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DescriptionDeadpool Annual #1 CoverArt by Tradd Moore Fashionably late to the Deadpool art party! Deadpool and Madcap do their best "Spidey's pointing fingers at each other" impression, as an arsenal of weapons approach them in Kirby-esque tech machine style on this humorous cover (that includes a nod to Looney Tunes as well) to Deadpool Annual #1 (2013) by Tradd Moore. I have a soft spot for Madcap and back in 2014, when I was first getting back into reading/collecting comics again after a bit of an absence since getting "a real job", I grabbed this issue from the shelf at a local shop and gave it a read (among others). Not only was it a fun team-up between 2 of Marvel's silliest/funniest characters, but it retroactively explained some easter egg details about Deadpool's mainline series. It is revealed the White Caption Boxes which appeared throughout Daniel Way's Deadpool (Vol. 4) series were actually Madcap inside Deadpool's mind. This issue explains how they merged and how they separated. The first part of the issue takes place before Deadpool (Vol. 4 2008-2012) #1 and the second part takes place before Deadpool (Vol. 5 2013-2015) #1. I had no clue who the cover artist was at the time, never heard of him or gave it a second thought. Costly mistake I guess, lol. But happy that eventually I ended up with this cover art that gives me "modern nostalgia" for comics, rather than childhood nostalgia. This was a time that I started going to conventions/comic shows, reading new releases again (and re-reading old favorites too), collecting bigger key issues/slabs for the first time, etc. Sadly it took another 3-4 years after that before I started collecting original art, but I got there eventually. Social/Sharing |
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Mark V 
Member Since 2021
1 - Posted on 7/30/2024
Boom! Tradd is one of the premier Deadpool artists, even though I don't think he did any interior work on the character. I'd love to track it down if he did.
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
Posted on 7/30/2024
Mark V wrote:
Boom! Tradd is one of the premier Deadpool artists, even though I don't think he did any interior work on the character. I'd love to track it down if he did.
Would be great to see some interior Deadpool storytelling by Tradd for sure!! I'd be all for that
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
Posted on 7/30/2024
M L wrote:
Trademark Tradd details! Banging cover!thank you sir!! practically "vintage" too when it comes to Tradd I suppose lol
Steve Day Vich
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 7/30/2024
This is awesome and I'm filled with awe and a hair of jealousy.
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
Posted on 7/30/2024
Steve Day Vich wrote:
This is awesome and I'm filled with awe and a hair of jealousy.
Thanks Steve!! Appreciate it :) - many pieces in your awesome collection I'd love to have as well ;)
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 7/30/2024
Rick W wrote:
Well timed post. Love the machinery!
Thanks Rick!! lots of little details in there to notice and discover everytime I look at it for sure. Even 11 years ago earlier in his career Tradd put a ton of work in clearly!
Carl Choi
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 7/30/2024
Congrats on this one Kavi! This has always been one of my favorite Deadpool covers from Tradd and I'm glad its found its way to an amazing home!! Whoohoooo!!!
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
Posted on 7/30/2024
Carl Choi wrote:
Congrats on this one Kavi! This has always been one of my favorite Deadpool covers from Tradd and I'm glad its found its way to an amazing home!! Whoohoooo!!!
Thanks Carl buddy!! knew you would appreciate it as big of a Tradd fan and collector you are!! Love this one! :)
Comic Art Channel
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 7/30/2024
Beauty! There's definitely a modern nostalgia.
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
Posted on 7/30/2024
Comic Art Channel wrote:
Beauty! There's definitely a modern nostalgia.
thanks man!! and absolutely agree. I have 3 main periods of nostalgia and depending on who you ask, they are all considered "modern" to some degree. The first being the late 80s and all of the 90s, childhood. The second being early 2000s (high school). The third is getting back into comics as an adult (2010s). I've been focusing more on those time periods generally speaking even though the stuff older than that I do have a lot of love/appreciation for I can't put those into a nostalgic bucket for me since I was either too young to appreciate or not even alive lol
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 7/30/2024
I love Madcap! A fun, silly character. I'm not the biggest fan of Moore's style from SSB onward, but I'm absolutely a fan of the style he was employing before that and this is a great example. Great composition and I especially love the modernized take on the Kirby Tech!
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 7/30/2024
Ruben DaCollector wrote:
I love Madcap! A fun, silly character. I'm not the biggest fan of Moore's style from SSB onward, but I'm absolutely a fan of the style he was employing before that and this is a great example. Great composition and I especially love the modernized take on the Kirby Tech!
Thanks Ruben!! Yeah Madcap is awesome haha, sad origin story but absolutely ridiculously silly personality ever since. Prob one of my favorite overall B-tier (or lets face it C-tier or lower) Marvel characters!
I hear ya re: Moore's SSB and beyond style changing, and although I personally love that newer style from him as well I can see it not working for various tastes. Thats another part of what makes the hobby so great, to each their own as far as artists and styles. I would say personally I prefer his earlier stuff but I also really like what he's been doing the last 5 or so years too.
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 7/30/2024
Hey, you got there, right?! All that matters, man!
Fun piece for sure, and I hear you about Madcap - an endearing offbeat character, wacky and wild. I guess you can say that about Wade, too :) So, yes, a prime pairing here, and rendered by Tradd?! Fergetaboutit! Nice depth and got those trademark Tradd inks. Congrats, man!
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 7/30/2024
K Gearon wrote:
Hey, you got there, right?! All that matters, man!
Fun piece for sure, and I hear you about Madcap - an endearing offbeat character, wacky and wild. I guess you can say that about Wade, too :) So, yes, a prime pairing here, and rendered by Tradd?! Fergetaboutit! Nice depth and got those trademark Tradd inks. Congrats, man!
haha yeah I got there eventually, but if i had a time machine...lmao ;-p
and thanks bro!! def 2 of my favorite characters that lean on humor more than others, so it was a team up I really enjoyed when I read it - so to own the cover many years later is awesome for me. Tradd def brings it with the details and inks on this cover
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 7/30/2024
Oh man! Deadpool and Madcap on the same cover? Very jealous. 😊 Major congrats on this one.
Alberto Gonzalez
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 7/30/2024
WOW WOW WOW!!!!! Gorgeous Tradd Moore cover Kavi!! I love all the machinery on it, and Deadpool AND Mad Cap make for a fun combination!! Huge congrats!!!
Ian Saint
Member Since 2021
1 - Posted on 7/30/2024
Well there that is. Amazing! Congrats on a Tradd cover Kavi!
Derek Crabbe
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 7/31/2024
Secret Bros on Madcap! And the Looney Toons nod is great!
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
Posted on 7/31/2024
Derek Crabbe wrote:
Secret Bros on Madcap! And the Looney Toons nod is great!
Madcap bros for sure, I knew you'd enjoy this one haha!!
Toni S
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 7/31/2024
The right moment to get this extraordinary cover!!! Desdpool is trendy!!!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 7/31/2024
The life in annual is a Tradd and a prize
A stair Wade to darkness in the ink of the line
As Looney Tunes nears to learn he'll never be running fad
The man in the art will bring another Madcap
Your cover told Pool that you're not supposed to talk to strangers
Look in the mirror, tell me, do you think you life's in cover, yeah?
No Moore tears (Tears, tears)
No Moore tears (Tears, tears)
No Moore tears (Tears, tears)
No Moore tears (Tears, tears)
(Tears, tears...)
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 7/31/2024
Marcus Wai wrote:
The life in annual is a Tradd and a prize
A stair Wade to darkness in the ink of the line
As Looney Tunes nears to learn he'll never be running fad
The man in the art will bring another Madcap
Your cover told Pool that you're not supposed to talk to strangers
Look in the mirror, tell me, do you think you life's in cover, yeah?
No Moore tears (Tears, tears)
No Moore tears (Tears, tears)
No Moore tears (Tears, tears)
No Moore tears (Tears, tears)
(Tears, tears...)
Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Kavi Kavi Kavi!
F M
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 7/31/2024
I love the sense of depth Tradd created on this one, using everything to point to the characters. Great addition.
Kelsey S
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 7/31/2024
Awesome! If anyone would fit in looney toons it would be Deadpool. Congrats!
Tyler T
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 7/31/2024
Love the long vertical feel to this cover. Factor in the insane detail of the arsenal and you have a gorgeous Tradd cover. Congrats Kavi!
Anthony T
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 7/31/2024
Great cover! Really enjoyed the run of Deadpool covers Tradd did.
James Dornoff
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 8/1/2024
Such a great cover, and a wonderful piece to honor Deadpool for the movie release. Huge congrats on this historic beauty.
Eranga Devasurendra
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 8/1/2024
One of my favorite periods of Tradd's art! Such a great image...congrats, man!
Rob R
Member Since 2019
Forum Moderator
1 - Posted on 8/5/2024
I used to own this one! Really impressive in person. I'm glad you ended up with it!
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
Posted on 8/5/2024
Rob R wrote:
I used to own this one! Really impressive in person. I'm glad you ended up with it!
Cool !! It has a solid pedigree of owners haha, appreciate you letting it go so that it eventually made it's way to me :)
Kasra Ghanbari
Member Since 2004
CAF Administrator
1 - Posted on 8/8/2024
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