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.[1] 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.
| Spider-Man/Deadpool | |
|---|---|
 Cover of Spider-Man/Deadpool #1 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | January 2016 |
| Main character(s) | Spider-Man Deadpool |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Spider-Man: Stan Lee Steve Ditko Deadpool: Rob Liefeld Fabian Nicieza |
| Written by | Joe Kelly Scott Aukerman Gerry Duggan Penn Jillette Paul Scheer Nick Giovannetti Elliot Kalan Josh Corin Robbie Thompson |
| Artist(s) | Ed McGuinness Reilly Brown Scott Koblish Todd Nauck Chris Bachalo |
| Inker(s) | Mark Morales |
| Colorist(s) | Jason Keith |
| Collected editions | |
| Side Pieces | ISBN 0785199926 |
| Itsy Bitsy | ISBN 0785197877 |
| Serious Business | ISBN 1302908065 |
| Arms Race | ISBN 1302910477 |
| WLMD | ISBN 9781302910488 |
| My Two Dads | ISBN 1302910493 |
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 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 Thomson 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."[2]
Collected editions
| # | Title | Material collected | Format | Pages | Released | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Don't Call It A Team-Up | Deadpool (1997) #11, Cable & Deadpool #24, Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #611, Deadpool (2008) #19-21, Avenging Spider-Man #12-13, Deadpool (2012) #10, Deadpool Annual #2 | TPB | 272 | 24 May 2016 | 978-1302900847 | |
| 1 | Isn't It Bromantic | Spider-Man/Deadpool #1-5, 8 | TPB | 136 | 13 Sep 2016 | 978-0785197867 | |
| 2 | Side Pieces | Spider-Man/Deadpool #1.MU, 6-7, 11-12 | TPB | 120 | 20 Jun 2017 | 978-0785199922 | |
| 3 | Itsy Bitsy | Spider-Man/Deadpool #9-10, 13-14, 17-18 | TPB | 136 | 3 Oct 2017 | 978-0785197874 | |
| 4 | Serious Business | Spider-Man/Deadpool #19-22 | TPB | 112 | 16 Jan 2018 | 978-1302908065 | |
| 5 | Arms Race | Spider-Man/Deadpool #23-28 | TPB | 112 | 24 Apr 2018 | 978-1302910471 | |
| 6 | WLMD | Spider-Man/Deadpool #29-33 | TPB | 136 | 31 Jul 2018 | 978-1302910488 | |
| 7 | My Two Dads | Spider-Man/Deadpool #34-39 | TPB | 136 | 11 Dec 2018 | 978-1302910495 | |
| 8 | Roadtrip | Spider-Man/Deadpool #40-45 | TPB | 136 | 26 Mar 2019 | 978-1302911126 | |
| 9 | Eventpool | Spider-Man/Deadpool #46-50 | TPB | 112 | 23 Jul 2019 | 978-1302914639 | |
| Spider-Man / Deadpool by Joe Kelly & Ed McGuinness | Spider-Man/Deadpool #1-5, 8-10, 13-14, 17-18 | TPB | 264 | 20 Mar 2018 | 978-1302903725 | ||
| Modern Era Epic Collections | |||||||
| 1 | Isn't It Bromantic? | Spider-Man/Deadpool #1-14, 17–18, 1.MU | TPB | 400 | 31 Oct 2023 | 978-1302951641 | |
| 2 | Til Death Do Us | Spider-Man/Deadpool #15-16, 19-32; Deadpool (2015) 28-29; Deadpool and the Mercs for Money #9-10 | TPB | 440 | 3 Sep 2024 | 978-1302959838 | |
| Paperback Omnibuses, produced by Panini UK, for the EU market | |||||||
| 1 | Spider-Man/Deadpool Omnibus | Spider-Man / Deadpool #1-18 | TPB Omnibus | 396 | 1 Jun 2022 | 978-1804910313 | |
| 2 | Spider-Man/Deadpool Omnibus | Spider-Man / Deadpool #19-33 | TPB Omnibus | 356 | 1 Jun 2023 | 978-1804910313 | |
References
- ^ "Spider-Man/Deadpool (2016 - Present)". Marvel Entertainment. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- ^ "Spider-Man and Deadpool Heal Their Rift with High Tech Terrors". CBR. 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2019-05-03.