• It's not easy living under a Hydra government.
• Especially when you accidentally sided with them.
• Yeah - Deadpool messed up pretty badly this time.
• PLUS: Deadpool vs. Agent Preston for the fate of Ellie!
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Deadpool #34 is another excellent Secret Empire-tie-in-issue that adds further gravitas to the harrowing decisions Deadpool must make under the employ of Captain America's Hydra. Duggan is at the top of his game here and with the help of solid, forceful art from Lolli and Hawthorne delivers a story steeped in humor, pathos and grisly violence. Read Full Review
This issue offers a few hints about Deadpool's next move, and it looks like it could have bigger ramifications for the event. But the most satisfying aspect of this series is just how devastating the entire thing has been for Deadpool himself. Read Full Review
The Deadpoolseries, despite its tie-in status, is capitalizing on an interesting premise,dragging Deadpool's personal life and decisions, into a line wide event in avery intriguing way. The art complimentsthe story telling very well, with Act 2 of the issue, being a very impactfulfight scene that will have implications going forward for Deadpool as a whole. Read Full Review
Now, in a break from the usual format, something has to be said about the promo for issue 35. It's funny, and yeah, it's totally going to be how Secret Empire ends. For sure, 100 percent, bigly yes. Would Deadpool ever lie to us?! Read Full Review
Best issue so far is SE arc. The present parts are nice and funny and look great by Lolli which makes the past sequences only hit hard because of how Duggan cultivated the relationship between Deadpool and Preston for years. The way Hawthorne drew those pages are worth the price of the issue alone. The looks on Preston and Wade's faces will haunt me for a while.
While present-day Deadpool runs a wacky prison scheme with the Trapster, past Deadpool compounds his sins in a flashback showdown with Preston. Some very dark moments nuzzle up to some fine comedy, and the tag-team art by Matteo Lolli and Mike Hawthorne displays it all serviceably. The plot is suddenly jam-packed with mysteries, but I have faith in Gerry Duggan's ability to circle back to his foreshadowing in later issues.
Bad mood. This story didn't help. The art was below average too.