Wade Wilson is a former test subject of the Weapon X program, where he received his regenerative healing factor through the scientific experiments conducted upon him.
A prominent enemy, ally and later, member of X-Force. He's famous for breaking the Fourth Wall.
Lately I've noticed in Deadpool comics (most recently Deadpool & Cable and Way's run) that they seem to be going over the top on breaking the fourth wall with him. Deadpool & Cable: referring to all of his ongoings and mini-series. I just think it was over-the-top. And Way is definitely taking advantage of it. Anyone else agree?
It'll be hard to read as a back issue or trade paperback, because those specific jokes about getting more titles will be out of context. People will still get them, but it'll be odd. Sometimes I think that some writers only think about a quick cheap gag instead of a long lasting joke that'll be funny in all occasions.
" I don't recall Daniel Way doing that many 4th wall jokes in his run. "
He doesn't. The only notable example I can remember is during the first issue, where its like--
Deadpool: All you can do when your limb gets chopped off is put it in a pocket and hope to get it sewn back on. Pockets are great. Ain't that right, Rob? *Looks at audience*
@CrimsonComedian: Oh yeah, that was hilarious. What's wrong with breaking the 4th wall? It's funny, so its funny. I loved the "Blackest Night" mention. "My feets is a rainbow of power!"
@InnerVenom123: I'm not saying there's something wrong with it. I like it. Especially in Deadpool. But the writers of him nowadays are just abusing it. Like, back when Kelly was writing -- he'd use it wisely. He wouldn't go over-the-top. But now it just seems like they're doin' it because they've got no more jokes. And it doesn't work well.
yea, but still now that they have so many deadpool series it must be getting hard to produce the quality material us fans all love. *sigh* still at least i can tell you why he's getting so much popularity. marvel has been having and incredibly hard time bringing new characters into the mix. they just never seem to gain much popularity. so the market is getting stale, there putting less and less into each comic, dragging out a simple storyline over 15 comics or more, and reusing the same characters over and over. why do you think its so hard to kill a superhero, because they're just that awesome? no! its because they're so hard to replace. enter deadpool. because they cant make successful new characters they're turning to the characters nobody paid attention to to shake things up, and so far deadpool seems to be their best option for a "new" star. hence the overexposure. just pray he comes out of the popularity craze unscathed.
yes we know, but lately the whole breaking the fourth wall thing is being overdone. its not as funny as it used to be. now its being used more as a cheep gag.
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