Spider-Man/Deadpool

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Spider-Man/Deadpool
Spider-Man Deadpool Vol 1 1.jpg
Cover of Spider-Man/Deadpool #1
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
Genre
Publication dateJanuary 2016
Main character(s) Spider-Man
Deadpool
Creative team
Created bySpider-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

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.

Contents

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

#TitleMaterial collectedFormatPagesReleasedISBN
0Don't Call It A Team-UpDeadpool (1997) #11, Cable & Deadpool #24, Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #611, Deadpool (2008) #19-21, Avenging Spider-Man #12-13, Deadpool (2012) #10, Deadpool Annual #2TPB27224 May 2016 978-1302900847
1Isn't It BromanticSpider-Man/Deadpool #1-5, 8TPB13613 Sep 2016 978-0785197867
2Side PiecesSpider-Man/Deadpool #1.MU, 6-7, 11-12TPB12020 Jun 2017 978-0785199922
3Itsy BitsySpider-Man/Deadpool #9-10, 13-14, 17-18TPB1363 Oct 2017 978-0785197874
4Serious BusinessSpider-Man/Deadpool #19-22TPB11216 Jan 2018 978-1302908065
5Arms RaceSpider-Man/Deadpool #23-28TPB11224 Apr 2018 978-1302910471
6WLMDSpider-Man/Deadpool #29-33TPB13631 Jul 2018 978-1302910488
7My Two DadsSpider-Man/Deadpool #34-39TPB13611 Dec 2018 978-1302910495
8RoadtripSpider-Man/Deadpool #40-45TPB13626 Mar 2019 978-1302911126
9EventpoolSpider-Man/Deadpool #46-50TPB11223 Jul 2019 978-1302914639
Spider-Man / Deadpool by Joe Kelly & Ed McGuinnessSpider-Man/Deadpool #1-5, 8-10, 13-14, 17-18TPB26420 Mar 2018 978-1302903725
Modern Era Epic Collections
1Isn't It Bromantic?Spider-Man/Deadpool #1-14, 17–18, 1.MUTPB40031 Oct 2023 978-1302951641
2Til Death Do UsSpider-Man/Deadpool #15-16, 19-32; Deadpool (2015) 28-29; Deadpool and the Mercs for Money #9-10TPB4403 Sep 2024 978-1302959838
Paperback Omnibuses, produced by Panini UK, for the EU market
1Spider-Man/Deadpool OmnibusSpider-Man / Deadpool #1-18TPB Omnibus3961 Jun 2022 978-1804910313
2Spider-Man/Deadpool OmnibusSpider-Man / Deadpool #19-33TPB Omnibus3561 Jun 2023 978-1804910313

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