Deadpool Meeting Harley Quinn Seems like a crossover is just begging to happen if current circumstances are different at DC and Marvel. However, according to writer Jimmy Palmiotti, there was a “secret” crossover in the works during its run on Harley Quinn With Amanda Conner, some of them still remained in the finished product.
At the Dragon Con 2024 panel “Harley Quinn: In the Spotlight,” Palmiotti revealed how the unofficial crossover almost came to be. “We were friends with the guys writing Deadpool In Marvel at the time“, Palmiotti explained, more than likely referring to Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn, who co-wrote Deadpool From 2012 to 2015.
Palmiotti then Details on how the secret crossover almost came together:
“We said, ‘Let’s do a crossover without [Marvel and DC] Because we’re doing a crossover.‘ So we said, ‘You guys make a character like Harley and put her in DeadpoolWe’re going to create a character like Deadpool and put him in Harley.’“
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The plans for the crossover are quite elaborate, with Palmiotti going on to say, “Without telling anyone, we’re even going to make the Marvel cover and the DC cover connect.“Even before the crossover could even begin, one side got cold feet.”These guys do Deadpool Check out“, explained Palmiotti, as the Deadpool Writers were afraid that Marvel would catch on to what they were doing and fire them from the book. sad, The would-be crossover was over before it even got a chance to start, But elements wound up working their way in Harley QuinnRegardless.
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The “Deadpool” surrogate appeared anyway in Harley Quinn as the obsessive stalker Red Tool, who made his first appearance in Harley Quinn #3 by Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, Chad Hardin, Alex Sinclair, and John J. Hill. Red Tool is actually Wayne WilkinsA hardware store employee who loses his arm during an incident involving a Harley and a weed-whacker. Wilkins soon becomes obsessed with Harley, replacing his arm with a bionic prosthetic and donning a very Deadpool-esque costume to complete his love/hate relationship with Harley.
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If Red Tool is supposed to be Harley QuinnDeadpool’s answer, one has to wonder what Harley’s equivalent would be like Deadpool. The little-known Spider-Man villain White Rabbit could have been a good stand-in for Harley in the Marvel universe, or the Deadpool Creative team could have come up with an original character instead. While fans never got to see the secret Deadpool And Harley Quinn Crossover, perhaps the characters could find another way to cross paths some time in the future.
Harley Quinn #3 is available now from DC Comics.
Source: Jimmy Palmiotti, “Harley Quinn: In the Spotlight,” Dragon Con 2024