Reddit reviews Deadpool, Vol. 1: Secret Invasion
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We found 11 Reddit comments about Deadpool, Vol. 1: Secret Invasion. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
I say start with Deadpool, Vol. 1: Secret Invasion. I was in a similar boat, and started here. Not really an origin story, but a great intro to the character. You can get it off Amazon
Deadpool Volume 1. Comes in a big red book.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Deadpool-Volume-Secret-Invasion-Graphic/dp/0785132732
The current run, by Brian Posehn, is supposed to be good. It starts with this book: http://www.amazon.com/Deadpool-Vol-1-Dead-Presidents/dp/0785166807
There's also the run by Daniel Way, which is the one /u/p_norm is talking about, which a lot of people dislike because it is too wacky. This is the chimichanga loving, 2 inner voices having, odd-ball. A lot of people find this run to be too wacky, and that it gets Deadpool wrong, but if you're new you won't care about that. Most Deadpool fragments you see on reddit are from this run. The writer also wrote the Deadpool game. It starts here: http://www.amazon.com/Deadpool-Vol-1-Secret-Invasion/dp/0785132732/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413815446&sr=1-1&keywords=deadpool+secret+invasion
Then there's the older run by Joe Kelly. This one is often seen as the Deadpool run. The problem is with how Marvel collected it. Issue #1 is collected in Deadpool Classic Vol. 1, together with his older mini-series, which I personally didn't like, and all the rest is in Vol. 2 onwards.
Currently, Marvel is on somewhat of a Deadpool spree, and has published a billion mini-series, most of which are good. Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe, Deadpool Killustrated, Deadpool Kills Deadpool, Night of the Living Deadpool, Hawkeye vs. Deadpool, ...
That's awesome you want to get into comics for him. Good on you. For protection you should get bags and boards. Basically the bags are well, bags, and the boards and a cardboard like backer you put behind the comic inside the bag.
You can pick them up online (they usually go for around the Amazon price on any site) or your local comic shop should have them. You'll want to put the comics inside what's called a longbox. My local comic shop sells them for $5 a piece.
As far as Deadpool, I'd highly suggest reading the Deadpool Classic trades. You'll learn his origin and it has literally classic stories. They're hilarious. Here's the first volume. I believe there's six in total. Then there's the current series which I'm sure he's reading. If you like those pick up other Deadpool trades. I'm pretty sure you'll like him, he's not your average super "hero".
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I think Deadpool is probably a character where you won't really be missing out by not getting his full history.
The X-men as a whole almost demand someone going back through classic stories or at least massive Wikipedia entries to understand the twists and turns and continuity that led to this spot, but since Deadpool is mostly a 4th wall breaking, wacky character, you should be able to start just about anywhere.
If you do want to start with the earliest Deadpools, Marvel released some Deadpool Classic trade paperbacks a while ago, but you really should be able to jump into any of the more recent series, like when the Deadpool craze really reached its peak beginning of Daniel Way's run, or the most recent Marvel Now! series.
scavenger hunts are my favorite I can't wait to start
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My total is $18.27
$6.00 for this ebook
$12.27 for this comic book
Yeah sorry about that it is this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0785132732/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?qid=1375806873&sr=8-8&pi=SL75
Secret invasion
Here is Volume 1 and here is vol. The difference is the bigger Volume 1 has both vol.1 (issues 1-5) and vol.2. It also has the Thunderbolts issues.
This:
Deadpool: Secret Invasion