Review: Spider-Man/Deadpool #39, heroes out of this world
Spider-Man/Deadpool #39 takes us to the Savage Land, where the web-slinger and just one half of the Merch with a Mouth fight the Wrecking Crew. This issue is a fun one!
It feels like Spider-Man/Deadpool is tackling its most bizarre story yet. This could be really dangerous for the series, as making a weird story work out without it feeling too strange is one heck of a job. And that was my main worry going into issue #38, where the Savage Land was introduced. But Robbie Tompson knew exactly how to tell this new arc in the series. And, as a result, we now have a fantastic issue once again.
The good
Let’s start things off by talking about the character’s personalities. Spidey and Deadpool make for such a good pairing that even when they are in a not-so-great issue, their chemistry manages to keep things afloat. So it doesn’t come up as a surprise that they are the main highlights of this story too. Deadpool behaves just like you would expect. He’s funny, irresponsible, violent, unpredictable and also has a lot of heart. On the other hand, I think there are better interpretations of Spider-Man in other comics or movies. However, he’s still pretty great too. And they both prove why the series keep going two years after it started.
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The action is also really good too. A lot of punches are thrown here. But what I’ve always admired of this series is the ability it has to tell a story even in the middle of chaos. That brings the perfect combination of action and storytelling in many issues, and this one is no exception. Although there was one moment here, in particular, that was pretty exciting. And without spoiling anything, let’s just say that Deadpool and Spidey get some help of sorts to fight the Wrecking Crew. It was unexpected but very thrilling!
And then, there’s also the illustrations. There have been a few times in which the series has looked bad. Fortunately, that’s completely not the case here. The drawings look great, detailed and the coloring is top-notch too. Jim Towe, Sean Parsons, Keith Champagne, Andrew Crossley, and Jim Campbell all make an outstanding work with the illustrations. And when you see how many people are involved with making this comic book look good, you really see why they succeeded.
I could spend the whole day talking about how good is this issue, but I really recommend you experience it for yourself.
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The bad
To be honest, there wasn’t anything really bad. If I had to say one thing, is that the story may be a little too confusing for newcomers of the series. You’d at least have to read issues #37 and #38 to kind of understand what’s going on. But if you want to know what’s the whole deal with Master Matrix well… let’s just say that you’d have to read more than 2 previous issues (maybe 10 or so). Aside from that, there wasn’t anything wrong!
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The new arc in the series has been amazing up until now. The last two reviews managed to get an “A+” score and it looks like this time won’t be any different. Let’s hope that the series manages to stay just like that for much more time.
. Robbie Thompson, Jim Towe, Sean Parsons, Keith Champagne, Andrew Crossley, Jim Campbell, VC's Joe Sabino, Dave Johnson. . Spider-Man/Deadpool #39. A+
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