Wade Wilson: Deadpool #3 – I Never Asked For That

Wade Wilson aka Deadpool is down on his luck. Stuck in his apartment in Bushwick, NY with his old roommate Blind Al, Wade has resorted to taking the most dangerous jobs he can. After a series of omens that Wade had been receiving started to come true, Wade figured he better start paying attention to them. After using the omens not only to help citizens of New York but to help his bank account. Unfortunately for Deadpool, Hammerhead still remembers that Wade crossed him and he’s none too happy about Deadpool’s sudden luck.

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Creative Team

Writer: Benjamin Percy
Artist: Geoff Shaw
Color Artist: Alex Sinclair
Letterer: Joe Sabino
Cover Artist: Geoff Shaw
Cover Color Artist: Alex Sinclair

Writing

Is that? Is that a sliver of humanity from Deadpool? Benjamin Percy kept me on my toes with this issue. I really enjoy this Omens storyline and can’t wait to see where it ultimately takes us. It seems like no matter where Wade goes, he can’t truly get what he wants.

Percy does a great job giving us more background on the story so far and also teasing a little bit about the current reason Wade doesn’t really care if he lives or dies. I’ve said this in previous reviews, but I really like Percy’s decision to use Hammerhead as a villain. It feels unique and unexpected and you just knew it wasn’t long before his sad little misshapen head would pop back up. Percy crafted a very satisfying third issue in this five-issue limited series. His writing makes it clear that the story for this series has been well-crafted and planned out as we start to see the threads coming together and some new ones being tugged on.

Art

Geoff Shaw and Alex Sinclair created some really enjoyable art for this issue. Whether it’s the ripples of the boat in the lake or the ability to see individual clumps of hair out of place of a slicked back mobster’s hair, Wade Wilson: Deadpool #3 shows that Geoff Shaw clearly has an exquisite attention to detail. Every line feels purposeful, crisp, and clean when it should be. Or dirty and rugged when it should be.

Sinclair does a great job with coloring masterfully using the bright lights of the city to offset the dark forlorn look of the lake. Whether it’s capturing the transition sky between the city and the lake as Deadpool flies through the air or the blood droplets flying out of a mobsters mouth, Sinclair picks the perfect colors every time in this issue.

Deadpool has been and probably always will be a character that needs a steady hand at lettering to manage the fourth wall breaks, internal monologues, and general narration that occur. Sabino does this perfectly, guiding the reader uninterrupted through the story.

Final Thoughts

Wade Wilson: Deadpool continues to be a fun series. It perfectly balances humor and story, giving us a glimpse at a version of Deadpool that is both hilarious and surprisingly interesting. Are there jokes? Plenty, but this creative team didn’t use the well-known humor of Deadpool as an excuse to put out a subpar story. I can’t wait to see how this series winds down.

Overall Grade: 9/10

Until next time, may your pulls be magical, and your multiverse remain stable

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