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Deadpool Team-Up (Collected Editions)
Deadpool: Dead Head Redemption
Collects Deadpool #900 and Deadpool #1000. Thrill as the Merc with a Mouth squares off against probe-happy aliens, trigger-happy mimes, mimes from outer space, urban cannibals, underage hit men, one seriously unhappy fanman and Lady Luck herself!
180 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 22, 2011
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About the author
Jason Aaron
2,356 books1,674 followersJason Aaron grew up in a small town in Alabama. His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers, on which the feature film Full Metal Jacket was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase books from spinner racks, some of which he still owns today.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
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June 12, 2012
So, what have we here? Deadpool #900, which is a fairly hefty collection of short stories, the Widdle Wade story (I don't know why this is here...), Deadpool #1000, which is another fairly hefty collection of short stories, a Deadpool Christmas special, and Captain America: Who Won't Wield the Shield. The short stories are a very mixed bag. Some are very good (Luck be a Lady, from Deadpool #1000, for example) and others... Not so much. The not-Captain America can best be described as odd, and is included here on the basis of the "Golden Age" take on Deadpool. I couldn't recommend this to anyone but Deadpool fans, because I would bet good money that not a single thing that happens between the covers of this trade (with the possible exception of Widdle Wade) is canonical.
May 31, 2023
I haven’t read a comic in years, but it only took Deadpool to bring me back. Great stories.
December 24, 2014
A collection of mediocre-at-best stories of Deadpool, wherein the character is imagined and written in about a million different ways, which, to me, solidifies that no one really quite knows what Deadpool's deal is. Deadpool was one of my absolute favorites growing up (back when Joe Kelly was writing it), and has remained in my pull list ever since. However, most people just seem to have absolutely no idea what to do with him. He's the "Merc with a Mouth." Ok, fine. What does that mean, exactly? Apparently, beyond the fact that he talks a lot, it means whatever a given writer wants it to mean, and that leads to a very ill-defined, all-over-the-place character that becomes exceedingly hard to like or care about.
In this book of short stories, we get Deadpool as sad clown, Deadpool as relentless murderer, Deadpool as complete idiot, Deadpool as brilliant strategist, ad contradictory infinitum. Michael Kupperman even has an entire story in here devoted to how many different versions of Deadpool there are (though his is a little more literal). The problem is, pretty much none of the stories are actually good. None of these guys are really comedy writers. They're comics writers who may delve into comedic overtones when the mood suits them, but in general, these aren't joke writers, and I think that's the one single thing Deadpool needs: jokes. Instead, we just get a parade of lame references and farts and "isn't-it-funny-how-he-won't-shut-ups" crammed into a bunch of impossibly lame scenarios that just plain suck.
The only two stories in this whole volume I enjoyed were Fred Van Lente's "Silent But Deadly" (which is somehow not about farts) and Matt Fraction's "Doctor America," which is from Captain America: Who Won't Wield The Shield and not even a Deadpool story. I'm not even really sure why they threw in that entire, meta-to-the-point-of-being-masturbatory one-shot, as only about 10% of it has anything to do with Deadpool, and the part that does contain Deadpool could've easily stood on its own. Oh well, whatever Marvel.
The point is, if you want to read a collection that seems to completely sum up the problem at the core of Deadpool as a character, here's your example. He isn't a character as much as he is a mouthpiece for whoever's writing him at the time. Now, people like Joe Kelly and the Posehn/Duggan team have done great stuff with the character, so clearly it CAN work (though Joe Kelly's entry in this book is wildly sexist AND drawn by the terrible Rob Liefeld, so who knows). It's just rare that Deadpool is really any good, no matter how much I may want it to be. I will continue reading this crap forever I guess.
In this book of short stories, we get Deadpool as sad clown, Deadpool as relentless murderer, Deadpool as complete idiot, Deadpool as brilliant strategist, ad contradictory infinitum. Michael Kupperman even has an entire story in here devoted to how many different versions of Deadpool there are (though his is a little more literal). The problem is, pretty much none of the stories are actually good. None of these guys are really comedy writers. They're comics writers who may delve into comedic overtones when the mood suits them, but in general, these aren't joke writers, and I think that's the one single thing Deadpool needs: jokes. Instead, we just get a parade of lame references and farts and "isn't-it-funny-how-he-won't-shut-ups" crammed into a bunch of impossibly lame scenarios that just plain suck.
The only two stories in this whole volume I enjoyed were Fred Van Lente's "Silent But Deadly" (which is somehow not about farts) and Matt Fraction's "Doctor America," which is from Captain America: Who Won't Wield The Shield and not even a Deadpool story. I'm not even really sure why they threw in that entire, meta-to-the-point-of-being-masturbatory one-shot, as only about 10% of it has anything to do with Deadpool, and the part that does contain Deadpool could've easily stood on its own. Oh well, whatever Marvel.
The point is, if you want to read a collection that seems to completely sum up the problem at the core of Deadpool as a character, here's your example. He isn't a character as much as he is a mouthpiece for whoever's writing him at the time. Now, people like Joe Kelly and the Posehn/Duggan team have done great stuff with the character, so clearly it CAN work (though Joe Kelly's entry in this book is wildly sexist AND drawn by the terrible Rob Liefeld, so who knows). It's just rare that Deadpool is really any good, no matter how much I may want it to be. I will continue reading this crap forever I guess.
April 22, 2016
I've been incredibly stingy with my five star reviews so far this year (It's the middle of April, and I've read 106 books this year. Only four of those books - including this one - have been given five stars), so you know when I give this five stars, it must be something pretty fabulous.
This was my first foray into the world of Deadpool. Everything I know about the character has come from a) that terrible Wolverine origin story movie, and b) Lego Marvel Superheroes, in which he's easily my favourite character because of all his ridiculous little cameos. And with the new Deadpool movie in production, I figured now was the time to dive in and find out a little bit more.
This was a FABULOUS place to start. It's the 900th and 1000th issues of Deadpool combined into one volume, with a Deadpool Christmas story tacked on the end. And the benefit of this volume is that the 900th and 1000th issues were effectively a bunch of short, stand-alone comics. There's no overarching story to worry about, there's just Deadpool being his totally bonkers self.
Yes, it takes a while to get your head around Deadpool and his multiple personality narrative. Yes, it's confronting/ridiculous/totally fucked up at times. Yes, it breaks the fourth wall regularly. But it was HILARIOUS from start to finish and I loved every single second of it.
Sure, for regular Deadpool fans, the lack of a continuing story will probably be kind of a drag. But for first timers? It's pretty much the perfect introduction to Deadpool.
This was my first foray into the world of Deadpool. Everything I know about the character has come from a) that terrible Wolverine origin story movie, and b) Lego Marvel Superheroes, in which he's easily my favourite character because of all his ridiculous little cameos. And with the new Deadpool movie in production, I figured now was the time to dive in and find out a little bit more.
This was a FABULOUS place to start. It's the 900th and 1000th issues of Deadpool combined into one volume, with a Deadpool Christmas story tacked on the end. And the benefit of this volume is that the 900th and 1000th issues were effectively a bunch of short, stand-alone comics. There's no overarching story to worry about, there's just Deadpool being his totally bonkers self.
Yes, it takes a while to get your head around Deadpool and his multiple personality narrative. Yes, it's confronting/ridiculous/totally fucked up at times. Yes, it breaks the fourth wall regularly. But it was HILARIOUS from start to finish and I loved every single second of it.
Sure, for regular Deadpool fans, the lack of a continuing story will probably be kind of a drag. But for first timers? It's pretty much the perfect introduction to Deadpool.
May 21, 2018
More good Deadpool
Just a fun read to see where the stories will take you.
Turns out, really strange places. Fun to read.
Just a fun read to see where the stories will take you.
Turns out, really strange places. Fun to read.
February 19, 2019
Great, funny, worth reading.
July 2, 2025
Flashes of Brilliance (looking at you Howard Chaykin)), but only flashes so be prepared to wade through quite a bit of dreck
August 18, 2025
3 1/2 stars. Pretty all over the place with some great one shots, and some that completely screwed the pooch.
August 7, 2012
Now, this is my second time reading anything Deadpool and I have to admit that I'm glad this wasn't the first thing I picked up because it might have turned me off the guy completely.
There were a few great stories early in the collection and some shining moments later on but there are some highly jumbled moments (I'd say schizophrenic but that would just make sense for Deadpool...) that just confused me. I was switching between storylines and artists and sometimes I wasn't sure when one would end before the other began. It was all a bit of a mess, honestly. I like Deadpool (or at least, I really want to) but he fell flat in some of these stories for me.
Recommendations of better Deadpool stand-alones or completed series would be greatly appreciated because this one just didn't do it for me.
There were a few great stories early in the collection and some shining moments later on but there are some highly jumbled moments (I'd say schizophrenic but that would just make sense for Deadpool...) that just confused me. I was switching between storylines and artists and sometimes I wasn't sure when one would end before the other began. It was all a bit of a mess, honestly. I like Deadpool (or at least, I really want to) but he fell flat in some of these stories for me.
Recommendations of better Deadpool stand-alones or completed series would be greatly appreciated because this one just didn't do it for me.
May 13, 2015
A large collection of short stories and tales of deadpool and his jobs, and journeys. As with any collection of stories, theres multiple writers and artists so some I liked more than others. Because of this its a little hard making a review but in all I think any deadpool fan should have this in their collection.
STORY:6
ART:7
ACTION:8
CHARACTERS:8
(out of ten)
STORY:6
ART:7
ACTION:8
CHARACTERS:8
(out of ten)
July 6, 2016
This wasn't bad, but it was kind of all over the place. There were several really funny entries towards the start, but the second to last section about all the comic writers seemed a bit self-serving. It didn't add to the collection at all and wasn't funny (unless you're a comic writer, I guess). Not the Merc at his best.
April 16, 2013
There is a lot of what the fuck in this book and I think I enjoyed most of it. There were some stories that were a bit slow paced but for the most part, it was pretty good. Deadpool rarely disappoints.
August 27, 2015
I'm only giving this one 3 stars. It had some good, some spectacular, and also some horrendous stories. But, since it was fairly balanced and anytime you have a collection of short works there are going to be good and bad ones...I'm giving it a middle of the road rating.
August 29, 2012
When you have a collection this varied, there is potential for stories to be hit or miss. There were some stories that appeared to be stuffed in since there wasn't another collection for them.
June 13, 2015
Quite the smorgasbord of stories. Some were quite funny and some were weird. Not my favorite compilation, but entertaining enough.
February 20, 2016
It was a fun book for a new comic book fan, but also it was too many unrelated stories .. some very good and some not that good!
July 5, 2016
Some stories I enjoyed- some I did not. Probably more cons than pros which is why it gets this rating.
November 20, 2015
Lots of short stories. Some are pretty good, some are kinda terrible. Overall, meh.
August 24, 2015
I havent finished it but like everyone else I to think it needs more Deadpool.
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