Deadpool Team-up Volume 899, published by Marvel comics has Deadpool and Hercules teaming up against Arcade and an unknown villain. Fred Van Lente’s story though feels a little out of sorts. Unlike his work like “Incredible Hercules”, this issue is a bit of a dampener when it comes to humor. Hercules also seems to fit best with characters like Amadeus Cho who are straight and allow him to be the crazy one around. His chemistry with Deadpool in no way matches the magic that he creates with Amadeus Cho in “Incredible Hercules”.

Another negative aspect is that Arcade has always failed to impress readers as an interesting villain and Lente’s effort to reinvent the character falls short of everybody’s expectations. The story does have patches where it feels funny, but overall though the plot does not seem strong enough to sustain the story. The artwork of Dalibor Talajic also lacks a punch, although his work on the background seems much better than anyone around. His work on the interiors of Murderworld is really commendable.

Dalibor Talajic’s portrayal of the characters though seem a little stiff which is unlike what is expected from physically active characters like Deadpool and Hercules. The best thing for Marvel to do to maintain the popularity of Deadpool is to reduce the number of comics that are coming up which are decreasing the intensity of its stories. This present issue seems more like an attempt to increase the sales rather than provide the users with a good read.