Shanester Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 My son discovered a fascination with Deadpool after attending Wizard New Orleans this weekend. I am personally not very familiar with him or his backstory, so I need some help. Can anyone recommend a good TPB that might give a good starting point for a budding young DP fan? It need not be kid-rated, MAX line is fine as my boy is 14 and knows the ways of the world. The importance lies in getting to know the character from the beginning. Thanks folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Well, if you want to go "from the beginning," then you will be wading into some Liefeld territory. So, it might be best to engage in revisionist history and tell him he first appeared in a story written (and preferably, drawn) by someone with talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) The first 2 miniseries that were published back in the '90's were pretty good, but the real fleshing out of the character came with the first on-going series. Start here and here Edit: I didn't realize there were so many volumes of Deadpool Classic out already. Three and Four are available now, and Five is up for pre-order. Edited February 1, 2011 by youbastards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 Well, if you want to go "from the beginning," then you will be wading into some Liefeld territory. So, it might be best to engage in revisionist history and tell him he first appeared in a story written (and preferably, drawn) by someone with talent. Ouch. He was at the show and never really drew a large crowd. It surprised me as I thought fan boys loved him. Thanks youbastards, I'll order these for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Harris Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I really enjoyed the Cable & Deadpool series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Donster Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I liked his(Liefield) artwork, but I think his attitude in the past still haunts him a bit still Shane. I think people forget he was just a kid, who got damn lucky and let his fame go to his head. He drawn a pretty good crowd up here and at SDCC. Still, I think it is like anyone who is constantly on a con circuit. You aren't going to draw the crowds every time. Glad to see you are passing on the torch to your son Shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOMac Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Marvel has been producing a "Deadpool Classics" TPB series that reprints the majority of Joe Kelly's run. You should be able to find that for a good price on Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dio Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I really enjoyed the Cable & Deadpool series. Yeah same here. I tried reading the first Deadpool comics and it was hard for me to get through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Hulk Vs Wolverine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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