It has been a few weeks since my last post and I want to thank you all for the feedback I recieved for it. It was great. It sparked a lot of conversations that I really enjoyed. Even disagreeing with people about comics and storylines is fun.
Since then I've been trying to think up sime ideas for new posts. It's been a bit of a challenge because I've been really busy writing my next novel and me a friend of mine just started a new podcast about comics. We're two episodes in and it's been a lot of fun. Check it out at http://comicconsultants.podomatic.com/rss2.xml. If you like comics and enjoy the banter you hear between people in your local store I think you'll like this one.
This week in lew of the lack of material I have I thought I would give a review on a newish series that I've started to read. I've been very impressed with it and so I wanted to share with you all.
The series I'm talking about is the All-new Wolverine.
For those of you who haven't read my earlier posts I've talked about how I checked out of the big two companies in comics, Marvel and DC. I still read comics but stuck to the more independant titles. In another earlier post I think I mentioned that I was getting back into them.
Why?
To tell the truth I missed them. I missed seeing the heroes I grew up with punching each other in the face and reading about the adventures and struggles they faced. I strated with one of my favorite heroes Captain Marvel formally Ms. Marvel. It's a great book and I love the direction of the character. Maybe someday down the line I'll talk more about her, but for now I'll move on. I also picked up other books, such as the new Ultimates, A-force, and Guardians of the Galaxy. All of them have been great reads. The last book I picked up was the All-new Wolverine.
Now I have to admit I was a little wary of picking it up. I mean I have always loved Wolverine and I don't care what you say he's everyones favorite X-man. If you say someone else is your favorite your lying. They're your second favorite and Wolverine is your first. Anyway after the *SPOILERS* death of Logan the Wolverine Marvel needed someone to fill his shoes and be the best there is at what he used to do, so they picked I think the logical choice and went with his daughter/clone X-23. Also known as Laura Kinney.
Now I don't really want to get into her history too much because to different people it can be interpreted in different ways. Like the beloved Harley Quinn X-23 got her start in cartoons. She first appeared in the show X-men Evolution and then later in comics she appeared the NYX #3. A great little series about modern teens getting their mutant powers. There was more to it but thats a basic enough premise. She later showed up in Uncanny X-men and then had two mini-series about her origin. She was a pretty popular character and people enjoyed seeing a new female wolverine character.
She started to make big waves when she started to appear regularly in the Uncanny X-force. She had a cool black and silver costume and could be seen letting loose regularly.
The thing I find most interesting about the character and what I think makes her so compelling is the relationship she has with Logan(Wolverine). X-23 was essentially born to be a weapon. She had virtually no family life to speak of and has learned nothing but combat since birth. Wolverine of course had somewhat of a normal life at least until his mutant powers developed, and for him it was down hill from there. He was later trained to be a weapon. The difference is he made a choice. He recognized his talents and put them to use. X-23 was forced into it. It's a life few people understand. Logan does because he was forced into the weapon x program, which we all know gave him his awesome adamantium skeleton, so he understands people doing things to you against your will. Throughout X-23's character development we see her struggle with the way she was born and the way she is now. She's not like anyone else. Her social skills are non existant but she knows how to kill a person a million different ways without popping her claws, and she can go feral when provoked or baited with a certain pheromone.
So who else knows about killing people and about controlling that berseker rage. Well Wolverine of course. Its what he's best at after all.
Over the years we see these two grow close. A sort of master and apprentice or father and daughter relationship. He's trying to teach her how to exist and be happy in the modern world. As seen in the All-new Wolverine it worked, sort of. She is a more confident character and has no trouble dealing with threats when they occur and unlike Wolverine shes controlled her killing instinct much better. She also is not afraid to take what she wants and we see that a few times in the series, and we see that she will not be controlled by anybody.
I just want to give a big kudos to writer Tom Taylor and artists David Lopez and David Navarrot for delivering a stunning first six issues. It was full of action and some laughs. The All-new Wolverine goes up a against an evil corporation who has secretly tried to clone her. She joins a band of those clones to fight back. We see lots of famous appearances like Dr. Strange and the Wasp. Also the first arc really tries to establish that Laura Kinney is the Wolverine throughout the Marvel universe and not just in the X-books. Which I feel like they did a pretty good job with. It was a quick run I couldn't put down. The later issues are just as good. Tom Taylor and David Lopez stick around to lead Wolverine into Civil War 2.
Personally I'm not the biggest fan of big event series crossing into my ongoing series books, but they found a way to keep the story focused on whats happening in Wolverines world and not so much on whats happening in the Civil War 2 main book.
I suggest issue 9 where *SPOILERS* she dives into Fin Fang Fooms mouth to save Old Man Logan. Now that is the kind of fantasic shit I like to see.
Anyway I think this series is a great jumping in point for new readers looking to fill that Wolverine void. Also I think shes great for young female readers to check out. She's a strong female character that takes no crap. Another in a long line that Marvel has showcased recently. She also, I feel address appropriately for the job. Her outfit is just like Wolverine's with slight modifications, but her body is completely covered.
I mean come mid drifts look cool sometimes bit they're totally impractical in the superhero game.
Those of you who are die hard Wolverinr fans and don't like to see a woman rocking the blue and yellow I have something to say. Grow the hell up. Logan if he were real would be proud thay she took over his yellow spandex. Don't cry to me either about him being dead. He'll be back. Once Fox releases the X-men righta back to Marvel there will be a big party in which we can welcome back our favorite Canadian mutant. Until then I'll happily being following the All-new Wolverine and the adventures she has.
Thanks again everyone and keep reading.
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