Deadpool #1 Review

Writer: Skottie Young / Artist: Nic Klein, Scott Hepburn / Marvel Merc-With-A-Mystery Our favorite Merc-with-a-Mouth is back with the same machine-gun tongue we’ve missed for so long.There’s no laugh that goes unscathed. There’s no burn without the added salt. This re-entry into the DP universe makes you cringe, face-palm and stare deep into the camera. via GIPHY The most empowering moments of the comic was when DP gives you the opportunity to indulge in guilt-filled laughter. The powerhouse begins when we meet Deadpool at the movie theater, hopelessly cackling at a hospital death scene during a dramatic movie. I always find this to be extremely dramatic because of his inability to die (except from the small confines of Thanos, the reversal of his healing factor and etc). Deadpool’s consistent breaking of the fourth wall, a crowd pleaser, does not disappear in this recent addition. I feel like the dramatic irony of Deadpool vs Death and Belonging will be a consistent metaphor throughout the series.

In a world that doesn’t look like him, nor accept him in spite of understanding his differences where does our beloved anti-hero fit? When one consistently revamps origin stories in order to make sense of what has been lost, what becomes of the identities that essentially becomes scraps? What I always enjoyed about Deadpool comics is that the humor helped me understand my own desensitization. The gruesome violence or quick jabs doesn’t take away from the genuine pain. It’s fu…