Deadpool Pulp

In 2011, Marvel reimagined the Merc with a Mouth through a gritty, noir-tinged lens with Deadpool Pulp. This single-issue one-shot, written by Adam Glass and Mike Benson with art by Laurence Campbell, strips away the fourth-wall-breaking humor to present Deadpool as a scarred, morally ambiguous operative in a Cold War-era espionage thriller. It’s a fascinating, self-contained experiment that proves the character’s versatility beyond his usual wisecracking persona.