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Wolverine (2003) (Collected Editions) #14.5
Siege: X-Men
The end has come.
While he is counted among the greatest villains the Marvel Universe has ever seen, one question remains: whose side is Daken really on? As part of the Siege on Asgard, what, or who, will he encounter in the land of the gods that will change him forever? And in New Mutants, with all the Asgardians falling in the Siege of Asgard, someone needs to deal with the dead. And who better to do so than a Valkyrie. But where is Dani Moonstar supposed to be bringing these dead?
Collecting: Dark Wolverine 82-84, New Mutants 11, Siege: Storming Asgard Heroes & Villains
While he is counted among the greatest villains the Marvel Universe has ever seen, one question remains: whose side is Daken really on? As part of the Siege on Asgard, what, or who, will he encounter in the land of the gods that will change him forever? And in New Mutants, with all the Asgardians falling in the Siege of Asgard, someone needs to deal with the dead. And who better to do so than a Valkyrie. But where is Dani Moonstar supposed to be bringing these dead?
Collecting: Dark Wolverine 82-84, New Mutants 11, Siege: Storming Asgard Heroes & Villains
112 pages, Hardcover
First published August 4, 2010
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May 4, 2011
Awful. This added nothing to the Siege storyline. We already knew Daken was a psychopath. We now know he's a boring psychopath.
If you're going to devote an entire book to a dark character, then it needs to have at least one of the following:
a) a sense of humor
b) a character with at least some redeeming qualities
c) a plot that is pivotal to the larger story arc
This was just weird...and not in a good way.
If you're going to devote an entire book to a dark character, then it needs to have at least one of the following:
a) a sense of humor
b) a character with at least some redeeming qualities
c) a plot that is pivotal to the larger story arc
This was just weird...and not in a good way.
December 25, 2021
Read Dark Wolverine 82-84.
July 8, 2018
Large parts of the story are contrived of visions of alternative reality that then snap back to a prior decision point. It gives the hint of a narrative and flirts with making impactful choices but it’s just a tease. No thanks.
Man I really showed that 8 year old graphic novel what’s what.
Man I really showed that 8 year old graphic novel what’s what.
June 10, 2026
This was kind of disappointing overall. The Daken story arc wasn't particularly fun due to all the time hopping, and the Dani Moonstar story arc felt basically pointless.
June 17, 2013
"Siege: X-Men" is definitely a misleading title. This should have been called "Siege: Dark Wolverine", since more than half the book concerns Daken, the son of Wolverine - and no other X-Men ever appear. This is followed by New Mutants #11, which concerns Dani Moonstar being called upon by Hela to act as a Valkyrie and bring the dead from the Siege battlefield to Hel; and finally, some HAMMER dossiers on all the players involved and the potential threat assessment of each.
This tie-in seems like an excuse to show some carnage on the battlefield as Daken literally hacks his way through enemies and allies alike. Meanwhile, readers get a running commentary inside his head about his views on the world and Osborn. A few scenes of the Fates hoping he'll bring about a new Ragnarok now that they've been separated from Asgard are thrown into the mix, and a really expected kiss in the middle of the mayhem which had me going WTF? Despite all that, nothing really happens other than his killing.
As to the Dani Moonstar story, I had already read it since it was included in the Thor Ultimate Collection by Gillen. However, it is a good story and a direct-tie in to Siege. Issue 11 provides follow-through on Loki's scheme to get Hela a new domain and Osborn's actions against the mutants which resulted in Dani owing Hela a favor. The story was exciting and satisfying. The dossiers that close the book, and take up almost one quarter of it, are interesting for those characters I was unfamiliar with, but for the most part are just filler to expand the book. Nothing of any importance is revealed.
Overall, this particular Siege tie-in was disappointing. Daken is a rather boring character to me, and the Dani story just wasn't worth it since I already had it in another collection. Recommended, if you can get it cheap or don't have Gillen's Thor; otherwise, readers won't miss much by skipping this.
This tie-in seems like an excuse to show some carnage on the battlefield as Daken literally hacks his way through enemies and allies alike. Meanwhile, readers get a running commentary inside his head about his views on the world and Osborn. A few scenes of the Fates hoping he'll bring about a new Ragnarok now that they've been separated from Asgard are thrown into the mix, and a really expected kiss in the middle of the mayhem which had me going WTF? Despite all that, nothing really happens other than his killing.
As to the Dani Moonstar story, I had already read it since it was included in the Thor Ultimate Collection by Gillen. However, it is a good story and a direct-tie in to Siege. Issue 11 provides follow-through on Loki's scheme to get Hela a new domain and Osborn's actions against the mutants which resulted in Dani owing Hela a favor. The story was exciting and satisfying. The dossiers that close the book, and take up almost one quarter of it, are interesting for those characters I was unfamiliar with, but for the most part are just filler to expand the book. Nothing of any importance is revealed.
Overall, this particular Siege tie-in was disappointing. Daken is a rather boring character to me, and the Dani story just wasn't worth it since I already had it in another collection. Recommended, if you can get it cheap or don't have Gillen's Thor; otherwise, readers won't miss much by skipping this.
August 17, 2010
The first and most important thing I must say about this is that Siege: X-Men doesn't speak of the X-Men at all, as they didn't participate in the siege. It concentrates on the events around two mutants, Daken and Valkyrie.
I know little of Daken, having seen him only a few times and having never read anything on him as main character, so I felt a bit lost while reading this comic. I do agree that the story was well adapted to an Asgard focused moment in the Marvel history, but other than that, I didn't connect with Daken and couldn't really follow his behaviour. This might have been intended, but because I know very little of Daken's personality, it just made me feel less interested. The story itself ends with a loose end making me recommend this only for people who already read or intend to start reading Daken.
Valkyrie's story was somewhat more interesting to me. Although I also know very little of her, this is a well written and well closed short story and I liked following Valkyrie and Hela's interaction. Niko Henrichon's illustration adds a lot to it, both the drawing and the colouring are amazing.
The last part of this collection is Siege: Storming Asgard - Heroes and Villains which is H.A.M.M.E.R.'s collection of information and analysis of almost anyone with some importance for the Siege event. I did enjoy going through this as trying to get inside Norman's mind (though not too much for the sake of my sanity) as he plotted the destruction of Asgard as a definitive step on to becoming leader of the United States and then, probably, of the whole world.
This review was originally published on my blog
I know little of Daken, having seen him only a few times and having never read anything on him as main character, so I felt a bit lost while reading this comic. I do agree that the story was well adapted to an Asgard focused moment in the Marvel history, but other than that, I didn't connect with Daken and couldn't really follow his behaviour. This might have been intended, but because I know very little of Daken's personality, it just made me feel less interested. The story itself ends with a loose end making me recommend this only for people who already read or intend to start reading Daken.
Valkyrie's story was somewhat more interesting to me. Although I also know very little of her, this is a well written and well closed short story and I liked following Valkyrie and Hela's interaction. Niko Henrichon's illustration adds a lot to it, both the drawing and the colouring are amazing.
The last part of this collection is Siege: Storming Asgard - Heroes and Villains which is H.A.M.M.E.R.'s collection of information and analysis of almost anyone with some importance for the Siege event. I did enjoy going through this as trying to get inside Norman's mind (though not too much for the sake of my sanity) as he plotted the destruction of Asgard as a definitive step on to becoming leader of the United States and then, probably, of the whole world.
This review was originally published on my blog
March 29, 2010
I started encountering Daken through the Dark Reign story arc, and I've never really gotten into most writers' interpretation of him. I like what Bendis does with him in Dark Avengers, but it's not a real unique personality there. Here though it's disappointing, seeing such a troubled and generally sociopathic character have such a...tinny inner monologue.
The New Mutants story was pretty much throwaway - if you were a big fan of them, maybe this would be a treat, but as someone who hasn't read that book in 20 years, I could really use those 20 minutes back.
The New Mutants story was pretty much throwaway - if you were a big fan of them, maybe this would be a treat, but as someone who hasn't read that book in 20 years, I could really use those 20 minutes back.
August 11, 2016
Dark Wolverine entry was worthless. Complete waste of time. Oh well.
New Mutants - learned more about Dani Moonstar's relationship with Hela and Asgard. But it was really short and didn't need to be in a volume like this, it could have been added to almost any other volume that already had multiple runs.
New Mutants - learned more about Dani Moonstar's relationship with Hela and Asgard. But it was really short and didn't need to be in a volume like this, it could have been added to almost any other volume that already had multiple runs.
June 3, 2021
This book really should have been called Siege:Dark Wolverine instead of Siege: X-Men as it was almost totally about Daken (with a bit of Dani Moonstar thrown in.) The flashbacks were more confusing than furthering the storyline.
August 8, 2013
Not really the xmen, but still a great story. I will have to catch up on the rest.
December 3, 2024
Dark Wolverine is not for me. It’s kind of awful.
November 30, 2019
Reprints Dark Wolverine #82-84, New Mutants (3) #11, and Siege: Storming Asgard—Heroes & Villains #1 (March 2010-May 2010). Norman Osborn is on his ultimate attack on Asgard. The siege is on, and Daken (posing as Wolverine) is part of the battle. Daken’s actions have caught the eye of the Fates and Daken’s mission to bring down Asgard has multiple paths. Plus, Dani Moonstar is summoned by Hela to do her duty as a Valkyrie…whether she wants to or not!
Written by Daniel Way, Marjorie Liu, Kieron Gillen, and John Rett Thomas, Siege: X-Men is a Marvel Comics superhero comic book collection. The series is a tie in with the Marvel event series Siege and features art by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Niko Henrichon. Issues in the collection were also collected as part of Thor by Kieron Gillen Ultimate Collection and New Mutants Volume 2: Necrosha.
Siege wasn’t a very good storyline. I liked aspects of the Dark Avengers, but it kept getting bogged down in event series that weren’t very good. With very little exposure to Daken, I don’t have much of a feel for the character and this collection doesn’t help much.
Despite being called Siege: X-Men, the collection is primarily an Avengers title since X-Men weren’t really involved heavily in Siege. The “Godlike” storyline surrounding Daken is written in a way that is rather hodgepodge. It is a bit hard to follow and it doesn’t feel like a very complete story…it feels like just a small addendum to the bigger Siege storyline. I could potentially like Daken, but his character is bogged down here.
The stand-alone issue from New Mutants is a bit more important. Gillen was heading the Thor books at the time and this control of the Valkyries comes back up in later volumes of Journey Into Mystery and Thor so it is a bit more interesting simply because I not only have a stronger grasp on Dani Moonstar, but how this aspect of the story ties into the bigger Siege storyline. If I didn’t have this background, I don’t know that I’d like this issue either.
The short collection is filled out by a “Files” style comic. While growing up, I enjoyed the Handbook to the Marvel Universe, these file comics always seem rather skippable especially in the age of the internet which gives you really in depth creator-based information on the characters…sourcebook comics just aren’t as important.
Siege: X-Men isn’t worth the time. The Siege storyline overall was rather important in the path of Norman Osborn and his Dark Avengers and the path of Thor and their place on Earth…but it is so dense that it is primarily for fans of those series. Likewise, Siege: X-Men feels rather flimsy and weak.
Written by Daniel Way, Marjorie Liu, Kieron Gillen, and John Rett Thomas, Siege: X-Men is a Marvel Comics superhero comic book collection. The series is a tie in with the Marvel event series Siege and features art by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Niko Henrichon. Issues in the collection were also collected as part of Thor by Kieron Gillen Ultimate Collection and New Mutants Volume 2: Necrosha.
Siege wasn’t a very good storyline. I liked aspects of the Dark Avengers, but it kept getting bogged down in event series that weren’t very good. With very little exposure to Daken, I don’t have much of a feel for the character and this collection doesn’t help much.
Despite being called Siege: X-Men, the collection is primarily an Avengers title since X-Men weren’t really involved heavily in Siege. The “Godlike” storyline surrounding Daken is written in a way that is rather hodgepodge. It is a bit hard to follow and it doesn’t feel like a very complete story…it feels like just a small addendum to the bigger Siege storyline. I could potentially like Daken, but his character is bogged down here.
The stand-alone issue from New Mutants is a bit more important. Gillen was heading the Thor books at the time and this control of the Valkyries comes back up in later volumes of Journey Into Mystery and Thor so it is a bit more interesting simply because I not only have a stronger grasp on Dani Moonstar, but how this aspect of the story ties into the bigger Siege storyline. If I didn’t have this background, I don’t know that I’d like this issue either.
The short collection is filled out by a “Files” style comic. While growing up, I enjoyed the Handbook to the Marvel Universe, these file comics always seem rather skippable especially in the age of the internet which gives you really in depth creator-based information on the characters…sourcebook comics just aren’t as important.
Siege: X-Men isn’t worth the time. The Siege storyline overall was rather important in the path of Norman Osborn and his Dark Avengers and the path of Thor and their place on Earth…but it is so dense that it is primarily for fans of those series. Likewise, Siege: X-Men feels rather flimsy and weak.
May 9, 2018
I'm still continuing my great x-read of 2017/2018 and I am WAY behind on reviews due to a move and limited down time. I will be updating everything I have read in the meantime with tiny (or nonexistent) reviews so I can catch up again...
I liked the odd homoerotic moments between Daken and Bullseye as they were unexpected and interesting. In general, though, this volume is disappointing.
I liked the odd homoerotic moments between Daken and Bullseye as they were unexpected and interesting. In general, though, this volume is disappointing.
July 15, 2018
Godlike (W#82-84). Daken's last hoorah with the Dark Avengers has some nice bits where he asserts his dominance over Norman and Bullseye. However, its integration with the Asgardian background of Siege is less successful. There's something about Fates and Ragnarok and ... the story doesn't really seem to end. [3+/5].
September 6, 2021
Daken is a massive prick.
He has no redeeming features. He’s boring. He’s one note and brutal and just … awful.
Never has Daken been worse or less interesting than this weird go-nowhere and say-nothing volume.
Atrocious.
He has no redeeming features. He’s boring. He’s one note and brutal and just … awful.
Never has Daken been worse or less interesting than this weird go-nowhere and say-nothing volume.
Atrocious.
February 3, 2018
This is the third or fourth volume of DW to basically rehash the same thin philosophical whining. It's getting old.
August 14, 2021
Other than the iconic kiss scene, the X-Men's story line was pretty weak. The New Mutant #11 also added nothing to the Siege event.
August 14, 2015
The X-Men stayed pretty low when it came to the Siege event; the only issues collected here are three from Dark Wolverine (featuring Daken, Wolverine's son) and one from New Mutants (I haven't read anything from that title yet and had no idea who any of them were). There's also some throw-away issue collected here about who is involved in Siege, but I never read those anyway.
I normally enjoy Daken, but these issues were pretty lame. Daken kills Norman Osborn...except he doesn't. Daken leads the charge and saves the day...except he doesn't. So what does he do? He runs into three Norse Fates who keep giving him do-overs, so the issues are just one big "haha this didn't really happen." The only interesting thing about the issues was Daken's interaction with Lester, which is always hilarious (and I hope it continues after Dark Reign is officially over, because they're just too good when he's messing with Lester). I had no idea what was going on in the New Mutants issues collected here.
My vote: pass this one up unless you're a diehard fan (and even then, just skim it).
I normally enjoy Daken, but these issues were pretty lame. Daken kills Norman Osborn...except he doesn't. Daken leads the charge and saves the day...except he doesn't. So what does he do? He runs into three Norse Fates who keep giving him do-overs, so the issues are just one big "haha this didn't really happen." The only interesting thing about the issues was Daken's interaction with Lester, which is always hilarious (and I hope it continues after Dark Reign is officially over, because they're just too good when he's messing with Lester). I had no idea what was going on in the New Mutants issues collected here.
My vote: pass this one up unless you're a diehard fan (and even then, just skim it).
July 9, 2013
This is Dark Wolverine and New Mutants, not X-Men at all. That's obviously done to sell more books, yes, but not cool.
The idea of following Daken was cool, but this art makes him look female, and doesn't make him all that interesting.
I was scratching my head at most of this.
I have already come across the New Mutants story about Dani Moonstar being a Valkryie for Hela somewhere else, probably in Siege itself, and that was the more interesting story.
Though the one book summary of characters was interesting and useful to people who can't keep track of it all.
A cash-in attempt to tie-in to the Siege, but rather ho-hum.
Non-essential, spend your time elsewhere.
The idea of following Daken was cool, but this art makes him look female, and doesn't make him all that interesting.
I was scratching my head at most of this.
I have already come across the New Mutants story about Dani Moonstar being a Valkryie for Hela somewhere else, probably in Siege itself, and that was the more interesting story.
Though the one book summary of characters was interesting and useful to people who can't keep track of it all.
A cash-in attempt to tie-in to the Siege, but rather ho-hum.
Non-essential, spend your time elsewhere.
August 12, 2013
I honestly don't know what to make of this. A lot of that would be my fault for taking a long break from being a regular (and a decent break from being an occasional) Marvel reader, but I seriously have no idea what is going on in the Marvel universe in 2010. Or why the tacked on issue (with wildly different artwork) was included in this book.
March 27, 2014
A daken story is what this book mAinly focuses on and a poor story at that. Asgard is under attack but who cares when daken is contemplating his life, not very entertaining really. The story only falls off more when if shifts to the dani moonstone story, even less interesting to me. Overall a miss mash of a book with mediocre art.
January 14, 2012
I don't like dark wolverine. The title on the book said X-men not dark wolverine so it was misleading. On top of that, I haven't been drawn in to the whole Siege arc. I keep trying but it's not for me. Finally the last story in here is repeated in siege: thor
September 22, 2010
And the point of that was what?
March 17, 2011
Started out fun with a edgy dark-Wolverine tale, but then fizzled out with a weak Dani Moonstar story and a bunch of filler crap.
July 12, 2011
This is only 4 stars for the New Mutants Moonstar story which was brilliant. The Daken story I really could take or leave it.
April 16, 2012
Was really confused about this story, as I haven't read any of this arc and didn't know anything about any of the characters. The art was decent.
November 5, 2013
more 3.5 but liked the daken issues...the rest was "eh..." I'm very liberal with stars...this one I'd check out from the library or borrow from someone, not necessarily a "buy."
October 7, 2015
I was going give this 4 stars, but then they filled up the end of the book with files and crap instead of story
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