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Wolverine Epic Collection
Wolverine Epic Collection, Vol. 3: Blood and Claws
A new chapter in the life of the berserker mutant! Lethal Larry Hama kicks off his epic WOLVERINE run — together with artistic superstar Marc Silvestri! And they begin in Madripoor, where Wolverine investigates an insidious and destructive new designer drug! Then, a Yukon vacation turns deadly when Wolverine encounters the mythical Hunter in Darkness! And when Lady Deathstrike attacks, Wolverine and his old Alpha Flight buddy Puck are cast into a time vortex — and wind up reliving the Spanish Civil War! Back in the present, the Reavers cook up their deadliest cyborgs yet: Albert, a mechanical doppelganger of Wolverine, and his adorable and explosive partner Elsie-Dee! And when the savage Sabretooth returns, convinced that he’s Wolverine’s father, Jubilee, Forge, Cable and Nick Fury must come to Logan’s aid!
COLLECTING: Wolverine (1988) 31-44, Wolverine: Bloodlust (1990) 1, Wolverine: Bloody Choices (1991) 1
COLLECTING: Wolverine (1988) 31-44, Wolverine: Bloodlust (1990) 1, Wolverine: Bloody Choices (1991) 1
456 pages, Paperback
Published July 6, 2021
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Larry Hama
1,955 books152 followersLarry Hama is an American writer, artist, actor and musician who has worked in the fields of entertainment and publishing since the 1960s.
During the 1970s, he was seen in minor roles on the TV shows M*A*S*H and Saturday Night Live, and appeared on Broadway in two roles in the original 1976 production of Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures.
He is best known to American comic book readers as a writer and editor for Marvel Comics, where he wrote the licensed comic book series G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero, based on the Hasbro action figures. He has also written for the series Wolverine, Nth Man: the Ultimate Ninja, and Elektra. He created the character Bucky O'Hare, which was developed into a comic book, a toy line and television cartoon.
During the 1970s, he was seen in minor roles on the TV shows M*A*S*H and Saturday Night Live, and appeared on Broadway in two roles in the original 1976 production of Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures.
He is best known to American comic book readers as a writer and editor for Marvel Comics, where he wrote the licensed comic book series G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero, based on the Hasbro action figures. He has also written for the series Wolverine, Nth Man: the Ultimate Ninja, and Elektra. He created the character Bucky O'Hare, which was developed into a comic book, a toy line and television cartoon.
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March 27, 2025
Long time G.I. Joe writer Larry Hama takes over Wolverine and sends him on a world tour leaving Madripoor. Marc Silvestri illustrates all of the Larry Hama penned issues and his frenetic art serves Wolverine very well.
Wolverine #31-33 by Larry Hama & Marc Silvestri
Logan heads to Japan to chase down some Yakuza who are killing rare Madripooran monkeys to make drugs out of their brains. Crazy, over the top fun.
Wolverine #34 by Larry Hama & Marc Silvestri
Wolverine chases down a brutal killer who has kidnapped a young girl while also fighting some kind of werewolf.
Wolverine: Bloodlust by Alan Davis & Paul Neary
A nice little diddy of a story. Wolverine is in the remote parts of Canada when he sees visions of killing people. He comes across a sasquatch / wolf race. Some of the members have turned evil and started eating human flesh. Davis uses some of the Wendigo lore in his story. The book looks absolutely terrific. Both Alan Davis's art and the coloring are brilliant.
Wolverine #35-37: Blood and Claws by Larry Hama & Marc Silvestri
This was weird. Lady Deathstrike goes after Wolverine while he is visiting Puck in Canada. They all get pulled into a time vortex and wind up in the Spanish Civil War. Puck and Wolverine pal up with Ernest Hemingway (He was a war correspondent.) while being chased by Lady Deathstrike and Nazis.
Wolverine #38-43 by Larry Hama & Marc Silvestri
The robots Elsee Dee and Albert (who is a robot Wolverine) make their first appearance. Donald Pierce created them to kill Wolverine in a very complicated plan. Then it's all about the two of them trying to alter their programming. It's an odd duck of a story.
Wolverine #44 by Peter David & Larry Stroman
A terrible fill-in issue. Wolverine is on a cruise where some creature is killing pregnant mothers. Nothing is explained. It's stupid. Why would Logan ever be on a cruise in the first place?
Wolverine: Bloody Choices by Tom DeFalco & John Buscema
Wolverine goes up against Nick Fury when Fury protects a drug dealer who is willing to flip on the cartel. However, he's also a pedophile who abused a kid Logan tried to help putting them at odds. There's a weird subplot with a henchman who is drawn to look like Logan's beefier brother that goes nowhere. John Buscema always draws a great Wolverine.
Wolverine #31-33 by Larry Hama & Marc Silvestri
Logan heads to Japan to chase down some Yakuza who are killing rare Madripooran monkeys to make drugs out of their brains. Crazy, over the top fun.
Wolverine #34 by Larry Hama & Marc Silvestri
Wolverine chases down a brutal killer who has kidnapped a young girl while also fighting some kind of werewolf.
Wolverine: Bloodlust by Alan Davis & Paul Neary
A nice little diddy of a story. Wolverine is in the remote parts of Canada when he sees visions of killing people. He comes across a sasquatch / wolf race. Some of the members have turned evil and started eating human flesh. Davis uses some of the Wendigo lore in his story. The book looks absolutely terrific. Both Alan Davis's art and the coloring are brilliant.
Wolverine #35-37: Blood and Claws by Larry Hama & Marc Silvestri
This was weird. Lady Deathstrike goes after Wolverine while he is visiting Puck in Canada. They all get pulled into a time vortex and wind up in the Spanish Civil War. Puck and Wolverine pal up with Ernest Hemingway (He was a war correspondent.) while being chased by Lady Deathstrike and Nazis.
Wolverine #38-43 by Larry Hama & Marc Silvestri
The robots Elsee Dee and Albert (who is a robot Wolverine) make their first appearance. Donald Pierce created them to kill Wolverine in a very complicated plan. Then it's all about the two of them trying to alter their programming. It's an odd duck of a story.
Wolverine #44 by Peter David & Larry Stroman
A terrible fill-in issue. Wolverine is on a cruise where some creature is killing pregnant mothers. Nothing is explained. It's stupid. Why would Logan ever be on a cruise in the first place?
Wolverine: Bloody Choices by Tom DeFalco & John Buscema
Wolverine goes up against Nick Fury when Fury protects a drug dealer who is willing to flip on the cartel. However, he's also a pedophile who abused a kid Logan tried to help putting them at odds. There's a weird subplot with a henchman who is drawn to look like Logan's beefier brother that goes nowhere. John Buscema always draws a great Wolverine.
November 21, 2024
Such a delightful stroll down memory lane for me, I read the majority of these issues as they were being released and to be able to "fill in the gaps" was fun.
Also, wild to think that these stories were my default idea of "normal comics stuff" as a tweenager: psychotic breaks, blood oaths, homicidal toddler androids and crazy time travelling tangles with the Kondor Legion Nazi troops engaged in the Basque Country (alongside Hemingway and Orwell, to boot) during the Spanish Civil were just par for the course. Hama really just wrote whatever he felt like at the time, and it was glorious!
Yep, ideal reading material for a developing young mind!
Also, wild to think that these stories were my default idea of "normal comics stuff" as a tweenager: psychotic breaks, blood oaths, homicidal toddler androids and crazy time travelling tangles with the Kondor Legion Nazi troops engaged in the Basque Country (alongside Hemingway and Orwell, to boot) during the Spanish Civil were just par for the course. Hama really just wrote whatever he felt like at the time, and it was glorious!
Yep, ideal reading material for a developing young mind!
December 1, 2025
3.4 stars
January 27, 2022
This era of Wolverine came highly recommended and I enjoyed it. I didn't LOVE it but it was fun.
It was mainly written by Larry Hama a writer I adored from GI Joe. He starts off strong with Wolverine as Patch in Madripoor. We also get a nice Wolverine and the RCMP tale. Then we get an uneven Lady Deathstrike tale - because it involves time travel for no reason and Puck from Alpha Flight is there for no good reason. Then we get a very odd adventure with a robot girl and robot Wolverine which is supposed to be touching but...it didn't work for me. All of these have Marc Silverstri art. Now, a lot of people love his art and for good reason. He is an amazing artist. Now...I do not. He is the reason I stopped collecting X-Men in the 80/90's. I just didn't like his style. But with this comic it works a lot better. I think, when he is not drawing heroes in tights it works a lot better.
Also in this collection there are two graphic novels. The one by by Alan Davis (Bloodlust) sucked. Davis is a great artist and I hate his writing. He turned it into a weird sci fi take that did not work.
The other is Bloody Choices and I really liked it. Written by Tom Defalco and drawn by John Buscema it was a simple plot but fun. The art really carried it and it has a nice appearance by Nick Fury.
Overall - it's a 2.5 but I'll round up to 3 stars for Bloody Choices.
It was mainly written by Larry Hama a writer I adored from GI Joe. He starts off strong with Wolverine as Patch in Madripoor. We also get a nice Wolverine and the RCMP tale. Then we get an uneven Lady Deathstrike tale - because it involves time travel for no reason and Puck from Alpha Flight is there for no good reason. Then we get a very odd adventure with a robot girl and robot Wolverine which is supposed to be touching but...it didn't work for me. All of these have Marc Silverstri art. Now, a lot of people love his art and for good reason. He is an amazing artist. Now...I do not. He is the reason I stopped collecting X-Men in the 80/90's. I just didn't like his style. But with this comic it works a lot better. I think, when he is not drawing heroes in tights it works a lot better.
Also in this collection there are two graphic novels. The one by by Alan Davis (Bloodlust) sucked. Davis is a great artist and I hate his writing. He turned it into a weird sci fi take that did not work.
The other is Bloody Choices and I really liked it. Written by Tom Defalco and drawn by John Buscema it was a simple plot but fun. The art really carried it and it has a nice appearance by Nick Fury.
Overall - it's a 2.5 but I'll round up to 3 stars for Bloody Choices.
January 17, 2022
Excellent art, goofy storylines. Ahh, the 90's...
August 23, 2021
90s marvel. Wolverine was big news and business by then. Claremont was replaced by Hama and the scene shifted from South Asia to America, as well as different times. I liked the Madripor storylines so wasn’t keen on the reversion back to the US.
What makes this volume standout are the two initial Hama arcs. The first takes is back in time and place to the Spanish civil war. This was really great build up. Ending was a bit of a thud. The second arc was also structured around characters and the choices they make in strained circumstances. Brilliant!
There are two graphic novels tucked in here. Alan Davies’ Bloodlust is dreadful and the reason it didn’t get a five start rating. Bloody choices by DeFalco is classic narrative-driven storytelling as is Hunter in Darkness.
Ignore the fillers. This is well worth your time.
Enjoy!
What makes this volume standout are the two initial Hama arcs. The first takes is back in time and place to the Spanish civil war. This was really great build up. Ending was a bit of a thud. The second arc was also structured around characters and the choices they make in strained circumstances. Brilliant!
There are two graphic novels tucked in here. Alan Davies’ Bloodlust is dreadful and the reason it didn’t get a five start rating. Bloody choices by DeFalco is classic narrative-driven storytelling as is Hunter in Darkness.
Ignore the fillers. This is well worth your time.
Enjoy!
May 18, 2024
The stories are mostly half-baked here. A shift occurs from the noir of Madripoor to zany superhero antics when Larry Hama takes over most of the writing duties on Wolverine. But so much is either underdeveloped, off the wall absurd, or kind of offensive (what is it with bimbos hanging off of Wolverine’s arm). The blatant sexism doesn’t age well, and Wolverine has plenty of unsavory characteristics, but womanizing ladies man was never one of them before.
The one redeeming quality is the art of Marc Silvestri. He is quite striking.
The one redeeming quality is the art of Marc Silvestri. He is quite striking.
October 13, 2021
Collects Wolverine (Vol. 2) #31-44 (September 1990 - August 1991), Wolverine: Bloodlust (December 1990) and Wolverine: Bloody Choices (June 1991).
Begins with the Patch personae and the Madripoor location I have come to loathe from the solo Wolverine comic but quickly moves away from all of that. It brings in some friends from the wider X-Men world (Jean Grey, Storm, Forge, Jubilee and Puck from Alpha Flight) as well as some classic Wolverine enemies (Lady Deathstrike and Sabertooth) so it feels more like what I would have wanted from a Wolverine solo series. There are some nice, long story arcs which I prefer. Overall though, my impression is that there isn't much special here. Just feels like they're grinding out what they think will be hits based on past formulas.
Begins with the Patch personae and the Madripoor location I have come to loathe from the solo Wolverine comic but quickly moves away from all of that. It brings in some friends from the wider X-Men world (Jean Grey, Storm, Forge, Jubilee and Puck from Alpha Flight) as well as some classic Wolverine enemies (Lady Deathstrike and Sabertooth) so it feels more like what I would have wanted from a Wolverine solo series. There are some nice, long story arcs which I prefer. Overall though, my impression is that there isn't much special here. Just feels like they're grinding out what they think will be hits based on past formulas.
October 15, 2021
A pretty good volume, but I wish volume 4 would come out!
December 31, 2024
I did not know it was canon that Wolverine met Earnest Hemingway.
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