Deadpool Creator Rob Liefeld Debuts Dreadpool Designs
Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld has debuted his designs for 'Dreadpool,' the genocidal alternate [...]
Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld has debuted his designs for "Dreadpool," the genocidal alternate reality version of Deadpool, a new character who will be showing up as part of the upcoming Major X comic book series.
Liefeld shared some panels of his Dreadpool artwork, along with the following caption on Instagram:
"Deadpool meet DREADPOOL! More than a Merc with shoulder pads and armor! Things get outta hand early on in the pages of MAJOR X #1! Out in 1 month! 27 years in the making!! #majorX #deadpool #robliefeld #cable #domino #xmen #marvel #xforce #robliefeldcreations"
Major X, will feature the titular mysterious new character in the "X" helmet, who battles Wolverine, Deadpool, Storm, Cable, and other X-Men, in what's being teased as a game-changing storyline for the franchise. Liefeld is writing the bi-monthly series as well as providing art for the first issue; Image Comics co-founding partner Whilce Portacio and former Teen Titans artist Brent Peeples will take over on issue #2.
Here's what Rob Liefeld told Comicbook.com, back when we spoke to him about Major X, earlier this year:
"Major X comes from a realm, another plane, called 'The X-istence.' It is populated only by mutants," Liefeld explained. "It's their special place. They're happy. They're living in harmony. The events that cause this portal to open, and for this 'The X-istence' to exist at all are subjects we deal with, and we answer. The absolute formation of The X-istence. Major X hails from there, and his home, the reason he's here encountering the current modern-day Marvel mutant landscape, is because The X-istence has been destroyed, and he is on a journey to restore his home."
It will be interesting to see the full mythos surrounding Major X, and how his alt-universe origin connects back to a character like Dreadpool. The big mystery of Major X will be which X-Men character is hiding under the helmet. As Liefeld explains, X-Men's legacy of character mystery is the driving force behind what he's doing:
"And I still get asked all the time, 'Who's your favorite character?' It's Wolverine," Liefeld continued. "It's always been Wolverine. He made me love comics and made me love the X-Men. And the thing about Wolverine also is the mystery. The mystery that they layered him with over multiple years. So with Cable, Deadpool, Domino, X-Force, I felt like I've subscribed to that notion of mystery and reviewing different layers."
Major X hits shelves this April.
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