Journey back to the gritty, hyper-detailed days of the 1990s, when two characters debuted who would change the face of comics...Cable and Deadpool! Now, in this all-new tale, we learn of the pair's first meeting - well before New Mutants #98 - as Cable and his soon-to-be X-Force race through the timestream to stop the reckless mercenary Deadpool before he destroys American history for good! Everything you knew about Cable and Deadpool's shared history was wrong...but that's okay, because everything you're about to read is way more awesome!
I’ve gotten occasional requests from my Goodreads friends for good Deadpool.
Here’s a volume I will never recommend to anyone. Ever. Not even Shelby.
Deadpool isn’t an easy character to get right, or for that matter, make entertaining. The writer has to produce some edgy, self-referential, fourth-wall breaking humor. Plus the books are usually very violent. It’s a tightrope walk that forces a bad writer to over-indulge in one or the other, tragically sometimes both, at the reader’s expense. So, you can be stuck with either a stomach turner or something about as funny as The Family Circus.
This volume functions as some sort of prequel to when Deadpool first met Cable and the original X-Force in Rob Liefield’s run. It involves a time machine and what are the consequences of someone, in this case, Deadpool, messing with the time stream.
Fact: messing with the time stream results in a violent, humorless Deadpool book. How many times is Marvel going to regurgitate this skeletal plot point and make it work? Hopefully (ha!), this will be the last time.
And The Family Circus is still funnier than this comic.
The last panel in this book is a dig at Liefield and its a hoot but it’s not necessary to read countless pages of unrelentingly bad Deadpool crap to get to it. Take a look at the book at your comic store or library, read the panel, get a chuckle and put it back on the shelf.
Perhaps, someone should go back in time and talk a young Rob Liefield into being a cowboy or an accountant, rather than a comic book guy.
Cable senses a disruption in the timestream and locates its source with billionaire Francis Talbot, a man obsessed with time-travel. At the grief of losing his grandson in the Gulf War (this story is set in the early ‘90s before Deadpool and Cable meet), he’s hired the Merc with a Mouth to go back in time, alter history and save him from death. But Deadpool being the maniac that he is, has gone too far, jumping back to the Revolutionary War, the Civil War and beyond, changing everything and causing untold chaos. It’s up to Cable and X-Force to stop him!
It’s amazing that in 2014 we’re still getting comics that wouldn’t be out of place in 1994. Those two Rob Liefeld characters, Deadpool and Cable, in a quintessentially ‘90s comic book format, the Vs comic, with Marvel’s favourite overused narrative trope, the time-travel story, shouldn’t still work - but it kinda does.
Not to say that Deadpool Vs X-Force is this ground-breaking comic that’s doing fresh new things - because it’s not - but it’s also not boring or unreadable. The story and Duane Swierczynski’s writing is just ok - it’s your average time-travel story with some fun moments that Deadpool fans will enjoy - and Pepe Larraz’s art is fine. The pages look decent but not remarkable.
The story does sort of deliver on the title with Deadpool momentarily fighting X-Force in 1777, but then he jumps into another time period and from there on out it’s the Deadpool and Cable show with X-Force futzing about til the end with little to do. And for X-Force fans, the lineup in this book is Warpath, Boom Boom, Domino and Cannonball - Shatterstar and Feral are left out, just because.
The fights are decent. There are some interesting surprises like how Deadpool’s actions in 1777 affect what 1863 looks like, and then how his actions in that time affect how 1900 looks, and so on, but it’s your standard time-travel hoohah that ends predictably well for everyone with no major lasting changes to any established continuity.
Deadpool fans will probably like Deadpool Vs X-Force the most, but it’s basically the comic book version of a chimichanga - junk food you can eat quickly and enjoy while it lasts but it’s soon gone and forgotten.
A nostalgic trip back to the 90s before New Mutants #98, when Deadpool's balloons were red like him... A real funny read and the recaps at the end of every issue are just too much exhilarating! For diehard fans of the merc with a mouth and grown up people like me that used to enjoy a lot(*Ugh* What a shame...) high testosterone bad drawn/written Rob Liefeld's X-Force when they were young.
I got this GN because Deadpool is in it... maybe I should have skimmed through the first few pages before committing to buy... I just really really really don't like time travel plots... never have.. in anything... Even though I chuckle maybe in... 2 instances... it didn't blow me away. It's a 2 star experience for me due to plot. However, as it was visually engaging for me, I shall up the game to 3 stars.
I'm not much of a fan for Cable and his iteration of X-force. Both hail from that most creatively bankrupt era of Marvel that annoys me to no end.
That said, I enjoyed this little comedic adventure tale. Of special note is artist Pepe Laraz, a name new to me. An excellent artist that I'll have to watch for in the future.
I’ve come to realize that I think I actually really like to read Deadpool! I found this miniseries to be awesome and full of the aspects I look for in Deadpool. There was a ton of comically over-the-top action. Deadpool lives up to his mouthy persona in character and while addressing the reader. And this one, involving Cable, focused on time travel, which I thought was done fairly well. The fourth wall breaks felt really good in this one and I especially enjoyed the quick dig on Rob Liefeld at the end!
Too much exposition narration. Average time travel plot. However, the bright spot was the nice panel art along with great cover art. An average series worth reading but not worth buying.
Let me save you the time. Nothing here matters and it's not worth the time. It's not a fun Deadpool, you don't get any personality from anyone in X-Force and again, it's all retconned by the last page. The only reasons it's not 1 star is Pepe Larraz's art is genuinely enjoyable.
What a colossal disappointment. I'm immediately going to start something else now to cleanse the palate.
Deadpool gets minis constantly. Most of them grew increasingly dull. This one, luckily, broke the streak, as it was a really fun book. It goes with the original, early '90s take on the character, mixed with a bit of the fourth-wall-breaking that came a little later. But because it's a classic version of the character, it does mean the humour is very strong. X-Force doesn't really get to do much, aside from Cable, who's also in his early-'90s form, and also pretty fun. The art has a bit of a '90s feel, but done well. It gets the feel, without really following the worst excesses of the decade, so it's actually pretty good to look at.
This is something that's an easy recommendation for Deadpool fans, even long-time fans.
There are only brief moments of real fun here, but I thought they were enough to outweigh the fact that this is a pretty standard story and that the characters (especially Deadpool) are written in an out-of-then-character way. Also, it might have helped if they had been clearer this takes place in 1991 at the outset?
And I'm probably being suckered by that early-90s nostalgia. They could have amped up the parody a bit more, though. More pouches, more sharp teeth.
a light story that is more of an introduction of x-force rather than a versus story. Cable and crew follow deadpool on a time traveling mission to re-write time for Francis Talbot (invents the time travel tech for cable). the humor is basic and not very good from deadpool. it probably deserves 2 stars but the art from Pepe Larraz is the saving grace.
When you got to Ollie's and you find a Deadpool book for only $4, you don't pass it up. That's what introduced me to Deadpool Vs. X-Force.
Originally published in 2014, the story inside is set prior to Wade Wilson's first meeting Cable and the rest of the New Mutants prior to the team being christened as X-Force. So, you should expect a slightly different, possibly more sadistic Deadpool, than the lovable loser we've grown to love in the past 10 years. But this version of Wade just seems beyond the pale!
The story starts off with Deadpool going back to Revolutionary War times and screwing things up so that while America will win the war, it will take a little bit longer for them to do it. So far, I'm okay with things because the reason the Merc with a Mouth kills a Colonial general is because Wade had to write a report on him in high school and this sort of vengeance seems like something Deadpool would do. But then Wade starts messing with the past again...
This time, he goes to the Civil War and helps the Confederates win. Then he goes and... Okay. I don't want to spoil it too much. But, he tries to save Hitler!
Look, I've read enough Gerry Duggan Deadpool to know that Wade Wilson is no fascist. And he'll only work for those goose-steppers if his daughter's life is at stake. I really doubt that Deadpool was that ambivalent when first floating around in the head of Rob Liefeld.
Cable's Duane Swierczynski does a great job when it comes to Cable and his manipulation of the time stream by joining X-Force together prematurely. But the author's Deadpool just seems wrong. In fact, it freakin' is wrong. Money is the biggest motivator for the actions of Deadpool. But in my heart of hearts, I feel that even when faced with a pile of cash, Deadpool would never, ever help the Nazis unless absolutely backed into a corner. And Wade seems full of options here!
There's some great moments. But it's all X-Force related. And that wasn't why I bought the book. Not the best Deadpool story. Nope. Not at all...
Deadpool kontra X-Moc ma przewrotną końcówkę, która nawiązuje do samych początków "spotkań" na linii Cable-Wilson, ale zanim się do niej dojdzie to trzeba przebrnąć przez obiecujący początek i nużące rozwinięcie. A szkoda, bo cała zabawa z czasem miała w sobie potencjał.
Niestety to na co liczycie sięgając po jakikolwiek zeszyt z Deadpool'em to z pewnością ten jego humor i czasami slapstikowy klimat. Tego tutaj nie znajdziecie. Są fragmenty, w których doszło do pewnych modyfikacji w linii czasowej i trzeba było to wszystko odkręcać.
Ale hola, hola. Skąd tutaj w ogóle wziął się Deadpool. Najemnik dostał zlecenie, aby wyeliminować pewne osoby z przeszłości, tak aby została ona zmieniona w określony sposób, dzięki czemu zleceniodawca osiągnie swój postawiony cel. To te zwichrowania powodują "wizje" u Cable'a. Ten nie czeka długo, zbiera ekipę i rusza... do 1777 roku.
Jak możecie się domyślić z Wade'm sprawy przyjmą nieco odmienny obrót i trzeba będzie to wszystko sprzątać, bo widok machin w XIX wieku to raczej nie jest ówczesna codzienność. Tyle, że nie było tu tej ikry, którą znajduje w innych tytułach z "serii" Deadpool versus. Jest tu sporo akcji, bo X-Force to dość różnorodna ferajna, ale całość była przewidywalna i nudna. Poza zakończeniem.
Swierczynski zatem nie zabłysnął, ale w kwestii rysunków i kolorów jest tutaj naprawdę dobrze. Miejscami dość krwawo, nadzwyczaj kolorowo, ale całość nie starcza, abym kiedykolwiek wrócił do tej pozycji. A szkoda, bo potencjał był. Bardziej 2.5/5
Estoy acostumbrado a que estas historias de Deadpool Vs. algo o alguien (historias que se han vuelto muy populares últimamente) sean entretenidas, un poco graciosas, un poco locas y ya. Pero jamás diría que son exactamente "buenas" o excelente historias. Algunas incluso son mejor de lo que esperaba, y ese es el caso de Deadpool vs X-Force. Esperaba una historia común y corriente donde Deaddpool persigue a Cable y su equipo a través de distintos lugares. Lo que tenemos en esta historia es una guerra temporal donde Deadpool y Cable son piezas de un juego más grande. Normalmente cuando una historia mete elementos de viaje en el tiempo, pierde mi atención porque es difícil mantener una historia así legible y entendible pero aquí, aún con las dificultades logra desarrollar una historia entretenida, muy divertida y con un final comprensible. Me gustó mucho el momento en el que decidieron ambientar esta historia y lo que representa para los cómics donde Cable y Deadpool han trabajado juntos. En algunos momentos me hizo reír en voz alta y lamentablemente mientras la serie actual de Deadpool se ha hecho más seria, esas risas pasan menos. Así que aproveché y aprecié mucho que aquí la historia fuera muy graciosa. Recomendable, es una historia "palomera", entretenida y de los mejores versus que Deadpool tiene aunque quizá hubiera valido la pena ver más escenas de Deadpool peleando directamente contra Cable.
On retrouve le mercenaire dissert qui voyage dans le temps (on s’en étonne même plus) y’a de la baston et… c’est drôle p*!
Je suis content de revoir aussi « Domino » car devant Jean Grey, elle a le pouvoir que j’aimerais le plus avoir. Celui de la chance infuse.
Deadpool va affronter la X-Force dont fait parti Domino. Sur un concept introduit en quelques lignes par des gros bonnets.
Ça m’a frappé que le livre est vraiment très court (moins de 100 pages) y’a même des gens qui paient dix euros pour ça?
C’est surtout « Cable » l’antagoniste de Deadpool.
Honnêtement on a du mal a apprécier Deadpool dans cette histoire.
Et Cable encore plus.
J’aurais aimé un Love/Hate avec Domino.
Mais bon… Faut croire que les gens aiment Cable…
Le mercenaire dissert va se faire transformer en passoire par un contingent de soldats et pulvérisé par la technologie de Cable… Rien ne semble pouvoir l’arrêter pour autant.
C’était pertinent et osé d’avoir dessiné Adolf Hitler.
Je me demande si cette infinité de lignes temporelles et de mondes parralléles qu’à adopté Marvel depuis un certain temps déjà néglige la valeur de la vie au sein du multivers. Un tel est mort? Bha! Il en existe des centaines identiques à Lui! Et c’est tout le problème quand on veut faire un récit où l’on s’imprègne des personnages.
Deadpool Vs. X-Force is the 2nd Deadpool comic in the Deadpool Vs. mini series. The first one being Deadpool vs. Carnage and I really enjoyed that story. So in this one, he fights the team, X-Force and while there is still some enjoyable aspect to it, I think this one isn't as good as the first one.
The artwork though is still good here and there are some really funny lines as well. The plot is really weird and while it can be fun, it isn't that interesting to me imo. It is also a confusing one as well. So the story in this one is really a mixed for me, the ending here is also abrupt imo.
Which is pretty similar to the first one, but there are some cool action in it. So overall, it isn't as good as the first one. There is some good artwork and action in it. But the story is a mixed bag here imo. Making it a decent story that can be quite entertaining, despite its flaws.
Leo (currently aged six years) and I have now read all of Calvin and Hobbes so we are switching to superheroes for a while. He is currently into the Deadpool skin on Fortnite, so we checked this out first from Hoopla. He loved it and thought it was funny; I liked the art and...I dunno. The superhero thing is going to be a weird trip. I used to be really into comic books--and know there are amazing series out there--but if a lot of them are all going to be like this I am going to petition Bill Watterson to make more Calvin and Hobbes comics.
This was fun. Set right before Deadpool and Cable's first encounter, a weapons developer sends Deadpool on a mission through time and, when Deadpool goes off script, convinces Cable to go after him. Cable enlists some of the people who would become X-Force as backup.
Does this screw up continuity? Yes. But, to be fair, it also screws up the continuity of world history. So don't take it personally.
This is the first Deadpool comic I've read, and maybe I should have started with something focused on solely him. This wasn't bad- it's a fun, quick read- but I wasn't as interested as I hoped I would be. I didn't find the X Force as engaging as Deadpool.
I think I'll try solo comics for the characters next time to see if I like them better.
What a weird story. Deadpool time-hopping with Cable and an un-formed X-Force hot on his trail... It is just weird, and not all that well written. The artwork is decent, for sure, but the story seemed a bit shallow, and slightly offensive, for the sake of being offensive... Just weird, not Deadpool's greatest adventure.
This is the first time that Deadpool meets X Force. He goes time travelling to change history, and Cable is sent to stop him.
I suspect this would have interested me more if I knew about American history. This didnt make me laugh out loud which is unusual for a deadpool book. An ok read.
Deadpool travelling through time attempting to change the outcome of a few major historical events. Not surprisingly, things go badly from the start and don't get much better as X-Force shows up to rectify matters.
A fun romp through history with a fairly high body count. Since Deadpool got a time machine at the end of Deadpool 2 this could be the basis for Deadpool 3.