Review - Wolverine #63

Written March 14, 2008 by Mike Haynes

“Don’t the Avengers need help saving the world? Or maybe one of the half-dozen groups you run with?”

With a quote like that, it looks like Jason Aaron’s been paying attention to Wolverine’s place in the Marvel Universe. All jokes aside though, this isn’t about how many books Wolverine is in. This time, I’m reviewing the one book that still sits on the fence as it relates to my pull list. With a strong first outting in Wolverine #62, could Aaron and Garney keep the trend going long enough to see to it that this title becomes a regular pick-up of mine? Let’s find out.

Once again, Jason Aaron’s writing is top notch. Between the main story of Wolverine tracking Mystique and the constant flashbacks showing the evolution of their complicated relationship together, this comic is a great followup to the previous issue. Like I said in my review of Wolverine #62, Aaron’s seamless transitions from the past, in Wolverine’s flashbacks throughout the issue, and the present are really something to admire. Many writers seem, in my opinion, to have trouble sometimes shifting not only the reader but the whole story as well into a different time frame and then return to the main story sometime later. With Aaron’s writing, it’s all done so well that you can’t help but wonder how long it will last before you’re thrown back in Wolverine’s time line and don’t realize what’s going on. In the meantime though, it’s a well written story that’s entertaining and exciting while not stressing out your brain too much trying to figure out what’s going on.

Next to the overall writing of the title so far, Ron Garney’s artwork has been one of my favorite parts about this arc and this issue is no exception. Continuing the trend from the previous issue, Garney paints a wonderful canvas of artwork for Aaron’s great storytelling to come alive. It’s easy to see that he and Aaron work well together and tell one of the better stories that the title has seen recently.

Wolverine #63 is a great issue. If you read Messiah Complex or Wolverine #62 you’ll definitely enjoy this comic. If you’re like me and didn’t read anything Messiah Complex related at all, you’ll probably still like this one. You’ll have to have read Wolverine #62 to really understand what’s happening here but both issues, in my opinion, are worth the $3 cover price. This arc is half over and looks like it only gets better from here.

Wolverine #63
POA Rating:
8.4/10 (How’d you get that?)

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