Spider-Man/Deadpool

Spider-Man/Deadpool
Cover of Spider-Man/Deadpool #1
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Genre	Superhero
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

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.

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

1. "Spider-Man/Deadpool (2016 - Present)". Marvel Entertainment. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
2. "Spider-Man and Deadpool Heal Their Rift with High Tech Terrors". CBR. 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2019-05-03.