Wolverine: Origins #13 hit the shelves and lo and behold, no flashbacks. So updates are on hold until I can figure out how to accommodate the previous Cyber/Silas Burr flashbacks and the eye patch Logan wears while at Jasmine Falls. Not to mention the rethinking the events to assimilate Jeph Loeb’s revelations in Wolverine #52.
-Early reference to Silas Burr from Wolverine #79 added to 006: The Lost Years and minor updates made to 008: Ogun and 009: World War II.
Mini-reviews of new Wolverine appearances in comic stores on 04/11/07:
-Wolverine: Origins #13 (Preview): Dreadful issue. No flashbacks.
-New Avengers #29 (Preview): Pretty good issue. And Wolverine actually gets some prominent dialogue.
Mini-reviews of new Wolverine appearances in comic stores on 04/04/07:
-Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America #1 (Preview): Stars Wolverine in the Kubler-Ross phase of denial. Rather disappointing if you ask me.
-Marvel Zombies/Army of Darkness #2 (Preview): Wolverine graces the cover but not the story itself.
-And reader comments on the Wolverine Files:
“Thanks for all your work on 005: Sabretooth and Silver Fox. It’s the clearest summary of the ‘Cabin’ storyline on the web.” — J. Tovar
Mini-reviews of new Wolverine appearances in comic stores on 03/28/07:
-Wolverine #52 (Preview): My apologies in advance, but this issue genuinely deserves an extended rant. So if you haven’t read this issue yet, major spoiler alert. Aside from this bizarre series of dreams we’ve been forced to endure, Jeph Loeb (a terrific writer by all accounts) finally reveals Logan and Sabretooth’s very first meeting. A very first meeting at odds with all previous continuity. Logan claims to have met Sabretooth in Japan at the behest of the Hand. Logan speaks fluent Japanese and is adept at using a samurai sword. The only problem is that Chris Claremont has shown the first battle between Logan and Sabretooth to have taken place on the frontiers of Canada before World War I when Logan had no real fighting style. Further, it has been shown demonstrably that Logan did not learn how to wield a samurai sword until the late 1930s. Between Wolverine: Origins and this story, I fear I will be forced to move around several events from Wolverine’s past. So until this storyline wraps up, I will hold off rewriting the entire chronology just to fit this flashback in.
-Ultimate X-Men #80 (Preview): Wolverine leaves the X-Men.
Minor update made to 007: The Thirties including new images.
Mini-reviews of new Wolverine appearances in comic stores on 03/21/07:
-Civil War: Battle Damage Report (Cover): Tony Stark’s report to the President includes an entry on Wolverine.
-Exiles #92 (Cover): Earth 1720 features a ridiculously-costumed Hydra Wolverine.
-Ultimate Power #4 (Cover): Wolverine appears, but does not speak in this Greg Land model fest.
-Marvel Adventures The Avengers #11 (Cover): Better than usual, but still a lame series.
-John Romita Jr. 30th Anniversary Special (Interior Art): Features Wolverine sketches and other extras.
Major update made to 006: The Lost Years including new images, Wolverine #48, Wolverine: Origins #12 and the addition of all information on Cyber.
Mini-reviews of new Wolverine appearances in comic stores on 03/14/07:
-Wolverine: Origins #12 (Preview): Cyber is revealed to be Silas Burr, Logan’s drill sergeant from WWI.
-New Avengers #28 (Preview): The old New Avengers travel to Japan and visit a short-handed Silver Samurai.
-Civil War: The Confession (Preview): Wolverine cameos in Tony Stark’s vision of the future.
Major update made to 005: Sabretooth and Silver Fox including new images, Wolverine #50 and lots more.
Mini-reviews of new Wolverine appearances in comic stores on 03/07/07:
-Fantastic Four #543 (Preview): Wolverine cameos on a Lateline Special about the Fantastic Four.
-Marvel Zombies/Army of Darkness #1 (Preview): Great cover. Unfortunately, no Wolverine on the inside.
