Deadpool (cartoon character)

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Deadpool , real name Wade Winston Wilson, is a character who was created for Marvel Comics in 1991 . His first appearance was in the comic book New Mutants # 98 . In 1997 Joe Kelly and Ed McGuinness created his own series for him.

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Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld (photo taken in 2016) holds up a copy of New Mutants # 98 .

Deadpool made his debut in the comic book New Mutants # 98 (1991) by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld . Nicieza and Liefeld designed him as a masked villain who hunted the New Mutants with swords and handguns. Similar to Wolverine , he had incredible self-healing powers, but they covered him with tumors all over his body. The resemblance of Deadpool ("Wade Wilson", red and black masked costume, opponent of the teenage superhero group New Mutants) to the already existing character of Deathstroke from DC Comics ("Slade Wilson", red and blue masked costume, opponent ) was striking teenage superhero group Teen Titans ), which was not officially approached by either Marvel or DC.

Deadpool appeared sporadically in the X-Men sub-series X-Factor in the following years and was interpreted less as a violent villain and more as a sarcastic antihero . Comic book writer Joe Kelly , who wrote the first Deadpool series (1997) and was a huge Spider-Man fan, wrote many action comedies in which Deadpool ironically commented on the intentionally exaggerated events. For Deadpool's pun, Kelly was inspired by the similarly cheeky Spider-Man. As a running gag , many current films and series were parodied and the fourth wall was often broken. This cult series also introduced Deadpool's (reluctant) helpers, the cynical old woman Blind Al and the cowardly genius Weasel . Kelly later said that the Deadpool series was always on the verge of collapse, and that he could therefore incorporate absurd ideas. In Deadpool # 11 e.g. B. Kelly produced a panel -by-panel parody of the Spider-Man comic book Amazing Spider-Man # 47 (1966), into which Blind Al is thrown through time travel and Deadpool follows her. With the help of their disguise skills, Deadpool or Blind Al pretend to be the shy Peter Parker / Spider-Man or his busy aunt May Parker, but offend everyone by their rude, vulgar manner. This parody was counted as one of the funniest Deadpool stories in 2011.

A notable aspect of the early Deadpool comics was the complicated relationship between Deadpool and his blind hostage / butler / guardian, Blind Al. Kelly wrote Deadpool as a childish-sadistic gentleman who let her run his household, often locked her in a room with sharp objects and led her to believe that she would be free soon. On the other hand, Kelly established that Blind Al was the only person who wasn't afraid of Deadpool and who took revenge for such attacks by adding laxatives to his food, and preferred listening to Matlock's episodes rather than going out anyway . In addition, the author established that deep down she wanted two things: to lead Deadpool on the right path and to repent for an "old injustice" she had done to him. Kelly wanted to establish that Blind Al was once the super spy Black Widow (i.e. the predecessor of today's Black Widow, Natasha Romanova) and was responsible for his cancer. However, this development was never implemented. In later comics, their relationship normalizes. When Deadpool finally gives her freedom, Blind Al stays with him anyway.

After Deadpool was discontinued with issue 69, Deadpool was supposed to appear in a new series in 2002. Marvel Comics, however, let author Gail Simone carry out the planned adventures with a new character named Agent X. As a result, Deadpool fans had to wait until 2004 for his next series, Cable & Deadpool by Fabian Nicieza, which ran for 50 issues. In this series, Deadpool was united with the character (Cable) he wanted to kill in his 1991 debut. Characteristic was the strong buddy character of the unequal characters Cable (serious fighter for justice) and Deadpool (sayings knocking chaot), who first have to fight together before they can feel sincere respect for each other. Other series were Deadpool Vol. 2 (2008–2012), Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth (2009–2010) and Deadpool Vol. 3 (2013–2015). Deadpool (Vol. 3) # 27 (2014) received an entry in the Guinness Book of Records in the category "Most comic book characters on the cover" (232, of which 224 are officially recognized Marvel characters).

Fictional biography

Deadpool Filming (2015)

There is no definitive Deadpool biography within the world of Marvel Comics . In the comics, this is explained by the fact that Deadpool (similar to Wolverine ) suffers from amnesia , struggles with severe personality disorders and is of limited sane. He can also break through the fourth wall and potentially change his biography himself. In most interpretations, the early orphaned Canadian youth Wade Wilson enlisted in the army and became a mercenary until he was diagnosed with life-threatening cancer . Therefore, he volunteered as a test subject for human experiments with the paramilitary organization Weapon X , the group that once also recruited Wolverine. The experiments had such a high mortality rate that the inmates bet in a money pot (English: "Deadpool") who would die last. When Wilson won that pot, he gave himself this nickname. The experiments saved his life and gave him great self-healing powers, but disfigured his whole body and cost him his mind. Based on this basic story, there is conflicting information as to whether Deadpool's parents died of natural causes or he killed them himself, whether Deadpool and Wade Wilson are in fact the same person (ie, that Deadpool stole the identity of another "Wade Wilson"), or whether he was Canadian or American.

Deadpool's costume has been red-and-black since its debut in 1991, but has seen some changes over time. He initially wore a military gas mask, which he has now exchanged for a full head mask with sight lenses. His body is completely scarred by the cancer, but the nature of the condition varies from artist to artist. Through the treatment and training with "Weapon X", he has incredible self-healing powers, which enable him to reattach limbs that have been removed to his body. In addition, he is a very good marksman and swordsman. Because of his sayings, which he likes to make, he is also called "mercenary with a big mouth" (orig. Merc with a Mouth). Thanks to his brain tumor, he is immune to telepathy. He can also teleport to nearby places. Deadpool also knows he's only in a comic and regularly breaks the Fourth Wall . His speech bubbles are therefore highlighted in yellow. This is u. a. The crux of the comic book special Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe (2012), in which Deadpool realizes that he only plays a role in a non-real world and kills all characters in the Marvel universe. In the computer game Deadpool (2013), he escapes from a prison by literally stepping on his own speech bubbles.

Deadpool has few friends in the Marvel Universe, including a. the cynical old woman Blind Al , the greasy Weasel , the cowardly Bob, Agent of HYDRA and Deadpool's often reluctant colleague Cable . He cooperated with heroes (including the X-Men ), with anti-heroes ( Silver Sable or Domino ) and with villains like Bullseye . He has a complicated relationship with his alter egos Lady Deadpool , Headpool , Dogpool and Kidpool , who came to him from alternative universes. During the 1990s, Deadpool was in love with his X-Factor colleague Siryn . T. degenerated into stalking (which Siryn flattered), but in Deadpool (Vol. 3) # 27 (2014) he married the devilish Shiklah and has been her husband ever since.

Mostly known as a philanderer but with a soft spot for Thor Odinson , Deadpool has been described as omnisexual by co-inventor Fabian Nicieza .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2 Great Tastes That Taste Great Together: Joe Kelly / Deadpool , Newsarama.com
  2. ↑ The Comic Book Fools of April - Deadpool Time Travels Into an Old Issue of Spider-Man , Comic Book Resources
  3. ↑ REFLECTIONS: Talking Everything With Joe Kelly , Comic Book Resources
  4. ↑ Marvel's Deadpool wedding issue makes comic book history , Guinness Book of Records
  5. ^ Deadpool, His Sexual Orientation, And Twitter , bleedingcool.com
  6. ↑ Moviepilot: Deadpool.