Deadpool: The Circle Chase

Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1-4

by Fabian Nicieza

In his first appearance, Deadpool is hired by Tolliver to attack Cable and the New Mutants. After subsequently appearing in X-Force as a recurring character, Deadpool began making guest appearances in a number of different Marvel Comics titles such as The Avengers, Daredevil, and Heroes for Hire. In 1993, the character received his own miniseries, sub-titled The Circle Chase.

Collecting: Deadpool: Circle Chase 1-4

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics, X Men, Fiction, Science Fiction

91 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 1997

About the author

Fabian Nicieza is a writer and editor who is best known as the co-creator of DEADPOOL and for his work on Marvel titles such as X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, and Robin.

His first novel, the Edgar Award-nominated SUBURBAN DICKS, a sarcastic murder mystery, is on sale now from Putnam Books.

The Dicks will return in THE SELF-MADE WIDOW, coming June 21st.

Reviews

[Kemper · Rating 2 out of 5]

This mini-series marking Deadpool’s first time as the main character in a title was written a few years after he was initially created in the early 1990s. Unfortunately, that was a low water mark for the major comic companies from a creative standpoint, and this is no exception.

The story, such as it is, revolves around the mouthy merc and assorted other bad guys all trying to find an ultimate weapon left around after the death of Deadpool’s old boss. The plot is essentially just Deadpool being confronted with one adversary after another including one guy called Commcast which made me laugh and wonder if his evil plans include overcharging people for their cable plan and making them wait for hours on end for technicians to show up at their house. There are also a few revelations about Deadpool’s past tossed in as well as an old girlfriend which is what passed for character development back in the day.

Deadpool himself fares fairly well in this since his shtick is essentially to murder people while making a string of funny comments, and that's well suited this kind of story and the era overall. But his humor is limited to mostly dated pop culture jokes and doesn’t have any of the self-aware meta commentary that the character would develop later.

[Ant Tellez · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.8/5.0

This story certainly stalls in getting you to the main plot point near it's finale, but I have always enjoyed how Fabian Nicieza writes Deadpool as a character. His level of wit and authenticity is something that is unmatched from other writers of a Deadpool series.

[Dale Rutter · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars.

[Maria Dimitrova · Rating 4 out of 5]

Why do I always love the psycho ones?

[Gavin · Rating 2 out of 5]

1990s overload.

Deadpool in his first solo adventure, kinda stupid 90s stuff that DC still does...everyone fight nonstop.

We see Garrison Kane, Vanessa "Copycat" Carlysle, Weasel, and a bunch of uber 90s characters.

Also Black Tom Cassidy and Juggernaut being borderline homoerotic in love...wild.

Curio only, not awesome.

[CuteAsAMuntin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Honestly, Deadpool’s first mini-series is nothing to write home about. It’s pretty rough around the edges and suffers from a lot of the same problems with character design and a lack of compelling characterization and motivation outside of “shoot things, get the macguffin” typical to 90s comics. Deadpool has some decent lines, but I often found myself begging the story to just get on to the next scene so I could get it over with already.

Nonetheless, The Circle Chase gets four stars purely because of the simple scene at the very end, which casually came into my home and murdered my family after 4 so-so issues: Wade pulls Vanessa into his lap and begs her to touch him so she can heal faster, confesses that he still loves her, and she tearfully tells him that, while she once loved him deeply as well, he needs to move on. This scene provides the building blocks for their history together and overall capacity for deep and sincere love, the tragic things they’ve both been through, the ways their memories and selves have been messed with, Vanessa’s fight for agency in a world loathe to give her any, and the fact that Wade is often pulled toward doing something good in spite of himself, which are some of the things that I personally find most compelling about both Deadpool and Copycat as characters.

Maybe that’s just me “being a girl” about my super(anti)heroes, but I love Wade not just for his carefree violence and quips that rival those of Spider-Man, but also because Wade is deeply tragic and hurt and soft and oh so very human beneath that glorious murder machine we all know and love. The Circle Chase is the first time we are promised a glimpse at any of what Deadpool will become, as the Mithras, as a sometimes-Avenger, as a lover, as a friend, as a father, and as a hero.

[Eduard Gafton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read as part of Deadpool Classic, Volume 1

The Circle Chase Round One

The Circle Chase Round Two

The Circle Chase Round Three

The Circle Chase Round Four

[Carla (carlaherondale) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Primer cómic de Deadpool que leo (en realidad, primer cómic que leo, punto), después de ver la película quedé con la necesidad de saber más de él, así que aquí estoy. Me gustó, no lo amé, pero sí me gustó, así que pasaré al siguiente.

[Jonas · Rating 2 out of 5]

In dieser ersten Miniserie, erschienen kurz nach seiner Erschaffung, befindet sich Deadpool auf der Suche nach der mächtigsten Waffe der Welt.
Von dieser weiß natürlich nicht nur der Söldner mit der großen Klappe und somit bekommt er es mit allerlei Konkurrenz zu schaffen.

Deadpool's Co-Erschaffer und Autor dieser Mini-Serie hatte nie vor den rot-schwarzen Antihelden zu einer großen Nummer zu machen und man merkt beim Lesen, dass hier niemand wirklich wusste was aus der Figur werden soll (und einmal würde).
Dennoch ist der unausgereifte Deadpool so ziemlich das beste was die Serie zu bieten hat.
Ein paar wenige komische und heiter-amüsante Stellen hat die Serie zwar schon zu bieten, der sterbenslahme Plot lässt diese jedoch schnell in Vergessenheit geraten.
Dauernd kämpft Deadpool gegen relativ ähnliche Gegner (mal zwei auf einmal; mal drei) und die Suche nach dem Schatz ist eher zweitrangig. Zudem wird versucht hier und da ein paar Infos über Wades Vergangenheit einzustreuen, mit diesen wird aber sehr sparsam gehaushaltet und so erfährt man eigentlich kaum etwas über Deadpool.

Das Ende ist dann irgendwie recht abrupt worüber ich jedoch eigentlich nicht traurig bin :/

[Sandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Diese Miniserie, in der Deadpool zum ersten Mal die Hauptrolle in einem Titel spielt, wurde einige Jahre nach seiner Erschaffung in den frühen 1990er Jahren geschrieben und wird von Panini in der Must-Have Reihe neu aufgelegt.

Die Geschichte beleuchtet das erste Soloabenteuer des großmäuligen Söldners, der trotz aller Widersacher versucht, die mächtigste Waffe der Welt in die Finger zu kriegen, die eine heißbegehrte Hinterlassenschaft von Deadpools ehemaligem Boss ist. Die Handlung besteht im Wesentlichen darin, dass Deadpool mit einem Gegner nach dem anderen konfrontiert wird, die ebenfalls sehr großes Interesse an der Waffe haben, außerdem gibt es ein paar Enthüllungen über Deadpools Vergangenheit und die Liebe kommt auch nicht zu kurz.

Der Plot ist abwechslungsreich und rasant, unterstützt wird er zudem von der typischen Prise Humor, die wir alle von Deadpool kennen und lieben. Doch bei den Sprüchen fällt die angezogene Handbremse auf, wenn man das mit heutigen Werken vergleicht.
Über das Artwork braucht man nicht sprechen, denn es ist genau die klassische Art von Comickunst aus den frühen 90ern, die Nostalgie-Feeling hervorruft.

[Jimbo · Rating 4 out of 5]

DEADPOOL The Circle Chase has been sitting on my shelf for at least 20 plus years. So, I pulled it out and read it. I thought it was a perfect example of Deadpool. I didn't catch all the backstory because I haven't read everything from X-Force or Cable in MANY years. But I think the story held up really well and was a cool introduction to characters that I was not familiar with in the overall Marvel Universe.

The story held together fairly well and it kept my interest to keep reading.

Short. Sweet. Typical Deadpool. The reference he uses in his never-ending chatter may be a bit old fashioned for younger audiences, but still -- Wade all the way.

Fun time!

[Johnny Andrews · Rating 4 out of 5]

Deadpool's first run. A four part mini which had Wade's boss dead and a cryptic will left which everyone wants a piece of.
The action is fast and what you expect, the dialogue is growing and his annoying ways are showing.
Not fully the twist Merc with the mouth just yet but molding from the foundation of insanity.
Also readers get glimpses into who Wade is and what he went through to become unhinged and the man called Deadpool.

Thrown in is an issue of Silver Sable as well because Pool has been hired to bring her in. Which is a great slice of action which includes Daredevil.

[Kevin King · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Larakaa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quite boring. A typical 90s nonsense story with typical absurd 90s artwork.

[Tropo Alegro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Creo que 20 años después lo incluyeron en "Las minis de Masacre".

[lex · Rating 3 out of 5]

deadpool es taaaaan yummy

[Joshua Sloan · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story itself is not terribly interesting, but Nicieza should get pretty much all the credit for creating Deadpool, as his voice is what makes the character worth reading.

[Moira Taliesyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Deadpool but I don’t love his earlier stuff so far.

[Zintulo Deyuno · Rating 3 out of 5]

Archivos X-Men : MASACRE
(Archivos X-Men 8)

Primera miniserie dedicada a Deadpool en español.

[maggie · Rating 3 out of 5]

deadpool and wolverine did something to me guys. im reading marvel comics. i never thought I would stoop this low.

[Liliana Corbo · Rating 5 out of 5]

que genial que todo el crew haya sido hispano-hablante y por eso Wade a veces tira unas frases en español ♡ me encantó como primer vistazo a quien es Deadpool!!

[Robotato · Rating 3 out of 5]

Deadpool is taking further form as the writing and art improves from his original escapades while still lacking the depth and humor of anything more contemporary.

Format: Digital through Marvel Unlimited

[Nicolas · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is Deadpool's first run at being a solo character. It's worth reading for that, but I don't have much more to say. He has some funny moments, but the characterization still has a ways to go, and honestly he hardly feels like the main character here. I haven't read a ton of Deadpool up this this point, so I don't know how it compares, but I have to assume it gets better.

We discussed the character further in a special episode of Previously on X-Men: https://previously-on-x-men.libsyn.co...

[Joseph Gagnon · Rating 4 out of 5]

There was SO much to love about this first Deadpool solo adventure. You get a nice bit of story with Vanessa, some badass fighting, and a host of cultural references that pleased me to NO end. Deadpool using 90s insults is the funniest shit, ever. I completely forgot calling someone a feeb was even a thing.

One thing I didn't care for was the interruption that the Avengers issue gives in the middle of this. I didn't NEED to read it in between these, but ... idk, I thought the sword was going to come into play somehow. Nope. Oh well.

I am certain I do not want to go back to reading the occasional appearances of Deadpool in other comics. I'm ready for the main series. Alas, more X-Force next. It's a good thing I'm liking X-Force. I wonder if there will be more with Vanessa. Must. Keep. Reading.

[Hikmat Kabir · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yayy my first deadpool comic!!! Anyway this series marks the first solo outing of deadpool. The series strongest scenes come from deadpool himself and the story clearly suffers when he isn't round. The book's got plenty of humor and the action scenes are pretty okay too. If you are looking for something with a deep story line, then clearly this is not the book for you. I'd recommend it to those looking to kill time with a fun easy read.

[Tommy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The man, the myth, the Deadpool. This was Deadpool's first solo title so it's understandably a bit weak. The supporting characters are D-listers and the storyline is a bit boring. You can see Deadpool starting to come into his own in terms of humor but he's certainly not there yet and he hasn't acquired his trademarked 4th wall breaking commentary. But still, it's important to pay homage to the genesis of such an interesting character.

[Dimitris Papastergiou · Rating 3 out of 5]

3rd time around or 4th? Can't remember, but yeah, one more star gone!

It's ok I like it sure, but it's mostly nostalgia!

If you wanna read about Deadpool I would definitely recommend it to someone who wants to read early stuff of his but yeah, not one of his best moments for sure!

Artwork is ok. And I usually love the older art in comics, but...!

[Sophie (BlameChocolate) *on hiatus* · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thought it ws pretty cool. Of course the art is still a bit roughed out, but it's nothing compared to earlier years. It does give a nice coverage of Deadpool's backstory, including the Weapon X program and his ex-flame, Vanessa. It was so sweet at the end! Poor Wade.
The humor was really nice, too. The first strong Deadpool series, it seems.

[Fugo Feedback · Rating 3 out of 5]

Uff, este comic es de la época en la que seguía más a los dibujantes que a los guionistas (y a los personajes aun más) y estaba encantado con Madureira. No recuerdo muy bien por qué, pero sí que me gustó moderadamente. Quizás algún día lo relea y blablablá, lo mismo que digo siempre.

[Varshini · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everyone, at this point, knows that Deadpool is a smooth, sassy dude. This miniseries had duck related titles which were funny, and the art was beautiful.

Also, Deadpool being described as a person who can kill, but also wants to heal. Dude!