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Identity Disc TPB (Marvel Heroes) (Deadpool) (Bullseye) (Sabretooth)

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This book isn't bad per se, but it isn't at all creative. It uses six of Marvel's most familiar villains in what can best be described as Bryan Singer's "The Usual Suspects" as a comic book. The cast (especially Deadpool, Sabretooth and Bullseye) make it interesting, but it would have been nice for it to have been more original.

Identity Disc was produced by Marvel as DC was breaking out their best selling mini-series Identity Crisis. While DC's mini proved to be a surprisingly superb read, Identity Disc comes off as what it is: a rushed and lame Identity Crisis-esque story that promises much and goes nowhere. Robert Rodi, who recently scripted the Loki and Tomb of Dracula relaunch mini's for Marvel, starts off nice with the gathering of Sabretooth, Juggernaut, Bullseye, Deadpool, Sandman, and Vulture as they are recruited to obtain a disc supposedly containing the identities of every super hero in the Marvel universe. The dialogue comes off as cheesy, while the big "twists" aren't really that big at all. The art by John Higgins is solid, but it's not enough to save Identity Disc from being as contrived as it is. All in all, fanboys may want to give this a look, but you're better off with Identity Crisis, or even Rodi's other work.