Deadpool

For comic book, see Deadpool (comic book). For the film based on the character, see Deadpool (film). For other uses, see Dead pool (disambiguation).

Wade Wilson
Deadpool
Derived variant cover art of Deadpool #1
(June 2018).
Art by Rob Liefeld.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe New Mutants #98 (cover-dated February 1991; published December 11, 1990)[1]
Created byRob Liefeld
Fabian Nicieza
In-story information
Alter egoWade Winston Wilson[2]
SpeciesHuman mutate[3]
Team affiliationsX-Men
Avengers
Astonishing Avengers
Deadpool Corps
Frightful Four
Great Lakes Initiative
Heroes for Hire
Mercs for Money[4]
Secret Defenders
Six Pack
Thunderbolts
Weapon X
X-Force
PartnershipsCable
Domino
Bob, Agent of Hydra
Wolverine
Spider-Man[5]
Notable aliasesMerc with a Mouth,
Regenerating Degenerate,
Deady-Pool,
Jack,
Wade T. Wilson,
Mithras,
Johnny Silvini,
Thom Cruz,
Hulkpool,
Wildcard,
Zenpool,
Weapon XI[6]
Abilities

Deadpool is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in New Mutants #98 (December 1990). In his comic book appearances, Deadpool is initially depicted as a supervillain of the New Mutants and X-Force, though later stories would portray him as an antihero. Deadpool is the alter ego of Wade Wilson, a disfigured Canadian mercenary with superhuman regenerative healing abilities. He is known for his tendency to joke incessantly and break the fourth wall for humorous effect.

The character's popularity has seen him featured in numerous other media outlets. In the 2004 series Cable & Deadpool, he refers to his own scarred appearance as "Ryan Renolds [sic] crossed with a Shar Pei".[7][8] Reynolds developed an interest in portraying the character after reading the comic,[9] which was ultimately realized in the X-Men film series, including X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Deadpool (2016), and its sequels Deadpool 2 (2018) and Marvel Cinematic Universe's Deadpool & Wolverine (2024),[10][11][12][13] in the latter of which Blake Lively, Matthew McConaughey, Paul Mullin, Nathan Fillion, Peggy, and Reynolds' children Inez and Olin portray alternate universe variants of Deadpool.

  1. ^ Misiroglu, Gina Renée; Eury, Michael (2006). The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9780780809772.
  2. ^ Cable & Deadpool #36 (April 2007).
  3. ^ Cable & Deadpool #9
  4. ^ Deadpool vol. 4 #3
  5. ^ Spider-Man/Deadpool 1–50.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Deadpool #36 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cable & Deadpool #2, p. 13. Marvel Comics.
  8. ^ "Ryan Reynolds Talks Deadpool & Spinoff Possibilities". Screen Rant. March 15, 2009.
  9. ^ McGuire, Liam (March 29, 2020). "Ryan Reynolds Became Deadpool More Than 10 Years Before The Movie". Screen Rant.
  10. ^ September 18, 2014, Deadpool Movie Officially Set for 2016 Release, IGN.
  11. ^ Dyce, Andrew (December 4, 2014). "Ryan Reynolds Confirmed To Star in 'Deadpool' Movie". Screen Rant.
  12. ^ Simpson, Ian M. (February 16, 2016). "This Story Proves That Ryan Reynolds Was Born To Play Deadpool". moviepilot.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  13. ^ Francisco, Eric (October 15, 2019). "'Deadpool 3' in MCU release date teased by Ryan Reynolds in Instagram post". Inverse.com. Retrieved December 21, 2021.