More Of The Same — Reviewing ‘Deadpool/Wolverine’ #7

Ever wanted to read the equivalent of multiple villains doing sporadic monologues with plot that moves truly glacially slow in-between? Good news then, that comic book exists and happens to have two giant characters in the title.

Another month brings another slow-crawling issue of Deadpool/Wolverine, the seventh one in fact. Crafted by Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, Guru-eFX, and Joe Sabino.

Every time I read this book, I just find myself stuck in a similar spot.

There is really dynamic and great to look at artwork, whether by Gill or by usual series artist Joshua Cassara. Both styles really find that correct space between rough and smooth to create something really thematically accurate. Gill dips into the whimsical just enough to keep the slightly lighter tone, hitting all the emotions and keeping the action and movement feeling authentic.

All the colors match this with the palette brought by Guru-eFX, mostly working with a lot of more natural midtones for the overwhelming portion of the world and action. It allows those spaces to capture a tiny bit of reality in many respects, saving the more vibrant and saturated tones for the most fantastical elements we see (such as the heroes and villains and their wild encounters).

There’s plenty of dialogue for Sabino to do that thing he does with. He keeps it at least focused, logical, and free flowing. There’s not many actual real emotional depths happening at the moment so there isn’t a ton to really infuse the words with.

Then comes the overall story beats.

I’ve said it time and time again, I like the way that Percy writes Wolverine. Sadly, we don’t really get much of that in this series because he’s a brainwashed tool of Apocalypse still (as he has been for three issues now). Stryfpocalypse (Apocalypse in Stryfe’s body) is still monologuing and laying out his plot as he narrates every feeling and moment. We’re almost eight issues in and the plan of this Apocalypse is only just beginning to kind of show itself.

All the zombies and bone dragons are still kind of around, playing no real part.

We’re of course given another antagonist as the director of O.N.E. wants the Legacy virus to control and incarcerate every mutant. Yawn. One antagonist is trying to wipe out all humans (and mutants) to build a specific mutant paradise. The other wants to wipe out all mutants (and some humans probably) to create a human dominant world.

Just off them both and move on. That’ll probably take another ten issues or something. Who knows at this point.

Deadpool/Wolverine #7 is now available from Marvel Comics.