This was some pretty serious stuff for Deadpool. Character development, saving the world, Captain America showing up. Totally unexpected. Fun, but the amount of text in these comics make them take 3 times as long to read as a modern comic so I have to get in the "i'm reading a Deadpool comic" mindset or else after about 10 minutes I'm like, "how am I only half way done with this comic? ( )

This another amazing offering of GOOD and ACTUALLY FUNNY Deadpool comics from Joe Kelly (who, is far as I am concerned, should be the only person who should be able to write Deadpool comics ever again). I've rated it a little bit lower than the other Classic collections, simply because about half of the book is spent on the Mithras arc, which isn't my favorite (however, that being said, the Mithras arc is a thousand times better than anything Way has ever written for the character).

***there are some mild spoilers below this***

But there are still some seriously awesome moments in this collection. Deadpool and Death are amazing. Deadpool crying on Al's lap because he couldn't beat the Mithras because he wasn't good enough and why wasn't he a hero when he's trying so hard? Deadpool hiding his face in a box and then duking it out with Cable. More of Deadpool's past. Deadpool taking Monty out to have some fun, only for Monty to have those memories brutally snatched away. I could go on and on.

Definitely recommended if you've read the first three collections. If you haven't, pick those up first. ( )

Possibly I would have got more from the story if I knew more about Deadpool and his stories but this was the wrong place to start. Granted it's about his background but there is an assumption of knowledge that didn't quite work for me.

I would like to know more about him and the story without having to resort to Wikipedia for information. ( )