I haven’t enjoyed the villains very much in Jason Aaron’s book, but the story always made up for lack of interesting antagonists. ( The only exception being the Wolverine: The List one shot, which wasn’t a character created by him.) There is such a over-saturation of Wolverine stories, that it doesn’t bother me when the main antagonist is on the weak side. I have a hard enough time keeping track of the different villains Logan has faced each week. I hope that answer’s your question DiG.

It’s hard to explain because I did read this book today and I did enjoy it very much. I came away feeling like another notch has been added toward Wolverine being more of a hero of the light. I enjoy Aaron’s writing because he adds to the noble qualities and elements of Wolverine’s life, which in turn reminds me why I like this character so much. In essence I have to say that the good of Jason Aaron’s writing far exceeds the bad.

My point is that as much as I love Jason Aaron’s characterization of Wolverine — and especially his personal life (such as the Nightcrawler issue) — I find his villains to be rather weak.

Case in point…

-Boyd and Bufford: Hillbilly cannibals.
-The Mongrels: A circus troupe of villains?
-The Devil: So weak that Wolverine takes his sword away and dethrones him.
-Roxxon Executives and Scientists: One-dimensional evil and amoral corporate villains straight out of a bad action movie.
-Dr. Rot: Seriously?

As you say, this is my opinion, not yours — but is there an Aaron villain you can point to and say, wow, now there’s a great new villain for Wolverine?

Thanks !