POW!Comics Reviews
I am now a contributing writer/editor for Pow!Comics, a new blog dedicated solely to comic book reviews.
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I hope to see you there.
-Vlaz
Logan #1
Take an all star writter who has his name spread across the world of entertainment (Brian K. Vaughan LOST, Y: The Last Man) and an artist rapidly establishing his name and style (Eduardo Risso 100 Bullets) and give them a mini series about one of the most beloved and well known comic book characters ever and what do you get? A bad ass 3 issue mini series that takes us into Wolverine’s past and present.
Logan is a 3 issue mini series that gives us even more insight into the memories that have come back to haunt Wolverine/Logan. It opens with a trek into a temple in Japan to confront an old enemy. The story then jumps back to World War Two. It seems that the women of Wolverine’s past will be a central theme in this series. Or at least one woman.
As a long time and huge fan of the character (well who isn’t) personally I think that 3 issues is a bit short for this series. But I guess before I can really make that judgement, I’d have to see where it’s going, and how its going to end. And I guess Wolverine really doesnt need another book dedicated just to him. I suppose the good of this only being a 3 issues series is that we as the readers, get the guarentee that the writers know exactly where they are going and what they want to have happen. But then again, I can never get enough.
All my rambling aside, Logan 01 is a solid book from start to finish. It’s not going to drastically change the way you look at comics, though if you went into every book looking for a life chaning event you’d never be satisfied. By the end of the last page you want to knwo where the story is going. Over all, a strong
The Final Stage 