REVIEW: Dark Wolverine #75
Reviewer: Don Chiavon
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Date: July 13, 2009
In the midst of Dark Reign, Norman Osborn has assembled his own
team of Avengers, many of them criminals who’ve assumed the
identities of existing heroes.
One such is Daken, who’s usurped the identity of his father, Wolverine.
While I’ve followed this current Wolverine series from the very
beginning, I was largely unfamiliar with Logan’s upstart offspring, as
he was introduced in Wolverine: Origins, a title I didn’t stick with for
very long. And when I’d heard that the imposters would be taking over
their counterparts’ books, I have to admit that I went into this book
fully expecting to dislike it.
I was wrong. I really enjoyed reading this, especially as a complement
to the Dark Avengers series. Written by Daniel Way and Marjorie Liu,
Dark Wolverine #75 shows Daken to be a master manipulator in his
own right. While he may have agreed to take a spot on Osborn’s team
to get under the skin of his old man, Wolverine, (heh. Old Man
Wolverine. See what I did there?), it seems he’s determined to have fun while he basks in the spotlight
that his new identity brings. His interactions with his teammates, particularly Hawkeye/Bullseye, are
VERY entertaining, and it’s obvious that he’s nobody’s pawn, as he uses secret abilities to play those
around him and set his own machinations into motion. The artwork by Giuseppe Camuncoli is nothing
less than beautiful. Camuncoli seems like a shoe-in for Marvel’s Young Guns stable of artists.
I’ve always found the Wolverine series to be largely hit or miss, depending on who the creative team
was. The recent “Old Man Wolverine” arc was fantastic, so, as I stated already, I didn’t have high
hopes. I know it’s only been one issue, but if this series continues to showcase the same type of high
level storytelling, it’ll quickly jump to the top of my must read list. 4 out 5 stars.
Reviewer: Don Chiavon
Website: MarvelComicBooks.org
Review Permalink: http://marvelcomicbooks.org/review-dark-wolverine-75/
Date: July 13, 2009