Anthony sings the Bee Gees, Dr. Issues channels Madeline Kahn, and the Patreon is announced. Oh, and they also talk about the Merc with the Mouth, Deadpool!

SHOW NOTES:

• Introduction
• Announcement of new Patreon! (02:34)
• Deadpool background
  • Created by Rob Liefeld & Fabian Nicieza in New Mutants 98 (Feb. 1991)
  • Began as villain attacking Cable & New Mutants
  • Later joins X-Force, begins making appearances in other books
  • Gets own miniseries in 1994
  • Joe Kelly series in 1997 is where character comes into his own – introduces Blind Al & Weasel, along with 4th wall breaking
  • Gail Simone introduces little yellow boxes Deadpool could interact with
  • Joins Cable in “buddy cop” series, firmly established as comic relief character
  • 2010 – joins Uncanny X-Force, more moralized version of character
  • 2010s sees Deadpool become the new Wolverine – appears in numerous series and side miniseries
  • In solo series, gets cured of healing factor and loses scarred face
  • New series by Brian Posehn & Gerry Duggan – gets married and discovers he has child
  • Died in Deadpool 250 as part of Secret Wars
  • All New All Different Marvel – joins Avengers Unity Squad, initially sides with Hydra Steve Rogers out of respect, but later has crisis of conscience and walks away
• Favorite Deadpool moments (24:08)
• Issues (25:40)
  • Considered in-universe to be “schizophrenic” or suffering from psychosis
  • Moral flexibility & ambiguity
  • Blind loyalty to certain characters/people can cost him
• Treatment (42:37)
  • In-universe – any & all treatments are on the table
  • Out-of-universe – anti-psychotics, under observation
• Skit
• Ending

Pop culture references throughout the episode:

• “I Started a Joke” by the Bee Gees
• Lisa breaks Ralph Wiggum’s heart
• Clips from South Park “It Hits the Fan” – NSFW
• Clue – “Flames on the sides of my face”

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