Deadpool Max: Involuntary Armageddon #[nn]

Kyle Baker's painted cover for this Marvel MAX collection sets an appropriately unhinged tone, with Deadpool's red-and-black suited figure flanking a glowing central character surrounded by an eerie chorus of raised arms and masked figures against a swirling golden backdrop. The "Involuntary Armageddon" subtitle promises the kind of gleefully chaotic energy that the MAX imprint delivers without restraint, and Baker's bold, stylized artwork gives the whole package a wonderfully lurid flair. If you're looking for Deadpool content that earns its explicit content label, this 2011 collection looks like exactly the right kind of trouble.