Deadpool Kills Deadpool

March 1, 2014
Deadpools from multiple realities face off against each other in what might be the quippiest rumble in comic-book history. Lifelong fans of the salty mutant won't need more persuasion than that. For the rest of us, Deadpool Kills Deadpool is the final installment in Bunn and Espin's Deadpool Killogy (following Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe, 2012, and Deadpool Killustrated, 2013). A malicious Deadpool from an alternate reality has decided to wipe all other incarnations from existence (even fan-favorites Kidpool, Dogpool, and the new Pandapool), and the original Deadpool is willing to recruit every other version of himself (all wearing the same outfit, no less) to stop him. Bunn has crafted a funny, edgy, and surprisingly touching saga in his Deadpool run, mastering the ability to break the fourth wall in classic snarky Deadpool style. Espin's art may look flat on the surface, but his ability to show emotion on constantly masked characters is surprising and fresh. Hand to fans of Jason Aaron's Wolverine and the X-Men (2012) or Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn's Deadpool: Dead Presidents (2013).(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2014, American Library Association.)