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shadybanana's review against another edition
2.0
Pathetic. Desperate. 1 star for the title. 1 star for the sake of everything that is good and holy. I mean it was a totally random desultory blunder which made no sense. They just wanted to grab the attention of comic readers with that title which they did and then they just wanted to supremely mess everything up! No character development, plot, story, sense or anything. The only thing you should know is Wolverine dies which even the flipping title says too.
unladylike's review against another edition
4.0
I had very low expectations for this book, and was kind of dreading reading it. So I give it 3.5 stars mostly for Charles Soule and the artists involved making it an above-average Wolverine book even with so much pressure.
I mean, any Death Of event involving a major hero isn't *meant* to be fun. It's meant to bring in massive sales through tragedy, like selling seats to watch the Titanic sink or the World Trade Center fall. This book surely had plenty of flaws, but not as many as most hyped-up Wolverine comics.
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Ok, so the biggest let-down about this book for me was that Wolverine is finally killed by someone whose face I've never seen before, and in a way that is entirely Wolverine's own dang tactical fault. I mean, Logan angrily slashes open a vat of adamantium that's in the process of being smelted and it covers him and slowly hardens. Weren't there dozens of other smarter ways that even a berzerker could have stopped what was happening in that lab without getting dowsed in liquid metal.
I mean, any Death Of event involving a major hero isn't *meant* to be fun. It's meant to bring in massive sales through tragedy, like selling seats to watch the Titanic sink or the World Trade Center fall. This book surely had plenty of flaws, but not as many as most hyped-up Wolverine comics.
Spoilers about the death itself below
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Ok, so the biggest let-down about this book for me was that Wolverine is finally killed by someone whose face I've never seen before, and in a way that is entirely Wolverine's own dang tactical fault. I mean, Logan angrily slashes open a vat of adamantium that's in the process of being smelted and it covers him and slowly hardens. Weren't there dozens of other smarter ways that even a berzerker could have stopped what was happening in that lab without getting dowsed in liquid metal.
ericbuscemi's review against another edition
4.0
I cared about this "event" enough to actually buy the single issues so I could read it sooner, and let me say that as an adult with a career, it is a real pain in the ass to hump over to the comic store four separate Wednesdays knowing that by Thursday they'd be sold out. Of course, afterward, when a friend of mine just asked why I didn't buy the single issues digitally, I could only shake my head that I didn't think of that beforehand. It's a brave new world we live in.
Anyway, as for the comic, it is first and foremost, beautiful. The writers and artists realized that this was the kind of comic that would get a lot of attention, and they did right by it. The length, however, was really brief, although each issue was padded with bonus material. I'm guessing each of the actual comics was maybe fifteen pages of material, so this whole arc may be sixty pages? It's a lot of money for such a short payoff, but it is what it is. And because it is so short, it is tightly focused on Wolverine, which is a good thing, taking us through Canada, Japan, and back to his Weapon X roots. There are a few other superheroes involved -- Reed Richards and Iron Man get quick nods, and Kitty Pride makes a brief appearance -- but this is really about good old loner Wolverine and not "I'm on every superhero team" Wolverine.
My final comment is regarding his actual death at the end of the fourth issue, which is to say I don't love how they handled it, but I have a feeling for as permanent as they say his death is, this gave them a needed out. So there's that. All in all, a really enjoyable homage to a great character.
Anyway, as for the comic, it is first and foremost, beautiful. The writers and artists realized that this was the kind of comic that would get a lot of attention, and they did right by it. The length, however, was really brief, although each issue was padded with bonus material. I'm guessing each of the actual comics was maybe fifteen pages of material, so this whole arc may be sixty pages? It's a lot of money for such a short payoff, but it is what it is. And because it is so short, it is tightly focused on Wolverine, which is a good thing, taking us through Canada, Japan, and back to his Weapon X roots. There are a few other superheroes involved -- Reed Richards and Iron Man get quick nods, and Kitty Pride makes a brief appearance -- but this is really about good old loner Wolverine and not "I'm on every superhero team" Wolverine.
My final comment is regarding his actual death at the end of the fourth issue, which is to say I don't love how they handled it, but I have a feeling for as permanent as they say his death is, this gave them a needed out. So there's that. All in all, a really enjoyable homage to a great character.
helpfulsnowman's review against another edition
3.0
The first 4 pages might be my all-time favorite Wolverine pages. Well, barring, "Now it's MY turn!"
We get this cold open, and then a frank conversation between Reed Richards and Wolverine that's just, to be a comics geek about it, totally heartbreaking.
Wolverine has survived a lot, and the simplicity of Richards saying, "Didn't you tell me once you were present at Nagasaki?" followed by a panel of the mushroom cloud, followed by Wolverine's "Yeah." brought the whole thing home for me.
What's it like to be Wolverine? The deathless, ageless X-Man who's also seen and done some of the most heinous shit? Who could definitely accuse Charles Xavier of using him like a dog, keeping him around to do some dirty work sometimes.
After these pages, we got a few more good ones, and then we get to some C-class villains and nonsense that lead Wolverine down a trail that ends in decent fashion, but man does it feel like we waste a lot of time slumming it with characters I couldn't care less about in order to get there.
Hats off to Steve McNiven, however. The facial expressions in those first few pages alone are really incredible. Great, great art.
We get this cold open, and then a frank conversation between Reed Richards and Wolverine that's just, to be a comics geek about it, totally heartbreaking.
Wolverine has survived a lot, and the simplicity of Richards saying, "Didn't you tell me once you were present at Nagasaki?" followed by a panel of the mushroom cloud, followed by Wolverine's "Yeah." brought the whole thing home for me.
What's it like to be Wolverine? The deathless, ageless X-Man who's also seen and done some of the most heinous shit? Who could definitely accuse Charles Xavier of using him like a dog, keeping him around to do some dirty work sometimes.
After these pages, we got a few more good ones, and then we get to some C-class villains and nonsense that lead Wolverine down a trail that ends in decent fashion, but man does it feel like we waste a lot of time slumming it with characters I couldn't care less about in order to get there.
Hats off to Steve McNiven, however. The facial expressions in those first few pages alone are really incredible. Great, great art.
fouroffivewits's review against another edition
2.0
Charles Soule is a great writer, and my opinion of this story does not reflect my opinion of him as a writer. Red Lanterns, Swamp Thing, and She-Hulk are all great. Try as he might though I just couldn't bring myself to care about the death of Wolverine who I believe has not been written consistently since he joined the New Avengers. I thought of giving this three stars just because I am glad he's dead but knowing comics he'll be back in six months.
lintkaurea's review against another edition
2.0
El dibujo es una maravilla pero la historia se queda en poca cosa si quitamos los guiños y chascarrillos. Para ser la muerte de un personaje tan crucial en Marvel, han escatimado recursos. Una lástima, porque se trata de una maniobra de marketing que no podrán volver a explotar hasta dentro de 20 años como mínimo.
bigbear73's review against another edition
3.0
I wouldn't want to be the person tasked with penning this story. Talking about drawing the short straw; killing off a fan favorite, especially a character then lends himself to immortality, is going to be criticized, no matter how hard good of a job you do with it.
I appreciated the story and the art, and the ending even sort of works. But I feel like the whole thing was just in a big damn hurry, and Logan certainly deserves better than that. This story line could have easily taken three times as many issues, just fleshing out the different steps on the way to the end, and it wouldn't have felt long at all.
Everyone needs to read it, obviously, but don't set your hopes on the moon or anything.
I appreciated the story and the art, and the ending even sort of works. But I feel like the whole thing was just in a big damn hurry, and Logan certainly deserves better than that. This story line could have easily taken three times as many issues, just fleshing out the different steps on the way to the end, and it wouldn't have felt long at all.
Everyone needs to read it, obviously, but don't set your hopes on the moon or anything.
joshgauthier's review against another edition
4.0
Really well-written throughout, great art, and effective capturing of both the character and the overall emotion of the storyline. However, it felt like it ended too quickly and the overall collection left me wanting more of an emotional punch - especially for the death of a character this significant. It's good, but it could have been so much more.
manuelte's review against another edition
3.0
Not bad. Could have had more of a bang but at least it did come full circle. I liked it better than the previous story act confusingly named "The last Wolverine story".