So as many of you know back in August of 2009 Marvel Comics was purchased by the Disney Corporation. I and probably many others first thoughts went to Disney interfering with the comics in some way. The first thing I imagined was a bunch of Disney characters mixed with some of the Marvel characters that I came to know. Over the past year and a half, I still did not like the idea. That was until I came across something called Dead Pooh. Now this comic is a parody and as such is required to say that no similarities are intentional, but come on we all know what’s about to happen.
Dead Pooh starts with our hero’s first crime fighting outing. His first job is dealing with some shady dealings between Roo and a pair of gummy bears. Dead Pooh sports the traditional Deadpool outfit with the slight changes of an exposed mouth and honey grenades. Dead Pooh springs into action with what are apparently shape shifting swords (I do not believe these are intended to be shape shifting but the way they are drawn changes throughout the book) and a water gun. Just before he gets any real information out of the culprits, the police show up and Dead Pooh must flee the scene. We then get some back-story on Dead Pooh and his reasons for fighting crime. Next up is the reveal of the true villain of the story as well as his plans, the Candy King. Some more fighting occurs featuring some more notable characters from 100-acre woods that the police interrupt. Our hero has now officially been labeled a vigilante and has to keep a watch on his actions.
The story is definitely a fun one with taking such iconic children’s characters and making them edgier. Much more Pooh than Dead, only taking the costume and weapons from Deadpool while utilizing Pooh characters. Pooh and the villain have a good sense of who they are, but the world as a whole could still go either way for me. There were sparks of the Disney characters that I hope we will see more of as the story goes on, as well as some Marvel characters making appearances. While the story was fun, there were some oddities that I hope will be cleared up, specifically with the Candy King.
As for the art, I was expecting much worse. It was very clean and at some points looks almost realistic, or as realistic as a sword-wielding bear can. However, there are some inconsistencies throughout the issue that detract from the story. Swords seem to change shape and size, Pooh’s gun changes from a normal circular barrel to an oval phaser style, and characters appearances have some changes.
Over all this was an enjoyable read with good potential. Although this comic is produced by Antarctic Press and I would still be wary of anything like this that Marvel would put out simply because Disney would likely be involved and take away any edginess that you could expect.
Art: 6/10
Script: 8/10
Parental concern: Low, some fighting
Haha, this books sound hilarious! Thanks for giving it some attention Chance! Glad to hear you liked it.
WOW, is all i can say. That is a great review man! I like the concept of Pooh and Pool being meshed together. It sounds like a good issue. Interesting.
Bought it today and I must say I was very impressed. It was an interesting read and it had a cool story. From what I have heard it’s a one shot though can any confirm or deny?
Bought it today and I must say I was very impressed. It was an interesting read and it had a cool story. From what I have heard it’s a one shot though can any one confirm or deny?
