Still on the Shelf #20 - Giant Sized Deadpool/Agent X

Granted, I am sure we are all just about to find out, but I have my own theory!

I think it is safe to say that we all do believe deep down that Agent X is indeed Deapool. Most of us are likely also in agreement that he is also the Black Swan.

So why and how? Well, to answer that, I fell back on that evil, evil concept in comics- continuity.

To start with, believe it or not, I think Thanos has a role in this. Many people know of Thanos's unhealthy infatuation with Death (who I am sure any of you know, in the Marvel Universe, is a woman). Some of you might know that Death herself and Deadpool share something of an impossible love for one-another. Death fell in love with Deadpool during a fatalistic time in his life, when he was teetering on the edge of life. Adding to that was the fact that, being so close to dying, he could see her. The weird relationship that they shared is one of the reasons that Deadpool is not really afraid of dying. Dying simply means that he gets to spend eternity with Death- someone he deep down loves, and that would not be a bad thing.

Thanos, of course, hated their relationship and vowed that Deadpool would never die, so that they could never be together.

So while an explosion was certainly enough to overcome Deadpool's healing factor, if Thanos prevented it, Deadpool simply could not die. So over time, his healing factor could have worked to put him back together. But in an explosion, his pulverized body no doubt mixed with that of the Black Swan, causing some of his essence to integrate with Deadpool. This is supported by Agent X's current personality traits. While Deadpool is clearly there, there are hints of a cold intellect and a sense of refinement (not to mention the ambidexterity and the more accurate aim) that could only belong to the Black Swan.

The Black Swan infected Deadpool's brain with an amnesia virus, so it is perfectly logical that Deadpool, as Agent X, would have no memory. Perhaps his healing factor would eventually overcome the damage, but that is no small task to be sure.

No, I do not believe that there will be any sort of "two souls competing for the same body" scenario. The fact is that nothing was preventing the Black Swan from dying, only Deadpool. So the Black Swan's soul has gone to the beyond, and Deadpool's healing factor made sense of the bloody pulp as best as it could, assimilating parts of the Black Swan in the process.

So in the end, you have a healthy, regenerated man, starving from an incredible amount of healing, and with no memory of his past life, who shows up on Sandi's doorstep looking for help. I could be wrong, but this scenario makes the most sense to me.