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Deadpool Classic 16: Killogy

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Wade Wilson stars in a killogy of chaos! It all begins when (spoilers!) Deadpool kills the Marvel Universe! But what could drive another dimension's DP to murderize every other costumed hero and villain on his world? And his bloodlust doesn't stop there. Not when the Ideaverse is full of the fabled icons of classic literature - you know, the ones your parents read about in books. And not when there are multiple realities, harboring infinite mercs with infinite mouths. Before this Wade's work is done, every one of them must be silenced - permanently!
DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE 1-4, DEADPOOL KILLUSTRATED 1-4, DEADPOOL KILLS DEADPOOL 1-4

280 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 2014

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Cullen Bunn

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Cullen grew up in rural North Carolina, but now lives in the St. Louis area with his wife Cindy and his son Jackson. His noir/horror comic (and first collaboration with Brian Hurtt), The Damned, was published in 2007 by Oni Press. The follow-up, The Damned: Prodigal Sons, was released in 2008. In addition to The Sixth Gun, his current projects include Crooked Hills, a middle reader horror prose series from Evileye Books; The Tooth, an original graphic novel from Oni Press; and various work for Marvel and DC. Somewhere along the way, Cullen founded Undaunted Press and edited the critically acclaimed small press horror magazine, Whispers from the Shattered Forum.

All writers must pay their dues, and Cullen has worked various odd jobs, including Alien Autopsy Specialist, Rodeo Clown, Professional Wrestler Manager, and Sasquatch Wrangler.

And, yes, he has fought for his life against mountain lions and he did perform on stage as the World's Youngest Hypnotist. Buy him a drink sometime, and he'll tell you all about it.

Visit his website at www.cullenbunn.com.

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1,512 reviews138 followers
November 5, 2022
It’s so weird and twisted, which is exactly what a Deadpool story should be. Plus it has Pandapool, who’s the best boy.
Profile Image for J.M. Giovine.
666 reviews8 followers
July 23, 2024
The infamous “Killogy” series by author Cullen Bunn that gathers the titles: “Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe”, “Killustrated”, and “Deadpool Kills Deadpool”, and illustrated by Dalibor Talajic, Matteo Lolli, and Salva Espin respectively, all depicting Deadpool at his most insane and meta; Wade has gained a fully aware consciousness, and he now realizes he’s just a fictional character, therefore, he starts a rampage against the entire “Marvel Universe”, although, not the main 616 one. He embarks on a quest to end every single character not only from the comic book universe he belongs to, but also every single character coming out of the most important works of literature, such as Don Quixote, Tom Sawyer, Moby Dick (including both, Captain Ahab, and Ishmael), Sherlock Holmes, and many others, culminating with a multi-versal clash between all existing versions of Deadpool all with the main goal of eradicating the entire existence, since he’s the origin of everything, according to one of the Watchers.
I have the feeling this is the main referential work when it comes to fans of the character because of the whole meta-humor and references delivered by Bunn. Deadpool’s awareness is quite famous when it comes to his distinction as a character breaking the mold of the fourth wall, and the mockery and commentary towards the industry, and “Marvel Comics” in general. Perhaps the concept behind this whole “Deadpool kills this or that” writes itself, taking into consideration the character’s personality, but the entire reason behind it builds little by little within each title. The final result is a comic book that, while heavily entertaining, and action-packed, never balances either seriousness, action, referential humor, and plot, instead, its main priority is to simply create spectacle as an action-comedy that abuses the “fanservice” concept of the whole “Versus” factor.
For starters, some of the kills performed in the first series (…Kills the Marvel Universe) lack sense and logic, considering Deadpool’s ability to regenerate himself, the methods he uses for taking out certain key characters have a strong questionable value to them. To have Deadpool killing Doctor Strange, Silver Surfer, Galactus, or Magneto offscreen doesn’t really help, either, but some of the action sequences depicted against others, such as “Spider-Man”, “Thor”, “the X-Men”, etc., lack sense and truthful understanding of how these characters operate. Bunn never takes this premise seriously since there’s not much of a depth or stakes inside the plot, even if Talajic artwork delivers the panels and the action in the right ways.
The next entry is “Killustrated”, and I’ll admit, that’s when things got really interesting in concept; Deadpool realizes most of the “Marvel Comics” gallery of characters are mostly inspired by some of the most important characters from classic literature, therefore, he somehow gets inside those works, and starts to fight against them. While the idea feels a little reminiscent of Alan Moore’s “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” but, like, without neurons, the idea of having Marvel’s main parody anti-hero being the one fighting against literature’s most relevant creations, and not only that, but having them being the main reference for the creation of some of the most important heroes in the company is nice and fun, not necessarily super creative in terms of storytelling, but as a gag it does work, and offers something familiar, but unique all at once. Matteo Lolli does a fine job recreating these famous characters, and the action between Deadpool and them feels fresh and engaging, while hilarious at the same time. Easily the best entry in the trilogy,
The final title, “Deadpool Kills Deadpool” returns to the generic comic book galore of exploiting the “multiversal” concept of having several versions of the same character in the same story. The variety is always enjoyable, and back then the concept wasn’t that overly exploited (take into consideration “Spider-Verse” came a year after), but Bunn doesn’t offer anything more than, well, a bunch of Deadpools killing each other, being the highlight of the title the aesthetical “variety”, although, Salva Espin art doesn’t offer anything outstanding or memorable visually speaking. Is your typical “by-the-numbers” plotline in which a common threat gathers a group of similar characters to protect the universe. Simple as that. It was nice that it respects the continuity with the previous titles, and the clarification that the main Deadpool from 616 is the main protagonist this time around was helpful. Aside from that, there’s not much to it, not even in the gags and the action. You have seen these sequences plenty of times, and the humor, unfortunately, doesn’t land. It’s a matter of “love it or hate it" when it comes to Deadpool and his meta-references, but at this point in the trilogy, it results in an exhausting experience.
In the end, it is as much of a disposable lecture as one might expect out of a multiversal premise in a Deadpool plot. It isn’t boring, and I don’t regret reading it. In fact, the best entry is by far “Killustrated”, and maybe if the rest of the titles were as creative and funny as this one, this “Killogy” would’ve been a true standout in the Deadpool collection. I do see why this is mainly referenced by newcomers and die-hard fans, but truth be told there’s not much out of the core idea that can make this one of Marvel’s best crossover events. One could argue is another case of “style versus substance” in terms of plot.
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409 reviews34 followers
June 6, 2017
Whoever came up with this twisted concept of Deadpool killing the Marvel universe and himself is a genius. The whole plot is twisted and completely confusing in the best ways. Once you figure out what happened it gets even better. Maybe the best Deadpool book I have read yet.
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357 reviews45 followers
June 9, 2019
Ревюто в Wanderbook

В една от многото вселени, един провален експеримент отключва напълно лудостта на и бездруго морално нестабилния Дедпул. Той вижда само един начин да сложи край на страданията на света и на себе си - да избие всичко подред. Започва от героите от собствения си свят, после се прехвърля във вселената на литературната класика, докато най-накрая не стигне до най-важния си противник - всички варианти на себе си.

Има ли светът шанс, ако Дедпул е решил да се обърне срещу него?

На български тази история излиза като три отделни книжки. Ние я взехме на английски в едно издание, от една Алея на книгата малко преди да обявят превода. Чак сега обаче се довлачих до прочитането ѝ, отчасти защото другарчето ми, който я прочете първи, каза, че другият комикс, който взехме, е много по-добър. От нашенските книжни блогъри чувах обаче все хубави неща, а всички знаем, че е най-добре да провериш сам.

Та, Дедпул отново е тук, въоръжен с това, заради което го обичаме - остър меч и още по-остър език. Това са и двете основни съставки на сюжета на книжката - грандиозни, изпълнени с насилие битки и забавни - макар и откъм страната на черния хумор - диалози. Или понякога монолози, зависи как гледате на леко шизофренясалия Дедпул. Заглавието на първата книжка, "Дедпул избива героите на Марвел" е достатъчно да обобщи съдържанието - тук в лудостта си Дедпул погва подред всички знайни герои на комиксовия гигант. Причината - без да се задълбавам и да влизам в твърде много спойлери от оскъдния сюжет - е убедеността му, че мъките му ще свършат ако успее да унищожи света като цяло, създателите и причините му за съществуване.

Втората част, "Дедпул убива класиките", се затвърди като моя любима. Тук мелето продължава, но определено оцених врътката, с която Дедпул се насочи към света на литературата. Непрекъснато се чудех кое произведение ще попадне следващо под мушката му, а също и кои модерни герои е вдъхновило. Призрачният ездач беше логично последствие на Конника без глава от Слийпи Холоу, но някои определено ме изненадаха! Тази част на комикса също ме изненада с ответен ударен отбор, по-разнороден дори и от Лигата на необикновените джентълмени. А финалните панели бяха красиви и тъжни по един странен начин.

"Дедпул убива Дедпул" е финалната част на комикса, която ни запознава с безбройните варианти на Дедпул, сред които несъмнено изпъкват Догпул, Дъкпул и Пандапул, които може и да имаха други имена в комикса, но тези обясняват достатъчно добре същността им. Страшно много ми се прииска да видя един двубой между Дъкпул и Спайдърпорк, а колкото е шантава вселената на Марвел, като нищо да ми се сбъдне желанието. :D Убийствената трилогия тук стига до изненадващо щастлив завършек (един вид), макар и с цената на доста убити Дедпули.


След като най-накрая го прочетох, мога да потвърдя, че антологията със зомбираните президенти ми хареса повече,както и Дедпул срещу Спайдърмен, с който също се сдобихме с няколко преведени броя. Но "Дедпул убива" също не беше никак лош.

Основното ми оплакване е откъм доста оскъдния сюжет. Акцентът тук е на битките, мелето, хвърчащите карантии и крайници, и характерните за Дедпул остроумни реплики. Историята е колкото да има завръзка и в следващите комикс книжки да има оправдание Дедпул да се втурне да избива съответно литературните герои и после себеподобните си.Това беше особено явно в първата част. Във втора и трета част се натрупаха малко повече неща, които да обогатят историята, и както споменах, втора ми остана любима.

Един друг детайл, заради който си струва човек да обърне внимание на антологията, са допълнителните корици вътре. Дори и да ми се струва нещо дребно, артът и композициите им са много готини, и не са за изпускане.

Цялостното ми мнение за комикса е като цяло положително. Беше изпълнено с екшън и хумор и ако това е, което търсите по принцип, ще уцелите десетката с него. Освен това позволи да надникнем в необятната Мултивселена на Марвел, която е побъркваща и очарователна (ако не сте гледали още Спайди-вселената, горещо я препоръчвам) и в първоизточниците, вдъхновили някои икони на комиксите.
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March 13, 2026
I’ve owned this for probably 10 years and never read it. I wish I still hadn’t. Truly one of the most boring comics I’ve ever read. Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe is the most uninspired shit that marvel has ever shat out. Not a single page has any power behind it. Just Deadpool randomly killing heroes that he would never be able to in the lamest ways. And it’s just that for 4 whole issues!! Killustrated is slightly better though and Deadpool Kills Deadpool is…passable (if not only for Pandapool), but this is just not worth anyone’s time. The story is non existent, the fights are sauce-less, and the art is so flat. I can only tolerate Marvel comics when they’re about a spider, a blind guy, or doing cool body horror stuff with the hulk
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January 31, 2019
Deadpool: Trilogía Asesina (como también se le conoce) es una recopilación de tres series de comics en las cuales Deadpool trata de encontrar el mismísimo ‘Origen’, estas series fueron escritas por Bunn pero ilustradas por diferentes artistas...

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42 reviews3 followers
June 22, 2024
Mi parte favorita y la que más me hace sentido: Matando a los clásicos. La última parte Deadpool mata a Deadpools fue mi parte menos favorita es muy extraña pero muy Deadpool
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152 reviews
September 22, 2016
there are parts of it where the nonsense of Deadpool can get to be a bit much but overall the concept is interesting and the art work was well done particualrly liked Pandapool and lady Deadpool even though they showed up much closer to the end.
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31 reviews
March 31, 2026
Probablemente el comic más famoso de Deadpool por lo morboso que es
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1,287 reviews19 followers
April 19, 2017
A trilogy of stories tell how Deadpool goes on various killing sprees, so naturally the trilogy is called a "killogy." If done right, the story could be a fun bit of light entertainment, right? We'll see...

The story starts out with Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe. Deadpool is taken by the X-Men to Ravenscroft Asylum where they specialize in rehabilitating people like Deadpool. Unfortunately, the main doctor turns out to be the villain Psycho Man. In attempting to mind control Deadpool, Psycho Man accidentally releases a new personality in Deadpool who decides to destroy the entire Marvel Universe, heroes and villains alike. So Deadpool goes on a joke-filled killing rampage. It's not quite funny enough to justify the gore and the ending is a rather obvious use of breaking the fourth wall. I wasn't too satisfied with the first part.

The next story is Deadpool Killustrated. In an attempt to eliminate heroes in all the different Marvel multiverses, Deadpool uses science (!) to go into the "Ideaverse," where he can kill off all the classical literary inspirations for the Marvel characters. That would eliminate even the possibility of the heroes existing. The idea is fun, especially when they link characters like Moby Dick's Ahab to Hulk's General Thunderbolt Ross or Pinocchio to The Vision. But too many of the links are just random. At one point, Deadpool complains that killing these classical characters is a lot harder than it should be. That point was when he was taking out the sisters from Little Women, which really should have been a cakewalk for him. His complaint is completely unconvincing. So Deadpool Killustrated is hit and miss.

The book ends with Deadpool being told he is "the progenitor of all things" so in order to eliminate them he has to eliminate himself, thus Deadpool Kills Deadpool. But there's a good Deadpool out to stop the evil Deadpool, and a bunch of other Deadpools on each side. How many weird Deadpools can they come up with? My favorite was Pandapool, "the species that endangers you!" The self-aware and meta- shtick only goes so far, and this story outruns the fun by at least twenty pages.

Throughout the book, Deadpool mentions how he is a comic-relief or side character, and this book shows that, in spite of a lot of creative ideas, he doesn't carry a whole story without looking non-sensical and ridiculous (and not in a good way). I know it's intended as light entertainment, but it just doesn't hit the mark for me. I can't recommend it, in spite of some very creative ideas.
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