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Wolverine: The Best There Is #7-12
Wolverine: The Best There Is: Broken Quarantine
Bullets! Flames! Acid! Bombs! Wolverine's healing factor has gotten him through it all. But now his desiccated body is locked away in a quarantine capsule on Utopia, on the verge of death. Wolverine has become a breeding ground for an alien virus that is slowly turning him into a walking hive of interstellar parasites. Space bounty hunters Monark Starstalker and Paradox have one chance to save Logan, but the cure might be even more horrifying than the disease. And how does the man called Contagion and his perverse fascination with Wolverine fit into this puzzle of flesh and sinew? Discover the answer here! The squeamish need not apply!
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186 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2012
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Charlie Huston
103 books1,304 followersCharlie Huston is an American novelist, screenwriter, and comic book writer known for his genre-blending storytelling and character-driven narratives. His twelve novels span crime, horror, and science fiction, and have been published by Ballantine, Del Rey, Mulholland, and Orion, with translations in nine languages. He is the creator of the Henry Thompson trilogy, beginning with Caught Stealing, which was announced in 2024 as a forthcoming film adaptation directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Austin Butler. Huston’s stand-alone novels include The Shotgun Rule, The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death, Sleepless, and Skinner. He also authored the vampire noir series Joe Pitt Casebooks while living in Manhattan and later California. Huston has written pilots for FX, FOX, Sony, and Tomorrow Studios, served as a writer and producer on FOX’s Gotham, and developed original projects such as Arcadia. In comics, he rebooted Moon Knight for Marvel, contributed to Ultimates Annual, and penned the Wolverine: The Best There Is series.
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March 13, 2018
The sexyness level is very much beyond regular X-Books and their usua virgins too afraid to hold hands. In this one you get plenty of somewhat funny sexual hints that turn into outright sextalk. The Cyclops-Frost and Wolverine-Dazzler dialogues outline this.
Wolverine makes it back to X-Men headquarters, but is still fighting many deadly diseases. Emma Frost is worried that the experience with Winsor and his henchmen, even if Logan's body heals, will leave deep scars on his mind. He escapes the X-Men's quarantine to search for information from the girl who introduced him to Winsor.
Wolverine makes it back to X-Men headquarters, but is still fighting many deadly diseases. Emma Frost is worried that the experience with Winsor and his henchmen, even if Logan's body heals, will leave deep scars on his mind. He escapes the X-Men's quarantine to search for information from the girl who introduced him to Winsor.
March 13, 2012
Charlie Huston, when writing sci-fi or fantasy, churns out incredibly dated or incredibly boring stories that seem like they were pilfered from forgotten 80's paperbacks. (However, when he writes straight pulp/hardboiled crime, he's a goddamn genius). What he does to Wolverine really is no exception. It becomes clear that this is a dated cyberpunk story for Wolverine and Huston has misplaced his sense of direction for the character completely. What we get are some seriously wacky characters and an outfit that looks like its straight out of a William Gibson novel, or off Keanu's back when he was in the Matrix. All of this may be new territory for Wolverine in his solo action (as an X-Man we have seen him in some ridiculous sci-fi/outer-space situations) and misses the mark almost entirely. if Huston had any sense of himself as a writer, he'd abandon the sci-fi genre and relegate his writing completely to hardboiled crime, where he excels. The saving grace of this book is its mature nature and the artwork.
Writing Grade: C
Art Grade: B
Writing Grade: C
Art Grade: B
July 9, 2016
Two words: sucked ass.
While I have enjoyed Ryp's art in some of his past work, especially horror, this seemed a little loose and not as detail oriented as I would have liked. When you can't tell the difference between Dazzler and Emma Frost, something is wrong. The action scenes look very stiff -- the artist doesn't get cooking until the second half of issue 3. And Dazzler's leather x-men costume has her starburst insignia on her crotch -- like, look at me, my vagina can turn sound into light, yippee,
The story feels like some wacky British comic from the 80s. Two completely unknown, powerful 'superheroes' from alternate timeliness and alternate universes are some sort of ultra capitalists who happen to show up as our earth is about to be attacked by an aggrrssive, techno zombie-making virus, not because they like us, but because Earth might be an asset to exploit in the future.
The homoerotic couple, who apparently just met, argue like a couple of old queens. One wears what appears to be space pirate garb from an old 80s Italian VHS movie, and the other some sort of toga pajama teddy -- oy vey. And because the story depicts sex with a shapeshifter who switches between male and female (and he does this with more than one character), I think this qualifies as the first Disney comic book involving tranny sex. Furthermore, because Wolverine was hanging around these guys, he gets infected with parasitic nanite bug eggs that attack his immune system -- essentially Wolverine gets space AIDS.
Then there is a road trip. Not a cool road trip like when Wolverine and Havoc took to the road way back when..these guys are just in a car.
Then the the stupidity really begins. The protagonist is the nephew of Dr. Doom, raised to be an alchemical Typhoid Mary. He then programs his DNA to remove all limitations so he can create new combinations of viruses. That ain't the way biology works - that's like pretending you have one pill that fixes all diseases, both known and unknown.Good luck with that.
Then, in the last few pages, we're shown this guy's family who plan to go and be a freelance crime fighting group, and it looks like something out of the Justice Machine, one of those a very early in the comics from the early 1980s. By today's standards, this was subpar.
This was not a total waste: I liked the part where the bad guys rode spacesharks as they invaded a spaceship -- it is stupid, I know, but it works visually. I also thought it was funny when dazzler was obsessing about the conversation she had with Wolverine, thinking he was hitting on her, and no one even cares enough to listen to her! Funny stuff. It was not cool when Wolverine killed a kid.
So there you have it...a shitshow.
While I have enjoyed Ryp's art in some of his past work, especially horror, this seemed a little loose and not as detail oriented as I would have liked. When you can't tell the difference between Dazzler and Emma Frost, something is wrong. The action scenes look very stiff -- the artist doesn't get cooking until the second half of issue 3. And Dazzler's leather x-men costume has her starburst insignia on her crotch -- like, look at me, my vagina can turn sound into light, yippee,
The story feels like some wacky British comic from the 80s. Two completely unknown, powerful 'superheroes' from alternate timeliness and alternate universes are some sort of ultra capitalists who happen to show up as our earth is about to be attacked by an aggrrssive, techno zombie-making virus, not because they like us, but because Earth might be an asset to exploit in the future.
The homoerotic couple, who apparently just met, argue like a couple of old queens. One wears what appears to be space pirate garb from an old 80s Italian VHS movie, and the other some sort of toga pajama teddy -- oy vey. And because the story depicts sex with a shapeshifter who switches between male and female (and he does this with more than one character), I think this qualifies as the first Disney comic book involving tranny sex. Furthermore, because Wolverine was hanging around these guys, he gets infected with parasitic nanite bug eggs that attack his immune system -- essentially Wolverine gets space AIDS.
Then there is a road trip. Not a cool road trip like when Wolverine and Havoc took to the road way back when..these guys are just in a car.
Then the the stupidity really begins. The protagonist is the nephew of Dr. Doom, raised to be an alchemical Typhoid Mary. He then programs his DNA to remove all limitations so he can create new combinations of viruses. That ain't the way biology works - that's like pretending you have one pill that fixes all diseases, both known and unknown.Good luck with that.
Then, in the last few pages, we're shown this guy's family who plan to go and be a freelance crime fighting group, and it looks like something out of the Justice Machine, one of those a very early in the comics from the early 1980s. By today's standards, this was subpar.
This was not a total waste: I liked the part where the bad guys rode spacesharks as they invaded a spaceship -- it is stupid, I know, but it works visually. I also thought it was funny when dazzler was obsessing about the conversation she had with Wolverine, thinking he was hitting on her, and no one even cares enough to listen to her! Funny stuff. It was not cool when Wolverine killed a kid.
So there you have it...a shitshow.
February 3, 2015
What the Hell did I just read? This was awful! Terrible dialog, bad writing! The art was the only real saving grace! Why are there so many bad Wolverine stories and they all seem to revolve around messing up his powers or making more vulnerable?
The techno space pirates (and their robot bird) that showed up in this were terrible characters that stuck around way too long. All I kept thinking was "WOLVERINE IN SPACE!!!! Now in 3D with Smell-a-vision!"
Nuff said!
The techno space pirates (and their robot bird) that showed up in this were terrible characters that stuck around way too long. All I kept thinking was "WOLVERINE IN SPACE!!!! Now in 3D with Smell-a-vision!"
Nuff said!
May 2, 2013
Well it started off with some incredibly cringe-worthy dialogue between Cyclops, Beast and Emma Frost. The dialogue didn't get much better. It seemed a bit random with things just thrown together, but the ending was alright. The flashback was nice and included an appearance by a famous super-villain. The artwork was gorgeous and was really the high point.
October 28, 2013
All of the good work done in 'Contagion' is really undermined with an extremely dull and uninteresting first half of the novel. Two new characters appear who I couldn't wait to be rid of. The story ends decently however and if you can get through the first half of the book, you can find a decent story in there.
February 13, 2015
Obnoxiously and unnecessarily oversexualised every character. Not worth your time or money.
February 18, 2019
This was half trash, half good. 3 Issues were good, the other 3 weren’t. When it taps into the main story it was really good but half the time they’re just throwing stuff at the wall seeing what sticks.
What I liked
• Wolverine being stubborn and refusing to be quarantined.
• Going through the healing process with him, it was gradual and a nice change of pace.
• The interactions with and between X-men.
• When it returned to form, going back to the main story.
• The relationship between the space pirates, it would have worked better in another book.
• The finale was pretty cool, it’s the main reason I’m keeping the book.
What I disliked
The Space Pirates
• What was the point in their story? It had no pay off.
• Their introduction, I know they were trying a Cable or Bishop type thing but it just didn’t work.
• That stupid bird, I got to the point where I ignored what it was saying because it was nonsense.
• They were fodder after their relationship was introduced.
• I can’t actually remember what they look like and it’s only a day later.
• When every other sentence is little man, Wolverine is small I get it at least he makes them shut up.
If you’ve made it this far here is the rest, space pirate free!
• Random action for the sake of action, it didn’t add anything to the story and felt like padding.
• Changing Contagion’s motives, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it
• Giving a character new powers for plot convince.
• Ignoring the ending of the last volume, it had a nice little cliff hanger with the librarian, what a waste.
What I liked
• Wolverine being stubborn and refusing to be quarantined.
• Going through the healing process with him, it was gradual and a nice change of pace.
• The interactions with and between X-men.
• When it returned to form, going back to the main story.
• The relationship between the space pirates, it would have worked better in another book.
• The finale was pretty cool, it’s the main reason I’m keeping the book.
What I disliked
The Space Pirates
• What was the point in their story? It had no pay off.
• Their introduction, I know they were trying a Cable or Bishop type thing but it just didn’t work.
• That stupid bird, I got to the point where I ignored what it was saying because it was nonsense.
• They were fodder after their relationship was introduced.
• I can’t actually remember what they look like and it’s only a day later.
• When every other sentence is little man, Wolverine is small I get it at least he makes them shut up.
If you’ve made it this far here is the rest, space pirate free!
• Random action for the sake of action, it didn’t add anything to the story and felt like padding.
• Changing Contagion’s motives, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it
• Giving a character new powers for plot convince.
• Ignoring the ending of the last volume, it had a nice little cliff hanger with the librarian, what a waste.
February 1, 2020
This is a wild story, way over the top, but really liked it. The team of 'unkillables' is interesting, the villain is sufficiently dark, and the whole story is blood-drenched fun. I would compare it a bit to Morrison's run for a few reasons, but primarily it's absurdly unbelievable but compelling story. This half goes awry a bit by introducing some incredibly '90s-style characters, but it all comes to a nice finale, so I'll forgive that.
January 17, 2019
With the help of two aliens Wolverine faces Windsor in a final struggle
March 8, 2015
I'm such a huge Wolverine fan that I never thought I'd read a Wolverine story that would rank this low. I just did not care for this one. It was too wordy, it dragged, and it was confusing. The only thing that kept this from being 1 star was the art, as Ryp's art was really good, and his women are HOT. Although Wolverine and Dazzler? Where'd THAT come from?
I don't even want to get into the storyline because it was too confusing for me to even try to explain. I liked Charlie Huston on Moon Knight, but not so much on Wolverine. It took me forever to read through these due to the wordiness and the confusing story. I hate to say it, but unless you just have to read every Wolverine comic published, skip this one.
I don't even want to get into the storyline because it was too confusing for me to even try to explain. I liked Charlie Huston on Moon Knight, but not so much on Wolverine. It took me forever to read through these due to the wordiness and the confusing story. I hate to say it, but unless you just have to read every Wolverine comic published, skip this one.
March 26, 2015
Just an awful, awful mess. One of the worst comic books I have ever read, perhaps THE worst. The script was all over the place, half the time I had no idea what was going on. Dialogue was appalling, the Logan in this book is not the Logan we know and love, and all the other characters are just a waste of page space.
The art is no better. 50% decent amateur/ 50% very poor mans Steve Dillon. You might just about get away with it in an old Vertigo book, but not here. A mess, all over the place. I have no idea what the Editor was thinking overseeing this rubbish.
I cannot stress enough to avoid this like the plague, it's an embarrassment to the genre I love.
The art is no better. 50% decent amateur/ 50% very poor mans Steve Dillon. You might just about get away with it in an old Vertigo book, but not here. A mess, all over the place. I have no idea what the Editor was thinking overseeing this rubbish.
I cannot stress enough to avoid this like the plague, it's an embarrassment to the genre I love.
April 13, 2012
Mr Huston takes his torture of Wolverine to greater levels. As always, our scruffy hero takes it all in stride. Of course. Pain is an old friend with whom he shall lie down happily upon the time of his deathbed. Our author also tosses in a dynamically interesting duo who, as an aside to respectively being an alien shapeshifter and a nanotech substrate, happen to be lovers. They assist Wolverine in his latest bout with crazy ass diseases.
Dark desires are fulfilled by a motley band of ugly consciousnesses and Wolverine gets a good sleep.
Clap, clap, clap. More, Mr Huston. More!
Dark desires are fulfilled by a motley band of ugly consciousnesses and Wolverine gets a good sleep.
Clap, clap, clap. More, Mr Huston. More!
April 29, 2013
Bellina questa run di Wolverine, anche se devo dire che la seconda parte è più noiosa del primo libro. I punti di forza sono, i disegni zeppi di dettagli come nel primo capitolo e l'avvento degli x-men che accorreranno in questo finale per aiutare Logan. Nel complesso posso dire che non mi sono pentito dell'acquisto di questo albo, che completa una bella saga che oltre alla violenza gratuita regala momenti introspettivi di Wolverine, le sue riflessioni sul suo potere e sulla umanità che crede di perdere ogni volta che vede il suo corpo rigenerarsi. Consigliato.
January 17, 2015
Más violencia gratuita y toneladas de entrañas y pus y demás deposiciones en el marco de una historia que es bastante triste (y por momentos patética) y que, pese a algunos diálogos algo forzados y a jugar con el límite del verosímil en varias partes, nunca deja de entretener. Y otro punto no menor de esta saga es que, al parecer, verdaderamente influyó en el devenir de la vida del pobre Wolverine, ya que "La muerte de..." es una consecuencia de cómo termina al final de "El mejor en lo que hace"...
June 30, 2012
Accidentally picked up the second rather than the first volume. That didn't matter though and the story was easily accessible. Truly, not a comic for the kids...gross, gross, gross...and pretty awesome. Highlights: spacemen. Low points: any time the other X-men show up.
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October 8, 2012Because what better to read when you're feeling under the weather yourself than a book replete with lovingly-detailed scenes of technonecrotic virus infection and other disease-based horridness, plus a fair amount of good old-fashioned gore?
December 29, 2012
The art was pretty rough sometimes but no where near as rough as putting the story together. Best part was Dazzler....
April 28, 2017
I was actually quite disappointed with this one. Wolverine is my favourite Marvel character, and he was portrayed quite nicely, but...
I have to give some points to the inker and pencil artists, but the colouring was disappointing. Also, some mistakes in colouring really were annoying - like wrong eye colours for some characters.
Writing: The story itself has a lot of potential, but it seemed very rushed. The plot was just jumping too fact, without explanation or understanding of what's going on. The ending was good, but it could be better if the plot wasn't that rushed. It also was very confusing. I think this story needed to be longer, and when it would be really good. But the pacing was so fast that I could barely understand what was going on before jumping to the next part. The text/speech bubbles and the way the dialogue was built was very confusing and it was hard to understand who is talking and when. I had to re-re-read every panel to understand what was going on.
Still, it wasn't all bad. The story itself is good and the ideas are very interesting and the art, without colours is very nice. The Queer representation was quite fine and also gives some points I guess.
I have to give some points to the inker and pencil artists, but the colouring was disappointing. Also, some mistakes in colouring really were annoying - like wrong eye colours for some characters.
Writing: The story itself has a lot of potential, but it seemed very rushed. The plot was just jumping too fact, without explanation or understanding of what's going on. The ending was good, but it could be better if the plot wasn't that rushed. It also was very confusing. I think this story needed to be longer, and when it would be really good. But the pacing was so fast that I could barely understand what was going on before jumping to the next part. The text/speech bubbles and the way the dialogue was built was very confusing and it was hard to understand who is talking and when. I had to re-re-read every panel to understand what was going on.
Still, it wasn't all bad. The story itself is good and the ideas are very interesting and the art, without colours is very nice. The Queer representation was quite fine and also gives some points I guess.
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