Mini-reviews of new Wolverine appearances in comic stores on 06/06/07:

-Hulk and Power Pack #4 (Cover): Minor Wolverine cameo, though the back of his head on the cover is very cool.
–Scott P. agrees with my assessment of recent Wolverine and Wolverine: Origins issues,

“I have experienced the same unidentified distaste for the current Wolverine storylines. As I read your epiphany on issues 50 thru 54, the light bulb glowed above my head as well. You are 100% correct. The talent is there but the output is highly disappointing and aggravating! In fact, I’m getting really disgusted at how Wolverine is being treated by Marvel overall. Wolverine: Origins is a disgrace; writing and art through and through. When Joe Quesada has been questioned on the lack of a long term creative team on any of the Wolverine books, he’s laughed it off. Why are they bent on destroying one of their flagship characters? And they are eliminating one of the most loved and interesting characteristics about the character; his mysterious past. I’m not even going to start on variant covers and senseless guest appearances.”

Mini-reviews of new Wolverine appearances in comic stores on 06/20/07:

-Wolverine #54 (Preview): I’ve been trying to figure out why I am not enjoying this storyline. Jeph Loeb is a very good writer and Simone Bianchi has done some terrific pages. And I think I finally hit upon it in this issue: Jeph Loeb is not taking Wolverine seriously. The writing is sloppy (the excessive cursing, “cute” dialogue, over-the-top declarations), the pacing is dreadful (six issues to tell a three issue storyline), and despite a series of excessively confusing flashbacks, nothing really has happened. And don’t get me started with lupine evolution (let’s see, we have seven examples of unrelated lupine mutation, they must be a new species evolved from wolves!) And to top it all off, the final issue isn’t due until 7/25.
–X-23: Target X #6 (Preview): X-23’s first encounter with Wolverine.
–New Avengers: Illuminati #3 (Preview): Secret Wars flashback with Wolverine cameo.

-Information from Wolverine’s profile in Civil War Files has been added to 009: World War II and 010: Landau, Luckman and Lake.
–Wolverine: Origins #14 added to 006: The Lost Years. Major changes coming to post-Landau, Luckman and Lake sections.

In a stunning upset within the comic book industry, no Wolverine appearances today!

Mini-reviews of new Wolverine appearances in comic stores on 05/16/07:

-Exiles #94 (Preview): This used to be a fun series. Unfortunately, Claremont’s angst is crushing the life out of it. Features Hydra Wolverine.
-The Ultimates 2 #13 (Preview): Ultimate Wolverine briefly cameos in this series finale.
-Marvel Adventures The Avengers #13 (Preview): I actually met someone who likes this series. That makes one of us. Wolverine co-stars.

I’ve finally had it with waiting for the final revelations of Wolverine and Wolverine: Origins to be revealed. So without further ado, I present the return of the weekly updates and 010: Landau, Luckman and Lake, version 2.0.

Mini-reviews of new Wolverine appearances in comic stores on 05/09/07:

-Wolverine: Origins #14 (Preview): The pace of this series is killing me! I usually don’t mind slower paced stories if done well (Planetary, Naruto), but between this and Loeb’s Wolverine, I’m absolutely dyin’ here!
-New Avengers #30 (Preview): Surprisingly weak story and art.
-Marvel Zombies: Dead Days (Preview): Wolverine against the zombies.
-Black Panther #27 (Preview): Zombie Wolverine, welcome to Earth 616.
-Hulk and Power Pack #3 (Cover): Final page cameo.

Mini-review of new Wolverine appearance in comic stores on 05/02/07:

-Astonishing X-Men #21 (Preview): If you are not reading this series, go right now and buy the entire run. This is simply the best X-Men series ever. Joss Whedon is a brilliant writer and John Cassaday is simply the best artist in the business. Re-reading this series this week reminded me of what it felt like when I originally read the early issues of Uncanny X-Men by Claremont and Byrne.

Mini-reviews of new Wolverine appearances in comic stores on 04/25/07:

-Wolverine #53 (Preview): Wolverine vs. Sabretooth, Round 4. Clearly we need to wait to see how this storyline will be resolved, but so far, this run has felt padded, overly dramatic and generally unsatisfying, not to mention a continuity disaster. But other than that…
-Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America – Avengers (Preview): The anger stage. Much better than denial.
-Exiles #93 (Cover): Horrible costume for Hydra-Wolverine.

Mini-review of new Wolverine appearance in comic stores on 04/18/07:

-Marvel Adventures The Avengers #12 (Cover): Horrid, horrid series.