Once upon a time, a comic book didn’t need to be dark, grim, or gritty to be successful. Comic books — evolving from newspaper comic strips — were often referred to as “funny books” or “the funnies.” ...

This week’s Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time #1 revisits the Kills Again Deadpool who was brainwashed by a cabal of supervillains, led by the Red Skull, to kill the heroes of the MU.