Deadpool has a long history of relationships with morally questionable characters, and now he’s finally getting the chance to meet the villain who might be even more of a freak than him. While the two would be perfect together, the only problem is that they might just kill each other before that happens.

A new preview for Deadpool #13 - from Cody Ziglar, Rogê Antônio, Guru-eFX and Joe Sabino - shows Wade Wilson’s first meeting with Solem, the adamantium-skinned villain who’s the perfect match for Deadpool in both temperament and violence.

As seen in Deadpool #3, by the same team, Solem gifted the villain Death Grip one of the two Muramasa blades - one of the few weapons which can by Wade's healing factor, and which Death Grip used to (temporarily) kill Deadpool. Now, Wade’s out to get Death Grip, and that involves meeting Solem. From these few pages, the two are already getting on like a house on fire.

Solem is Deadpool without the pop culture references and self-hatred...

Deadpool Is About to Meet Solem, A Villain He'd Be Better Off Dating

Flirting + Snark + Violence = The Perfect Match

Solem was first introduced in Wolverine #6, from Benjamin Percy and Viktor Bogdanović. Solem is a mutant from Arakko, an ancient nation of mutants lost in another dimension until the event X of Swords. Recruited as one of the fighters in a huge Arrako vs X-Men contest, Solem immediately proved himself a worthy rival and opposite to Wolverine. While Wolverine has an adamantium skeleton, Solem has adamantium skin. An expert killer who is extremely flirty with pretty much everyone he meets (but especially those he's trying to kill), Solem is Deadpool without the pop culture references and self-hatred.

The big question is what Solem’s eventual goal is. Solem went to literal Hell to retrieve the Muramasa Blades during X of Swords, but he seemingly gave one of the priceless swords to Death Grip on a whim. He claims that he’s just interested to see what happens, but maybe he wanted to bring Deadpool into his orbit. After all, there’s nothing Solem loves more than a challenge (except maybe a liaison), and Deadpool could be the perfect candidate to offer him both.

In the comics, Deadpool is canonically omnisexual, but he's had precious few queer relationships that actually played out in front of readers. With both Wade and Solem being snarky, queer, outsider antiheroes who it's almost impossible to kill, they have a lot more in common than they do to argue about - including tortured pasts, since Solem was imprisoned for a century by Arakko's ruling family. However, Wade's self-loathing may force him to make an enemy out of someone who is similar to him in so many ways.

Who Does Solem Really Belong With?

Solem Is the Perfect Wolverine Rival, So Should Deadpool Really Get Involved?

The only major argument against Deadpool and Solem being together is that Solem deserves to be with Wolverine. When Benjamin Percy created Solem, I'd argue that he knew exactly what he was doing in giving Logan yet another rival with homoerotic undertones. Sure, Deadpool could probably match Solem’s freak a little better, but it’s more fun seeing the traditionally uber-macho Logan paired up with someone who can’t help but overtly and performatively flirt with him.

That said, Solem’s not really in the market for monogamy, so much like fans, there's no real reason for him to choose between the very different joys of Wolverine and Deadpool.

Deadpool #13 releases April 2 from Marvel Comics