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Ok... I have to say it.
This was the best Wolverine story in a -long- time. Sure, Old Man Logan is fun, but this story actually dealt with the man behind the mask. It's been a -really- long time since we had one of those. Kudos to the writer. Incredible writing. I actually felt sorry for Logan at the end of it. I might as well be delivering a eulogy for this series. It will continue in a different form, but for all intents and purposes this particular Wolverine book has reached its end. The way this book ends is very fitting for this series. For most of the series each issue read more like a disjointed series of separate stories rather than a continuing saga. This issue is also disjointed, but still very enjoyable. In fact even if you have never read this series you could still pick this issue up and read it as a one-shot in my opinion. This issue offers the second halves of the two stories presented in Issue #73. In one part, Logan continues on his quest to help out an old friend and prevent a bloody biker war. In the other, Wolverine's insanely busy schedule as a superhero is explored. the two stories have nothing to do with each other. Frankly, the story would read much better if the first story were fully contained in Issue #73 and the second in Issue #74. It hurts the overall comic by having both stories broken in half. In my opinion the first story, the biker one, is definitely the weaker of the two. Daniel Way's story is something that could just as easily been made into a Punisher story. Though this is hardly the first time this could be said about a Wolverine comic, its rarely a good thing when two characters become so easily interchangeable. At times Ways story recalls the glory days of Greg Rucka's run, but for the most part it lacks the emotional impact. Heck, I had to go back and reread the first half just to remind myself what was going on. I liked tommy Lee Edward's art. However, I am not sure Edwards was the best choice. The tone he creates isn't one bested suited for the story. I think a more grimy/gritty artist who has worked on Wolverine in the past would have been better suited. Than sometimes Edwards also has difficulty distinguishing his characters from one another. I mean when you have a cast of exclusively blurry hairy men, its even hard for Logan to stand out. I felt this becomes a serious problem at the end of the story, when an apparently major revelation is wasted because a characters identity is obscured. The part I enjoyed most of this comic and whee the real attraction of this issue lies is in the second segment by Jason Aaron and Adam Kubert. This half of the story is lacking the sheer visual variety of the first, but it's still very expertly laid out an a nice flashback to Wolverine stories of yeas past. We get a cool scene of Wolverine, Spiderman and Bucky Cap throwing down with the wrecking crew. Than we see a panel of Peter Parker lying on the couch watching the news on X-men Wolverine and Cyclops. The next panel we have photographer Peter Parker at a crime scene where a anti mutant gang was slaughtered. There Peter spies a familiar claw mark on the wall. Having established why Wolverine has been running himself ragged lately, Aaron attempts to dive deeper into Logan's mindset. To do so he brings and Spiderman. This segment unfortunately comes on the heels of Amazing Spiderman #597 the last issue of Spider-Man: Brand New day extra. I love Just like Joe Kelly did, Aaron depicts Logan and Spidey. I especially loved the thought boxes of Spider-Man entering the bar to talk to Logan. The Firelord ones were hilarious. Just like Joe Kelly did, Aaron depicts Logan and Spidey waxing philosophical inside a bar. Of course, Logan is in a mood and does not want to take advice from Spidey, and just when the inevitable fight between the two is about to break out, three not so lucky robbers burst in. The burglars reactions are priceless. Now the ending may have been a little trite, but the dialogue was funny and snappy, and Aaron's analysis of his hero rings true. The Wolverine/Spider-Man dynamic is quickly becoming one of my favorites among Marvel heroes, and that's precisely because of stories like this. Though these past two issue have been fairly uneven in terms of overall quality, I'd say Wolverine Vol. 3 has been given a proper send-off. For the future I am keeping my fingers crossed for aSpider-Man and Wolverine series. Superman and Batman have one so why not two of Marvel's most popular characters? 
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Part Superhero story, part civil rights history lesson--Adam: The Legend of the Blue Marvel issue three delves into the life of Golden Age Superhero Adam Brashear . (Ironic if you consider the timing of introducing Marvel's first black mega--superhero..emphasis on the word SUPER, and the election of Barack Obama..our nations first black President..sorry didnt mean to wax poetic.)
Side note--For more information as well as insight into the creation of the series by its author Kevin Grevioux..check out the indepth interview presented on Marvel.com http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstor...he_Blue_Marvel In the third act of this limited series we learn more the about man, behind the mask. And His wife, formerlly an undercover agent sent to watch Brashear. She explains why she reluctantly took the job of spying on him, and later-- how she eventually fell in love with adam--despite the prevailing racism and prejudice of the era. (shown brilliantly and not preachy) Brasher, shocked by his wife's revelation, leaves for the moon. Where, his solace is interrupted by the Watcher. [Utau shows Adam his ability to understand all creeds, and colors..youll get the pun after reading the issue) Anyway, during a conversation with the Watcher on the mechanics of prejudice and its in end result( using the Kree war as an example) he reminds them of the first time that they met. At that time,(1960's) an alien invasion task force assembled over the moon with the Earth within its sights. Blue Marvel dispatches the armada with relative ease. Cut back to the present, Adam decides to resume his Blue marvel identity. Answering Tony Starks call to defeat the reemergent Ani-man. Personal addendum: Some may wince at the depictions of racism/classism in this issue..but I for one thought the examples were handled with class and dignity. Believe me when I say, given the many instances in which Kevin could have used we were shown the lighter versions of such abuse. All in all, this is one of my fav minis--alongside the Yost Storm--X:men Apart., Pak War machine ongoing, I am proud to say Marvel has upped the bar. I liked this issue but not as much as the first two. I wonder what the limits of Adams strength is. The Watcher doesn't lie, so I believe Blue Marvel could split the moon in two if he tried. I do hope Kevin explain next issue why Adam totally retired even when the world was in jeopardy.Maybe he waited until he knew for certain that the hero community failed in saving the Earth. The biggest thing I can remember that treaten the whole world and the general public knew about was the Kang war in Avengers. Unlike Sercet Invasion that war took days if not weeks to end. Galactus was a major problem but he never really began feeding before he was stopped so his presence really didn't effect the whole world. The general public didn't know what was going on in the Infinity books other then half the population disappearing. So maybe he was one of the missing. Kevin doesn't really have to go in that much detail but Adam does have to explain himself. Broome art was slightly inconsistent for a few frames. And I find the inking a little strong. It seems that One thing of note I think is Adam's youthfulness. Adam almost seems immortal because Broome didn't age him one bit. The same lines on his face in the 60's are the same lines on his face in the present. And he has less grey hairs on his temples than Reed Richards.
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