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Book Review: Deadpool Classic Volume 1 edited by Mark D. Beazley
Title: Deadpool Classic Volume 1
Editor: Mark D. Beazley
Published: New York: Marvel, 2009
Rating: 3 of 5
Page Count: 264
Total Page Count: 134,944
Text Number: 395
Read Because: personal enjoyment, borrowed from the Multnomah County Library
Review: Including his first appearance (in New Mutants #98), two miniseries, and the first issue of the his ongoing series, this is a non-exhaustive but perfectly satisfactory introduction to Deadpool. The art is inconsistent at best—the New Mutants issue is drawn by Rob Liefeld, and "mutant" is taken as an excuse to disregard anatomy throughout—but the printing and editing are fine. The writing never excels in either depth or humor, but Deadpool himself, even this early in the game, is just what the reader would hope for: irreverent, artless, and funny in a way that crosses slapstick with black comedy; by Deadpool #1, he's begun evolving into a genre self-parody. Deadpool Classic Volume 1 skips guest appearances and isn't for completionists, nor is it a particularly standout collection of stories, but it functions fine as an introduction to the character—dated, inconsistent, but with a strong sense of where Deadpool came from and what he'll grow to be. I'll continue on with this anthology, and recommend it.
Review posted here on Amazon.com.
Editor: Mark D. Beazley
Published: New York: Marvel, 2009
Rating: 3 of 5
Page Count: 264
Total Page Count: 134,944
Text Number: 395
Read Because: personal enjoyment, borrowed from the Multnomah County Library
Review: Including his first appearance (in New Mutants #98), two miniseries, and the first issue of the his ongoing series, this is a non-exhaustive but perfectly satisfactory introduction to Deadpool. The art is inconsistent at best—the New Mutants issue is drawn by Rob Liefeld, and "mutant" is taken as an excuse to disregard anatomy throughout—but the printing and editing are fine. The writing never excels in either depth or humor, but Deadpool himself, even this early in the game, is just what the reader would hope for: irreverent, artless, and funny in a way that crosses slapstick with black comedy; by Deadpool #1, he's begun evolving into a genre self-parody. Deadpool Classic Volume 1 skips guest appearances and isn't for completionists, nor is it a particularly standout collection of stories, but it functions fine as an introduction to the character—dated, inconsistent, but with a strong sense of where Deadpool came from and what he'll grow to be. I'll continue on with this anthology, and recommend it.
Review posted here on Amazon.com.