Deadpool 3: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Marvel Now) Paperback – January 1, 2013

Deadpool has become really popular, but he's always been really hit or miss with me. Writers tend to write him like Bugs Bunny, as a ridiculous cartoon character with no depth or heart. The first two volumes of this run have fallen into these pitfalls, especially in the first volume. This volume itself opens up with a two part story that's just ridiculous, but it sets up the next 5 issues, even if you don't realize it right away, and the tone shifts dramatically. The humor is still there, but all of a sudden the series finds some heart. A ton of credit must go to Declan Shalvey for his wonderful pencils. He draws Deadpool in more of a dark, realistic style that really suits him. I would love to see Shalvey return to pencil Deadpool someday (Let's face it, Moon Knight, the book he's currently on isn't going to be around for very long) A lot of things going on with Deadpool in his current monthly book start right here. If you like Deadpool at all, you should give this book a shot. It's really quite excellent. This volume collects Deadpool 13-19.

This was a good volume. I have to admit I am late to the Deadpool game and am just now jumping on the bandwagon after being aware of the character since his initial creation, but never delving into the works. The humor is most definitely one of the most important aspects of these stories. I feel like it is so much easier to craft a tale of suffering and loss because those things are used in all archetypal conflicts, but to come up with things that are actually funny, and I mean actually funny, and then weave those moments into the tapestry of loneliness, regret, violence, and perseverance. That is what great story telling is and that is what makes these heroes who are innately unbelievable and unrealistic connect with anyone who reads it. I will be buying many more Deadpool volumes and I hope they are all as good as this.

This is one of my favorite stories in the Deadpool lineup. You get to see a more serious side of Deadpool in this one as he teams up with Wolverine and Cap. Great stuff!

I've been reading comics for a few years now and originally was never interested in Deadpool as a character. The constant slap stick and 'breaking of the 4th wall' never appealed to me as it always seemed too forced and over the top. However, when reading through Remender's Uncanny X-Force - I realized that the character was more complex than I originally thought he was. Intrigued by the character developments in that book, I decided to give the new Marvel NOW series a shot.So far, I've been more than impressed with the way that Dugan & Posehn have handled the character in the three volumes they've written so far. The comedic aspects of the character have been on-point, and the way they handle Wade as a misguided hero with a good heart have been phenomenal. This volume further adds to the complexity and depth of Deadpool as a character using the juxtaposition of his tragic and comedic aspects to craft a story that is as interesting to read as it is to look at. Declan Shalvey absolutely kills it in this volume.The tightrope between comedy and tragedy is a very tricky one to walk, but this creative team manages to pull it off brilliantly in this volume.

In the 70's Deadpool misreads a paper ad about heros foe hire. He tries to join that hero team even though they have no want of him at all. DP ends up kinda helping them fight the White Man where he ends up frozen for over 30 years. He accidently gets free 30 years later and goes for revenge where NOBODY remembers him. Next we have a doctor from Weapons X looking for DP's dna to help cure his wife. DP goes to Wolverine and Captain America for help but both say no. Then DP gets caught and finds out that doctor is building mutant hero army using his dna. A huge fight happens with good and bad mutants and Wolverine and Cpt. America show up. All this time the doctor is teasing DP about his family being alive and knowing where.

The first part of this volume is a funny throwback to the seventies, funny but the joke kind of runs too long in my opinion. The second part is the true reason to buy this. I haven't read the first two volumes, but there was very little that confused me other than who the woman in wades head was. The story itself is heartbreaking, with wade gaining and losing so much at once. I also liked wades interactions with wolverines and captain America, especially how both of them refuse to help at first since wade is considered a joke by the larger hero community.

Duggan and Posehn's Deadpool run has largely been defined by their comedic take on the ultra-violent anti-hero Merc with the Mouth. One of the main ways they've done this is by looking at his actions through the eyes of other people, most notably through the ghost of Agent Preston in his head. This volume takes those brief moments and explodes them, as Deadpool is faced with the horrific consequences of what has been done to him and what his own mental instability has cost him. With fantastic art and absolutely perfect pacing this volume pays off the little steps Duggan and Posehn laid down before and sets up some great storylines for the future.

This is one of my favorite Deadpool story arcs of all time. The tone is reminiscent of earlier Deadpool books, written by Joe Kelly. However, if you are into the character just for the laughs, and dislike the darker and more intense tone of that earlier series, I would hesitate to recommend it- humor takes somewhat of a back seat here (but does remain present), and the story gets much more intense than it has been in recent Deadpool books. This is aside from the first two "flashback" issues, in which humor is much more prevalent. If you are a long time fan of the character like me, who misses the days of Joe Kelly, I would very strongly recommend this book.

Was a good read. I love Deadpool

This one was, I reckon, the best in terms of story and nuances. Art was great as usual. But the humour in the first story, and the connections that had with the poignant and violent present, made it special.Highly recommended.

un gran producto de excelente calidad, llego en el tiempo que estaba indicado, y sin ningún rastro de maltrato, recomendable.

Lot of fun, like in all deadpool but disco pool was maybe the funniest one !I really enjoyed reading this book, it's in easy english in addition to this :)

Deadpool hat im Laufe der Zeit so einige Wandlungen durchgemacht. Zuerst wurde von Fabian Nicieza und Rob Liefeld als Action-Maulheld erdacht, der zwar ununterbrochen Quatsch redet, aber dennoch mehr als Kampfmaschine denn als Vollidiot gedacht war. Dann machte Joe Kelly aus ihm den psychotischen Clown, der trotz allen Witzes noch eine tragische Seite hatte. Christoffer Priest ließ ihn dann in krassem Kontrast dazu völlig in den sinnlosen Klamauk abdriften, bevor andere Autoren ihm wieder eine menschlichere Seite gaben, Daniel Way kombinierte schließlich den übertriebenen Slapstick mit der tragischen Seite des Antihelden - eine Gratwanderung, die ihm mal besser, mal schlechter gelang.Der Deadpool, den Joe Kelly seinerzeit geprägt hat und der nicht ohne Grund der Beliebteste zu sein scheint, wurde aber lange nicht mehr wirklich erreicht.Duggans und Posehns neue Serie versucht auch mitnichten, zu sehr den Stil eines der vorhergehenden Teams zu kopieren. Man behält Trademarks der Figur bei, gibt ihm aber trotzdem eine eigene Note. Und dennoch erinnert vieles hier an den Joe Kelly Run und auch ein bisschen an Daniel Way. Die Art, wie Deadpool von anderen Helden nie ernstgenommen, eher mit Verachtung betrachtet wird zum Beispiel, und die Art, wie er damit umgeht. Und in Band 3 schließlich kommt die von früher bekannte tragische Seite hinzu, die aber anders ausgearbeitet wurde. Einer seiner Gegner lässt ihn glauben, er habe eine Tochter, und diese Tochter sei bei Experimenten ums Leben gekommen. Der Söldner mit der großen Klappe scheint plötzlich seinen Witz zu verlieren und nur noch für die Rache zu leben. Zusammen mit Cap und Wolverine deckt er unmenschliche Experimente an Menschen auf, die man zu mächtigen Mutanten machen wollte. Und der Autor schafft es, für seinen Charakter so viel Mitleid zu erregen, daß selbst Wolverine und Cap am Ende mit ihm fühlen - und man weiß, was die beiden von ihm sonst halten.Die Story wird sehr emotional und dadurch zieht sie den Leser noch stärker hinein.Das Artwork ist nach den ersten beiden Issues (das erste ist wieder in dem 70er-Jahre-Stil gehalten, wie die Eröffnungsstory des letzten Bandes auch, die zweite in modernem, schön gezeichnetem und koloriertem Stil) gewöhnungsbedürftig: Die Zeichnungen sind sehr grob, die Kolorierung auch eher schlicht, das Ganze erzeugt aber einen leichten Film Noir Touch - man könnte ihn ein wenig mit dem Stil von Batman - The Long Helloween vergleichen.Er verschafft der Story allerdings genau die richtige, triste, bedrückende Atmosphäre.Mit der Handlung begeht das Team übrigens einen Nebenstrang der Story, der im letzten Band eröffnet worden war. Deadpools Feldzug gegen S.H.I.E.L.D., den er nach dem Kampf gegen die toten Präsidenten begann, wird hier mal aussen vor gelassen.Duggan's und Posehns Deadpool zeigt hier deutlicher als zuvor, daß er zugleich Witzbold und tragische Figur sein kann und das verleiht dem Charakter bei allem Klamauk auch wieder eine menschliche Seite, die man nach Joe Kelly manchmal vermisst hat. Hier sind die Stories an sich wieder lesenswert und vermögen den Leser zu fesseln - der Witz ist nicht mehr die einzige Motivation, sich dem Band zu widmen. Und genau so will ich meinen Deadpool haben!Die Story ist zwar bis auf ein paar Verbindungen zu den Vorgängerbänden verständlich, ich würde neuen Lesern aber trotzdem empfehlen, vorher "Dead Presidents" und "Soulhunter" zu lesen, um den Faden nicht zu verlieren.