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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN num: 9780785120599
ISBN number: 0785120599
Label: Marvel Comics
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 544
Printing Date: May 17, 2006
Publishing house: Marvel Comics
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The deadliest X-Man's on the edge of death when his unbreakable adamantium advantage is eliminated! Even with his claws stripped to the bone, Wolverine's up to some of the choicest challenges from his past and future - but how far will he go to make his latest fight with Sabretooth the Final one? Plus: cyborgs, Sentinels, the Savage Land and then some! Guest-starring Gambit, Ghost Rider and more! Collects Wolverine #70-90.
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I have purchased the other three Wolverine Essentials and have had zero problems. When I received my package in the mail I opened the book to fan through the pages and the cover totally seperated from the pages. I figured it was a defective product and reordered assuming my subsequent one would be worry free. HA. Not so. The same thing happened AGAIN to my second copy. I'm stuck with two pieces of trash that I will have to go through the hassle of returning. Not to mention I am terrified to order a third copy because of what happened to the very first two.
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I have purchased about 20 of the marvel essential, and showcase presents
books, and for the other 19 I can only say I am extremely thankful and
grateful for receiving classic artwork and stories at such an amazingly
low price. In the case of Wolverine vol. 4, this is a different story
entirely. The "greyscale nightmare" review sums things up perfectly. The way the artwork was reproduced in this Vol.4 does not work. I hope that whoever conceived of this method of reproducing Wolverine issues # 70-90 learned from their resulting product, which is Wolverine Vol. 4, that they made a mistake, and that under no circumstances should they ever reproduce artwork the way it appears in Wolverine Vol. 4, because it is an injustice to everyone involved, that is: the Marvel brand, the Marvel creative teams, and anyone who holds this book in their hands. I would recommend not purchasing this product if you love and respect comics, because you will not appreciate the way this looks. But, if you are a diehard fan and need to know what happened to Wolverine in issues # 70-90
then do what you must. With great love and respect.
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If you don't bear major grudge against Marvel or DC, or if you liked movie version of Wolverine, I think you should get all four books.
First two are written and illustrated by old-timer legends, then you have Marc Silvestri and Mark Texeira in volume three, my favorite.
Volume four is maybe even better story wise but you will have to adapt to , ahem: NOT grey and white BUT grey white and dark gray pages. Couldn't they process pages through some computer filter and make them look just ink over pencil?
I understand that colour Essentials would be too expensive, but I preferred grey and white without dark gray shades.
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As a lover of comic book art, I have loved the fact that Marvel have released their old books in this format - the old comic book colouring process used to, in my opinion, often detract from, if not outright ruin, the line art. Colour wasn't really part of the art until Image raised the stakes and forced the computer generated quality we take for granted today.
Being able to have John Byrne's X-Men run showing only the beautiful pencils and Terry Austin's inks was fantastic. I enjoy these grey and white reprints more than the originals, because of the pure representation of the artists original work - and it also allows me to leave the originals in their bags.
So, even though I own all the original Wolverine issues, I have bought the Essential series to enjoy the artwork.
However, this volume does not reproduce the just the pencils and inks - this volume is nothing more than photocopies of the original comics - colour included!
This volume is a greyscale sludge that damages the eyes. Unless you desparately want to follow the history of Wolverine and can't afford the originals, then this volume is not for you.
If you are like me and have been buying the essentials to enjoy the artwork, save your cash - unless you want Wolverine themed toilet paper.
I've been patiently waiting for Jim Lee's X-Men run to make it to the Essentials format, but if Wolverine 4 represents the way Marvel intend to reproduce the volumes from now on, I'll be sticking to the originals.
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How many people here remember what Marvel comics were like in the early to mid-90's? It was the time of the anti-hero, where nearly every headlining character carried around guns the size of killer whales and routinely filled their foes with so much lead they could be used as pencils. Given life by such testosterone-fueled writers and artists as Rob Liefeld, these guys had muscles over the muscles over their muscles and yet feet so unbelievably tiny they could fit inside their ears. Yes, I remember how Marvel comics were back then, and as such I've largely given those stories a very wide berth.
I collect all of the Marvel Essentials and the volumes of Wolverine's ongoing 90's series have been my least anticipated because the stories seemed to be all brutal violence bereft of moral consequences. Claremont's X-Men series was about the corrupting evils of prejudice and hatred; Hama's Wolverine series was about Logan cutting hundreds of ninjas to ribbons. It also was sorely lacking in overarching plots and attempts at continuity with Wolvie's appearances in the other X-books (This of course has become a serious bone of contention with comic fans yesterday since recently Wolverine has simultaneously been a member of three different mutant teams and the New Avengers, all the while maintaining his own solo series. How full must his daily planner be?). The only story in the very first three volumes that really remains in my mind is the Death of Mariko in issue #57. It was like a modern Greek tragedy about how the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, but even so the crux of the story was still the same rote let's-snuff-out-a-hero's-girlfriend plot device that Marvel had been exploiting for instant catharsis for decades (I refer to it as the Gwen Stacy Syndrome).
Hence, I was not terribly enthusiastic about reading the new fourth installment. However, since Marvel was gracious enough to produce three X-Men Essential products in a row, I felt compelled to buy and review them. And so without further ado, let's go, bub.
The tome begins with two decidely above-average three-parters. The very first involves Wolverine, Jubilee, and Rogue jetting down to Antarctica and facing off against underused Silver Age creations Sauron and the Savage Land Mutates (By the way, the very first story in this arc was the last issue in the third Essential, making this the conclusion to a lengthy cliffhanger for Essential fans like myself). The gang is down south to follow someone's trail and, in spite of the meager attempts of the writer to obfuscate the target's identity, that someone is very, very obviously Magneto. I see no reason to avoid revealing that here since Mr. Lehnsherr makes his presence known to our protagonist very soon afterward. Before that happens, Wolvie and Jubes embark on an investigation into the Anthill, an obscure former staging ground of an autonomous faction of Sentinels (This is a callback all the way to Avengers #102! The Essential Avengers #5 arrived just in time!). While there, they inadvertently power up a dozen giant robots (natch) who pick up on their original goal to end biological mutation by sterilizing the entire human race. I'd hate to spoil another story as I did for the last one, but I feel that the thesis of my review requires it. Jubilee gives pause to the cold, emotionless Sentinels by refusing to "deactivate" one of her fallen foes. The robots' leader decides not to undertake the extermination of humanity until it can understand the quality of mercy in purely mathematical terms (which, as any philosophy major might tell you, is basically impossible). Later, Jubilee is able to finally corner her parents' assassins but realizes that she can't betray her own inherent compassion by taking revenge after what had happened at the Anthill. Since so many comics at this time that I'd seen had a grim shoot-first-don't-ask-questions-at-all mentality to them, this story was like a cool refreshing breeze to me. Perhaps I'm just used to reading "sugarcoated" Silver and Bronze age tales, but I could not have asked for a better opening act for an Essential Wolverine.
The biggest draw of this collection for many readers, though, will probably be the chapters on two of the biggest crossovers of the time: Fatal Attractions and the Phalanx Covenant. To the average person, the phrase "Fatal Attractions" is most likely to evoke the image of Michael Douglas drowning Glenn Close in a bathtub. However, any X-Men fan worth his/her salt would very first think about Magneto yanking all the adamantium out of Wolverine's body. Although the X-Men issue that contains that "money shot" is not here, there is an issue devoted to Professor Xavier, Jean Grey, and Moira MacTaggert combining their respective skills and talents to prevent the utterly traumatized Logan from succumbing to his unimaginable agony. I should also mention that this highly delicate medical procedure ... Read More
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