Deadpool Assassin #6 Review

Writer: Cullen Bunn / Artist: Mark Bagley / Marvel Slicing Send Off Truthfully, I wasn’t ready for the limited series to end. Deadpool Assassin #6 left me cackling at the edge of my seat and also screaming dramatically at my ceiling. Last issue had me in tears. After the death of our beloved snake (Weasel) there was only one person left to save, his wife. Now my first thought was, yo this girl Threnody crazy as hell. You can’t be stealing somebody’s whole spouse. Which opened up my heart even more when I thought about the last DP Assassins issue. The pull and push surrounding religious metaphors versus loss, maybe I missed it all along this whole limited series.

The death of Weasel isn’t a crucifixion but rather he is the scapegoat for Threnody. If Weasel is the scapegoat for Threnody, then the kills Deadpool accumulated across the series is just a clump of scapegoats for himself. *Throws comic*. Why must Cullen Bunn continue to do this to me?! I just came here for a good time, and now I’m getting in my feels about the underlying metaphors of bloodshed. This whole issue was packed with leaps of faith, perspective cuts and my heart kept pumping. The writing throughout the series was always a gut wencher, either with the visuals or the laughter. This last issue was a great tie and merger of all the metaphors scattered throughout Deadpool Assassins. Slicer Pencil Strokes The Bunn and Bagley team is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to be reckoned with. Each issue in Dea…