer).
Creo que debido a eso mismo no he logrado disfrutar del todo el cómic, y me he quedado igual que antes de leerlo. El único motivo por el que no le he dado una estrella es que Wade muchas veces hacía unos comentarios que me hacían reír, y por esos comentarios y por lo que me transmite este personaje voy a seguir insistiendo en sus cómics. -
Deadpool takes the mercenary archetype seen in Deathstroke, the Weapon X theme of Wolverine, and Spidey's mouth PLUS, and we end up with a very unique character. I love him! I wasn't able to read The Circle Chase, but I was able to read Deadpool's debut in The New Mutants, setting up his long history with Cable, and the series with Banshee and Siryn. Banshee has always been a favorite of mine. My "BFF cat" is named after him, and Wade's relationship with Banshee's daughter, Siryn, adds something to the character. What's not to enjoy? "Gimme a C," Deadpool says, directing the two of them to unleash their powers. :)
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New Mutants #98
The Circle Chase
Sins of the Past
Deadpool (1997) #1 -
Deadpool was Deadpool right from the start and that's a very good thing. Despite some brutal mid-90s art from penciler Ian Churchill, this is a collection that's utter mayhem and fun from start to finish.
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Deadpool didn't come to prominence until I had stopped reading comics in my late teens and didn't pick up again until my late 20's. Loved the movies so much, I had to check out the books. So cool, but really picks up toward the and and then in Volume 2 we're pure gold.
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3 stars feels a little harsh.
The art is really good except for the Deadpool first appearance in the New Mutants Issue.
Had a hard time getting into the book but once I kept going I definitely got more into it.
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A solid intro to the character, though the first bit is a middle issue of a New Mutants run that picks up in the middle of a story that doesn't get resolved here. After that we get the four issue Deadpool series, "The Circle Chase." Deadpool is obnoxious and funny, he insults people and kills people. The book ends very strong with a Sasquatch story that starts a new series which is continued in the next book.
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Bardzo nierówny, chociaż trzecia historia o spotkaniu się z Siryn całkiem niezła i przenosząca człeka do czasów gdy czytał nałogowo TM-Semici. Dla fanów postaci mimo wszystko pozycja obowiązkowa.
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Oehhh, now that was one hell of a ride!! :D
Hoping the next volume kicks as much @$$
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Nothing that great, but fun to see where the character comes from.
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كانت تجربة نوعاً ما زينة؟ يعني … أحب قصص ديدبول الجديدة أكثر، الرسم والستايل أفضل وشخصية ويد والهيومر مالته تناسبني أكثر ..بنشوف
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A fun volume to read. Classic Deadpool action and quips. Thanks to Comixology Unlimited I can check out a few other early Deadpool collections. Fun to read and enjoy for a little bit. Not too heavy on plot, just action all the time (and a million one-line quips).
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