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Title: The Essential Wolverine, Vol. 1 by Archie Goodwin, John Byrne, Idelson Matt, Chris Claremont, Peter David ISBN: 0-7851-0257-4 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Essential...but not perfect
Comment: This large, black and white trade handily lives up to its name, at least for a while. With this, the reader is treated to the first 23 issues of the regular series, for a great price.
The venerable Chris Claremont scribes the first third or so of the issues, and his are the best. You get Wolvie in top form, as he finds himself inside a web of intrigue in the seedy underworld of the fictional city of Madripoor. Claremont excels with the supporting cast, creating many memorable characters. Aging flyboy and reluctant adventurer Archie Corrigan is perhaps the best. He behaves the way any of us would if we were the ones playing sidekick to Logan, known in Madripoor as the mysterious "Patch". Former Spider-Woman Jessica Drew joins the cast as a tough P.I. protecting her flaky at times friend, Lindsay McCabe. After the first six-part story, Joe Fixit (the Gray Hulk) drops in for a painful and very humorous two-issue visit. After that, Claremont finishes his run with a couple filler issues, including the first (and possibly the best) encounter between Logan and Sabretooth. John Buscema provides excellent artwork throughout, aside from an Ernie Cowan fill-in. Worthy of mention is the Bill Sienckewicz inked Sabretooth issue, as it has some fantastic art from two of the masters, far better in black and white than in color.
Peter David takes the reins for the following six issues, titled "The Gehenna Stone Affair". Not quite as good as Claremont's run, it's still a great story, full of action and humor. David also nails the supporting cast as totally faithful to Claremont's characters from the first story arc. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, the quality of the pictures takes a slight dive. Instead of just black and white, there are grays, which takes a lot away from the amazing Buscema and Sienckiwicz linework. Other than that, everything is great.
The final run of the volume is from Archie Goodwin and John Byrne, and frankly, it stinks to high-heaven. The story is contrived and weak in the first place, and only gets worse. And while John Byrne at his best produced some superb artwork, this is a far cry from his amazing X-Men and Fantastic Four runs. This is in no small part due to Klaus Jansen, whose inks just do not mix with Byrne's pencils. It's really not even worth reading, a stark contrast to the rest of the volume, which is classic.
To sum it all up, the terrible ending story arc doesn't come close to keeping me from recommending this. The first 16 issues featured are some of the best Wolverine stories you'll ever read, even if he doesn't actually suit up as Wolverine until the tail end.
Rating: 5
Summary: The stories are strong enough
Comment: I know many have complained about the format this book is in (cheaper paper stock and the black/white issue) but I felt that my enjoyment of the stories inside wasn't troubled by the lack of colour at all. Even though the original books had been in colour, 'Essential's black and white gives it an almost 'Sin City' feel, making the gritty stories of Wolverines first issues in his own series all the more grittier. As for the paper stock, if getting all these issues in one book for less than 20 bucks means cheaper paper, then sign me up. All around, this book is a great read for Logan fans and a fantastic bargain for the collector.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best Book Ever
Comment: The only problem is that it is in black and white. However you will be surprised how little this matters. This book is about one of the best heros ever written. This book has everything Humor,Actionand some of the coolest plots ever.
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Title: Origin: The True Story of Wolverine by Bill Jemas, Paul Jenkins, Andy Kubert ISBN: 078510965X Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: December, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Essential X-Men Vol. 1 RPT by Chris Claremont, Suzanne Gaffney, John Byrne, Gaffney Suzanne, Dave Cockrum ISBN: 0785102566 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Essential X-Men Volume 2 by Chris Claremont, John Byrne, Dave Cockrum ISBN: 0785102981 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Wolverine: Weapon X (Marvel Comics) by Barry Windsor-Smith ISBN: 0785100334 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: February, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Essential X-Men Volume 3 by Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum ISBN: 0785106618 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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