by Frank Cho
Marvel
How many Wolverine books are there? How many way can he say that he is the best there is? We’ve been reading about Logan for a couple decades, and with this new Marvel NOW book, Savage Wolverine, Frank Cho is turning his art and storytelling styles in on Marvels favorite mutant.
Set in the Savage Land (hence Savage Wolverine), Shanna the She-Devil and a bunch of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are exploring when their aircraft breaks down stranding them in the inhospital wilderness. One frame later, Wolverine falls inexplicably out of the sky, gets attacked by dinosaurs and neanderthals. Eventually he latches up with Shanna as they are attacked by a gaggle of pterosaurs.
This is a fun start of a series, but I don’t know if it will have staying power. Back in the day when I would run to the local shop to pick up Marvel Team Up or Marvel Two in One, they were fun stories where Spider-Man or The Thing teams up with some hero and beats the bad guy. I kind of hope this book is like those. Not too deep where we delve into the psyche of Wolverine. Instead we see him going berserk on prehistoric animals. And blond, big-boobed jungle babes isn’t off putting either.
Is this book public library worthy? After a single issue, I’d say it’s an optional series. But that’s only after a single issue. It certainly isn’t for young children with the violence and decapitations. But for a 14 year old boy, I would certainly let them check this out.
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