Marvel Comics has revealed InHyuk Lee’s Foil Variant Cover for the debut issue of Cody Ziglar and Rogê Antônio‘s new ongoing Deadpool series.
Deadpool #1 arrives early this coming April to kick off a new era for the eponymous mutate mercenary. Lee’s variant cover shows Deadpool deflecting an incoming barrage of bullets with just his trusty katanas. This is an apparent nod to an infamous action sequence from the 2009 film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, in which Ryan Reynolds’ Merc With a Mouth does the same. Reynolds himself later poked fun at that particular scene in 2018’s Deadpool 2.
Check out InHyuk Lee’s Foil Variant Cover for Deadpool #1 below:
What to expect from Marvel’s new Deadpool series
Back in December, Marvel announced the writer/artist duo of Ziglar and Antônio as Deadpool’s new creative team. The publisher promises that the pair will “take readers and Wade guns blazing into a new age packed with Deadpool’s specific brand of violence and lunacy, along with a heavy dose of deadly family drama.”
Marvel adds that “[a]s he confronts a brand-new archenemy named Death Grip — who may very well live up to his name — Wade will also reunite with his daughter Ellie. It’s the father/daughter duo the Marvel Universe isn’t ready for … and if Death Grip has his way, it’ll only lead to heartbreak!”
“Wade’s been one of my favorite characters since I first got into super hero comics, so being asked to helm a Deadpool series was a dream come true,” Ziglar said. “I look forward to diving into and exploring Wade’s family (found or otherwise), his unique approach to being a (mostly) unkillable mercenary, as well see what kinda of whackos they bring into his orbit.”
Marvel Comics’ new ongoing Deadpool series launches just three months before the theatrical release of Marvel Studios’ tentatively-titled Deadpool 3. Dated for July 26, the Marvel Cinematic Universe film will see Reynolds’ Wade Wilson reunite with Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine for a trip through the multiverse.
Deadpool #1 goes on sale Wednesday, April 3 from Marvel Comics. The issue features a main cover by Taurin Clarke.
