Get used to the new Deadpool, Marvel fans, because Wade Wilson has officially ceded the mantle to his daughter, Ellie, who has become the latest version of the iconic anti-hero. Though there will perhaps only ever be one true Merc With a Mouth, Ellie has quickly proven that she has more than what it takes to thrive under the red-and-black as Deadpool.
Marvel’s preview for Deadpool #7 – written by Cody Ziglar and Alexis Quasarano, with art by Andrea di Vito – depicts Wade Wilson’s daughter, Ellie Camacho, fully embracing her destiny as the next Deadpool, exhibited by the way she makes short, explosive work of a group of armed enemies.
The issue continues Ellie’s training under the mercenary Taskmaster, who – along with Wade, and their symbiote pet Princess – have formed Marvel’s most quixotic new family unit, as the new era of Deadpool kicks things up a notch.
Ellie Camacho, Marvel’s New Deadpool, Makes Her Violent Debut
Deadpool #7 –Written By Cody Ziglar And Alexis Quasarano, Art By Andrea di Vito
Given that she lacks the same anti-hero baggage as her dad…and is debuting as a firmly good character, it is likely that Ellie could become not just Marvel’s greatest Deadpool, but the most heroic.
Marvel’s latest Deadpool run has become a story about passing the torch, as its overall arc so far has focused on the reintroduction of Wade Wilson’s daughter, Ellie Camacho, and her training as a superhero. Now, she is officially taking on the role, and the preview for Deadpool #7 makes it clear that she is as fearless in combat as her father. Fans have so far responded enthusiastically to Ellie, and while readers shouldn’t expect Wade Wilson to never suit up again, this “changing of the guard,” so to speak, feels like it has the potential to stick.
Perhaps it is too early to say for sure, but Ellie has quickly proven to be a character that the younger demographic of comic fans gravitate toward, just as the original Deadpool captured preceding generations’ imaginations. That is to say, Ellie has been portrayed as smart, funny, and more than capable of handling her own in a fight. Given that she lacks the same anti-hero baggage as her dad – who was initially introduced as an antagonist – and is debuting as a firmly good character, it is likely that Ellie could become not just Marvel’s greatest Deadpool, but the most heroic.
Ellie Officially Earns The Deadpool Name – By Blowing Someone Up
It is perhaps the panel in which Ellie pops the pin on a grenade, punches into a man’s gut with it, and turns to walk away and strike a pose as it blows him to pieces, that she truly inherits her father’s role in the Marvel Universe.
The preview for Deadpool #7 also emphasizes – with the kind of caustic glee at the heart of the best Deadpool stories – that a Deadpool for a new generation does not mean the character will be in any way turned down. In fact, it is perhaps the panel in which Ellie pops the pin on a grenade, punches into a man’s gut with it, and turns to walk away and strike a pose as it blows him to pieces, that she truly inherits her father’s role in the Marvel Universe.
Readers will be excited to experience that moment in full, and find out what else Deadpool #7 has in store for Ellie, when the issue is released. For now, fans can wait in eager anticipation, knowing that the mantle of Deadpool is in good hands. A new era and a new version of any character is often a cause of both excitement and unease for comic book fans, but any concern that comes along with Wade Wilson being replaced as Marvel’s Deadpool has surely been alleviated by now.
Deadpool
#7
will be available October 2, 2024 from Marvel Comics.
Deadpool
The merc with the mouth first appeared in an issue of New Mutants in 1990, and since then has gone on to get his own series and a massive cult following. With his incredible powers of healing and regeneration, Deadpool was initially depicted as an X-Men villain but went on to become an anti-hero. After getting his own movie series starting in 2016, the third Deadpool movie finally brings the wisecracking, fourth-wall-breaking character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
