Written by Jeff Lemire
Penciled by Eric Nguyen
Cover by Andrea Sorrentino
Published May 10, 2017
Cover by Andrea Sorrentino
Published May 10, 2017
In the storage unit in Jersey, Asmodeus attempts to sell Logan's body to the highest bidder. Both parties however were unaware they were buying the old version of the mutant. To show them he's still just as powerful, Asmodeus stabs the unconscious Logan in the ribs.
Back in Madripoor where his spirit is, "Patch" feels the pain of the stabs as a kid on a skateboard steals the amulet. He gives chase and is eventually stopped by the Yakuza. They ask if he's the barbarian known as Patch and their head goon Dragonhead orders him killed. They open fire on him and in the present, his body convulses as the customers try to escape. Asmodeus blocks their escape.
In the past, one of the henchmen tells the boss he's dead as his claws pop out. He attacks the gang, killing them all and scaring Dragonhead away in the process. Tired of the ruse, he puts the patch back on and goes looking for the thief. It doesn't take long and he spots the kid eating noodles. Telling him the glowing amulet was freaking him out, he give it back to the mutant who immediately ports away again. This time he comes to just as a baseball whizzes past his face.
Bobby Drake calls strike. As Jubilee protests the call, Scott Summers apologizes. He grabs Iceman telling him there's little time. His body is in a locker in Jersey. He spits out the address and tells him that Asmodeus has him trapped there. Before he can explain, He's pulled through the timeline again.
With a mouthful of sand, he recognizes it. He's back in the Wastelands. He makes the trek back to where he lived and thinks that maybe seeing his old home may trigger some ideas on where the hulk baby is. But as he opens the door, he sees Maureen and his two children. Deciding that he's had enough, he aborts the rest of his mission. Smashing the amulet underfoot, he tells himself he's home. And with that, we're left to be concluded.
Still an excellent book, these origin porting stories make me ready to end this book. If there's any chance that by the X-men finding his body in the past could somehow bring him back to being normal Wolverine in the present, I'll take it. The art is ok, but still not as good as the frameable cover - making you long for the past when Sorrentino used to pencil this entire book. Either way, the story is decent. Just ready to see where it goes. I give it a 7/10.
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