Deadpool (2008 series)
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Textless variant cover of Deadpool #33 (July 2017).
Art by Jim Lee. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The New Mutants #98 (February 1991) |
| Created by |
Fabian Nicieza Rob Liefeld |
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| Alter ego | Wade Winston Wilson |
| Species | Human Mutate |
| Team affiliations |
Agency X Astonishing Avengers Avengers Unity Division Code Red Deadpool Corps Frightful Four Great Lakes Initiative Heroes for Hire Landau, Luckman, and Lake Maggia Mercs for Money Secret Defenders S.H.I.E.L.D. Six Pack Thunderbolts Weapon X X-Force X-Men |
| Partnerships |
Spider-Man Agent X Blind Al Bob, Agent of HYDRA Cable Copycat Domino Mr. Tolliver Hellcow Taskmaster Weasel |
| Notable aliases | Merc with a Mouth, Regenerating Degenerate, Jack, Wade T. Wilson, Mithras, Johnny Silvini, Thom Cruz, Hulkpool, Wildcard, Zenpool, Weapon XI |
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Cover to Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1. Artwork by Joe Madureira. |
| Series publication information | |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | (The Circle Chase, vol. 1) Limited series (vol. 2-5) Ongoing |
| Publication date |
(The Circle Chase) August – November 1993 (Vol. 1) August – November 1994 (Vol. 2) January 1997 – October 2002 (Vol. 3) November 2008 – December 2012 (Vol. 4) January 2013 – April 2015 (Vol. 5) January 2016 – ongoing |
Deadpool (Wade Winston Wilson) is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist/writer Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in The New Mutants #98 (cover-dated February 1991). Initially Deadpool was depicted as a supervillain when he made his first appearance in The New Mutants and later in issues of X-Force, but later evolved into his more recognizable antiheroic persona. Deadpool, whose real name is Wade Wilson, is a disfigured and mentally unstable mercenary and assassin with the superhuman ability of an accelerated healing factor and physical prowess. The character is known as the "Merc with a Mouth" because of his talkative nature and tendency to break the fourth wall, which is used by writers for humorous effect and running gags.
The character's popularity has seen him feature in numerous other media. In the 2004 series Cable & Deadpool, he refers to his own scarred appearance as "Ryan Reynolds crossed with a Shar Pei". Reynolds himself would eventually portray the character in the 2009 film X-Men Origins: Wolverine and reprised the role in the 2016 film Deadpool.
Created by artist/writer Rob Liefeld and writer Fabian Nicieza, Deadpool made his first appearance in the pages of The New Mutants #98 cover dated February 1991. According to Nicieza, Liefeld came up with the character's visual design and name, and Nicieza himself came up with the character's speech mannerisms. Liefeld, a fan of the Teen Titans comics, showed his new character to then-writer Fabian Nicieza. Upon seeing the costume and noting his characteristics (killer with super agility), Nicieza contacted Liefeld, saying "this is Deathstroke from Teen Titans". Nicieza gave Deadpool the real name of "Wade Wilson" as an inside-joke to being "related" to "Slade Wilson", Deathstroke.
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