While trying to collect dirt on Parker in hopes of justifying the kill, Deadpool tries to impress upon Spidey that he's deep down a really good guy. So much so that the two heroes in full body suits should hang out! Along the way, the duo will take down a pair of baddies in Bolivia with the help of the Mercs For Money. Then they'll go on a double date with a certain Thunder god (or when it's Jane Foster, is it goddess!) It's a bunch of crazy shenanigans culminating in -Nope, sorry! You'll just have to read it to find out what happens next.
Overall, very funny. Crude and crass but good for a laugh. However, these issues were published at the height of Axel Alonso's reign of terror as the EIC of Marvel. Thus, this book is peppered with jokes intended to stick it to neo-nazis and Trump supporters but instead is pretty racist/offensive against those who are A)white B)male and C)American.
I understand that Americans, whites and males (in multiple combinations) have done some pretty disgusting things in the course of human history. But as Thor wisely says in this book, 'I will not apologize for sins committed eons ago by those who came before." And I'm not going to do so in this review. Unfortunately, Marvel in the past 2-3 years hasn't been able to live up to this standard of guiltless living established by writer Joe Kelly.
(Besides, with the number of homophobic jokes in this book, it's really the gay community who should have any issues against this book. Yet they have been oddly quiet about this series...)
Since I am not paying money for these volumes of Spider-Man/Deadpool and instead getting them at my local library, I'm going to continue reading. The Regeneratin' Degenerate has always been good for a laugh. And I'm a big fan of the wall-crawler. So, like with Spider-Man 3, I'll suffer through the good with the bad.
Worth Consuming! (But almost just barely!!!)
Rating: 7 out of 10 stars.
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