Aside from Wolverine #70 (see Review and Open Thread), Wolverine appeared in five other titles this past week (January 2, 2009)…

Wolverine: Manifest Destiny #3 (preview)
“Once Upon a Time in Chinatown”
Writer: Jason Aaron
Pencilers: Stephen Segovia & Paco Diaz Luque
Inkers: Noah Salonga & Paco Diaz Luque

Not quite as good as the previous two issues with Jason Aaron going for comedy over believability. And unfortunately the final six pages of art by Paco Diaz Luque simply do not hold up to Stephen Segovia’s brilliant artwork from the rest of the series…

X-Force #10 (preview)
“Old Ghosts, Part 4”
Writer: Craig Kyle & Christopher Yost
Art: Mike Choi

This is becoming a most uneven series. I didn’t even realize that this was part 4 of 4 until I started writing this post. The story finales aren’t really finales and the story arcs have a tendency to meander all over the place…

Fantastic Four #562 (preview)
“Requiem”
Writer: Mark Millar
Pencils: Bryan Hitch
Inks: Cam Smith & Andrew Currie

While Wolverine only really cameos in one panel, it is pretty funny…

Avengers/Invaders #7 (preview)
“Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot”
Plot: Alex Ross & Jim Krueger
Script: Jim Krueger
Pencils: Steve Sadowksi & Patrick Berkenkotter

Once again, Wolverine barely makes an appearance…

What If? Secret Wars (preview)
“What If… Doctor Doom Kept the Beyonder’s Powers”
Writer: Karl Bollers
Artist: Jorge Molina

Not much of a cameo for Wolverine, but a really good What If story if you are a fan of Dr. Doom…

And finally, Wolverine did not appear at all in the surprisingly sub-par Ultimatum X-Men #99…

Wolverine #70
“Old Man Logan, Part 5”
Writer: Mark Millar
Penciler: Steve McNiven
Inks: Dexter Vines with Mark Morales

This is it.

The big reveal.

Was it good enough? Was it shocking enough?

Well, I will let share my spoiler-filled thoughts with you after the jump and let you be the final judge in the Open Thread comments that follow

And as always, “Spoiler warning, Will Robinson, spoiler warning!”

From Marvel (preview): “Fifty years ago the heroes of the Marvel Universe were massacred and as far as Old Man Logan is concerned, WOLVERINE died with them. During that final battle, something happened to Logan…something so traumatic that he hasn’t popped his claws since. Now Logan lives out his days a shell of a man, his warrior spirit long since crushed by the horrible weight of the secret he carries with him. What happened? Finally, the darkest chapter in Logan’s history can be told! ” On sale January 2, 2009.

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