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.
Worst Wolverine Writer Ever I have been reading X-Men and Wolverine's adventures since the early eighties, and this is hands-down the most ridiculous writing I've ever seen for the character. The collection picks up from Marvel's Civil War storyline, where Wolverine is tracking the villain Speedball. The writer has Speedball burn Wolverine's entire body away, until Logan is reduced to his brain and one eye-ball. You read that right. Then Wolverine's "healing Factor" grows back all the muscle and tissues, and he rejoins the fight.
Ridiculous. Wolverine is not a Japanese anime character, he cannot heal from nothing. The writer, the artist, and the editor should have all refused to produce something this stupid. Do not buy this, you will feel cheated. (I give it more than one star for the rest of the elements, such as Prince Namor's vengeance team.) Avoid at all costs!
Political Thriller Meets Classic Character (with surprising insight) Let's get down to the point, this is a worthwhile pickup. As read in the title, this story plays out like a political thriller. There are complex events that mirror those scary questions about American life that we've all come to know. Is it worth it to sacrifice freedom for security? The debate has merit on both sides. Wolverine's answer...no way...bub! I won't give away too many details. Wolverine has seen the devastation in Stamford, CT. It's Nitro. Wolverine's conclusion: Nitro must die a slow an painful death. Fair enough.
And so the hunt begins. Throughout the story Wolverine is plagued by the conflict of giving into his rage or playing it a little smarter. You'll find it does not play out as black and white in the end (I mean c'mon we're talking Marvel here). Along the way our feral Dirty Harry runs into some very interesting characters (whom I hope will appear in Ultimate Alliance 2)and gets into some very uniquely illustrated brawls. Ah, the drawing. Very different here, lots of abstract images that seem to highly dramatize the emotions of characters. If you're someone who likes highly realistic artwork, you may find it annoying. If you're willing to give it a shot, it does wonders for the more violent scenes in the story.
Overall, a strong story that ties very nicely into Marvel's single most politically charged/thought provoking event in their history. P.S: Make sure you read through all the way to the end, don't stop at the conclusion of the story arch. There is tremendous insight on how Wolverine is regenerated and the psychological perils he faces each time he is "resurrected" from near death. People who have read the Wolverine Origins story will find goosebump inducing images here.
Definitely worth the money, give it a shot. Your inner fan boy (or girl) will want to give you a big hug :). Be well my bretheren.
The Best there is at What I do And what I do is add an interesting spin off aspect to a Major Marvel comics event! The other spin off's range from "boring" to "this must be labeled as a spin off to help promote its sale"
As always I explain the story in vague terms. Wolverine is after the people responsible for destroying Stamford.
The artwork ranges from "wow that's bad" to "This is the most expressive understanding of Wolverine I've ever seen!" which I here is common when dealing with the art work of Ramos. Often the comic looks as if it could have been amazing if only someone didn't run it through a Taffey machine. It has an acquired taste to say the least. Give or Take.
The writing is the strong point I feel. It doesn't involve the characters or conflicts that we want but no side story to a major even does. As far as a wolverine story goes (especially lately) this is one of the best I've read in a long time (also reccomend Man in the pit issue). The excerpts on True evil I felt were the strongest in the story and the most sensible. Many people say the ending of this was quite predictable but I gotta tell yah with all the censorship and anti violence going on I was quite shocked. This writer not just understands Wolverine in his truest form but the nature of a killer.
Not the greatest Wolverine story ever told but definatly one of the greatest side stories to an Epic Marvel Side event ever told. I look to can range from awful to gorgeous on any given panel. low 4 stars high 3.
Fascinating art, predictable story Probably worth stating that I'm an 'old-school' X-men fan that really just picked this book up out of curiosity to see what Wolvie is up to these days. Though some people have griped about the art, I found it to be fantastic and a surprise from what I expected. Kind of reminded me a bit of Mike Mignola's work on Hellboy. The story was another matter, as seeing every chapter open with the repeating phrase that Logan is the best at what he does, then watching him get 'killed' several times was very discouraging to a long-time fan of the character. I feel as if the writer doesn't take into account Logan's history or character beyond a few banal phrases and shallow concepts. And the plot point where Logan is reduced to a skeleton and then regenerates left me scratching my head; this completely took me out of the story. A few pages later, Logan appears to slip on a suit of Iron Man's armor to travel underwater, and Namor doesn't seen to realize than Tony Stark is suddenly a foot shorter...after that, I was really just flipping the pages for the sake of the art, which was outstanding.
I liked the art... Well, here goes old loner Wolverine, back for another solo vendetta against a major criminal conspiracy. We know the plot, and its good. Marc Guggenheim writes a fine Wolverine, equally portraying the violent crazy Wolverine and the reflective former samurai Logan. The only problem a lot of people seem to bring up is the art. I personally don't think it appears to be for kids. I feel it fits perfectly with the crazy, over-the-top story here. I mean, he fights guys in Crusader armor, sleeps with a blue chick from Atlantis, and COMPLETELY regrows from a skeleton. This story is crazy, just like it's character, and a gritty, dark art style wouldn't have made it better, it would have made it gross.
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