Warning: Spoilers for Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine and Marvel Comics' Deadpool #5!Deadpool canonized one of his best jokes Deadpool and Wolverine in comics. The effect Deadpool and Wolverine was an incredible win for the MCU over the summer. It became the first film in the MCU since then Avengers: Endgame grossing over $1 billion at the box office and continues to delight fans around the world. Now, one of his best jokes has found its way into the comics and canonized a key moment from the movie.
In Deadpool #5 by Cody Ziglar and Andrea Di Vito, Deadpool confronts Death Grip after being hunted by the latter. His abilities have managed to stop Deadpool's healing factor, putting him at risk of death in the near future. However, despite the odds stacked against him, Deadpool continues to fight harder than he has. He tells Death Grip to keep moving forward “my family My daughters. And of course, Doug. Love that guy!“
It's a funny little moment in Deadpool & Associates that shows someone outside of their inner circle cares. However, When compared to Peter Deadpool and Wolverineit's essentially the comic book version of that character.
Doug is Earth-616's version of Peter From Deadpool and Wolverine
Deadpool #5 by Cody Ziglar and Andrea Di Vito
During the big fight with the Deadpool Corps in the popular MCU movie, Deadpool and Wolverine find themselves in a tough spot when they realize that every Deadpool they kill can regenerate. But when all hope seems lost, Peter rushes onto the scene and becomes a hero in his Deadpool costume. When the members of the Deadpool Corps realize who he is, the fight stops immediately, reveals that every Deadpool is a Peter in his own universe and they all absolutely love him. It's the hilarious banter that keeps Peter a staple of Deadpool's circle of friends.
In a way, Doug is the Marvel Universe's version of Peter. He's a regular guy like Peter, with nothing on his mind but doing the best he can, while also taking time out for his lunch break. He has no place in Deadpool's world, but Deadpool loves him anyway because of how reliable he can be. He even gave the character “it really brings a vibrant and engaging energy to the work environment and gives work purpose.”
Doug is probably not an exact version of Peter, but he captures the spirit of the character
Don't have a mustache? No problem!
Perhaps the biggest drawback to Doug being Marvel Comics' version of Peter is that he's not necessarily a variant of the character. However, this does not prevent him from fulfilling this important role. Spider-Verse revealed that someone could take any name or form they wanted as long as it fulfilled the title of a certain canon event, for example, Peter is Spider-Gwen's Uncle Ben. Moreover, in the year Deadpool comics, Deadpool even found a comic book version of his girlfriend Vanessa in the movie, giving him one of the best relationships he's ever had without being the same character.
There's no rule that says Doug can't play Peter, and the comic iteration of Deadpool makes it abundantly clear in his defense. Importantly, Doug brings light to Deadpool's life outside of his tight circle of friends. It's a brilliant way to canonize the great joke in each Deadpool The multiverse has its own Peter, more demonstrated Deadpool and WolverineImpact as Marvel Comics expands to the multiverse.
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Deadpool
The merc with a mouth first appeared in issue one The New Mutants in 1990 and has continued to gain its own series and a huge cult following ever since. With incredible powers of healing and regeneration, Deadpool was originally portrayed as an X-Men villain, but later became an anti-hero. After getting his own movie series that started in 2016, the third Deadpool movie finally brings the wily, fourth-wall-busting character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.