Anthony sings the Bee Gees, Dr. Issues channels Madeline Kahn, and the Patreon is announced. Oh, and they also talk about the Merc with the Mouth, Deadpool!
SHOW NOTES:
- Introduction
- Announcement of new Patreon! (02:34)
- Deadpool background
- Created by Rob Liefeld & Fabian Nicieza in New Mutants 98 (Feb. 1991)
- Began as villain attacking Cable & New Mutants
- Later joins X-Force, begins making appearances in other books
- Gets own miniseries in 1994
- Joe Kelly series in 1997 is where character comes into his own – introduces Blind Al & Weasel, along with 4th wall breaking
- Gail Simone introduces little yellow boxes Deadpool could interact with
- Joins Cable in “buddy cop” series, firmly established as comic relief character
- 2010 – joins Uncanny X-Force, more moralized version of character
- 2010s sees Deadpool become the new Wolverine – appears in numerous series and side miniseries
- In solo series, gets cured of healing factor and loses scarred face
- New series by Brian Posehn & Gerry Duggan – gets married and discovers he has child
- Died in Deadpool 250 as part of Secret Wars
- All New All Different Marvel – joins Avengers Unity Squad, initially sides with Hydra Steve Rogers out of respect, but later has crisis of conscience and walks away
- Favorite Deadpool moments (24:08)
- Issues (25:40)
- Considered in-universe to be “schizophrenic” or suffering from psychosis
- Moral flexibility & ambiguity
- Blind loyalty to certain characters/people can cost him
- Treatment (42:37)
- In-universe – any & all treatments are on the table
- Out-of-universe – anti-psychotics, under observation
- Skit
- Ending
Pop culture references throughout the episode:
- “I Started a Joke” by the Bee Gees
- Lisa breaks Ralph Wiggum’s heart
- Clips from South Park “It Hits the Fan” – NSFW
- Clue – “Flames on the sides of my face”
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