Deadpool: Black, White & Blood #2

The cover by Declan Shalvey sets the perfect tone for this anthology series — a brooding, blood-spattered Deadpool looms forward with arms crossed and twin katanas jutting from his back, rendered in stark black and white with red slashing across the frame like a wound. Inside, the anthology format continues with contributions from D. Lapham, M. Lapham, Pacheco, Johnson, Woods, Kirk, and Rosenberg, promising a variety of sharp creative voices taking their best shot at the Merc with a Mouth. If you enjoyed the first issue's moody, high-contrast take on Wade Wilson, this 2021 follow-up looks every bit as unhinged and stylish.