Last year, Cullen Bunn brought us NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEADPOOL, the hit tale of the Merc with the Mouth trapped in the zombie apocalypse. In the end, our hero found a “cure” of sorts to this horrible outbreak—any zombie that ate Deadpool transformed...into another Deadpool. And they lived happily ever after? Not so fast, as Cullen Bunn returns, joined by the amazing artwork of Nicole Virella, to let us know that wandering hordes of Deadpools might just be worse than flesh-hungry walking corpses.
Return of the Living Deadpool, after one issue anyways, is head and shoulders above its predecessor. It’s comedic in that classic Deadpool fashion and moves along at a quick enough pace to not be dragged down by a slow-moving plot as was the case with Night. The story thus far has me intrigued, though I do love the idea of multiple Deadpool’s… Deadpool Kills Deadpool is still my favourite mini-series. Virella’s art is masterful as he blends the black and white scenery with Deadpool’s classic red look makes the art look highly stylised and his attention to detail is remarkable, pay close attention to his work on Deadpool’s eyes especially as he uses them to convey all sorts of emotions. It’s definitely recommended by me as subsequent issues should find itself near the top of my stack as it’s refreshing to look forward to a Deadpool mini-series again.
Just when you thought you'd seen it all, Cartoon Network Crossover Craziness continues! After their victory in the Super Secret Crisis War, the Powerpuff Girls take it easy with a rare VIP tour of Dexter's Laboratory! But when tag-along Dee Dee accidentally activates Dexter's newest invention, the fate of the entire multiverse is suddenly at stake! Plus: a bonus Courage the Cowardly Dog story by the Glyph- and Eisner-nominated Princeless's Jeremy Whitley!
Eisner Nominated writer Jeremy Whitley (Princeless) wrote the Courage The Cowardly Dog back-up story and although I had reservations about how a non-speaking dog would translate to comics, it was such a good feeling seeing Courage again, I didn't really care how the story would work, but all in all Whitley did a fine job. Artist Jorge Monlongo art was nothing special, it was very straight forward and the characters looked how they did in the show so he gets a pass. The main story featured Derek Charm as both the artist and writer and I'm a big fan of his work when he's able to handle both as he has a more unified approach to creating comics where when he's writing he usually has the perfect art accompaniment in his head so when he can do both he's able to put his idea to page right away. Unlike Monlongo's art, Charm thrives for more than just putting the character on page as he uses thick lines to make it seem like they're popping off the page, a big plus especially when it comes to kids books. For a first issue, it's light, it's fun and it's energetic, pretty much all you can ask for from a kids series. Although this will appeal to children and fans of the 90's Cartoon Network series the characters come from it'll be hard to attract new readers given the material, but as a kid who grew up in the 90's i could not be happier.
The townsfolk of Eden, Wyoming wake up to the first official murder the town has seen in 25 years. Their reaction to this isn't normal, and there's a reason for that. Eden operates as a haven for fugitive criminals who remain here while new identities, often including facial reconstruction, are created for them. There is zero tolerance for any illegal activity that might draw attention to the town and an "official murder" is the last thing they want. A single, tight-knit family runs Eden with the youngest oddball son Mark Shiffron overseeing the postal branch, the only means of shipping in or out of the city. THE FBI has repeatedly been foiled trying to insert an undercover here; they see Mark as the weak link to exploit. This murder gives them a new opportunity.
Postal sounded incredibly interesting but issue #1 didn't grab me like I thought it would. The story still leaves interest but it wasn't until the last panel of the issue that I realised what Postal would build towards, instead the issue served as half-assly introducing us to the characters in Eden. Really we only really get to know Mark everyone else is just around, luckily we get a little more insight as the book has character profiles at the back of the issue. The art was disappointing as you'd think a major publisher like Image would command better before putting their logo on it. I'm not about to give up on Postal this early but I need to see subsequent improvement quickly before I start limiting my titles per month.
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