The Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to... Deadpool

Welcome to the Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide, where we take you through the Wellington City Libraries’ collection of a comic book character or series. This guide is all about The Merc with a Mouth, The Regeneratin’ Degenerate, Deadpool!

Who is Deadpool?

Seeking a cure for his terminal cancer, Wade Wilson was experimented on by Weapon X, the same clandestine government agency that worked with Wolverine. As a result, Wade gained the ability to heal from any injury, but at the cost of his appearance and his sanity. Utilising his newfound powers to become a mercenary-for-hire, Wade was reborn as Deadpool!


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Updated July 31, 2024
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Deadpool : Dracula's gauntlet
Duggan, Gerry
Paper Book
You've seen Deadpool's marriage to the succubus queen Shiklah! Now see their first meeting and learn the secrets of their bloody romance! When Dracula hires Deadpool to transport a highly valuable delivery for him, he has no idea what kind of trouble he's in for. It's a crazy journey across the...
Spider-Man/Deadpool. Vol. 1, Isn't it bromantic
Kelly, Joe
Paper Book
The Webbed Wonder and the Merc with a Mouth are teaming up for their first series EVER! It's action, adventure and just a smattering of (b)romance in this episodic epic featuring the WORLD'S GREATEST SUPER HERO and the star of the WORLD'S GREATEST COMICS MAGAZINE. Talk about a REAL dynamic duo!...
Wolverine origins. [5], Deadpool
Way, Daniel
Paper Book
He's a born killer, highly trained in the art of violence. He's a man out of time, living without fear of death. He's the best there is at what he does, and he's about to do it to Wolverine. Enter - Deadpool.
Deadpool, suicide kings
Benson, Mike.
Paper Book
Deadpool's latest job has gotten him into a world of trouble. Everyone wants a piece of him - and for a crime he didn't commit! That's right: Someone's framed Deadpool, and it just might be the same guy who hired him in the first place, a guy who just might be using the mouthy merc as a wild card in...
The unbelievable Gwenpool. Volume 1, issue 0-4, Believe it
Hastings, Chris
Paper Book
2015's overnight internet sensation takes center stage in her own series! Gwen Poole used to be a comic book reader just like you... until she woke up in a world where the characters she read about seemed to be real! But that can't be, right? This must all be fake, or a dream or something, right?...
West Coast Avengers. Vol. 1, Best coast
Thompson, Kelly
Paper Book
The Avengers go West once again - but these ain't your daddy's Whackos! A bold new era begins for the mightiest heroes to ever live on the Pacific Coast. That means Hawkeye (your favourite one, Kate Bishop)! Hawkeye (the other one, Clint Barton)! America Chavez! Kid Omega! Gwenpool! And a guy named...
The unbelievable Gwenpool. Vol. 5, Lost in the plot
Hastings, Chris
Paper Book
The comics-loving, fourth-wall-breaking heroine known as Gwenpool (A.K.A. Gwen Poole) is back in her most exciting adventure yet! Sure, masquerading as a super hero, fi ghting bad guys, and hanging out with her idols has been fun. However, in order to ensure her survival in the Marvel Universe, Gwen...
The unbelievable Gwenpool. Vol. 3, Totally in continuity
Hastings, Chris
Paper Book
Gwen Poole continues to make friends and influence people across the Marvel Universe! But what will some of Marvel's greatest heroes make of Gwen and her bizarre perspective on the world they live in? Whatever happens, it'll be Unbelievable! COLLECTING: THE UNBELIEVABLE GWENPOOL 11-16
The unbelievable Gwenpool. Vol. 2, Head of M.O.D.O.K.
Hastings, Chris
Paper Book
Best part of living in a world of comic book heroes? TEAM-UPS, BABY! Gwen meets Miles Morales, SPIDER-MAN, and it ends...badly! Man, oh, man, she is not a good person! It gets dark! We promise this is not a Civil War II tie-in! COLLECTING: GWENPOOL, THE UNBELIEVABLE 5-10
West Coast Avengers. Vol. 2, City of evils
Thompson, Kelly
Paper Book
Collects West Coast Avengers (2018) #5-10. Marvel Boy is back, and his timing couldn't be worse! What house of horrors awaits the West Coast Avengers? And what familiar face is going to throw a wrench into Kate Bishop's less-than-well-oiled team? Could it be Kate's former boyfriend, the Kree warrior...

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