The Deadpool v Gambit mini-series kicked off yesterday, and it had all the elements of a classic "Deadpool vs." comic. It starts out with Deadpool waiting in line for coffee, at Work Juice, of course talking to himself, making a reference to something of cultural importance. This time he was muttering to himself about how Sartre, a French philosopher and playwright, was wrong when he said, "hell is other people," but Deadpool continues by saying, "Hell is the best coffee in town being featured in 'Time Out New York... Because the lines are just... Wait! Sartre was right!" He kind of misinterpreted the famous quote by Jean Paul Sartre, but it is Deadpool, and the reference makes, because not everyone is going to know what the quote is really trying to say.
After Deadpool realizes that Sartre is right, Gambit, who is few spots in line ahead of Deeadpool, realizes that they are waiting in the same line and greets him. At this point it appears as though that thy are going to fight; Gambit charges his cards with kinetic energy, ready to throw them, and Deadpool reaches for his katana. But, instead of fighting they set the scene for flashback sequence, from the last time they saw each other. Deadpool starts it off by saying, "Last time [we saw each other] was that thing with Spider-Man and Daredevil, right?" The flashback begins with Spider-Man, in a button up shirt, pants, and sports jacket, with his "Spidey-Suit" and mask on underneath, in a museum looking at a clay-stone artifact, talking to a little girl about how he lives in the best city in the world, but never takes advantage of it.
Then at that moment he is hit in the head by one of Daredevil's batons, and Daredevil says, "Spider-Man, I am mad at you!" Then the "super-hero fight" begins and the fight takes them all through midtown, running into the Jade Dragons, a theatre where a rehearsal for a musical is taking place, and a hipster street market. And the whole time they were making witty remarks and observations. One of the funniest things they talked about was their own fight and how there seems to be so many "super-hero fights." At some point during the fight Daredevil says, "A lot of super-hero fights these days come down political or philosophical differences." And Spider-Man would later say in response, "Instead of talking, it's coming to blows." Later they would both make more witty observations and references about hipster diet restrictions and why they dislike musicals, but if I sat here and tried to tell you every joke they make I would be here forever.
The whole time I was reading this fight I am sitting there anticipating and waiting for Deadpool and Gambit to join the fight some how, but they never do, because (plot twist) they were pretending to be Spider-Man and Daredevil the entire time. After finding this out, I thought to myself, "Well, it was weird that Daredevil was contributing to the banter through out the fight," but at the time, because I assumed Deadpool was narrating and giving his own interpretation of the story, I did not even question it.
Deadpool and Gambit were fighting as Spider-Man and Daredevil, because they were pulling a con for a guy named Chalmers and did not want to be recognized. Chalmers sold diamonds to criminal organizations, and through out the fight Deadpool and Gambit would break into the headquarters of these organizations and steal the diamonds back, mid-fight. Then at the end of the con, when they were celebrating and congratulating each other, Gambit notices that there is a gun taped underneath the table and in response to Deadpool asking him why they do not team up more often, he says, "Because of the inevitable double cross..." A fight then breaks out where Deadpool and Gambit completely retrace their steps and at some point they realize that they were set up by Chalmers, who ended up making off with the entire score.
Now the story comes back to the present where they both say how badly they want to take revenge on Chalmers, and seemingly out of nowhere Chalmers appears. The comic ends with all three of them sitting down drinking coffee, and Chalmers telling Deadpool and Gambit that he has another job for them, one that would be even better than the last.
