Wolverine, Vol. 1

Wolverine (2020) #1-2

by Benjamin Percy, Viktor Bogdanovic (Artist), Scot Eaton (Artist)

The best is back! Wolverine has been through a lot. He’s been a hero and a killer. An X-Man and an Avenger. He’s been to hell and back. Now, as the nation of Krakoa brings together all mutantkind, can Wolverine finally be…happy? Or, now that he finally has everything he ever wanted — does he suddenly have everything to lose? Old enemies cause new problems, including Omega Red, Lady Deathstrike, Sabretooth and Dr. Cornelius — but Logan must make an unlikely alliance when he faces the relentless evil that is Dracula! And the Flower Cartel has enlisted the deadliest foe of all: Wolverine himself?! Plus, a mysterious foe is making moves against the former members of Team X, leaving bodies in their wake…and that leads to a difficult reunion between Logan and his old ally Maverick!

COLLECTING: Wolverine (2020) 1-5, 8-12

Genres: Marvel, Comics, X Men, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Graphic Novels Comics

313 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2022

About the author

Benjamin Percy is the author of seven novels -- most recently The Sky Vault (William Morrow) -- three short fiction collections, and a book of essays, Thrill Me, that is widely taught in creative writing classrooms. He writes Wolverine, X-Force, and Ghost Rider for Marvel Comics. His fiction and nonfiction have been published in Esquire (where he is a contributing editor), GQ, Time, Men's Journal, Outside, the Wall Street Journal, Tin House, and the Paris Review. His honors include an NEA fellowship, the Whiting Writer's Award, the Plimpton Prize, two Pushcart Prizes, the iHeart Radio Award for Best Scripted Podcast, and inclusion in Best American Short Stories and Best American Comics.

Reviews

[Scarred Wizard]

WOLVERINE (2020) by Benjamin Percy

First found out about this writer through his X-Force (2019) run and i've been in love with his writing style ever since. Action-packed & simple storyline, plots that are easy to follow (i hate deep wordy & philosophical comics 😴). This is really jolly good! Not a huge fan of Wolverine but I've decided to pick it up anyway for the love of Benjamin Percy. I enjoyed it more than i thought i would. Can't wait to finish the whole run. Will be reading his Ghost Rider title next. I enjoyed his Wolverine Vs. Predator miniseries as well. Just purely straight action from start to finish!

My only complain is the shifting from arc to arc is too quick on some issues making it a bit hard to follow as sometimes i got lost & don't understand what is happening. But you will finally understand everything at the end of the story.

Also kudos to Adam Kubert's gorgeous artwork! Damn this guy has the hand of an angel!

Rating : 8.5/10

[Shannon Appelcline]

Read as a whole, this provides a better bookending of the vampire story, which is the strong heart of this volume. Undead vampire give Wolverine the chance to really let loose, and so are a great plot.

Beyond that, the volume is a bit all over the place, with the Flower Cartel, the ghost woman, and a short story about Maverick. It's all interesting, but a lot of it's too inconclusive (including the vampire story).

Still, an enjoyable read.

[J.J.]

Stories kind of meander, and the two X of Swords issues are omitted. Still, it’s gritty, misanthropic, Canuckleheaded crime drama worthy of the title.

[Jiro Dreams of Suchy]

Wolverine dealing with a street pollen cartel would have been an awesome series- the vampire stuff really detracted from everything I liked about the first 3 issues.

[Jared]

Loving the, Percy, Wolverine run. Haven't read a wolverine comic in years and really enjoying the trip down memory lane

[alejandro galvez]

So dope

This series rocks. Very very good. I can't believe I put this off for years. What a fool I was. So much fun!

[Cyril Corbaz]

Note: my rating reflects my opinion on the entirety of this run.