Identity Wars: Deadpool Annual (2011) #2
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Summary
Identity Wars was a one-off crossover event in 2011 spanning three Marvel annuals, written by John Layman, with its three chapters serialized in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #38, Deadpool Annual #1, and Incredible Hulks Annual #1. The story opens with an accident at Horizon Labs: Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Deadpool (Wade Wilson), and Bruce Banner are pulled into a teleportation channel and deposited in a parallel world designated Earth-11638. This volume is the second chapter, Deadpool Annual #1, subtitled "Identity Wars, Part 2" and also labeled "In Between Worlds." In this world, Deadpool encounters a version of himself calling himself "Death Wish"—dressed like Victor von Doom, yet not Wade Wilson; the one impersonating Deadpool and ruling this parallel New York's criminal network is in fact another version of Wade, code-named "Death Mask." Once the truth comes out, Deadpool cleans house on Death Mask's gang: parallel-reality villains such as Brain Dead, Deadeye, Dead Head, and Dead Weight appear and are taken down one after another, and he promptly seats himself as king of the underworld. Meanwhile, Spider-Man enjoys a wealthy, beloved life as "The Amazing Spider," while Banner discovers he can no longer transform into the Hulk, setting up the third chapter. The main story runs 32 pages, its chief pleasures being comic-book manic monologue and the disorientation of a skewed parallel universe.
Editor's review
漫威2011年的年刊联动常被读者忽略,却是死侍粉丝的一块隐藏拼图。莱曼(此前以《Chew》成名)把这段中章写成一出平行宇宙闹剧:另一个韦德·威尔逊戴着杜姆式的面具,另一个死侍成了黑帮教皇,另一个彼得·帕克过着有钱有势的理想人生。三套「本我」在错位的城市里互相碰撞,荒诞感与黑色幽默并行。 值得一提的是,这一期贡献了死侍经典的双人格独白框雏形,并集中出现了Death Mask、Death Wish、Dead Weight、Dead Head等一整组「Dead-」系平行反派,设定恶趣味十足。画师Juan Doe的分镜偏卡通、动作夸张,喜剧节奏比同期主刊更放得开。 如果你读的是三章合订本,本册正处在由蜘蛛侠视角转向死侍视角的换棒位置;若只收集单期,它能独立成一个关于「假如韦德成了犯罪帝王」的脑洞故事。提醒一点:这是一段三章故事的第二部分,开场直接承接前情,结尾亦未收束。
Who it's for
A good fit for
- 漫威死侍或蜘蛛侠系列的收藏者,想补齐年刊联动故事的人
- 喜欢平行宇宙、多重身份、错位设定类超级英雄故事的读者
- 能接受夸张卡通画风与密集吐槽式独白的美漫读者
- 正在按事件线(Identity Wars)整理阅读顺序的漫威读者
Not a good fit for
- 希望一册读完完整故事、无法接受三章拆分的读者
- 偏好严肃写实画风与角色心理深度的读者
- 对美漫平行宇宙、跨刊联动设定不熟悉的入门读者
Reading tips
- 先读《神奇蜘蛛侠年刊》第38期(Part 1),再读本册,最后接《不可思议的绿巨人们年刊》第1期(Part 3),才能读懂前情与收束。
- 阅读时留意「Dead-」系列反派与主宇宙角色的对应关系,这是本期恶趣味的主要看点。
- 初读可先跳过细枝末节的独白框,抓住主线:谁是真韦德、谁是Death Mask、死侍如何夺取黑帮之位。
- 若使用合订本(Identity Wars HC),可把三章连读,中章的作用更像桥梁,单读容易觉得高潮不足。
FAQ
这一册是《Identity Wars》的哪一部分?
它是三章联动的第二部分,原刊为《死侍年刊》第1期(Deadpool Annual #1,2011年5月4日发行,封面日期2011年7月),副标题「Identity Wars, Part 2」,又标作「In Between Worlds」。
需要先读蜘蛛侠年刊吗?
建议先读《神奇蜘蛛侠年刊》第38期。本册的平行宇宙设定、传送事故与蜘蛛侠线的铺垫都在第一章,直接读本册会丢失前情。
这本有官方中文版吗?
就目前可查资料,该期未见独立简体中文单行本出版记录,国内读者多以英文原刊或合订本阅读,具体中文版本信息建议以出版社官方书目为准。
编剧和画师是谁?
编剧为约翰·莱曼(John Layman),画师为Juan Doe,上色Fabio D'Auria,上字Clayton Cowles,封面由Steve McNiven与Mark Morales绘制。
和《复仇者》有关吗?
没有直接关系。它属于蜘蛛侠、死侍、绿巨人三条年刊线的联动,并非《复仇者》系列事件,容易与同期其他大事件混淆。
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