Spider-Man & Wolverine

Spider-Man & Wolverine #1-4

by Brett Matthews, Vatche Mavlian

Including not one, but two titanic team-ups featuring everyone's favorite wall-crawler. Spider-Man goes to Japan to rescue a captured Wolverine, and it's up to the duo to solve a mystery in the land of the Rising Sun. Plus: Spider-Man and Daredevil try to save the lives of two kidnapped children, in their own unique styles!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Spider Man, Superheroes, Science Fiction, Comic Book

144 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2004

Reviews

[M · Rating 2 out of 5]

Brett Matthews and Vatche Mavlian team up to spin yet another Marvel tale featuring the oddball paring of snarky web-slinger Spider-Man and the hairy killing machine Wolverine. Pulled from his classroom by a blackmail-happy Nick Fury, Peter Parker is sent to retrieve someone from a Japanese island. Upon rescuing the mutant Wolverine, the duo team-up to shut down an illegal genetics weapons project determined to eliminate super-powered beings from the earth. Matthews has both characters tell their story to an unseen interviewer, which is just one of the many overused cliches in this volume. The crinkly and mucky art of Mavlian does little to ease the readers' eyes, adding to the overall dislike of the series itself. Supposedly, a Spider-Man/Daredevil one-shot followed; my library copy somehow misplaced that entire segment. Overall, this "legends" tale is one that needs to be forgotten in the sands of time.

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars.
Waaaaay better than I thought it would be! Then again, I wasn't expecting much. Looking at some of the other ratings, I guess I might be one of the few who truly enjoyed this. Not sure why, though. I thought there was plenty of action, and lots of funny moments. It was worth reading just to find out who was interrogating Peter and Logan! Priceless!

[Dennis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Here's the thing--Peter Parker is like ribs. I like the idea of ribs/Spider-Man. Sometimes they can be really, really good. But most of the time I'm let down because it's hard to get right. Ribs cans be chewy or bland or tough. And Spider-Man can just be an annoying character who induces groans and eye rolls with a slew of dad jokes.

This story is ok. It's fine. It's an interesting combination of characters. But it's also too long without much happening and I probably won't remember it in a week.

[Alan · Rating 3 out of 5]

The writing was a bit disjointed. Spidey’s quips were punching down a lot by today’s standards. The art was all over the place, but it had some good moments. It got some of Peter and Logan’s friendship right. Not as well as Bendis did with New Avengers, but it made me smile in some places.

[Mateusz Nowowiejski · Rating 3 out of 5]

03.2024

[Doctor Doom · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked the story better than the art- the artist would be okay on characters that were not iconic and well-known for how they look- he just seemed "off" is the best way to describe it. If I did not know I was looking at Wolverine with his claws sheathed I would not have recognized him- that's what I mean.

[Dan · Rating 2 out of 5]

was meh...okay. Got the feeling while reading this that it was written to sell more comics, and not much of a story. The figures seemed squat and dwarfish looking. Was expecting more.......

[Evans · Rating 4 out of 5]

The ending was a fun.

[Bertrand · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dessin paresseux, scénario paresseux. Marvel dans ses mauvais jours.