Deadpool #6 Review

Whether you can enjoy the current volume of Deadpool depends largely on what standard you hold it to. It's certainly more entertaining than Deadpool's previous solo series was. But compared to Rick Remender's masterful handling of the character in Uncanny X-Force, it tends to fall short. This is a book that wants to paint Wade Wilson as a boisterous clown and a compelling protagonist, but it never manages to do both with any sort of consistency. Issue #6 wraps up the Dead Presidents arc and focuses more on the latter. The issue has some dramatic meat to it, with the promise of an interesting twist to the formula in future stories.

This issue doesn't offer a great deal in the way of humor. Other than a panel of portly Howard Taft yelling "Taft smash!" and a sequence where another pair of presidents throw down with gangbangers, the laughs are pretty few and far between. Things do pick up towards the end as Deadpool has a reunion with the Avengers and Thor continues his reluctant friendship with Wade. But as mentioned, the more dramatic material fares better in this finale. The writers wind up making solid use of Agent Preston's death rather than merely wasting what I thought was the best of the new characters added to the book's lineup. The writers concocted a challenge that only Deadpool could resolve. Maybe it was a challenge that went on longer than it needed to, but at least it ended well.

And even ignoring the script entirely, Tony Moore delivers some excellent visuals to cap off this storyline. His expressive characters, moody environments, and penchant for grotesque violence and slapstick humor all serve the book extremely well. I can only hope that Moore will be returning to illustrate a future story, as his presence on the book has been the central draw for these past few months.

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