Dark Wolverine, Volume 2: My Hero

Dark Wolverine #2

by Daniel Way (Writer), Marjorie M. Liu (Writer), Stephen Segovia (Illustrator)

As an Avenger, Daken is supposed to be one of the good guys - to the public, anyway. But when a tape revealing his true colors is leaked onto the Internet, Daken will be forced to clean up his act... and confront the possibility that being a hero might just be more difficult than being the villain!

Collecting: Dark Wolverine 78-81

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

112 pages, Hardcover

First published March 24, 2010

Reviews

[Gianfranco Mancini · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maybe not as good as volume 1, but final disturbing issue with Daken and Karla "date" was a real 5 star one.

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay....expected a little more of what should be an exciting series.

[Shannon Appelcline · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Hero (W#78-80). Unfortunately, not all of the complex plots of Dark Wolverine work. This time, it's Osbourne at bat, and his plotting is unfortunately once more muddy. There's also too much emphasis on Osbourne, making Daken feel like a guest star in his own comic. Which is too bad, because when we get to the ending in the last issue, it slays at a few different levels. And, we also get some nice animosity between these two monsters that hopefully we'll see paid out [3+/5].

A Cautionary Tale (W#81). Though this story is short, it offers a rather delightful verbal melee between Moonstone and Daken, revealing to her who he is [4/5].

[C · Rating 2 out of 5]

Continuing the great x-read of 17/18...

Daken is all over Dark Reign but the various writers don't seem to have a consensus on just what his personality is.

This volume could be good - the premise of the video footage and double crosses could have been really exciting - but it feels super rushed and kind of scattered.

I'm going to be glad to leave Dark Reign behind me. I would be fine to never hear Norman Osborn's name again.

[J. · Rating 2 out of 5]

There was some nice "spy" stuff here--who's planning what and why--that keeps the story clipping along. But at the end, I couldn't actually figure out what the plan was. It was either too subtle for me to pick up on (possible) or just didn't really come together and make sense. But I'm not sure which, so I didn't really end with positive thoughts.

[Vicky · Rating 3 out of 5]

The plot is a bit aimless with heavier focus on Daken's character over anything else. Whilst I enjoyed the back and forth between him and Osbourne and reading what a heinous fuck Daken is, I felt like for a second volume that they could've done more. Instead we see him save marvel's ugliest baby in a PR stunt.

[Terry Murphy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A considerably more measured and patient form of storytelling for Way, who tends to only swing by and miss often.

Whether it's the addition of Liu, or the stylized pencils of the various artists, this collection of stories focusing on Daken walk a fine line between action and character study.

By no means groundbreaking stuff, but interesting nonetheless.

[Jane · Rating 1 out of 5]

Wonderful art but the plot felt lacking. There was nothing remarkable in regards to the story itself and it felt like it slowly limped along.

I will freely admit I haven't read the first volume and although this hasn't effected me before maybe on this occasion that's why it was missing its spark.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for background during The X Lives & Deaths of Wolverine & Live of Wolverine event of 2020.

[Tym · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m not really sure what to think of this but I actually finished it yesterday and I’m still thinking about it so 4

[Aaron · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was kind of awful.

[Sam Quixote · Rating 2 out of 5]

After an incident caught on camera where Daken was seen shouting at an old woman and a child, Director of the Dark Avengers initiative Norman Osborn decides to stage a photo op where Daken, or Dark Wolverine, is able to salvage his reputation. Except, inevitably, things go wrong…

I like Daken but there are just too many books with him in them where the stories never go anywhere and unfortunately “My Hero” is one of these. The whole “Dark Avengers” idea always seemed stupid to me and Osborn worried about Daken’s rep to the public is one of those pathetic storylines which is just too contrived to matter. Throw in a few D-list villains and show Daken doing un-heroic things (he’s Dark remember?) and that’s it for this book.

“My Hero” has a dull story at its centre that readers of other Daken books has seen before too many times. Daniel Way and Marjorie Liu are both good writers but this is far from their best effort for this character. Readers looking for a better Daken book should try “The Prince”.

[M · Rating 2 out of 5]

Daniel Way continues to explore the son of Wolverine in this second volume of Dark Wolverine. When a video of Daken's gruff and violent rescues hits the web, Norman Osborn attempts to clean up the mutant's image with a staged event. Gathering a set of D-list foes (Moses Magnum, Aryan, Cutthroat, the Inquisitor) and firearms expert Emmy Dodlin, Osborn wants them to battle his Wolverine on camera. Things quickly fall apart when both sides realize they have been played, turning the publicity stunt into a deadly hunt. The book concludes with Moonstone - playing the role of Ms. Marvel - attempting to analyze her teammate to determine his threat level to her own schemes. Over a simple conversation, she realizes that this new Wolverine is not the brute that his father is - making him a dangerous player and foe. Way fares better in this second volume, focusing more on the perception of Daken as hero or villian. The Dark Wolverine is certainly no hero, but is decidedly carving out his own niche in the Marvel Universe.

[Shayna Ross · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was intriguing enough to keep me going and to find out more about Daken (as well as Romulus and seeing if Wolverine will play a bigger role), but I didn't find this particular volume as good. On the flip side, I do like the characters Miss Marvel and Venom, although I am uncertain if they will play much of a role in Daken's story (I mean, it's Daken... it's him or nobody).

[Lissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ehh...this definitely wasn't as good as the first Dark Wolverine trade. Daken's charisma and dark humor is rather lacking here; instead, he gets his rump handed to him by some z-list baddies. I'm not even sure how they got the jump on him. He tries to reestablish his reputation, but with mixed results.

Other than that, not much goes on in this trade.

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Film footage is leaked of Daken not acting like a hero. So Norman arranges a crime for Daken to solve and be a hero. Things do not go according to plan. I am starting to like Daken, he has a twisted code of honour, but is very clever at manipulating people. It also shows that Norman is not in control as much as he would like to be. A good read.

[Kitap · Rating 2 out of 5]

Here Wolverine is played not by Logan, but his half-Japanese son Daken. Daken has fewer compunctions about killing than his father, but is apparently still trying to fashion himself as a super hero. OK story, might have been better if I had entered the arc from the beginning.

[Rogue · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not bad, read better. Don't really know Daken's story so can't comment on storyline that much! Quite liked the sepia-ish colour tones running throughout.

Although why do all the women have to be blonde?

[Bryson McCheeseburger · Rating 3 out of 5]

I want to read more, but the last one and this graphic novel seem to have so little of the story to them that, yes, it draws me in to want to read more, but it pisses me off that I have to now search for the next one and hope it actually furthers the story, which this one seemed like it didn't.

[William Thomas · Rating 2 out of 5]

When the shock wears off and the reality sets in, the series feels little more than bland.

[Wolverina · Rating 2 out of 5]

Average storyline. Wrecked by too much Osbourne (annoying) and fucking horrible art.

I like the concept of this story and the character idea of Daken. But fucking hell this was just gross.

[Gavin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Yawn. Pisspoor art takes away from an already lame story. Skip.