Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time

Deadpool Killogy #5

by Cullen Bunn, Dalibor Talajić (Illustrator)

Cullen Bunn and Dalibor Talajić reunite to complete their Deadpool Kill-ogy - and this time the Marvel Multiverse is in Wade Wilson's sights! You loved it when Deadpool killed the Marvel Universe. You couldn't believe your luck when Deadpool killed the Marvel Universe again! Now brace yourselves - because Deadpool is about to kill the Marvel Universe…one…last…time! But we meet the murderous Merc With A Mouth at a low ebb - alone, broken, bereft of purpose. Far from the sassin' assassin we know and love - until a multiversal explorer arrives with a mission across realities that only Deadpool can complete. He has a kill list filled with familiar and surprising versions of your favorite heroes, and teleporting tech that can take him from universe to universe - so it's time to get bodyslidin' and body-pilin'! Wade is back on the hunt - and it's Marvels season! Collecting Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe One Last Time #1-5.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Marvel, Superheroes

120 pages, Paperback

First published December 2, 2025

About the author

Cullen grew up in rural North Carolina, but now lives in the St. Louis area with his wife Cindy and his son Jackson. His noir/horror comic (and first collaboration with Brian Hurtt), The Damned, was published in 2007 by Oni Press. The follow-up, The Damned: Prodigal Sons, was released in 2008. In addition to The Sixth Gun, his current projects include Crooked Hills, a middle reader horror prose series from Evileye Books; The Tooth, an original graphic novel from Oni Press; and various work for Marvel and DC. Somewhere along the way, Cullen founded Undaunted Press and edited the critically acclaimed small press horror magazine, Whispers from the Shattered Forum.

All writers must pay their dues, and Cullen has worked various odd jobs, including Alien Autopsy Specialist, Rodeo Clown, Professional Wrestler Manager, and Sasquatch Wrangler.

And, yes, he has fought for his life against mountain lions and he did perform on stage as the World's Youngest Hypnotist. Buy him a drink sometime, and he'll tell you all about it.

Visit his website at www.cullenbunn.com.

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.8 stars

[Khurram · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good ending to the Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe trilogy. However like anything with Deadpool is it really the end?

Deadpool has managed to kill every member of the Marvel Universe. The only person he can't kill is himself. Now he is given a new mission can the destroyer of the Marvel Universe become the redeemer of the multiverse. How will he take on the most powerful and darkest heroes turned villains in the multiverse?

Here is Deadpool doing what he does best, on one more suicide mission. Will anyone make it out alive? The book finishes with a variant cover gallery.

[READERSBEWARE · Rating 4 out of 5]

There’s a strange sadness buried under the blood-soaked comedy of Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time. On the surface it’s everything you’d expect—ridiculous violence, sarcastic monologues, and the kind of absurd carnage only Wade Wilson could deliver with a grin and a one-liner. But the deeper you get into the pages, the more it starts to feel less like a victory lap and more like watching a clown perform in an empty circus. The jokes still land, the bodies still pile up, but there’s a quiet sense that Deadpool himself knows he’s trapped in the same gruesome punchline again and again.

The humor hits differently this time around. Instead of feeling purely chaotic and triumphant, the comedy feels almost exhausted—like Deadpool is cracking jokes because the silence would be worse. Watching him carve his way through twisted versions of heroes and villains across the multiverse is still wildly entertaining, but there’s a weird melancholy to it. The carnage feels less like rebellion and more like routine. Every sarcastic comment carries the faint undertone of someone who knows he’s already broken the world once before and is now just going through the motions.

Visually and tonally, the book leans fully into that grim absurdity. The violence is exaggerated, the action scenes are explosive, and the humor is pitch-black. Yet beneath the ridiculous spectacle is a strangely tragic idea: when Deadpool destroys everything, he’s also destroying the only stage he has left to perform on. It’s funny, brutal, and a little depressing all at once. That bittersweet mix of comedy and nihilism keeps it from being just another shock-value gore fest and makes it feel like a darkly humorous farewell to one of Marvel’s most unhinged alternate-universe stories.

[Bryan Fischer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This felt really unnecessary. Few interesting ideas, couple good jokes, and some nice action. But I just didn’t care much for the story or how it related to any of the previous books. Probably gets a 2 star if not for the great artwork.

[William Cherico · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first couple of Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe-es really interested me as a younger reader. I liked how they prodded at why we enjoy reading Deadpool while still feeling fun and, at times, kind of scary. I think this one misses the mark in that we've wrapped back around to being asked to just enjoy the ultra-powered fights in a way that the first Deadpool Kills was criticizing. Sure, it's neat to see Wade Wilson get as strong as possible, accumulating additional superpowers and internal monologues to fight variations of the Marvel universe, but when the story ends at pretty much the same place as it started it makes you wonder what the point was. A bit of a rough one to go out on, assuming the name isn't Friday the 13th Part IV-ing us.

[Ross · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's never the 'last time' with good ol' Deadpool...

He took out the ENTIRE Marvel Universe before. The universe he's in now has an ocean of bodies and despite his own death wish, he's still around. He gets recruited 'one more time' to save the Marvel multiverse from another uber villain.

Time to hit the highlights and power-up for one more go.

[Evan · Rating 5 out of 5]

If they decided to animate this or even make a Deadpool mini series I seriously think it could be such an amazing thing to see. This comic run was amazing, it was just fun and a different take on Deadpool. Right to the point, a darker Deadpool but still on his own journey.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Deadpool becomes the white blood cell of the multiverse. Though he does take some side quests. Combining powers makes for an unstoppable merc with a mouth. Fun story.

[Jonathan Herr · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yeah this is getting really old. But the previous ones were so bad (Killustrated, Kills Deadpool) that by extension this is passable.

But PLEASE stop.

[saziibookssss · Rating 3 out of 5]

le daría 3.5 pero como no se puede pues 3

sinceramente creo que se pasan un poco chetando muchísimo a Deadpool para luego dejar así el final pero me ha gustado bastante, es un buen final.

[Erik · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very *swear words here* goofy.

[Daniel Butcher · Rating 3 out of 5]

Deadpool fights through a multiverse of Fanboy fantasy mashups…with an ending that’s a little flat.

[Thomas Stanistreet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not the best of the series but I feel like that final issue made up for a lot of it. Thought it was fun nonetheless, the first half felt very rushed but whilst also including some great moments.

[JW · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointing schlock.