Absolute Carnage vs. Deadpool #1
| Event\Storyline | Absolute Carnage |
| Writer | Frank Tieri |
| Artist | Marcelo Ferreira |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
LET'S GET CRAZY!
At long last, Deadpool is ready to get his head straight and checks himself into Ravencroft Institute.
Unfortunately, there's another new arrival: CARNAGE! But I don't think he's here for a group therapy session...
Madness and mayhem abound in the can't-miss showdown of the year!
Parental Advisory
CRITIC REVIEWS
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9.5
AIPT - David Brooke
Aug 20, 2019A strong sense of style this is a comic book series that is clearly being made by those who love making comics. This book refuses to be just a tie-in, but so much more thanks to the comedy and horror. Read Full Review
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9.0
Comic Book Legion - Aaron Harvey
Aug 23, 2019Despite the risk of being too over the top and in your face with its goofiness, Absolute Carnage Vs. Deadpool #1 proves itself to be an interesting tie in to the Absolute Carnage event and one that I will be excited to continue following. Read Full Review
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8.6
Black Nerd Problems - Khadjiah Johnson
Aug 22, 2019The creative team gave this comic a cinematic feel with deep sharp cuts and even wittier clap-backs. With this, unfortunately it can be easy for readers to get lost towards the middle. The scenes reveal like a horror film. Releasing surprise after surprise, so it will be a fun read if you pay close attention. Read Full Review
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8.2
Weird Science Marvel Comics - wolfcypher
Aug 21, 2019Deadpool interrupts the doom and gloom of Carnage's masterplan with his trademark shenanigans and becomes the next target of the dark symbiote. You got your humor in my horror, and I just so happened to like it! Don't worry about how much weight this will have on the event at large, treat yourself to some fun. Read Full Review
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8.0
ComicBook.com - Charlie Ridgely
Aug 21, 2019Somehow, someway, these "Absolute Carnage" tie-ins continue to exceed expectations. Read Full Review
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8.0
Multiversity Comics - Gregory Ellner
Aug 26, 2019Horror blends into black comedy in this first installment to an awaited showdown between maniacs. Read Full Review
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8.0
Horror DNA - James Ferguson
Sep 09, 2019Everyone is clamoring for some Absolute Carnage action. In the case of Deadpool, he may not realize what he's gotten himself into, which is sure to be an interesting setup. These two can and will tear each other apart. They've done it before. The only difference this time is that it might lead to the awakening of an eons-old alien monster god. No pressure. Read Full Review
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7.8
Graphic Policy - Brett
Aug 20, 2019While I'm not quite there to say you should go out and buy the comic, I do think the trade will be a lot of fun to read. Read Full Review
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7.2
Monkeys Fighting Robots - Cody
Aug 21, 2019Absolute Carnage Vs. Deadpool #1 is a tie-in, and although the art is amazing, the story is stale with jokes more suitable for a simpler time. Read Full Review
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7.0
Newsarama - David Pepose
Aug 20, 2019Absolute Carnage vs. Deadpool #1 makes no apologies about being a tie-in comic, and while its overall narrative doesn't feel like the most ambitious of storytelling, I think there's a quality to both the pacing and the visual execution that shouldn't be discounted. Writer Frank Tieri turns in some of his most polished work in recent memory with this issue, and penciller Marcelo Ferreira, inker Roberto Poggi and colorist Rachelle Rosenberg take that ball and run with it, making this unassuming spinoff feel like a strong audition tape for bigger projects down the line. While I wouldn't say this is necessarily essential reading for the larger Absolute Carnage saga as a whole, I'm pleasantly surprised with how solid this limited series is turning out. Read Full Review
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4.0
Comics: The Gathering - Harlan Ivester
Aug 21, 2019Absolute Carnage vs. Deadpool #1 is really underwhelming. A story that should emphasize humor and violence has almost none of it, and its two main characters are written with voices that mostly don’t fit. If your only knowledge of Deadpool is that picture you saw of him on your uncle’s Facebook where he’s riding a unicorn and making some type of comments about chimichangas, then maybe you’ll like this book. Anyone else will find that it misses the mark by a wide margin because it doesn’t seem to know what the audience is there for. I didn’t laugh once while reading it, and I would say that makes it a failure by any measure. Skip this one. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS
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6.0
I thought this was okay. Deadpool's hard to get right and I'm not sure that Frank Tieri does it. But I'm hoping that the next issue will be something better.
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6.0
I like Frank Tieri's Spider-man and Deadpool. Like, it started really funny, but then you had Carnage acting like a buffoon and Deadpool rapidly became gratingly annoying. So close, yet so far.
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5.5
Eh, I didn't love it, but it wasn't the worst Deadpool thing I've ever read...
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5.5
It's drawn nicely, but Deadpool is written in maximum "LOL memes" mode and his laborious comedy slows everything down. The tone doesn't really fit with any of the other Absolute Carnage titles, but it's not really memorable enough to stand out as the event's designated parody volume.
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