Issue #3's final panel made a big deal over Wolverine. But when #4 came out, Wolverine didn't even make the cover--yet Ka-Zar did!! When was the last time Wolverine guest-starred somewhere without being plastered all over the cover?!?
So what, exactly, did the world's most popular mutant do in this issue?
OK, he's doing a favor for Spider-Man. Fair enough. And the very next panel?
Oh, Reed Richards is having you run errands for him. Good thing you're so tough, Logan.The next time we see him?
So Reed asked you to "stick around," and then he has you run around gathering everyone for him. Shall we start calling you Jarvis?Still, Wolverine does have an important function in this issue:
They're going on a trip to the Savage Land to find a magic healing flower. Wolverine says it's OK to bring the kid along--to the freakin' Savage Land--and he'll "watch over her."How'd that work out??
About that well...the girl was fatally shot whilst Logan was fighting some punks. (Don't worry, she got better--magic healing flower, you know). He's not even the one to notice that she had been shot. So much for "watching over her."Well played, Logan, well played.Wolverine--Errand Boy!! Butler!! Piss-Poor Bodyguard!! Mr. Operate At The Beck And Call Of Authority Figures!!
Either writer John Ostrander is pretty clueless about Wolverine, or is trying out a brilliant new take on the character...and I'm not sure which...
1 comment:
I went through three years of Ostrander doing this kind of thing with the Martian Manhunter. It's one of his things.
Post a Comment