Deadpool MAX, Bd. 2: Lang lebe Hydra!

Deadpool MAX (Collected Editions)

by David Lapham, Kyle Baker, Shawn Crystal

Deadpool never thought it would happen to him. He never thought his new life as a non-killing dad would start out so blissfully and end up like this - with his wife having all the espionage-themed fun and him at home taking care of a screaming baby, wondering when its batteries will run out. Can Deadpool pull his life back together, save his marriage and stop the spread of the deadly Liquid X? Probably not, but one out of three ain't bad. Then, when Deadpool goes AWOL, Hydra Bob knows that if anyone finds out, he'll spend the rest of his miserable days in a very deep and dark hole. With world on the brink of Armageddon, Bob must don Deadpool's abandoned duds and go it alone. But will years of experience and red tights be enough to stop the terrorist plans of the deadly Moon Knights and their stockpile of Liquid X? Hell no.Collecting : Deadpool MAX 7-12

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Superheroes, Science Fiction, Crime, Thriller

Paperback

First published December 14, 2011

Reviews

[Sam Quixote · Rating 3 out of 5]

David Lapham actually writes a pretty good Deadpool, as in the character. He’s got the voice down cold and doesn’t overdo the wackiness or force the comedy, which is what some writers tend to do with Wade. The story side of things though is unfortunately not as strong.

Hydra Bob is trying to get back into Hydra’s good graces because he’s in love with Taskmaster (this is an alternate reality where Hydra Bob accidentally created Hydra and Taskmaster is a chick) but he’s also trying to stop them and get back into the CIA or something? And Deadpool is tied into this because he thinks he’s Bob’s best bud and he hates Hydra… yeah it’s a lot convoluted!

But if the overall structure of the book is shaky, there are a few fun scenes scattered throughout. Deadpool throws the world’s worst bachelor party for Bob (and this is Marvel MAX so you see a lot of uncensored sex, drugs, swearing and violence), and tries to be a good dad/husband to a broken doll and an insane woman!

Kyle Baker’s art though is horrible. Watery and weakly coloured, it just doesn’t look like an art style suited to superhero comics at all - more like some wanky ‘70s bawdy joke book. And Cable with a monocle is just wrong - he looks like he’s about to go fox-hunting after blowing his butler.

It’s a shame David Lapham’s brilliance doesn’t transfer so easily from his masterful Stray Bullets comics to Marvel but there are definitely worse Deadpool books out there than his, and MAX is basically the approach that makes the most sense for the character! Baker’s art might be enough to put people off entirely but, if you can stomach it, Lapham’s Deadpool MAX comics aren’t bad reading - the characters are there if the story isn’t.

[Dimitris Papastergiou · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was good and fun to read too, the artwork may ruin things for ya, especially if you're one of those people like me who appreciate good art and not.... that thing here. At some point it was just hurting my eyes. Thankfully they knew it would hurt so they have 1 issue drawn from another artist and that's actually art for this type of comic.

Oh well, the story is fun and has its moments ups and downs and whatnot, but if you like Deadpool you'll have a fun read.

[Sonic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Whacked out fun!
The SUPERB art, and excellent writing have an almost acidic quality,
humor with just a hint of nausea.

This continues the lunacy that started in Vol. 1.

[Rocky Sunico · Rating 3 out of 5]

So the second volume of this series was rather uneven - mainly because the bit that took Deadpool out of action in favor of a weird marriage to Domino really took away from the story. Thus there was all this time devoted to showing him away, then showing what Bob initially did without him, and finally Bob's convoluted plan for getting Deadpool back. It ultimately made sense, but it just wasn't the most exciting thing to read with some unusual story beats.

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay this was a lot better than volume 1. I even liked the artwork. It looks like the series needed some time to develop; the humor is never forced. It really felt like a Deadpool story (or stories) in this case.

[Lukas Torres · Rating 3 out of 5]

Deadpool is actually so hilarious, but again so uncensored it’s crazy. Lots of random missions and meeting different people constantly it seems, but hoping part 3 will wrap up everything with this series

[Cara Patel]

I could not get into the art style of this one.

[Shreks Cumdump · Rating 3 out of 5]

Better than the first one but the art is still shit

[Alex · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was... disappointing. Out of all the things they could have done with a Deadpool MAX comic.... fuck you David Lapham

[B · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was surprised to see I gave the other one three stars. There's something compelling about this reimagining and I can't figure out what. It can't be just that it's so negative and unpleasant. . . . There's a serious coherence about it that I think makes the whole thing work but I cannot explain it.

[William Thomas · Rating 1 out of 5]

No, seriously... what?

[Craig · Rating 1 out of 5]

Blech...

[Alec · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even more Hydra Bob!

[Vinnie Barker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Silly, over the top, but with a slightly confusing and weird storyline. However the jokes are good and characters well fleshed out. Deadpool and Hydra Bob are brilliant together.