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Wolverine (2003) (Collected Editions) #2
Wolverine, Volume 2: Coyote Crossing
Little is known of his past, save that it was fraught with pain and loss. Long ago, he trained as a Samurai in Japan; later he became Weapon X, an operative for the Canadian government. Today, Logan is an X-Man, using his animal-keen senses, healing factor and razor sharp claws to help protect a world that fears and hates mutants!
Collecting: Wolverine 7-11
Collecting: Wolverine 7-11
120 pages, Paperback
First published April 3, 2004
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Greg Rucka
1,494 books1,923 followersGreg Rucka, is an American comic book writer and novelist, known for his work on such comics as Action Comics, Batwoman: Detective Comics, and the miniseries Superman: World of New Krypton for DC Comics, and for novels such as his Queen & Country series.
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May 14, 2018
While not as strong as volume 1 it still contains a lot of really solid moments.
The very first issue is the highlight of this collection. Watching Logan and Kurt (Nightcrawler) talk about their friendship, loved ones, differences, and life in general was great. Really felt well done and a different side to both of them. Then we get into the Coyote Crossing storyline which feels a little to similar to the Brotherhood storyline of the last volume. By the end got some interesting twist but Logan is basically on a mission to murder people who have done wrong.
Good: Loved the first issue. It was just amazing. Well paced dialog and giving a chance for characters to grow is great. The Coyote Storyline picks up big time towards the last two issues and gives some great final moments.
Bad: Not feeling the love relationship all that much that they are trying to build. Also the beginning of the coyote storyline isn't all that interesting since it feels too much like a retread.
Overall I'd rate it around a 3 or maybe a 3.5. Issue 6 is nearly a 5 for me, but the Coyote storyline is around a 2.5. So I'll settle on a 3 for now.
The very first issue is the highlight of this collection. Watching Logan and Kurt (Nightcrawler) talk about their friendship, loved ones, differences, and life in general was great. Really felt well done and a different side to both of them. Then we get into the Coyote Crossing storyline which feels a little to similar to the Brotherhood storyline of the last volume. By the end got some interesting twist but Logan is basically on a mission to murder people who have done wrong.
Good: Loved the first issue. It was just amazing. Well paced dialog and giving a chance for characters to grow is great. The Coyote Storyline picks up big time towards the last two issues and gives some great final moments.
Bad: Not feeling the love relationship all that much that they are trying to build. Also the beginning of the coyote storyline isn't all that interesting since it feels too much like a retread.
Overall I'd rate it around a 3 or maybe a 3.5. Issue 6 is nearly a 5 for me, but the Coyote storyline is around a 2.5. So I'll settle on a 3 for now.
October 12, 2022
Wolverine goes after a Mexican drug lord who uses illegal migrants to smuggle drugs into Texas. Overall, I liked this volume significantly more than the previous one. I still feel like you could switch out the main character, or take it out of the Marvel universe, without changing anything about the story, but that's not necessarily a bad thing I guess.
January 26, 2024
3.5/5.0
June 29, 2007
This isn't a storyline that does much to advance the Wolverine mythos. It's not about his past or his returning memories or his eternal fight with Sabretooth or anything like that. It's a stand-alone storyline in which Wolvie is forced to face the fact that he's stuck somewhere between being a man and an animal. The story itself is about Logan dealing with the leader of a Mexican gang and being tailed by the DEA agent who made her first appearance in the previous Wolverine story arc, "The Brotherhood". I won't go into the story, because a lot of it is meant to surprise you, but I will say that this story does a LOT to establish Logan's humanity. Even after killing dozens of men in a rage, he is forced to deal with the fact that he's not all animal... nor is he all man. This is a nicely complex character development story that I enjoyed immensely.
The art is also better, IMO, than Robertson and Palmer's work on "The Brotherhood." I know Wolvie's short and stocky, but I don't like art that makes him look like he just stumbled out of his cave. The art in "Coyote Crossing" captures his stature, but also conveys the elegance and ease of movement that he's known for. I'm a bit ambivalent on the fact that his face looks a lot like Hugh Jackman's; I prefer a bit more separation between the movie and comic 'verses, but I really like that he's drawn with long hair. That needs to be done more often, heh.
The art is also better, IMO, than Robertson and Palmer's work on "The Brotherhood." I know Wolvie's short and stocky, but I don't like art that makes him look like he just stumbled out of his cave. The art in "Coyote Crossing" captures his stature, but also conveys the elegance and ease of movement that he's known for. I'm a bit ambivalent on the fact that his face looks a lot like Hugh Jackman's; I prefer a bit more separation between the movie and comic 'verses, but I really like that he's drawn with long hair. That needs to be done more often, heh.
December 7, 2009
This is a continuation of the story in The brotherhood.
Logan finds out who is financing the Brotherhood to steal women and make them into sex slaves. The journey takes him to Mexico, where he meets up with some old friends.
Meanwhile Cassie Lathrop federal agent has made it her mission to find Logan, not for justice purposes she is very interested in him for her own means.
Eventually she finds him, and he has a surprise. The Boss over the operation is a woman, and she is pregnant and goes into labor while Logan is there... he trys to get her help but she refuses and dies.
He takes the baby to the bar where his friends are and Cassie is there. She finds out such a compassion in the dark hairy man, and wonders what makes him tick.
Meanwhile, Logan trys to find the family of the baby. He ends up finding them and they are nothing like the evil sister. They come to Mexico and adopt the child, and Logan is free to go.
Lucy avenged, Brotherhood shut down, child placed with parents and Logan alone again.
Logan gets a invitation from Agent Lathrop to visit.
The Series ends with him showing up at agent Lathrops' Door and the rest is history/imagination.
Logan finds out who is financing the Brotherhood to steal women and make them into sex slaves. The journey takes him to Mexico, where he meets up with some old friends.
Meanwhile Cassie Lathrop federal agent has made it her mission to find Logan, not for justice purposes she is very interested in him for her own means.
Eventually she finds him, and he has a surprise. The Boss over the operation is a woman, and she is pregnant and goes into labor while Logan is there... he trys to get her help but she refuses and dies.
He takes the baby to the bar where his friends are and Cassie is there. She finds out such a compassion in the dark hairy man, and wonders what makes him tick.
Meanwhile, Logan trys to find the family of the baby. He ends up finding them and they are nothing like the evil sister. They come to Mexico and adopt the child, and Logan is free to go.
Lucy avenged, Brotherhood shut down, child placed with parents and Logan alone again.
Logan gets a invitation from Agent Lathrop to visit.
The Series ends with him showing up at agent Lathrops' Door and the rest is history/imagination.
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September 14, 2020
Kolejna solidna historia z Rosomakiem, mająca tylko jeden mankament. Jest zbyt oczywista, zapełniona kilkoma kliszami, ale nadal piekielnie dobrze się to wszystko czyta...
Mimo, iż Logan to taki "trochę" bus, to nie sposób gościa nie lubić. Bo jak trzeba, to zajmie się przestępcami, z czułością godną Johna Cena, gdy ten zabawia się na ringu. Serce ma jednak tam gdzie trzeba i wkurza go ludzka niesprawiedliwość. Tak jest tutaj, bo rozpoczyna się od napadu na sklepik/stację benzynową, gdzie napastnicy mordują sprzedawcę. Cała sekwencja "załatwiania" sprawy jest świetna i oczywiście zaraz okazuje się, że całość ma kolejne dno, tu pod postacią naczepy do ciężarówki. Pełnej ludzkich zwłok, bo Ci co transportowali żywy towar nie pomyśleli o zrobieniu większych dziur na powietrze...
Gdy sprawiedliwości staje się zadość (nie zazdroszczę temu typkowi czasu jaki spędził w oczekiwaniu na policję) to Wolverine rusza na tereny podległe El Paso. Zaczyna się polowanie na gang z którym są powiązane takie pojęcia jak Coyote czy Rojas. Na myśl przychodzą od razu źli Meksykanie, przekraczanie granicy, handel ludźmi i narkotykami. Dobre skojarzenia. Logan rusza na poszukiwania głównego winowajcy całego zamieszania, lokalnego bossa.
W miedzy czasie śladem bohatera podąża detektyw Cassie, którą znamy z poprzedniego tomu, gdzie miała nieprzyjemność znaleźć się w paskudnym miejscu. Tak się trafia, że Logan ratuję kobietę bodajże dwa razy, a ta ma odpowiednie sny (o wspólnych zabawach łóżkowych, a jakże...). Dodatkowy i nieco zbędny wątek, ale wnioskuję że taki samiec jak Logan musi od czasu do czasu coś zaliczyć, więc jak się trafia sama chętna pod pazurem... Wiecie. Niby niski i owłosiony, a jednak wariat...
Kres podróży naznaczonej masą trupów zaprowadzi bohatera w kozi róg, bowiem boss może się i znalazł, ale... Sami zobaczcie, bo orzech do zgryzienia X-man ma rzeczywiście twardy. Ostatni zeszyt jest dosyć kameralny i zwalnia tempo akcji. Pokazuje, że ten nasz ulubiony dzikus ma wielkie serce. Całość jest jednak na tyle oklepana, że wiedziałem do czego cała akcja prowadzi. I właśnie za to oczywiste zagranie drugi tom spod pióra Pana Rucki dostaje ode mnie bardziej 3.5/5. To nadal bardzo dobre "czytadło", w dodatku znacznie lepsze jeżeli chodzi o kreskę, bo Wolverine już bardziej przypomina człowieka, a nie Neandertalczyka jak poprzednio. Fanom nie trzeba nic rekomendować, a nowicjuszom... Dajcie szanse. Czyta się to szybko i z pewną dozą przyjemności.
Mimo, iż Logan to taki "trochę" bus, to nie sposób gościa nie lubić. Bo jak trzeba, to zajmie się przestępcami, z czułością godną Johna Cena, gdy ten zabawia się na ringu. Serce ma jednak tam gdzie trzeba i wkurza go ludzka niesprawiedliwość. Tak jest tutaj, bo rozpoczyna się od napadu na sklepik/stację benzynową, gdzie napastnicy mordują sprzedawcę. Cała sekwencja "załatwiania" sprawy jest świetna i oczywiście zaraz okazuje się, że całość ma kolejne dno, tu pod postacią naczepy do ciężarówki. Pełnej ludzkich zwłok, bo Ci co transportowali żywy towar nie pomyśleli o zrobieniu większych dziur na powietrze...
Gdy sprawiedliwości staje się zadość (nie zazdroszczę temu typkowi czasu jaki spędził w oczekiwaniu na policję) to Wolverine rusza na tereny podległe El Paso. Zaczyna się polowanie na gang z którym są powiązane takie pojęcia jak Coyote czy Rojas. Na myśl przychodzą od razu źli Meksykanie, przekraczanie granicy, handel ludźmi i narkotykami. Dobre skojarzenia. Logan rusza na poszukiwania głównego winowajcy całego zamieszania, lokalnego bossa.
W miedzy czasie śladem bohatera podąża detektyw Cassie, którą znamy z poprzedniego tomu, gdzie miała nieprzyjemność znaleźć się w paskudnym miejscu. Tak się trafia, że Logan ratuję kobietę bodajże dwa razy, a ta ma odpowiednie sny (o wspólnych zabawach łóżkowych, a jakże...). Dodatkowy i nieco zbędny wątek, ale wnioskuję że taki samiec jak Logan musi od czasu do czasu coś zaliczyć, więc jak się trafia sama chętna pod pazurem... Wiecie. Niby niski i owłosiony, a jednak wariat...
Kres podróży naznaczonej masą trupów zaprowadzi bohatera w kozi róg, bowiem boss może się i znalazł, ale... Sami zobaczcie, bo orzech do zgryzienia X-man ma rzeczywiście twardy. Ostatni zeszyt jest dosyć kameralny i zwalnia tempo akcji. Pokazuje, że ten nasz ulubiony dzikus ma wielkie serce. Całość jest jednak na tyle oklepana, że wiedziałem do czego cała akcja prowadzi. I właśnie za to oczywiste zagranie drugi tom spod pióra Pana Rucki dostaje ode mnie bardziej 3.5/5. To nadal bardzo dobre "czytadło", w dodatku znacznie lepsze jeżeli chodzi o kreskę, bo Wolverine już bardziej przypomina człowieka, a nie Neandertalczyka jak poprzednio. Fanom nie trzeba nic rekomendować, a nowicjuszom... Dajcie szanse. Czyta się to szybko i z pewną dozą przyjemności.
July 20, 2017
Rolling on with the (x-actly what I need this year) x-read of 2017…
After Tieri’s run on the book, I was ready to give up on Logan and just read the more central x-books and ignore Wolverine (particularly as it rarely impacts continuity all that much). Rucka’s first book made me change my mind and I had to buy his second volume (and now I will have to buy his third…) He just gets the character more deeply than a lot of writers do.
This isn’t high literature, admittedly. The main plot is pretty cliché – you’ve seen it before for sure. But it is handled deftly and with some surprisingly subtle character moments. If you’re a fan of wolverine, I would say that Rucka’s run on the book so far is one of the highlights of Logan stories.
The tension/pending romantic relationship plays out oddly and just feels a little off. But overall, an enjoyable read.
After Tieri’s run on the book, I was ready to give up on Logan and just read the more central x-books and ignore Wolverine (particularly as it rarely impacts continuity all that much). Rucka’s first book made me change my mind and I had to buy his second volume (and now I will have to buy his third…) He just gets the character more deeply than a lot of writers do.
This isn’t high literature, admittedly. The main plot is pretty cliché – you’ve seen it before for sure. But it is handled deftly and with some surprisingly subtle character moments. If you’re a fan of wolverine, I would say that Rucka’s run on the book so far is one of the highlights of Logan stories.
The tension/pending romantic relationship plays out oddly and just feels a little off. But overall, an enjoyable read.
September 28, 2017
Che Wolvie sia un personaggio potenzialmente molto interessante è un dato di fatto. Il problema è che per fare una bella storia non basta un personaggio potenzialmente interessante. E infatti "Il crocevia dei coyote" è una storia anonima con disegni anonimi. Seguono due riempitivi, il secondo dei quali riesce a catturare di più l'attenzione, soprattutto grazie a disegni molto interpretati di David Aja.
April 1, 2018
Rucka continues his excellent first volume with another strong volume here, this time involving smuggeling (both drug and people) over the mexican border. Of course being Rucka nbothing is quite as straight forward as it seems and Logan quickly finds himself in a more complex situation that he expected.
While the story is interesting it's probably not quite up to the level of the first volume. The art on the otherhand is a massive improvment this time around.
While the story is interesting it's probably not quite up to the level of the first volume. The art on the otherhand is a massive improvment this time around.
March 17, 2017
An agent is following Wolverine around after he saves her life. He says to her that he isn't what she thinks he is. She says he is. He thinks he's an animal. She knows he isn't.
July 23, 2020
Dessins ultra moches.
September 28, 2021
Change of artist makes Wolverine appear more human.
Wolverine takes on human trafficking and drug runners.
Wolverine takes on human trafficking and drug runners.
April 9, 2016
Art is much better here than volume one. Darrick Robertson isn't the one to do Logan...too jokey.
Rucka keeps on the Logan as a lone warrior/savage animal on the edge between wild and human. Pushed over the edge by man's inhumanity to other men, he goes after a human trafficking ring in El Paso. The ATF girl keeps following. The first issue has a long chat between Logan and Nightcrawler, about God, humanity taking lives etc. It's all in a bar, no,action but that's ok with me. I dunno,if it's part of this collection "Coyote Crossing" but it was a solid issue.
ATF girl...Cassie, and Logan cross paths again and he saves her life again, this time they spend some time conversing...
Solid read, nothing amazing,,but building a good version of the Wolverine. Rucka hasn't missed much yet...and one of the covers is gorgeous, just like Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now, rising from the waters....awesome.
Rucka keeps on the Logan as a lone warrior/savage animal on the edge between wild and human. Pushed over the edge by man's inhumanity to other men, he goes after a human trafficking ring in El Paso. The ATF girl keeps following. The first issue has a long chat between Logan and Nightcrawler, about God, humanity taking lives etc. It's all in a bar, no,action but that's ok with me. I dunno,if it's part of this collection "Coyote Crossing" but it was a solid issue.
ATF girl...Cassie, and Logan cross paths again and he saves her life again, this time they spend some time conversing...
Solid read, nothing amazing,,but building a good version of the Wolverine. Rucka hasn't missed much yet...and one of the covers is gorgeous, just like Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now, rising from the waters....awesome.
February 9, 2017
So. This Priest Walks Into a Bar (#6). What does Wolverine do when he gets an issue of downtime? He has a drink with an old friend. Meeting up with Nightcrawler in this issue returns Wolverine to one of his oldest and most important friendships from the X-Men, which provides some nice continuity where otherwise Rucka is walking his own roads. It also gives some nice insight into who Logan is and what he's afraid of becoming. A nice character piece [7+/10].
Coyote Crossing (#7-11). Rucka's second story has a weak beginning. He stumbles onto another horrific event and decides to track down the instigator. It's pretty much "The Brotherhood" all over again. Then we get a few issues of mindless slaughter. The story only picks up toward the end, after quite a bit of wheel spinning, but then we get two superb issues once more about who Wolverine is and what choices he makes. So, this is a mixed bag, but with an excellent ending [6+/10].
Coyote Crossing (#7-11). Rucka's second story has a weak beginning. He stumbles onto another horrific event and decides to track down the instigator. It's pretty much "The Brotherhood" all over again. Then we get a few issues of mindless slaughter. The story only picks up toward the end, after quite a bit of wheel spinning, but then we get two superb issues once more about who Wolverine is and what choices he makes. So, this is a mixed bag, but with an excellent ending [6+/10].
February 26, 2025
Wolverine's a cool guy who heals fast and has knives for fingers. Usually, he's with a team of people that can fly and shoot lasers fighting giant robots or bugs from outer space or magic demons from hell or something, and it's not super clear what he contributes other than being the cool one. In this, though, he's going after a human trafficking cartel to avenge some victims who happened upon his path, and against mundane but vicious gangsters, being a cool guy who heals fast and has knives for fingers is just enough for the one-vs-many to not seem too contrived.
I like Logan best in these sorts of settings. I wish this series had stayed with this sort of premise for longer. Volume One did something similar with a backwoods misogynist cult, but unfortunately Volume Three and onward seem to revert to standard superhero comic stuff.
I like Logan best in these sorts of settings. I wish this series had stayed with this sort of premise for longer. Volume One did something similar with a backwoods misogynist cult, but unfortunately Volume Three and onward seem to revert to standard superhero comic stuff.
December 30, 2019
December 2019 -- Exactly what I saw two years ago when I reviewed it. Put away the claws and be a badass vigilante.
December 2017 -- I could have gotten into Wolverine more as a character if this had been what I read (instead of X-men). I like this world, I like these characters for the most part. I like the art. I like the fact that super-powered villains aren't necessary.
I said it before and I'll probably keep saying it - Wolverine's superhuman abilities (adamantine claws, healing factor) takes away from this story. I would have enjoyed reading this as a novel more than as a comic book.
December 2017 -- I could have gotten into Wolverine more as a character if this had been what I read (instead of X-men). I like this world, I like these characters for the most part. I like the art. I like the fact that super-powered villains aren't necessary.
I said it before and I'll probably keep saying it - Wolverine's superhuman abilities (adamantine claws, healing factor) takes away from this story. I would have enjoyed reading this as a novel more than as a comic book.
March 9, 2010
Nuevo comienzo para Wolverine que tiene poco de espectacular (en el sentido pochoclero del término) pero muchas historias muy profundas para contar. Leído en la edición de Conosur (#4~6, creo). Cuando lo relea seguro se gane su correspondiente reseña.
July 27, 2015
Mostly forgettable Wolverine story that concludes the story started in Wolverine, Vol. 1: The Brotherhood
February 20, 2015
Solid Wolverine story. Mostly him going from person to person, beating them up and saying, "I want to see Rojas." Still it was quick and fun. I'm interested to see where things go with Logan and federal agent.
July 30, 2016
This may be the best Wolverine story not written by Jason Aaron
September 21, 2023
Nota 7,0.
É um história legal e mais "country" do herói.
Mas realmente não é lá grandes coisas.
Ainda assim recomendo pra quem quer ler algo diferente do personagem.
É um história legal e mais "country" do herói.
Mas realmente não é lá grandes coisas.
Ainda assim recomendo pra quem quer ler algo diferente do personagem.
September 3, 2016
Individual issues on marvel unlimited
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