Return of Wolverine #1

HELL

Written by Charles Soule

Penciled by Steve McNiven
Cover by Steve McNiven
Published September 2018

   Wolverine awakens in agony with searing claws cooled in pools of blood. He's in a laboratory, surrounded by the dead with one lone scientist still alive. The man tells him he works at the behest of Persephone, and that she must be stopped. Suddenly the lab explodes, freeing a cloned sabretooth tiger who's then impaled by a mammoth, as Wolverine hears a voice in his head explaining what he has to do.

Metal AF.

   Logan walks into a valley with his subconscious describing what he must do. He sees a jeep pass with armed guards and he follows it. At a nearby encampment, the guards take one of the residents' sons and burn it down. Wolverine springs into action, lighting up the guard tower as an Omega Red-clad soldier blows out his motorcycle's tire.

Weeeeeee!

   He dreams. In a flashback he speaks with Persephone before being awoken by one of the fleeing scientists. Reminding him of who he is, she helps to close a wound that won't heal and they discuss her missing son.

Just stapling up Wolvie. No big deal.

   They continue talking, about how he's one of the most famous X-Men of all time but he still can't remember anything. Just bits and pieces. She recounts times he's been seen in action. With knives in his hands and how he fights for those less fortunate. Inside his subconscious, Logan frees one of his many past selves... the original blue and yellow incarnation prepares to fight Persephone. With claws popped, Wolverine is back. But what's going to happen next? We'll have to wait to find out as this issue is left to be continued.

Aw JAM!

   So five years after Charles Soule and Steve McNiven penned the death of Wolverine, I honestly never thought it would stick this long. Before starting this series, I went back and flipped through it's proceeding one to remind myself of what all happened. Now after months and months of Logan popping up in cameos, he's finally back for good. And it's true that nobody can spin a talke quite like Charles Soule. This was an awesome way to kick it off. I give this one a 10/10.

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