We saw the mighty
Ultron banner some time back, and today we hoist high the Jolly Gwen! From 2017,
the Unbelievable Gwenpool #10, written by Christopher Hastings, art by Gurihiru, cover by David Lopez.
Gwenpool rallies to save her merc friends (including Batroc!) from the squid-headed alien Teuthidans, but she has to make a number of sacrifices: she loses their base, pisses off rogue Doombot "Vinnie," and in deploying her army of henchmen, the "Poole Boys," her tailor Ronnie informs her that used up all the pink fabric, so she won't be getting pants anytime soon. But, while her friends are saved, they know they're now too hot to get hired by anybody, and have to disband. Even her ghost friend Cecil has to take off, to see his family; leaving Gwen alone, and feeling self-destructive...
This is a fluffy little marshmallow of an issue, wrapping up the current plotline and setting Gwen up on her own for a bit. I also feel like Harley Quinn did a similar bit to the Poole Boys, but can't recall if it was before or after. It's also fun to see Batroc not be a jerk, for a sec.
Ha, "Poole Boys." Jesus...And yes I do believe Harley beat Gwenpool to the punch sorta speak with her take on that same gimmick. I could be wrong, but I do believe Harley did it first.
ReplyDeleteYou know, it really does make you wonder why Feige & Disney isn't embracing & utilizing Gwenpool more doesn't it? Sure she's a derivative and all. but she is the fun combination of both Gwen Stacy & Deadpool, but hopefully without the messy legal issues & contracts...right? Or does Sony own the rights to the Gwen Stacy name? Anyways, she'd definitely fit right in with her own animated series, or at least I certainly think so.
Yep, Harley did it first though the mini-series only came out a few months before this one. Still, Jokerz predate them both by almost 20 years so having a gang based on you is nothing new.
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