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Black, White & Blood
Wolverine: Black, White & Blood
The best there is by the best there are — in brutal black-and-white, with a liberal splash of blood red! Legendary creators, modern superstars, rising talents and fresh voices unite to tell savage tales of your favorite X-Man! Logan. Weapon X. Patch. Wolverine. He’s gone by many names and lived many different lives. Now, this exploration of his storied history takes you from Japan to Madripoor to the Savage Land…from a revelatory return to the Weapon X program, to a high-stakes mission with X-Force! Logan is joined by old allies like Kate Pryde and Nick Fury, and heads into bloody battle against foes familiar and surprising — including Arcade, the Reavers, Cosmic Ghost Rider…and the deadliest of all: Sabretooth! All in glorious black-and-white — with blood all over!
COLLECTING: Wolverine: Black, White & Blood (2020) 1-4
COLLECTING: Wolverine: Black, White & Blood (2020) 1-4
136 pages, Paperback
First published November 4, 2020
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July 14, 2022
A bunch of black and white Wolverine short stories with splashes of red.
The Beast Within Them by Gerry Duggan, Adam Kubert & Frank Martin - ★★★★
Logan fights the Wendigo while he was being brainwashed as Weapon X. I really liked Kubert's art and Martin's use of color.
I Shall Be a Wolf by Matthew Rosenberg, Joshua Cassara & Guru-eFX - ★★★
Logan goes on a spy mission for Nick Fury and gets captured by Hydra. The art doesn't make the best use of the black, white and red format.
Cabin Fever by Declan Shalvey - ★★★★★
Logan comes across a crying baby in a cabin. Both his parents are dead. Then the killers return. This was my favorite story of the bunch. Shalvey makes the best use of the red as well.
Unfinished Business by Vita Ayala, Greg Land & Frank D'Armata - ★★★
Wolverine and Sabretooth fight in the snow. Not much else to this.
Seeing Red by Saladin Ahmed & Kev Walker - ★★★
Wolverine wakes up in one of Arcade's traps.
Do We Die Today? by Chris Claremont & Salvador Larroca - ★★★★
Not at all surprising that Claremont and Larroca team up again for one of the better stories in this collection. Patch and Shadowcat team up in Madripoor to rescue a kidnapped Tyger Tiger.
32 Warriors and a Broken Heart by John Ridley & Jorge Fornes - ★★
Logan and Mariko fight the Silver Samurai's 32 warriors for the return of their adopted daughter, Amiko, who they don't really care about in the first place and go back to not caring once this is over.
Burn by Donny Cates & Chris Bachalo - ★★
Wolverine gets in a bar fight with Juggernaut while Cosmic Ghost Rider watches. This could have been good if I could tell what was happening. Black and white Chris Bachalo art is even more difficult to decipher than his color art. The occasional all red panel just makes it worse.
Red Planet Blues by Jed MacKay & Jesus Saiz - ★★★★
Wolverine heads to Mars in the Hickman Avengers era when the Gardener had transformed Mars to a jungle. There M.A.I.M. (Martian Advanced Idea Mechanics) try to take over. Logan has different ideas.
The Art of Loss by Kelly Thompson & Khary Randolph - ★★★★
Set in Ye Olde X-Men Days of 1983. Wolverine fights Mystique when she comes looking for Rogue. Logan is still hurting from Mariko leaving him at the altar.
Reave What You Sow by Ed Brisson, Leonard Kirk & Andres Mossa - ★★★★
Wolverine goes after the Reavers on a yacht after they murder 30 people during a bank robbery. Brings up a great point about how Wolverine should be more afraid of drowning given his adamantium skeleton and healing factor.
Sticks & Stones by Steven S. DeKnight, Paulo Siqueira & Andres Mossa - ★★★
Siqueiro's art is always welcome. Wolverine fights Sauron in the Savage Land.
The Beast Within Them by Gerry Duggan, Adam Kubert & Frank Martin - ★★★★
Logan fights the Wendigo while he was being brainwashed as Weapon X. I really liked Kubert's art and Martin's use of color.
I Shall Be a Wolf by Matthew Rosenberg, Joshua Cassara & Guru-eFX - ★★★
Logan goes on a spy mission for Nick Fury and gets captured by Hydra. The art doesn't make the best use of the black, white and red format.
Cabin Fever by Declan Shalvey - ★★★★★
Logan comes across a crying baby in a cabin. Both his parents are dead. Then the killers return. This was my favorite story of the bunch. Shalvey makes the best use of the red as well.
Unfinished Business by Vita Ayala, Greg Land & Frank D'Armata - ★★★
Wolverine and Sabretooth fight in the snow. Not much else to this.
Seeing Red by Saladin Ahmed & Kev Walker - ★★★
Wolverine wakes up in one of Arcade's traps.
Do We Die Today? by Chris Claremont & Salvador Larroca - ★★★★
Not at all surprising that Claremont and Larroca team up again for one of the better stories in this collection. Patch and Shadowcat team up in Madripoor to rescue a kidnapped Tyger Tiger.
32 Warriors and a Broken Heart by John Ridley & Jorge Fornes - ★★
Logan and Mariko fight the Silver Samurai's 32 warriors for the return of their adopted daughter, Amiko, who they don't really care about in the first place and go back to not caring once this is over.
Burn by Donny Cates & Chris Bachalo - ★★
Wolverine gets in a bar fight with Juggernaut while Cosmic Ghost Rider watches. This could have been good if I could tell what was happening. Black and white Chris Bachalo art is even more difficult to decipher than his color art. The occasional all red panel just makes it worse.
Red Planet Blues by Jed MacKay & Jesus Saiz - ★★★★
Wolverine heads to Mars in the Hickman Avengers era when the Gardener had transformed Mars to a jungle. There M.A.I.M. (Martian Advanced Idea Mechanics) try to take over. Logan has different ideas.
The Art of Loss by Kelly Thompson & Khary Randolph - ★★★★
Set in Ye Olde X-Men Days of 1983. Wolverine fights Mystique when she comes looking for Rogue. Logan is still hurting from Mariko leaving him at the altar.
Reave What You Sow by Ed Brisson, Leonard Kirk & Andres Mossa - ★★★★
Wolverine goes after the Reavers on a yacht after they murder 30 people during a bank robbery. Brings up a great point about how Wolverine should be more afraid of drowning given his adamantium skeleton and healing factor.
Sticks & Stones by Steven S. DeKnight, Paulo Siqueira & Andres Mossa - ★★★
Siqueiro's art is always welcome. Wolverine fights Sauron in the Savage Land.
August 9, 2023
A good collection of Wolverine stories. This TPB collects four issues of this mini series. Each issue contains three short stories. These are all at different points of Wolverine's life and different roles. Whatever he calls himself, this book is all about blood, guts, and violence.
The books do a great job of showing the different sides of Wolverine's character. The honourable warrior, the hero, the vigilante, the brawler, the martial artist, the team player, the lone wolf, tactical, angry, redemption and vengeance
The artwork of having the book in black and white with red really adds to the violence. One problem I did have is this is an adult book, with an adult character, full of brutality. Why cut out the cursing? Eg "*$#@ you"? Why not just add it all in?
It's a great book for any Wolverine fan. A great trip around his many incarnation and against most of his too villains. Short to the point, action-packed stories. I really liked the A4 format of the book, too. Bigger pages, bigger panels, all action.
The books do a great job of showing the different sides of Wolverine's character. The honourable warrior, the hero, the vigilante, the brawler, the martial artist, the team player, the lone wolf, tactical, angry, redemption and vengeance
The artwork of having the book in black and white with red really adds to the violence. One problem I did have is this is an adult book, with an adult character, full of brutality. Why cut out the cursing? Eg "*$#@ you"? Why not just add it all in?
It's a great book for any Wolverine fan. A great trip around his many incarnation and against most of his too villains. Short to the point, action-packed stories. I really liked the A4 format of the book, too. Bigger pages, bigger panels, all action.
September 2, 2025
Ah, anthology titles! There's something that usually average out to be fairly mediocre. It's inevitable, really; several short stories all by different creators... some are going to be good, others less so. Still, I decided to rate all twelve stories collected here individually (well, I rated each story twice, actually; once for the story and once for the artwork) and divided the result by twenty four (see the last parenthesis) to get an overall score.
The result: 3.77 stars, rounded up to 4. So, better than average for anthology title. Nice!
If you're a Wolvie fan, you'll probably enjoy this. I'm not the world's biggest Logan fan by any stretch of the imagination and even I thought it had some really good moments and some really nice artwork. A couple of stinkers, too, but what ya gonna do?
Oh, I should probably mention; the gimmick here, in case you can't work it out from the title, is that these stories are presented in black and white with red highlights. The lesson here is that some artists' work looks great in black and white (and red) and some artists' work really needs to be in colour. (Some 'artists' need to be chained in the cellar with a sketchpad and pencil and not let out until they learn to draw without lightboxing but enough of my eternal gripe against Greg Land.)
The result: 3.77 stars, rounded up to 4. So, better than average for anthology title. Nice!
If you're a Wolvie fan, you'll probably enjoy this. I'm not the world's biggest Logan fan by any stretch of the imagination and even I thought it had some really good moments and some really nice artwork. A couple of stinkers, too, but what ya gonna do?
Oh, I should probably mention; the gimmick here, in case you can't work it out from the title, is that these stories are presented in black and white with red highlights. The lesson here is that some artists' work looks great in black and white (and red) and some artists' work really needs to be in colour. (Some 'artists' need to be chained in the cellar with a sketchpad and pencil and not let out until they learn to draw without lightboxing but enough of my eternal gripe against Greg Land.)
August 23, 2021
A bloody good time.
These are multiple stories from multiple artist/writers. Mostly around 8 pages, sometimes up to 10 pages long, that show Logan off. With so many stories in here, there's no long big storyline going on, but so many stories keeps it fresh incase you didn't like it too much. From Logan dealing with Sabertooth, to fighting Juggy in a bar, to saving a kid, to having to deal with leaving his kid behind in the past.
Most of the stories range from good to great. None really stuck out as bad. There was a few that try to connect to older stories that felt a bit disjointed. But overall, most were a lot of fun, some fun and over the top to really dark and brooding wolverine. I like both so both worked for me. The art is the selling point, and though I know people hate Land's artwork, I personally liked a lot of it here among other artist.
I have to say I was a little sad we didn't get a single story with Laura as Wolverine. It wasn't like her arc was 6 issues, she ran 30+ issues as wolverine. I don't see why we couldn't get one single short story with her as Wolverine.
Anyway, was a solid collection. The oversized Library format really helped the art shine. A 4 out of 5.
These are multiple stories from multiple artist/writers. Mostly around 8 pages, sometimes up to 10 pages long, that show Logan off. With so many stories in here, there's no long big storyline going on, but so many stories keeps it fresh incase you didn't like it too much. From Logan dealing with Sabertooth, to fighting Juggy in a bar, to saving a kid, to having to deal with leaving his kid behind in the past.
Most of the stories range from good to great. None really stuck out as bad. There was a few that try to connect to older stories that felt a bit disjointed. But overall, most were a lot of fun, some fun and over the top to really dark and brooding wolverine. I like both so both worked for me. The art is the selling point, and though I know people hate Land's artwork, I personally liked a lot of it here among other artist.
I have to say I was a little sad we didn't get a single story with Laura as Wolverine. It wasn't like her arc was 6 issues, she ran 30+ issues as wolverine. I don't see why we couldn't get one single short story with her as Wolverine.
Anyway, was a solid collection. The oversized Library format really helped the art shine. A 4 out of 5.
May 15, 2021
This was a cool experiment. It's an anthology series done in black, white and red only. We get to see Wolverine stories set in several periods of his life including some that will appeal to long time X-Men fans. The stories vary as they always do in anthology comics, but this has some good and really nothing is bad, some are just better than others. I found this to be a treat for Wolverine fans, so if you think you'll enjoy this you probably will.
April 1, 2022
This was a lot of fun. Marvel's answer to Batman Black and White and the same strengths as that series. Stand alone stories by great writers and artists. Pure enjoyment. Maybe no "classic" stories but all were fun.
March 7, 2023
A really fun compendium of short, stylish Wolverine stories set across multiple eras. There were several 5 star quality stories but a few
September 14, 2021
Хороша та кривава збірка історій про Лоґана, що охоплює різні етапи його життя. Здебільшого, мабуть, такі речі на один раз, але мені сподобався екшн. Я досить негативно та прискіпливо малюнок Бачало, який дуже важко зрозуміти з трьома кольорами, але загалом приємні відчуття після прочитання. Шкода, що так швидко і доволі мало, але є на що подивитись та з чого вибрати, адже кожна історія та різанина намагається відрізнятись одна від одної.
August 21, 2021
Комікс-антологія про деякі уривки з життя Росомахи. Усі антологія виконана у чорно-білих кольорах з вкрапленнями червоного у деяких моментах. І як ви зрозуміли усі моменти з кров'ю та кишками виконанні у червоному. Виглядає дуже класно. Хіба що це антологія, різні автори та ілюстратори, тому від розділу до розділу якість малюнку змінюється.
September 15, 2021
In the mid-nineties, DC Comics published Batman Black and White, which consisted of eight-page black and white Batman stories, written and drawn by numerous creators, and has been a series that has been revived again and again over the years. Now that DC has decided to take this approach with some of the iconic characters such as Superman and Wonder Woman, each with their own unique twist, Marvel has decided to follow their rival and what creations of theirs can be given the treatment.
With Wolverine: Black, White & Blood, originally published as four single issues, there are twelve short stories about the history of arguably the most popular X-Men character (except for Kitty Pryde, of course), as told by numerous writers and artists.
I don’t want to delve too deeply into the stories themselves, which is really more of a technical exercise for artists to show off their work in black and white, but there are some definite highlights. Opening the book is “The Beast Within Him” by Gerry Duggan and Adam Kubert, where we see Wolverine during his Weapon X period, where he is tested to fight off various enemies including one giant beast. I’m usually not a fan of Kubert’s art, which can look rough, but the way he crafts the action here, particularly with an astonishing double page spread, Kubert is at his peak.
With much of the storytelling that is built upon action set-pieces, which primarily uses the red colouring for the blood-splattering, there is only a small handful of stories that applies some characterisation, such as the Chris Claremont/Salvador Larroca story “Do We Die Today?”, on Wolverine gets to interact with Kitty Pryde. Hands down the best story goes to “32 Warriors and a Broken Heart” by John Ridley and Jorge Fornés, a Japan-centric narrative in which Wolverine goes a family revelation whilst fighting an array of enemies. From Ridley’s touching characterisation to Fornés’ Mazzuchelli-esque illustrations, it makes you wish for a Wolverine series by these two creators.
With a diverse range of art-styles, the quality can differ, from the grittiness of Declan Shalvey, to the blandness of Greg Land and then the busyness of Chris Bachalo. However, as one of the few Marvel titles to be published in the Treasury Edition, I couldn’t think of a better way to read this mostly successful compilation of stories showcasing the violent side of the eponymous X-Man.
With Wolverine: Black, White & Blood, originally published as four single issues, there are twelve short stories about the history of arguably the most popular X-Men character (except for Kitty Pryde, of course), as told by numerous writers and artists.
I don’t want to delve too deeply into the stories themselves, which is really more of a technical exercise for artists to show off their work in black and white, but there are some definite highlights. Opening the book is “The Beast Within Him” by Gerry Duggan and Adam Kubert, where we see Wolverine during his Weapon X period, where he is tested to fight off various enemies including one giant beast. I’m usually not a fan of Kubert’s art, which can look rough, but the way he crafts the action here, particularly with an astonishing double page spread, Kubert is at his peak.
With much of the storytelling that is built upon action set-pieces, which primarily uses the red colouring for the blood-splattering, there is only a small handful of stories that applies some characterisation, such as the Chris Claremont/Salvador Larroca story “Do We Die Today?”, on Wolverine gets to interact with Kitty Pryde. Hands down the best story goes to “32 Warriors and a Broken Heart” by John Ridley and Jorge Fornés, a Japan-centric narrative in which Wolverine goes a family revelation whilst fighting an array of enemies. From Ridley’s touching characterisation to Fornés’ Mazzuchelli-esque illustrations, it makes you wish for a Wolverine series by these two creators.
With a diverse range of art-styles, the quality can differ, from the grittiness of Declan Shalvey, to the blandness of Greg Land and then the busyness of Chris Bachalo. However, as one of the few Marvel titles to be published in the Treasury Edition, I couldn’t think of a better way to read this mostly successful compilation of stories showcasing the violent side of the eponymous X-Man.
December 8, 2021
Un volume davvero molto apprezzabile, pubblicato per la pura voglia di sperimentare con Wolverine, dare spazio ad autori meritevoli e giocare con i colori: non solo bianco e nero, ma anche tanto il rosso, colore non proprio dei costumi di Logan, ma legato ad esso in quanto croma del sangue e della sofferenza che da sempre accompagnano il personaggio. Come sempre, quando i colori la fanno da padrona - vedi l'analoga iniziativa più famosa "Batman: Black & White" - non sempre tutti riescono a sfruttare propriamente l'aspetto grafico per rendere particolare il tutto. C'è chi fa il compitino, e chi si fa "sottomettere" dall'ansia di dare un senso a quel rosso, finendo per scazzare. Però, tutto sommato, devo dire che ricorderò piacevolmente la cosa. Qui di seguito, metto una mia personalissima Top 5 delle storielle che mi sono piaciute di più:
5 - Seeing Red (Saladin Ahmed & Kevin Walker)
4 - The Beast In Them (Gerry Duggan & Adam Kubert)
3 - Reave What You Sow (Ed Brisson & Leonard Kirk)
2 - Cabin Fever (Declan Shalvey)
1 - 32 Warriors and a Broken Heart (John Ridley & Jorgen Fornes)
5 - Seeing Red (Saladin Ahmed & Kevin Walker)
4 - The Beast In Them (Gerry Duggan & Adam Kubert)
3 - Reave What You Sow (Ed Brisson & Leonard Kirk)
2 - Cabin Fever (Declan Shalvey)
1 - 32 Warriors and a Broken Heart (John Ridley & Jorgen Fornes)
November 1, 2021
A Wolverine anthology series. And quite a good one, at that. The various stories do a great job of highlighting Wolverine as a character. Yes, there's mostly bloody fighting, which I expected, but there's more to Wolverine than that, and there's more to this collection than that. The writing is uniformly good, and so is the art, something that's really unusual in an anthology like this.
June 20, 2022
Most of the stories are mediocre.
April 5, 2023
Issue #1 - 4/5
Issue #2 - 3/5
Issue #3 - 3/5
Issue #4 - 2/5
Issue #2 - 3/5
Issue #3 - 3/5
Issue #4 - 2/5
September 2, 2023
There's nothing new added to this famous character, but everything here is top-notch entertainment (with some exceptions at the end). We see Wolverine being tested with his brand-new adamantium, as a spy working with Nick Fury, as a force of vengeance for the death of a family. Each issue has three short stories written by a different creative team. Some are more emotional, as we know Wolvie to be sometimes. Most feature extreme violence, cause he's the best at what he does. All in all, it's a good collection that shows off the many facets of this popular and beloved character.
March 17, 2021
Wolverine: Black, White, and Blood was an interesting concept that payed off half of the time.
This was a series that took the Sin City concept and applied it to 4 issues that consisted of 3-4 short stories each by different creative teams; half of the time this worked for me, and half the time it didn’t. If the art was good, the story was only ok, and if the story was good, the art was abysmal. I feel this would have been more beneficial had it been one full story by one creative team. I get the idea of multiple creative teams tackling different points of Wolverine’s life in this style, but story wise it left a lot to be desired.
I read this in single issues but understand that this review is for the treasury edition, which are really great for displaying art. While some of the art in this miniseries was downright bad, there was a bit of really good art that could be enjoyed in this format.
At the end of the day, if you’re a diehard Wolverine fan and love giant comic art pieces, this is a must-have for your collection. For casual Logan fans like me, this is a mixed bag that you wouldn’t lose any sleep over for missing.
This was a series that took the Sin City concept and applied it to 4 issues that consisted of 3-4 short stories each by different creative teams; half of the time this worked for me, and half the time it didn’t. If the art was good, the story was only ok, and if the story was good, the art was abysmal. I feel this would have been more beneficial had it been one full story by one creative team. I get the idea of multiple creative teams tackling different points of Wolverine’s life in this style, but story wise it left a lot to be desired.
I read this in single issues but understand that this review is for the treasury edition, which are really great for displaying art. While some of the art in this miniseries was downright bad, there was a bit of really good art that could be enjoyed in this format.
At the end of the day, if you’re a diehard Wolverine fan and love giant comic art pieces, this is a must-have for your collection. For casual Logan fans like me, this is a mixed bag that you wouldn’t lose any sleep over for missing.
July 8, 2021
really enjoyed the limited art palette style.
January 3, 2022
Short fun action packed Wolverine stories with All Star creative names And loads of fun and action.
September 10, 2022
Probably my favorite Wolverine line to date. Graphics are beautiful and I love the writing
July 21, 2024
I think the individual stories are really great. The art is unique and brutal. I love the fact that Wolverine gets to go crazy in gory dark stories. I also appreciate different writers and artists tackling many different eras of Wolverine. However I do not care for the anthology form as it's hard to get invested in any individual story.
March 11, 2025
Não fiquei fã. Tinha tudo para me fazer gostar, pois prometia uma história violenta e cheia de gore.
O facto de ser antologia, não deu espaço a que as histórias respirassem ou tivessem impacto.
Algumas melhores que outras, mas foi a arte foi salvou muitas delas.
Acho que a ideia de algumas histórias é muito boa. Se tivessem feito uma história maior e mais completa teria saído melhor
O facto de ser antologia, não deu espaço a que as histórias respirassem ou tivessem impacto.
Algumas melhores que outras, mas foi a arte foi salvou muitas delas.
Acho que a ideia de algumas histórias é muito boa. Se tivessem feito uma história maior e mais completa teria saído melhor
September 20, 2021
An anthology of short stories, ALL drawn gorgeously. The stories are pretty freakin' rad, too. I've never been one to buy Wolverine's solo stuff, but this was a good purchase.
September 20, 2022
Short and sweet. It was alright, but I was ready to be done with it.
July 27, 2024
Really random collection of stories but gorgeous artwork
October 19, 2021
Recenzowany album jest zbiorem 12 opowiadań różnych autorów, których punktem wspólnym jest czarno-biała oprawa graficzna i solidna dawka krwawej treści. Każda rozdziałów to niezależna historia, dziejąca się w różnym okresie chronologicznym opowieści o Loganie. Jest to więc dzieło raczej kierowane do obeznanego fana (na całe szczęście nie ma jednak konieczności znania całej historii X-Menów). Jeśli chodzi o jakość poszczególnych opowieści, to prezentują one dobrą i co najważniejszą równą formę. Nie należy jednak oczekiwać od nich czegoś „rewolucyjnego” i „porywającego”. Większość z nich opiera się na prostych i sprawdzonych schematach, mających zapewnić odbiorcy solidną dawkę „krwawej” rozrywki na ograniczonej liczbie stron. Można tutaj jednak znaleźć kilka naprawdę interesujących perełek ukazujących nieznane epizody z życia Logana. Świetnie sprawdza się tu również próba autorów pokazania różnorakich oblicz tego mutanta. Od samotnika pragnącego zemsty, przez wściekłą „maszynkę do zabijania”, kończąc na prawdziwym bohaterze gotowym do największych poświęceń.
Bez cienia najmniejszej wątpliwości, większość osób zainteresowanych tym komiksem, zdecyduje się jednak po niego sięgnąć nie ze względu na treść, ale oszałamiającą oprawę graficzną. Zaserwowana tutaj sztuka jest zachwycająca w każdym najdrobniejszym detalu. Tak jak zostało to już wspomniane, całość (niezależnie od artysty) opiera się na czerni i bieli z dużą dawką czerwieni. Każdy z twórców podchodzi do zadania bardzo indywidualnie, każdemu jednak udaje się stworzyć coś niesamowitego. Otrzymujemy tutaj komiksowy spektakl przemocy, wściekłości i krwi (wpadający momentami w gore), tylko dla dorosłego czytelnika. Na dodatek, jeśli ktoś jest osobą o słabych nerwach, to raczej powinien tego albumu unikać.
Album Wolverine: czerń, biel i krew jest więc świetnym uzupełnieniem każdej „mutanciej” komiksowej kolekcji. Jeśli tylko ktoś nie stroni od gargantuicznej dawki przemocy i pragnie zobaczyć Logana w akcji, to nie znajdzie niczego lepszego.
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Bez cienia najmniejszej wątpliwości, większość osób zainteresowanych tym komiksem, zdecyduje się jednak po niego sięgnąć nie ze względu na treść, ale oszałamiającą oprawę graficzną. Zaserwowana tutaj sztuka jest zachwycająca w każdym najdrobniejszym detalu. Tak jak zostało to już wspomniane, całość (niezależnie od artysty) opiera się na czerni i bieli z dużą dawką czerwieni. Każdy z twórców podchodzi do zadania bardzo indywidualnie, każdemu jednak udaje się stworzyć coś niesamowitego. Otrzymujemy tutaj komiksowy spektakl przemocy, wściekłości i krwi (wpadający momentami w gore), tylko dla dorosłego czytelnika. Na dodatek, jeśli ktoś jest osobą o słabych nerwach, to raczej powinien tego albumu unikać.
Album Wolverine: czerń, biel i krew jest więc świetnym uzupełnieniem każdej „mutanciej” komiksowej kolekcji. Jeśli tylko ktoś nie stroni od gargantuicznej dawki przemocy i pragnie zobaczyć Logana w akcji, to nie znajdzie niczego lepszego.
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January 27, 2025
Cutting to the Chase
I can understand the appeal of a noir style story lacking a majority of the color while being splashed now and then with something more like the color red in these types of series. After all, I also liked Sin City for a similar style.
This book contains the 4 issue series and at total contains 12 short stories exploring the many facets that James Howlett (or as I remember Logan) brought to us by many talented creators. Just in case you are curious about what is inside I will offer a non spoiler summery for you.
01> "The Beast Within Him" Wolverine as Weapon X is sent on a hunt for a worthy opponent.
02> "I Shall Be a Wolf" Nick Fury and Wolverine Vs Hydra.
03> "Cabin Fever" A trap with one angry Wolverine inside.
04> "Unfinished Business" Being a researcher can be bad for your health with Sabretooth around.
05> "Seeing Red" Arcade has a life and death game for Wolverine.
06> "Do We Die Today?" Patch and Kitty Pride are in a heap of trouble but they can handle it.
07> "32 Warriors and a Broken Heart" Parenting the Wolverine edition.
08> "Burn" Time displaced Punisher visits Logan at a bar before the Juggernaut comes calling.
09> "Red Planet Blues" Magick brings Wolverine to terraformed mars to take care of a little AIM issue.
10> "The Art of Loss" Wolverine and Mystique can't really see eye to eye.
11> "Reave What you Sow" The Reavers are stirring up trouble and Wolverine is cutting in.
12> "Sticks & Stones" A Savage Land Beatdown and unexpected ally.
Although some of the art was less appealing than others, as graphic anthologies tend to be, all in all I really enjoyed this book which must have been rated Mature for all the blood, themes, and sometimes really impressive damage that Wolverine has to recover from. If you are a Wolverine fan you probably don't mind a bit of violence and although I am not sure how cannon these stories are they are pretty good considering there are 3 stories per volume. :)
I can understand the appeal of a noir style story lacking a majority of the color while being splashed now and then with something more like the color red in these types of series. After all, I also liked Sin City for a similar style.
This book contains the 4 issue series and at total contains 12 short stories exploring the many facets that James Howlett (or as I remember Logan) brought to us by many talented creators. Just in case you are curious about what is inside I will offer a non spoiler summery for you.
01> "The Beast Within Him" Wolverine as Weapon X is sent on a hunt for a worthy opponent.
02> "I Shall Be a Wolf" Nick Fury and Wolverine Vs Hydra.
03> "Cabin Fever" A trap with one angry Wolverine inside.
04> "Unfinished Business" Being a researcher can be bad for your health with Sabretooth around.
05> "Seeing Red" Arcade has a life and death game for Wolverine.
06> "Do We Die Today?" Patch and Kitty Pride are in a heap of trouble but they can handle it.
07> "32 Warriors and a Broken Heart" Parenting the Wolverine edition.
08> "Burn" Time displaced Punisher visits Logan at a bar before the Juggernaut comes calling.
09> "Red Planet Blues" Magick brings Wolverine to terraformed mars to take care of a little AIM issue.
10> "The Art of Loss" Wolverine and Mystique can't really see eye to eye.
11> "Reave What you Sow" The Reavers are stirring up trouble and Wolverine is cutting in.
12> "Sticks & Stones" A Savage Land Beatdown and unexpected ally.
Although some of the art was less appealing than others, as graphic anthologies tend to be, all in all I really enjoyed this book which must have been rated Mature for all the blood, themes, and sometimes really impressive damage that Wolverine has to recover from. If you are a Wolverine fan you probably don't mind a bit of violence and although I am not sure how cannon these stories are they are pretty good considering there are 3 stories per volume. :)
October 31, 2021
Crítica publicada originalmente en el blog.
Desde que apareció por primera vez en un cómic de Hulk para luego reaparecer con los X-Men, Logan fue un personaje capaz de devorar al resto de sus compañeros y convertirse en el buque insignia de los mutantes, ya fuese con ellos o en solitario. No es extraño que, si le preguntamos a alguien por un X-Men, uno de los primeros nombres que nos responda sea Logan o Wolverine.
Una colección de historias cortas sobre el personaje podría haber sido interesante, pero Lobezno: blanco, negro y sangre es, ante todo, una oportunidad perdida o que, quizá, a Logan le pasa como a otros personajes que me encadilaban cuando era un crío o un adolescente: eran geniales, unos auténticos badass, pero, a medida que voy creciendo, me doy cuenta de que, salvo alguna miniserie puntual, funciona mejor en equipo que en solitario. Eso lo vemos en esta colección de historias cortas al estilo Batman: Black and White, solo que en la Distinguida Competencia encontramos algunas historias interesantes y aquí no encontramos ninguna que sea lo suficientemente llamativa, pese a que autores como el legendario patriarca mutante Chris Claremont lo intenten.
Así que tenemos un viaje por la vida de Logan dentro y fuera de los X-Men, dentro y fuera de continuidad, con el blanco y el negro como unidades cromáticas claves, a las que se añade el rojo de la sangre, porque, por supuesto, estamos ante un tipo con garras (que se lo digan a los que han hecho las películas, ejem). Y poco más.
Lo mejor del tomo es disfrutarlo como una especie de compendio de ilustraciones y páginas de cómics a gran tamaño dedicadas a Wolverine, Lobezno o como queramos llamarlos. Ya, después, que cada uno decida si las historias que se relatan merecen la pena. Puede que sea mi problema: pienso que el cómic tiene que tener un buen dibujo y una buena historia que vayan de la mano. Si uno de los dos falla, el tebeo suele tambalearse y caer. Aquí tenemos dibujantes muy buenos (Adam Kubert, Jorge Fornés, Jesús Saiz...), pero con guionistas que, pese a su fama (Garry Duggan, Kelly Thompson, Donny Cates...), no consiguen hacer que Logan tenga una historia corta realmente interesante y es una lástima. Como mucho, se salvan La bestia dentro de ellos, Seré un lobo, En la cabaña y 32 guerreros y un corazón roto (sobre todo, esta última).
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July 20, 2022
As the cover suggest, the only colors in this book are black, white, & red. Quite hard on the eyes actually. Some grey or screentone for shading would have been appreciated. This is why I docked it one star.
People always say Wolverine is overrated & don't understand why he gets so many solos on top of being in groups. It's because Logan sells. There's a sort of familiar comfort to his adventures. Something wholesome about watching a tortured lab rat rise up & slaughter the oppressing scientists. Sometimes I think it would have been more fitting to call him Guineapig instead of Wolverine, but it doesn't have the same ring to it.
I recognized the name Greg Land. Seen some of his art maybe 5 years ago in another X-Men series. Seems to have improved or maybe it just looks better uncolored. I knew of his reputation as a tracer who didn't draw backgrounds, but it's clear here he's moved past that phase in his life. Also heard people accuse Salvador Larrocaof tracing, but you can't deny his art looks really good here.
2nd half of issue 3, between Chris Bachalo's art & minimal colors, it's a mess. If the dialogue didn't tell me who the characters were, I do think I would have been able to identify them. If the dialogue didn't tell me where they were & what was happening, I don't think I'd have been able to guess.
Jesus Saiz delivers great art & some much-needed grey shading. No colorist is credited, so I have to assume he did it alone. This chapter, Red Planet Blues, also hinted at Arakko's relocation to Mars before it happened, but I have to assume it took place before House of X as Logan & Illyana did not use a flower gate to get to & from Mars.
No colorist is credited for Art of Koss in issue 4, which has the best use of red I've seen sofar.
People always say Wolverine is overrated & don't understand why he gets so many solos on top of being in groups. It's because Logan sells. There's a sort of familiar comfort to his adventures. Something wholesome about watching a tortured lab rat rise up & slaughter the oppressing scientists. Sometimes I think it would have been more fitting to call him Guineapig instead of Wolverine, but it doesn't have the same ring to it.
I recognized the name Greg Land. Seen some of his art maybe 5 years ago in another X-Men series. Seems to have improved or maybe it just looks better uncolored. I knew of his reputation as a tracer who didn't draw backgrounds, but it's clear here he's moved past that phase in his life. Also heard people accuse Salvador Larrocaof tracing, but you can't deny his art looks really good here.
2nd half of issue 3, between Chris Bachalo's art & minimal colors, it's a mess. If the dialogue didn't tell me who the characters were, I do think I would have been able to identify them. If the dialogue didn't tell me where they were & what was happening, I don't think I'd have been able to guess.
Jesus Saiz delivers great art & some much-needed grey shading. No colorist is credited, so I have to assume he did it alone. This chapter, Red Planet Blues, also hinted at Arakko's relocation to Mars before it happened, but I have to assume it took place before House of X as Logan & Illyana did not use a flower gate to get to & from Mars.
No colorist is credited for Art of Koss in issue 4, which has the best use of red I've seen sofar.
November 4, 2024
I come back to read more than once two stories from this series: The Beast Within Them by Gerry Duggan, Adam Kubert & Frank Martin, and Cabin Fever by Declan Shalvey. Those stories alone brought me to rate this 5 stars (both are from the first issue of this limited series).
The Beast Within Them is a poignant mood piece about Logan’s abuse at the hands of the Weapon X program. The final panel is a simple brushstroke that will never fail to move me.
Cabin Fever I first experienced as a fanmade comic dub on YouTube, which I highly, highly recommend you give a listen. The story is an elegant, poignant synopsis of so much of who Wolverine is: someone who, despite everything, has a heart, and is driven to anger and rage by the awful things he sees in the world. And terrifying when the rage takes over.
The Beast Within Them is a poignant mood piece about Logan’s abuse at the hands of the Weapon X program. The final panel is a simple brushstroke that will never fail to move me.
Cabin Fever I first experienced as a fanmade comic dub on YouTube, which I highly, highly recommend you give a listen. The story is an elegant, poignant synopsis of so much of who Wolverine is: someone who, despite everything, has a heart, and is driven to anger and rage by the awful things he sees in the world. And terrifying when the rage takes over.
April 9, 2025
-TODO SE PONE ROJO
Una antología con varios escritores y artistas, que cuentan en varias páginas una historia de Wolverine, en Blanco, negro y rojo, porque hay sangre, mucha sangre.
LO BUENO: Hay artistas que toman las paginas que tienen y dan lo mejor de si, en especial ese Declan Shalvey que escribe y dibuja una historia redonda, con un dibujo detallado, muy bien narrado y un inmenso ,inmensísimo ADAM KUBERT, que es el dibujante que más ha trabajado con Wolverine y acá hace la portada (preciosa) y unas páginas en donde el tipo la rompe, con un detalle, un uso de sombras, de trabajo, que solo se puede aplaudir. Ah, y ese Jesús Saiz dibuja una Magik que es hermosa y recordare por siempre, y esos grises que se manda...
LO MALO: Hay unas historias que siento que de verdad, no era necesario un escritor, deja que el artista cuente lo que le salga de los huevos por unas páginas, ¿de verdad Wolverine se meteria una bomba para acabar con un tipo?, o esa historia con enemigos muy X con una Kitty Pride metida a la fuerza. Y me duele, que la historia de mi amado y ponderado Chris Bachalo, parece que la hubiera hecho en una hora, como si tuviera afan, no se entiende la narrativa y tienes que adivinar que sucede. Ah, y Greg Land.
Una antología con varios escritores y artistas, que cuentan en varias páginas una historia de Wolverine, en Blanco, negro y rojo, porque hay sangre, mucha sangre.
LO BUENO: Hay artistas que toman las paginas que tienen y dan lo mejor de si, en especial ese Declan Shalvey que escribe y dibuja una historia redonda, con un dibujo detallado, muy bien narrado y un inmenso ,inmensísimo ADAM KUBERT, que es el dibujante que más ha trabajado con Wolverine y acá hace la portada (preciosa) y unas páginas en donde el tipo la rompe, con un detalle, un uso de sombras, de trabajo, que solo se puede aplaudir. Ah, y ese Jesús Saiz dibuja una Magik que es hermosa y recordare por siempre, y esos grises que se manda...
LO MALO: Hay unas historias que siento que de verdad, no era necesario un escritor, deja que el artista cuente lo que le salga de los huevos por unas páginas, ¿de verdad Wolverine se meteria una bomba para acabar con un tipo?, o esa historia con enemigos muy X con una Kitty Pride metida a la fuerza. Y me duele, que la historia de mi amado y ponderado Chris Bachalo, parece que la hubiera hecho en una hora, como si tuviera afan, no se entiende la narrativa y tienes que adivinar que sucede. Ah, y Greg Land.
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