WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Deadpool #2, by Kelly Thompson, Chris Bachalo, Wayne Faucher, Livesay, Al Vey, Jaime Mendoza, Victor Olazaba, Tim Townsend, David Curiel and VC's Joe Sabino, on sale now.

Marvel Comics has had its fair share of inter-hero conflicts. From the early days of crossover issues in the Silver Age to the highly successful Civil War event of the 2000s, philosophical and political differences between Marvel's protagonists have proven to produce stories that are packed with drama. Deadpool #2 now introduces a new sort of ideological clash in a more comedic and absurd context than usual. The storyline features the Merc with a Mouth at the center of a potentially brewing conflict between monsters and humans after he finds himself the Monster King of Monster Staten Island.

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Deadpool is at first hired by a mysterious man named Blaylock to eliminate the monster threat on New York's Forgotten Borough, but soon afterward accidentally stumbles into the role of king of the monsters when he kills their leader. Burdened with a responsibility to lead his subjects, he attempts to rebrand Staten Island as a haven for monsters and humans alike, shooting commercials and creating a website to generate tourism revenue. If this sounds crazy, that's because it's a Deadpool comic.

However, the book raises the emotional stakes when Captain America arrives to encourage Deadpool to abandon his enterprise. Cap warns him that, as king, he has the power to convince the monsters to leave Staten Island and thus spare any innocent people that may get caught up in a potential chaotic disaster. Deadpool takes offense at the Captain's words, claiming that monster lives are just as precious as human lives. He even expresses that he feels more of a personal connection to monsters than other human beings due to his deformity. To Deadpool, Captain America cannot relate to those that look different than him and therefore does not consider protecting the monstrous outsiders of Staten Island.

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Furthermore, the Merc threatens war if Cap doesn't stand down and allow the monsters to live peacefully. Despite Wade Wilson's collection of "America's Ass" coins, there is tension brewing between the two heroes. They don't resolve any of their differences, and Cap warns that "it's going to get messy." Unfortunately for him, the statement is more literal than he means it to be, as a giant goo monster teleports him back to Manhattan.

The contrasting ideologies between Deadpool and Captain America are perhaps not as politically nuanced as the fights over civil liberties in Civil War or free will in Civil War IIbut the issue  raises an interesting point about what it means to fit in. The book expands upon Deadpool's point of view, painting him as a maverick who is sympathetic to those who may not have a spokesperson. Then again, he may just be trying to make some money in his high office. Whatever the case, Deadpool #2 has set up the stakes and drawn the sides for a civil war between monsters and humans, even if it's primarily Deadpool against the rest of Marvel's heroes.

Deadpool #3 releases Feb. 19 from Marvel Comics.

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