I remember writing here what a disappointment Deadpool #8 was and hoping that the next issue would be a rebound. Turns out wishes still do come true, because #9, released last week, is better than I had expected. In fact, it was awesome. One of the, if not the best issue so far in the Skottie Young run of Deadpool.
In here, Wade Wilson goes around trying to find his heart — literally! He wakes up and there’s a big hole in his chest where his heart used to be. He then enlists Jessica Jones for help, and together they seek information from Daredevil and Brother Voodoo. Tombstone also makes an appearance, but only as a poor punching bag for the temperamental Jessica. There’s also another cameo but I’ll not spoil it for the clueless internet wanderer who finds himself reading this. But believe me, that appearance is the perfect high, hysterical note to end this helluva issue with.
Anyway, considering that I had to work on Saturday, at least there was this Deadpool issue to cheer me up during such a shortened weekend. Other causes of joy: a solitary dinner at Yoshinoya Megamall an hour before closing time on Saturday (after picking up my comics at Filbar’s), finishing Russian Doll on Netflix and starting with You, and watching this crazy-ass rock-n-roll-slash-monster-movie called Dead Ant (Tom Arnold still has it!). Come to think of it, the weekend — short as it was — wasn’t really that bad.
In Generations: The Archers, Kate Bishop and Clint Barton, the two Hawkeyes, find themselves on an island where some of Marvel’s most notorious marksmen are on a Hunger Games type of survival game. Since Clint doesn’t know her and is still wearing his old tacky costume, Kate assumes she’s mysteriously transported to the past by someone. Forging a friendship, the two work together to determine what the hell is going on, and who is behind it. They find the mastermind, but so do the other marksmen, including the homicidal maniac Bullseye, and that’s when the arrows and knives and swords start flying.
During my last visit to Filbar’s Megamall I saw this Chase collected edition TPB at their bargain section. Thinking of buying it, I considered the pros and cons. Pro: it’s 352 pages long and worth only a little over P900 (down from P1,300 plus); con: P900 is still too much. Pro: it’s a nifty looking book with a cool old-school cover; con: I know zip about the character and for all I know the story is shit. Pro: story looks interesting based on the synopsis; con: I still have tons of comic books to read.
Read the first issue of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ Criminal over the weekend and was, for lack of better term, floored. Really, why can’t comics — or at least this one — be weekly instead of monthly? Methinks 30 days is too long to wait for Criminal issue #2.
A comic book a day 