Deadpool Kills Deadpool

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Deadpool Kills Deadpool
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
Format Limited series
Publication dateJuly 3 – October 30, 2013
No. of issues4
Main character(s)
Creative team
Written by Cullen Bunn
Artist(s)Salva Espin
Mike del Mundo [1]
Collected editions
Collection ISBN   978-078518-4935

Deadpool Kills Deadpool is an American comic book limited series written by Cullen Bunn and drawn by Salva Espin and Mike del Mundo. Published by Marvel Comics as the third installment of the Deadpool Killology, [2] the series follows the Deadpool of Earth-616 as he is recruited by the Deadpool Corps to fend off a multiversal genocide of Deadpools at the hands of "Dreadpool" (the Deadpool from Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe and Deadpool Killustrated ) and his own army of Deadpools. [3] The four-issue series, published in 2013, was followed by the reboot Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again in 2017.

Contents

Premise

In the storyline, the murderous, nihilistic Deadpool of Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe and Deadpool Killustrated , now called "Dreadpool", aims to hunt down all versions of Deadpool in an attempt to finally end his existence, facing off against the main continuity "Merc With A Mouth" Deadpool of Earth-616, who is recruited by the Deadpool Corps during a battle with ULTIMATUM. After the Deadpool Corps are killed in the process, Deadpool faces off against Dreadpool himself, who is eventually shown the error of his ways and killed by Deadpool in vengeance for causing the death of his friends. However, after Deadpool finds his way back to his universe, Dreadpool is revealed to the reader to still be alive and scheming. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Reception

Issue #Publication dateCritic ratingCritic reviewsRef.
1July 20138.1/108 [9]
2August 20138.8/102 [10]
3September 20137.6/103 [11]
4October 20138.2/106 [12]
Overall8.2/1019 [13]

Reboot

A reboot, Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again , was published in 2017. [14]

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