Marvel Comics announced a new ‘Deadpool’ volume by writer Cody Ziglar and artist Rogê Antônio ahead of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’s release on July 26 and teased his ultimate end.
A preview from the upcoming ‘Deadpool #6’ showed the villain punching a hole through the hero’s chest. The press release that followed the cover art read:
“Cody Ziglar and Rogê Antônio’s ‘Deadpool’ run reaches a startling turning point this September with the death of Wade Wilson! Stay tuned in the weeks ahead for an announcement about an all-new era of the series kicking off in ‘Deadpool #6.’”
The issue saw Death Grip’s debut as a new villain who is obsessed with killing. The editor noted on the teaser image:
“This is the first issue of a new era and killing Deadpool now would be an insane thing to do. Which is exactly why we’re doing it.”
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New Villain’s Mission To Kill Off Deadpool
Deadpool faced death multiple times in the comics, but Death Grip is a new kind of challenge for him. The villain is dedicated to end the Marvel hero for good. Cody Ziglar said of him in a chat with ComicBook.com:
“Without spoiling anything, Wade’s unkillable, he has a pretty laissez-faire attitude towards anything, and Death Grip is a character that has a unique approach to that stuff. He’s a guy that, we get into it later in this series, but he has studied the Mystic Arts, like a Doctor Strange-type academy. Only he failed out. He’s a mix of mystic with someone like Shang-Chi or some of Iron Fist’s abilities.”
He continued:
“Someone who has a touch of mystic abilities, but also martial arts prowess who has built a cult-like religion around the concept of chasing death and finding an avatar for death and what is more enticing to him than someone who is ‘unkillable.’ A lot of the conflict is based around Death Grip trying to find this unkillable person and seeing what he can learn from someone who’s unkillable. If your pursuit in life is learning deadly martial arts, what better than practicing on someone who seemingly can’t be killed?”
‘Deadpool #6’ will come out in September 2024.
