Oct. 26, 2009 Deadpool – The Merc with the Mouth
by Andrew Genereaux

For those who know me even the slightest bit, you know I love comic books. For those of you who didn't know well guess what: I LOVE COMIC BOOKS! Well recently (as in months ago) I decided to add a new comic to my reading list; the Merc with the Mouth, the Crimson Comedian, the one and only Deadpool. From the first time I read a comic with him in it he instantly entered second place for best character around (sorry Deadpool no one beats Hulk!).

Now you’re asking yourself one of two questions right now “Andrew what makes this Deadpool so great?” or “Andrew who dropped you on your head as a child?” Well I’ll answer both of those for you! For those of you who have seen the Wolverine Origins movie, throw that Deadpool out the window. He’s never shot lasers out of his eyes and never had swords coming out of his hands. The only thing they got right was the quick wit and smart-ass comments. Ok so I still haven’t answered what makes Deadpool so great, well what is better then a insane mercenary who is in love with Death (yes Death is a female and Deadpool loves her), who can’t die (so much for the Deadpool/Death wedding!) and has the biggest mouth in the world? Oh did I mention he was insane?

This combination of traits breeds the most comedic anti-hero in comic book history. Which other character can come up with the idea to fight in a suit of meat... Yes that’s right Deadpool made a suit of meat armour. He has used the battle cry of “For Tacos!” made 372,844 pancakes because he was bored, and has wits sharp enough to kill a human being. Along with this some of his other recent adventures have seen him becoming a pirate with his trusty parrot (well actually it was just Bob of Hydra dressed in a parrot suit) and pirating on his mighty ship (actually it was a tugboat with a lot of guns). He also began adventuring in San Francisco dressed as a stereotypical feminine homosexual male (and beating up a homophobe for good measure). Ok now your thinking I’m insane for reading Deadpool, well you’re probably correct. I dare you to read a Deadpool comic and not laugh at least once well doing it, I think I’d win that bet.

Deadpool comics are a great fun read for comic book fans that get bogged down by the darker story arcs that Marvel is running as of late. Deadpool has lots of action, lots of hilarious moments and a character that is very unique, that I do not foresee myself tiring of.

On a final note, to answer the second question, no one dropped me on my head as a child... or at least that’s what I’ve been told.