Summary
Deadpool’slegendary healing factor just fused him withWolverineto create one of Marvel’s most disturbing bits of body horror with a hilarious twist. Physically combining two of comics’ hottest characters alongside their blockbuster film, the conjoined amalgamation of Logan and Wade Wilson is both unsettling and fascinating, as Marvel’s greatest frenemies literally come together in a way nobody could expect.
Deadpool & Wolverine: WWIII#3 – writtenby Joe Kelly, with art by Andy Kubert – findsDeadpool’s blood colliding with a berserker-mode Wolverine to create a grotesque and glorious split combination of the two heroes sharing a bottom half.
Wade’s reforming body slowly growsout of Logan’s back, to great comedic effect, while truly forcing the duo to work as one. The shocking and gross imagery balances with humor and emotion to instantly make this a strange but legendary moment for the superheroes.
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Deadpool & Wolverine Are Closer Than Ever (Literally Becoming One)
Deadpool & Wolverine: WWIII#3 – WrittenBy Joe Kelly; Art By Andy Kubert; Color By Frank Martin; Lettering By Joe Sabino
Though their conjoining is used for various gags and jokes, working through the biological horror of it all seems to have actually brought the two heroes closer together in their relationship.
Though Logan and Wade are often made to work together in Marvel Comics stories, nothing could prepare readers for just how close they get in Kelly and Kubert’sWWIII. As the mortality of Deadpool and Wolverine has been an important topic in the series so far,the duo working through their difficulties while their healing factors put them through this extremely bizarre and disgusting situation is actually emotionally cathartic.Deadpool is able to come to terms with his immortality, whileWolverine struggles with his inner wild animaland berserker rage.
Also communicating through some sort of telepathy as they share a body, Deadpool talks Wolverine through his angst and they reach a newfound understanding. Though their conjoining is used for various gags and jokes, working through the biological horror of it all seems to have actually brought the two heroes closer together in their relationship. Despite the monstrous appearance of their traumatizing transformation, Wade and Logan are able to connect on a grounded and personal level and bring each other back down to earth, even as Wade ribs Logan about sharing a bottom half and being literally inside of him.
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With Wade Wilson and Logan’s relationship being so often strained or contentious, having them literally join forces in one amorphous body is actually as satisfying as it is disgusting.
Aside from being physically intertwined inDeadpool & Wolverine: WWIII #3, the two heroes will remain linked together all summer.Deadpool and Wolverinestarring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman is one of the biggest films of the year. In the world of comics, Ryan North and Javier Garrón’seight-partWeapon X-Tractionserieswill appear as backups across several Marvel titles andWolverine will also featurein Rob Liefeld’sDeadpool Team-Up#1. Though Logan can barely put up with him, it seems he just can’t escape his relationship with the Merc with the Mouth.
With Wade Wilson and Logan’s relationshipbeing so often strained or contentious, having them literally join forces in one amorphous body is actually as satisfying as it is disgusting. As both characters have iconic healing factors, this new way of fusing them together is fascinating to watch unfold and reshape the characters' bodies as well as their dynamics. AlthoughDeadpoolandWolverine’sextremely off-putting joint form created inWWIIIis one of the most disturbing moments in recent Marvel canon, it also has a big emotional payoff that makes it all worthwhile.
Deadpool & Wolverine: WWIII #3is available now from Marvel Comics.
Wolverine
The human mutant Wolverine (a.k.a. Logan) was born James Howlett, blessed with a superhuman healing factor, senses, and physiology. Subjecting himself to experimentation to augment his skeleton and claws with adamantium, Logan is as deadly as he is reckless, impulsive, and short-tempered. Making him the X-Men’s wildest and deadliest member, and one of Marvel Comics' biggest stars. He’s played in Fox and Marvel’s movie franchises by Hugh Jackman.
