User blog comment:Spdr man/what are marvel characters based off of/@comment-3048593-20120909124847/@comment-4651179-20120910202155

Deadpool is an obvious pardoy of Deathstroke more than a rip off or being based off him, but Deathstroke is too similar to Taskmaster, who came out two months before Slade.

Funny thing? They were created by the same artist.