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Deadpool v Zack Snyder: Dawn of Jokes about DC in Marvel movies & comics

In this week's Marvel-ous, we delight in Deadpool's meta Marvel jokes about Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, Justice League, and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movies.

Believe it or not, superhero mercenaries with swords and guns are a dime a dozen in superhero comics - let me tell you about the X-Cutioner one day. Nevertheless, Deadpool elevated himself above the norm with his witty quips and pottymouth, as if Dennis Leary played Spider-Man. Where it particularly sings (and stings) is when Deadpool makes meta jokes about things outside the bounds of the stories he's in. And in the Deadpool comics and the three Deadpool movies to date, his favorite punching bag is Zack Snyder's DC movies.

Every week Popverse embraces its Marvel fandom with an unvarnished, super-saccharine take on a Marvel moment we love in our series, Marvel-ous. This week, we are looking at Deadpool & Wolverine's cameo by Henry Cavill as Wolverine (or Cavillrine) as the latest in a long line of jokes Deadpool has had about Snyder's DC,

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Chris Arrant

Chris Arrant: Chris Arrant is the Popverse's Editor-in-Chief. He has written about pop culture for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel, Newsarama, CBR, and more. He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards, and the Stan Lee Awards. (He/him)

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