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Writer: Cullen Bunn / Artist: Mark Bagley / Marvel
Slicing Send Off
Truthfully, I wasn’t ready for the limited series to end. Deadpool Assassin #6 left me cackling at the edge of my seat and also screaming dramatically at my ceiling. Last issue had me in tears. After the death of our beloved snake (Weasel) there was only one person left to save, his wife. Now my first thought was, yo this girl Threnody crazy as hell. You can’t be stealing somebody’s whole spouse. Which opened up my heart even more when I thought about the last DP Assassins issue. The pull and push surrounding religious metaphors versus loss, maybe I missed it all along this whole limited series.
The death of Weasel isn’t a crucifixion but rather he is the scapegoat for Threnody. If Weasel is the scapegoat for Threnody, then the kills Deadpool accumulated across the series is just a clump of scapegoats for himself. *Throws comic*. Why must Cullen Bunn continue to do this to me?! I just came here for a good time, and now I’m getting in my feels about the underlying metaphors of bloodshed.
This whole issue was packed with leaps of faith, perspective cuts and my heart kept pumping. The writing throughout the series was always a gut wencher, either with the visuals or the laughter. This last issue was a great tie and merger of all the metaphors scattered throughout Deadpool Assassins.
Slicer Pencil Strokes
The Bunn and Bagley team is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to be reckoned with. Each issue in Deadpool Assassins managed to have a similar art style but ranged so differently. The movement of blood took us from violent 90’s blood splatter to artistic blood-bending and I never got enough of it.
In Deadpool Assassins #6 the color scales ranged in liquids and transference of powers. What I loved about the art style this issue is that it was as quick and sharp like the dialogue. It felt like I was watching a television editor do masterful cuts, and the coloring did not suffer in the process. Bagley takes the suspense and adds swift decisions and movements. If the writing didn’t make your heart skip, I’m pretty sure those colors gave you a quick jab.
Deadpool Assassins #7 is honestly the limited series that I will look up to when I read other DP limited series. As a fan I felt like I was tugged along the story and I was watching it all go down right there in person as if I got some blood on my t-shirt. This is a comic that DP fans would look for if they want a gush of entertainment with a hefty side of existential crisis.
9.4 Existential Sabre Slices out of 10
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Writer: Cullen Bunn / Artist: Mark Bagley / Marvel
Slicing Send Off
Truthfully, I wasn’t ready for the limited series to end. Deadpool Assassin #6 left me cackling at the edge of my seat and also screaming dramatically at my ceiling. Last issue had me in tears. After the death of our beloved snake (Weasel) there was only one person left to save, his wife. Now my first thought was, yo this girl Threnody crazy as hell. You can’t be stealing somebody’s whole spouse. Which opened up my heart even more when I thought about the last DP Assassins issue. The pull and push surrounding religious metaphors versus loss, maybe I missed it all along this whole limited series.
The death of Weasel isn’t a crucifixion but rather he is the scapegoat for Threnody. If Weasel is the scapegoat for Threnody, then the kills Deadpool accumulated across the series is just a clump of scapegoats for himself. *Throws comic*. Why must Cullen Bunn continue to do this to me?! I just came here for a good time, and now I’m getting in my feels about the underlying metaphors of bloodshed.
This whole issue was packed with leaps of faith, perspective cuts and my heart kept pumping. The writing throughout the series was always a gut wencher, either with the visuals or the laughter. This last issue was a great tie and merger of all the metaphors scattered throughout Deadpool Assassins.
Slicer Pencil Strokes
The Bunn and Bagley team is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to be reckoned with. Each issue in Deadpool Assassins managed to have a similar art style but ranged so differently. The movement of blood took us from violent 90’s blood splatter to artistic blood-bending and I never got enough of it.
In Deadpool Assassins #6 the color scales ranged in liquids and transference of powers. What I loved about the art style this issue is that it was as quick and sharp like the dialogue. It felt like I was watching a television editor do masterful cuts, and the coloring did not suffer in the process. Bagley takes the suspense and adds swift decisions and movements. If the writing didn’t make your heart skip, I’m pretty sure those colors gave you a quick jab.
Deadpool Assassins #7 is honestly the limited series that I will look up to when I read other DP limited series. As a fan I felt like I was tugged along the story and I was watching it all go down right there in person as if I got some blood on my t-shirt. This is a comic that DP fans would look for if they want a gush of entertainment with a hefty side of existential crisis.
9.4 Existential Sabre Slices out of 10
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It’s a Labor Day miracle: six members of the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation met up at a restaurant, and they look like the happiest of families.
I can’t stop smiling over this picture, that features LeVar Burton (La Forge), Gates McFadden (Dr. Crusher), the man himself Sir Patrick Stewart (Picard), Marina Sirtis (Troi), Brent Spiner (Data), and Michael Dorn (Worf).
Posted on Sirtis’ Twitter account, the actress wrote, “The gang’s all here. Well most of them anyway.” The only ones missing from the old main crew are Jonathan Frakes (Riker), Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher), and Denise Crosby (Tasha Yar).
The gang’s all here. Well most of them anyway. #friendship #TNG pic.twitter.com/We8rwljHJ5
— Marina Sirtis (@Marina_Sirtis) September 3, 2018
Everyone looks absolutely fabulous and I love how they’re all cozied up together. These are folks who worked together for many years, and they appear to still be good friends, and my cold, frozen heart has melted. Fingers crossed that Sir Patrick was talking them up on the idea of making appearances on his upcoming Jean-Luc Picard show for CBS. Make it so, please.
(via The Wrap, images: Twitter, Paramount)
- “The best Doctor Who companion you’ve probably never heard of is coming back.” (via io9)
- A run-down of some hidden gems you might be missing on Netflix. (via Pajiba)
- Syfy’s Fandom Files podcast talks to four fans who turned their nerdery into a nerdy, sustaining job. (via Syfy)
- Trump spent his Labor Day yelling at his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, for doing his job, and please rescue me from this dystopic nightmare where I have to sort of low-key root for Jeff Sessions. (via HuffPo)
- An ode to Adventure Time. (via Vox)
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How much is it worth to embarrass both Ted Cruz and Donald Trump? Trick question: it’s priceless. As the senate race in Texas between Cruz and democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke grows more heated (new polls show O’Rourke trailing by just 1 percent), the GOP is sending Donald Trump to endorse Cruz at one of his rallies at, according to Trump, “the biggest stadium in Texas”.
I will be doing a major rally for Senator Ted Cruz in October. I’m picking the biggest stadium in Texas we can find. As you know, Ted has my complete and total Endorsement. His opponent is a disaster for Texas – weak on Second Amendment, Crime, Borders, Military, and Vets!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 31, 2018
That’s right, Cruz is receiving a political endorsement from the same man who insulted his wife’s looks and claimed that his father was the Zodiac Killer. In fact, take a look at Trump’s tweeting history and you’ll find plenty of insulting tweets directed at Cruz himself. To highlight on this hypocrisy, USA Latinx, a political group dedicated to promoting Latinx candidates, launched a GoFundMe to put one of Trump’s Cruz-bashing tweets on a billboard. As they wrote in their GoFundMe bio, “We are planning to display the presidents own words about Cruz from 2016 on a mobile billboard, to remind Texans of the truth.”
Joining USA Latinx is Claude Taylor, the chairman of Mad Dog PAC, which works to fund billboards against Trump, the NRA, and the GOP on a national level. Also joining them is David Hogg, the Parkland student and gun control advocate. Hogg tweeted the campaign to his followers, and it quickly picked up steam. Soon, more people were responding with billboard mock-ups and suggestions.
Can someone in Texas get this on a billboard? https://t.co/Y5vhQDAW0d
— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) August 31, 2018
— Carmine Covelli (@carminecovelli) September 2, 2018
So many wonderful selections to choose from… Thank you @POTUS pic.twitter.com/Q9dmuQr2AT
— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) September 2, 2018
Please join @davidhogg111 and I in supporting this local Texas fundraising effort to do this message on a mobile billboard. https://t.co/HD6TX8kUIG
— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) September 2, 2018
The campaign’s original goal was to raise $6,000. After 24 hours, it had raised $9,760. Well done, everyone.
The young people will win. https://t.co/ysb19ROKSv
— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) September 2, 2018
(via Daily Dot, image: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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