Spider-Man/Deadpool is a 50-issue comic book series published by Marvel Comics beginning in 2016. The title characters, Spider-Man and Deadpool, shared the focus of the book, the first series since 2007 to continue "One More Day" establishing Mephisto as part of the former's rogues' gallery.
The comic was originally launched by Joe Kelly and Ed McGuinness, but many authors and artists worked on the series during its run. Spider-Man/Deadpool is an action-comedy that explores the dynamic between the two characters and their personality differences. It is divided into the storylines Isn't it Bromantic?, Side Pieces, Itsy Bitsy, Serious Business, Arms Race, WLMD, My Two Dads, Road Trip, and Eventpool.
Summary The comic focuses on Deadpool and Spider-Man as they team up to face various threats. While Deadpool is immensely pleased as he finally gets to hang out with his favorite wall-crawler, Spider-Man is initially all too disgusted with Deadpool, having previously quit the Avengers Unity Squad because Deadpool became a member. As they team up and hang out together, Spidey learns about the man behind the wisecracking mercenary, while Deadpool starts holding himself to a higher moral standard in order to get closer to Spidey. It's not all bromance and sunshine, however, as Deadpool has been hired to kill Peter Parker.
Things only get more complicated from there, as several foes from both beyond the grave and the very living realm serve to give these two a hard time, testing the mettle their (often contrasting) morals are made of.
Ultimately, this series is an exploration of the two characters. "Drilling down on their friendship was our goal from the first issue. When we started, they were even more at odds due to the events of Secret Empire. That allowed us to have them wind up in situations where they were forced to find common ground," said Robbie Thompson on the subject of the character's relationship. "I think with Wade, he's an anti-hero, but there's a true blue hero somewhere deep down inside, under all the toilet humor and murder and lack of boundaries. And he views Spider-Man as the gold standard of being a good guy. He admires him. And who can blame him? For Spider-Man, one thing that I love about him is that he has the ability to see the potential good in anyone. Even when it costs him. So, he knows Wade is foolish and goes too far, but he also has seen Wade be heroic, as well as save Spider-Man from time to time. And yet, Wade can always snatch defeat from the claws of victory on his path to redemption."
Main characters Spider-Man – a spider-powered superhero. Deadpool – an assassin with perpetual cancer. Patient Zero – the former best friend of Deadpool, who escapes Hell to kill him and Spider-Man. Mephisto – the demonic lord of Hell. Itsy Bitsy – a homeless blue six-armed spider-lady. Gwen Poole – the semi-omnipotent ruler of the Gutter, a girl from the real world transported to the Marvel Universe. The Manipulator – a writer who wrote himself into the Marvel Universe as a supervillain.
Critical reception Spider-Man/Deadpool received good reviews from critical outlets such as ComicBook.com, AIPT Comics, CBR, Comic Watch, and Bleeding Cool.
Collected editions # Title Material collected Format Pages Released ISBN 0 Deadpool (1997) #11, Cable & Deadpool #24, (1963) #611, Deadpool (2008) #19–21, Avenging Spider-Man #12–13, Deadpool (2012) #10, Deadpool Annual #2 TPB 272 1 Isn't It Bromantic? Spider-Man/Deadpool #1–5, #8 TPB 136 2 Side Pieces Spider-Man/Deadpool #1.MU, #6–7, #11–12 TPB 120 3 Itsy Bitsy Spider-Man/Deadpool #9–10, #13–14, #17–18 TPB 136 4 Serious Business Spider-Man/Deadpool #19–22 TPB 112 5 Arms Race Spider-Man/Deadpool #23–28 TPB 112 6 WLMD Spider-Man/Deadpool #29–33 TPB 136 7 My Two Dads Spider-Man/Deadpool #34–39 TPB 136 8 Roadtrip Spider-Man/Deadpool #40–45 TPB 136 9 Eventpool Spider-Man/Deadpool #46–50 TPB 112 Spider-Man/Deadpool by Joe Kelly & Ed McGuinness Spider-Man/Deadpool #1–5, #13–14, #17–18 TPB 264 Modern Era Epic Collections 1 Isn't It Bromantic? Spider-Man/Deadpool #1–14, #17–18, #1.MU TPB 400 2 Til Death Do Us Spider-Man/Deadpool #15–16, #19–32; Deadpool (2015) Deadpool and the Mercs for Money #9–10 TPB 440 Paperback Omnibuses, produced by Panini UK, for the EU market 1 Spider-Man/Deadpool Omnibus Spider-Man/Deadpool #1–18 TPB Omnibus 396 2 Spider-Man/Deadpool Omnibus Spider-Man/Deadpool #19–33 TPB Omnibus 356
References
External links Spider-Man/Deadpool at Marvel.com