Saturday, June 25, 2016

Deadpool v Gambit #1



Deadpool v Gambit, Issue #1: "The 'V' Is for 'Vs.'" is written by the duo of Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, a pair of TV/multimedia writers known for their snappy dialogue and comedy.  It begins with Deadpool and Gambit in line for the best coffee in New York when it flashes back to the last time they met, a fake fight between the two dressed as Daredevil and Spider-Man which turns into a real fight.  In the past, they are fighting to draw attention away from a diamond heist, which they get a cut from.

This is really different, and I suspect a few people won't like it.  My main complaint is that the action begins before the characters are really introduced.  I know, the two are major superheroes/supervillains, but I'd still like to see their characters developed a teensy bit.  The actual fight is between Deadpool and Gambit, but they're dressed like Spider-Man and Daredevil; I read this as a fictionalized account between the former before realizing it was an actual account between the latter, if that makes any sense.  My favorite part of the comic was them making fun of the vegan hipster community. There's also a nod to "Hamilton," although I'm just not familiar enough with pop music to get the Destiny's Child reference.

The artwork is by Danilo Beyruth, with colors by Cris Peter and letters by Joe Sabino.  Beyruth is a Brazilian artist who's taken the Marvel world by storm, doing the artwork for this title as well as Gwenpool.  Peters has been working for Marvel and other publishers for some time, coloring Star Wars and Serenity, both good titles.  Sabino I've written about before.  He's a clear letterer who spaces out letters within words pretty well.

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