Logan's a pansy. Not in that British school boy way he was in Astonishing (although that to was greatness, thanks Joss), but in a 180 from that, you can respect this pansy. Married with kids Logan is forced to take a beating from some hulked out thugs because he could not make rent. I absolutely loved the flash of what Wolverine would have done to these punks, but as Logan says, super heroes don't exist and he had to make sure his family wasn't hurt.
It goes without saying that McNiven's art is above reproach. If there is one bad thing I could say about it, it would be that it is so good it lends itself to too many big panels with very little happening. This can artificially stretch the story, but with this team that is to be expected to some degree.
It was the little touches that really got to me about this one. The kid named Scott. Logan refusing to sell the the kids toys like the Xbox. Hell, just Logan being a human being.
Now with Logan and Hawkeye going cross country all "Road Trip" meets "The Stand" style, I am truly excited over all of the possibilities. I'm not sure how long this arc is scheduled to be, but if the book morphed into this story from now on I would be more than happy.
I love post-apocalyptic stories and "figure out what happened" stories as well, so this book is pleasing me on both spectrums. I can't wait to find out how Marvel's version of "The Day Evil Won," goes.
That being said I do have a few reservations. Marvel has come out and said that this whole story is cannon, hence it being in the main Wolverine book and not in a mini on it's own. Now while I applaud this effort of putting such a far reaching story into continuity, I really hope they don't shoe horn an ending into it just to make it fit. I trust that Millar has a plan, but I wonder what the story might end up like if he had no limitations.
Story: 4 - Very Good
Art: 5 - Excellent
great review.
Posted by doddzilla on 06/19/08 at 12:43 AM