Spider-man vs. Deadpool

Take none of this completely seriously.

It should be no surprise to anyone when I say Spider-man has been my favorite comic book character for the entire time I've been reading Superhero graphic novels. Bordering on creepy obsession, or cartoon crush, no superhero has ever held such a high place in my heart. It was a long time coming, but I believe that throne may finally be challenged by a slightly less mainstream (See; conventional) superhero.



The "Merc with the Mouth", Deadpool.

Spider-man.

Though Spider-man has been lurking in comic books since the 1960's, I wasn't properly acquainted with his quirks, wit, and nerdy-ness until about 7 years ago. Once I discovered the webslinger properly, I was endeared to his awkward nerd ways, and his nervous wit almost instantly - he's since held a special place on my wall.



Unfortunately with being around for so long, and his established story lines in the arena of Damsels in Distress, I had a bit of competition with Mary-Jane Watson and Gwen Stacey. Searching for a solution to this dilemma is about when I discovered the storyline where Spider-man/Peter Parker is cloned – so, I decided I could definitely go for the clone version of Spider-man, Ben Reilly/Scarlet Spider, who has a better suit anyway. If you're confused, good, this should be easy.



Basically what I'm saying is; While Spider-man is still incredibly Amazing, nerdy, witty, and Spectacular – he has entirely too much baggage. 46 years' worth of altered story lines, clones, aliens, two or three terrible movies and at least one death, is a little too much for a girl like me...

What changed?

Now, while playing the excellent game Marvel Ultimate Alliance, I'd discovered several superheros that I may connect with, but none so well as Deadpool, allow me to explain.



Deadpool is as close to a superhero spoof on superheros there is. He's spent quite a bit of time trying to steal the spotlight from the Anti-heroes like Spider-man and Wolverine, mocking and copying them as he goes. Normally I'd dislike a copycat, but he does this unabashedly while breaking the fourth wall on a regular basis.



Even if he doesn't completely overtake Spider-mans throne, there is no denying the amusement to be had by reading his dialog.

So, who is Deadpool, anyway?

Deadpool, aka Wade Wilson, was once an experiment of the Weapon X program, notorious for doing vile things to mutants in the X-men corner of the Marvel universe. Wade, however, was not a mutant, but rather, a human with terminal cancer. He was experimented on using Wolverines "mutant healing factor" (which, as it sounds, allows Wolverine to heal himself instantly) as an attempt to reverse the effects of the Cancer. This forced mutation, combined with the cruel experiments left Wade horribly disfigured, and mentally unstable.

My own captivation with the clinically insane had me intrigued by Deadpool and his eccentric outbursts in the game I was playing, so I became curious enough to start asking questions. A friend of mine had confirmed that his comics are completely hysterical, and I have since purchased individual issues for my own verification. Entire pages are devoted to his dialogs with himself, and hysterical hallucinations, while having an actual storyline accompany them. It's not all fun and games, just mostly.

He's introduced to us as a mercenary, but eventually teams up with the superhero Cable - together they fight things, and break stuff, and make some awesome along the way. Oh, and he has a lot of neat gadgets - especially the teleportation device. I want one.

I'm still learning about Deadpool, which may classify me as a n00b, but my graphic novel experience is in a slightly different realm than Superheroes come from (independent comics, mostly) – also, I have a bit of a life, believe it or not. So far, I can tell you this: I haven't laughed out loud to myself while reading almost every page of a comic in...well, ever.



Since I can't be expected to make such an important decision based solely on my limited knowledge, there's an obvious solution here...



Now, Imagine me, only creating a super-harem for my own amusement.

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