Wolverine

X-Men: Days of Future Past opened in theaters across America this weekend. The movie is a strong installment in the X-Men franchise and manages to fix some of the continuity errors and poor decisions from past movies that have frustrated fans of the series. There are a lot of good things about the movie and it is very entertaining; however the decision to retell the comic story Days of Future Past in the movieverse that FOX has established led to some questionable changes.

It could be argued that in recent decades, Wolverine has been the face of Marvel. The only character that gets more exposure is Spider-Man. If you go to the comic store today and look at the shelves you’ll find Wolverine, Savage Wolverine, Wolverine Max, and Wolverine and the X-Men, not to mention that he is a featured member in several other Avengers and X-Men books. This weekend he also gets the honor of appearing for the sixth time in the movie theater. ...

[caption id=“attachment_249” align=“alignleft” width=“197” caption=“FF #12”] [/caption] Unlike last week, this week was a very small release week for me. It was all Marvel and it was mostly X-Men related. Wolverine Vol 4 #19 - Wolverine’s adventures in Chinatown come to an end. I enjoyed this issue more than the others in this arc. I think it’s convinced me to keep this book on my radar. I probably won’t be collecting it monthly, but I’ll check out future trades. X-Men Legacy #259 - This book finally joins the rest of the X-books in the regenesis story line. It’s the first X-Men legacy issue I’ve liked since they went to space. I heard Mike Carey is leaving the book after this story arc so I wonder if it’s going to go off in a new direction. FF #12 - This was an entertaining issue as can always be expected when Valeria and Doom are involved. I wasn’t a huge fan of the pencilling in this issue. I found it distracted me at points. I did love the cover, by usual artist Steve Epting, though!

[caption id=“attachment_170” align=“alignleft” width=“195” caption=“Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #2”] [/caption] Links go out to my reviews on Comic Vine. Avenging Spider-Man #1 - This is a hilarious issue featuring Spider-Man and Red Hulk investigating an issue in New York City. The writing is great and the art matches the quality. Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #2 - a cinematic look at the origins of Penguin and how Mr Cobblepot grew up. You really should be reading this mini-series. Marvel Point One One-Shot - a bunch of short stories that let you know what’s coming up in Marvel next year. Great stories, but you’ll probably find out about all this within Comic Vine’s news feed. Magneto: Not a Hero #1 - It looks like Magneto goes on a rampage. What’s really going on? Find out in this mini-series. Huntress Vol 3 #2 - the story continues as Helena tries to foil a human smuggling and prostitution ring. Another great mini-series that’s a lot of fun to read. [caption id=“attachment_173” align=“alignright” width=“197” caption=“Uncanny X-Force #17”] [/caption] ...