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September 12, 2011 4:41 pm Bravo ... I can't say this has been the best story I've ever read, but its slow burn quality has endeared it to me. My only criticism has been that this can't really be read on its own like some event stories in the past have been (e.g. Siege). At the very least, one really has to read Journey Into Mystery to get the whole picture on this.

September 12, 2011 4:38 pm I loved the #0 issue ... But this book won't be parceling the penciling duties the way that book did (Williams took the Batwoman panels and Reeder drew the Kate Kane panels). I don't know how much of the Elegy story Williams had anything to do with outside of the artwork, but I've been looking forward to this for at least a year. My guess is I'm on board for at least the first year, since I don't think Amy Reeder's work is expected to show up until the second story arc.

September 12, 2011 4:33 pm Got a good feeling about this one ... the preview gave me goosebumps ...

September 12, 2011 4:21 pm The relaunch PLUS Marvel's $4 price point ...

September 12, 2011 4:21 pm I wish I had looked before I jumped on this bandwagon. Of course, Marvel knew exactly what they were doing. I'd love to read this story, but am calling BS on Marvel's $4 price point. Too bad ... out before I was ever really in ... now, of course, since I've already pre-ordered issues #1-3 I might as well go ahead and finish the first story arc ...

September 6, 2011 8:32 pm The fact that so many folks loath Deadpool (that they need to go out of their way to slam him) speaks to the character's relevance. And the fact that so many people who loath the character can't explain why they do is comedic. Deadpool is the quintessential anti-hero: he looks good in tights but is fugly when he takes them off. He uses guns and knives and samurai swords when "real" superheros can't. He breaks the (unspoken) rules and is despised for it (and I thought the dreadful comics code was buried years ago). The character is a very subtle riff on the age-old "heroes are fascists in disguise" critique. Deadpool's ugliness serves as a metaphorical parody on that criticism of the genre. What I find most enjoyable and interesting about the 1997 volume by Joe Kelly was the "on the verge of hero status" metanarrative. I'm only up to issue #30, so don't know how it ends, but this has been more intriguing to me than the 2008 volume has been hilarious for the character's ongoing internal quadralogue (and like others I enjoyed Daniel Way's writing at the outset, but the story never really went anywhere so I ended up dropping the book). With all this in mind, one of the reasons Uncanny X-Force has hooked me (SPOILER ALERT) was the reveal that Deadpool had been working for Wolverine scouting out all the baddies for FREE (a mercenary who doesn't cash checks? scandalous!). For me, this 'hero who isn't really a hero' thread is essential to the character (along with the dark humor and all the other craziness). I've been as disappointed as any other fan of the character at the way Marvel has attempted to wring every red penny they can out of him. But this too shall pass at some point. Thanks for a thoughtful and provocative column.

September 6, 2011 2:49 pm A clearly flawed book makes the POTW ... how ... unsurprising ...

August 8, 2011 4:37 pm Still really peeved this book is ending ...

August 6, 2011 9:33 pm This has been such an enjoyable book so far. I love how they're connecting everything to the original POTA mythos. Can't wait for the big reveal with the priest ...

August 6, 2011 9:18 pm @boosebaster -- b^.^d