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Deadpool: Miniseries
L'arte della guerra di Deadpool
Sun Tzu's Art of War has been called the definitive work on military strategy and tactics. It has influenced leaders in both warfare and business for hundreds of years. Which means it's totally in the public domain, and ripe for being ripped off by Deadpool! And what's Deadpool's plan to ensure that his version outsells the original? Make sure the world is at war when it comes out! But Deadpool soon finds it's easier starting a war than it is keeping the war under his control! Now, Loki has imprisoned 'Pool and is about to conquer Earth! Fortunately, Deadpool knows the art of war, right? (He does, that's sort of the point. He's teaching you about war in this series.) Will Deadpool's war destroy Earth -- or make him a best-selling author?
Collects Deadpool's Art of War #1-4.
Collects Deadpool's Art of War #1-4.
100 pages, Paperback
First published March 17, 2015
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About the author
Peter David
3,568 books1,365 followersaka David Peters
Peter Allen David, often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.
Peter Allen David, often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.
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April 27, 2019
2.5 stars
There were moments.
Like, genuinely funny moments.
There just weren't...enough.
It's kind of dull in the overall sense. Which is just sort of sad, but also sort of what I expected out of a book called Deadpool's Art of War.
The gist is that Deadpool (due to a time traveling merc job) has decided to take credit for Mr. Tzu's book. But in order to get it published present day, he'll need to make it relevent.
So.
He heads over to Ass-guard to stir up some shit betwixt Odin's boys.
On one hand, I didn't think it was terrible.
But on the other, it took me several weeks to finish a Deadpool comic.
Bottom line? It should have been funnier than it was.
Obligitory Chris Hemsworth GIF b/c this thing has Thor in it.
Sorry, Jeff.
There were moments.
Like, genuinely funny moments.
There just weren't...enough.
It's kind of dull in the overall sense. Which is just sort of sad, but also sort of what I expected out of a book called Deadpool's Art of War.
The gist is that Deadpool (due to a time traveling merc job) has decided to take credit for Mr. Tzu's book. But in order to get it published present day, he'll need to make it relevent.
So.
He heads over to Ass-guard to stir up some shit betwixt Odin's boys.
On one hand, I didn't think it was terrible.
But on the other, it took me several weeks to finish a Deadpool comic.
Bottom line? It should have been funnier than it was.
Obligitory Chris Hemsworth GIF b/c this thing has Thor in it.
Sorry, Jeff.
September 18, 2015
It’s always hard to dislike a Deadpool volume, but it’s doubly hard when it’s written by Peter David, a favorite writer. This one is terrible.
The story: Deadpool gets sent back in time to kill Sun Tzu, the author of The Art of War. He comes across Tzu’s manuscript, thinks he’ll make millions selling it and tries to pawn it off on as his own. When that doesn’t work he conjures the grand idea to start a war and tailor the book to fit the times – instant best seller.
Where to start a war? Why between Loki and Asgard and hope the conflict will spread to Earth.
And this is one of the funnier passages.
David just can’t get a handle on Deadpool’s rhythms or the nuances of what makes the character entertaining.
Get it? I/Aye.
This comic might serve as a Cliff’s Notes version of The Art of War, since most of it is painfully pigeonholed into this volume plus you get pitchers of Deadpool to look at to boot.
It hurts me to say this but "who cares". *sob*
The story: Deadpool gets sent back in time to kill Sun Tzu, the author of The Art of War. He comes across Tzu’s manuscript, thinks he’ll make millions selling it and tries to pawn it off on as his own. When that doesn’t work he conjures the grand idea to start a war and tailor the book to fit the times – instant best seller.
Where to start a war? Why between Loki and Asgard and hope the conflict will spread to Earth.
And this is one of the funnier passages.
David just can’t get a handle on Deadpool’s rhythms or the nuances of what makes the character entertaining.
Get it? I/Aye.
This comic might serve as a Cliff’s Notes version of The Art of War, since most of it is painfully pigeonholed into this volume plus you get pitchers of Deadpool to look at to boot.
It hurts me to say this but "who cares". *sob*
February 18, 2020
"This is awesome!" -- Deadpool
"I do not comprehend the joy you seem to feel knowing your world is under attack." -- Thor
"Just thinking about the sales, is all!" -- Deadpool
Astutely mixing Sun Tzu's classic Art of War - which is still commonly referenced in military training and business schools - with an average but wacky Deadpool adventure, this quick graphic novel features 'the merc with the mouth' discovering said tome and using it to brainstorm a foolproof money-making scheme. He settles on penning a 'survival manual' - even meeting with a skeptical publisher - and, for his basis, kickstarts a large-scale supervillain / superhero conflict (initially allying with Loki - !) to put Tzu's strategies into action. Of course, to his chagrin, things quickly spiral out of control and enter the Avengers, Fantastic Four, and X-Men to save the ****ing day. Opinions are divided on this one, but I found the mixing of literature with comic book action to be an original idea for a storyline. The humorous dialogue / asides and Marvel in-jokes certainly didn't hurt, either.
"I do not comprehend the joy you seem to feel knowing your world is under attack." -- Thor
"Just thinking about the sales, is all!" -- Deadpool
Astutely mixing Sun Tzu's classic Art of War - which is still commonly referenced in military training and business schools - with an average but wacky Deadpool adventure, this quick graphic novel features 'the merc with the mouth' discovering said tome and using it to brainstorm a foolproof money-making scheme. He settles on penning a 'survival manual' - even meeting with a skeptical publisher - and, for his basis, kickstarts a large-scale supervillain / superhero conflict (initially allying with Loki - !) to put Tzu's strategies into action. Of course, to his chagrin, things quickly spiral out of control and enter the Avengers, Fantastic Four, and X-Men to save the ****ing day. Opinions are divided on this one, but I found the mixing of literature with comic book action to be an original idea for a storyline. The humorous dialogue / asides and Marvel in-jokes certainly didn't hurt, either.
January 29, 2015
Deadpool decides to write a Marvel version of Sun Tzu’s classic, The Art of War. He advises Loki on these ancient lessons which helps him finally take over Asgard and invade Earth. What that actually means in practice is that this is a generic Loki beats Thor until Thor beats Loki storyline with Deadpool popping up in the background to recite lines from The Art of War. It’s as bad as it sounds.
It’s redundant asking why Deadpool’s in ancient China to assassinate Sun Tzu, because he’s Deadpool – he just gets around. But how was that job set up? Does he speak Chinese? If he stole the scrolls for Sun Tzu’s Art of War, wouldn’t it no longer exist? And if it no longer existed, why would he need a fresh angle to make it work instead of just publishing it with Sun Tzu’s name scratched off? Why does Deadpool want a book deal anyway – he’s a world famous assassin. Doesn’t that pay more than selling a few copies of a yet another lousy Art of War knockoff?
Why is the information in The Art of War so new to Loki – these are ancient lessons that have been studied for centuries! Unless Deadpool’s theft of the scrolls has made people forget them – but then why does everyone know about Sun Tzu and The Art of War book? And you’d have thought Loki and Thor would’ve figured out these battle strategies for themselves ages ago – theirs is a culture built upon battle!
Loki is the Marvel Universe’s trickiest, most cunning character yet he’s easily outwitted by dunderhead Deadpool. Why is Loki so out of character? I can actually answer that one: because Peter David is a crap writer who couldn’t make this poorly conceived story work without a dumb Loki, so he wrote him out of character to make it fit. But why are Loki’s goals so banal? “Ruler of the world”, etc. Yawn. Why are Odin and Thor so out of character? See answer to same question about Loki.
There’s so little to enjoy in this bland story that Peter David literally copy and pastes a scene from The Avengers movie – the Hulk/Loki ragdoll scene, complete with the “Puny God” remark – as if hoping that fond memories of that well-received movie will make readers like this tripe. It doesn’t work, it just made me dislike this comic even more for being so unimaginative.
The covers to the series were good. That’s all I’ll give this nonsense.
Not that the many Deadpool miniseries that have come out in the last couple years have been masterpieces, but they’re usually somewhat entertaining and even a bit funny at times. Not this one. This is one too many. The Art of War is the worst of the bunch. Horribly boring, lazy, derivative, artless, unfunny rubbish. Awful, awful work, Peter David. I’m actually offended at how shallow, lazy, and poorly put-together this book was. It screams “soulless product”, knocked out to make a profit and move on. Up yours, Marvel.
I hear Deadpool is this year’s pointless superhero death and, given that crap like this is being published in his name, I’d say the end can’t come soon enough.
It’s redundant asking why Deadpool’s in ancient China to assassinate Sun Tzu, because he’s Deadpool – he just gets around. But how was that job set up? Does he speak Chinese? If he stole the scrolls for Sun Tzu’s Art of War, wouldn’t it no longer exist? And if it no longer existed, why would he need a fresh angle to make it work instead of just publishing it with Sun Tzu’s name scratched off? Why does Deadpool want a book deal anyway – he’s a world famous assassin. Doesn’t that pay more than selling a few copies of a yet another lousy Art of War knockoff?
Why is the information in The Art of War so new to Loki – these are ancient lessons that have been studied for centuries! Unless Deadpool’s theft of the scrolls has made people forget them – but then why does everyone know about Sun Tzu and The Art of War book? And you’d have thought Loki and Thor would’ve figured out these battle strategies for themselves ages ago – theirs is a culture built upon battle!
Loki is the Marvel Universe’s trickiest, most cunning character yet he’s easily outwitted by dunderhead Deadpool. Why is Loki so out of character? I can actually answer that one: because Peter David is a crap writer who couldn’t make this poorly conceived story work without a dumb Loki, so he wrote him out of character to make it fit. But why are Loki’s goals so banal? “Ruler of the world”, etc. Yawn. Why are Odin and Thor so out of character? See answer to same question about Loki.
There’s so little to enjoy in this bland story that Peter David literally copy and pastes a scene from The Avengers movie – the Hulk/Loki ragdoll scene, complete with the “Puny God” remark – as if hoping that fond memories of that well-received movie will make readers like this tripe. It doesn’t work, it just made me dislike this comic even more for being so unimaginative.
The covers to the series were good. That’s all I’ll give this nonsense.
Not that the many Deadpool miniseries that have come out in the last couple years have been masterpieces, but they’re usually somewhat entertaining and even a bit funny at times. Not this one. This is one too many. The Art of War is the worst of the bunch. Horribly boring, lazy, derivative, artless, unfunny rubbish. Awful, awful work, Peter David. I’m actually offended at how shallow, lazy, and poorly put-together this book was. It screams “soulless product”, knocked out to make a profit and move on. Up yours, Marvel.
I hear Deadpool is this year’s pointless superhero death and, given that crap like this is being published in his name, I’d say the end can’t come soon enough.
December 23, 2017
Abysmal, especially coming from Peter David. He's typically one of Marvel's best writers but this is garbage. Deadpool tricks Thor and Loki into fighting over Asgard, then Earth, so he ca write his version of The Art of War about it. Deadpool recited the Art of War while Loki and his warriors act it out. this is so bad I can't believe it was even published. Not only is the writing crap, so are the art and coloring. Trees had to die just to print this drivel!
March 8, 2017
Look...I love deadpool. While this may not have been the absolute best for me? Well, when there is a hulk I'm happy!
November 4, 2015
Meh.
Enough funny bits to smirk at, but nothing inspired. Some cool art panels, but not consistently brilliant.
Wade kills Sun Tzu, writer of the Art of War, and decides to republish it and make some money. The publishers want a new spin, so he decides to put the world at war and write it as Deadpool Art of War for surviving the world at war.
He gets Loki to wage war on Asgard, and eventually, Midgard/Earth. Then things pick up with heroes and so on. There's a funny redo of the Hulk Loki Puny God scene from Avengers, and some other jokes about Lokis female and youngster forms, but eventually things go the way they do, and Deadpool goes apeshit, even Cap gets worried he's too violent...but Thor gets the last laugh.
It's ok, but there's better Deadpool, though it's not terrible by any stretch.
Enough funny bits to smirk at, but nothing inspired. Some cool art panels, but not consistently brilliant.
Wade kills Sun Tzu, writer of the Art of War, and decides to republish it and make some money. The publishers want a new spin, so he decides to put the world at war and write it as Deadpool Art of War for surviving the world at war.
He gets Loki to wage war on Asgard, and eventually, Midgard/Earth. Then things pick up with heroes and so on. There's a funny redo of the Hulk Loki Puny God scene from Avengers, and some other jokes about Lokis female and youngster forms, but eventually things go the way they do, and Deadpool goes apeshit, even Cap gets worried he's too violent...but Thor gets the last laugh.
It's ok, but there's better Deadpool, though it's not terrible by any stretch.
November 25, 2015
This Deadpool mini was OK. It certainly wasn't bad but... well, with Peter David at the helm, I was expecting it to be at least excellent. It failed to live up to my expectations, which is a shame.
I'm going to read some X-Factor now, to restore my faith in PAD.
I'm going to read some X-Factor now, to restore my faith in PAD.
December 28, 2020
Deadpool atrod veco labo Kara mākslas manuskriptu un nonāk pie spožās idejas piemērot to mūsdienu vajadzībām, pārizdot un nopelnīt lielo piķi, tikai 1 mīnuss, izdevniecība negrib izdot vēl vienu generic biznesa vai sporta psiholoģijas pašpalīdzības grāmatu. Ja vien pasaulē tiešām būtu karš un kas tāds būtu vajadzīgs reālajā dzīvē.....
Bišku mazuma piegarša, kaut kā gaidīju ko vairāk no sava iemīļotā komiksu tēla, bet izklaidei lasīt var.
Bišku mazuma piegarša, kaut kā gaidīju ko vairāk no sava iemīļotā komiksu tēla, bet izklaidei lasīt var.
February 15, 2021
There's a couple good jokes here and the art is okay, but for the most part it's pretty pointless.
July 8, 2015
Can we get Magneto's Origin of Species next?
July 17, 2024
Çok american comics okuru değilim. Yirmili yaşların başında o defteri kapadım. Ama bu şekilde ilginç fikirleri her zaman okumaya çalışıyorum. Deadpool muzurluğunu seven ve daha önceki benzer konseptteki kitapları epeyce seven biriyim. Roman kahramanlarını öldürdüğü ya da Marvel evrenine durduk yere savaş açtığı kitaplar, klişe işleyişe sahip eğlenceli ürünlerdi. Bu kitap da fikir ve başlangıç olarak çok keyifli. Sert bir açılışla, Sun Tzu'yu öldüren ve artık ezbere bildiğimiz "savaş sanatı" metinlerini bulan Deadpool, büyük bir keşif yaptığını düşünerek bu notları bir yayıncıya götürür. Elbette yayıncı Deadpool'u umursamaz ve bu hikayenin 50 farklı çevirisinin zaten onda olduğunu, yaratıcı/farklı bir versiyonunu bulursa "belki" ilgileneceğini söyleyeyip sepetler ister.
Tabi arsız karakterimiz durmaz ve bu kitabı gerçek bir gerçeküstü savaşta uygulay��p kendine malzeme yaratmaya karar verir. Konsept bu noktaya kadar çok güzel. Hatta ilk 30 sayfa epey merak uyandırdığını da söyleyebilirim. Fakat bu bölümden sonra garip bir sıkıcılık batağına düşüyor hikaye ve kitabı bitirmek için mücadele verirken buluyorsunuz kendinizi.
Normalde bir saatlik bir okuma olacakken bir hafta boyunca elimde süründü kitap. Benim açımdan fikir olarak iyi, işleyiş olarak vasatı geçemeyen bir çalışma olmuş maalesef.
Tabi arsız karakterimiz durmaz ve bu kitabı gerçek bir gerçeküstü savaşta uygulay��p kendine malzeme yaratmaya karar verir. Konsept bu noktaya kadar çok güzel. Hatta ilk 30 sayfa epey merak uyandırdığını da söyleyebilirim. Fakat bu bölümden sonra garip bir sıkıcılık batağına düşüyor hikaye ve kitabı bitirmek için mücadele verirken buluyorsunuz kendinizi.
Normalde bir saatlik bir okuma olacakken bir hafta boyunca elimde süründü kitap. Benim açımdan fikir olarak iyi, işleyiş olarak vasatı geçemeyen bir çalışma olmuş maalesef.
May 9, 2015
So, in my time reading Deadpool comics, I've come to a conclusion. There are two kinds of Deadpool stories. The first kind is where a writer just wants to play in the Deadpool sandbox. Wade does some wacky and/or morally questionable things, snarks at the reader, and kills a bunch of dudes. The second kind of story has all of the above, but also delves into Wade's psyche a bit. This kind of writer realizes that Deadpool is actually kind of a tragic figure. After all, he's a former lab rat who can't really remember his past who does shitty things for money. All the joking and chimichangas are just a cover for a very, very damaged man.
All of which is to say, Deadpool's Art of War is the first kind of story, not the second. The art is really cool, and there are funny bits, but no deeper characterization or pathos. And hey, not every comic needs those things. Some can just be fun. This was fun, if not much more.
All of which is to say, Deadpool's Art of War is the first kind of story, not the second. The art is really cool, and there are funny bits, but no deeper characterization or pathos. And hey, not every comic needs those things. Some can just be fun. This was fun, if not much more.
March 13, 2022
When my kids ask me to read a book they like, I try my best to always read it. If it's important to my kids, I feel like I should make the effort, ya know?
Anyways, my sixteen year old son asked me to read this. And it was surprisingly delightful.
Anyways, my sixteen year old son asked me to read this. And it was surprisingly delightful.
April 8, 2022
This was entertaining. Peter David has always been known for his humor, and it fit Deadpool pretty well. And the art is perfect for the story.
With no real explanation, Deadpool kills Sun Tzu in ancient China, then takes the original scrolls for The Art of War back to the present and tries to get them published. But there are lots of versions of the book already and the publisher tells him he needs a new angle. So he takes the book to evil Walt-Simonson-era Loki and helps him take over Asgard, then assault Earth.
Loki: What I do not understand is this: You are from Midgard, yes?
DP: Technically.
Loki: Then what advantage is there to you to see your world overrun?
DP: A book deal.
With no real explanation, Deadpool kills Sun Tzu in ancient China, then takes the original scrolls for The Art of War back to the present and tries to get them published. But there are lots of versions of the book already and the publisher tells him he needs a new angle. So he takes the book to evil Walt-Simonson-era Loki and helps him take over Asgard, then assault Earth.
Loki: What I do not understand is this: You are from Midgard, yes?
DP: Technically.
Loki: Then what advantage is there to you to see your world overrun?
DP: A book deal.
August 27, 2023
3.5 stars. The cameos were awesome and I really enjoyed the art. This one felt like it belonged in the other Deadpool Killustrated titles which feels a bit played out after having read many of them. I will say though that Peter David did keep this one entertaining enough through the read and strayed from the norm of those books with a bit of looser structure that worked well in this one.
July 4, 2024
Çok iyi fikir, çok iyi çizim, iyi başlangıç, ortalama ilerleyiş ve bitiş.
#deadpool #suntzu nun meşhur Savaş Sanatı yazmaları ile karşılaşır ve bilinmedik bir hazine ile karşılaştığını zanneder :) Oysa #savaşsanatı dünyaya mal olmuş, çok bilindik kitaplardan biridir. Deadpool mevzuya kendi sosunu katmaya karar verir 🥫 Daha mizahi, daha orijinal akışlı olabilirdi. Kısa bir kitap olmasına rağmen hızlı “sıradanlaşma” hissi oluşturdu. Yine de eğlencelik bir comics karıştırmayı özlemişim.
#deadpool #suntzu nun meşhur Savaş Sanatı yazmaları ile karşılaşır ve bilinmedik bir hazine ile karşılaştığını zanneder :) Oysa #savaşsanatı dünyaya mal olmuş, çok bilindik kitaplardan biridir. Deadpool mevzuya kendi sosunu katmaya karar verir 🥫 Daha mizahi, daha orijinal akışlı olabilirdi. Kısa bir kitap olmasına rağmen hızlı “sıradanlaşma” hissi oluşturdu. Yine de eğlencelik bir comics karıştırmayı özlemişim.
June 16, 2015
In my ongoing goal to become comics literate, I kept running across mentions of Deadpool. He breaks the 4th wall! He's so funny and cool! But I didn't know where to start. I saw the cover of this one and I thought it was neat-looking. But the book was so much better. I kinda expected it to be Deadpool goes off and writes the Art of War himself. But no. This reinterpretation of the classic in an age of Marvel superheroes was amazing. It brought in just enough history and quotations from the actual Art of War that you felt like you learned something. But the story was also exciting and you weren't sure how it was going to play out when you get absolutely everyone Marvel on one page. I was very happy with the resolution, and now I'm excited for the Deadpool movie!
February 25, 2017
I say this with every Deadpool story, but ... I love Deadpool!
People say he is a villain and in some ways I can see their point... he kills people without remorse, he is selfish, and he is only out to entertain himself. HOWEVER, he does not do these things in malice. He has his own agenda and unfortunately the idea of thinking about consequences does not really factor in, unless he is affected negatively, and even that doesn't always stop his crazy antics.
The result is usually chaos and it is always fun. You get the best of Marvel's hero roster and see them react to whatever unholy mess Deadpool has cooked up... like an attack on Earth by Loki and his army all to sell copies of Art of War. Wait... what? Exactly.
People say he is a villain and in some ways I can see their point... he kills people without remorse, he is selfish, and he is only out to entertain himself. HOWEVER, he does not do these things in malice. He has his own agenda and unfortunately the idea of thinking about consequences does not really factor in, unless he is affected negatively, and even that doesn't always stop his crazy antics.
The result is usually chaos and it is always fun. You get the best of Marvel's hero roster and see them react to whatever unholy mess Deadpool has cooked up... like an attack on Earth by Loki and his army all to sell copies of Art of War. Wait... what? Exactly.
March 22, 2023
The overall story is ridiculous but entertaining moments make this well worth reading.
Deadpool and Loki channelling Abbot and Costello.
Deadpool getting authors' 'drive' spot on
Puny God - Loki/Hulk
Iron-man and Spider-man 'throwing up a little' in their masks.
And the covers were amazing.
Deadpool and Loki channelling Abbot and Costello.
Deadpool getting authors' 'drive' spot on
Puny God - Loki/Hulk
Iron-man and Spider-man 'throwing up a little' in their masks.
And the covers were amazing.
September 14, 2017
Too funny.
You can definitely pick this one up by itself without having read Deadpool before.
If you know people or you, yourself, collect books on the "The Art of War", it'd be great gift; as a gag.
It's a fun but simpleminded read.
You'll also run into just about every superhero, which is also quite humorous.
However, it focuses mainly on Thor and the Silver Surfer Loki, circa #4. (May have the the number wrong, but it's definitely the older version of Loki.)
You can definitely pick this one up by itself without having read Deadpool before.
If you know people or you, yourself, collect books on the "The Art of War", it'd be great gift; as a gag.
It's a fun but simpleminded read.
You'll also run into just about every superhero, which is also quite humorous.
However, it focuses mainly on Thor and the Silver Surfer Loki, circa #4. (May have the the number wrong, but it's definitely the older version of Loki.)
February 14, 2017
It takes a little while to build momentum, but the second half is a lot of fun and worth the payoff. Peter David gives us a fast and fun deadpool story and the art from Scott Koblish goes well with the idea that this is a retelling of the ancient text. It may not be a great Deadpool story for those wanting to jump into the character, but maybe after watching the movie, it will serve as a nice following point.
Oh, and if a publisher ever tells you to pay for expenses, do exactly what "Mr. Pool" did.
Oh, and if a publisher ever tells you to pay for expenses, do exactly what "Mr. Pool" did.
January 24, 2015
Good fun Deadpool story.
February 28, 2023
it's hilarious, sanguinary and fantastic as always
January 22, 2016
Honestly it was just awful. Boring from beginning to end. I disliked it very much.
August 19, 2019
El mejor comic que e leído de deadpool, la trama muy inteligente y superentretenido con muy buena ilustración, cargado de acción y comedia. Hace homenaje al famoso libro de el arte de la guerra
August 18, 2020
Deadpool zabił już herosów Marvela, całą zgraję zombie, nawet siebie w różnym wydaniu. Teraz cofnął się ponownie w czasie i załatwił niejakiego Sun Tzu, czyli takiego Pana od pewnej dosyć poczytnej książeczki o tym to jak powinno prowadzić się wojnę, tak aby wygrać. Najemnik wpada na pomysł, że wyda ową pozycję po przełożeniu na język angielski, ale okazuje się, iż takowe już są na tymże rynku obecne od dawna. Trzeba podejść inaczej do tematu i jakoś rozreklamować towar…
W tym celu Wade postanawia zainicjować prawdziwą wojnę, a na swojego pierwszego „beneficjenta” wybiera klasycznego, dorosłego Lokiego. I nawet się to udaje. Złoczyńca stosując się do zaleceń Najemnika wygrywa, ale to nie koniec. Czas ruszać na Ziemię.
Historia jest interesująca, jak i pełna ironii. O ile przy „Night of the Living Deadpool” narzekałem na nudy fabularne, tak tutaj nieźle się obśmiałem w pewnych momentach. Mamy tu klasyczne już nawiązanie do pierwszej części filmowych Avengers i Deadpoola w tle, który za wszelką cenę chce zostać dobrym pisarzem. Jego perypetie to miód na moje serce, bo w końcu śmieszny w starym stylu jak przystało na Wilsona.
Mimo, iż to historia niejako alternatywna, to ma pewne zakorzenienie w głównej osi Marvel NOW! Serdecznie ubawiłem się w relacjach Thor-Deadpool, a i późniejsze spotkanie z Avengers też jest swoistą perełką. Rysunki są w porządku, ale nie wybijają się nic poza średnią. Na plus jednak zasługuje specyficzny filtr nałożony na całość.
Eksperyment z Sztuką Wojny uznaję za udany i wypada mi tylko polecić całość, w oczekiwaniu na kolejny szaleńczy pomysł, jaki można zaadaptować przy tej postaci. Chociaż może nie dawajcie już Deadpoolowi żadnych książek do rąk...
W tym celu Wade postanawia zainicjować prawdziwą wojnę, a na swojego pierwszego „beneficjenta” wybiera klasycznego, dorosłego Lokiego. I nawet się to udaje. Złoczyńca stosując się do zaleceń Najemnika wygrywa, ale to nie koniec. Czas ruszać na Ziemię.
Historia jest interesująca, jak i pełna ironii. O ile przy „Night of the Living Deadpool” narzekałem na nudy fabularne, tak tutaj nieźle się obśmiałem w pewnych momentach. Mamy tu klasyczne już nawiązanie do pierwszej części filmowych Avengers i Deadpoola w tle, który za wszelką cenę chce zostać dobrym pisarzem. Jego perypetie to miód na moje serce, bo w końcu śmieszny w starym stylu jak przystało na Wilsona.
Mimo, iż to historia niejako alternatywna, to ma pewne zakorzenienie w głównej osi Marvel NOW! Serdecznie ubawiłem się w relacjach Thor-Deadpool, a i późniejsze spotkanie z Avengers też jest swoistą perełką. Rysunki są w porządku, ale nie wybijają się nic poza średnią. Na plus jednak zasługuje specyficzny filtr nałożony na całość.
Eksperyment z Sztuką Wojny uznaję za udany i wypada mi tylko polecić całość, w oczekiwaniu na kolejny szaleńczy pomysł, jaki można zaadaptować przy tej postaci. Chociaż może nie dawajcie już Deadpoolowi żadnych książek do rąk...
March 27, 2018
I've read quite a bit of Deadpool comics. While this one doesn't do much for character building, I don't think its supposed to. Its a gimmicky, spoofy kind of story and that's what it seems to want to be, and to me, it met that purpose. I enjoyed it. Is it the best Deadpool comic ever? No. But can it get a few laughs or smirks out of me? Heck yeah! I'd say its a good time if you just want something light that can be on its own. If you recognize a lot of the bonus Marvel heroes, double entertainment points (I haven't read many Thor comics, but read this after seeing Thor Ragnarok, so I was able to recognize Hela and Scourge. Had I read this before seeing that, I wouldn't have and it'd be less fun). Sometimes you just need something lighthearted and gimmicky. This is for those times, not if you want some "serious" Deadpool story arcs, or as serious as Deadpool can really get.
July 26, 2024
I love the Art of War, so when I saw this Marvel take on the classic work, I couldn’t resist. In this volume, Deadpool desires to make his own take on the Art of War but can’t get a book deal due to lack of originality. He decides that he can make a fresh adaption of the book if he causes the world to be at war and writes the Art of War as a survival guide for a world at war. His way of creating a worldwide war is by provoking Loki to take over Asgard and Midgard, then chaos ensues as Deadpool continually teaches principles from Sun Tzu’s book. A fun read for anyone who loves comics and classic literature.
Favorite quote:
Thor: “What manner of author is willing to trade wholesale destruction just for the purpose of obtaining sales?”
Deadpool: “All of them.”
Favorite quote:
Thor: “What manner of author is willing to trade wholesale destruction just for the purpose of obtaining sales?”
Deadpool: “All of them.”
October 5, 2017
I don't know. I neither liked nor disliked this book. I felt pretty ambivalent. There were a couple moments I felt like they were just stealing lines from The Avengers Movie and hoping to make money off of the concept. Just a little too self-aware, I guess. It did make me want to go read The Art of War and I liked how it explained some of the concepts using modern world examples, so that was great. I will say, absolutely loved the images for each chapter. They were lovely. So overall kinda' meh *shoulder shrug* I guess worth the read maybe? It wasn't as bad as I feared but not as good as I wanted. I think Duggan's Deadpool has spoiled me.
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