Deadpool: Drawing the Merc with a Mouth

by Matthew K. Manning

Explore the greatest art from over two decades of Marvel’s Deadpool comics with this deluxe art book. 

This deluxe book celebrates over twenty years of Deadpool comic art, showcasing iconic covers and other amazing art from the Marvel Comics archives. From the Deadpool Corps to team-ups with Spider-Man and other iconic Marvel Comics characters, The Art of Deadpool features a unique selection of jaw-dropping art. The ultimate visual journey into the bizarre world of the Merc with a Mouth, The Art of Deadpool is an essential addition to the collections of comic book fans everywhere.

[Marvel logo] © 2016 Marvel

Genres: Marvel, Graphic Novels Comics, Comics

184 pages, Hardcover

First published October 25, 2016

About the author

Matthew K. Manning is the author of over eighty books and dozens of comic books. He has written books for Scholastic, Disney Press, Abrams, Amazon, Capstone, DK Publishing, Insight Editions, Andrews/McMeel, and Running Press, dividing his time between writing original chapter book series and coffee table books. His chapter books include the six-book series Xander and the Rainbow-Barfing Unicorns (Capstone), the four-book Drone Academy series (Capstone), Backstories: Batman and Backstories: Batgirl (Scholastic), and Artemis Fowl: How to be a LEPrecon (Disney Press), released in both paperback and on Audible. Many of his books have reached best-seller status on Amazon, including DC Comics: Anatomy of a Metahuman, DC Comics Encyclopedia, and Batman: A Visual History. In addition, Manning specializes in comic books, writing for the titles Beware the Batman, Teen Titans Go!, The Batman Strikes!, Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century, Justice League Adventures, Scooby-Doo, and Looney Tunes for DC Comics, Marvel Action: Avengers for IDW/Marvel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Amazing Adventures and TMNT: New Animated Adventures for IDW, and the top-selling Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures for DC/IDW, nominated by the Diamond Gem Awards for comic of the year. Manning’s work has received acclaim in Entertainment Weekly, People Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, Publisher’s Weekly, and The Washington Times. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife Dorothy and his daughters Lillian and Gwendolyn.

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Reviews

[kory. · Rating 5 out of 5]

why didn’t anyone tell me just how fucking big this book was lmao anyways i love deadpool so i love this. though i did expect the focus to be on the art and design of deadpool, but it’s basically just a rundown of deadpool’s history with a shit ton of blown up comic pages/covers (not that i’m complaining).

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ive been a big fan of deadpool and have been actively keeping up with the various runs and spin offs since around 2011 or so. That being said, this is a great book to fill in some of the story archs, history, and how it's changed over the years. There's loads of brief interviews from the people behind the scenes that made deadpool into what he is today. Lots of cover art and pannels with clips and gems from the marvel and deadpool universes. Great quick read and very informative for deadpool fans regardless of how long you've been following the series.

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 5 out of 5]

166 - 2019

Suka ih! Jadi inget lagi kenapa aku suka baca komik Deadpool. Kapan-kapan re-read deh kalo sempat.

Nggak nyesel beli buku hardcover berat banget ini di BBW 2019 kemarin :D

[Kaitlyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice little coffee table book for Deadpool fans.

The art was fantastic. High quality, large, and lots of it. It details the changes of artists over the years in detail and provides some descriptions of the story arcs in broad strokes. REALLY broad strokes. It really could have used more strokes.

The formatting of the text was bizarre. The font size was miniscule and the margins were a good 2+ inches most of the time, leaving all this white space that could have fit more Deadpool goodness.

[LG · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have the Lootcrate Edition. The small font works for the excerpts that describe the images - it helps the artwork remain the focal point. On the other hand, using a small font for chapter text is unfavorable. Chapter art design is nice and had a comic feel. I especially enjoyed seeing the parody works of movies and books. Great for fans of Deadpool comics.

[Svenja · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall, a great summary of Deadpool's history with lots and lots and lots of cover art and comic excerpts.

While it's not the focus, I would have loved even more details about Deadpool's stories. Was surprised that the "fourth wall breaks" were only mentioned once in passing, would have loved to read more about that.

[Joanna Tice · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved learning the history of Deadpool. All of the writers, artists, etc that helped to shape the Deadpool I enjoy so much today. Very cool history...only issue with the hard copy book is that the print is so small! If you decide to read the physical book too I highly recommend having your glasses close by.

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good short history of Deadpool was lots of artwork.