Joe Kelly's riotous run continues! Deadpool goes from would-be hero to zero (issue) in an encounter with the lamest dead people in the Marvel Universe! But Wade is a drowning man as T-Ray and Typhoid continue to torment him. Can X-Force's Siryn save Deadpool from his own self-destructive tendencies? As Wade inches closer to the edge, he fi nds himself targeted for death! The man called Ajax is cleaning house, and he wants Deadpool's stain scrubbed from the planet. But what's his connection to Wade's untold origin? Meanwhile, the world is on the brink of cosmic oblivion - and as far as Landau, Luckman & Lake are concerned, only one man can avert disaster: Deadpool is destined to be the savior of Earth! Really?! COLLECTING: DEADPOOL (1997) 0, 12-20; DEADPOOL AND DEATH ANNUAL '98; BABY'S FIRST DEADPOOL BOOK (1998) 1; ENCYCLOPAEDIA DEADPOOLICA (1998) 1
I wanted to like this, but it is the weird "serious" saga in deadpool. For half the book he is trying to be a hero and has no desire to kill. It became very odd with so many side stories it was hard to follow. Not sure when this series picks up again, but not during this volume.