Deadpool #17
Marvel Comics
Writer: Gerry Duggan/ Brian Posehn
Artist: Declan Shalvey
Colourist: Jordie Bellaire
Well this title is currently delayed by a week in the UK and will not be with us till this coming Wednesday. But I have been enjoying this Deadpool tale so much I could not wait that long and grabbed myself a digital copy on the Marvel Comics App.
This story seems to be going from strength to strength from all aspects from writing to the art. This is another action packed issue where you get to see the team up originally promised of Deadpool, Wolverine and Captain America. This is not a team up you would expect to work but with a great script by Duggan and Posehn brought to life by Shalvey and Bellaire it just does and there are great moments between the three and also the supporting cast of X-Men clones.
After the revelations from last issue of these clones being produced by Butler for the North Korean military and having found both Wolverine and Captain America in some form of cryo stasis Deadpool releases the two of them and explains the situation. The camp bringing back memories for Cap, displayed in the earlier panels, realises he has to do something and with the help of Deadpool and Wolverine they work to capture the camp and release the captive X-Men clones.
How does this begin, well with Deadpool knuckledusters of course and a new rhyme "One... Two... Three... Four... I declare an actual War." During this fight for freedom comes some brilliant moments with Wolverine attempting to teach the cloned Colossus and cloned version of himself a signature move the "Fastball Special" which results in hilarity. The difference in how the three main characters deal with the task at hand, the insanity of Deadpool, the savageness of Wolverine and the disciplined military nature of Captain America gives some great lines, culminating in my favourite panel of the issue. A full page of the three characters with lines that help to distinct there personalities bizarrely through how these differences complement each other so well. Oh and when your reading the issue make sure to keep an eye out for the kitten plaster, need I say more?
The underlying story driving this book is Deadpool's fight against the main antagonist Butler, and even though with all the action and great character moments this is always evident, does Deadpool have a daughter? Is it a surprise he can't be sure? This is why he needs Butler for answers. By the end of the book you know more about Butler's motives and Deadpool also now knows where to find him.
I could quite happily review this comic panel by panel from each great illustration, conversation, moment of comedy and so much more but all you really need to know is that this is turning out to be one of the best Deadpool stories in a long while, definitely that I have read and with the addition of Wolverine and Cap is turning out to be one of the greatest team-up books I have read in some time. Duggan and Posehn don't just possess a great way of portraying and writing Deadpool's character from the many sides he has from the personalities, comedian, to the assassin but they also write fantastic dialogue for both Wolverine and Captain America bringing the character's and personality to life so well.
But with great scripts you need a great art team and Posehn and Duggan have that in Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire. The panelling of the issue is easy to read and illustrations pace and play the story out in a great way from the conversations to the action scenes, that solitary shield announcing the beginning of the battle. Declan does a great job of drawing action helping you to imagine the movement of the characters. This is an aspect of Declan's work I have loved from Venom to now, the energy in the line and the posture he creates for the characters he draws to life and with the help of Jordie on colours this brings even more life to this already buzzing book. From small things like the colours of the background displaying how time has gone by throughout the comic to the colours used in the explosions, destruction, laser blast, fire and characters bring the story to life even further, the textures and palettes are just gorgeous to look at.
Thankfully with Deadpool seeming to be coming out twice a month its only a two week wait for the next issue. This has become one of those books that I can not wait for the next issue of. I have been showing this story to my friend who has recently got into comics and plan to nag him until he reads it, much like I did with passing my copy of Civil War around for friends to read, for me this is a must have comic and I look forward to issue 18.
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