Salva Espin

Over the course of a number of volumes, annuals and miniseries, Gerry Duggan and his collaborators have turned Deadpool into one of the most tightly plotted and rewarding superhero titles on the stands. Next March, the running tension between Deadpool and his wife Shiklah will finally reach a boiling point as the Queen of Monster Metropolis stakes a claim on the surface world, and it's up to Wade, Spider-Man, and The Mercs For Money to stop her.

The Venom Symbiote bonds with Deadpool, giving him new powers and a stylish monochromatic look, in Deadpool: Back in Black #1 by Cullen Bunn and Salva Espin, the team behind Deadpool and the Mercs for Money. The comic follows directly on Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars, also written by Bunn, which shows the Merc with a Mouth briefly wearing the Symbiote on the original Battleword, before Spider-Man ever did.

Because there's no possible way you have enough Deadpool in your life, he's got a new series launching on February 3rd. Deadpool and the Mercs for Money, by Cullen Bunn and Salva Espin, features Wade Wilson leaning a team of mercenaries. Several of his allies are characters who've been around the Marvel Universe for a long time, such as Terror, Foolkiller, Solo, and Stingray.