What do you think?
Rate this book
Deadpool (2008) (Collected Editions)
Deadpool, Volume 1: Secret Invasion
The Merc with a Mouth is back, even deadlier and more deranged than before! The planet has been invaded by Skrulls, everything's gone topsy-turvy... but, in Deadpool's world, that just means it's Monday! Crazy times call for crazy men, but c'mon, this guy's insane! Like it or not, Deadpool may be the only person on the planet who can save us... but who's to say he wants to? An explosive debut story by writer Daniel Way (Wolverine: Origins, Ghost Rider, Bullseye: Greatest Hits) and fan-favorite artist Paco Medina (New Warriors, New X-Men)! Deadpool: His madness is his method! You won't want to miss it!
Collecting: Deadpool 1-5
Collecting: Deadpool 1-5
120 pages, Hardcover
First published March 25, 2009
1854 people are currently reading
3161 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 431 reviews
February 15, 2021
I'm going to tell you a story (aren't you lucky) : there was a time in my life when I
I knooooow. Girl gotta see the truth now.
But let's stay focused, alright? So. That time, long long ago. God, such a good time. I could make fun of these silly, ridiculous French movies whose "jokes" (we're gonna need the quotations marks at this point) either appalled me or ... WELL, I won't talk about those I still don't understand (shout out to French readers here : Asterix new movies like really guys, really, in which world are they necessary really). I could also laugh at every TSTL moment in horror movies (I miss those, actually).
I really liked the HAHAHAHAHAHA NOPE bubble I built to myself. Sometimes I even shared it with fellow great-sense-of-humor people (alright, my boyfriend).
I am sorry to have to inform you that this time is forever over, because I read Deadpool: Secret Invasion, and I LOVED it. I have no shame.
I laughed like a maniac at this -
They wiiiiiiiiill *giggles*
and also that -
(don't ask, I don't knoooooow)
and yeah, I might have laughed at that too -
I loved Deadpool: Secret Invasion, when really, the whole thing is relatively plotless (excuse me : episodly driven), repetitive and gratuitously violent. Yet I want more, and if not for the fact that every woman must have a 100D (not that there's something wrong with big breasts or sexy outfits per se, OF COURSE, I just felt like women were objectified this way, and I don't like it, sue me) it would be a full five because trust me, when June comes, I'm so freaking tired that nothing works.
The moral being : My sense of humor sucks.
BF : Or perhaps you should sleep more than 4 hours a night.
OKAY. OR THAT.
I still don't like Taxi, Mickael Youn, Cyril Hanouna, Christian Clavier, etc etc.... (French will KNOW).
*shudders*
I may not have changed that much after all.
For more of my reviews, please visit:
October 14, 2016
Find all of my reviews at: http://52bookminimum.blogspot.com/
When Earth is invaded by Skrulls, there’s only one man that can save the day . . . .
God I wish! This time, however, I had to be satisfied with my other true love . . . .
Captured and used as a lab rat in order to create an army of Skrull minions . . . .
(close enough) Deadpool has to figure out a way to make the nearly unkillable creatures kill themselves – or each other.
Which leads to the second half of this selection where The Merc With The Mouth has been recruited to go rescue a damsel in distress from her plastic surgeon. Things don’t go quite as planned . . . .
And Deadpool has to fight off an army of zombies who are hungry for one thing and one thing only . . . .
No! BRAINS, YOU IDIOTS. Haven’t you ever read a zombie story before? Jeesh.
Per the title Secret Invasion this collection was a Secret Invasion tie-in. Good news for any idiots like me who don’t read a whole lotta comics and pick up Deadpool due to his lack of continual storyline – you won’t be lost. This works fine as a standalone. It also might help all of you undecideds finally make a decision on who to vote for this election. Rather than choosing “the lesser of two evils” or a guy who tries to impress people simply by using the best words, maybe it’s time to pick the person who would actually do what he says he would . . . .
FIVE FOR FIVE ON PUSSY JOKES! God bless ‘Murica!
When Earth is invaded by Skrulls, there’s only one man that can save the day . . . .
God I wish! This time, however, I had to be satisfied with my other true love . . . .
Captured and used as a lab rat in order to create an army of Skrull minions . . . .
(close enough) Deadpool has to figure out a way to make the nearly unkillable creatures kill themselves – or each other.
Which leads to the second half of this selection where The Merc With The Mouth has been recruited to go rescue a damsel in distress from her plastic surgeon. Things don’t go quite as planned . . . .
And Deadpool has to fight off an army of zombies who are hungry for one thing and one thing only . . . .
No! BRAINS, YOU IDIOTS. Haven’t you ever read a zombie story before? Jeesh.
Per the title Secret Invasion this collection was a Secret Invasion tie-in. Good news for any idiots like me who don’t read a whole lotta comics and pick up Deadpool due to his lack of continual storyline – you won’t be lost. This works fine as a standalone. It also might help all of you undecideds finally make a decision on who to vote for this election. Rather than choosing “the lesser of two evils” or a guy who tries to impress people simply by using the best words, maybe it’s time to pick the person who would actually do what he says he would . . . .
FIVE FOR FIVE ON PUSSY JOKES! God bless ‘Murica!
April 10, 2016
"Some jobs are just too tough for your average fast talkin’ high-tech gun-for-hire. Sometimes...to get the job done right...you need someone crazier than a sack’a ferrets. You need Wade Wilson. The Crimson Comedian. The Regeneratin’ Degenerate. The Merc with a Mouth…DEADPOOL"
If you’re a huge comic book company like Marvel how do you liven up one of your lackluster giant crossovers like Secret Invasion? Easy, just give Deadpool his own title again and add him to the mix. Wade Wilson can make even a snore like this storyline a lot more entertaining with his own special brand of chaos and craziness.
First, Deadpool traps a spaceship full of Skrulls in a baseball stadium by using the clever ruse of disguising himself as the team mascot, but he doesn’t just want to kill all the aliens. He’s actually got a different kind of proposal for them, but the Skrulls get more than they bargained by taking that deal. After that little adventure Wade needs cash and takes a job that involves killing a whole bunch of zombies created by an evil plastic surgeon. Hilarity and carnage ensue.
I never read much Deadpool because he was always associated in my mind with the worst of the ‘90s comics even though I’d heard that the character had become very funny since then, and that various creative teams used him in increasingly clever and offbeat ways. Since I loved the recent movie version it seemed like a good time to finally give the Merc With A Mouth a serious try, and I’m very glad I did.
I loved how it managed to both be a humorous offshoot of Secret Invasion, but also involve Deadpool in a major plot point for it so that the story has some stakes despite all the silliness. I especially liked the running monologues that Wade has with himself that also involve a fair amount of hallucinating. Deadpool maybe be crazy, but he makes for a smart and funny comic book.
If you’re a huge comic book company like Marvel how do you liven up one of your lackluster giant crossovers like Secret Invasion? Easy, just give Deadpool his own title again and add him to the mix. Wade Wilson can make even a snore like this storyline a lot more entertaining with his own special brand of chaos and craziness.
First, Deadpool traps a spaceship full of Skrulls in a baseball stadium by using the clever ruse of disguising himself as the team mascot, but he doesn’t just want to kill all the aliens. He’s actually got a different kind of proposal for them, but the Skrulls get more than they bargained by taking that deal. After that little adventure Wade needs cash and takes a job that involves killing a whole bunch of zombies created by an evil plastic surgeon. Hilarity and carnage ensue.
I never read much Deadpool because he was always associated in my mind with the worst of the ‘90s comics even though I’d heard that the character had become very funny since then, and that various creative teams used him in increasingly clever and offbeat ways. Since I loved the recent movie version it seemed like a good time to finally give the Merc With A Mouth a serious try, and I’m very glad I did.
I loved how it managed to both be a humorous offshoot of Secret Invasion, but also involve Deadpool in a major plot point for it so that the story has some stakes despite all the silliness. I especially liked the running monologues that Wade has with himself that also involve a fair amount of hallucinating. Deadpool maybe be crazy, but he makes for a smart and funny comic book.
September 12, 2016
Daniel Way is THE BEST Deadpool writer, as far as I’m concerned anyway! Hell, he’s a great writer full stop, I’m kinda shocked he barely works these days - his last gig was 2013’s Thunderbolts! I’ve yet to read a Daniel Way Deadpool comic that’s not any good and his first book at the start of his 2008 run, Secret Invasion, is one of the best Deadpool books I’ve ever read.
Though it’s set during Secret Invasion, you don’t need to read that event book to enjoy this. Shape-changing Green Goblin-lookalike aliens called Skrulls have invaded Earth and Deadpool’s gonna fight ‘em. That’s it!
I like that Way’s Deadpool is more brutal than the current day Deadpool. He’s unpredictable, shooting people randomly, thinking nothing of collateral damage and cheerfully staggering along the line between good and evil, sometimes falling into one side before falling into the other and not really shiving a git one way or t’other!
Way also shows Deadpool as more than a clownish buffoon - although there’s plenty of that here as well - by highlighting his clever, scheming side which we almost never see. Deadpool can do a lot of damage with his guns and explosives but he does more using his wits against the Skrulls. He’s still cray though and Way’s Deadpool has the Rogue Trooper-esque dual voices narration boxes to highlight his madness.
Deadpool taking on the Skrulls is a fantastic story from start to finish. It’s inventive, imaginative and funny too - his knock knock jokes genuinely made me laugh!
The book closes out with a two-parter where Deadpool has to save the wife of an arms dealer from a plastic surgeon who creates zombie vampires! It’s the perfect kind of over-the-top wacky campy-horror story for Deadpool and is almost as brilliant as the Skrulls one. As it is, it’s still a blast.
Rude, crude, silly, clever (but obviously not TOO smarty-pants) and super entertaining, this is what a Deadpool book should be like. Daniel Way’s take on the character is as damn close to definitive as you can get - do yourself a favour and check out the best version of Deadpool if you haven’t already, it’s Way awesome!
Though it’s set during Secret Invasion, you don’t need to read that event book to enjoy this. Shape-changing Green Goblin-lookalike aliens called Skrulls have invaded Earth and Deadpool’s gonna fight ‘em. That’s it!
I like that Way’s Deadpool is more brutal than the current day Deadpool. He’s unpredictable, shooting people randomly, thinking nothing of collateral damage and cheerfully staggering along the line between good and evil, sometimes falling into one side before falling into the other and not really shiving a git one way or t’other!
Way also shows Deadpool as more than a clownish buffoon - although there’s plenty of that here as well - by highlighting his clever, scheming side which we almost never see. Deadpool can do a lot of damage with his guns and explosives but he does more using his wits against the Skrulls. He’s still cray though and Way’s Deadpool has the Rogue Trooper-esque dual voices narration boxes to highlight his madness.
Deadpool taking on the Skrulls is a fantastic story from start to finish. It’s inventive, imaginative and funny too - his knock knock jokes genuinely made me laugh!
The book closes out with a two-parter where Deadpool has to save the wife of an arms dealer from a plastic surgeon who creates zombie vampires! It’s the perfect kind of over-the-top wacky campy-horror story for Deadpool and is almost as brilliant as the Skrulls one. As it is, it’s still a blast.
Rude, crude, silly, clever (but obviously not TOO smarty-pants) and super entertaining, this is what a Deadpool book should be like. Daniel Way’s take on the character is as damn close to definitive as you can get - do yourself a favour and check out the best version of Deadpool if you haven’t already, it’s Way awesome!
February 13, 2020
My first comic book 😀😀😀
Read via Kindle Unlimited.
Deadpool is kinda funny ya know.
Read via Kindle Unlimited.
Deadpool is kinda funny ya know.
must-read
February 12, 2016
Woohoo!!! Saw the movie today. I think I'm in love. Going to spend all my money for some Deadpool comics now ;)
February 4, 2018
This volume collects two Deadpool stories; one with Skrulls (that's shapeshifting aliens, for the uninitiated) and one with zombies (you know what zombies are, dingus).
The Skrull story is great; lots of laughs, clever twists and action, wrapped up in some nice artwork. 4 stars.
The zombie story is a bit of a mess, with artwork that's fine but not as good as the previous story. 2 stars.
Overall averaged rating: 3 stars. Maybe 3.5, as the Skrull story was longer than the zombie story.
The Skrull story is great; lots of laughs, clever twists and action, wrapped up in some nice artwork. 4 stars.
The zombie story is a bit of a mess, with artwork that's fine but not as good as the previous story. 2 stars.
Overall averaged rating: 3 stars. Maybe 3.5, as the Skrull story was longer than the zombie story.
June 12, 2012
This is the second go at a solo Deadpool series. New to me is Deadpool having conversations with two voices in his head. (This may have been introduced in Cable & Deadpool, which I haven't read yet.) Deadpool's charm is that he's completely insane, in a mostly humorous way, and Way does a good job of showing it. OK, so tying the first few issues into Secret Invasion was unnecessary (but maybe smart, as far as launching a new series goes) but I enjoyed the story enough that I just didn't care. Watching Deadpool punk the Skrulls is hilarious. Issues 4 and 5 are an odd zombie/plastic surgery storyline that felt overextended (more like a one issue story, really) and pointless, but I did like how it ended. And then the collection ends with an oddly dry retelling of Deadpool's convoluted history. It's a promising relaunch, even with that crossover.
January 26, 2010
I had to give it five stars just for the fun factor! Deadpool is a riot!
May 22, 2018
Anecdotal, formulaic, but mostly funny, like a one-trick meta sitcom in the comic book world.
May 4, 2019
This volume is basically about goddamn Deadpool doing whatever the goddamn fuck he feels like. Well........I guess that's exactly the point of this character and his stories. Still, I don't love this volume like I did with the last Deadpool comic I'd read.
August 10, 2015
The. Best.
May 15, 2015
This is my first Deadpool comic and I thought it was awesome. It's so much funnier then I thought it would be.
February 7, 2020
With his insanity and typical in-your-face comedy, Deadpool is a true American hero!
October 20, 2020
Hehe it's funny, I really liked the artwork and dialogues. It's first comic I read of Deadpool, he is funny like in movies, but stories need to be more specific.
Rest all is good, I really enjoyed it.
Rest all is good, I really enjoyed it.
July 6, 2024
I really do love how Deadpool always comes out on top. It’s satisfying to see him win over those who try to double cross him.
I was VERY upset with what Zeke’s guards did to the cops and the innocent people…
Also, if Zeke was broke, how did he manage to hire all of his goons? I highly doubt it was due to good medical benefits.
As always, incredibly gruesome, so those with weak stomachs, beware.
4, entertaining and jumping into the next one now, stars.
I was VERY upset with what Zeke’s guards did to the cops and the innocent people…
Also, if Zeke was broke, how did he manage to hire all of his goons? I highly doubt it was due to good medical benefits.
As always, incredibly gruesome, so those with weak stomachs, beware.
4, entertaining and jumping into the next one now, stars.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 14, 2019
It’s strange that I loved the Deadpool movie and found it really funny, but in this volume I just found him annoying. The artwork was good.
October 16, 2014
That was highly enjoyable and had everything you could want in a comic, Skrulls, zombies, gratuitous violence, and the always hilarious Deadpool.
Yes, there is hacking off of limbs and decapitation and hilarity ensues, but it was also really well written with some great twists and turns. The art is well done, the storytelling is tight and clean, and despite this being the first volume of the series, they didn't even attempt an origin story, THANK GOD!
Instead, what they did was provide a little supplement back story and history of the character, conflicting facts and all, after the last issue of the volume. Accompanied by spinets of old panels, the rundown is succinct, interesting, and better than what you'd get on Wikipedia.
Overall, this comic made me laugh out loud and, for me, that is very rare.
Two guns way up!
March 28, 2020
This Deadpool graphic novel had two stories one involving skrulls and one was just a whacky adventure involving zombies. Both the stories are irrelevant, both are whacky and both are fun.
1. Secret Invasion - Deadpool goes on a mission to infiltrate Skrull headquarter and he does what he does best - Pure Madness
2. Horror Business - Deadpool is broke and bored so gets in touch with his dirtbag friend Zeke who hires him to bring him his wife from a plastic surgeon who is a zombie and what else hilarity ensues.
I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I can. I Love comics to bit, may comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading.
1. Secret Invasion - Deadpool goes on a mission to infiltrate Skrull headquarter and he does what he does best - Pure Madness
2. Horror Business - Deadpool is broke and bored so gets in touch with his dirtbag friend Zeke who hires him to bring him his wife from a plastic surgeon who is a zombie and what else hilarity ensues.
I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I can. I Love comics to bit, may comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading.
December 6, 2017
My father bought me this today in the scifi shop, And I’ve always loved DeadPool but never gotten the chance to read the comics! I absolutely loved the humor, one of the most entertaining comics I’ve read!
February 15, 2018
Fun factor 100%
Deadpool comics are always a pleasure.
However didn’t like the fact that the 2 stories told are not related.
And it is too short 🙄
Deadpool comics are always a pleasure.
However didn’t like the fact that the 2 stories told are not related.
And it is too short 🙄
January 1, 2018
i rushed through this in 5 minutes because i wanted to reach my unofficial 2017 goal of reading 100 books dfhjfgsjh but from what i've gathered in these 5 mins... it wasn't my cup of tea!
August 14, 2023
Sorry, Bendis, Deadpool e mult mai distractiv în lupta lui cu Skrulls decât oricare dintre eroii de poveste din run-ul principal. Și da, povestea nu e complicată, însă dialogurile și arta sunt un deliciu pe alocuri, greu de egalat de poveștile similare din acest crossover cu invazia Skrulls. Ai și aici răsturnări de situație, ai glume la tot pasul, ai demența și autoironia personajului principal. Daniel Way chiar m-a impresionat cu ce a reușit să facă din poveste și din personaj. Ah, și evident că povestea e simpatică și tâmpituță, dar ambele într-o notă pozitivă. Cei care vor să vadă o mulțime de Skrull-și cu moacă de Deadpool și personalitate similară, ei bine, aici îi găsiți pe toți. Și rezultatul nu poate fi decât exploziv. Așa că puneți mâna pe volum, că merită. Și da, și aici Skrulls și-o iau pe cocoașă, doar că nu te plictisești deloc.
February 26, 2017
Deadpoolio the amazing Deadpoolio! Daniel Way kills it at writing Deadpool comics. I've only read the first 2 volume but holy crap they are hilarious!!
May 2, 2019
Ok but read better...
July 29, 2019
A not so great collection. Not a good fit for Deadpool. Glad I just borrowed this via Comixology Unlimited. Not everything associated with Deadpool is funny or good. Lesson learned.
January 23, 2018
The collection should have been broken into smaller collections. The chosen stories are thematically unrelated. The stories themselves are okay; funny, light, lacking in depth. The Skrull story had some nice twists but the zombie story was predictable.
December 22, 2021
Just Wade fighting Skrulls and having zombie supermodels eating on him. A normal day.
Trivial fact about Deadpool:
Elektra once stated that Wade has lovely handwriting, to which he replied: "Thank you, Elektra. I think it's a crime the way schools today neglect the fundamentals."
Trivial fact about Deadpool:
Elektra once stated that Wade has lovely handwriting, to which he replied: "Thank you, Elektra. I think it's a crime the way schools today neglect the fundamentals."
January 27, 2020
Not too much to say about this one. A free read with Prime Reading on my Kindle so I decided to give it a go. Usual story about how crazy Deadpool is. How much death and destruction he brings with him. I don't read his stuff too much so no real context to put it into. The art was good and it was funny at times so I enjoyed it well enough.
November 27, 2016
Random, no straight story, and quite ridiculous... This is Deadpool at his best.
It's been a while since I've read this, but I just had to change that review I gave it.
I still remember the story, so best I write this down before I forget.
So, they say that this is a part of an event called "Secret Invasion". Had no idea of its existence, probably would never had had if it weren't for Sam's review.
So, I think (emphasis on think) that this was divided into two stories:
1) Alien Invasion
2) Zombie Doctor
(They're not actually called these, but these are what I remember them for.)
In story numero uno, a group of Skrulls attacks the earth. There spaceship floats above a football stadium.
Who's gonna save the day?
Some dude in the football team's mascot.
Who gets shot to death almost immediately, only to resurrect (If I'm not mistaken.)
I think we all know who's in the suit...
Anyways, Deadpool's infiltrates the ship, causing some VERY funny junk to happen, and joins the Skrulls.
Rest of the story is one, big heaping pile of spoilers.
Next, someone hires Deadpool, who's very low on cash, to save his wife from a mad doctor... Right?
Anywho, Deadpool goes, and finds a hospital full of zombies.
So, zombies AND aliens in five issues...
Cool, huh?
And, best of al, nothing feels too... Short, or forced.
The comedy is great, I mean, seriously, you'll be LOLing on every single page. (little bit exagerated, but not that much.)
Also, it's not that bad...
Well, yeah, we see a bit of DP's brains... But hey, do we have a problem when we eat an animal's brains? Or delicious Brazilian chicken heart? Or lamb liver wrapped with its juicy fat?
Never tried those? I seriously recommend you try the last two, also, try cow toungue, they're super yummy.
Also, DP's mouth wasn't as much of a toilet as usual.
This would make a great gift for 12+.
Recommended for any and every Deadpool fan, and also for those who wanna start getting familiar with the immortal Canadian.
It's been a while since I've read this, but I just had to change that review I gave it.
I still remember the story, so best I write this down before I forget.
So, they say that this is a part of an event called "Secret Invasion". Had no idea of its existence, probably would never had had if it weren't for Sam's review.
So, I think (emphasis on think) that this was divided into two stories:
1) Alien Invasion
2) Zombie Doctor
(They're not actually called these, but these are what I remember them for.)
In story numero uno, a group of Skrulls attacks the earth. There spaceship floats above a football stadium.
Who's gonna save the day?
Some dude in the football team's mascot.
Who gets shot to death almost immediately, only to resurrect (If I'm not mistaken.)
I think we all know who's in the suit...
Anyways, Deadpool's infiltrates the ship, causing some VERY funny junk to happen, and joins the Skrulls.
Rest of the story is one, big heaping pile of spoilers.
Next, someone hires Deadpool, who's very low on cash, to save his wife from a mad doctor... Right?
Anywho, Deadpool goes, and finds a hospital full of zombies.
So, zombies AND aliens in five issues...
Cool, huh?
And, best of al, nothing feels too... Short, or forced.
The comedy is great, I mean, seriously, you'll be LOLing on every single page. (little bit exagerated, but not that much.)
Also, it's not that bad...
Well, yeah, we see a bit of DP's brains... But hey, do we have a problem when we eat an animal's brains? Or delicious Brazilian chicken heart? Or lamb liver wrapped with its juicy fat?
Never tried those? I seriously recommend you try the last two, also, try cow toungue, they're super yummy.
Also, DP's mouth wasn't as much of a toilet as usual.
This would make a great gift for 12+.
Recommended for any and every Deadpool fan, and also for those who wanna start getting familiar with the immortal Canadian.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 431 reviews