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Wolverine (2010) (Collected Editions) #1-5
Wolverine Goes to Hell Omnibus
Jason Aaron puts Wolverine through Hell -literally! A mysterious organization conspires to possess Wolverine's body with demons, and send his soul to the underworld! Waiting for Logan are the souls of unexpected family and friends - and the Devil himself! Naturally, Wolverine plans to claw his way back out and have his revenge...but that might be exactly what the shadowy group wants! Will the final twist in their plan shatter Wolverine completely? Plus: Wolverine and Spider-Man must survive a trip through time without killing one another, Wolverine faces down Cyclops in a schism over the future of the X-Men, and Logan returns to Japan to prevent an underworld takeover by his oldest foe!
Collecting: ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE 1-6; WOLVERINE (2010) 1-20, 5.1, 300-304; X-MEN: SCHISM 1-5; MATERIAL FROM WOLVERINE: ROAD TO HELL
Collecting: ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE 1-6; WOLVERINE (2010) 1-20, 5.1, 300-304; X-MEN: SCHISM 1-5; MATERIAL FROM WOLVERINE: ROAD TO HELL
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First published May 15, 2018
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About the author
Jason Aaron
2,360 books1,677 followersJason Aaron grew up in a small town in Alabama. His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers, on which the feature film Full Metal Jacket was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase books from spinner racks, some of which he still owns today.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
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September 30, 2018Beim ersten Lesedurchgang ist nach gut 200 Seiten (also ungefähr 1/4 des Buches) eine Pause dran.
Jason Aaron erzählt hier eine superdüstere und auch deprimierende Geschichte: Wolverine landet buchstäblich in der Hölle und erleidet dort die sprichwörtlichen Qualen, während auf der Erde Freunde von ihm getötet werden, um sein Leid zu erhöhen; denn so leicht fällt es nicht einmal dem Satan, Wolverine zu brechen.
Artwork und Storytelling sind wirklich gut, aber mir wird´s jetzt doch zu viel der Dunkelheit und des Schmerzes.
Jason Aaron erzählt hier eine superdüstere und auch deprimierende Geschichte: Wolverine landet buchstäblich in der Hölle und erleidet dort die sprichwörtlichen Qualen, während auf der Erde Freunde von ihm getötet werden, um sein Leid zu erhöhen; denn so leicht fällt es nicht einmal dem Satan, Wolverine zu brechen.
Artwork und Storytelling sind wirklich gut, aber mir wird´s jetzt doch zu viel der Dunkelheit und des Schmerzes.
June 16, 2018
This barely makes it to four stars. While it is wild and crazy and fun, the art suffers terribly in many places which is a shame.
First you have the Spider-Man and Wolverine team-up which does have fantastic art and the story is mostly about the love/hate relationship between the two heroes. It's definitely a different type of story and isn't completely defined by what you see in that first issue.
Next up is the long arc which gives this volume its name. Wolverine's time in Hell wasn't as interesting as much as why he was put there and tragically, there's a new layer of pain and suffering thrown onto the noble character. The art was more consistent in this storyline, but never really rises to being fantastic.
Third is the X-Men Schism event which was handled well, allowing the split between the team to come about organically. Pacheco's art just isn't as impressive as it was on his X-Men run in the 90's.
Leaving the best for last, Logan heads back to Japan. It's a winding road, full of fun and crazy friends of his, while they navigate a feud between the Hand and the Yakuza. There are some other subplots dealing with Yukio and the Silver Samurai as well. The problem is that there is so much going on, it doesn't flow well and jumps around quite a bit, but despite this, all of the hacking and slashing is a blast and definitely rated R. The biggest issue: the art towards the end, at a minimum, is marked by constantly changing artists, some after only a few pages! The inconsistency is often jarring and many times it isn't clear which character you are looking at. As you might expect, it destroys the pacing of the story, pulling the reader off the roller coaster that Aaron was trying to steer.
As a whole though, Aaron's run with Wolverine isn't perfect, but is impressive and memorable.
First you have the Spider-Man and Wolverine team-up which does have fantastic art and the story is mostly about the love/hate relationship between the two heroes. It's definitely a different type of story and isn't completely defined by what you see in that first issue.
Next up is the long arc which gives this volume its name. Wolverine's time in Hell wasn't as interesting as much as why he was put there and tragically, there's a new layer of pain and suffering thrown onto the noble character. The art was more consistent in this storyline, but never really rises to being fantastic.
Third is the X-Men Schism event which was handled well, allowing the split between the team to come about organically. Pacheco's art just isn't as impressive as it was on his X-Men run in the 90's.
Leaving the best for last, Logan heads back to Japan. It's a winding road, full of fun and crazy friends of his, while they navigate a feud between the Hand and the Yakuza. There are some other subplots dealing with Yukio and the Silver Samurai as well. The problem is that there is so much going on, it doesn't flow well and jumps around quite a bit, but despite this, all of the hacking and slashing is a blast and definitely rated R. The biggest issue: the art towards the end, at a minimum, is marked by constantly changing artists, some after only a few pages! The inconsistency is often jarring and many times it isn't clear which character you are looking at. As you might expect, it destroys the pacing of the story, pulling the reader off the roller coaster that Aaron was trying to steer.
As a whole though, Aaron's run with Wolverine isn't perfect, but is impressive and memorable.
June 12, 2018
After a mediocre start in the Wolverine by Jason Aaron Omnibus, Vol. 1, Aaron's Wolverine stories now take a quantum leap forward when he's given control of the main title.
Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine. Aaron's timey-wimey Wolverine team-up is a lot of fun. It's entirely weird and crazy in a way that Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron Omnibus was at its best, but it has a much larger canvas to work upon. The relationship between Peter and Logan is also terrific, in how it grows and changes over the course of the comic — though sadly, that hasn't really been reflected in later books. In fact, this comic is generally pretty continuity light, though some plot threads were later picked up by Wolverine & The X-Men [4+/5].
Wolverine Goes to Hell (Wv4 #1-5). When I first heard about it, I thought the premise to this storyline was horrible. But Aaron does spectacular things with it. The heart of the story is in who Wolverine meets in Hell. His interactions with Mariko are heartbreaking and worth 5 stars all on their own. I also love Aaron's acknowledgement of the history in Wolverine: Origin. Overall, everything in Hell is a great bit of continuity and characterization alike. But, Aaron also gives depth to the story with the goings-on in the world above. Overall, this tour de force is Aaron's first truly great Wolverine arc [5/5].
Wolverine vs. the X-Men (Wv4 #6-8). Oh, hey. Wolverine is still possessed, and so we get three issues of pointless fighting against the X-Men, that has none of the depth and interest of the previous arc. This story is saved by two things: the great team of Utopia X-Men, when that comic was really at its height; and the hilarious look into Logan's mind. Otherwise, this didn't add much to the plotline that seemed to be done back in issue #5 [3+/5].
Get Mystique II (Wv4 #9). Aaron really does like having Wolverine track down Mystique and stab her. This is more of the same, and though it's tempting to think that he offered up the inevitable conclusion here that he couldn't in the original Get Mystique ... we know that's true, because this is Marvel Comics. Still, this is a quick fun story [4/5]
Happy Birthday (Wv4 #5.1). This is a sweet story about Melita and Logan's friends. Logan is actually the least part of it [5/5].
Wolverine's Revenge (Wv4 #10-14). Wolverine's final battle against the Red Right Hand starts off quite intriguingly. It's a great reminder of Logan's bestial roots and his willingness to kill. But then Aaron presents issue after issue of fight combined with backstory of yet another person destroyed by Wolverine. What was good the first time is boring the fifth. The ending is also pretty obvious well in advance. [3+/5]
Aftermath (Wv4 #15). This immediate follow-up to "Wolverine's Revenge" is much better than the arc itself, because it focuses on the grotesque emotional impact that was the good part of the longer arc [5/5].
Return (Wv4 #16). Finally, we have a thinky place about fate and destiny. And there are wolves. And we see Wolverine's place in the world. It's not as emotionally fraught, but it's a good finale [4/5].
X-Men: Schism. I was a bit surprised to see this included, but I guess it is a Jason Aaron story that's crucial to Wolverine's development. Because it's all about him becoming the protector of the X-kids, which is what directly puts him on the path to Aaron's excellent Wolverine & The X-Men series. The problem, of course, is that this whole philosophy comes out of nowhere. Anywho, this is a nice big-picture event and the battle between Cyclops and Wolverine is epic, but the new villains, the Jr. Hellfire Club were never that great [3+/5].
Goodbye, Chinatown (Wv4 #17-19). In Wolverine: Manifest Destiny, Aaron set up a great Chinatown setting for Wolverine ... that he never used. So it's great that he finally returned to it in the wake of X-Men: Schism. This story is entirely over-the-top, with dragons, tunnels to the center of the earth, and poppy fields the size of Australia. Frankly, I think that's where Aaron does his best writing. There's some over-the-top humor in this story that's awesome, and makes up for the excessive kung fu fighting [3+/5].
Hello, New York (Wv4 #20). This intro to New York is really a setup for Wolverine, Volume 5: Back in Japan. Unfortunately, it's a confusing mass of characters that even this fan didn't recognize most of, and it reuses the god-awful Buzzard Brothers. The result is a mess [2/5].
Back in Japan (#300-303). Aaron's last major arc for Wolverine is one of its best. It's got an innovative and lively chapter-based storytelling structure, it makes great use of a lot of Japanese characters, and it offers a major status quo change in crime on the island. Overall, it's an excellent (and nicely self-contained) story. [5/5].
One More Round (#304). And as an actual finale, this is great. A hilarious supervillain party. Wolverine offering Sabretooth a yearly tradition of his own. Touching bases with many of the characters from Aaron's run. What more could you want? [5/5].
And its very nice that Marvel finally managed to produce the Wolverine by Jason Aaron v2 Omnibus, as I'd long ago given up.
Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine. Aaron's timey-wimey Wolverine team-up is a lot of fun. It's entirely weird and crazy in a way that Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron Omnibus was at its best, but it has a much larger canvas to work upon. The relationship between Peter and Logan is also terrific, in how it grows and changes over the course of the comic — though sadly, that hasn't really been reflected in later books. In fact, this comic is generally pretty continuity light, though some plot threads were later picked up by Wolverine & The X-Men [4+/5].
Wolverine Goes to Hell (Wv4 #1-5). When I first heard about it, I thought the premise to this storyline was horrible. But Aaron does spectacular things with it. The heart of the story is in who Wolverine meets in Hell. His interactions with Mariko are heartbreaking and worth 5 stars all on their own. I also love Aaron's acknowledgement of the history in Wolverine: Origin. Overall, everything in Hell is a great bit of continuity and characterization alike. But, Aaron also gives depth to the story with the goings-on in the world above. Overall, this tour de force is Aaron's first truly great Wolverine arc [5/5].
Wolverine vs. the X-Men (Wv4 #6-8). Oh, hey. Wolverine is still possessed, and so we get three issues of pointless fighting against the X-Men, that has none of the depth and interest of the previous arc. This story is saved by two things: the great team of Utopia X-Men, when that comic was really at its height; and the hilarious look into Logan's mind. Otherwise, this didn't add much to the plotline that seemed to be done back in issue #5 [3+/5].
Get Mystique II (Wv4 #9). Aaron really does like having Wolverine track down Mystique and stab her. This is more of the same, and though it's tempting to think that he offered up the inevitable conclusion here that he couldn't in the original Get Mystique ... we know that's true, because this is Marvel Comics. Still, this is a quick fun story [4/5]
Happy Birthday (Wv4 #5.1). This is a sweet story about Melita and Logan's friends. Logan is actually the least part of it [5/5].
Wolverine's Revenge (Wv4 #10-14). Wolverine's final battle against the Red Right Hand starts off quite intriguingly. It's a great reminder of Logan's bestial roots and his willingness to kill. But then Aaron presents issue after issue of fight combined with backstory of yet another person destroyed by Wolverine. What was good the first time is boring the fifth. The ending is also pretty obvious well in advance. [3+/5]
Aftermath (Wv4 #15). This immediate follow-up to "Wolverine's Revenge" is much better than the arc itself, because it focuses on the grotesque emotional impact that was the good part of the longer arc [5/5].
Return (Wv4 #16). Finally, we have a thinky place about fate and destiny. And there are wolves. And we see Wolverine's place in the world. It's not as emotionally fraught, but it's a good finale [4/5].
X-Men: Schism. I was a bit surprised to see this included, but I guess it is a Jason Aaron story that's crucial to Wolverine's development. Because it's all about him becoming the protector of the X-kids, which is what directly puts him on the path to Aaron's excellent Wolverine & The X-Men series. The problem, of course, is that this whole philosophy comes out of nowhere. Anywho, this is a nice big-picture event and the battle between Cyclops and Wolverine is epic, but the new villains, the Jr. Hellfire Club were never that great [3+/5].
Goodbye, Chinatown (Wv4 #17-19). In Wolverine: Manifest Destiny, Aaron set up a great Chinatown setting for Wolverine ... that he never used. So it's great that he finally returned to it in the wake of X-Men: Schism. This story is entirely over-the-top, with dragons, tunnels to the center of the earth, and poppy fields the size of Australia. Frankly, I think that's where Aaron does his best writing. There's some over-the-top humor in this story that's awesome, and makes up for the excessive kung fu fighting [3+/5].
Hello, New York (Wv4 #20). This intro to New York is really a setup for Wolverine, Volume 5: Back in Japan. Unfortunately, it's a confusing mass of characters that even this fan didn't recognize most of, and it reuses the god-awful Buzzard Brothers. The result is a mess [2/5].
Back in Japan (#300-303). Aaron's last major arc for Wolverine is one of its best. It's got an innovative and lively chapter-based storytelling structure, it makes great use of a lot of Japanese characters, and it offers a major status quo change in crime on the island. Overall, it's an excellent (and nicely self-contained) story. [5/5].
One More Round (#304). And as an actual finale, this is great. A hilarious supervillain party. Wolverine offering Sabretooth a yearly tradition of his own. Touching bases with many of the characters from Aaron's run. What more could you want? [5/5].
And its very nice that Marvel finally managed to produce the Wolverine by Jason Aaron v2 Omnibus, as I'd long ago given up.
October 18, 2021
Where I thought the first Omnibus was really well crafted, some excellent stories, mixed in with a couple of just okay stories, this one is the opposite. This has one major story that's great, some decent, and then a few bad.
The best story is the revenge on Wolverine. Which does start with Wolverine goes to hell and goes on for the next about 15 issues. It's well thoughout and strong story. The ending results is awfully sad, though wrapped up too quick for event sake. But overall I enjoyed the story a lot as well and Schism being decent for what it was.
The 5 part mini series team up with Spidy and China town and return to Japan and all that were boring as can be. I was so bored reading these stories I nearly dropped the Omnibus completely. Not a fun way to go out either, really the last ten issues were a drag.
I have to say I'm disappointed in this. It's not all bad. But I can't give it higher than a 2.5 out of 5.
The best story is the revenge on Wolverine. Which does start with Wolverine goes to hell and goes on for the next about 15 issues. It's well thoughout and strong story. The ending results is awfully sad, though wrapped up too quick for event sake. But overall I enjoyed the story a lot as well and Schism being decent for what it was.
The 5 part mini series team up with Spidy and China town and return to Japan and all that were boring as can be. I was so bored reading these stories I nearly dropped the Omnibus completely. Not a fun way to go out either, really the last ten issues were a drag.
I have to say I'm disappointed in this. It's not all bad. But I can't give it higher than a 2.5 out of 5.
November 15, 2019
Wolverine is one of my favorite x-men characters. So this was pretty good. After this Omnibus it leads into wolverine and the X-Men omnibus.
February 8, 2023
Ok now this was one hell of a ride. Loved every second of it.
August 11, 2019
This was dumb as shit.
September 1, 2025
Damn it Jason, how do you go from writing “Scalped” to this horseshit? The first omnibus Aaron worked on for Wolverine was pretty bad and I didn’t know it was possible to write something worse, well here it is. Perhaps it was the mapping as this omnibus is all over the place but, I didn’t retain a single story from this book. The “Goes to hell” plot could have been remotely interesting IF, it was thought out better. The Spiderman tag along issues were absolutely basuraaaaaa.
I don’t know how anyone can read this and think to themselves it’s any good.
Wolverine almost dies, gets into a fight with a member of the X-team, throws a fit, disappears, almost dies again, sprinkle a fight in with sabertooth, X-men find him, he begrudgingly joins again…rinse-repeat.
No true character development. No point. No good.
The art wasn’t any good either. Especially the later issues in this book.
I don’t know how anyone can read this and think to themselves it’s any good.
Wolverine almost dies, gets into a fight with a member of the X-team, throws a fit, disappears, almost dies again, sprinkle a fight in with sabertooth, X-men find him, he begrudgingly joins again…rinse-repeat.
No true character development. No point. No good.
The art wasn’t any good either. Especially the later issues in this book.
June 3, 2021
This is by no means an essential volume, but it does have all the crucial elements of Wolverine: growling, slashing, inner monologues about pain and guilt, cheesy stereotypical bad guys, cameo appearances, and dark secrets about his past. The stakes have never been lower, the art is increasingly rushed as the issues wear on, but Aaron at least attempts to do something interesting with the character, not just fuel the next decades with "I've already been to hell, bub" one-liners. Aaron leans into the camp here, making this a solid transition into his Wolverine and the X-Men run. His new D-list villains are, if possible, even dumber than their previous appearances, but it's still a delight watching Wolverine and Mystique and Yukio whine about kids these days.
September 2, 2019
Wolverine goes to hell literally. Great fun and a easy read. Jason Aaron understands the character very well.
April 10, 2023
X-Men: Schism is the clear highlight (the Cyclops vs. Wolverine storyline was awesome), but that’s only 5 issues out of many. The Goes to Hell arc in particular was quite bad.
November 3, 2025
3.5 ⭐️
November 15, 2025
all i can think of is this guy going to Argentina, shooting the ground and killing another guy in China.
Jason Aaron is crazy.
Jason Aaron is crazy.
October 13, 2024
Wolverine “try and be monogamous challenge” impossible.
I was seriously rooting for their relationship, honestly. It was very sweet, but he had to go ruin it. All this man knows how to do is kill and be a slut.
I was seriously rooting for their relationship, honestly. It was very sweet, but he had to go ruin it. All this man knows how to do is kill and be a slut.
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