You Are (Not) Deadpool: A Marvel: Multiverse Missions Adventure Gamebook

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The anarchic and tongue-in-cheek tone of You are (not) Deadpool definitely distinguishes it from other books of the same format and helps create a unique relationship between reader, protagonist and author.

The first branch of the story tree takes you one of three ways – exploring the land, the skies, or the subterranean world. There seems to be plenty of alternate endings and the achievements section in the end of the book encourages multiple play-throughs. But if I had to guess, it's because Deadpool talking to himself for most of the book wouldn't be as much fun. I'll tell you now, there's some truth to Jack Nicholson's character in The Shining, so it's probably a good thing that I'm not a grumpy, alcoholic git. Grab the book for road trips, dentist appointment, and visits to the DMV and try not to laugh too hard.The story of the book was brilliant and cleverly wrote which made it flow really well and I was laughing alone the way. I became a fan of Deadpool ever since Ryan Reynolds slipped into the red hot tights so I was excited when my request was approved. It would be cool to see the title eventually get developed into a proper app like some of the classic Fighting Fantasy books have done, incorporating the inventory system and dice rolls into the actual book. When host Adam Corolla asked Miller if he is close to Reynolds, who stars as the titular superhero in the movies, the guest replied, “I got along with him a lot better on the first Deadpool because he wasn’t a huge, huge movie star. This reminded me of the old timey fun timey Choose Your Adventure books I used to read as a kid, except for adult audiences/players with the Merc with a Mouth.

At the same time we're not always hemmed in on the one and the same path – Chapter 2, as it were, has three kinds and we can only use one per 'play'. Good-hearted mischief spirals into a sinister plot full of impenetrable bank vaults, crime lords stroking their (lack of) mustaches in very evil ways, and an assortment of offensively stylish suits that are begging to be blown up, Deadpool discovers his choices are no longer his own – they’re yours!The characters and action feel very true to what one would expect from the Marvel comics, and it's tons of fun to play through. You have to ignore you're clearly the sixth such lackey he's gone through, but the idea he relies on you to un-Deadpool his decision-making so as to appear less obvious about things is a nice touch.