Deadpool #29 Comic Book Review-Original Sin Crossover

Deadpool #29 - "The Honeymoon is Over"-Comic Book Review
 
Writers: Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn
Art by: John Lucas
Colors by: Val Staples

The Merc with a Mouth, The Crimson Nutcase, yes, the one and only...Wade Wilson: Deadpool!

Deadpool #29 is the first of  five Deadpool issues devoted to the Marvel-wide crossover, "Original Sin," in which the ramifications of the Watcher's murder reveal all sorts of interesting stuff about Marvel characters.  Or at least that is the promo info put out by Marvel.

The "Original Sin" stuff is fairly brief in this issue of Deadpool, and the bulk of the story concerns Deadpool and Mrs. Deadpool (you know, his hot little vampire bride Shiklah), and their ongoing tiff with her former betrothed, Dracula. What, you forgot that Dracula is actually a Marvel Comics super--uhhh, super-something?  Not really a hero, but, well, you probably get the idea.
So, since Wade wed Shiklah, Dracula has been trying to kill them both and retake control of the underworld. As a plot device, this gives 'Pool a reasonable excuse to have fun beheading vampires and designing plots to end the vampire scourge forever.  Think: Vampire Genocide...

Of course, this being Deadpool, he goes about it in his own crazy way.  Finding a superhero -who shall remain unsaid-no spoilers here), whose powers are brighter than the sun (hint: vampires don't like sunlight), is fairly easy for crazy Wade.  Convincing said sunny superhero to help him wipe out a race of sentient beings is not so easy. Mistaking him for an escaped mental patient probably did not endear this hero toward Wade's crusade either!
 
Undeterred, Deadpool steals something cool from the Fantastic Four, goes back in time, and well...that is best left you to read yourself.
 
I liked this issue, but then again, I like most Deadpool comics because...well, Deadpool is crazy, and how is that not appealing?  Worked for Patsy Cline didn't it?  The storyline was rather linear, for a Deadpool comic, which helps, though we do see the requisite Deadpool flashbacks brought on by his insanity.  Wade gets to kill some vampires, spends time with both his lady AND with his hallucinations!  Double Bingo for Wade!

The art, by John Lucas, was ok, but the facial expressions were kind of off.
 
The whole "Original Sin" business was minor in this issue, used more as a plot device to enable Agents Preston and Adsit to learn more about Wade and what happened to his family when he was a kid.  That, apparently, is related to whatever Deadpool's original sin may have been.  Oh, and it appears that Wade has procreated.  Something about a long-lost daughter in the clutches of some nefarious villain.  Maybe the Butler did it...

Deadpool #29 is worth the read for Deadpool fans, and for Marvel fans following the "Original Sin" Crossover.  Catch the Comicshistoryguy Comic Book Review when Deadpool #30 comes out.