Mini-reviews of all Wolverine appearances in stores on 08/29/07.

-World War Hulk: X-Men #3 (Preview): Crappy mini-series wraps up with nice ending.
-Black Panther #30 (Preview): More fun with zombies!

 Mini-reviews of new Wolverine appearances in comic stores on 08/22/07:

-Astonishing X-Men #22 (Preview): Best comic on the market. Oh and Wolverine appears, too.
-Wolverine #56 (Preview): Uh. Galactically stupid issue. All I can say is at least it’s better than Frank Tieri’s stuff.
-Cable & Deadpool #44 (Preview): More insane fun with Deadpool and Wolverine. And great art by Ron Lim.
-Marvel Adventures The Avengers #15 (Cover Only): Another dreadful issue, Lord of the Rings style.

Mini-reviews of new Wolverine appearances in comic stores on 08/15/07.

-Wolverine: Origins #16 (Preview): I’m really starting to hate the way Daniel Way is handling Seraph.
-Sub-Mariner #3 (Preview): Cool fight, dumb premise.
-New X-Men #41 (Preview): I really like Kyle, Yost and Young. Not to be confused with the band.

 Mini-reviews of new Wolverine appearances in comic stores on 08/08/07.

-New Avengers #33 (Preview): I really used to like Brian Bendis. But he seems so desperate to make this Skrull story about paralyzing paranoia that it just is not working for me. Anyone else agree?
-New Avengers/Transformers #2 (Preview): First issue was fun. This issue is lame.
-Ultimate X-Men #85 (Preview): Looking forward to the Jeph Loeb’s Ultimatum because this series is so pedestrian right now.

Wolverine ‘Evolution’ Review/Rant from Wolverine #50-55…

Comic book writers tend to warn us that we are not allowed to be critical of their stories until the entire run has been completed. Well, the “Evolution” storyline is now finished. And while Jeph Loeb has shined on Fallen Son, he has been simply dreadful here, in stark contrast to the beautiful art rendered by Simone Bianchi. From the ridiculous evolutionary theories that would put any scientist to shame to the overly dramatic representation of new uber-villain Romulus, Loeb has sleepwalked his way to sloppy and cliche-filled writing. Most galling is his apparent disregard for the characters. He seems to relish polluting the Wolverine mythos, winking at us the whole time. I know this is a fictional fantasy world. But for many long-time readers, we would appreciate being treated with a little more respect.

Mini-review of new Wolverine appearance in comic stores on 08/01/07.

-New Warriors #3 (Preview): The return of cool Wolverine. On sale now.