Deadpool Epic Collection #3
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis Epic Collection gathers Deadpool's early 1990s appearances, including his first solo series #1-11 and the Deadpool: The Circle Chase one-shot, chronicling the Merc with a Mouth's evolution from a wisecracking villain-for-hire to a reluctant antihero. The volume features classic encounters with foes like T-Ray, Slayback, and the Taskmaster, as well as team-ups with Blind Al and Weasel, all set against the backdrop of his tangled origin with the Weapon X program. It captures the gritty, irreverent tone that defined Deadpool's early adventures before he became a pop-culture phenomenon.
In "Road-Trip Roulette!", Deadpool and Al find themselves stranded in the past, where Deadpool dons an image inducer to impersonate Peter Parker—while Al reluctantly plays a grumpy Aunt May. With Kraven and a chaotic gathering of Peter’s pals throwing wrenches into their plans, Deadpool must manipulate Weasel into fixing the teleporter, all while keeping the timeline intact. The story unfolds with sharp wit and chaotic energy, blending time-travel shenanigans with the signature absurdity of Joe Kelly’s run, illustrated by Pete Woods and John Romita, with inks by Nathan Massengill, Al Milgrom, Joe Sinnott, and colors by Chris Sotomayor and Digital Chameleon. The cover by Walter McDaniel and Anibal Rodriguez captures the wild, high-stakes mood of the journey.
In "Road-Trip Roulette!", Deadpool and Al spend a surprisingly chaotic day at the Bay City Aquarium, where even the fish seem to be plotting something. When the Lightning Rods—really the Great Lakes Avengers now under the Thunderbolts' banner—show up for their own aquatic outing, things spiral fast. Just as Weasel attempts to teleport Deadpool and Doorman activates his powers at the same moment, the two are caught in a wild, time-spinning mishap that sends them hurtling through moments both familiar and utterly bizarre.
In "With Great Power Comes Great Coincidence," Deadpool and Al—posing as Peter Parker and a grumpy Aunt May—rally the Great Lake Avengers to fix a broken teleporter and return to the future, all while dodging Kraven and a chaotic party of Peter’s pals. With his usual brand of chaos and a flair for dramatic misdirection, Deadpool manipulates Weasel into helping him, leaving the timeline intact and the Watcher breathless with relief.
In "The Drowning Man Part 1," Deadpool hits the road with Weasel, chasing leads on Siryn through a surreal stretch of Iowa—where the Field of Dreams stands as both a landmark and a metaphor. Along the way, he’s haunted by T-Ray’s looming threat, warned off by a mysterious Zoe, and forced to fight his way through Warpath just to reach the woman he’s after. When Teresa finally returns under the stars, the night is thick with beer, regret, and the kind of reckless chemistry only Deadpool can navigate.
In "The Drowning Man Part 2 (or I Left My Life in San Francisco)," Deadpool’s romantic misadventure at the Field of Dreams takes a shocking turn when his mysterious partner reveals herself as Typhoid Mary in disguise, leaving him reeling—both emotionally and physically. As his world unravels further with betrayal from Weasel and a final, brutal showdown with T-Ray in Golden Gate Park, Deadpool’s day spirals into chaos with a punchline only he could deliver.
In "In Absentia," Deadpool’s sudden death sends ripples through the fractured world of Weapon X: T-Ray returns to Hellhouse to reconnect with Mary, while Ajax begins hunting down his former allies. Meanwhile, Al and Weasel face off in "the box," where their uneasy bond is tested—leading to a parting of ways that leaves Al behind. When Deadpool comes back to life, he’s pulled into a new mystery by Zoe, setting the stage for something far from ordinary.
In "Win, Lose, or Draw Blood," Deadpool teams up with Landau, Luckman, and Lake on a chaotic mission in Greece, where an unexpected reunion with his old adversary Bullseye turns the stakes up a notch. Meanwhile, Ajax arrives at Hellhouse with a personal vendetta, setting the stage for a showdown that’s as unpredictable as it is bloody.
In "You Want Me to Do What?!", Deadpool grapples with the unsettling revelation that Landau, Luckman, and Lake have been quietly scripting his fate—leaving him both bewildered and annoyed. As he rejects his role as the Mithras, he heads home to reconcile with Al, while Ajax closes in on Killebrew, setting off a chain of events that promises chaos in equal measure.
In "Deadpool/Death '98: A Kiss, a Curse, a Cure," Deadpool faces his end at the hands of Ajax, only to be visited by Death herself as his life flashes before him. As memories of his transformation by Dr. Killebrew resurface, he must choose between the woman who once loved him and the vengeance that defines his existence.
In "Justice, Order, & Luck (or...Skinless Drooler's Day Off!)," Deadpool takes the precognitive Monty on a wild trip to Monte Carlo, where their antics with foresight lead to a high-stakes gamble that leaves Batroc bankrupt. Though Monty enjoys the chaos more than expected, their fun is cut short when the ever-irritated boss Dixon decides the memory of the trip must be erased.
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