Wolverine/Dark Wolverine
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Comic Summary: Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM Penciled by SCOTT KOLINS Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM Marc Guggenheim returns to the title that launched his Marvel Comics career with an arc whose title says it all: 'The Death of Logan.' Following up on plot threads left over from Marc's blockbuster 'Vendetta' arc, this new story promises to take Marvel's feral mutant to the limit -- and beyond! He's aided and abetted by none other than Scott Kolins, using the groundbreaking new style he's employed in the sold-out OMEGA FLIGHT series! 'Nuff said!
Codes: 75960605458905711 JUL072204
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| Penciller: | Scott Kolins |
| Author: | Marc Guggenheim |
| Cover Artist: | Arthur Suydam |
| Release Date: | September 5, 2007 |
| In Stock? | Yes! |
| Genre: | Superhero |
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Amid the chaos and mediocrity of Civil War, there was one title that unabashedly "got it right" with its tie-in arc, and that was Wolverine. The writer behind that tale, Marc Guggenheim, was making his "debut" of sorts--even though he'd done previous work in comics, he was a TV writer handling his most high-profile gig yet...and he nailed it.
Now Guggenheim returns to Wolverine, bringing along Howard Chaykin on pencils (the two collaborated on an excellent but short-lived Blade series) for another potentially ass-kickingly good Wolverine story.
Except this issue feels a little too...on-the-nose? Writing Wolverine's dialogue is tricky, because it can slip into parody when you least expect it, and a few of Guggenheim's attempts to be clever with Logan here don't ring entirely true. Another problem is Amir, a new supporting character who looks like a nice foil for Wolverine, and you start to like her...until she winds up dead by the end of the issue. A bit of a cop-out, creating a good character just to kill her several pages later for the emotional impact. I'm also not a huge fan of Guggenheim's attempt to create yet another worldwide terrorist organization in Scimitar, when Hydra or A.I.M. would have worked just as well--so far, no reason to believe Scimitar is any different or better than any other faceless group of baddies.
Still, it's just the first issue of the arc, and the hook here is intriguing--a very much alive Logan has regenerated just fine, but is essentially brain dead. Chaykin's art here too is something special, and something a bit new--he's more controlled here, more precise and bold with his lines, and it's great stuff.
Now Guggenheim returns to Wolverine, bringing along Howard Chaykin on pencils (the two collaborated on an excellent but short-lived Blade series) for another potentially ass-kickingly good Wolverine story.
Except this issue feels a little too...on-the-nose? Writing Wolverine's dialogue is tricky, because it can slip into parody when you least expect it, and a few of Guggenheim's attempts to be clever with Logan here don't ring entirely true. Another problem is Amir, a new supporting character who looks like a nice foil for Wolverine, and you start to like her...until she winds up dead by the end of the issue. A bit of a cop-out, creating a good character just to kill her several pages later for the emotional impact. I'm also not a huge fan of Guggenheim's attempt to create yet another worldwide terrorist organization in Scimitar, when Hydra or A.I.M. would have worked just as well--so far, no reason to believe Scimitar is any different or better than any other faceless group of baddies.
Still, it's just the first issue of the arc, and the hook here is intriguing--a very much alive Logan has regenerated just fine, but is essentially brain dead. Chaykin's art here too is something special, and something a bit new--he's more controlled here, more precise and bold with his lines, and it's great stuff.
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