The reason I love Deadpool
I wasn't always a comic book lover. I loved the various superhero movies that would come out from time to time, and I enjoyed the cartoons as a kid. However, the comics were never really a part of my life, outside of a single coverless issue of X-Men that I got from somewhere. Christopher Reeve and Michael Keaton were enough to satisfy my hero cravings.
As I got older, the popularity of comics increased. By the time I got married, the first X-Men movie was out, and was a hit, and the first Spider-man movie was close to release. I was busy welcoming my first child into the world, a son, and with the subsequent work a baby brings.
When my son was three, my wife and I divorced. He went to live with his mom, and I was given visitation every other weekend. It wasn't easy, but I was determined to make the time I had with him as fun as possible.
At some point, his mom told me he liked comics. Around that time, a video game called "Marvel Ultimate Alliance" came out for Sony's Playstation 2. He had it at home, so I bought it for us to play when he was at my house. I asked him who his favorite character was, and was given the name Deadpool as an answer. I had no idea who he was talking about.
After he left, I took to Wikipedia for answers. Luckily for me (or unluckily, depending on your point of view), I found a treasure trove of information about Deadpool. Wikipedia meticulously listed every thing about the character my son enjoyed so much. His origin, his powers, his entire history was on display, and I read the whole thing. It was easy to see why my son liked him. He had a great look, he was funny, and he was absolutely deadly. I found myself drawn in.
From there, I began researching other characters, and before I knew it, I had looked up every single character Marvel had to read their histories. From there, I bought a CD-Rom containing every Spider-man from his beginnings through 2006. That progressed to buying current comics, including of course, every Deadpool I could find. My son and I read those Deadpool comics as they came out, so no matter what else was going on, we had that to discuss.
In more recent years, I haven't been as good a father as I should be. With my son multiple hours away, I see him less and less. He's 17, and he his own thing going on. It's been a while since I talked to him in person. Facebook messages and phone calls are nice, but I miss him. Kids grow up and interests change, so I don't know if he's still as big a fan of Deadpool as he was when he was six. I am, and that is enough.
As I got older, the popularity of comics increased. By the time I got married, the first X-Men movie was out, and was a hit, and the first Spider-man movie was close to release. I was busy welcoming my first child into the world, a son, and with the subsequent work a baby brings.
When my son was three, my wife and I divorced. He went to live with his mom, and I was given visitation every other weekend. It wasn't easy, but I was determined to make the time I had with him as fun as possible.
At some point, his mom told me he liked comics. Around that time, a video game called "Marvel Ultimate Alliance" came out for Sony's Playstation 2. He had it at home, so I bought it for us to play when he was at my house. I asked him who his favorite character was, and was given the name Deadpool as an answer. I had no idea who he was talking about.
After he left, I took to Wikipedia for answers. Luckily for me (or unluckily, depending on your point of view), I found a treasure trove of information about Deadpool. Wikipedia meticulously listed every thing about the character my son enjoyed so much. His origin, his powers, his entire history was on display, and I read the whole thing. It was easy to see why my son liked him. He had a great look, he was funny, and he was absolutely deadly. I found myself drawn in.
From there, I began researching other characters, and before I knew it, I had looked up every single character Marvel had to read their histories. From there, I bought a CD-Rom containing every Spider-man from his beginnings through 2006. That progressed to buying current comics, including of course, every Deadpool I could find. My son and I read those Deadpool comics as they came out, so no matter what else was going on, we had that to discuss.
In more recent years, I haven't been as good a father as I should be. With my son multiple hours away, I see him less and less. He's 17, and he his own thing going on. It's been a while since I talked to him in person. Facebook messages and phone calls are nice, but I miss him. Kids grow up and interests change, so I don't know if he's still as big a fan of Deadpool as he was when he was six. I am, and that is enough.
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