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unladylike's review against another edition
4.0
I finally found a Wolverine book I really liked (and it was not one I was expecting)!
Here's what I think it comes down to: Wolverine is great so long as there's constant tension between his character and others he's trying to be in a team with. That's it.
Montages of him throughout history fighting in different wars are cool, but every time I've read a Wolverine book where he's just off as the lone wolf, the good stuff is just not there. Whereas in Wolverine and the X-Men, it's there. In Uncanny X-Force, it's there. Why? ^^^^^ Because there's constant tension with his own TEAM(s). In both of those books, Wolverines credentials as a Good Hero (or as a school headmaster) are in question because of all the Bad Things he tends to do. Uncanny X-Men was probably the first time I saw him actually doing it - going on Black Ops and killing people.
Paul Cornell gets that. I had no idea who a lot of the characters were in Three Months to Die, nor did I sort out until late in the first book that Logan is seen by the Avengers et al as having become a villain. (I can only guess this is based on things that were happening in yet *another* title leading up to Wolverine's death!)
The sequencing of events might be a tad too confusing for some readers, but I was able to figure it out and even care about a bunch of characters that were new to me. The book has its flaws but mostly it was really good at showing Wolverine in some positions we've never seen him, or in similar circumstances to how we usually see him, but without his ace in the hole. He has to learn to rely on a different skillset than Fight & Heal.
Here's what I think it comes down to: Wolverine is great so long as there's constant tension between his character and others he's trying to be in a team with. That's it.
Montages of him throughout history fighting in different wars are cool, but every time I've read a Wolverine book where he's just off as the lone wolf, the good stuff is just not there. Whereas in Wolverine and the X-Men, it's there. In Uncanny X-Force, it's there. Why? ^^^^^ Because there's constant tension with his own TEAM(s). In both of those books, Wolverines credentials as a Good Hero (or as a school headmaster) are in question because of all the Bad Things he tends to do. Uncanny X-Men was probably the first time I saw him actually doing it - going on Black Ops and killing people.
Paul Cornell gets that. I had no idea who a lot of the characters were in Three Months to Die, nor did I sort out until late in the first book that Logan is seen by the Avengers et al as having become a villain. (I can only guess this is based on things that were happening in yet *another* title leading up to Wolverine's death!)
The sequencing of events might be a tad too confusing for some readers, but I was able to figure it out and even care about a bunch of characters that were new to me. The book has its flaws but mostly it was really good at showing Wolverine in some positions we've never seen him, or in similar circumstances to how we usually see him, but without his ace in the hole. He has to learn to rely on a different skillset than Fight & Heal.
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
2.0
Despite the "Book One" on the cover, and the fact that this collects issues 1-7 of yet another Wolverine reboot, this is a terrible place to start reding a story. This is actually just the fallout from Killable, and it has everyone's not-quite-favorite omnipresent killing machine acting out of character for the billionth time. This time, he's undercover for SHIELD, hanging out with bad guys so that he can eventually kill ... seriously, we're doing another Sabretooth story ? Ugh.
The plot is paper thin, but somewhat enhanced by Cornell telling the story with a series of flashbacks instead of letting the dull story unfold in a linear fashion. I also can't be bothered to care about any of the new characters introduced in this volume, although I do enjoy the joke about The Offer realizing he picked a lousy name. Oh, and the use of Superior Spider-Man was easily the smartest and most well-thought-out interaction in this entire book.
The weakest point in the volume, though, is the Wolverine/Kitty Pryde scene. Ooof, it's bad. Everyone is acting out of character, which is interesting because the Wolverine/Jubilee scene is fine.
This is an entirely skippable book. It's not terrible, it's just superfluous and doesn't add much to the X-Universe.
The plot is paper thin, but somewhat enhanced by Cornell telling the story with a series of flashbacks instead of letting the dull story unfold in a linear fashion. I also can't be bothered to care about any of the new characters introduced in this volume, although I do enjoy the joke about The Offer realizing he picked a lousy name. Oh, and the use of Superior Spider-Man was easily the smartest and most well-thought-out interaction in this entire book.
The weakest point in the volume, though, is the Wolverine/Kitty Pryde scene. Ooof, it's bad. Everyone is acting out of character, which is interesting because the Wolverine/Jubilee scene is fine.
This is an entirely skippable book. It's not terrible, it's just superfluous and doesn't add much to the X-Universe.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting but confused. It is better than I expected to see Wolverine have to reinvent himself less powerful. And if the art had been a lot better and the writing a little better, it would be more successful. I like his new crew but we really don't know them - they are all new to me at least. Perhaps the next book will be better. 3.5 of 5.
jhstack's review against another edition
2.0
A long con, a cliffhanger ending, and monstrous artwork from Ryan Stegman. It's a decent soft reboot.
matterofmichael's review against another edition
3.0
Better than expected.
+Seeing Wolverine dealing with being killable is done right.
+He gets put into positions where it matters not being able to heal and him realizing he isn't needed is well done.
-bit disjointed storytelling. I don't think it lends itself to a first volume book.
-didn't like the Kitty Pryde interaction, felt off base, even if that's what they were going for.
-/+Different art style. Not bad just not my style with exaggerated facial features on Logan but not so much on other characters.
++Pinch's inner monologue is wonderful.
++Sabertooth being Sabertooth
-Sabertooth's motivations kind of lackluster here compared to what he's been building towards before.
+Seeing Wolverine dealing with being killable is done right.
+He gets put into positions where it matters not being able to heal and him realizing he isn't needed is well done.
-bit disjointed storytelling. I don't think it lends itself to a first volume book.
-didn't like the Kitty Pryde interaction, felt off base, even if that's what they were going for.
-/+Different art style. Not bad just not my style with exaggerated facial features on Logan but not so much on other characters.
++Pinch's inner monologue is wonderful.
++Sabertooth being Sabertooth
-Sabertooth's motivations kind of lackluster here compared to what he's been building towards before.
districtreads's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoying this SHIELD meets Wolverine mash-up. Surprisingly fun.
renatasnacks's review against another edition
2.0
I have a higher tolerance for--dare I say affection for--Wolverine's over-the-top manpain than almost anyone I know but I still just barely put up with this.
My favorite part though is when he goes to see a mutant tattoo artist whose power is to know what is the exact right tattoo a person needs, and he straight-up gives Logan the Beauty and the Beast rose.
My favorite part though is when he goes to see a mutant tattoo artist whose power is to know what is the exact right tattoo a person needs, and he straight-up gives Logan the Beauty and the Beast rose.
joelipsett's review against another edition
1.0
I'm certain that I'm missing some of the context of the events that initiate this volume, but as a standalone graphic novel, it's not very good. The art is blandly generic, the writing is uniformly flat (everyone speaks the same way) and the flashback-driven timeline - which I think was meant to create a sense of surprise at the "twist" reasoning for Logan's actions - doesn't deliver. This is clearly meant to be a significant milestone for the character, but Three Months To Die is disappointingly underwhelming.
woodenpersonality's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0