Deadpool

The "Merc With a Mouth" celebrates his 900th issue. Uhmm... 900? Not really. It's just that Deadpool became the recipient of the company's recent renumbering that's allowed to put some of their flagship titles in the triple digits--not because it is the correct ordinal sequence of issues but as an obvious in-joke, which is that given his exposure and ubiquitousness (guest appearances in almost all titles) he may have reached a milestone and should deserve the anniversary treatment. Aside from the attention-getting numbering, this issue may be a special one-shot, or maybe an annual. What it really is, is more or less an anthology of 7 odd--or weird--original Deadpool stories, most 4th-wall breaking, both plot and character-based, plus a reprint of . And interestingly, the high quality is there. With some 104 pages sans ads, you get more than enough of the character somebody once said is like Wolverine, Spider-Man and the Joker all rolled into one.

When Black Tom's men break into Deadpool's favorite bar to kidnap the Merc, Siryn and Banshee show up to help Deadpool out. But with Deadpool's healing factor on the fritz, can he survive?

Collects Deadpool: Merc With A Mouth #1-13. It's the Merc with two mouths! Deadpool travels to the Savage Land to retrieve what might be the deadliest bioweapon the universe has ever seen. What is this deadly object? Well, Deadpool's employer is being a little vague about that. Let's just say when the secret is finally revealed, it's enough to throw even the Merc with two Mouths for a loop.