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

As I have already mentioned, there are a TON of loose threads throughout the Deadpool/Agent X run. Here are most important (in no particular order)-

1- Blind Al: Blind Al was Deadpool's "prisoner" during the Joe Kelly run. This Aunt May look-a-like served as Deadpool's butler/torture victim/Mommy, and while she was a major character early on in the Deadpool series, much needed to be answered about her. While she was Deadpool's prisoner in name, he had offered her freedom more than once, and she denied it every time.

Her sudden disappearance from the title left several questions- first off, why did Deadpool take her prisoner in the first place, and what debt did she feel she owed him that kept her there? In addition, Joe Kelly spelled out the fact that Al did indeed have a brief relationship with Captain America during World War II, and set up the making of a conflict between the Cap and Deadpool during Dead Reckoning, but nothing ever came of it. I, for one, am curious as to where that was intended to go.

2- Who is Agent X? Even though it seems like this question is all set to be answered in the final three issues of Agent X, the issues are not out yet, so the thread is still technically loose. Agent X Showed up on Sandi's doorstep shortly after Deadpool and the Black Swan blew up in that building. Agent X exhibits many traits of both men, including Deadpool's unique sense of humor, along with hints of the Black Swan's refinement, so it is possible that Agent X could really be either of the two. Thankfully, we should find out soon!

3- Deadpool is not Wade Wilson: Throughout the entire run of Deadpool, his real name was said to be Wade Wilson. Sadly, this is not the case. Joe Kelly's final arc revealed that T-Ray was, in-fact Wade Wilson, and Deadpool was just some lunatic who fell in love with his wife and tried to take over his identity a long time ago. The ending of this arc was rushed, in my opinion, and all of the lose threads started by Kelly were forgotted, and Deadpool's real identity was never revealed, and he never stopped going by Wade Wilson. So forget "Who is Agent X?" - Who is Deadpool?

4- Deadpool and Siryn, sitting in a tree: Deadpool has been pining after Siryn since Sins of the Past. He has watched over he while she slept, she has come to her rescue when called- heck, he even tried to kill Wolverine to save her voice. While they have teased their relationship over the years, it is something that has never been resolved. They have time and time again decided to "just be friends, for now…" but they have never resolved this relationship one bit. I am not saying that they should definitely have hooked these two up, but at some point, the question should be resolved. Is it "Yes," or is it "just friends?"

5- The Adam-Unit: This is not a major loose thread, but it is one that I felt writers of Deadpool have had many opportunities to explore. The "Ultimate Weapon of War" alluded to in the Circle Chase was one of these Adam-Units. It's function was to nullify all other weapons of war, including those people it deemed to have lethal intentions. At the end of the Circle Chase, it spared Deadpool, for the moment, deeming him a conundrum, worthy of further analysis, and left to pursue its own agenda. With Deadpool's ongoing growth from a villain to hero and back again, I think it would have been interesting to have this Adam-Unit resurface at some point to challenge Deadpool's status as a hero.