Below is a collection of reviews for Deadpool #8. Big thanks once again to Tom for collecting reviews.
CBR
"It's a cute issue, but it only tells half a story, relying too heavily on hallucinations and continuing into the next issue of "Thunderbolts." Not bad, but shoulda been a "read."
Comics Bulletin - 2.5/5
"If you're looking for a fight with the Thunderbolts in this issue, just keep moving. Maybe you should just wait until the next issue of Thunderbolts for the actual fight. If you enjoy the character of Deadpool and the crazy jokes--and there are a few that are good in this issue--then you'll somewhat enjoy this issue. Basically unless you are a diehard Deadpool fan, you can probably skip this issue."
Bookspotcentral
"This is my favorite issue of Way’s run thus far, and from a pure fun factor, one of the most entertaining issues of any title I’ve read in some time. Every issue of Deadpool is a book about a deadly assassin, but yet it is still able to cast a convivial atmosphere."
IGN - 7.6/10
"Most of Deadpool's charm these days - and any day after 1992 - stems from his constant yammering, and Daniel Way has a fairly good ear for it. Make no mistake, this issue isn't side-splitting, doubled-over funny (or really even funny enough to make me laugh out loud), but it's amusing enough to carry what amounts to textbook building infiltration, and make it feel exciting and fun."
Comic Fodder
"I can follow the rest of the story in Thunderbolts without having to worry that I am missing anything in the next issue of Deadpool. The only attraction for this book is for its humor, and Mr. Way cannot write humor. There were more laughs in Agents of Atlas."
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"The only attraction for this book is for its humor, and Mr. Way cannot write humor. There were more laughs in Agents of Atlas."
Wow, that was mean, is true, but mean
I just got done reading this book. This is one of the better of Way's Deadpool books. I am very excited about the direction of this series. I can't wait for Suicide Kings (it'll give us a break from Way without a break from Deadpool)
huh sounds like this one wasn't so good...
oh well i still plan to get it
the issue was a vast improvement over the past 4. it feels like way was trying to imitate Kelly but falling just shy. On its own it is a sub par deadpool issue, but fun anyway. i was happy for the hair jokes.
It was definitely a filler issue. But there was some funny moments. Can't wait for Thunderbolts 130 and Deadpool 9
I hope way goes soon (we'd all love Joe back but that aint gonna happen), hair jokes good though, he should get rid of the conversation-in-deadpools-head thing.
I liked the beginning and the end, but dear God, that hallucination bit was profoundly unfunny. I've been dreading those interludes since the Wolverine Origins arc, and for the most part, Way has done nothing to assuage my fears.
The only hallucination I enjoyed was Deadpool's dream in the last issue about saving a bank from Huey Lewis. Everything else (hallucination-wise) has been painful to read.
I'll give Way credit for the addition of a second thought bubble for the great 3-way conversations, but I'd really like to see Marvel hand Deadpool over to a new writer. They've got Kelly on Amazing Spider-Man, and he's expressed an interest in using Deadpool there, so maybe they can put him on the book. Or maybe they can woo Nicieza or Simone back from DC. Please?
@the prestige
i think gail and fabian are dc exclusives
booo... those osborn hair jokes have been done-- by Joe Kelly *issue 11
Daniel Way really really needs to start writing in more of a long form fashion
yeah... just as I tought, ppl is already begining to get tired of Daniel..
Lets see if he can make it up in the next 2 issues of deadpool, if not well then just bring back the Good Joe that we all love.
I agree, compared to the last 2 issues, this was awesome. The jokes were there, the action was brief, but we got the Thunderbolts issue this month too.
But yeah, there's a huge difference between this issue and the last couple.
Anon- "Hair jokes have been by Joe Kelly"
Ah you serious? I can't remember them, but if that's true that kinda sucks. "Hair grown in a petri dish" really had me laughin.
Anon: "It was definitely a filler issue."
it seems the last few months have been filler issues. seriously, Way hasn't had a single arc or issue that could stand on its own. it's either been part of an event, or a crossover, or a "filler" issue to bide time until he has either of those crutches to hold up the series. issues 4 and 5 were the only exceptions, and they were lame.
Way's mediocrity is really starting to shine, as if it already wasn't...i honestly can't think of one good thing he's brought to the table (i.e. DP is now a bumbling hallucinating schizo). i hope the Bullseye arc will mark the end of Way's time on this book.
obviously the conditions are right to bring Kelly back, it's just whether Marvel would sign off on it. but hey, if Diggle or Benson do well with their upcoming issues, i'd have no problem swapping them in. bring Priest back, for all i care...
I'll tell you one BRILLIANT thing Way brought to the table.
"...you never can have too many pouches, right Rob?"
And in the very first issue, when DP was scaling the skrull ship singing "You put the lime in the coconut..." was brilliantly pure Deadpool as well.
Way isn't as bad as you guys make out.
And also, the whole structure of issue 5 was genius. That's my favourite issue so far.
I have to say that Issues 4-5 were my favorite out of Way's current run, if only for the fact that I learned that even zombies wouldn't eat Deadpool if they had a choice.
i agree with way not being that bad of a deadpool writer. i mean c'mon, you know the whole die hard thing was hilarious! hey by the way everybody, i actually had a letter of mine printed in one of his books and I SHUT DEADPOOL UP!!! HAHAHA .....last letter of issue 24 cable and deadpool. im the guy that had the operation done.(not really)
That Die Hard thing was lame. He quoted Die Hard then had a one of his retarded Pool-o-vision things about Die Hard. I think Dan Way was watching Die Hard while writing
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