"Deadpool Ends Marvel's Bloodiest Trilogy with Final Universe Kill"

2011's *Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe* certainly lived up to its name, showcasing what happens when Wade Wilson loses control and starts eliminating the heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe. The popularity of this series led writer Cullen Bunn and artist Dalibor Talajić to reunite for a sequel in 2017, *Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again*. Now, they're back to conclude the saga with *Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time*, where Wade's wrath extends beyond a single universe to the entire Marvel multiverse.

IGN had the chance to delve into the final installment of this thrilling trilogy through an email interview with Cullen Bunn. Before diving into the details, take a moment to enjoy an exclusive preview of the first issue below:

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Cullen Bunn has been a prolific creator in the Deadpool universe, crafting stories like *Deadpool: Killustrated*, *Night of the Living Deadpool*, and *Deadpool & the Mercs for Money*. When asked if he had always envisioned a trilogy, Bunn shared, “I never knew that series would go anywhere or be anything more than me having a good time writing a comic. I can't help myself, though. I love thinking about where stories could go. I ask myself constantly... what's next? When I was first working on *Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe*, my first pitch after I completed that series was *Deadpool Kills the Marvel Multiverse*. At least, that was one of three initial pitches, including *Deadpool Kills the Marvel Cosmic Universe*, *Deadpool Kills the Marvel Zombies*, *Deadpool's Secret Wars*, and *Deadpool Killustrated*. Two of those happened, but the Multiverse book was the closest to what we've got coming up. And, frankly, now is a much better time to do that story!”

Escalating the conflict in a trilogy where Deadpool has already annihilated the X-Men, Avengers, and Fantastic Four is no small feat. Bunn's solution was to expand into the multiverse, allowing Wade to confront a variety of new and distorted versions of Marvel's characters, including Cap-Wolves and Worldbreaker Hulks. Bunn explains, “The multiverse most certainly opens up a lot of new avenues of exploration. We wanted this to be different from what you've seen before in the series. We wanted to show Deadpool battling different versions of Marvel heroes (many readers will have seen before, many who are new). I spent a lot of time researching the 'worst' (meaning 'the best') variants of Marvel heroes and villains. What I didn’t realize when I set out is that we were creating the most epic Deadpool story of all time. How's that for an escalation? How's that for throwing the gauntlet down?”

Bunn remains tight-lipped about specific match-ups beyond what's been teased in the solicitation for issue #1, but he promises an array of exciting characters. “I'm not going to spoil anything in the book. If I had my druthers, I wouldn't have even mentioned Cap-Wolf and Worldbreaker Hulk,” he says. “There are some cool, cool characters showing up in this series. Dozens and dozens of them. And Deadpool is battling some of the most powerful heroes and villains in the multiverse. How's he gonna manage to bring them down? There are some characters showing up in this book that from the ‘I've been reading comics a long time and love some obscure characters’ perspective that haven't been seen in over 30 years. Will those be the most epic of the battles? You'll have to see.”

Dalibor Talajić's artistic contribution was a standout in *Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again*, where he varied artistic styles to contrast the gore with Deadpool's sanitized mental vision. Bunn assures that Talajić will continue to innovate visually in the trilogy's conclusion. “With *Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again*, we wanted to play with different eras and styles of comics,” Bunn notes. “With this new book, we're not changing the overall visual style for each kill. Where Dalibor really gets to shine, though, is in his interpretations of different worlds... different versions of our heroes... and a different version of [REDACTED] than you have ever seen before. Dalibor is a master of his craft always, but he's bringing some real insanity to the page in this!”

While referred to as a trilogy, the first two *Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe* books are not directly connected, each offering different reasons for Deadpool's rampage. In the first, he becomes a nihilistic killer after learning he's a comic book character; in the second, a different Wade is coerced by villains. Regarding the connection between the third book and the previous volumes, Bunn teases, “It's a fresh start... sort of. The story stands completely on its own. You need not read any of the other series. At the beginning of the story, though, observant readers might pick up on a few interesting tidbits that may connect to what has come before. Most importantly, though--this is its own story.”

The previous books portrayed Deadpool as a sympathetic figure despite his actions. Bunn hints that the protagonist in *Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time* will be even more relatable. “I think the Deadpool we see in this book is much more sympathetic than the killer Deadpool in the other series,” he says. “With this, we thought ‘What if Deadpool killed the Marvel Universe... and we were rooting for him to succeed?’ It is definitely challenging to set the stories apart. With this one, Deadpool's mission... and his headspace... make this book completely different. His headspace. I can't wait for readers to get that joke.”

*Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time #1* is set to release on April 2, 2025. For more on what's coming from Marvel, check out what to expect from Marvel in 2025 and see IGN's most anticipated comics of 2025.