Weapon X #23 is a mess and that's honestly what makes it awesome. Read Full Review

Weapon X #23 is another bafflingly unentertaining issue from what could be one of the best X-books on the market. The talent and cast are all there; its just that the dialogue is pretty bad, the pacing is minimal, and Deadpool is present. Unfortunately, I cant recommend this one. Id suggest giving it a pass. Read Full Review

Like chapter 22, this issue was decent enough to enjoy, but heavily flawed. Some dialogue is still very corny & uncomfortable for the cast -mainly from Sabretooth & Domino. The issue has still maintained a decent quality that, while sometimes annoying, is not angering like earlier chapters. At this point, the book isn't going to change. Pak is set on writing it as a light-hearted action comedy. So if you go into it with that in mind, it may save disappointment. Despite the cast, this is not a gritty tale like many fans would like. Moving from occasional cringey dialogue, the #1 issue in this chapter is in the paragraph below.

The chapter's biggest issue is how Deadpool comes in & manhandles everyone. While Wade is a clever fighter & skilled combatant, he should NOT be able to easily defeat Sabretooth, Omega Red, or Monet one-on-one, let alone simultaneously. In fact, Sabretooth was shown to be superior to him in the last Weapon X series by Frank Tierri, with Wade admitting he couldn't take him due to just one slash from Victor almost severing his spine. So for Wade to casually shrug off a slash from Creed, and easily dispatch of him & Omega Red together was not believable at all. This shows a clear bias in Marvel these days where certain characters get written below their level to hype up a fan-favorite, or pet-character. Monet has super strength rivaling Rogue, but isn't shown clobbering Wade as well as Rogue did. One move from Wade leaves Monet scarred, with a bald spot in her head. She's taken greater damage without such issues. VERY clear bias regarding Deadpool in this issue when he's made to look better than what he is, at the expense of the rest of the cast. This alone was enough to take off half the score points.

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