Written by Mark Millar
Pencils by Steve McNiven
Inks by Dexter Vines, Mark Morales and Jay Leister
Colors by Morry Hollowell, Christina Strain, Justin Ponsor, Jason Keith, Nathan Fairbairn and Paul Mounts
This will not be an individual comic book review as I am reviewing the "Wolverine: Old Man Logan" trade paperback that I received in the Comic Bento subscription box. The book collects Wolverine #66-72 and Wolverine: Old Man Logan Giant-Size.
The premise is that this tale takes place in a future where all of the villains got together and beat all the heroes and divided the United States between each other. Not many heroes remain. Logan hasn't unsheathed his claws in over fifty years as he raises his family on a farm near Sacramento, CA. Times are tough and Logan is struggling to pay rent to the hillbilly Banner family. Hawkeye comes to Logan with a proposition to make some fast money during a road trip.
For those that read Millar's "Wanted" comic book series, yes, this is the same premise. Somehow all of these egotistical villains decided to get together to destroy the heroes and found a way to divide everything up between each other. I know they are make believe characters in a make believe world, but why would Doctor Doom agree to ruling the Midwest and let Red Skull control the East Coast and Washington D.C. in particular? And then there's Magneto. Why would he only want Las Vegas? Also, why would he agree to the slaughter of mutants? Paste Pot Pete ended up with Paste Pot Creek so that part makes sense.
Millar keeps his Hulks in the same form as they were in "The Ultimates" comic book series. They eat people. Apparently Bruce Banner had a whole lot of repressed feelings in that genius mind of his. He ends up mating with his cousin, She-Hulk, and creating a "special" Hulk family.
Hawkeye has become a drug-running Daredevil. He has glaucoma and needs Logan to read the map. Hawkeye is still driving the Spider-Buggy but at least Logan can tell him where to turn and such. The overall story was pretty entertaining and it was fun to see where some of the heroes were taken out. Finding out how Wolverine had been beaten and broken was a sad sight. I'm sure you can guess that Logan can't keep the claws hidden for too long and Wolverine does end up going on a rampage.
The artwork in "Old Man Logan" is stellar. Steve McNiven was an amazing choice to bring out the visuals for this series. There is just enough detail to be jaw dropping but not distracting. Logan and many of the characters are much older now and the wrinkles in the forehead and the way the people stood made you realize they've gotten older but you still wouldn't want to mess with them. The backgrounds looked incredible as well. Did I mention that the Venom Symbiote finds a Tyrannosaurus Rex host?
Overall the story is worth reading. It reads pretty quickly as Millar is the type that really just writes dialogue and the artist is responsible for telling the story around the dialogue. Luckily Steve McNiven is the artist so you get good dialogue with remarkable artwork.
What are your thoughts on "Wolverine: Old Man Logan?" What other comic book series would you like us to review? Find us on social media and let us know.
Follow Maskerpiece Theatre:
Website: abnormalentertainment.com/maskerpiecetheatre
Facebook: /MaskerpieceTheatre and Fan Page
Twitter: @Maskerpiece -Masked Blogster
Maskerpiece Theatre is sponsored by MoviePass. See unlimited movies at a theater near you for a low monthly rate.
You can support our show and Abnormal Entertainment on our Support Us page.
