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Spider-Man/Deadpool (Collected Editions)
Spider-Man/Deadpool, Vol. 3: Itsy-Bitsy
Think the Spidey/'Pool bromance is a recent phenomenon? Guess again - these guys go back years. Decades even! In the proud tradition of Deadpool, a lost inventory issue of Amazing Spider-Man from the swingin' '60s will take you back to one of the earliest meetings of the Merc with a Mouth and the Wallcrawler With a Wisecrack! Then, back in the present, Spider-Man and Deadpool will come face to face with the person who has been pulling their strings for this entire series! Just who is Patient Zero?!
COLLECTING: SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL 9-10, 13-14, 17-18
COLLECTING: SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL 9-10, 13-14, 17-18
144 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 27, 2017
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June 7, 2022
I read the comic books Spider-Man Deadpool #9-10, 1#3-14 and #17-18. Despite the classic creative team, some guest writers and artists, and even a Trump parody, I struggled to read this, but managed to complete the 18 issue run by this team, but that's it, I'm dropping reading this book. Feel like I am just wasting my time! 4 out of 12.
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2020 read
January 14, 2018
This whole thing just felt flat and drawn out. Itsy-bitsy was just dumb. She had a serious Ick factor calling them Daddy and Dead-Daddy. Ew! Spidey was completely out of character, trying to kill Itsy-Bitsy because he doesn't murder. Huh? Joe Kelly may have stepped away from comics for too long because this was not good and Deadpool is his signature character. Ed McGuiness's art still looked good but I still didn't care for Jason Keith's colors.
December 14, 2017
Despite Spidey getting top billing, this is very much a Deadpool story. Spider-Man actually seems a little out of character a lot of the time. For fans of Joe Kelly and Ed McGuinness' classic run on Deadpool from the '90s, though, this is a must read. It was great to see these guys take on the Merc With the Mouth again, as it was their run that made me a 'Pool fan in the first place.
May 2, 2018
Wow, after Itsy-Bitsy this series is really running on a nearly empty tank for me. (I'll give the next volume a chance but only because it features Arcade and Murderworld.) Other than a few good scenes Vol. 3 was often dull and more uneven than the haphazard previous edition Side Pieces.
January 15, 2018
So... this collection is a mess. The arrangement of the series is just a little questionable. Essentially, vol 2 was made up of every guest writer issue and I was bummed to find out because I really could have skipped it. All this to say, I was a little confused about the sudden change in Parker's personality and the change in Deadpool's appearance. It seemed a little sudden but remember: this collection skips issues 15 and 16. All collections skip those and maybe those explain?
Anyway, this story is a demon (I think?) conspires to send a bunch of traumatic experiences Peter's way to ruin his headspace. They also engineer a creature with a mix of Peter and Wade's DNA and send it to bother them both. I can't remember if Itsy started out trying to kill them and decided to be good. That's how memorable this was.
Itsy as a character is just... the product of a male writer trying to write a female villain that isn't a stereotype. I appreciate the effort here (and there is a lot of EFFORT) but it was terrible and completely transparent. Every joke about "mansplaining" and your typical "when you two are done measuring dicks can we get on with this?" comments just made me roll my eyes and wish for more female writers. It seems a lot of men think writing a female character who's "hip and fresh" means making fun of every cliche by using them...? Is this a new form of subversion? Anyway, this character was incredibly annoying and instead of playing with the fathers/daughter dynamic, which could have been very interesting, we get gross Daddy kink jokes and a pointless character.
The only parts of this book that were worth reading were the serious interactions between Peter and Wade. With Wade now in a better place mentally (and he's been there since Hawkeye v. Deadpool to be honest), he is better equipped to see Peter headed down a bad path and trying to stop him. There's a great moment where his wife wants to divorce him because he's not the violent, homicidal mess she fell in love with. This is a lot like Wade going through the 12 steps and becoming a better him. All the while, Peter is falling into a depression as he feels hopeless to stop Itsy using his normal means. It's an arc that would have been interesting and probably worked a lot better if they'd just brought back the Green Goblin or some other villain from Peter's past.
There's a really distasteful moment in this book where Peter expresses suicidal ideation and Wade's response is to punch him and call him a coward? I don't have to tell you why that is the last thing you should do when a friend tells you they want to kill themselves. It's worrying that this is the second time I can remember reading this in a Marvel comic.
Anyway, the Peter/Wade stuff is great. The rest of it is pretty :/ for me. If asked, I wouldn't recommend this volume at all. Such a shame because volume one of this series is one of my all time faves.
2.5 stars.
Anyway, this story is a demon (I think?) conspires to send a bunch of traumatic experiences Peter's way to ruin his headspace. They also engineer a creature with a mix of Peter and Wade's DNA and send it to bother them both. I can't remember if Itsy started out trying to kill them and decided to be good. That's how memorable this was.
Itsy as a character is just... the product of a male writer trying to write a female villain that isn't a stereotype. I appreciate the effort here (and there is a lot of EFFORT) but it was terrible and completely transparent. Every joke about "mansplaining" and your typical "when you two are done measuring dicks can we get on with this?" comments just made me roll my eyes and wish for more female writers. It seems a lot of men think writing a female character who's "hip and fresh" means making fun of every cliche by using them...? Is this a new form of subversion? Anyway, this character was incredibly annoying and instead of playing with the fathers/daughter dynamic, which could have been very interesting, we get gross Daddy kink jokes and a pointless character.
The only parts of this book that were worth reading were the serious interactions between Peter and Wade. With Wade now in a better place mentally (and he's been there since Hawkeye v. Deadpool to be honest), he is better equipped to see Peter headed down a bad path and trying to stop him. There's a great moment where his wife wants to divorce him because he's not the violent, homicidal mess she fell in love with. This is a lot like Wade going through the 12 steps and becoming a better him. All the while, Peter is falling into a depression as he feels hopeless to stop Itsy using his normal means. It's an arc that would have been interesting and probably worked a lot better if they'd just brought back the Green Goblin or some other villain from Peter's past.
There's a really distasteful moment in this book where Peter expresses suicidal ideation and Wade's response is to punch him and call him a coward? I don't have to tell you why that is the last thing you should do when a friend tells you they want to kill themselves. It's worrying that this is the second time I can remember reading this in a Marvel comic.
Anyway, the Peter/Wade stuff is great. The rest of it is pretty :/ for me. If asked, I wouldn't recommend this volume at all. Such a shame because volume one of this series is one of my all time faves.
2.5 stars.
December 1, 2017
While I like having my bias confirmed a.k.a Spiderman is not worth a damn, I'm happy Deadpool still got to keep his hero worshiping/thirsting intact.
May 10, 2018
This felt like the least Deadpool of any Deadpool I’ve ever read, and the least Spider-Man of any Spider-man.
I’d quit reading this title, but I’m ocd, and at least there are different writers for the next arc, and, well, it’s toally not canon.
Humbug
I’d quit reading this title, but I’m ocd, and at least there are different writers for the next arc, and, well, it’s toally not canon.
Humbug
September 8, 2017
[read as single issues]
Spidey and Deadpool tackle their worst nightmare - the united front of Itsy Bitsy, Patient Zero, and...Mephisto?
I feel like this should have been much more impactful as a storyline than it actually is. It's full of dialogue, but not much is said, and the hints at Spidey and Deadpool's relationship don't really go anywhere. There's a lot to be mined from the idea of Itsy Bitsy, and how she affects both Wade and Peter, but it's a lot of backwards and forwards without much of a payoff. Then it all ends, and it's just kind of over. It doesn't mean anything to either character going forward. I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel a little cheated.
Ed McGuiness' art is nothing to be sniffed at though, of course, but it doesn't really save this book from feeling like a generic Spider-Man/Deadpool story rather than the big, world changing storyline it pretended to be.
Spidey and Deadpool tackle their worst nightmare - the united front of Itsy Bitsy, Patient Zero, and...Mephisto?
I feel like this should have been much more impactful as a storyline than it actually is. It's full of dialogue, but not much is said, and the hints at Spidey and Deadpool's relationship don't really go anywhere. There's a lot to be mined from the idea of Itsy Bitsy, and how she affects both Wade and Peter, but it's a lot of backwards and forwards without much of a payoff. Then it all ends, and it's just kind of over. It doesn't mean anything to either character going forward. I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel a little cheated.
Ed McGuiness' art is nothing to be sniffed at though, of course, but it doesn't really save this book from feeling like a generic Spider-Man/Deadpool story rather than the big, world changing storyline it pretended to be.
November 16, 2020
I really liked that Deadpool and Spider-Man weren't their typical selves (the two of them almost switching places, heh-heh) and the reasons for this were quite clear although shortly explained.
November 29, 2020
Lotta dickin around in this book, like the mission is to take out a villain but most pages are devoted to issues orthogonal to or in opposition to that, which is frustrating and insulting and kinda lazy.
Two-issue wrap-up to Kelly’s run was at least decent, though dispensed with nearly all the laughs.
In fact this whole second book seemed kinda dearth-y didn’t it? Not a lot of well-written jokes eh? Kinda spoiled my love for Kelly’s return to comics.
Another reviewer made a point that Deadpool’s serious side was the one good part of this book and I can see their point...a little reminiscent of Uncanny X-Force Deadpool.
Still, not the entertaining book I was looking for.
Two-issue wrap-up to Kelly’s run was at least decent, though dispensed with nearly all the laughs.
In fact this whole second book seemed kinda dearth-y didn’t it? Not a lot of well-written jokes eh? Kinda spoiled my love for Kelly’s return to comics.
Another reviewer made a point that Deadpool’s serious side was the one good part of this book and I can see their point...a little reminiscent of Uncanny X-Force Deadpool.
Still, not the entertaining book I was looking for.
July 12, 2023
ehhhhh.
January 6, 2018
Actual Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Just when I thought that this series was concluding, they confirm that there will be a 4th, 5th, and 6th volume!
*Fistpump*
The bromatic tension between Spidey and Deadpool is strong in this one. You never know what to expect when going into these comics, but it will never cease to be entertaining.
I'm looking forward to more adventures from my BroTP in the future <3
Just when I thought that this series was concluding, they confirm that there will be a 4th, 5th, and 6th volume!
*Fistpump*
The bromatic tension between Spidey and Deadpool is strong in this one. You never know what to expect when going into these comics, but it will never cease to be entertaining.
I'm looking forward to more adventures from my BroTP in the future <3
May 28, 2021
Plowed through this in a couple of hours because exciting! I love Spider-Man and I love Deadpool so it only makes sense to put them together. It's funny, it's got action and of course it's got heart.
September 8, 2020
Спайдър-мен и Дедпул отново надяват червените трика за поредното изпълнено с майтапи приключение в „Спайдър-мен/Дедпул: Малко паяче“ от Artline Studios. „Малко паяче“ е продължението на издадените по-рано като единични броеве сюжети. Този път двамата многознайковци на Марвел се изправят срещу съвсем нова шесторъка заплаха – Ици Бици (наричана още Малкото паяче) – побъркана госпожица с афинитет към хладнокръвните убийства и доста обезпокоително отношение към своите супергеройски „татковци“. Прочетете ревюто на "Книжни Криле": https://knijnikrile.wordpress.com/202...
November 24, 2020
Явно няма да се спогодя с този тип истории... Със сигурност и фактът, че книжката съдържа броеве, които не са начални в дадената поредица, а не съм запознат с хронологията на протеклите до момента събития (впрочем странна издателска политика) допълнително накланя везната към това да не харесам сценария или по-скоро да се оплета в него... Виж, артът е класен...
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May 21, 2021I like this comic way more because it showed a side of spiderman i didn't think I would see, also Deadpool being a good guy and I like the comedic duo that they make
July 28, 2024
the bromance is not bro-ing.
April 7, 2025
When even the villain is asking when you’re gonna kiss, you know it’s a foregone conclusion. It’s not everyday that your friend saves your soul from eternal damnation.
Their bromance is starting to get a little too romantic.
Their bromance is starting to get a little too romantic.
January 24, 2023
I’m debating whether or not I should even bother to continue. It has become a bit of a mess. But I HATE leaving a series unfinished. I’m already three volumes in so I might as well see it through to the end! Right?
December 10, 2018
5✰
holy shit i cried so much sjdhsjsj deadpool really loves spider-man with his whole heart huh
holy shit i cried so much sjdhsjsj deadpool really loves spider-man with his whole heart huh
December 4, 2018
that hug!! [maybe i died just a little.]
June 9, 2019
Ojojoj, tohle psal můj oblíbený Joe Kelly? Ten Joe Kelly, kterej napsal výbornej první díl? Dlouho jsem se u supráckýho komiksu takhle nenutil do čtení. Zápletka přitom zní dobře: Záporák vytvoří klon Spidey/Deadpoola, a ten začíná vraždit. Do toho se Spidey začíná morálně hroutit a je teď na Deadpoolovi, aby ho vrátil na cestu hrdiny (takže se role oproti jedničce obrací).
Proč je to průšvih
- je to šíleně ukecaný, na každý stránce je milion random textu, kterej vůbec není vtipnej (českej překlad za to nemůže, porovnával jsem si to s AJ verzí)
- v první knížce se hezky rozvíjel vztah S+D, tady už jsou kámoši a nikam se to neposunuje
- Spidey je celou knížku strašně otravnej a out of character, vysvětlení nedává smysl (co pak Carnage, Goblin a další?)
- kresba je super, ale na několika místech jsem nepochopil, co se vlastně stalo (včetně úplného finále)
- Pavučinka je šíleně plochej záporák (ale to je to nejmenší, sám Kelly přiznává, že to je Mary Sue)
Tenhle měsíc ze mě Crwáci nebudou mít radost =(
Proč je to průšvih
- je to šíleně ukecaný, na každý stránce je milion random textu, kterej vůbec není vtipnej (českej překlad za to nemůže, porovnával jsem si to s AJ verzí)
- v první knížce se hezky rozvíjel vztah S+D, tady už jsou kámoši a nikam se to neposunuje
- Spidey je celou knížku strašně otravnej a out of character, vysvětlení nedává smysl (co pak Carnage, Goblin a další?)
- kresba je super, ale na několika místech jsem nepochopil, co se vlastně stalo (včetně úplného finále)
- Pavučinka je šíleně plochej záporák (ale to je to nejmenší, sám Kelly přiznává, že to je Mary Sue)
Tenhle měsíc ze mě Crwáci nebudou mít radost =(
June 17, 2024
Oh ewwww...
What the hell? I liked this team-up comic because of the quips and do gooding. But the dialog and plot are just bad here it was as if the writer had never read a comic book ever when writing this. The whole Itsy-bitsy "daddy" worship was all kinds of wrong. I was expecting someone had just switched Spider-Man & Deadpools minds at first, but no that was the real guys. If your best story idea is to mind control Spider-Man to make him a killer - you are failing as a writer (its been done to death already nothing original here). Ugh, so bad.
What the hell? I liked this team-up comic because of the quips and do gooding. But the dialog and plot are just bad here it was as if the writer had never read a comic book ever when writing this. The whole Itsy-bitsy "daddy" worship was all kinds of wrong. I was expecting someone had just switched Spider-Man & Deadpools minds at first, but no that was the real guys. If your best story idea is to mind control Spider-Man to make him a killer - you are failing as a writer (its been done to death already nothing original here). Ugh, so bad.
June 21, 2018
I don't give out one's very often...but my god was this a rough one. There's really no redeeming value to this volume. The writing is sloppy and confusing. Itsy-Bitsy is just the worst. The art is uninspired and worse yet, has glaring mistakes. Just read something else, trust me, it's not even a satisfying conclusion to the story arc.
September 16, 2018
This was actual poop, and I will scrub it from my memory asap. Spider-Man is just not Spider-Man. You can't have Peter Parker just decide murdering would be a good idea like this. And poor Deadpool had to physically fight him while trying to be the (out of character) voice of reason.
What was this??
Honestly, this volume reads like bad fan-fiction.
A terrible follow-up to a disappointing Vol 2 Spider-Man/Deadpool, Vol. 2: Side Pieces.
What was this??
Honestly, this volume reads like bad fan-fiction.
A terrible follow-up to a disappointing Vol 2 Spider-Man/Deadpool, Vol. 2: Side Pieces.
October 23, 2017
Not bad. However, while the individual elements were each fascinating on their own, I didn't care for how Kelly blended them.
July 2, 2018
An interesting villain I guess, but she was kinda annoying. I don't think I'm in a big hurry to read any issues featuring her return. This team-up book is still just okay.
December 2, 2018
Well that’s much better than Vol. 2! RTC
January 28, 2019
2.5 stars
This was still a funny and entertaining comic, but I did like the first two vol. a bit better.
This was still a funny and entertaining comic, but I did like the first two vol. a bit better.
February 11, 2019
A pretty nutty adventure involving Spider-Man and Deadpool, but also super entertaining. The artwork is excellent.
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