Wolverine: Civil War
by Marc Guggenheim
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Author: Marc GuggenheimIllustrator: Humberto Ramos
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-05-16
ISBN: 0785119809
Number of pages: 168
Publisher: Marvel
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Book Review: Another tiresome Wolverine story...
Summary: 2 Stars
Don't get me wrong, I do like the Wolverine character, at least when he's used sparingly and with some subtlety. Unfortunately, that ain't often. Here, Wolvie goes on a manhunt to find and wipe out Nitro, the baddie whose massacre of a bunch of schoolkids created the anti-superhero backlash that sparks the "Civil War" storyline. Sounds fine, except that this is yet another boring slashfest, with Wolverine menacing everyone he can with his big old claws and pretty much every interaction he has with any other character is full of inconsistencies and poorly explained, unrealistic decisionmaking. Oh, look: it was guest-written by a TV writer who works on the CSI series: never woulds guessed! The worst part is the art: badly proportioned, inconsistent, full of fetishistic super-muscles, etc. This is all the same stuff that turned me off from comics in the 1980s and '90s... and is starting to turn me off again.
Also, the conceit that Wolverine's mutant super-healing power is great enough to regenerate his body from nothingness, after his flesh was completely vaporized off of his adamantium bones is pretty silly, and overstates an already-overused premise. So, what? He's Dracula now? Why not throw the little guy into the sun next time? That was a really bad editorial decision, but guess what's done is done. Ugh.
This book is okay, I guess, but finishing it is a bit of a chore. (Axton)
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