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Deadpool (2008) (Collected Editions)
Deadpool: What Happened in Vegas
Deadpool's been described as many things over the years, but "trendsetter"? That's a new one. Here he is, trying to get his hero on and guess what? Suddenly, everyone else is, too! Seems like everyone's wanting to jump on the Deadpool bandwagon lately, doesn't it?
Collecting: Deadpool 23-26
Collecting: Deadpool 23-26
112 pages, Paperback
First published October 27, 2010
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April 28, 2016
Deadpool has been trying to become a ‘good guy’, but it hasn’t been going well. So he’s off to Vegas where he finds his former acquaintance Weasel working as security for a casino with a super suit of armor, and Deadpool convinces him to let him help. But of course the Merc With A Mouth has his own agenda.
This is the first collection of this Daniel Way’s run of Deadpool that I’ve found lacking. A big part of that has to do with just how mean DP’s scheme seems this time. We’ve seen him screwing over former friends before in this series, but this one just seems extra skeevy and just not that funny. Like a lot of anti-heroes Wade needs someone a lot worse than him around to seem sympathetic. Or the last two collections have had him interacting with Spider-Man and the X-Men who keep him in check, and the humor comes from them trying to manage Wade’s outrageous behavior. It’s just not as much fun when Wade is going around doing any crazy thing that pops into his head with no one around to try and stop him.
There’s still some entertaining stuff here, but it seems a little down from the high points of the previous collections.
This is the first collection of this Daniel Way’s run of Deadpool that I’ve found lacking. A big part of that has to do with just how mean DP’s scheme seems this time. We’ve seen him screwing over former friends before in this series, but this one just seems extra skeevy and just not that funny. Like a lot of anti-heroes Wade needs someone a lot worse than him around to seem sympathetic. Or the last two collections have had him interacting with Spider-Man and the X-Men who keep him in check, and the humor comes from them trying to manage Wade’s outrageous behavior. It’s just not as much fun when Wade is going around doing any crazy thing that pops into his head with no one around to try and stop him.
There’s still some entertaining stuff here, but it seems a little down from the high points of the previous collections.
November 10, 2016
Aw man, what happened to Daniel Way’s Deadpool? This fifth volume stinks!
Deadpool hears someone in Vegas trashing him and decides to prove them wrong by being a hero (and because this is set during Marvel’s short-lived “Heroic Age” nonsense). This involves a convoluted plan to knock over a casino with two super-minor Marvel characters: Weasel, who now has a giant robot armour and is working security at said casino, and Grizzly, a douchebag in a bear suit.
I don’t really get Deadpool’s motivation to rob a casino - just a couple books back he literally had more money than he knew what to do with and hated it! I guess inconsistency is a consistent character trait of Deadpool’s - still sucks as a motive and doesn’t make the comic any less boring. There’s also an issue where Deadpool and Ghost Rider fight for no reason which is unentertaining and pointless.
The bonus story by Duane Swierczynski and Philip Bond was fun: Deadpool fights robbers in the Burj Khalifa blind and has to rely on Pool-O-Vision (his imagination) to beat them! And Carlo Barberi’s artwork on Way’s issues was really good too - very slick, smooth superhero visuals which complemented the action well.
Other than that though, Deadpool, Volume 5: What Happened in Vegas is the only snake eyes so far in Daniel Way’s Deadpool run.
Deadpool hears someone in Vegas trashing him and decides to prove them wrong by being a hero (and because this is set during Marvel’s short-lived “Heroic Age” nonsense). This involves a convoluted plan to knock over a casino with two super-minor Marvel characters: Weasel, who now has a giant robot armour and is working security at said casino, and Grizzly, a douchebag in a bear suit.
I don’t really get Deadpool’s motivation to rob a casino - just a couple books back he literally had more money than he knew what to do with and hated it! I guess inconsistency is a consistent character trait of Deadpool’s - still sucks as a motive and doesn’t make the comic any less boring. There’s also an issue where Deadpool and Ghost Rider fight for no reason which is unentertaining and pointless.
The bonus story by Duane Swierczynski and Philip Bond was fun: Deadpool fights robbers in the Burj Khalifa blind and has to rely on Pool-O-Vision (his imagination) to beat them! And Carlo Barberi’s artwork on Way’s issues was really good too - very slick, smooth superhero visuals which complemented the action well.
Other than that though, Deadpool, Volume 5: What Happened in Vegas is the only snake eyes so far in Daniel Way’s Deadpool run.
June 12, 2012
Hm. The weakest of the new Deadpool collections so far, but not terrible. Deadpool goes to Vegas, and gets distracted by his old buddy Weasel's newest job, as the mech-suited protector of Vegas casinos. What follows is a mean-spirited heist that hammers in, at great length, that Deadpool is not a good guy and not to be trusted, even by the people he'll occasionally call a friend. This may be something that needed to be said, but the result is actually a little on the dull side.
June 10, 2015
Well this was another disappointing volume. You see that cover!? Doesn't it look fun! Yeah, well none of that happens...at all.
This was lacking everything you expect when picking up a Deadpool story. There was no humor, the plot was incredibly predictable, and the violence was equivalent to a Transformers movie.
The story might not have been so bad if it was contained to a single issue, there was no reason for it to go on as long as it did. The story had promise but went to crap right about here...
Not sure what the point was of the one off Ghost Rider appearance, but it was better than the casino story arc.
Overall this volume was devoid of charm, wit, or any humor which is even more insulting considering the setting is Las Vegas and Deadpool could have really torn it up.
This was lacking everything you expect when picking up a Deadpool story. There was no humor, the plot was incredibly predictable, and the violence was equivalent to a Transformers movie.
The story might not have been so bad if it was contained to a single issue, there was no reason for it to go on as long as it did. The story had promise but went to crap right about here...
Not sure what the point was of the one off Ghost Rider appearance, but it was better than the casino story arc.
Overall this volume was devoid of charm, wit, or any humor which is even more insulting considering the setting is Las Vegas and Deadpool could have really torn it up.
December 16, 2015
cover is misleading as fuck. I was so excited for Deadpool to be paired up with the Avengers but nOPE. Still a pretty good volume though.
March 2, 2012
I remember absolutely loving Deadpool when I was in middle school and Joe Kelly was at the reins. Probably because it felt like reading a really violent cartoon, and I was a child. Pop culture references while a guy's head gets blown off? Perfect. Sometimes it gets way too serious? Who cares! He's probably seconds away from putting a gun in a butt.
Now I finally feel like I'm starting to grow out of Deadpool. The character has spent over a decade in a kind of limbo, with few writers really being able to decide if he's a serious character or not. At times he's this broken lunatic who just wants to be heroic and sane, and struggles with his inability to be either. At others he's just a lunatic with nothing to stop him from acting like a complete crazy person. This volume suffers from both.
At this point, I just don't care about Deadpool's desire to be a hero. It's way too Final Fantasy or something. "All I've ever wanted is to be a hero," said Cloud to the dragon. No thanks! Deadpool is a ruthless killing machine, not some emo teenage hair gelist with a sword.
I give this volume 3 stars because it is still funny at times, and I have some lingering nostalgia for the character I just can't get rid of. But I really want to return to the thing that worked about Cable & Deadpool: Cable is the straight man, Deadpool is Deadpool. When Deadpool plays his own straight man it gets convoluted and difficult to swallow.
Now I finally feel like I'm starting to grow out of Deadpool. The character has spent over a decade in a kind of limbo, with few writers really being able to decide if he's a serious character or not. At times he's this broken lunatic who just wants to be heroic and sane, and struggles with his inability to be either. At others he's just a lunatic with nothing to stop him from acting like a complete crazy person. This volume suffers from both.
At this point, I just don't care about Deadpool's desire to be a hero. It's way too Final Fantasy or something. "All I've ever wanted is to be a hero," said Cloud to the dragon. No thanks! Deadpool is a ruthless killing machine, not some emo teenage hair gelist with a sword.
I give this volume 3 stars because it is still funny at times, and I have some lingering nostalgia for the character I just can't get rid of. But I really want to return to the thing that worked about Cable & Deadpool: Cable is the straight man, Deadpool is Deadpool. When Deadpool plays his own straight man it gets convoluted and difficult to swallow.
March 25, 2016
I always feel like there's always a comic or part of a comic in each issue that I'm not a huge fan of. For this one, it was just the bonus material at the end of the issue. Partially because the art wasn't as good, partially because I just found it kinda boring. With that said, I really enjoyed the rest of it. It's been years since I've seen anything about Ghost Rider and it was a nice blast from the past to see him pop up. Also, all the stuff in Vegas with Weasel was amusing. Good issue!
I was, however, very disappointed that the cover was a complete lie. None of those characters showed up even for a second. Boo hiss.
I was, however, very disappointed that the cover was a complete lie. None of those characters showed up even for a second. Boo hiss.
May 17, 2011
Not as many belly laughs or extreme-weird scenes as I'd expected. I believe the re-appearance of one of Deadpool's secondary characters is the main reason why the story got dragged down. Also, not knowing exactly what Deadpool's plotting (even against the voices in his mind) seems to make it less fun.
September 22, 2013
Random Ghost Rider story is random, but I guess they needed some way to give us a flashback to Weapon X.
September 24, 2025
Before Daniel Way writes a book, I imagine he sits down and reads most-to-all of the books in the series that lead up to it. He's always putting in very specific continuity references that aren't necessarily the most popular or well-known, and it's usually done in such a way that you don't need to have read those books to understand the reference. But it does make the book more fun if you have enjoyed/endured the stories he calls back to.
Unfortunately, this style of writing dragged down his Wolverine: Origins, Volume 1: Born in Blood, making most of the run excruciating to read. (Wolverine: Origins, Volume 5: Deadpool being the exception that every X-fan should read).
But what didn't work for his Wolverine run does work spectacularly for Deadpool.
This story hinges on a couple of main characters from the Joe Kelly run coming back into Deadpool's orbit during a trip to, as you can probably tell from the title, Las Vegas. As with much of Way's run Deadpool's status as hero or villain is constantly in flux as he tortures his friends, presumably to benefit them in the end.
If you enjoy Deadpool, the Daniel Way era is really one of the all-time best runs of the character. If you're not a big Deadpool fan, this particular volume may or may not change your mind.
Unfortunately, this style of writing dragged down his Wolverine: Origins, Volume 1: Born in Blood, making most of the run excruciating to read. (Wolverine: Origins, Volume 5: Deadpool being the exception that every X-fan should read).
But what didn't work for his Wolverine run does work spectacularly for Deadpool.
This story hinges on a couple of main characters from the Joe Kelly run coming back into Deadpool's orbit during a trip to, as you can probably tell from the title, Las Vegas. As with much of Way's run Deadpool's status as hero or villain is constantly in flux as he tortures his friends, presumably to benefit them in the end.
If you enjoy Deadpool, the Daniel Way era is really one of the all-time best runs of the character. If you're not a big Deadpool fan, this particular volume may or may not change your mind.
May 26, 2018
The Avengers are back together and heroes are back in style.... and Deadpool still isn't out of his "I want to be a superhero phase".
He ends up in Vegas at a casino where his frenemy (Wade has a lot of frenemys) Weasel is a new supersuit hero that protects casinos. Deadpool convinces Weasel to get him a supersuit too and introduce him as a new hero. For their first battle together they fight a bad guy called Grizzly, who wears a bear suit. They manage to fight him off after an epic battle but Weasel comes off looking cowardly and he resents that everyone thinks Deadpool is a hero. Since their wearing robot suits no one can actually see whose inside the suit and Deadpool comes up the an idea to make Weasel feel better. They grade suits and the next day when Grizzly comes back again to rob the casino, everyone is excited to see Deadpool suit save the day (now with Weasel inside). Deadpool pulls a crazy double cross and he runs with Grizzly and the Casino money. Since everyone thought that the suit Deadpool was wearing belongs to Weasel, Weasel is now a wanted man.
Wow that was confusing.
In the end Weasel has to into hiding. Deadpool gets Weasels hero job but now that it's a job he doesn't want it anymore. He goes off looking for other adventures.
Deadpool runs into Ghost Rider, who attacks him and using his ghostly powers forces Wade to have flashbacks of the time when he was at the war and found out he had cancer and the harrowing process of becoming the immortal he is now.
Wacky story, super fun. Love Deadpool crazy inner monologue.
He ends up in Vegas at a casino where his frenemy (Wade has a lot of frenemys) Weasel is a new supersuit hero that protects casinos. Deadpool convinces Weasel to get him a supersuit too and introduce him as a new hero. For their first battle together they fight a bad guy called Grizzly, who wears a bear suit. They manage to fight him off after an epic battle but Weasel comes off looking cowardly and he resents that everyone thinks Deadpool is a hero. Since their wearing robot suits no one can actually see whose inside the suit and Deadpool comes up the an idea to make Weasel feel better. They grade suits and the next day when Grizzly comes back again to rob the casino, everyone is excited to see Deadpool suit save the day (now with Weasel inside). Deadpool pulls a crazy double cross and he runs with Grizzly and the Casino money. Since everyone thought that the suit Deadpool was wearing belongs to Weasel, Weasel is now a wanted man.
Wow that was confusing.
In the end Weasel has to into hiding. Deadpool gets Weasels hero job but now that it's a job he doesn't want it anymore. He goes off looking for other adventures.
Deadpool runs into Ghost Rider, who attacks him and using his ghostly powers forces Wade to have flashbacks of the time when he was at the war and found out he had cancer and the harrowing process of becoming the immortal he is now.
Wacky story, super fun. Love Deadpool crazy inner monologue.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 20, 2022
I was going to say this was nothing special, rate it two and a half stars and then move on. So of course that's when issue 26 hit. I haven't read the earlier origin stories for DP, although I'm pretty sure they exist; this one hit hard tho, especially in the middle of a (supposed) character arc about finding purpose. Spoilers ahead:
I just wish writers were more consistent about being good or bad! It would make my life so much easier. Anyway, issue 26? Utter genius. The rest? Crap we've seen done better before.
I just wish writers were more consistent about being good or bad! It would make my life so much easier. Anyway, issue 26? Utter genius. The rest? Crap we've seen done better before.
March 28, 2024
You don't get to defame Deadpool's name and get away with it. Only Deadpool gets to do that. He stirs a hornet's nest and has to face a vengeful Weasel, now in a mechanized suit, calling himself the House. He is under contract to protect the interests of all casinos in Las Vegas. Deadpool offers a partnership instead. Now there are two protectors in mechs - Deadpool goes by Wildcard.
November 1, 2023
#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 ★★★☆☆
missing the humor of the previous volumes
content/trigger warnings; blood, gore, physical violence, ableism, explosions,
#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 ★★★☆☆
missing the humor of the previous volumes
content/trigger warnings; blood, gore, physical violence, ableism, explosions,
May 27, 2023
Witty, crazy, funny
I haven't read a lot of Deadpool comics so I can't judge this fairly based on characterization and plot. All I know is this was just as funny and crazy and clever as you can expect from Deadpool based on the films, and from the 2 other comic books I've read. I also am a fan of the type of art featured in this issue: not too rough or too textured but still detailed. And colorful enough to attract the eyes without being too cartoony.
I haven't read a lot of Deadpool comics so I can't judge this fairly based on characterization and plot. All I know is this was just as funny and crazy and clever as you can expect from Deadpool based on the films, and from the 2 other comic books I've read. I also am a fan of the type of art featured in this issue: not too rough or too textured but still detailed. And colorful enough to attract the eyes without being too cartoony.
September 2, 2017
Pair up with Weasel (who's all Iron-Manned) in Vegas. Not super funny, but Wade's a planning menace, obviously all for his own benefit.
Ghost Rider appearance at the end, thought it would go somewhere more but it was just a quick epilogue to the Weasel story that also has snippets of Deadpool's origin.
The short bonus story of blind Deadpool was pretty hilarious.
Ghost Rider appearance at the end, thought it would go somewhere more but it was just a quick epilogue to the Weasel story that also has snippets of Deadpool's origin.
The short bonus story of blind Deadpool was pretty hilarious.
February 20, 2025
WEASEL RETURN!!!!
And AL:3
Kinda a mid weasel plot line tbh. Also I don't really care for mechs so...
THE GHOST RIDER ISSUSE ATE THO!!!
ALSO CANON LIST NOW, WADE KILLED HIMSELF AT 18 AND WAS CONSIDERED DEAD SO SECRET MILITARY FORCE TOOK HIM CUZ HE COULD KILL. ALL BY 19.
I love love LOVE when he's scary 💕💞💕
And AL:3
Kinda a mid weasel plot line tbh. Also I don't really care for mechs so...
THE GHOST RIDER ISSUSE ATE THO!!!
ALSO CANON LIST NOW, WADE KILLED HIMSELF AT 18 AND WAS CONSIDERED DEAD SO SECRET MILITARY FORCE TOOK HIM CUZ HE COULD KILL. ALL BY 19.
I love love LOVE when he's scary 💕💞💕
May 25, 2025
4.5 stars rounded up
Poor wade is trying to be a hero, but he’s not very good at it.
Also? Sometimes he just can’t be bothered. The weight of other people’s opinions is a drag, man. Who knew Ghost Rider would be such a downer?
Poor wade is trying to be a hero, but he’s not very good at it.
Also? Sometimes he just can’t be bothered. The weight of other people’s opinions is a drag, man. Who knew Ghost Rider would be such a downer?
May 4, 2017
Was a very fun read.
October 1, 2018
Fun but all over the place
March 10, 2020
2.5 stars
October 12, 2020
Amazing. Sadly it’s the one worst one yet.
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January 6, 2021So... What exactly happened to Weasel? That didn't seem to be addressed.
July 17, 2024
TW for violence, cancer mentions, guns, blood, gore, sex jokes.
September 3, 2024
15 min
September 5, 2024
Wade hits Vegas and it may never be the same. We also get a visit from the Ghost Rider.
August 27, 2025
Deadpool in Vegas, Deadpool in a mech suit, Deadpool being hunted by Ghost Rider, what more could you want. Not a great story, but lots of harmless fun.
November 2, 2025
Ghost rider 🔥
September 22, 2016
Deadpool in Las Vegas...
Well... What about EVERYTHING?!
Becoming a hero isn't going as planned for Wade, so he decides to go to Vegas for some fun. Until he meets the new 'hero' of Vegas calles 'The House'... Aka Weasel in a super suit.
Weasel knows when Deadpool shows up, shit is about the hit the fan. So he tries to get rid of him by fighting him, and even locking him in a room very simular to a room Deadpool had where he once put Al and Weasel in. Although Deadpool means no harm, Weasel doesn't trust him. Until the casino where Weasel works gets attacked. And Deadpool still wants to promote his new status as a superhero.
Solution? Become the House's new sidekick Wildcard!
Unfortunately, Deadpool only knows how to solve problems using violence as much as possible.
And of course, things end up with Weasel being blamed for everything. Poor Weasel... I just know you will get the credit you earn!
But this isn't the end of the story. The story continues with Deadpool leaving Vegas, and encountering someone he thought was just a myth.
The encountering with Ghost Rider gives us a brief glimpse in the past of Wade Wilson. You don't learn much, but it gives you a nice look at his youth.
Before I end this review, I have to mention the last part of this comic. It's a short part drawn in a more comical way, where Deadpool has to eliminate some intruders of the casino. With the small detail of Deadpool losing both eyes in the very beginning. It's hilarious with an ending you never expected.
Well... What about EVERYTHING?!
Becoming a hero isn't going as planned for Wade, so he decides to go to Vegas for some fun. Until he meets the new 'hero' of Vegas calles 'The House'... Aka Weasel in a super suit.
Weasel knows when Deadpool shows up, shit is about the hit the fan. So he tries to get rid of him by fighting him, and even locking him in a room very simular to a room Deadpool had where he once put Al and Weasel in. Although Deadpool means no harm, Weasel doesn't trust him. Until the casino where Weasel works gets attacked. And Deadpool still wants to promote his new status as a superhero.
Solution? Become the House's new sidekick Wildcard!
Unfortunately, Deadpool only knows how to solve problems using violence as much as possible.
And of course, things end up with Weasel being blamed for everything. Poor Weasel... I just know you will get the credit you earn!
But this isn't the end of the story. The story continues with Deadpool leaving Vegas, and encountering someone he thought was just a myth.
The encountering with Ghost Rider gives us a brief glimpse in the past of Wade Wilson. You don't learn much, but it gives you a nice look at his youth.
Before I end this review, I have to mention the last part of this comic. It's a short part drawn in a more comical way, where Deadpool has to eliminate some intruders of the casino. With the small detail of Deadpool losing both eyes in the very beginning. It's hilarious with an ending you never expected.
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