Old Man Logan #41-42

LOGAN THE HUNTED pts I and II

Written by Ed Brisson
Penciled by Francesco Manna
Covers by Mike Deodato Jr
Published June 13 and June 27, 2018

   Logan fights some familiar foes in his old watering hole. But as they fight, they goad him outside where he’s tranquilized. When he wakes up, he’s in a cage and there in front of him stands Kraven The Hunter. Apparently now his next trophy hunt, Logan drops out of a plane and into the good old Savage Land.

Back in the savage again...

   Kraven orders his pilot to return and sets off, immediately finding evidence of the berserker. As Logan presses forward, he runs into the hunter. Kraven gets the upper hand and cuts through the bone on Logan’s hand. Forced to deal with a wounded raptor, Kraven runs him through while a heavily bleeding Logan shirks away. He finds a cave to rest in, and as he slowly heals, drifts away into a dream.

"It's the creepy eye, dad. It actually looks creepier than ours..."

   Logan is back in the Wastelands with his family. It’s clear he longs for them more and more, but they tell him he can’t come back to them like this. When he awakes, Kraven has found him again. The battle continues, this time with the old man getting the upper hand. He pounds away until he realizes he’s won and the hunter isn’t worth the effort.

Snap. Crackle. Pop. Snikt!

   When he walks away, Ka-Zar the hunter waits for him outside the cave. Logan tells his old friend that Kraven is his problem now and ventures back to his plane. After a little convincing, the pilot takes off. As he rides in the cargo hold, Logan ponders his return home. It’s time to find his way back. How he gets there - we’ll have to wait, as this story arc comes to a conclusion.

Time to go home, Maureen.

   I saw a few weeks ago that this series has been cancelled and will end with issue #50. With the return of Logan’s younger alter ego, this doesn’t really come as a surprise. And 50 books is a pretty decent run with a character I don’t think anyone saw as being a true replacement for everyone’s favorite X-Man. It’s a little bitter sweet. I picked this book up shortly after my youngest kiddo was born and I was immediately smitten with the series. These two issues continued the tradition of a well written arc and pretty decent artwork to boot. I give these two an 8/10.

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