Deadpool: Samurai, Vol. 3

デッドプール: SAMURAI [Deadpool: Samurai] #3

by Sanshiro Kasama, Hikaru Uesugi (illustrator)

It’s been a while since Deadpool has checked in with the Avengers Samurai Squad. Lives change, habits shift, and sometimes you just fall out of touch. Can you blame him? Deadpool has a lot going on. He’s a globetrotting super hero!

Genres: Manga, Comics

184 pages, Paperback

First published December 4, 2024

Reviews

[blueygurl2016 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wolverinepool? That’s an actual thing?! Go tell that to Wolverine and you’ll probably get slashed! Lol. That mighta been the part that cracked me up the most but there were so many other moments that made me laugh. It was meta in all the right was and hit all the right fangirlly high notes. Loki’s inclusion was absolutely hilarious and welcome, especially considering he was a villain in vol 1, so to see him as the reluctant team member was great.

[Nicolo · Rating 3 out of 5]

A new volume of Deadpool: Samurai collecting the manga that tied in to the "Deadpool and Wolverine" movie, plus Sakura Spider's American comic debut.

Ostensibly, this manga was to tie-in to the movie and the yellow cover with the bloody three clawed mark hinted at a Wolverine appearance. The character that was played famously by Hugh Jackman did not appear.

[Khurram · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got to say I loved this book. it has all the correct Deadpool fourth wall smashing insanity, lots of action and the return of faverite side characters. The only possible reason I could even consider giving this 4.5 stars is I hate when big fight scenes just get skipped, but even that is done in such Deadpool fashion I can accept it.

Deadpool is back in Japan/Viz. No villains are safe because this time he is not just back for a job (but he might take one on the side), he is here for revenge. Who could inspire such feelings of revenge with in Deadpool? However he might have a bigger job to do, partly connect too a certain movie.

The is the perfect ballance of Deadpool, being unhinged and doing things his way. If the villains thought they were getting another hero they will not know what hit them. I can't wait fir the next volume. There has to be a next volume.

[Jodie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5 Stars

[Tahani Hc · Rating 3 out of 5]

i like the multiverse part

[Michael Castro · Rating 5 out of 5]

super fun. need more marvel manga..

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

As silly as any other installment of Deadpool. I do like Loki joining the team and bringing in Wolverine-Pool.

[Nicholas Dehler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Type of book I could go my whole life without reading but since it’s sitting right there, I might as well. The opening was good lol and it’s nice to see Spiderman: Fake Red referenced. Overall fine; if you like the previous entries, you will like this one. Good for some light reading and a few good chuckles.

[libreroaming · Rating 4 out of 5]

Since Deadpool tends to be very pop culture and reference heavy, an initial primer before the review.

Do you need to read the first two volumes of "Deadpool: Samurai"?: It definitely helps as it re-introduces some of the recurring characters and which iteration of Deadpool this is. But I would assume people would read them anyway since it's part of a series.

Do you need to read Marvel titles?: No, but this is definitely Ryan Reynolds Deadpool of the movies. There is even a comment where this Deadpool says he doesn't know about the lesser known characters some bad guys are gaining their powers from. That said, a cursory understanding of the MCU is necessary for some jokes to land. Like how Hawkeye is not cool and what the Loki television series is up to.

Do you need to read other manga titles?: No, but once again, it does help with a few jokes, as Sakura Spider features prominently but you should know her from volumes 1 and 2.There is a Spider-Man: Red 4th wall reference, but it's not really a joke. There's also a manga parody at the start that might be funnier if you're into the tropes of the genre it's parodying.

"Deadpool: Samurai" is a continuation of the manga series, where Wade is primarily hanging out in Japan. A call about some yakuza killing his friend, Sakura Spider, sends him overseas to exact revenge. The story is definitely a vehicle for jokes and not a strongly plotted and detail oriented tale, as Sakura Spider isn't dead and the bad guys don't have much to do beside getting slaughtered or teased for later conflicts. Wade is firmly in the anti-hero camp who still has affection for heroes like Spidey and his friend, but his angst about being virtually immortal is not very engaging and you're happy for him to move back into the wisecracking mode.

With a great many jokes, a few really good, many okay, and a couple of clunkers, the voice feels authentic, which is the major point of enjoying Deadpool. The violence is not creatively slapstick but functional and gory enough that it would be R-rated if Ryan Reynold's recreated it. Overall, it's another solid entry in the series. But it does end on a cliffhanger.

[Relena_reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

On the one hand, this is a very recognizable Deadpool comic. On the other hand, this is actually a manga, and the fight scenes were often expansive, and therefore reading it as an eBook was sometimes difficult. The difficulty was increased by the fact that there was an American-style comic included in the collection, which caused the page flipping to be backwards (from Japanese style) throughout. I think I would really have enjoyed this even more in print, but that option wasn’t available when I originally acquired it. I’m going to go back and read the other volumes if I can find them in print, but not as eBooks.

Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC.

[Melanie Ivanoff · Rating 4 out of 5]

More battles, more villians, more cameos! If you enjoyed the previous volumes of Deadpool: Samurai you'll like this one. Deadpool teams up with friends old and new to punch, shoot, and slice his way through the bad guys. Lots of fun for Deadpool fans

[Carly · Rating 3 out of 5]

The artwork was good but the storyline felt flat. I know breaking the fourth wall is common in Deadpool movies but it felt a little off in this manga.

Thank you to Edelweiss Plus for this DRC.