The Deadpool we know and love.
I've always been a fan of Deadpool, he was probably the first character that got me into comics and he's had his fair bit of good writers (Joe Kelly, Duane Swierczynski) and bad writers (Jimmy Palmioti, Daniel Way) but he's always had some bit of attraction to me, something that always dragged me in. Well there is a lot of that here in this one issue.
The beginning of the book is actually really hilarious, with Deadpool interviewing some screenwriters for his upcoming Deadpool movie staring Ryan Reynolds. So far almost every writer has been a dud since they all want to make drastic changes to his origin and as Deadpool puts it, "tell their version of my life." Well all of a sudden one screenwriter comes in and tells Deadpool to tell him his origin so he can make it as close as possible to the real thing. And the rest of the issue is basically Deadpool talking about his origin.
One thing I noticed is that they used Joe Kelly's version of the origin, and not the more popular Fabian Nicieza origin. For those who don;t know what I'm talking about Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld created the character, but they never really dived into Deadpool's origins a lot when they were writing him. Well then Joe Kelly started writing for Deadpool and came up with the origin that his dad left when Deadpool was just a child and his mom was an abusive alcoholic and for the longest time that was his life as a kid. Well then Fabian Nicieza came back years later and started to write Cable and Deadpool and Fabian basically took everything Joe Kelly did with Deadpool's child life and threw it out the window. Instead saying that his mom died and his father was an abusive alcoholic that died in a bar fight. So I'm really glad that they decided to use Joe Kelly's origin in this book since that to me is the true origin, it came first and I always said when it comes to writing comic books that "first come, first served." Joe Kelly was the first to dive into Deadpool's childlife, he had first dibs. Fabian could have gone deeper into Deadpool's origin when he was writing Deadpool but didn't, he missed his chance.
Anyway the book is really good, if you like the Duane Swiercynski's writing then you love this book, because it's got some really funny moments. However at the same time it also has some really tragic moments. That ending was kind of depressing and really well done. If you don't feel sorry for Deadpool after reading this book then you must have no heart because this is a book that shows how tragic a character Deadpool really is but never once falls flat and forgets that Deadpool is also a funny guy.
The artwork is really good, there was some complaints with the ways Deadpool look as a child that kind of reminded me a little too much of Steve Dillon draws (Which made me cringe) but after a while I got over it. It was only that one moment anyway, so it didn't seem to matter because one bad drawing in a book isn't that big of a deal.
Overall it's a really good one shot, great writing, some pretty good art, and the true origin of Deadpool's childhood. Pick it up if you're a fan of Deadpool or have been wanting to read some more Deadpool but haven't found the time because this is a great starter for anyone looking to read some more of Deadpool in the future.
4.5 out of 5.
