Scott's Take: Wolverine by Benjamin Percy Vol. 1

 

Wolverine by Benjamin Percy Vol. 1 is the first volume of this ongoing series which collects the first two story arcs. In the first one, Wolverine is trying to find his place in the new mutant nation. He is sent out, by his fellow X-Men, on a mission to deal with the flower cartel who are making addictive illegal drugs off of flowers. In the second story arc, Wolverine is going up against a growing vampire threat. The obvious increasing threat of Vampires led by Dracula that has been building in the background in the Avengers books has to now be dealt with by Wolverine because it was not something the Avengers put at the top of their list of things they should handle.

 

This book follows up on various plot points from X-force and the Avengers books, but can be read without reading them. This book ties heavily into the history of Wolverine. Author Benjamin Percy writes a very good self-loathing, complicated, and loner Wolverine who prefers to handle things his own way. The X-Men finally have a place that they could truly be safe and Wolverine will do what he thinks he must to keep it that way.

 

Various characters are featured throughout the book for brief periods of time throughout the book. The spotlight is on Wolverine. Wolverine by Benjamin Percy Vol. 1 features a lot of action, character introspection, and some humor. The art is excellent in this very violent book. I look forward to Volume 2. 

 

 

Wolverine by Benjamin Percy Vol. 1

Benjamin Percy

https://benjaminpercy.com/comics/

Marvel Comics

https://www.marvel.com/comics/collection/78950/wolverine_by_benjamin_percy_vol_1_trade_paperback

November 2020

ISBN#: 978-1302921828

Paperback (eBook available)

184 Pages

  

My reading copy came from the Central Branch aka Downtown Branch of the Dallas Public Library System.  

 

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