whenever I bring up superheroes to any of my friends that arent big comic fans all they can talk about is how awsome deadpool is, and how good x-men origins is, and how deadpools the best marvel character. this guy has 4 magazines! spider-man and x-characters are the only people whove ever got that many comics. sure, his jokes are pretty funny and he has guns, but whats he ever done to get so popular?

" I think deadpool is overrated. In fact I on purpose ignore Deadpool when playing MvC3 and in return busted my ass mastering Hagger just so I can whip on him playing other people online when they pick Deadpool as the first guy on their team..........and x-23.   At first I had no problem with Deadpool, I loved the hell out of deadpool when he was writen by Joe Kelly. That is all of the deadpool stuff I will read, after Deapool broke the fouth dimension that just blew it for me.    "

" Gotta say dude. Love your grammar. "

Wolverine is far more overrated.

Deadpool is also the most annoying character, too. 

I don't hate Deadpool, I love Deadpool. He's my second favorite comic book character ever. Although I do hate when he is written badly. 
 
90% of the stuff he is in now (X-Force being the only exception) is crap writing. If he was written better (Like Joe Kelly better, or even Gail Simone better) It wouldn't be so bad. 
 
He wouldn't be so over rated if he was written better.

" If i don't like a character, and such character is popular, then he must be overrated, right guys? "

" Wolverine is far more overrated. "

people don't know what they want... 
 
I remember people saying "Oh Deadpool is so funny he needs a push" 
 
Then he got the darn push he started coming out in games, more weekly comics, movies and merchandise and his own spin off was in the talks and then what happened? Ooh Deadspool is soo overrated.. 
 
Psssh 
 
How he got so popular?? The character is hilarious and looks badass as hell!

1st off every popular character is over rated : phoenix surfer hulk superman batman spider-man  superboy prime  spawn 
wolverine , everyone that everone rants about who can beat who is over rated !!!  good now that , that is out of the way 
 
every character favorite or not has a long history convoluted storylines , and you have to know a healthy amount  to get behind 
them. deadpool stands out , he looks like a ninja he is a mercenary he has a healing factor he wears red and black he is crazy he uses guns and has  fought or insulted every marvel character , he is just more marketable . origins was a eyesore and i wish to have whoever wrote the script to be executed by comic fans . people who say other wise have never read a comic book . yeah he is everywhere . yeah 
he is in alot more books than he should be . new fans and people who only watch the movies show etc are only going to know whats 
put in front of them 
 
i am a fan of deadpool i find him silly and see him as a break from the serious books out there . he can be over saturated .
but i read more than just marvel i read dc and independent titles  as well . so if you dont like the character 
read somthing else , if your sick of people talking , i dont know.. ignore them? but alot of people on this site go with 
the im-right -your -wrong mentality (kinda like politicians ) so =p

" superman is the most overrated hero og all time why? cause if u compare thor, silver surfer, hulk, icon, blue marvel & luke cage his powers anyway. people will say  their are superman ripoffs  "

I don't want to sound like a hater, but Hulk.

Deadpool is awesome because he's a change of pace to the standard superhero story. 
 
He isn't afraid to do what it takes to get a job done i.e. killing. 
 
He's a boss

@InnerVenom123 said:

"Wolverine is far more overrated. "

I like deadpool. He's funny, but not that funny. He's a good fighter, but not the best. But the thing that sets him apart is that he always finds the most surprising and unpredictable ways to solve problems. He just hits you out of nowhere and you go "holy crap! that was brilliant!" 
 
That being said, i like to limit my intake to just deadpool corps so i don't OD on deadpool comics. He's interesting, but not THAT interesting.

Deadpool is Marvel's anti-fanboy serum.

" whenever I bring up superheroes to any of my friends that arent big comic fans all they can talk about is how awsome deadpool is, and how good x-men origins is, and how deadpools the best marvel character. this guy has 4 magazines! spider-man and x-characters are the only people whove ever got that many comics. sure, his jokes are pretty funny and he has guns, but whats he ever done to get so popular? "

" The most overrated character would be Batman. "

When I was thirteen years old I thought deadpool was the greatest thing I had ever seen. Now that I'm not thirteen I just think he is really annoying, but someone is always thirteen somewhere. 

" @Manchine said:

" The most overrated character would be Batman. "

You can't call the greatest literary creation ever overrated. "

" @FadeToBlackBolt said:

" @Manchine said:

" The most overrated character would be Batman. "

You can't call the greatest literary creation ever overrated. "

I rest my point. "

" @FadeToBlackBolt said:

" @Manchine said:

" @FadeToBlackBolt said:

" @Manchine said:

" The most overrated character would be Batman. "

You can't call the greatest literary creation ever overrated. "

I rest my point. "

You really don't.  Which character has been defined and redefined numerous times, whilst retaining the same core values and remained popular and relevant? Batman Which singular character has appeared in more defining literary pieces than any other? Batman.  Which character exemplifies numerous types of sociological and philosophical ideologies including; Fascism, Anarchism, Jungian philosophy, Existentialism, Marchiavellianism, Anomie and others? Batman Which character has proven to be both rigidly human and simultaneous "godlike" within the same panel/page? Batman  If you interpret greatness as being monetary gain and popularity;  Batman has more graphic novels published than any other comic book character, including Superman Batman's film franchise has grossed vastly more than any other character franchise Batman has appeared in more forms of visual media than any other comic character and is so recognised throughout the world that producers of a television felt confident enough that people would know who he was without mention his name in the opening titles. "

You know who else has been defined and redefined numerous times, whilst having the same core values and remaining popular? Spider-Man!! You know why Batman has the most issues? He was made in 1939!!! He has been around longer than most except Superman(who is in second). The Character who has most based on their years is Spider-Man seeing is in third in comic appearances (or so). I have seen a lot of the same types of sociological types in Spider-Man too. You could probably find Godlikeness and rigid humanity in many superheroes like Super-Man and Spider-Man. The reason Batman has a higher gross than others in the movies? He's had more movies than anyone else! If a director knew how to make a good movie about Spider-Man sooner than 2002, then he would have more movies. Spider-Man has also had many TV shows and games over the years. Batman and Superman switch between number 1&2 all the time, but at this point in time, third in popularity is locked in by Spider-Man, a character made 24 years after Superman!!! So if you take it by increase of popularity in the years of creation to now, Spider-Man has better standings than Batman or Superman! Also people can recognize Spider-Man without mentioning his name as well. Batman is indeed overrated, and its because people always say he can beat anyone. Spider-Man can't beat everyone, and that's one thing that makes him better than Batman too!! "

" @mewmdude77: Don't take this the wrong way, but I think you're thinking I'm underrating Spidey, and I'm not. I ADORE Spider-Man, but in terms of complexity he's lacking compared to Batman.  Spider-Man as an entity is a creation of Peter Parker and the two are harmonious in their existence. Bruce and Batman on the other hand, are not so much. Batman is an all encompassing ideal that swallows Bruce Wayne whole, while at the same time Bruce Wayne is a needle that pierces the Batman shell. Becoming Spider-Man was a logical step for Peter, he was feeling guilty, he wanted to help people, his hormones were going crazy, fighting crime as a costumed vigilante makes sense. Bruce becoming Batman, on the other hand, is absurd.  A young boy witnesses his parent's death, rather than simply deal with it and move on, an eight-year old dedicates himself to the idea of wiping out evil as an omen of darkness. You have to be pretty nuts to come up with that, and yet at the same time, through Batman's eyes, the reader realises there is nothing more rational.   What I'm trying to say basically is that Batman is not overrated lol "

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People that thought the Ryanpool in Origins is good should really learn about the character. Thinking back on it Origins pool was similar to my response to Wanted. I read the comic then watched the movie and was like "What is this crap. Show me the Villains. Show me all the unnecessary crimes he did. Give me the awesome Wanted comic book story." Pretty much the Wanted comic and Deadpool in comics is Waaaay better then what the movies tried to bring.

" @InnerVenom123: Batman is a close 2nd... but in first place with ease  Wolverine........ "

I don't see what makes Deadpool overrated. People like him for the same reason they like Martin Riggs, Axel Foley, Jack Sparrow, etc.

Yes, just like Batman.

I don't think deadpool is so much overrated as much as there are a lot of bandwagon fans now

I believe  what your saying and if so  i do agree with is that people that haven't actually read Deadpool assume his story is good because he looks cool because i do have friends that have that opinion as well. Though i do not think he is overrated just better in a support role rather than in his own actually books and ya overexposure does feed into my opinoin a bit im sure.