Kelly Thompson, Deadpool made his debut in New Mutants #98 and therefore shares a special story with X-Men. For decades, he fought for, with and against the mutant kind. In Deadpool #6 by Kelly Thompson, she reveals that Wade Wilson will be seen crossing paths with Krakoa’s mutants.
Thompson in a recent interview spoke about Deadpool #6’s release. and what’s there for Deadpool in the future.
Kelly Thompson reveals how she feels about her return to Deadpool #6 and shared her viewpoint on Wade. She said, “It’s so great to be back. I feel bad though because for people that are loving the book we have run into a bandsaw schedule-wise. Just as we were about to drop two standalone issues last April that kind of changed our direction just a little bit (Deadpool #5 and Deadpool #6), COVID-19 hit.
And even after that, scheduling has been tricky and left us with a big gap between issue releases. So, I really can’t wait for people to read Deadpool #6 as it’s one of my favorite issues we’ve done and sets up this second arc with Elsa that I’m excited about. I think for me, like the fans, it’s mostly been a lot of anxious waiting around for Wade to get to come back and thinking about what should come next for him after issue #9.”
Thompson even talked about her take on Wade leaving Monster Isle for Krakoa in Deadpool #6. She also reveals why she thinks Deadpool and X-Men relations are being constructed now.
Thompson said, “Mostly he’s pissed. [Laughs]
In general, the X-Men (and everyone maybe?) have fairly abusive relationships with Deadpool. People use him for his skills when convenient for them. But they also shut him out of being a part of their lives in big ways. He is rarely welcomed in to be a part of their lives…or even just respected.
And I’m not saying that’s unwarranted… Wade is a wild card and he’s hard to trust or predict…it’s like willingly letting a tornado into your life… but if you can’t handle the tornado at dinner, maybe don’t call the tornado when you need help, y’ know?
So it’s fair I think for Wade to be feeling a bit resentful about that and when a way to break into Krakoa sort of drops in his lap, of course, he’s going to take it.”
Thompson shares information about X-Men during “Dawn of X“. She said, “So exciting. I’ve made no secret of my deep and eternal love of the X-Men and I’m always pumped to get to play in their pool. I jammed in as many X-Men cameos as we could muster in 20 pages and still tell a reasonably coherent story.
We get Emma Frost, Wolverine, Storm, Magik, Rogue, Armor, Polaris, and very small cameos from Beast, Sage, and Glob…I don’t think Beast even gets any lines? Sorry, Beast!”.
Thompson on Kevin Libranda, the artist of the story
“First of all, he draws the absolute cutest Jeff The Land Shark…he also designed this terrific character called Jelby who is ridiculous and has my entire heart. But this was a tough issue with so many guest stars and a good amount of action but also some emotional Deadpool stuff and Kevin just sailed through it all – he made it look so easy”.
Thompson also talks about the challenges she faced while dealing with the character like Deadpool
“Well, I knew I would love doing it. But I think, like so many things in life, the thing I love most about it is also the most challenging thing – which is that Wade can do anything – and has done almost everything. So, it’s a challenge to find genuinely new adventures for him – and great creators have taken him to dark, inspiring, and revelatory places too – so finding a way to do that again in a way that brings something new – it’s a tough ask.
Probably my biggest surprise so far has been how easy it was to get to Wade’s emotional core. He’s meta so he feels like he’s shielding himself, but I’ve found him far less guarded than a lot of characters I’ve tried to get inside”.
Kelly Thompson reveals what information she expects fans to have about Deadpool #6 and beyond
She said, ” I want them to know that issue #6 is perhaps my favorite issue yet. We had all those great guest stars. But we also get to see Wade being hilariously petty (always fun) – but also being right – or at least mostly right!
The X-Men don’t treat him with respect and he maybe freaks out about it inappropriately, but he’s got a solid point. They should also know that our new arc – which I believe starts in October – is tentatively called ‘True Love Story’. It is a dark weird ride.”
