The Exiles go through another series of Earths before arriving in the midst of World War II on a world where Captain America is the intrepid Peggy Carter! Does it make for a good read?
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We are given a flashback with Wolverine, Spider-Man, Jessica Jones, Iron Man, and Luke Cage during their New Avengers years In the present, Iron Man, Luke, Spidey, and Jessica reunite to look for the now-missing body of Wolverine Tony Stark knows of genetic material belonging to a hero that is going on sale on[...]
Welcome back to X-ual Healing, the weekly recap column where we obsessively read every X-Men and X-Men-adjacent comic that Marvel publishes, tell you what happens, provide additional context where necessary, and examine whether the comic makes good use of the long and convoluted history of the X-Men by referencing it in a way that's accessible to[...]
Welcome back to X-ual Healing, the weekly recap column where we obsessively read every X-Men and X-Men-adjacent comic that Marvel publishes, tell you what happens, provide additional context where necessary, and examine whether the comic makes good use of the long and convoluted history of the X-Men by referencing it in a way that's accessible to[...]
Welcome back to X-ual Healing, the weekly recap column where we obsessively read every X-Men and X-Men-adjacent comic that Marvel publishes, tell you what happens, provide additional context where necessary, and examine whether the comic makes good use of the long and convoluted history of the X-Men by referencing it in a way that's accessible to[...]
Weapon X is put under the control of Sabretooth, and the team is called out to respond to a prison breakout in Russia involving Omega Red. Is it a good read?
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Daredevil begins rounding up allies for his Wolverine investigation This starts with Frank McGee, aka the Inhuman security chief known as Nur After he convinces Frank, Daredevil moves onto his next recruit: Misty Knight She leads the two men to the mutant, Cypher.
Hunt for Wolverine: Weapon Lost #1 cover by Greg Land, Jay Leisten,[...]
The Astonishing X-Men close their trap around Proteus while X and Psylocke work to stop his influence from spreading around the world. Is it a good read?
The Exiles narrowly escape the Time-Eater and find themselves in a version of Asgard where the Valkyrie is fighting Surtur, the Fire Demon, and his hordes. Is it a good read?
Welcome back to X-ual Healing, the weekly recap column where we obsessively read every X-Men and X-Men-adjacent comic that Marvel publishes, tell you what happens, provide additional context where necessary, and examine whether the comic makes good use of the long and convoluted history of the X-Men by referencing it in a way that's accessible[...]
Welcome back to X-ual Healing, the weekly recap column where we obsessively read every X-Men and X-Men-adjacent comic that Marvel publishes, tell you what happens, provide additional context where necessary, and examine whether the comic makes good use of the long and convoluted history of the X-Men by referencing it in a way that's accessible[...]
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Anyhow, onto the Wolverine bit-
Hugh Jackman, aka Wolverine, showed up wearing a robe and brushing his teeth Deadpool is there in a trashed hotel room, and he starts to make fun of CinemaCon and calling it 'self congratulatory'.
The description from BC's own Kaitlyn Booth (who's at CinemaCon right now):
There[...]
A battle ensues, and the Reavers discover that the body of Wolverine is not actually inside We learn that Kitty Pryde was able extract it so that they could properly bury him However, Logan's body isn't even in that spot.
Hunt for Wolverine #1 cover by Steve McNiven, Jay Leisten, and Laura Martin
In a follow-up story,[...]
Cyclops turned into a villain by writers and editors with a Wolverine fetish The worst crossover of all time, Avengers vs X-Men A serious attempt to replace mutants with the Inhumans, thankfully killed by the god-awful Inhumans TV show Greg Land But that's all over now (except for Land) With a Marvel/Fox deal on the horizon,[...]
The X-Men: Red team fights against the Sentinel in India while Cassandra Nova arrives in the X-Mansion and Gambit fights a mob in New Orleans. Is it a good read?
The Exiles are reunited under Blink after she is reunited with the Tallus by the Unseen, and she is sent through the multiverse to unite a team to fight an impending threat. Is it a good read?
Bleeding Cool's Robert Goode reports from C2E2 2018:
It's the first day of C2E2, and Charles Soule sat down on the live stage to talk about Marvel's The Hunt for Wolverine.
Charles Soule at C2E2 Photograph by Robert Goode
In 2014, Soule wrote The Death of Wolverine, which ended with the character trapped in an Adamantium statue.
The Hunt for Wolverine:[...]
Gabby is Wolverine now and makes sure that the peace is kept We join her busting up a gun-runner fresh from Latveria when she gets a call from Queen Laura that dampens her day.
All-New Wolverine #33 cover by David Lopez
'Old Woman Laura' earns points from the start for being an inversion of the apocalyptic Old[...]
Cyclops turned into a villain by writers and editors with a Wolverine fetish The worst crossover of all time, Avengers vs X-Men A serious attempt to replace mutants with the Inhumans, thankfully killed by the god-awful Inhumans TV show But that's all over now… supposedly With a Marvel/Fox deal on the horizon, the Fantastic Four[...]
Old Man Logan tracks down the writer of Kingpin's biography in the hopes she can help with Fisk's drive. Bullseye is following not far behind. Is it a good read?
Where's Wolverine? That's the question that will be asked in the upcoming Hunt for Wolverine coterie of mini-series Well, he does have an Infinity Gem Stone on him But he has also continued to turn up in the back pages of certain comics from Marvel Such as today's Incredible Hulk, kicking off World War Hulk[...]
Wolverine is getting a line of statues from Gentle Giant, the first of which will be an '80s Brown Suit version of Logan Claws at the ready, mask hanging behind him, this one is up for preorder now and costs $159.99 He will ship at the end of September Check out all of the details[...]
TO BE CONTINUED!
Weapon X is a book about Wolverines stabbing people and stabbing each other (it's what they do best) It delivers on that every issue This issue is no different The callbacks to the past between Logan and Sabretooth tickle that nostalgia bone It looks like things will get even more violent next issue,[...]
The man needs Wolverine's help because he has information that could take down Wilson Fisk.
We cut to a Fisk rally, where crowds are cheering for anti-superhero sentiment Backstage, Fisk wants his men to locate the "junkie" who is presumably the guy Logan was talking to in the bar.
Speaking of whom, we cut back to that[...]
While it is ridiculous, it would help if the material expanded beyond that one joke and the repetition of the word "Poop" in different flavors.
All-New Wolverine #32 cover by David Lopez
Wins: All-New Wolverine #32 Balances its Tone While Still Being Fun
Sometimes, making your hero someone trying to make amends for their past while punishing absolutely[...]
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Still wanting to help the Orphans of X, Wolverine has been hunting for the man who hired Laura out to kill the father of Amber, the woman who heads the Orphans Laura is willing to go out and handle it alone, but Amber wants to come with her This leads them to a beach[...]
They arrive on a world very much like their own, but they are soon attacked by She-Hulk and Wolverine in SHIELD-branded uniforms What is different here? Why are their friends trying to kill them?
Marvel Two-in-One #4 cover by Nick Bradshaw and Morry Hollowell
Marvel Two-in-One #4 begins to deliver on what the comic promised: Thing and[...]
It's great that writer Tom Taylor kept her beside Wolverine for this comic The pacing is well managed too; the comic establishes its concepts and moves forward well The comic manages to cover this particular arc of the current story It turns fairly tense in the last third or so of the comic.
The action scenes[...]
Infinity Countdown begins in earnest with Drax the Destroyer and the Nova Corps protecting the Power Stone from the Talons of the Shi'ar Empire. On Telferina, the Guardians of the Galaxy battle the Cosmic Gardener and his corrupted Groot-like creatures. Is it a good read?
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Back home after the conflict with the Orphans of X, Gabby aka Honey Badger takes Jonathan the now-talking Actual Wolverine out for a walk At least, that's what Laura thinks Gabby is doing In reality, the Honey Badger and the Actual Wolverine are tracking down the people who were experimenting on Jonathan when Laura[...]