A Month In Comics: A Couple of Major Characters Bite the Big One - Page 6

Wolverine 42 – 50

The first seven issues here are a Civil War tie-in the has the hairy X-Man/Avenger hunting the man responsible for the whole Civil War – Nitro. Marc Guggenheim’s story doesn’t stop there though as Wolverine follows the trail back to Damage Control Inc and finds corporate greed lies at the end of the road.

Guggenheim has some nice ideas which I’d like to have seen expanded on but sadly they are not explored to there fullest potential. Still this is a damn fine story and Humberto Ramos’ heavily stylised art (sort of manga meets Sam Keith) is great, really bringing out the humour.

Issue 49 is a special Christmas story that pays homage to (or rips off) Die Hard as Wolverine finds himself trapped in a department store with a terrorist gang. It’s a fun piece of fluff but nothing more.

With the 50th issue the new creative team of Jeph Loeb and Simone Bianchi arrives and a story that promises to reveal the ties between Wolvie and Sabertooth begins. The action is violent and bloody as the two go head to head in a tale that has the potential to be among the characters best. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it delivers. Grade: B

Next month - Stephen King's The Dark Tower, Brave and the Bold, City of Others plus lots more.

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