Remember the year 2012? Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 60th year on the throne. Freakish physical specimens from around the world lifted heavy stuff and ran fast in a thing called “the Olympics.” The Mayan Calendar, regrettably, got proven incorrect in its prediction of the apocalypse. Oh yeah—and Deadpool killed the Marvel Universe.

On July 5, prepare to do it all over again—the Deadpool killing the Marvel Universe part—with DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE AGAIN #1! Writer Cullen Bunn and artist Dalibor Talajić reunite with a brand-new five part series as the Merc with a Mouth ravages his way across all of Marvel existence one more time.

We sat down with Cullen to try and spill one or two secrets about what to expect when Deadpool kills the Marvel Universe, again.

Marvel.com: Cullen, can you tell us a few names on Deadpool’s kill list? Pretty please!

Cullen Bunn: He’s killing the entire Marvel universe! That means every name is on the kill list! Duh!

Actually, that’s not entirely true. This time around, Deadpool isn’t just setting out on rampant murder spree without direction. He has specific targets he’s trying to take out. I kept a growing list of everyone Deadpool kills in the series. That helped us keep all the deaths straight. Trust me, the list is very, very long.

I don’t want to get into too much detail, but I’ll give you an example of how this series is a little different than the original. When I wrote the first series, lots of fans gave me trouble when Wade killed Spider-Man in the second issue. I can’t blame them. It was tragic. And as a peace offering, in the second issue of this series, Wade goes after the entire Spider-Family. Those spider symbols might as well be targets.

See? I love you guys. I’m a giver.

Marvel.com: Who—or what—might be motivating the Merc this time around?

Cullen Bunn: I could tease them, but that would just make them very angry. They don’t like teasing. And they have Deadpool doing their dirty work for them, and I’ve already been killed by Deadpool more than once.

Did I say “them”? That would mean there’s more than one person pulling the strings, wouldn’t it?

Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again #1 cover by Dave Johnson

It’s true. There is a vast conspiracy at work behind the scenes here. And while we reveal the members of this conspiracy in the first issue, I think figuring out the mystery of what’s going on will be a big part of the fun for readers.

Marvel.com: What kind of weapons might we witness in use?

Cullen Bunn: So many weapons!

As you can imagine, if Deadpool is going to kill some of the Marvel Universe’s heavy hitters, he’s going to need some heavy ordinance. I’m not going to reveal his top secret weapons cache. It’s top secret, after all. But Deadpool’s going to surprise the heroes—and the readers—as only Deadpool can.

Marvel.com: You’ve mentioned that Dalibor is working with a few different styles for this book—what could that mean?

Cullen Bunn: With this series, we’re going to be honoring the history of comics and the vastly different styles of comics that have been delighting readers for ages. Of course, we’re honoring these wonderful comics with excessive violence and bloodshed, but that’s what we do. Dalibor has the chance to play with plenty of different styles here, as we explore how Deadpool views the world…and how the world really is. Dalibor kept telling me to challenge him; to “make his eyes bleed”—so I went right along with his request.

DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE AGAIN, by Cullen Bunn and artist Dalibor Talajić, starts the murder spree on July 5!

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As directed by The Emperor, I have infiltrated the ranks of the so-called Rebellion under the guise of an expert in combat related trauma. As this is hardly a stretch, I have been easily believed. While the assignment has been largely unfruitful—in the humble opinion of this therapist—I recently had an opportunity to meet with two individuals identified by the Empire as “high interest targets.” For reasons I respect but do not understand, my offer to eliminate them myself was rejected. Instead, I was told to act my part and pass along any and all information gained. This report is a fulfillment of that request. I maintain my protest of the decision to allow them to live, however.

Skywalker and Organa are two adults, a man and woman, respectively. Organa is a princess by birth and appears to be acting as a tactical leader of the Rebellion. Skywalker is a pilot and I have heard him spoken about as the man who destroyed the Death Star although this writer does not know if this is merely legend or something more.

Recently the two found themselves stranded together on a desert planet. Upon their return, I insisted they needed to meet with me to be cleared. Although both subjects expressed some objection, they did not ultimately resist the request.

Organa presents as confident and driven. While she recently experienced the death of her home world via the Empire’s actions, she does not show signs of a trauma response to it. She is angry, for certain, and acknowledges a level of grieving but one might be tempted to say she is so at peace with it to perhaps be in denial. She is a princess without a kingdom and it seems only to have strengthened her resolve and commitment to this hideous Rebellion force.

Star Wars #33 cover by Mike Mayhew

Skywalker, on the other hand, is volatile. While I know it is the position of the Empire to not look down upon faith in the so-called Force—in deference to Lord Vader, I assume—this writer continues to regard it with a level of skepticism. Therefore, Skywalker’s self-identifying himself as a Jedi trainee comes across as near delusional. Additionally, he is barely in control over the death of his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi who he states was killed by Darth Vader sometime after the decimation of Alderaan. As records indicate Obi-Wan Kenobi was assumed long dead, I have no idea the accuracy of this. Perhaps whatever makes Skywalker believe himself a Jedi also leads him to believe in the ability to communicate with the long-dead? I can only hazard a guess.

What this writer can confidently report is that both are the threat many believe them to be. Organa is unbroken even after losing everyone she knew, surviving a torture droid, and being lost on that desert world. Skywalker, for all his inability to control his emotions and arguably delusional beliefs in a dead religion—all respect to Lord Vader aside—is a man of great power who has a singular fixation on defeating our glorious Empire, beginning with the death of Vader in particular. The fact that he has proven a skillful enough pilot to, if not actually destroy the Death Star than to at least have survived that assault, only adds to how dangerous he is.

I am turning my findings over to Doctors Jason Aaron and Salvador Larrocca.as instructed. They will review them and issue their report in the file STAR WARS #33, to be released on July 5.

Star Wars Tim Stevens is an ethically challenged therapist who would do well to better respect the ancient ways of the Jedi.

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