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Deadpool Minibus, Vol. 1 by Cullen Bunn
4.0
I spent years seeing out of context Deadpool panels floating around the Internet, always intending to actually read Deadpool at some point. It seemed like if I had a chance of getting into anything vaguely superhero-y, Deadpool would be it. But I'm great at procrastinating, so it took me until after seeing the movie to check out the comic. Oops.
This is the first and only Deadpool I've read, so I'm probably not the best person to review it. That said, I found all the arcs collected here to be very fun and funny in the best kind of irreverent, bloody, surprisingly deep way. Deadpool becoming aware of his existence as a fictional construct and deciding to destroy the entire Marvel universe to release everyone from the miserable cycle of continuity? And then realizing that he needs to kill the classic archetypes underpinning all later fiction to create a cataclysmic ripple effect all the way up to superheroes? And then killing an infinity of alternate universe Deadpools? Yes, please. That's the kind of crazy shit I want.
Deadpool vs. Carnage read more like the typical sausage party that a lot of mainstream comics feel like to me, so it wasn't my thing as much. But it's followed by Night of the Living Deadpool, which is satisfyingly stylish enough to distract from its minor pacing issues.
So, yeah. Not sure if this was the right place to start with Deadpool, but I've started, and I love it, and I want more.
This is the first and only Deadpool I've read, so I'm probably not the best person to review it. That said, I found all the arcs collected here to be very fun and funny in the best kind of irreverent, bloody, surprisingly deep way. Deadpool becoming aware of his existence as a fictional construct and deciding to destroy the entire Marvel universe to release everyone from the miserable cycle of continuity? And then realizing that he needs to kill the classic archetypes underpinning all later fiction to create a cataclysmic ripple effect all the way up to superheroes? And then killing an infinity of alternate universe Deadpools? Yes, please. That's the kind of crazy shit I want.
Deadpool vs. Carnage read more like the typical sausage party that a lot of mainstream comics feel like to me, so it wasn't my thing as much. But it's followed by Night of the Living Deadpool, which is satisfyingly stylish enough to distract from its minor pacing issues.
So, yeah. Not sure if this was the right place to start with Deadpool, but I've started, and I love it, and I want more.
How to Be a Dog by Jo Williamson
5.0
Typically I don't add cute children's books that I skim at the circ desk on Goodreads, but this one is different. I admit that I took advantage of a slow moment to be very unprofessional and read this while carting books, and it's so completely adorable that I wanted to remember it for recommending (or for buying for future kids). I mean, it's a manual on how to be a dog written from the perspective of a dog who has found a home. That's exactly the kind of stuff that warms my heart and makes me cry. Plus one of the dogs looks like my Sophie, so there were plenty of extra feels for me. Just excellent stuff all around.