Deadpool: Samurai announces hiatus – ComicBook.com

The Merc With a Mouth has had a big year in 2024, as Deadpool and Wolverine remains one of the best films of the year. Successfully entering the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Deadpool manga, Deadpool: Samuraicontinued to release new chapters exploring a very different side of Wade Wilson. In the manga’s story, Wade fought classic Marvel villains like Thanos and Loki while teaming up with My Hero Academia All Might in a forever crossover. Unfortunately, it looks like the regenerating loudmouth will be taking a break from the manga world due to mysterious circumstances.

Deadpool: Samurai debuted in the pages of Shonen Jump in 2020, offering the first solo manga story focusing on Wade Wilson. Since its debut date, Marvel and Shueisha have collaborated on several titles, featuring characters such as Spider-Man, Iron Man and many other heroes and villains from the Marvel Comics roster. Most recently, the Merc With A Mouth returned via hilarious trolling as a new Shueisha series, Secret Administratorwas actually the continuation of Wade’s manga adventure, albeit with an entirely new title. With recent chapters introducing a new character who appears to be a fusion of Wade and Wolverine, the hiatus may be a disappointment for those who have followed Deadpool’s time in Shonen Jump.

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Deadpool’s hiatus explained

Unfortunately, no official reason for the hiatus has been announced for Deadpool: Samurai following the release of its 20th chapter. Viz’s official statement revealed that the manga was going on an indefinite hiatus due to “various circumstances.” A statement regarding the hiatus was also released by the manga’s writer, Sanshirō Kasama, also unable to reveal what caused the break: “There are several reasons! I can’t go into details, but I’m sorry!!”

Deadpool: The Samurai’s Final Arc

In Deadpool: Samurai In the latest storyline, Wade is joined by two unexpected allies, Loki and Sakura Spider (a new take on the classic wall-crawler). Much like the MCU at the moment, Wade’s manga adventures have delved headlong into the multiverse as new iterations of Deadpool become known. Case in point, “Wolverine Pool” arrives in the manga and Wade even reveals that he had a previous story in the main Marvel Comics universe.

AS this new fusion of Logan and Wade explains, he is one of the most powerful iterations of any character to date: “In my world, my skeleton was replaced with Adamantium instead of Wolverine’s. I am Wolverine-Pool. I am a superior version of you in every way. I have no vulnerabilities.” Based on how the fight plays out in the rest of Chapter 20, that certainly seems to be the case.

Deadpool: Samurai Future

If this ends up being the final chapter of Wade Wilson’s manga, the series would end on a cliffhanger. After impaling Wolverine-Pool on a log in a similar fashion to the film, Logan, the fusion villain stands up as Deadpool, Loki, and Sakura Spider attack his foe.

There is currently no word on whether Deadpool: Samurai will receive an anime adaptation but it certainly has more than enough moments to make an impact on the small screen. Manga readers will definitely be crossing their fingers that Viz, writer Sanshiro Kasama, and artist Hikaru Uesugi release more chapters in the future for the manga iteration of the Merc With A Mouth.

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