Deadpool

This article is about the comic book character. For the prediction game, see Dead pool.

Deadpool
Deadpool on the recap page of Cable and Deadpool #26
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	New Mutants #98 (February, 1991)
Created by	Fabian Nicieza, Rob Liefeld
In-story information
Alter ego	Wade Winston Wilson
Species	Human (mutate)
Team affiliations	Agency X Great Lakes Initiative Weapon X Landau, Luckman, and Lake Maggia Frightful Four Heroes For Hire Six Pack Team X X-Force X-Men
Notable aliases	Jack, Wade T. Wilson, Mithras, Johnny Silvini, Thom Cruz, Hulkpool
Abilities	Regenerative healing factor Superhuman strength, stamina, agility, and reflexes Expert marksman, swordsman and martial artist

Deadpool (Wade Wilson) is a fictional character, a mercenary and anti-hero in the

, appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by artist Rob Liefeld and writer Fabian Nicieza, Deadpool first appeared in The New Mutants #98 (Feb. 1991).

A disfigured and mentally unstable mercenary, Deadpool originally appeared as a villain in an issue of New Mutants, and later in issues of X-Force. The character has since starred in several ongoing series, and shares titles with other characters such as Cable. The character is famous for his tendency to break the fourth wall and is frequently referred to by the moniker "Merc with a Mouth." Deadpool was ranked 182nd on Wizard magazine's list of the Top 200 Comic Book Characters of All Time and ranked 45th on Empire magazine's list of The 50 Greatest Comic Book Characters.

Publication history

1990s

Created by artist Rob Liefeld and writer Fabian Nicieza, Deadpool made his first appearance in the pages of New Mutants #98 published in February 1991. Rob Liefeld, a fan of the Teen Titans comics, showed his new character to then writer Fabian Nicieza. Upon seeing the costume and noting his characteristics (killer with super agility), Nicieza contacted Liefeld, saying "this is Deathstroke from Teen Titans." Nicieza gave Deadpool the real name of "Wade Wilson" as an in-joke to being "related" to "Slade Wilson", Deathstroke. In his first appearance, Deadpool was hired by Tolliver to attack Cable and the New Mutants. After subsequently appearing in X-Force as a recurring character, Deadpool began making guest appearances in various different Marvel Comics titles such as the Avengers, Daredevil, and Heroes For Hire. In 1993 the character received his own miniseries, entitled The Circle Chase, written by Fabian Nicieza and pencilled by Joe Madureira. It was a relative success, and Deadpool starred in a second, self-titled miniseries written in 1994 by Mark Waid and pencilled by Ian Churchill.

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Cover to the Harvey Award-nominated Deadpool #11.
Art by Pete Woods, in homage to cover of Amazing Fantasy #15 featuring Spider-Man.

In 1997, Deadpool was given his own ongoing title, initially written by Joe Kelly, with then-newcomer Ed McGuinness as an artist. The series firmly established his supporting cast, including his prisoner/den mother Blind Al and his best friend Weasel. Deadpool became an action comedy parody of the cosmic drama, antihero-heavy comics of the time. The ongoing series gained cult popularity for its unorthodox main character and its balance of angst and pop culture slapstick and the character became less of a villain, though the element of his moral ambiguity remained. The writer Joe Kelly noted, "With Deadpool, we could do anything we wanted because everybody just expected the book to be cancelled every five seconds, so nobody was paying attention. And we could get away with it."

The series was taken over by Christopher Priest who noted that he found Kelly's issues to be "complex and a little hostile to new readers like me' and that by issue 37, he realized that 'it was okay to make Deadpool look stupid".

2000s

Deadpool lasted until issue #69, at which point it was relaunched as a new title by Gail Simone with a similar character called Agent X in 2002. This occurred during a line wide revamp of X-Men related comics, with Cable becoming Soldier X and X-Force becoming X-Statix. Simone notes that 'When I took the Deadpool job, the revamp hadn't been planned, so it was a complete surprise. Thankfully, we heard about it in time to make adjustments to the early scripts'. It appeared that Deadpool was killed in an explosion fighting the aristocratic (and telepathic) villain known as the Black Swan. Weeks later, a mysterious figure showed up at the apartment of Deadpool's manager, Sandi Brandenberg. The man took the name Alex Hayden and together they started "Agency X," with Hayden dubbed Agent X after the company. Most believed that Hayden was Deadpool suffering from amnesia. The title character of Agent X was eventually revealed not to be Deadpool and the climax of that series saw the original character restored. Simone left the title after seven issues due to creative differences with the series editor.

Deadpool's next appearance came in 2004 with the launch of Cable & Deadpool written by Fabian Nicieza, where Deadpool became partnered with his former enemy, Cable, teaming up in various adventures. This title was canceled with issue #50 and replaced by a new Cable series in March 2008. Deadpool then appeared briefly in the Wolverine: Origins title by writer Daniel Way before Way and Paco Medina launched another Deadpool title in September 2008. Medina was the main series artist, with Carlo Barberi filling in on the first issue after the Secret Invasion tie-in.

A new Deadpool ongoing series written by Daniel Way with artist Paco Medina began as a Secret Invasion tie-in. In the first arc, the character is seen working with Nick Fury to steal data on how to kill the Skrull queen Veranke. Norman Osborn steals the information that Deadpool had stolen from the Skrulls, and subsequent stories deal with the fallout from that. Writer Daniel Way explained, "the first thing Osborn does to try and take care of the situation is to bring in a hired gun to take Deadpool down, which would be Tiger-Shark. That would be the standard thing to do, but of course everything about Deadpool is non-standard. So it goes completely awry and Norman has to get more serious about things." The story also sees the return of Bob, Agent of HYDRA, "I don't want the book to become 'Deadpool and Friends' so characters will drift in and out, but Bob was someone I definitely wanted to bring in. It just had to be at the perfect moment and when I was putting this storyline together that moment presented itself.". This all led directly to a confrontation with the new Thunderbolts in "Magnum Opus" which crossed over between Deadpool vol. 4 #8-9 and Thunderbolts #130-131. Thunderbolts writer Andy Diggle said, "it's a natural progression for Deadpool to go after Norman, and for Norman to send his personal hit-squad after Deadpool." In Deadpool #15, Deadpool decides to become a hero resulting in conflicts with proper heroes like Spider-Man (who he had recently encountered in Amazing Spider-Man #611 as part of "The Gauntlet") and leading to a 3-issue arc where he takes on Hit-Monkey, a character who debuted in the same month in a digital, then print, one-shot.

Another ongoing Deadpool series, Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth launched in July 2009, written by Victor Gischler, with art by Bong Dazo. In it Deadpool teams up with the head of the zombie Deadpool from Marvel Zombies 3 and 4.

A special anniversary issue titled Deadpool #900 was released in October 2009. It features stories written by several authors, with the main feature written by the original Deadpool series writer Joe Kelly and drawn by Deadpool's creator Rob Liefeld. A third Deadpool ongoing series, Deadpool Team-Up, launched in November 2009 (with issue numbers counting in reverse starting with issue #899), written by Fred Van Lente, with art by Dalibor Talajic. This series will feature Deadpool teaming up with different heroes from the Marvel Universe in each issue, such as Hercules. It has also been confirmed by Chris Yost that Deadpool will soon join the cast of the new X-Force team.

Another Deadpool series, entitled Deadpool Corps also by Gischler, is scheduled to be released in April 2010. This series features alternate versions of Deadpool, consisting of Deadpool, Lady Deadpool (who debuted in Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #7), Headpool (a.k.a. The zombie Deadpool head), and two new characters; Kidpool, a kid version of Deadpool who uses lightsabers, and Dogpool, a dog version of Deadpool.

Powers and abilities

Deadpool's primary power is an accelerated healing factor, depicted by various artists and writers with varying levels of efficiency. Said healing factor, which was artificially endowed by the Weapon X program, enables him to regenerate any destroyed tissues or organs at a super-human rate. An unanticipated side effect of the therapy was a rapid acceleration of the cancerous tumors he was suffering from at the time as well, causing them to quickly spread across his entire body as soon as his powers fully activated. Because of this, his healing factor super charged his cancer, resulting in massive scar tissue causing his appearance to be severely disfigured. Deadpool's brain cells are similarly affected, with dying brain cells being rejuvenated at a super accelerated rate. While this allows Deadpool to recover from any and all head wounds, it is also the cause of his psychosis and mental instability, and it renders him nearly invulnerable to psychic and telepathic powers, as the altered (and thus damaged) brain cells quickly regenerate to their original state. Deadpool's healing factor is strong enough that he has previously survived decapitation more than once, though in each of these occurrences, his head had to be reunited with his body to heal the wound instead of his body growing a new head (or vice-versa). Unlike Wolverine’s natural healing factor, Deadpool’s is mentally driven to a partial extent. Similar to Wolverine, his healing factor also affects a number of his physical attributes by increasing them to superhuman levels heightening at least his endurance and stamina. Though it had been said in earlier years that he also had super-human strength, that detail has apparently been glossed over, if not forgotten, as of late. Deadpool's body is highly resistant to most drugs and toxins. For example, it is extremely difficult, though not impossible, for him to become intoxicated. He can, however, be affected by certain drugs, such as tranquilizers, if he is exposed to a massive enough dosage. As for alcohol, it appears that while he is capable of getting drunk, just like Wolverine, it takes massive amounts and the effects quickly wear off. Deadpool's healing factor also provides him with an extended lifespan by slowing the effects of the aging process to an unknown degree which cannot be measure as yet, since he is, naturally, not old enough to see any effect. However, his life span is, apparently, extended to such a degree, that he is still alive as Deadpool 800 years from the present as shown when the new X-Force encountered him in the future.

Aside from his physical advantages, Deadpool is a superb assassin and mercenary, an expert in multiple forms of martial arts, an expert swordsman and marksman, and has been said to have enhanced physical strength. It has also been discussed that, while his psychosis and dissociative identity disorder is a handicap, it is also one of his greatest attributes as it makes him an extremely unpredictable opponent. Taskmaster (who has Photo-Reflexive Memory which allows him to copy anyone's fighting skills by observation, thus making him their equal in battle) was unable to defeat Deadpool due to his chaotic and improvised fighting style. Over the years, Deadpool has owned a number of personal teleportation devices. Also, during Deadpool's first ongoing comic, he possessed a device which projected holographic disguises, allowing him to go undercover or conceal his appearance. In addition, Deadpool is multilingual and has demonstrated the ability to speak German, Spanish, and Japanese. Occasionally, Deadpool has also been shown as having a magic satchel, often pulling weapons out of nowhere.

Characterization

Wade Wilson was dying from cancer when the Weapon Plus program offered him a chance for a cure. Undergoing procedures which attempted to recreate the healing factor of Weapon X (aka Wolverine), Wilson's cancer went into overdrive, scarring him externally and neurologically. Wilson was left in a near-catatonic state; he was deemed a failure and was sent to a facility where rejects of the Weapon Plus program were locked away. While there, he became the subject of betting among the other inmates in what was known as the dead pool. In this game, the inmates gambled on whom the warden would kill next; Wilson had been chosen as a test subject for the warden's various experiments and was given high odds for death. Wilson survived, however; eventually the healing factor manifested itself and, though still scarred and insane, he mustered enough lucidity to escape. Wilson thereafter used his abilities to become a renowned - if unstable - mercenary, taking the name of Deadpool to reflect the odds that he beat.

The character's back-story has been presented as vague and subject to change, and within the narrative he is unable to remember his personal history due to his mental condition. Whether or not his name was even Wade Wilson is subject to speculation since one of his nemeses, T-Ray, claims in Deadpool #23 that he is the real Wade Wilson and that Deadpool is a vicious murderer who stole his identity. There have been other dubious stories about his history - at one point the supervillain Loki claimed to be his father. Frequently, revelations are later retconned or ignored altogether, and in one issue, Deadpool himself joked that whether he is actually Wade Wilson depends on who happens to be writing the comics at the time.

Other versions

Ultimate Marvel

A version of the character appears in Ultimate Spider-Man. Depicted as an anti-mutant extremist, he is a cyborg and leader of the Reavers who hunt mutants for sport on a reality TV show. Ultimate Deadpool's face has no skin and the top portion of his skull removed to reveal his brain. The human shape is achieved by wearing a plastic mask. In addition to being a cyborg he also has the ability to mimic an individual's appearence and voice, though not their powers. His real name is Sergeant "Wadey" Wilson, and a Gulf War veteran.

Age of Apocalypse

In the Age of Apocalypse timeline, Deadpool was redubbed Dead Man Wade and reimagined as a bitter, humorless member of Apocalypse's Pale Riders, having received his flawed healing factor from Apocalypse's eugenics program. Sent with his team to invade the Savage Land, he attempted to unleash chaos upon the sanctuary, but was killed by Nightcrawler, who teleported his head off his body and hid it in a crater.

Marvel Zombies

In Marvel Zombies a zombified Deadpool is seen fighting the Silver Surfer. It is revealed that Deadpool escaped to return in Marvel Zombies 3 and lose his body, in Marvel Zombies 4 where his head causes trouble, and in Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth, which began in July 2009 and sees the mainstream Deadpool encounter and capture the zombified Deadpool's head. This version of Deadpool, along with Lady Deadpool and several other alternate versions, will join the mainstream Deadpool in the upcoming Deadpool Corps. It appears that in Deadpool Corps, he will be attached to something that looks like a propeller beanie which will allow "Headpool" to fly and fight.

Marvel 2997

In Messiah War Deadpool helps Cable to get Hope Summers back from Stryfe who is later revealed to be inside this version of Deadpool's head. After seemingly defeating Stryfe, this version of Deadpool is quickly ripped in half and appears to die shortly after, his last words being a joke on "severance" pay.

Weapon X: Days of Future Present

In the alternate Earth ending of the Weapon X comic, Deadpool is recruited by Wolverine to be part of a new team of X-Men after the old team is killed. He joins, claiming Wolverine only wants him as the "token human". This version of Deadpool is killed by Agent Zero's Healing Factor corrosive acid. This version of Deadpool speaks in white text boxes.

Major Wade "Deadpool" Wilson

In Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #7, Deadpool is transported to a reality where Canada, the United States, and perhaps Mexico are one country called The United States of North America. There Deadpool is a major in the army but seems to have a sane personality and is not scarred, despite still wearing a modified version of his costume.

The Deadpool Kid

Deadpool also visits a universe where the wild west is still going on. Nick Fury is a sheriff and Wolverine is a bounty hunter, both hunting down that universe's Deadpool named The Deadpool Kid. Before he leaves that universe, Deadpool shoots and kills Deadpool Kid to which Fury and Wolverine both agree that works fine.

Hulked-Out Heroes

Main article: Hulked Out Heroes

Appearing first in Hulk #21, Deadpool is "hulked-out" near the end of the Fall of the Hulks storyline. A two part mini series called, World War Hulks: Hulked Out Heroes will follow Hulkpool as he travels back in time to kill himself.

Deadpool Corps

Lady Deadpool

First seen in Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth, Deadpool visits a world where he is a woman being hunted down by General America. She's a part of the Deadpool Corps series along with Deadpool, Headpool (zombie version), Dogpool, and Kidpool.

Kidpool

In another alternate universe, Deadpool is a child who attends Professor X's school for troubled kids. He too was recruited to join the Deadpool Corps.

Dogpool

Originally just a "bad" dog, he was subjected to experimentation that was thought to have left him dead, only to give him a healing factor that left him disfigured, but unstoppable. After a stint in the circus, he was recruited by Deadpool to join the Deadpool Corps.

Deadpool Pulp

Deadpool Pulp is a four-issue limited series from writers Mike Benson and Adam Glass and artist Laurence Campbell, with Deadpool set in the 1950s drawing on pulp fiction (similar to the Marvel Noir fictional universe).

In other media

Television

• While Deadpool doesn't directly appear in the X-Men animated series, Morph shape-shifted into Deadpool in the episode "Whatever it Takes", and when Xavier's dark side projected an image of Deadpool to attack Wolverine in the episode "Dark Shroud" (episode 2 of the Phoenix Saga). He also appears alongside Wolverine in one of Sabretooth's mental sessions with Professor Xavier in "Deadly Reunions".

Film

• Deadpool appears in the Hulk Vs Wolverine section of the animated film Hulk Vs voiced by Nolan North. Deadpool acts as one of Professor Thorton's henchmen (alongside Lady Deathstrike, Omega Red, and Sabretooth) in the Weapon X program, seeking to capture Wolverine and the Hulk in order to brainwash them and convert them into the ultimate weapons.

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Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

• Deadpool/Wade Wilson appears in the film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, pre-transformation Wade played by Ryan Reynolds and Deadpool/Weapon XI played by Scott Adkins. He appears to be a highly skilled, wisecracking mercenary, who wields a pair of swords with superhuman speed and skill sufficient to deflect fully-automatic weapons fire. Alluding to this, Colonel William Stryker claims that he would be the perfect soldier if he could keep his mouth shut. Later in the film, Sabretooth claims that Wade was killed off screen. However, Wade was in fact used to become "Weapon XI" a.k.a. the Deadpool (portrayed by both Reynolds and Scott Adkins), possessing other mutants' powers, including Wolverine's healing factor, Scott Summers' optic blasts, John Wraith's teleportation power, and Chris Bradley's technopathy (as seen when Stryker is controlling him through his computer). He also possessed two long adamantium blades extending from his arms. Under the remote control of Stryker, Deadpool begins fighting Wolverine, and seems to be overpowering him, until Sabretooth returns to assist his brother. Wolverine then eventually gets the upper hand and cuts off Deadpool's head. In some copies of the theatrical release, there is a post-credits scene in which Deadpool's hand is seen reaching for his severed head, at which point, he opens his eyes and makes a noise.

• A spin-off of X-Men Origins: Wolverine starring Deadpool is in development, and Reynolds is attached to reprise his role. According to Empire, a script is in early development, the hunt is on for a director, and Deadpool will gleefully break the fourth wall during the film. Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (writers of Zombieland) have been attached to write the script for the film. Robert Rodriguez has reportedly been tapped to direct the film.

Video games

• Deadpool appears in X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse voiced by John Kassir. Deadpool initially appears as a boss, having been hired and brainwashed by Mister Sinister. He fights the united X-Men and Brotherhood in the New York City's North Side during Act 4. Deadpool is also unlocked as a playable character once the game is completed for the first time. As in the comics, Deadpool breaks the fourth wall if the player stalls enough. If the enemy Deadpool is fought using the playable Deadpool, they will argue about which one is the real Deadpool.

• In Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Deadpool is a playable character from the beginning of the game with John Kassir reprising his role as the voice of the character. Gameplay-wise, he fights in nearly the exact same manner as he does in X-Men Legends II. His costumes include Classic, Ultimate (based on his Ultimate Universe counterpart), Weapon X (from the Deadpool: Agent of Weapon X arc), and Assassin (the updated costume used in Cable and Deadpool). Deadpool frequently makes comments during the game that parody the other Marvel superheroes or acknowledge the fact that he's a video game character; special dialogue sequences are triggered when he speaks with Weasel (first time at Stark Tower labs), Black Widow (Stark Tower), a trapped S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent in the attacked Helicarrier, Edwin Jarvis, the Ancient One, Vision (Sanctum Sanctorum), Hank Pym (Valhalla), Valkyrie, Nick Fury (Attilan), and Black Bolt. His simulator mission is set in Arcade's Murderworld, where he battles Dark Spider-Man; during the mission briefing, in which other characters' missions begin with the character discussing his/her origin, Deadpool initially tells a pastiche of the origin stories of Thor, Blade, Daredevil, Storm, and the Hulk as his own before proceeding to tell his real origin.

• Deadpool appears in the video game adaption to X-Men Origins: Wolverine voiced by Steven Blum.

• Deadpool appears as a playable character in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 again voiced by John Kassir. In the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions, he appears as a boss in the game's second stage, but will join the party upon his defeat when he realizes that the heroes aren't part of Titanium Man's terrorist attack. Deadpool has been written so that he is fully aware of his presence in a video game, and his dialogue throughout the title reflects this insight (for example, if the player chooses to enlist him in the Anti-Registration team, he quips to Maria Hill the possibility of being Pro-Registration "in the next playthrough" and his ingame datafile event makes mention that he believes he's in a comicbook or video game). Also during the credits, Deadpool confronts one of the writers with a complaint about the game not starring him. In the Wii, PSP, and PS2 versions, he is playable from the start (but can only be switched in after the team splits up). As before, his dialogue during gameplay breaks the fourth wall. He appears during the credit sequence and in load screens sitting in a recliner, watching television.

• Deadpool has been confirmed as one of the playable fighters in the upcoming game Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds. Identified abilities include use of his teleporter, which will malfunction if spammed, and a move in which he beats his opponent with his health bar.

Bibliography

List of Deadpool series

Limited series

• Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1-4 (1993)
• Deadpool: (vol. 2) #1-4 (1994)
• Deadpool: Suicide Kings #1-5 (2009)
• Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth #1-13 (2009–2010)
• Prelude to Deadpool Corps #1-5 (2010)
• Deadpool: Wade Wilson's War #1-4 (2010)
• World War Hulks: Hulked-Out Heroes #1-2 (2010)
• Deadpool: Pulp #1-4 (2010)

Ongoing series

• Deadpool (vol. 3) # -1, 0, 1-69 (1997–2002)
• Agent X #1-15 (2002–2004)
• Cable & Deadpool #1-50 (2004–2008)
• Deadpool (vol. 4) #1— (2008–Present)
• Deadpool Team-Up #899— (counting backwards) (2009–Present)
• Deadpool Corps #1— (2010–Present)

Annuals and one-shots

• Deadpool/Daredevil Annual '97 (1997)
• Baby's First Deadpool Book (1998)
• Deadpool Team-Up (1998)
• Encyclopedia Deadpoolica (1998)
• Deadpool Annual 1998 (1998)
• Deadpool/GLI Summer Fun Spectacular (2007)
• Deadpool: Games of Death (2009)
• Deadpool #900 (2009)
• Marvel Spotlight: Deadpool (2009)
• Deadpool Corps: Rank and Foul (2010)
• X-Men Origins: Deadpool (2010)
• Lady Deadpool (2010)
• Deadpool #1000 (2010)

Collected editions

See also: Cable & Deadpool § Collected editions

The stories have been collected in a number of trade paperbacks:

• Deadpool: The Circle Chase (collects The Circle Chase, 96 pages, Marvel Comics, March 1997, ISBN 0-7851-0259-0)
• Deadpool II: Sins of the Past (collects Deadpool (vol. 2), 96 pages, Marvel Comics, January 1997, ISBN 0-7851-0554-9)

• Deadpool (Panini Comics):
  • Volume 1 (collects The Circle Chase and Deadpool (vol. 2), 196 pages, June 2008, ISBN 190523984X)
  • Volume 2 (collects Deadpool (vol. 3) #1-9, 308 pages, July 2009, ISBN 1846534275)
  • Volume 3: You Only Die Twice (collects Deadpool (vol. 3) #10-17 and 0, 244 pages, June 2010, ISBN 1846534534)

• Deadpool Classic (Marvel Comics):
  • Volume 1 (collects New Mutants #98, The Circle Chase, Deadpool (vol. 2) , and Deadpool (vol. 3) #1, 264 pages, May 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3124-8)
  • Volume 2 (collects Deadpool (vol. 3) #2-8 and -1, and Daredevil/Deadpool Annual 1997, 256 pages, April 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3731-9)
  • Volume 3 (collects Deadpool (vol. 3) #9-17, and Amazing Spider-Man #47, 280 pages, November 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4244-4)

• Wolverine/Deadpool: Weapon X (collects Wolverine #162-166 and Deadpool (vol. 3) #57-60, 240 pages, Marvel Comics, August 2002, ISBN 0-7851-0918-8)

• Deadpool:
  • Volume 1: Secret Invasion (collects Deadpool (vol. 4) #1-5, 120 pages, Marvel Comics, hardcover, March 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3273-2, softcover, July 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3273-2)
  • Volume 2: Dark Reign (collects Deadpool (vol. 4) #6-7 and 10-12, 112 pages, Marvel Comics, hardcover, September 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3980-X, softcover, December 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3274-0)
  • Dark Reign: Deadpool/Thunderbolts (collects Deadpool (vol. 4) #8-9 and Thunderbolts #130-131, 96 pages, Marvel Comics, softcover, July 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4090-5)
  • Volume 3: X Marks the Spot (collects Deadpool (vol. 4) #13-18, 144 pages, Marvel Comics, March 2010, hardcover, ISBN 0-7851-4311-4, softcover, ISBN 0-7851-4040-9)
  • Volume 4: Monkey Business (collects Deadpool (vol. 4) #19-22, and Hit-Monkey One-Shot, 120 pages, Marvel Comics, hardcover, July 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4530-3)

• Deadpool: Suicide Kings (collects Deadpool: Suicide Kings #1-5 and Deadpool: Games of Death, 152 pages, Marvel Comics, hardcover, October 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4172-3, premiere hardcover, February 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4041-7, softcover, April 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4041-7)
• Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth, Volume 1 - Head Trip (collects Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth #1-6, March 2010, premiere hardcover, ISBN 0-7851-4534-6, softcover, ISBN 0-7851-4407-2)
• Deadpool Corps Prelude (collects Prelude to Deadpool Corps #1-5, 120 pages, Marvel Comics, premiere hardcover, July 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4752-7)
• Deadpool Team-Up, Volume 1 (collects Deadpool Team-Up #899-894, 144 pages, Marvel Comics, hardcover, August 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4528-1)

External links

• Deadpool at Marvel.com
• Deadpool at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• Template:Imdb character
• X-Men Nation article Deadpool, the Merc Who's Over Exposed? In depth analysis of Deadpool's character in comics and film