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Finally got around to reading this! It's beautiful and weird and such an interesting mixture of the otherworldly and the familiar. Plus it played right to my sappy side and made me cry a little bit, twice, before I was halfway through. On to the next!

Some truly great meta stuff and an awesome letters section in this issue, but I need the plot to tighten up a bit. Maybe it should do some kegels?

Finally continuing this series! I read the first volume last year, when it came in on hold for me at the library and I didn't know why. (I didn't remember requesting it, but apparently I did. Which turned out in my favor, because I liked it.) I was afraid that with a sizeable time gap between reading volumes 1 and 2, I would have trouble falling back into the story, but that wasn't the case. The action picks up immediately following the plot of the first volume, and expands upon and complicates the relationships introduced therein. I enjoyed watching Ada learn more about her world and her sentience, and I'm interested in the conflicts that are developing. This is a series that I find myself tearing through when I read it, but there's something slightly stilted about the dialogue and art that prevents me from giving a full five stars.

My madcap descent into Deadpool (in which I grab whatever's available on hold for me at the library and don't worry too much about correct reading order) continues!

The Deadpool on display here is a kinder, gentler Deadpool than I've come to know and love through the movie and through Cullen Bunn's writing of the character. This Deadpool has a kid, works with a couple of Hawkeyes to protect the personal information of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, and leaves the fourth wall pretty much intact. The more vulgar, gimmicky Deadpool is close to my heart, but I also enjoyed what Gerry Duggan did with him here, smoothing out some edges while maintaining the characteristic humor and puckishness that makes Deadpool, Deadpool.

I'm a Marvel n00b, so I occasionally consulted wikis for some backstory I was missing or when I didn't quite understand that reference. But the story is straightforward enough that you don't need vast Marvel knowledge to follow and enjoy it.

This was also my first encounter with non-movie Hawkeye. I found movie Clint Barton sort of boring, but I really liked this version of the character. And I loved Kate Bishop! Even though her costume is ridiculous.

I didn't dislike this as much as some other readers, but I agree that the pace feels rushed and that it is not altogether what I might have hoped for in terms of satisfying conclusions. I rolled my eyes when I was supposed to tear up.

Sort of a 2.5 star read for me. Deadpool gets married, there follows a series of one-offs about his other "marriages," and then there's a flashback featuring Hitler and an annual featuring Madcap. Definitely a mixed bag, some parts of which work more effectively than others. (Gail Simone's Eulogy for a Winkie is a ridiculous standout.) It's not the best, but it's Deadpool, so... *shrugs*