Animal Rights
Original Review by Johnkmccubbin91 from Comic Vine
I loved the first issue of this series and I was very happy to see Deadpool get not just a good new series, but a great one. I have loved the character for a number of years now but I don't think I have read as good a start to a Deadpool story let alone series prior to this an Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan have done an amazing job with the character.
Plot
This issue sees Deadpool still out for the count after being shot by Abraham Lincoln, and is dreaming about female superheroes including Invisible Woman, Emma Frost and She-Hulk fighting over his affection. He wakes to be greeted by the ghost of Benjamin Franklin who offers to help him with his undead presidents issue. After calling into S.H.I.E.L.D. Deadpool gets his next target, Theodore Roosevelt.Review
This issue was amazing, and this series is looking to be one of my favourite Marvel NOW! series, and easily the series with the most fun in it. I love Posehn and Duggan's writing throughout the first two issues of this series and I like the direction they are taking Wade. The biggest thing I like about how they write Deadpool is how they make him constantly funny, like he should be. It doesn't matter what he's doing, whether it's hallucinating about super heroines fighting over him or fighting a undead president he always finds time to make a joke. I also liked how this issue they took the humor down a slight notch to allow room to develop the story and add some scientific reasoning to the story.Which Way to the Bear? |
It's All About the Benjamin |
Deadpool Shoots Roosevelt |
The way this issue ended was also brilliant and although I won't spoil it I will say that Deadpool along with the ghost of Franklin, and S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Prescott go and ask for someone's help, and that it will be interesting to see how this transpires in the next issue.
Final Verdict
A brilliant issue and I extremely hope that the quality this series has been continues for a long time. I would highly recommend this issue and the series so far to both new and old Deadpool fans as you are bound to find something to enjoy about this series.Rating: 5/5
My Opinion
Cover - 5/5
Art - 4/5
Colors/Ink/Lettering - 5/5
Layout/Flow - 5/5
Story - 4/5
Verdict - 4.3
Love the Deadppol: Friends to Animals cover. I really enjoyed this issue, I'm not a really a fan of the art compared to prior series. My only gripe with the story is that I miss Deadpool's inner voices, while we do get Ben Franklin to fill in the role, I hope after this arc they come back. Otherwise a great issue.
John McCubbin is a blogger at http://imaginationcentre.blogspot.co.uk/ and a comic book reviewer at Comic Vine. The use of this review has been authorized by the original writer.