Product Description: In the aftermath of the Stamford tragedy, Logan makes it his personal mission to take down the man responsible. No sooner does he begin his hunt, however, than he discovers someone else is stalking the same prey: a mysterious trio whose identity, and disturbing mission, will come as a shock to many! If Logan's unsettled by who these guys are, then just wait until he discovers who they answer to! Collects Wolverine #42-48.
Best Civil War tie-in Wolverine is still one of the best characters in the Marvel Universe - so when civil war errupts, you know wolvie's going to do what he does best. This tie-in has him tracking down Nitro, who set off the chain of events leading to registration. While on the trail Wolverine gets into some pretty nasty situations - LIKE GETTING BURNED ALIVE!!
The art work is great - for some reason I really like Ramos' style. And the book is pretty bloody - great fights with plenty of action. The only thing is, that it doesn't feel like a Civil War tie-in. Other than the connection to Nitro, this collection stands on its own pretty well. In fact, you only see one character from the main story (Iron Man), and Logan never gets near any of the action between Stark and Cap. America.
Still, the collection is great - just don't look for back plot to the Civil War.
Another tiresome Wolverine story... Don't get me wrong, I do like the Wolverine character, at least when he's used sparingly and with some subtlety. Unfortunately, that ain't often. Here, Wolvie goes on a manhunt to find and wipe out Nitro, the baddie whose massacre of a bunch of schoolkids created the anti-superhero backlash that sparks the "Civil War" storyline. Sounds fine, except that this is yet another boring slashfest, with Wolverine menacing everyone he can with his big old claws and pretty much every interaction he has with any other character is full of inconsistencies and poorly explained, unrealistic decisionmaking. Oh, look: it was guest-written by a TV writer who works on the CSI series: never woulds guessed! The worst part is the art: badly proportioned, inconsistent, full of fetishistic super-muscles, etc. This is all the same stuff that turned me off from comics in the 1980s and '90s... and is starting to turn me off again.
Also, the conceit that Wolverine's mutant super-healing power is great enough to regenerate his body from nothingness, after his flesh was completely vaporized off of his adamantium bones is pretty silly, and overstates an already-overused premise. So, what? He's Dracula now? Why not throw the little guy into the sun next time? That was a really bad editorial decision, but guess what's done is done. Ugh.
This book is okay, I guess, but finishing it is a bit of a chore. (Axton)
nice book The art isn't the absolute best, but it is a pretty good Civil War book, with Wolverine hunting the man that blew up Stamford, Nitro.
Poor illustrations I think the story of this book is pretty well written so that it fits well with the civil war run. It does need to be read to avoid missing out on some important details. However, in my opinion, compared to the many other civil war novels, I think that this one is very poorly illustrated. It really does not resemble the characters from anything that I have read before and I would rather skip out on reading comics that were drawn this way. To give you some background on my opinion, I am not a fan of manga and hentai style comics. I don't like the dragon ball Z type of illustrations and this ranks right up there with it in my opinion.
if the art was better this would have been a five star Great story line giving more information related to the Civil War story. Now we start to see some of the politics driving the registration act. We also get to see what Wolverine experiences when he receives what would otherwise be fatal injuries. I enjoyed. Just wish the imagery would have been better.
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