Deadpool #53

Dave Johnson's cover for this fourth chapter of "Dead" says everything you need to know about Wade Wilson's approach to problem-solving: Deadpool stands festooned with an almost absurdly thorough arsenal — a lit T.N.T. bomb, a revolver pressed to his own head, a knife, a vial of poison, and a hangman's noose looped around his neck — all while casually clutching a greasy "Lard-O Burger" takeout bag. It's a darkly funny visual gag that leans hard into Deadpool's regenerative invulnerability, treating every conceivable method of demise as just another Tuesday errand. Daniel Way and Alé Garza bring the "Dead" arc to its penultimate chapter with this 2012 Marvel issue, and the cover alone promises the irreverent, self-aware energy the series does so well.