Wolverine (1982) #4

Wolverine (1982)

by Chris Claremont, Lynn Varley (Colorist), Joe Rubinstein (Inker)

It's Wolverine vs Shingen - to the death! Plus, what part will Yukio play in this final battle? And does Logan and Mariko's love stand a chance?

Genres: Comics, Marvel, X Men, Comic Book, Graphic Novels

23 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 10, 1982

About the author

Chris Claremont is a writer of American comic books, best known for his 16-year (1975-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industry's most successful properties.

Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.

Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wolverine learns that you often have to balance honor and desire - and there is no way to know which will weigh more. Almost every Wolverine story that has come after this CC/FM series is a continuation of this foundational story. The wordless fight scenes are like modern Japanese hanging scrools - highest recommendation.

[Sophia · Rating 4 out of 5]

The final issue of the first series of Wolverine! I really enjoyed this story; the flow was smooth and the characters were intense and real. I love the journey Logan goes through and what he learns from it. I also love that this is almost a 40 year old series and it is still inspiring modern stories. (Technically the series was more like 30 years old when The Wolverine was made but ah well!)

[David Rojas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Son cuatro números en los que Claremont construye una de las mejores novelas gráficas de la historia: cruzando su historia de mutante con un transfondo de novela negra japonesa, ninjas y samurais, casi, nos presenta la unión de dos mundos y la reconciliación de Logan con sí mismo -la escena en que grita que no es un animal, que es un hombre, es uno de los mejores momentos de la historia del personaje.
Los dibujos de Miller realmente aportan el tono adulto, realista, y hacen que no deje de ser una historia de superhéroes; el entintando juega con las sombras, las escenas recargadas en tinta negra, aportan muchísimo a conseguir el ambiente para esta historia -las luces atravesando claraboyas y persianas, es una hermosura el trabajo gráfico.

[Joe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gotcha!

An outstanding arc that improved with each book in the series. The story also improves with each read and like a finely crafted wine, with time, it's better than ever.

Strongly recommend.

[vk chompooming · Rating 5 out of 5]

I own this original comic book. This entire series is a nostalgic brick in my brain. To say I love this series is a vast understatement. The writer, Chris Claremont, took a mysterious enigma called Wolverine and with this mini-series fleshed out one of the most enduring and popular characters in all of comic-dom. This series is so enduring that they made a movie outta it. The character Wolverine was transformed into a quiet, noble, berserker who was given a "bum deal" from the father of the woman whom he loved and history is made with the blood a thousand Hand ninja paying the road to superhero stardom.

[Mikey Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

SO WORTH THE READ, this story was a lot of fun between learning about the Hand, more of Logan’s history with Mariko, Yukio and Logan’s relationship, and the epic final battle between Logan and Mariko’s father. the assassin’s failed to kill Wolverine, and he proves to be honorable and worthy of the Samurai blade of over 800 years. It ends with a wedding invitation to the X-Men back home for Mariko and Logan.

[Mat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good

Old school. Good. 17 more words required. Post on amazon as Matt blazer and good reads. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.

[OinkFish Pigs · Rating 5 out of 5]

10/10

[Brayden Shea · Rating 4 out of 5]

[8.5 for entire series]

This is what “The Wolverine” movie was based on and I think the comic might be better. The art is beautiful. Logan’s dialogue was repetitive at the start of each issue.

[Andrew Alvis · Rating 5 out of 5]

An epic triumph, ending on a very high note. Wolverine vs Shingen was beautifully drawn.

[Britt Halliburton · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good ending to this mini-saga, with some great action scenes. Especially the penultimate battle between Shingen and Logan is excellent and well told through movement and panelling.

[Egghead · Rating 5 out of 5]

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