The New Mutants #98 - Atop the Fourth Wall

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Welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn. In this episode, Linkara closes out Secret Origins Month with the first appearance of Deadpool!
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Originally released November 26th, 2018.
ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: The humble beginnings of the most age-appropriate "hero" out there.

[@ConnorNotyerbidness]

Best joke in deadpool 2 imo: "luck? What kinda power is that! It sounds like it was made up by a guy who cant draw feet!"

[@pious83]

Blind Al's "pity dick" line is the best in the film.

[@PunkRJH90]

It's funny as that's Longshot's power before Domino existed. He was briefly a member of the X-Men in the 80s & even had a glowing eye when his power was being used. He was also Mojo's big star & enemy. Yeah Liefeld ripped off a lot of people.

[@orcatwar9810]

@@PunkRJH90 and he's shatterstar's dad

[@SuperSaiyanGuyver]

The Vardon But why'd he look like Rod Stewart? That always bugged me.

[@serPomiz]

the thing with longshot and shatterstar is that, once the '90s phase passed, they became delightfully self-aware of the poor design choises, and pushed them even further, while other "lienfieldisms" where absolutelly abbandoned. take AdamX, the guy appeared in what, 7 comic in the last decade, in 5 of them was only a cameo with barelly a word, in one was just being there doing background stuff, and in the other he was selfdeprecating. and he's the most recurrent return, at this point...

[@ruggiebuggie3195]

Rob Liefeld's Deadpool is like the Deadpool from X-Men Origins. A guy with swords who's just 'kind of' a smartass.

[@matityaloran9157]

So X-Men Origins Wolverine got something right? That’s disturbing

[@ryke_masters]

To be fair, if you were a teenager in the early 1990s, there's a non-zero chance of some Bart Simpson imagery ending up in your bedroom. That guy was everywhere.

[@bradystutorials]

It's interesting how Deadpool started out as an edgy 90's Deathstroke knock off, but eventually became a deconstruction of that very concept. Sure, he's a morally flexible killer for hire, but he also feels a lot of remorse and self-loathing over the pain he's caused and the lives he's ruined. Whenever he tries to change that and be a better person, the universe punishes him for it.

[@Grim_Sister]

He also is a breaking of several classic other superhero cliches: he isn't handsome, rich or very brave. He does what he does for money, not for any noble cause like a death of a loved one or a strong sense of justice. His girlfriend at the time wasn't a model or a scientist or any other impressive job, she was a hooker. He fights dirty, uses guns and will sink to new lows, but this doesn't make him a bad person. Wade has shown to give up contracts for doing what he felt was right at the time(see brute force bi annual for a good example) long story short, I highly agree. I can gash more about my lovely comics husbando. But I won't

[@BaronSengir1008]

And he knows that he's a comic book character...

[@Cdr2002]

He made for the only good stuff from Secret Empire

[@SyxxPunk]

What's the best swimming technique in a Deadpool? The Deathstroke!

[@thatonea-hole]

*L O L* 😂

[@DrErikNefarious]

Many favorites today

[@ilopominecrafter]

I would have thought it’d be the wade

[@mistertea603]

**coffeeshop** **snaps**

[@keiththompson9435]

*Sigh* Poor Deadpool and Domino. Rob Liefeld had no idea that in the right hands characters need more than a fancy costume, bulging muscles, hot bodies and strange powers. Hirohiko Araki took that lesson and ran with it for decades.

[@pokejoseph]

Lemme see... Jonathan Joestar, Dio Brando, Baron Zeppeli, Straizo, Joseph Joestar, Caesar Zeppeli, Lisa Lisa, Wamuu, Esidisi, Kars, Von Stroheim, Jotaro Kujo, Muhammad Avdol, Noriaki Kakyoin, Jean Pierre Polnareff, and Iggy And that’s just from parts 1-3, I haven’t even mentioned most of the enemy stand users

[@daelen.cclark]

The creator of MHA took the strange powers and fancy costumes parts and made it work a hell of a lot better than liefeld! (Even did the anti-hero thing better.)

[@Ihartwalrusguy]

Don’t forget homoerotic tendencies

[@amiablereaper]

Tbf jjba muscles don't bulge *quite* so much anymore (for the humans at least)

[@MeliesCinemagician]

Fun fact, the shapeshifter who mimics Domino in this issue is actually Vanessa Carlysle, Deadpool's girlfriend from the movies, known in the comics as Copycat.

[@Luinta]

@ULGROTHA Like just mimicking a dead body? :p

[@jordanloux3883]

@ULGROTHA Roleplay night just got awkward...

[@wisewolftony]

@ULGROTHA I hope something happens to her. I know people really enjoy them as a couple but its so untrue to the comics. As Deadpool never has a relationship that works out they either always die or something happens that breaks them up. In the comics pretty sure she's killed by Sabretooth. Having him never having a happy life outside of the suit is what makes his character work. A lot of humor comes from how tragic his life is and how insane all of it has made him. Which is why I was disappointed when at the end of the film they just erased her death by having Deadpool go back in time and save her. I just want to get to a point where my favorite Deadpool romantic interest shows up which is Shiklah who rules the monster world. Just think it would be a fun and crazy world to throw him into for the films.

[@TupocalypseShakur]

@@jordanloux3883 Vanessa is also a minor

[@jordanloux3883]

@@TupocalypseShakur Very awkward

[@asalways1504]

It's been so long since Linkara reviewed anything by Rob Leifeld. What Lewis puts himself through for us.

[@KidSnivy69]

He is the comic reviewer we need, but not the one we deserve

[@rhedkiex5331]

Someone's gotta to do it

[@geekimusprime3058]

@@rhedkiex5331 and it's right about time he did

[@geekimusprime3058]

@@rhedkiex5331 please get that refrence

[@rtsman7255]

Geekimus Prime they made watchmen without the slimy squid

[@Outrider85]

Linkara: Remember when you were a teen and you hung up a four foot poster of Bart Simpson? Me: ...Yes. It was first prize in a halloween costume contest. It stayed on my wall for a good eight years.....This is not a joke....DON'T JUDGE ME!

[@YourUncleBenis]

*aggressive judgement*

[@rodimusrider8798]

Had a Hero Factory poster until after high school

[@daelen.cclark]

Not judging. Kinda cool to me honestly.

[@doggosho3044]

First prize first prize first prize first prize

[@the4thwallkid132]

Prepare for MAXIMUM RAGE and ADAMANTIUM EFFORT!!

[@TerryB01]

* punch in the face *

[@Crazy56U]

Maximum adamantium and effort rage.

[@PolarPhantom]

I understood that reference. And that reference.

[@RedDragonM1]

Remember, this is BEFORE Deadpool was...Deadpool. So, he's very new here, and not much going on with him.

[@SuperSaiyanGuyver]

Part of Rob's problem was he was, like, 18 at the time he started working on these books. Give a cocky kid a lot of money and tell him he's a #1 artist and of COURSE he'll make some bad decisions. Having said that, I want to point out in an interview he did to promote this book, Rob once said "The key word in X-Force is NEW!". The key word in the book that replaced The NEW Mutants. Always makes me laugh.

[@DrPluton]

He was introduced as a crappy character in a crappy comic book? He's resilient to be as popular as he is two decades later.

[@thatonea-hole]

@ULGROTHA Basically: *SHIT HAPPENS*

[@Future_Vantas]

He has healing factor so yeah, he's pretty resilient

[@beta269]

That's what happens when you take a crappy character who isn't a total loss and give him to people that are actually skilled writers.

[@sarafontanini7051]

it really helps that the writer that came after liefeld saw potential in deadpool, fleshed him out, expanded on his humour and, even later, became a fourth wall brekaing character and thus beocming memorable. Deadpool wouldn't have as fun or memorable if he WASN'T a wacky asshole who breaks the fourth wall, he'd just be another D-list supervillain.

[@caliph95]

All of Liefeld characters that are still popular and relevant are like that They start of as typical 90s edge that were then given to better writers who gives them more of a character Cable is an example of that. Really the whole Xforce team

[@Hanbei]

13:00 sure love people randomly speaking spanish in Brazil.

[@TodayLifeIsGoood]

Particularly since they speak Portuguese in Brazil^^

[@LincolnDWard]

True! It should be "senhor," not "señor"

[@cherry-cj9iq]

Mano eu vou chorarkk

[@GreycatRademenes]

And years later he battled a Pink Pony on an internet show with which he bonded over Cherry Changas and together they went on to break the internet... Good Times.

[@Duothimir]

@@jamesv.4662 Chimichangas filled with cherries.

[@jaredsamples6969]

Don't forget, we also paired him with Harley Quinn.

[@thatonea-hole]

@@jaredsamples6969 *THE TRUE MAD LOVE STORY*

[@jaredsamples6969]

@@thatonea-hole straight up

[@GreycatRademenes]

@@jamesv.4662 Delicious!

[@AceLM92]

When you mentioned the fan telling Liefeld about your reviews of his work I thought to myself "man I hope nobody has done or will do such a dumb move to Frank Miller"

[@thecuter0]

Don't give the jerks ideas.

[@AceLM92]

Evan Allen they probably thought of it as soon as they heard the Liefeld story at the beginning

[@mothmanofaustraliaradio8888]

thank fuck he does not have twitter

[@AceLM92]

Mr Happy for sure man. Honestly I like Frank, I know he produced some garbage after 300 and has said some stupid stuff to justify crap like Holy Terror, but I'm a fan of his pre-300 era. I think he has potential to have some great stories again if he just sticks to original work instead of DC characters (I am curious of his upcoming Superman story though)

[@callianr6980]

@@mothmanofaustraliaradio8888 He does, actually. I visited it once. Looks like it only updates when a development is made on whatever Frank is currently working on is made, though.

[@MrSkerpentine]

I kinda hope the plot to Deadpool 3 involves Ryan Reynolds traveling to his first appearance and having to deal with his edgy serious original self

[@MrBlueSkyof1607]

Hope one of his enemies is Liefeld.

[@jfdrac]

@@SonicStantz Thank goodness even Marvel knew DP3 is a cash cow

[@matityaloran9157]

@jdfrac, they’re making one now, it’s called Deadpool and Wolverine

[@RenRavage]

That's a golden idea. I haven't went to a theater in years but I would to see _that_. If Lobo had that level of popularity, I could see him going back and killing the New 52 version like in a movie.

[@MrSkerpentine]

@@RenRavage I’m honestly surprised that James Gunn has been head of DC for like 2-3 years now and Lobo hasn’t gotten like a Max show or SOMETHING

[@mikethegrunty5968]

I have this comic. I inherited it from when my brother passed. It means more to me than any other comic and I’d rather cut my arm off than part with it

[@mikethegrunty5968]

Ultimate Hedgehog it is, but also has sentimental value

[@leephillips4402]

Mike White sweet and a little creepy a true deadpool fan

[@mikethegrunty5968]

Lee Phillips heheh what can I say? I like the mouthy fuck 😉

[@thatonea-hole]

@@mikethegrunty5968 *SAD BUT A NICE STORY OF AN ORIGIN STORY OF DEADPOOL*

[@robertwyatt3912]

Mike White alright but please don’t cut off your arm

[@BionicleGio22210]

AT4W + Deadpool = combine harvester

[@TurboSilke]

Well thanks, now i just have an image of deadpool driving one while singing the song! would be awesome actually!

[@benwasserman8223]

So originally Deadpool was supposed to be the comic book equivalent of Liquid Snake? There are so many jokes I can make from that

[@andrebrynkus2055]

... Except for being first.

[@PolarPhantom]

BROTHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!!!

[@redjirachi1]

An episode on Atop The Fourth Wall which features of the origin of the premiere fourth-wall breaking character. The only way we can get more meta is if Ryan Reynolds reviewed this episode while in-character as Deadpool

[@matityaloran9157]

Reynolds guest starred in the Honest Trailers videos for Deadpool, while in character as Deadpool, though The Nostalgia Critic wasn’t able to get him

[@johnivanoplimo5172]

_"I am a man!"_ (Punches the left side of the screen.)

[@RaphBlade7]

To be honest, I liked the stuff about Cable teaching the kid how to use his powers to be more stealthy as it shows he is a decent mentor when it comes to teaching the mutants on his team how to utilize their abilities. Also it had enough character bits that I could see someone wanting to read more about them or at least buy a few more issues to see how things play out. Sure Deadpool is basically a run of the mill villainous mercenary, it at least establishes his tendancy to talk too much (and Cable's line about it is just too true especially considering Deadpool's modern epitaph the Merc with A Mouth) so at least that is the one thing that has been with the character since his first appearance.

[@CanadAce]

I've been a Deadpool fan since the early 2000s and I've always said that Fabian Nicieza was the REAL creator of Deadpool since he was the first to introduce the 4th wall breaking and gags in his appearances after New Mutants 98. If you wanted to do something different you could do an "actual secret origins" where you talk about when the character we actually recognize came about. Actually that wouldn't be a bad idea for a series for similar characters who are virtually unrecognizable over the years! Anyway keep up the good work as always, can't believe it's already been ten years you've been doing this show!

[@MrEmpoleon2010]

Predictions for next year DC Secret Origins Month: Black Lightning #1 My Greatest Adventure #80 (Doom Patrol) House of Secrets #92 (Swamp Thing) Static #1 Detective Comics #225 (Martian Manhunter) Showcase #75 (Hawk and Dove) Hawkman #4 (Zatanna)

[@storytellerofwilds133]

God, I hope we get Swamp Thing #1

[@crystalias2546]

I hope we get Challengers of The Unknown.

[@leephillips4402]

If he's doing swamp thing it would probably be house of secrets

[@l0stndamned]

Possibly Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers)

[@MrEmpoleon2010]

Lee Phillips Crap you’re right it is House of Secrets for Alec Olson. But the Alec Holland version first appearance was Swamp Thing #1 so Linkara might treat it as a Flash/Green Lantern situation where various characters had the title.

[@starwarsnerd100]

Marvel universe has robots, lasers, flying cars, and faster than light travel, and has had these technologies for decades . . . when can comics start owning up to the fact that they're now an alternate future?

[@starwarsnerd100]

​@ULGROTHA I just want comics to start exploring the possibilities a bit more. Show us a world where robots lasers are part of the armed forces. Have Tony Stark and Reed Richards set up a colony on another planet. Have Spiderman on the bridge of a copyright friendly version of the USS Enterprise.

[@BaronSengir1008]

@@starwarsnerd100 There have been Star Trek/Marvel crossovers... Bones and Beast both greet each other as Dr McCoy...

[@GenericProtagonist118]

Is it weird that Deadpool is one of the most subtle things about this comic?

[@dprototype6431]

14:47 I'm so proud of Richter, he made it into Smash.

[@aros0018]

Starting off the holiday season with a follow-up to a movie adaptation? I'm predicting "Batman Returns": my favorite Christmas movie that's not actually about Christmas.

[@jaredsamples6969]

That's what I said regarding the comic book adaptation of burton batman

[@TimTE01]

I hope it is. I have that comic.

[@Tareltonlives]

I love how people's impatience has become a running gag Deadpool evolving past Rob Liefeld and the Dork Age is nothing short of a miracle.

[@dannybuckle3763]

7:21 - OH MY GOD IT'S EARTH-616's GIDEON GLEEFUL!

[@JaelinBezel]

That douchebag from Beyblade V-Force?

[@ellnats]

18:08 GOOD GREIF HE'S NAKED!!!!!, oh no wait, that's just bad distance coloring

[@devlinburgess2463]

Ha! So Deadpool was originally going to be the Liquid Snake to Wolverine's Solid Snake? That's great. Must of just been a real popular plot thread at the time.

[@SarcasticSnake64]

Spoiler: 14:16 ... ... ... Dacosta dies from Youngblood's Disease.

[@macuna1995]

I now want a huge 1990s Bart Simpson poster, lol.

[@HBarnill]

I agree about not harassing those you don’t like online. Frank Miller is on Twitter for crying out loud and it takes all of my will not to do so to him. It’s hard but not worth doing.

[@thatonea-hole]

*TRUER WORDS HAVE NEVER BEEN SAID*

[@HBarnill]

Critica 77y No. not even Chris Brown. Rob Liefeld, Frank Miller, Chris Brown, all detestable people for different reasons but harassing them won’t solve anything and you’ll just become no better than they are.

[@HBarnill]

Critica 77y I’m sorry. It’s just when that guy’s involved, it never appears to be a joke.

[@AceLM92]

ThatOne A-HOLE good that you choose not to harass him. He has some suckie comics after 300, but he doesn't suck as much as Liefeld

[@HBarnill]

HeadBangerAust Liefeld, at worst, is an egomaniacal manchild who screws over others and doesn’t think before he acts. Miller is a racist, sexist asshole who hates everyone and everything. Both are awful but there’s also a spectrum and Liefeld is the lesser of them.

[@redkingrauri3769]

I dunno Linkara. Looking at that panel where Cannonball hit Deadpool (17:33) it looked more like he was extremely shocked Cannonball punched him across the ass. By the way, gotta love how Liefeld completely breaks the rotation rules of comic paneling so badly when Cable's punching Deadpool, Cable's bionic and organic arms switch sockets.

[@jackmcslay]

13:00 I was upset by the fact they had her speaking spanish instead of portuguese but was then laughing that they followed the scene with a female character whose name in portuguese means "ass"

[@DrUSB]

CAPTAIN DEADPOOL!!!!

[@Dynaman21]

SMG4's SuperFan Nah, just Deadpool.

[@Grim_Sister]

*Captain Canada XDD

[@DrUSB]

TheB29Bomber captain electronpool

[@leephillips4402]

GrimSister seems like he'd have to fight wolverine and captain canuk for that title

[@26th_Primarch]

Captective Pikapool!

[@barryjeffrey7545]

These secret origin videos are by far my favourite videos from you Linkara!! I agree I much prefer the Golden and Silver age comic books over the modern age books, they had a much better style! Great videos, keep them up and please make more golden and silver age secret origins month videos!!

[@Tareltonlives]

Ah yes, I remember when Sebastian Shaw fought the X-Men. It was really good, but I think the issue with Hayden Christiansen did it better because of his extended screentime allowing for a much greater emotional connection.

[@DetectorCliche]

22:54 Well what were you expecting Linkara. This is Liefeld we're talking about. It's not like he's an artist. ;)

[@RaphBlade7]

One of the problems with Liefeld creating new characters is I think it was somewhat symptomatic of the 90s speculator boom when the first appearances of new comic book characters (which also tended to be #1 issues which were also seen as valuable) like issue #1 of Youngblood were seen as good investments in the hopes they would be worth money in the future. The problem was that the first comic appearances of heroes like Superman and Batman were rare because comics at the time they first appeared were seen as disposable pulp media back then and many comics were recycled as part of the war effort in WWII and then there were the comic book burnings due to comic books being blamed for social ills inspired by the media with the release of books like Seduction of the Innocent, then you have Batman and Superman becoming pop culture figures thus increasing the value of their first comic book appearances even further. Sure while Cable and Deadpool became popular, many of Liefeld's other characters have not.

[@AntagonistChan]

"My power is just to talk!" -Cheap Trick from JoJo, and also apparently Deadpool

[@garrisonmoncher5461]

And exploding don't forget that

[@johnnycage112]

Any chance we'll get a secret origin for Superboy-Prime?

[@johnnycage112]

@@comixproviderftw_02 not really. His origin was much different.

[@fermintenava5911]

Ask yourself - how many people really care about Superboy Prime? He doesn't even have his own series.

[@leephillips4402]

Well if he comes back that will be a reference to pre crisis dc and they've messed with the multiverse so much now it would be nice to know what's left

[@TerryB01]

@@fermintenava5911 I care about SBP and would like to see his origin. I think he teamed up with Superman before but I'm not sure.

[@geekimusprime3058]

@@arran4285 EVERYTHING WAS BETTER ON MY EARTH.

[@phoenixshadow6633]

Ah the 90s, the time where Franklin Richards became a Cable clone.

[@MegaManDBZX]

I’m pretty sure the only thing Fourarm ever did of more was getting confused with the Ben 10 alien.

[@lynngreen7978]

I always assumed Deadpool and Cable *were* using rayguns.

[@psylasskitzo2649]

I have this comic and the rest of Deadpool's first appearances. I know it's hard to give props to Rob Liefeld, given the history on this show but, thank you for doing this for my favorite Marvel Hero!

[@FusionFullForce]

Consdiering the proposed back story for Cable and deadpool before their official back story was given, they totally could have done a Metal Gear style backstory. Wolverine would be the Solid of the group, soldier trying to their past behind them but unable to escape it. Deadpool being the Liquid, being obsessed with Wolverine for getting all the good stuff and finally Cable being the Solidus, the perfect product and if so chosen morally ambiguous. Odd to see that Rob Leifeld could have done anything similar to one of my favorite video game series

[@Ellthom]

I really want to see a super hero named Captain Crotch now :P

[@jaredsamples6969]

He punches villains...WITH HIS SCHLONG!!!!

[@thatonea-hole]

Calling it now, next week is *BATMAN RETURNS:* *THE COMIC ADAPTATION*

[@Batmanbeyyond]

You are right but I don't see it anywhere!

[@AM-kf2zt]

3:08 A lesson to fanboys and fangirls everwhere of all ages.

[@coolsomeXD]

You know Solid Snake and Liquid has the same backstory as Twins as well..

[@cookieaddict16]

@Ultimate Hedgehog Solid Snake was the superior clone and Liquid was the reject.

[@coolsomeXD]

@Ultimate Hedgehog Liquid has a chip on his shoulder because he believes he was inferior and Snake got the dominant soldier genes.

[@johnivanoplimo5172]

The Memes!

[@chrisossu2070]

coolsomeXD Besides the fact that recessive and dominant genes don't work that way, it turned out that Solid Snake was the inferior clone, yet he still won because he didn't believe his genetics dictated who he was while Liquid constantly felt he was held back by his origins.

[@coolsomeXD]

@@chrisossu2070 I know both points but you don't find out Snake is (supposed) to be the weaker one till the end. Liquids character is driven by the same motives Linkara listed would have been planed for Deadpool.

[@MrQwint22]

Here's a draft for Scrier's Wikipedia page: Scrier was a highly generic comic book character appearing in several Marvel comics durring the 1990's, who nobody cares about. This Wikipedia article is a stub, and should stay that way.

[@danstiver9135]

I can’t draw feet either, but I’m not the most successful comic book artist of an entire decade.

[@handsomebrick]

I would argue that Todd MacFarlane was more successful.

[@carlrood4457]

Ever notice how of the "new characters" he created for Image look like Wolverine or Cable?

[@phoenixshadow6633]

The 90s bandwagoned on the gritty anti-hero with a mysterious past, especially Image comics. Wolverine and Cable were prime examples. Even Marvel and DC made their own Cable and Wolverine clones. Hell, there was the time they turned Franklin Richards into a Cable clone.

[@kimifw58]

And Gambit.

[@carlrood4457]

@@phoenixshadow6633 I'm not talking about backstory. I mean Liefeld keeps drawing Cable and Wolverine with minor differences and giving them new names.

[@phoenixshadow6633]

@@carlrood4457 That is the beauty of tracing.

[@phoenixshadow6633]

@ULGROTHA My eyes hate my brain for remembering that image.

[@lukeduckworth1256]

Every time I see a picture of Shaft from Youngblood, I always laugh because his bow STILL does not have a string!

[@TerryB01]

I'm glad you looked past everything and gave Rob his credit for making DP. I remember that review where you said other people made DP popular and it rubbed me the wrong way. I didn't know how to word it without sounding rude so I didn't say anything. Good on ya Linkara :)

[@TerryB01]

@@shadowspider9 He is though. Doesn't matter who did what with the character. They couldn't have done it if the character didn't exist. Rob created DP so he created him and that's that. He made him snarky too but others refined it.

[@adeadphish7931]

It’s odd seeing some of these names floating around when you see what writers like Al Ewing, Gail Simone and Gerry Duggan do with some of these characters and concepts

[@jfdrac]

Gail is the queen of taking forgotten jokes and making them something

[@cowboyquebecanimations3068]

And Deadpool was also inspired by everybody's favorite American Ninja, Snake eyes

[@Levitz9]

Gail Simone really deserves credit for everything she did to make Deadpool who he is: a bisexual submissive who suffers from PTSD and also gets hurt in hilarious ways. Crazily enough, she's currently working on the ongoing Domino series and she's doing for her what she did for Deadpool, taking a fairly one-note "mercenary" and giving them an expanded backstory involving healing from deep emotional wounds and finding friends. So, what I'm trying to say is, if it's got Gail Simone's name on it, *read it*.

[@Jamescush]

Ha. No.

[@dennisbirtcher4522]

Gideon: proof once again no one can rock that color scheme quite like Dumplin and Puddin.

[@shadowdramon01]

A follow-up to a movie adaptation? Around Christmas time? Calling it now, next review is Batman Returns.

[@TennantJunkie1993]

Ryan Reynolds will be mad you stole that Detective Pikachu joke.

[@PunkRJH90]

I believe that the X-Mansion was being rebuilt at the time after being destroyed during the 'Inferno' story. Also this is based after X-Tinction Agenda & if you want to see bad art, look at Bogdanove's art, it's worse than Liefield's somehow.

[@SpeedyEric1]

1:31- I'll stick with Arm-Fall-Off-Boy from the Legion of Super-Heroes, thank you very much. I still give most of Deadpool's credit to Fabian Nicieza, because he's the one who made him into the fourth wall breaking, Merc with the Mouth we all know and love. 8:52- Rob Liefeld's choices of colors for most of his characters remind me of that of a 2 year old with a coloring book. 9:30- And he was played by Kevin Bacon in the movie X-Men: First Class. 12:30- Ha. Nice two-fer there. With all the clock like sounds in this comic, it makes me think that Captain Hook is scared as shit of this comic. 17:54- Thank Christ Fabian Nicieza came along to turn Deadpool into a memorable and funny character when he did. 24:51- Fun fact: Rob Liefeld loves this joke.

[@Calzaki]

I'd agree with that thing about giving credit to Liefeld for putting pen to paper EXCEPT... What he drew was just a complete Deathestroke rip of with terrible feet with no originality behind it at all and was only done to spite DC.

[@MasterGeek-mk5ne]

I would like to see a Deadpool retrospective video, seeing how Deadpool turned into the merc with a mouth everyvbody loves

[@rtsman7255]

Linkara has a shirt about people waiting for his next power rangers videos. Allot of people including myself have been waiting forever for said videos. LINKARA IS TRYING TO PROFIT FROM OUR PAIN AND SUFFERING!!!! Already preordering my shirt.

[@bowenorcutt78]

You just wait, a year from now there'll be a new shirt that reads, "Where's my 'When's the next History of Power Rangers?' Shirt, you *****?!"

[@gregdeandrea1450]

Kind of sad that this big Marvel S.O.M. Stan Lee was only really represented with the first week. No one could have seen his death coming, it's just unfortunate. Also, first.

[@strawhatcrewgirl]

I have Flux installed on my laptop, and I only ever watch these videos at night, so hearing Linkara talk about color schemes that I cannot see is an absolute delight.

[@m.comicman243]

Batman Returns next week, I'm calling it.

[@thatonea-hole]

*A TRUE CHRISTMAS CLASSIC*

[@jaredsamples6969]

Someone should inform Dena AKA Cyborcat

[@nack287]

Every time I see the tie on the new outfit I wanna tighten and fix it

[@sonofadentist]

At last! Linkara's revenge for all the times people bugged him about HOP, AND IT IS GLORIOUS.

[@YourUncleBenis]

People bugged him about that Illumination Easter Bunny movie?

[@n.valentine6236]

DARN YOU LINKARA, I AM A FOREARM FAN AND I TAKE UMBRAGE WITH YOU FOR MAKING OF SUCH A BELOVED CHARACTER!!!

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

12:51 - what the fuck is going on with that hand? Is it deflating? 16:48 - Okay, forget the hand, what the fuck is going on with Deadpool's leg?

[@jamesadamsfl]

We thank you Linkara for doing this review for us, even though you didn't want to.So, someone was imitating Domino when she hadn't been introduced yet? What? And why am I surprised Youngblood's disease predates Youngblood itself?In better news: HEY! Brute Force got a revival! Awesome!

[@Fuzzy_Barbarian]

18:12 Um... I think Rob forgot which of Cable's arms is meant to be metal.

[@jharts5213]

Why is the fucking linkara deathstroke mask better than literally every movie/tv adaptation he's been in?

[@leephillips4402]

They have the same costume just with a different colour scheme

[@alexmalcolm6309]

18:05 Oh my gosh! Red-X was Deadpool the whole time!

[@Wanderingsage7]

...I spent like, two to three minutes laughing at the shirt advert.

[@Fuzzy_Barbarian]

I think the main similarity between Slade and Wade would be that they're villainous super soldiers, which is when the mercenary stuff also comes into play too.

[@CharlesGouraudgaming]

An additional note about artists unable to draw something: Jack Kirby always tries to avoid drawing ears. Look at a lot of his art, you can't unsee it.

[@user-zm4ro7yh4e]

13:01 -> Brazilian office -> speaks in Spanish seems legit

[@hankforeman91]

Online encounter mention at 3:05; Don’t tell me that’s my friend’s doing!

[@nicodemusedwards6931]

Someone get this man a good Power Rangers comic!

[@dvass7253]

18:13 - Well, there you have it folks. Cable is the one responsible for Baraka-pool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Feel free to hate him all you want.

[@ChaosServant-ll7pr]

Last time I was this early, Linkara was still on Channel Awesome.

[@thatonea-hole]

*H A*

[@JaelinBezel]

How long ago was that?

[@LupineShadowOmega]

On the reverse of the negative review point. Someone showed Stjepan Stejic your Longbox Episode on Death Vigil and while I can't at all speak to his mindset, it seemed like something he really enjoyed. Both the Longbox itself and the review in particular. He'd been talking for a bit about how hard it was to get his written works out there and how he might have to let some of them go in order to make ends meet doing other better paying work. So I get the feeling that seeing it out there and maybe building an audience felt like validation of his hard work.

[@Kaizer617]

Gotta love how Deadpool roasted his own creator in the sequel. That was amazing!

[@DerangedAvenger]

19:17 With Deadpool positioned before her in such a way that it looks like she needs to borrow Vanessa's strap-on.

[@leephillips4402]

Scott looks like she already has

[@psycher7]

Happy International Women's Day!

[@davincent98]

According to another commenter, "Domino" actually is Vanessa.

[@TupocalypseShakur]

That is Vanessa

[@ldudley2]

Has Linkara covered the New Mutants at all before now? I think he should - I only have the barest of knowledge with them, but I certainly think they’re worth covering. Al Ewing’s work has caused me to fall in love with Sunspot.

[@ShadowACE1998]

Deadpool, proof that a no talent hack can shat out a turd and have someone with talent polish it into pure gold.

[@xShadowsaur]

Damn, part of me was hoping for a Hellraiser reference at about 19:24 "You called, I came." -> "The box. You opened it, we came."

[@CrimsonMoonM]

Huh. Cable and Deadpool's first meeting was a lot less romantic than I had imagined.

[@elegantcat1496]

18:39 Jesus..! That hand is something else I tell ya.

[@darkhelmet87]

If dc and marvel ever do another amalgam universe thing, i would love seeing deadpool and deathstroke as brothers. Slade being the serious older brother, and wade being the annoying younger brother who drives him nuts!! XD

[@EnerKaizer]

You got that somewhat in an issue of a Superman/Batman comic about a decade ago. In that issue Deadpool appears, more or less, as a Earth 3 version of Deathstroke (Earth 3 being the "mirror-Universe"-version), and those two have quite a funny conversation.

[@darkhelmet87]

@@EnerKaizer ok cool

[@Grim_Sister]

"The mysterious Gideon!" Some tweet this to Gideon Emery and demand answers.

[@Grim_Sister]

Also, isn't Boom-Boom American slang to taking a shit?

[@Grim_Sister]

20:36 You think they asked Toliver to pay for shipping and billing?