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Wolverine Legends, Vol. 1: Wolverine/Hulk
One knows little of his past, save that it was fraught with pain and loss.
Long ago, Wolverine was trained as a samurai in Japan; later, he became Weapon X, a covert operative for the Canadian government. Today, Logan is an X-Man—using his animal-keen senses, accelerated healing factor and razor-sharp claws to help protect a world that fears and hates mutants.
The other may be the most powerful man-like creature ever to walk the Earth.
Caught in the heart of a nuclear explosion, victim of gamma radiation gone wild, Dr. Robert Bruce Banner undergoes a hideous metamorphosis during times of stress—unleashing the dark personification of the bookish scientist’s repressed rage and fury.
And then there’s Po—the extraordinary little girl whose impossible quest has drawn these two disparate individuals together.
Expect the unexpected as master writer/artist Sam Kieth (The Maxx, Blood Hungry) returns to Marvel! Collecting Wolverine/Hulk #1-4.
Long ago, Wolverine was trained as a samurai in Japan; later, he became Weapon X, a covert operative for the Canadian government. Today, Logan is an X-Man—using his animal-keen senses, accelerated healing factor and razor-sharp claws to help protect a world that fears and hates mutants.
The other may be the most powerful man-like creature ever to walk the Earth.
Caught in the heart of a nuclear explosion, victim of gamma radiation gone wild, Dr. Robert Bruce Banner undergoes a hideous metamorphosis during times of stress—unleashing the dark personification of the bookish scientist’s repressed rage and fury.
And then there’s Po—the extraordinary little girl whose impossible quest has drawn these two disparate individuals together.
Expect the unexpected as master writer/artist Sam Kieth (The Maxx, Blood Hungry) returns to Marvel! Collecting Wolverine/Hulk #1-4.
91 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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Sam Kieth
409 books269 followersKieth first came to prominence in 1984 as the inker of Matt Wagner's Mage, his brushwork adding fluidity and texture to the broad strokes of Wagner's early work at Comico Comics. In 1989, he drew the first five issues of writer Neil Gaiman's celebrated series The Sandman, but felt his style was unsuited to the book (specifically saying that he "felt like Jimi Hendrix in The Beatles") and left, handing over to his former inker Mike Dringenberg.
He acted as illustrator on two volumes of writer William Messner-Loebs' Epicurus the Sage and drew an Aliens miniseries for Dark Horse Comics, among other things, before creating The Maxx in 1993 for Image Comics, with, initially, writing help from Messner-Loebs. It ran for 35 issues and was adapted, with Kieth's assistance, into an animated series for MTV. Since then, as a writer-artist, he has gone on to create Friends of Maxx, Zero Girl, Four Women and Ojo.
Ojo comprises the first and My Inner Bimbo the second, in a cycle of original comic book limited series published by Oni Press. Loosely connected, the cycle will concern the intertwined lives of people with each other and sometimes with a supernatural entity known as the Mysterious Trout. Kieth has stated that other characters from The Maxx series will appear in this cycle of stories. My Inner Bimbo #1 was published in April 2006. Issue #2 was delayed past its original release date; It was finally resolicited in "Previews" in 2007 and hit the store shelves in November 2007.
DC Comics' Batman/Lobo: Deadly Serious, a two-issue prestige format mini-series that started in August 2007, was written and drawn by Kieth. This was followed by 2009's two-issue prestige format mini-series Lobo: Highway to Hell, written by Scott Ian and featuring art by Kieth.
He acted as illustrator on two volumes of writer William Messner-Loebs' Epicurus the Sage and drew an Aliens miniseries for Dark Horse Comics, among other things, before creating The Maxx in 1993 for Image Comics, with, initially, writing help from Messner-Loebs. It ran for 35 issues and was adapted, with Kieth's assistance, into an animated series for MTV. Since then, as a writer-artist, he has gone on to create Friends of Maxx, Zero Girl, Four Women and Ojo.
Ojo comprises the first and My Inner Bimbo the second, in a cycle of original comic book limited series published by Oni Press. Loosely connected, the cycle will concern the intertwined lives of people with each other and sometimes with a supernatural entity known as the Mysterious Trout. Kieth has stated that other characters from The Maxx series will appear in this cycle of stories. My Inner Bimbo #1 was published in April 2006. Issue #2 was delayed past its original release date; It was finally resolicited in "Previews" in 2007 and hit the store shelves in November 2007.
DC Comics' Batman/Lobo: Deadly Serious, a two-issue prestige format mini-series that started in August 2007, was written and drawn by Kieth. This was followed by 2009's two-issue prestige format mini-series Lobo: Highway to Hell, written by Scott Ian and featuring art by Kieth.
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April 18, 2025
Sam Kieth tells the same stories over and over. The Maxx was an incredibly cool story that ended up getting mired in plotting until it became a somewhat incomprehensible mess. But the art was pretty.
When Sam Kieth writes Batman or Lobo, he tells the same story, always a librarian looking brunette (sometimes she's blind!), the story takes an Alice In Wonderland turn, and then it sort of gets mired in its own plotting until it's an incomprehensible mess. But the art is pretty.
This Wolverine/Hulk story is not an incomprehensible mess. It is Very Similar to the Maxx, in that there is a girl with daddy issues in distress. Wolverine fulfills The Maxx role, even, uhm, aping The Maxx's posture. And The Hulk fulfills the role of the second Maxx (it's been a while since I read The Maxx, but I remember there being two at one point).
It's not a super wonderful story, but the art is gorgeous, and it is definitely not like any other Wolverine story I've read...I mean, ok, he helps out a young girl with daddy issues (see also Jubilee, Angel {from the Morrison run...not Warren Worthington III}, X-23, and, uhhh..others) and he battles with The Hulk (which was his first ever storyline) but the art takes the story in a weird and welcome direction.
I recommend it for fans of The Maxx/Sam Kieth, and anyone looking for a pretty Wolverine story.
When Sam Kieth writes Batman or Lobo, he tells the same story, always a librarian looking brunette (sometimes she's blind!), the story takes an Alice In Wonderland turn, and then it sort of gets mired in its own plotting until it's an incomprehensible mess. But the art is pretty.
This Wolverine/Hulk story is not an incomprehensible mess. It is Very Similar to the Maxx, in that there is a girl with daddy issues in distress. Wolverine fulfills The Maxx role, even, uhm, aping The Maxx's posture. And The Hulk fulfills the role of the second Maxx (it's been a while since I read The Maxx, but I remember there being two at one point).
It's not a super wonderful story, but the art is gorgeous, and it is definitely not like any other Wolverine story I've read...I mean, ok, he helps out a young girl with daddy issues (see also Jubilee, Angel {from the Morrison run...not Warren Worthington III}, X-23, and, uhhh..others) and he battles with The Hulk (which was his first ever storyline) but the art takes the story in a weird and welcome direction.
I recommend it for fans of The Maxx/Sam Kieth, and anyone looking for a pretty Wolverine story.
October 10, 2025
It's criminal that this has a 3.7 average. Sam Keith's art moves me, and makes me see the world in a new way and feel a story in a new way. People say this story is poor or incomprehensible, but I thought it was among Keith's best stories. Like all of his works it's about trauma and psychology and sublimation, but it's also about death and moving on a art and meta-narrative and how to envision a different world: how to see heaven from hell. And it shouldn't be perfect.
July 27, 2014
Sam Kieth escribe y dibuja esta obra peculiar y conmovedora. No os dejéis engañar por su aspecto de tebeo de superhéroes, es algo más que eso.
Lobezno despierta en la nieve tras un accidente de aviación para encontrar a su lado a una niña, Po, pidiendo ayuda: su padre y ella están atrapados bajo un lago, y no podrán contener la respiración mucho tiempo. Pero, ¿existe en realidad Po? ¿Por qué a veces desaparece o se convierte en un dibujo? ¿Y por qué Hulk no puede verla?
Una historia extraña pero atrayente y con un apartado gráfico excelente.
Lobezno despierta en la nieve tras un accidente de aviación para encontrar a su lado a una niña, Po, pidiendo ayuda: su padre y ella están atrapados bajo un lago, y no podrán contener la respiración mucho tiempo. Pero, ¿existe en realidad Po? ¿Por qué a veces desaparece o se convierte en un dibujo? ¿Y por qué Hulk no puede verla?
Una historia extraña pero atrayente y con un apartado gráfico excelente.
September 5, 2019
Read as single issues...I had wanted to pick up a copy of this trade paperback for some time. I had purchased a copy of Hulk/Wolverine: 6 Hours years ago as a cash-strapped kid. I have some sentimental value attached to that book since it was around the time I got into serious comic collecting that I picked it up. Probably read it over 100 times. I never had a chance to buy the previous volume, which as far as I can tell has never been reprinted and retails online for an insane mark-up price. Fortunately I was able to find some reasonably priced back-issues. Now that I've read them, gotta say I wasn't missing much. The art style is...interesting...but doesn't fit the characters. The storyline is predictable and uninteresting. It's crazy to think that someone wrote a story featuring such heavy hitters as the Hulk and Wolverine and managed to make it boring.
December 13, 2025
Entirely created by 90's comic god Sam Kieth, this character team up isn't nearly as violent as one may expect from Marvel's most savage heros. Instead, both men are brought together by the innocent spirit of a young girl who desperately needs their help, leading to a heartbreaking, hilarious story that easily exposes the repressed humanity of both characters. Kieth clearly had his finger directly on the souls of these characters, and it shows.
August 29, 2022
One word- interesting.
Interesting and very unusual art style, a mix of expressionism and children’s drawings.
And a very unusual and emotional Wolverine/ Hulk Story.
The story is heartbreaking and made me cry a little tear at the end.
Worth it.
Interesting and very unusual art style, a mix of expressionism and children’s drawings.
And a very unusual and emotional Wolverine/ Hulk Story.
The story is heartbreaking and made me cry a little tear at the end.
Worth it.
July 24, 2017
Také roztodivné. Logan havaruje lietadlom a začne ho obťažovať malé dievčatko, ktoré vraj tiež s otcom havarovalo a čakajú na záchranu v jazere. No a cestou narazia na Hulka.
September 22, 2017
Sam Kieth is not for all , it´s another level !!!!
November 27, 2017
Moving... <3
April 21, 2022
The story isn't much, but the art is great. I can't think of a more perfect fit for a meeting between these two characters.
February 26, 2011
I respect Kieth for handling the writing and the art, but I've only ever liked his work for the pictures. The story didn't at all appeal to me, but this book has so much more going for it.
Kieth is obviously a very different artist from Alex Ross. Though I enjoy Ross's art, admire his technical skill, and envy his natural talents (success too), there's a difference between photo-realism and believable characterization. Ross generally nails the DC characters but comes short with the Marvel guys and girls, and I think it's because of the nature of each company's heroes and villains: DC characters are godly and Marvel characters are far more human. That's where Kieth comes in. Something as [seemingly] insignificant as the way Kieth draws Wolverine with a receding hairline is what makes him the better Marvel artist. Highlighting and exaggerating physical imperfections seems to be a hallmark of Kieth's work, evident in his frequent use of pot-bellies, arm hair, and big feet.
And Kieth's characterization of the Hulk is just as good. With the sad, lost look on his face, Kieth's Hulk is a 5-year-old boy with the body of a giant, hairless green ape, confused by--and curious about--everything and everyone around him.
The story? Meh. Luckily this book is well worth it for the art.
Also, I don't know where it comes from, but I love the graffiti-looking sound effects.
Kieth is obviously a very different artist from Alex Ross. Though I enjoy Ross's art, admire his technical skill, and envy his natural talents (success too), there's a difference between photo-realism and believable characterization. Ross generally nails the DC characters but comes short with the Marvel guys and girls, and I think it's because of the nature of each company's heroes and villains: DC characters are godly and Marvel characters are far more human. That's where Kieth comes in. Something as [seemingly] insignificant as the way Kieth draws Wolverine with a receding hairline is what makes him the better Marvel artist. Highlighting and exaggerating physical imperfections seems to be a hallmark of Kieth's work, evident in his frequent use of pot-bellies, arm hair, and big feet.
And Kieth's characterization of the Hulk is just as good. With the sad, lost look on his face, Kieth's Hulk is a 5-year-old boy with the body of a giant, hairless green ape, confused by--and curious about--everything and everyone around him.
The story? Meh. Luckily this book is well worth it for the art.
Also, I don't know where it comes from, but I love the graffiti-looking sound effects.
September 30, 2015
Uno dei volumi che mi ha confermato che Sam Kieth non solo è un disegnatore dal talento straordinario, ma è anche in grado di mettere insieme delle sceneggiature in perfetta armonia con ciò che si vede nelle sue pagine.
Per chi fosse interessato a vedere il volume o a sentire due parole da parte mia al riguardo, Ne ho parlato anche in questo video su Youtube a partire da 1:52.
Per chi fosse interessato a vedere il volume o a sentire due parole da parte mia al riguardo, Ne ho parlato anche in questo video su Youtube a partire da 1:52.
May 3, 2014
Cool little story. Nothing spectacular, but still, something a little different for Hulk and Wolverine. Loved the different twists int he art and the children's drawings throughout. Just an easy interesting little read.
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January 11, 2012Un autor que me gusta casi siempre escribiendo y dibujando a dos personajes que a veces me gustan. ¡Esto promete!
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