Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Review- WOLVERINE- OLD MAN LOGAN VOL. 5: PAST LIVES



WOLVERINE- OLD MAN LOGAN VOL. 5: PAST LIVES (Marvel, First Printing, 2017; Softcover)

Collects Old Man Logan #19-24 (cover dates May- July, 2017)

Writer: Jeff Lemire

Artist: Filipe Andrade, Andrea Sorrentino (covers), and Eric Nguyen

Colorist: Jordan Boyd and Andres Jose Mossa



Lemire seems to enjoy his time displacement and time shifts. Indeed, it has been the hallmark of his entire run on this title. Old Man Logan is a man not only out of time but of his own timeline.



This time out Old Man Logan makes a deal with Asmodeus to get back to his future to correct a mistake that he left behind. This is one of those “deals with the devil” kind of things. Logan is given an amulet which will get him from point a to b. Unfortunately for Logan, Asmodeus flings him through his entire past, where we get a sort of greatest hits of Logan's life as he has to relive battles with the Hulk and Wendigo, the Weapon X program, Madripoor, etc. The spell lasts only four days, giving this a sense of urgency.

The end of this arc is the main problem with modern day comic writers. They try to wrap up their run in such a way as to make it almost seem like the end of the series. While the Bronze Age method of leaving endless loose plotlines dangling for the new guy to wrap up before heading on their journey isn't necessarily any better, it did give the reader a true sense of continuity. One could use this book as a jumping off point for the series.



Lemire wraps up his 24 issue run with a bow. The artwork is not to my liking here at all. Your mileage may vary. I'll be interested to see what happens in Volume 6, due out this month.
Junk Food For Thought rating: 3.75 out of 5.

The OCD zone- Thin coated stock with a slight sheen.
Binding: Perfect bound trade paperback. This book is on the thin side and feels like a fat periodical.
Cardstock cover notes: Laminated cardstock.

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