Deadpool Corps Prelude

Marvel’s Deadpool Corps Prelude (2010) is a single-issue launchpad that assembles the Merc with a Mouth’s multiversal counterparts—including Lady Deadpool, Kidpool, and more—under the guidance of frequent artist Ed McGuinness. Published at the height of Deadpool’s early-2010s popularity, this one-shot sets the stage for the team’s chaotic adventures by introducing their bizarre origins and purpose. It matters as the direct lead-in to the Deadpool Corps series, offering a brisk, visually punchy taste of the franchise’s expanding, fourth-wall-breaking madness.