| Title | : | Dark Reign: Deadpool/Thunderbolts |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0785140905 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780785140900 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 |
| Publication | : | First published June 24, 2009 |
Collecting: Thunderbolts 130-131, Deadpool 8-9
Dark Reign: Deadpool/Thunderbolts Reviews
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Hey, it’s a Deadpool book with a plot!!!
Ha! Sucker! Made you look.
It’s a tie-in with the Dark Reign crossover event, plus it carries over into the Thunderbolt books so it has to have the bare minimum of a storyline to hang its hat on.
Let’s go to the plot summary - to wit:
In the previous crossover event, Secret Invasion, Nick Fury sends Deadpool to infiltrate the Skrulls and get the secret on how to take down the Skrull Queen. Deadpool is promised a huge reward. He’s successful, but his transmission gets intercepted my Norman Osborn, who kills the Queen himself. Fury refuses to pay Deadpool and Deadpool tries to collect from Osborn,
But, of course, Osborn also refuses to pay and sics the Thunderbolts on Deadpool.
These aren’t your Grandpa’s Thunderbolts (or for that matter your big bro’s) and honestly beyond blonde Black Widow, the Ghost and evil Ant-Man, my memory fails me on who the rest of these mooks were…
Sure they “know what to do”, basically get their collective a$$e$ whupped for several issues of continuity, but the complication is that Deadpool let’s lil Deadpool into the driver’s seat and he loses sight of his goal.
*sigh*
The healing factor isn’t going to help you much down there, pal.
Ouch!!! And of course, this doesn't discourage Deadpool.
Deadpool recruits his frenemy with benefits, the Taskmaster to watch his back.
And with the promise of a big pay day, Taskmaster even agrees to dress up as Deadpool.
Bottom line - As this story straddles two different character books, you have two different writers taking a shot at Deadpool with Diggle coming up on the short end of laughs. The Merry Marvel Marching Society crossover tie-in Deadpool books are generally decent, they’re a way to undercut any pretentions the main event might have which is usually not a bad thing.
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Ha ha, Marvel! You didn’t get me this time. I see how you crossed an on-going story from the Dark Reign storyline in Deadpool over to Thunderbolts, and then created an entirely separate trade paperback to sucker any poor soul just trying to read one of the titles into buying extra issues or another collection.
But thanks to my digital Marvel Unlimited subscription I was able to just flip from
Deadpool over to Thunderbolts without paying any money at all. So I win!
What’s that? My Unlimited subscription is due for renewal next month? Uh...Well, I guess it’s worth it. And I gotta pay for Netflix to watch shows like Daredevil and Jessica Jones. Oh, and I already pre-purchased my tickets for Captain America: Civil War.
Maybe Marvel still has the upper hand after all...
This is a pretty fun story that carries on Deadpool’s grudge against Norman Osborn from his own comic into Thunderbolts. It’s got some funny stuff with Wade fighting the Thunderbolts with a little help from Taskmaster even as he’s developing the hots for the faux-Black Widow. However, you gotta go back to the pages of Deadpool to see how the whole thing eventually shakes out. -
Set during Dark Reign after Secret Invasion, Deadpool knows something about Norman Osborn that he doesn’t want others to know so Norman sends the Thunderbolts out to kill Deadpool. But they don’t have to look far as he’s after Norman himself for owing him cash - time for a good old-fashioned supervillain smackdown!
Though I enjoy all of Daniel Way’s Deadpool books, I didn’t love this crossover, partly because Way only writes half with Andy Diggle writing the other, less spectacular half, but partly because this is the second book now where Osborn’s been trying to kill Deadpool which is getting to be a bit boring. And the book with Bullseye as Hawkeye vs Deadpool was so much better too because Bullseye’s a great character and the Thunderbolts, particularly this Dark Reign lot, are crap and forgettable.
The Daniel Way/Paco Medina issues were fun and didn’t really need the Diggle Thunderbolts stuff except for padding to make this trade paperback length. We get a clear outline of what was going on in the first book, Secret Invasion, which was cryptic, especially if you hadn’t read the main event book like me, so that’s good. There’s also an amusing fantasy sequence with Osborn as the giant in Jack and the Beanstalk though there aren’t a great many funny scenes besides this.
But the Thunderbolts characters are so dull (not to mention useless – they outnumber/out-power Deadpool and still fail!), their beef with Deadpool is pointless and goes nowhere, and the book is a bust as there’s nothing else except that to it. Also Bong Dazo’s art in the Thunderbolts issues looks very busy and cluttered compared to Paco Medina’s clean and clear panels in the Deadpool issues which gives the book an uneven visual aesthetic.
Dark Reign: Deadpool/Thunderbolts has its moments but it’s easily skippable even if you’re a Daniel Way/Deadpool fan. It’s the comic book equivalent of an optional side quest in an RPG – for completists only! -
Deadpool goes gunning for Norman Osborn after the weird-haired one stole something from him. Nothing ever being simple, Ozzy sics his new Thunderbolts squad on Wade, forcing DP to call in some help of his own.
While this was nothing outstanding, it was a solid Deadpool story with all the over-the-top violence, stoopid humour and misplaced romance you'd expect. It also had decent art. I enjoyed it. -
Deadpool trying to pick up Yelena is just the sweetest ever
"Most women do not respond well to sexual advances made at gunpoint."
"They don't? Um, I have a knife... is that better?"
He's so considerate🥰"That is a gun in my pants. But that doesn't mean I'm not happy to see you." 😍
Go Wade !!!
Also, that she probably was the one who sew his head back on? I need these two together asap -
Crossovers can often go very wrong, especially when it is between a popular title and a not-so popular title (I've never read a Thunderbolts comic before this).
This story was smooth and coherent. The z-list Thunderbolt roster did not stop this from being all about Deadpool. -
Thunderbolts vs Deadpool. It's pretty much exactly what you would expect. All action with banter and an angry Osborn.
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For some reason, this crossover feels exactly like four issues of Deadpool. I'm ok with that, because I don't give a toss for the Thunderbolts. It does tie into the greater Dark Reign storyline, in that you need to have a vague knowledge of what was going on with Osborn at the time. (I hate this storyline, incidentally...) But ignore all of that and focus on Deadpool being completely insane and it's a pretty fun ride.
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3.5
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I admit: I have no clue who the Thunderbolts are and I'd never read Deadpool before, though I'm familiar with his character just by being a Marvel fan. I decided to read all the Dark Reign trades, and this popped up on my radar. And I loved it.
I started with "Deadpool, Vol. 2: Dark Reign", which provides a paragraph recapping this trade about halfway through. So, I stopped that book to read this one. Happily, readers don't need to know who the Thunderbolts are (or even read the other trade) because this book can stand alone. Readers should be familiar with the overarching story of Dark Reign, and Norman Osborn being in power, but beyond that, Deadpool himself recaps how he got where he is on the first page. Essentially, Deadpool thinks Osborn owes him money, and Norman has been trying to have him killed. The other trade covers Tiger Shark and Bullseye's attempts, and the two trades really should've been combined into one collection. However, both are worth purchasing.
After getting over the initial shock, because it is unlike any other comic I have ever read, I found Deadpool to be hysterically funny, unbelievably violent, and overall an amazing character. Some of the dialog was lost on me until I figured out Deadpool was having two-sided conversations- between him and his brain. Even other characters didn't know if he was speaking to them! Plus, I loved Deadpool's flirting with the [evil] Black Widow; it was raunchy and hilarious. This trade is not essential to Dark Reign continuity but it is a fantastic story that is well worth reading.
Overall, I think I'm hooked on Deadpool and will definitely be reading more. I wouldn't recommend this for young readers because it is extremely violent, even gory at times, and Deadpool is not strictly a hero. He can and will commit murder. But for adults, Deadpool is an experience every comic reader should try! -
I only picked this up because I thought it would further the story of Songbird from the previous Thunderbolts. I was wrong, this is really just a story of Deadpool fighting the new, less interesting Thunderbolts. Really, I don't know what they were thinking with the new formation, it couldn't be less interesting.
What saves this volume is that it's a Deadpool crossover and the Merc with a Mouth is in fine form. Though I was lost to what Wade was dealing with mentaly (this takes place in the middle of the new Deadpool comic) it still made me laugh. Lines like "Brain! You have failed me!" are great and anything with Deadpool and Taskmaster together is grade A entertainment. Skippable, but enjoyable. -
This just didn't do much for me. Deadpool himself was good, and his back and forth with Taskmaster was funny enough, but overall, lacking. I think the Thuderbolts suffered greatly in this book, looking like morons; Other than the Ghost and Ant-Man, there was the new Black Widow, and 2 other "Z-Listers" as Norman Osborn calls them. Completely non-essential. I really am hoping for a good Deadpool book sometime...I think I'll find one by accident.
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Meh. It was ok. Not Daniel Way's best work, probably because he had to do a cross over with a B-list title.
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It had some good moments, some good action and some good jokes, the art was middling, in the end the story felt completely inconsequential and that’s what kept it at 3 stars
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Didn't like this one a whole lot because of the art style of Thunderbolts. It was a bit 90s', a bit modern and it didn't match well.
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After Tiger Shark isn't able to kill Hawkeye/Bullseye? takes over and gives it his all. But even without crazy brain Deadpool outsmarts him while simultaneously fulfilling his childhood dream of fighting while wearing a meat suit. Beaten Bullseye decides to pay off Deadpool in Norman Osborns name to make sure Deadpool doesn't try to take credit for stopping the Skrull invasion.
A month later, ships himself in the head because he's so friggin bored. Classic. -
Interesting crossover. I've not really read anything with the Thunderbolts or Dark Avenger teams, so this was a completely new thing for me. This is also my first foray into Secret War related things. I'll eventually dig into it some more, but right now, I'm just here for Deadpool. Liked the story, but the need for going between two collections for this crossover was quite the pain.
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I like Andy Diggle. And Daniel Way is...passable.
This is neither if those things.
The humour is terrible.
The action is sub-par and uninspired.
I have no interest in this sorry story and this rewarmed action sequences from a bad 90s Seagal movie.
Avoid this. God, for your own sake. -
3.5/5 Stars
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Deadpool is always good.
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meh
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#1
deadpool, volume 1: secret invasion ★★★★☆
#2
deadpool, volume 2: dark reign★★★☆☆
#3
dark reign: deadpool/thunderbolts ★★★☆☆
#4
deadpool, volume 3: x marks the spot ★★★★☆
#5
deadpool, volume 4: monkey business ★★★★☆
#6
deadpool, volume 5: what happened in vegas ★★★☆☆
deadpool is an absolute mess in this one and it’s delightful
black widow: most women do not respond well to sexual advances made at gunpoint.
deadpool: they don’t? um, i have a knife...is that better?
deadpool: that is a gun in my pants. but that doesn’t mean i’m not happy to see you...
deadpool: cool, cool...look, i just wanted to apologize for anything stupid i might’ve said--y’know, when i called earlier? cool. that’s cool. you’re cool. whew! i’m actually kinda nervous, y’know? my hands are even shaking. anyway, so...what’s up?
[Image Description: Deadpool with a hand rubbing his neck and his knee bent, leaning towards Black Widow, who looks annoyed. End Image Description.]
[Image Description: Deadpool squirming due to being tickled by Ant-Man who is ant-sized and crawling under Deadpool’s suit, a yellow speech bubble reads, “Whoa! Tha-tha--ha ha ha--that tickles!” End Image Description.]
content/trigger warnings; physical violence, blood, gore, murder, vomiting, -
This showed off the general insanity the follows (and is caused by) Deadpool. It was an enjoyable romp powered by an obscure point from the previous crossover, Secret invasion. My only issue is that it felt like 4 issues of Deadpool rather than any kind of meaningful crossover with the T-Bolts. They didn't really get any focus at all other than chasing DP. The other problem is that as a story it didn't really deserve 4 issues. It's a 2 issue story stretched to give the fight scenes room to breathe. Enjoyable enough if you're a DP fan but don't pay full price for it.
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that was certainly a fun read, thigh I'm a little confused as to why Black Widow and Ant-Man are on the Thunderbolt team to begin with.
unless this Ant-Man was scott Lang, who is a criminal, then it makes sense. though this was from 2009 so this isn't the movie version of the character. also, this Black Widow wasn't Natasha, her name was Yelena... no wonder she's on the bad buy team, identity theft!
now that is settled, the book was really enjoyable, Deadpool as always is spot on and hilarious. The interaction that he has with Black Widow is wonderful. -
Eh, this was the weakest of the Deadpool collections I'm reading (mostly in order.)
Some of that has to do with it being a "crossover" with Thunderbolts... and 'universal events' that I frankly... don't give a crap about.
So, there's less Deadpool, more other supers (which, as with most crossovers, they make no attempt to explain who these characters are or -for the most part - why they're doing what they're doing.) -
This book has one of the funniest scenarios in the Deadpool oeuvre and is another worthy addition to the gallery showcasing the merc with a mouth's so stupid it's genius (or so genius it's stupid) shenanigans.
An altercation involving Ant-man and the insides of Deadpool's jumpsuit proves especially hilarious. -
This book has your typical Deadpool hilarity. The Thunderbolts are basically nothing here. The plot is somewhat hard to pick up on, what little of it there is, but a short book like this is really only written for one reason: what crazy hilarious things can we make Deadpool do and say this time?
Recommend, but only if you need a quick laugh.
