Robserecaps Twenty Nine – episode 63 the Making of Deadpool part three
by Joe
Part three is here, mostly focusing on the merch, clocking in at over 100 minutes! Only one part to go, which is gonna be TV, cartoons and the movies I presume. As always, check out the episode for yourself!
- The characters the Rob created in New Mutants and X-Force have all stood the test of time
- the X-Franchise and Deadpool were nurtured back then like current day pop culture hits like Cobra Kai and the Mandalorian
- In some instances, like the launch of Ultimate Spider-Man, if you are lucky enough to have info or the script on an upcoming movie adaptation, you can tailor your book to mirror that film to give the illusion of working together
- Sadly, things like the currently pandemic, toys for Black Widow, Godzilla and Wonder Woman 1984 have already cycled out of toy shelves
- Deadpool is currently #2 behind Spider-Man as Marvel’s most licensed and recognizable character
- the Rob does an impression of a Jack in the Box
- the next step of Deadpool reaching the mass market was as a hidden character in the Ultimate Alliance franchise of video games
- Deadpool was so popular, people bought the Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions game because Deadpool was an unlockable character
- the Rob tells a story of Robert Kirkman whupping up on the Rob’s son Luke (who was nine at the time) in Marvel vs. Capcom
- At that time, the Rob’s kid loved Deadpool in these games, not knowing their dad was getting checks off these games
- the Rob talks about when the Deadpool solo game came out, he took his kids to buy a copy and got an earful from the store clerk about how violent the game is, how many complaints the game had received, even the store manager came out to make sure the Rob was familiar with the character
- the Rob got a call from someone high up at Warner Brothers calling him for cheat codes to unlock Deadpool in the Marvel Lego games
- the Rob states with a budget of $55 million, Deadpool out grossed Spider-Man Homecoming, with a budget of $175 million, by $30 million. Domestically. Worldwide, he neglects to mention, Spidey outgrossed Deadpool by $98 million
- Picking up a new car over the summer while wearing a mask, the Rob was approached by a toy vendor who wanted to do 30th anniversary Deadpool stuff
- at about 41 minutes in, we cut to an interview the Rob did with Marat Michaels, the Rob’s assistant from back in the 90’s and comic creator in his own right, who begins the interview by sneezing and snotting into the microphone…I think this is good enough
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