Deadpool #37 Review

You have to hand it to Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn. Somehow they're able to keep this series humming along despite the constant cycle of event tie-ins. Original Sin fit perfectly into their plans of exploring Wade's past. Now AXIS comes at an ideal time. Wade's personality has been inverted just as he's finally achieving some semblance of normality and happiness in his personal life. It turns out that inner peace can be a terrible thing when it's just forced on you by a giant, red and purple psychic demon.

That's the thrust of this issue, as Wade finds himself slipping away from his friends, his daughter, and even his new bride. I wish Shiklah had been more of a focus in recent months so that this rift was a little more meaningful. Regardless, Wade's new psychological shift adds a nice bit of drama to the book. It also ties in nicely with the ongoing conflict involving the North Korean mutants.

As always, there's ample humor to balance out the drama. The writers dust off the idea of a disembodied spirit being trapped in Wade's mind, except now rather than Agent Preston it's the old Deadpool. This Wade's horrified reactions to seeing his new self coddle villains and shy away from cutting a Thanksgiving turkey are consistently amusing. And honestly, it would be nice if more characters in AXIS showed this level of mental anguish over being changed.

Mike Hawthorne delivers another engaging set of pages with this issue. His work isn't as detailed as some Deadpool artists, but it is energetic, expressive, and cleanly laid out. The writers give Hawthorne plenty of good material to work with, especially as Wade enters the X-Men's Danger Room and waltzes into a Wild West setting.

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