Deadpool, Vol. 2: The Death of Wade Wilson

Deadpool (2024) #2

by Cody Ziglar, Alexis Quasarano (Writer), Rogê Antônio (Illustrator)

Get ready for more mirth and mayhem from Marvel’s Merc with a Mouth, Deadpool!

Wade Wilson triumphed against Death Grip! Killing Deadpool now would be an INSANE thing to do, right? Well, that’s exactly why we’re doing it!

COLLECTING: Deadpool (2024) 6-10

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Marvel, Superheroes, Graphic Novels Comics

112 pages, Paperback

Published May 20, 2025

Reviews

[Baba · Rating 2 out of 5]

Deadpool is dead, long live Deadpool II, his daughter! Ellie, Princess and Taskmaster, with an assist from trans character Valentine (yes they're back), haven't given up on Wade yet as they seek ways to revive/save him! The fact that the Deadpool creative team is changed so often reveals that Marvel itself knows that it has always struggled to get this character right, and this series continues that tradition; seriously, nothing to see hear! Another Two Star 5 out of 12 for a volume in this season.

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[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.2 stars

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Listen, I like Ellie. She was a fun addition to Wade's supporting cast, and I'm glad she's stuck around. I do not, however, think that she's fleshed out enough to take the reins of the main Deadpool book all on her own, even for just a few issues. Her entire personality boils down to 'I want to save my dad', and that becomes kind of repetitive. As much as her banter with Princess amuses me, the middle of this book really drags along, even with the reintroduction of a character I didn't expect to see again so soon (or at all, really). The first and last issues of this collection are the best of the five, by virtue of having Wade and Ellie back together again.

There's also no real impact of Wade's 'death'. Like, Ellie's sad, and that's kind of it. I'm not expecting a whole Marvel Universe spanning DEATH OF DEADPOOL event comic or anything, but it's almost like the characters know that he'll be back before the arc is over so there's no point worrying too much about him, which would be fine if they didn't all insist over and over that Wade's gone and Ellie's being dim for trying to bring him back.

Eh. Extra points for the addition of the character I liked from the last run - otherwise this is more of a 2 star.

[Tyler Jenkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am loving this run so much. Deadpool, Ellie, Taskmaster and Princess all just work so well together and the action is done so well. Great art and a great story are making this such a fun read. Can’t wait to see where the next volume goes, because who hired them to kill Miles and why?!

[Subham · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was another great volume and I love how this shows Wade being down after a family reunion and things going right for him of sorts and you see the loss of his and how thats impacted Ellie and I love how the focus shifts to her and sort of expands on her character and presenting a daughter whose lashing out and through the course of the volume also evolves as a characters and thats always cool to see!

I love her and Princess going on crazy solo missions be it fighting russian mercenaries and the one here is quite funny or be it vs Modok and seriously the writer writes the best version of MODOK, he is equal parts ridiculous and dangerous you expect him to be and he fits in so well with this book but also seeing the return of a character from the previous volume was surprising in a good way!

I like how by the end it establishes the stakes but brings the father and daughter closer together than ever before literally and teases things to come but the way the book has shifted from Wade and TM carrying out mercenary tasks to a family book and exploring the dad phase of Deadpool has been such a great change and adds to the character in a really good way and makes him compelling as a character than ever before!

I can't wait to read the crossover with Miles next and also that big due fight vs Death's grip is gonna be real good! So I highly recommend this volume!!

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

Never a big Deadpool in the comics fan (Deadpool in the movies is another matter), but this run is working pretty well for me so far. I like the team: Ellie, Princess, Taskmaster, and Doug. The humor isn't as tired as it sometimes is. I like the art on this title, too. This configuration's not a classic on the whole, but it's doing what it needs to do.

[Andres Pasten · Rating 2 out of 5]

No seguiré

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

People didn't like this volume?? You guys are trippin'. Don't read Deadpools and Wolverines if y'all didn't like Ellie as a Deadpool.

[Anna Quilter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Deadpool being near to death or dead in this volume seemed to be a good thing.

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

ermmmmm do we HAVE to make valentine so explicitly feminine compared to wong's run. are we really THAT scared of non binary people