Deadpool by Posehn & Duggan, Vol. 3

Deadpool (2012) (Collected Editions) #5-6

by Brian Posehn, Gerry Duggan

The magical day has arrived: Deadpool and succubus queen Shiklah tie the knot! But when Deadpool and his bride honeymoon in Japan, will married life agree with our mouthy merc? Or will he start doing the "take my wife, please" joke all the time? Meanwhile, Agent Preston makes a surprising discovery: Deadpool has a daughter! And there's more to her life than meets the eye! But Deadpool is up to his neck fighting Dracula's forces...can he escape in time to safeguard his own flesh and blood? And where did his daughter even come from? COLLECTING: Deadpool 26-34, Annual 1

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Graphic Novels Comics, X Men, Superheroes, Humor

312 pages, Hardcover

First published September 15, 2015

About the author

Brian Edmund Posehn[1] (born July 6, 1966) is an American actor, voice actor, musician, writer, and comedian, known for his roles as Jim Kuback on The WB's Mission Hill and Brian Spukowski on Comedy Central's The Sarah Silverman Program.

(source: wikipedia)

Reviews

[Dave · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Merc with a mouth opens this volume dealing with Hitler using a Time Machine helmet in an attempt to kill Nick Fury, but not counting on Deadpool throwing a major wrench in the plan.
The majority of the stories end up being the many mishap marriages and almost marriages that Wade goes through amidst a lot of pain, violence, and mayhem of course.

[Highland G · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story really starts to get good and This Deadpool story is a lot deeper than you would think. The early ‘silly arcs’ are explained with character development which works quite well. I’m still not a fan of the ‘old issue’ joke but it gets better as the book goes on aswell.

[Murray · Rating 3 out of 5]

Far less consistent than the first two volumes, Deadpool Vol. 3 is an enjoyable ride with plenty of great moments, but a disappointingly disjointed narrative in places.

Still recommended, with a lot of strong writing and art, but definitely the weakest of the first three volumes.

[C · Rating 2 out of 5]

As part of my x-read, I skipped a lot of the various Deadpool series and while I really enjoyed parts of this collection, I think I was reminded why. I really prefer Deadpool in a team setting when there are characters to play opposite him and his goofy hijinks. When everything is over the top ridiculous levels of craziness, it starts to lose its charm pretty quickly.

That said, there were definitely moments here and I would be interested to read more of this series since most reviews seem to peg this volume as the weakest of the bunch.

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

What Posehn and Duggan are able to do with Deadpool is actually remarkable. While funny, they are still able to tell this great long form series with a character that's not built for this. They have one of the best Original Sin tie-ins and I'm truly impressed. The marriage, while seemingly out of the blue if you didn't read The Gauntlet, was still done really well. The art throughout the book was fitting. Overall, a very good book that has no right to be this good.

[Abhinav Vuppalapati · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Deadpool was so fun it was just a great violent, action comedy book, this book had me laughing and was a great experience to read, I loved the Deadpool getting married idea it was great, the storyline is just so great and Deadpool is still his usual fun and funny self, the writers, artists, everyone who worked on this book did a fantastic job I really enjoyed it!!

[Ajay · Rating 2 out of 5]

The jokes, even if they are more risque than before, can still be very funny but the story is a step down from the first two volumes, settling for an approach that is as scattershot as the mind of the protagonist.

[Brittany · Rating 3 out of 5]

Being the first comic book I’ve read since I was a kid, I forgot how much I actually enjoyed reading these. Definitely a fun ride reading this one, even though I had no idea what was going on. Might think about getting the earlier editions.

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Re-read of Vol 5 and 6 plus death of wolverine content I already read.

[Jan Kjellin · Rating 2 out of 5]

As other reviewers already have pointed out, this volume is far less coherent than the previous two volumes. And while it's still funny and irreverent, the incoherence really dampens the mood. That said I did enjoy the Hitler episode and all references to inconsistent timelines, as well as little things both here and there.
But the thing that actually saved the entire volume was the utter darkness that suddenly descended during the episode with Wade visiting his parents. That episode was really sinister and gut-wrenching and extremely sad.

But overall, this was not much more than an "ok" read. Unfortunately.

[tony dillard jr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Deadpool's search for the daughter he didn't know he had continues. But before Wade can enact some blood-soaked revenge on those who've manipulated his past the Merc with a Mouth, he's got a little trip to take- down the aisle to holy matrimony. Though, based on who Deadpool's mystery bride is, should I say it's unholy?
Before the 'I Do's', Deadpool is thrown the most epic bachelor's party aboard the USS Essex. After the 'I Do's', Deadpool and bride go on a honeymoon to Japan. Needless to say, neither locale will ever be the same again and probably had to be condemned afterwards.
Deadpool's extensive and often confusing origin are explored in length in this omnibus edition. During an Original Sin crossover event, Agent Preston is shown visions of Deadpool's missing daughter while her partner Agent Adsit is shown a harrowing account of the death of Wade's parents. Meanwhile Deadpool is sent back in time to the 1950s in order to save Nick Fury from being assassinated by a time-travelling Adolf Hitler!
Folks, you can't make this stuff up- that is unless you're authors Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan. The duo has often been criticized for being too zany in their stories. But zany and bizarre- isn't that the essence of the anti-hero?
An insane collection of Deadpool tales that shed about as much light on the troubled mutant as it does muddy the waters a little bit more. But that's okay as I don't think we're ever supposed to really know Wade Wilson. Deadpool has got to have some surprises least he's just not that entertaining to read.

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book opens with Adolf Hitler gaining access to a time machine and attempting to assassinate Nick Fury in the 1950's - let's just say it was hard to top that! I really enjoyed the first half of this book - the half involving Deadpool's wedding, but felt the second half was a bit slower that what I'm used to from Duggan and Posehn. It's good that most of the dangling plot-lines from vol 2 are getting wrapped up - I just only wish they weren't so jumbled. One of the jokes was that Deadpool leaves in the middle of an arc where he is fighting horde's of Dracula's vampire army with Dazzler (since her powers involve light, she is deadly to vampires) in order to save his daughter. Not only were his wife and favorite Disco queen left high and dry, I feel the readers were a bit. Still a good read, Duggan is one of the best Deadpool writers!

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have liked the Preston-Deadpool inner monologues, but it is alright that that is coming to a close. I like Preston and Adsit, and now Coulson is entering into the mix (he is great, super excited about that).

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I disliked the art in issues 29-34, but the storyline was still interesting enough to be a 4 star read.

[Ashwise · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is hilarious! They don't call him the Merc with the Mouth for nothing!

[taeli · Rating 4 out of 5]

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