Customer Reviews

Deadpool, Vol. 3: X Marks the Spot

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4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

The pirate portion was something I was looking forward to seeing that part. It was funny, but the artwork wasn't as strong as the rest of the book. The arc that has DP trying to joint the X-Men is fantastic. "Cows scare the $#!& out of me!" had me laughing out loud.

The book itself is fantastic. Dust cover is as shown in the image, the HC itself though is awesome. All DP HC are the same; black cover, recessed red lettering. The cover says "DEADPOOL" and the spine details the volume. Very slick looking.

In summary, the first couple of issues discusses Deadpool's desire to become a pirate. He manages to do so for awhile but there's always obstacles that gets in his way. Like always, Deadpool is hilarious. For me though, this story was weird and was out of my taste. I really had no interest when I was reading that half of the book. The other half of the book has Deadpool contemplating about always being lonely and maybe if he should join a team. He eventually stumbled upon joining the X-Men. The interaction between the X-Men and Deadpool was hilarious and very entertaining. For that half of the book, it's worth of it to buy. I can see myself reading that part over and over again.

I actully really liked this story. The things that you might think would be gimicky actully turned out to be really charming, corky, and funny as always. For any long reader of Deadpool comics it is nice to see that Wade Wilson is no longer just some parody, he is now a well established character that is funny and cool while also not being overcompenstated. So, in conclusion I recommend this to anyone that was planning to read this, any deadpool fan, and to any one that just wants a fun read.

Great book, good continuation from vol 2. Deadpool is basically going through an anti hero mid life crises. His pirate adventure in the begining books are just a fun wild distraction both for the reader and to Deadpool himself.
During a conversation with a shark carcass (lol) we learn that DP has started to embrace some surprising realities about himself. Realizing that his defective brain and deformed skin will always keep away those he cares about or wants to care about... its oddly profound, the demented clown actually made me a little sad in this book... but of course he decides to fix his self isolation by causing the WORST media stunt in history, Magneto couldnt have done a beter job of making the mutants look bad to the human race lol. Very funny, very good read.

I loved the entire book, the humor was top notch particularly in the Pirate segment but to be honest I wasn't too excited by the prospect of Deadpool going against the X-Men to join the X-Men, but I was proved wrong, Daniel Way is a brilliant writer PERIOD he genuinely gets the character of Deadpool and everything he represents. But the real reason this book gets 5 stars is because of the pirate section, sure there wasn't as much action as there could have been but that's not what I look for in a DP book, what I look for is top notch humor and excellent story and it delivered on both accounts the bit where Deadpool threatens Bob with a stick in order to teach him to talk like a parrot was hilarious and who on Earth hires a blind navigator?!

But one can not review one part of this book without the other, warning a few spoilers follow: After DP rescues the island of Jallarka (for some reason that sounds funny to me) Deadpool sets off on his tricked out pirate ship in search of whatever adventure comes his way, after a little soul searching and a lot of hallucinating he finds himself in California and finds what he considers his new purpose in life: To join the X-Men! After getting the cold shoulder from his idols he sets off to prove himself by any means necessary, which basically means there going to be a lot of bullets fired, pancakes eaten and amazing fight scenes!

I highly recommend this book to any Deadpool fan or to anyone who just needs a good laugh!

I have to say I really liked this book. I did not like the artwork Shawn Crystal did for the pirate chapters (13 & 14), but once we got back to the same old Paco Medina pencils as the first two volumes, it was all good. And once it was beyond issues 13 & 14, not only did the story get better, it was actually great. Chapters 15 through 18 were a fun read. Now I'm not saying 13 & 14 weren't good. They were just not on par with the rest of the series. I'd put them on par with Deadpool: Suicide Kings (which I liked), but not quite worthy of making it into a numbered volume in the ongoing series. That kind of story is what I'd expect from an annual, but not a volume. Nevertheless, I definitely recommend this to any Deadpool fans (who probably already have it at this point). The humor is great, and the action is as well. You won't be disappointed, and Amazon's price is a lot better than what I paid at my local comic book store. So, you can't go wrong....

I loved this book, and I think Daniel Way is the best writer for Deadpool. Way really brings the character out of its character, thus making it funnier.
The first story which I loved was the pirate storyline. The problem was the art for that storyline wasn't very good. Hey, at least it got Bob the Hydra agent.
The X-men storyline had alot of good chuckles. Domino and her fear of chickens was a riot. Not to forget the usual complicated Wyle E. Coyote schemes.
I don't understand some of the negative comments as they express they hate Way, but still keep reading it. If you don't like Way than stop reading it! Some people actually enjoy the writing.

I get that Deadpool is supposed to be a smartass, a jerk occasionally, but always competent.

In Way's run you get to choose one of those per arc. In this outing we get 'competent', but it's in the typical fashion of "oh my god I have a convoluted plan so wacky and relying on 'what ifs' and everything will work out" that Way has come to rely on to tell a story.

The closer you look at it, the more it appears to be a "Hey! Look at me! I'm in a crossover! I'm going to be here but have no adverse affects to the ongoing plot, so just looook at meeee!". The entirety of the arc makes no sense especially when compared to the next one (with Spider-Man) and the whole 'hero' aspect (and apparently Deadpool doesn't know what one is suddenly).

Besides the out of character incompetence of Domino, and giving her a phobia of chickens for some reason?, Way continues to write a one dimensional Deadpool (Which is odd as he has 2 voices in his head and one vocal one, you'd think at least ONE of them could be written with personality and charm), and relies on childish jokes. There is no character growth, there is no expanding on the Deadpool mythos, there is not even a real conclusion to the story, just the McGuffin of "ok now move Deadpool to the next crossover" right off.

If you like cheesy jokes, convoluted, plothole filled quickies (this entire arc will take you *maybe* 30 minutes to read, if that) that have no substance or style, by all means pick it up.

If you want something with a full bodied plot, characters you can care about (or at least in some respects are consistent with their previous appearances)and something that you might want to re-read when you're done, don't bother. The entirty of the book can be summed up with a few sentences with no spoilers:

Idiot move, be a pirate, get bored, be an X-man, trick someone with a long drawn out plan just like the other 'big plans' he had in the previous arcs, move on to the next crossover. That is the entirety of this TPB.

I'm not a fan of Daniel Way's Deadpool, and I think that this trade is a great example of why I'm not. Way's Deadpool is simply not funny. Making the character a total idiot and hallucinate at the drop of the hat doesn't make him funny.

Bringing in former "supporting cast" members (Bob, Agent of Hydra) and mentioning others (Blind Al) does not make this comic good. Referencing former plot lines (Deadpool's obsession with Death) does not make this comic good.

What would make this comic good? Dropping the stupid yellow-vs-white boxes would definitely be a good start. Dropping "Pool'o'vision" would also be a great start. And making the character someone who actually has a brain, as he did in previous incarnations, would be great too. He doesn't have to be a mindless idiot to be funny; I think that makes him absolutely boring.

I really don't know why I continue buying this title. I guess it's in he hope that the series will actually become good. And there are a few good moments mixed in with the crap, but they are very few and far between. Deadpool used to be one of my favorite comic book characters, but I am beginning to hate the character now, just because he's so overexposed and poorly written. Ugh.

The art was okay. I don't like Shawn Crystal's stuff, but Paco Medina is always a good bet. The cover "art" can be hideous, as evidenced by the horribly ugly cover that was inexplicably chosen for this trade (there was better cover pieces collected within this trade that should have been used - I think that this was the ugliest cover of them all!).