Wolverine #59 - Marvel

What a fantastic book. I really like the writing of Marc Guggenheim. We've learned so much about Logan . . . sorry, James . . in the last 2 years. But, there's still little hidden corners here and there that we don't have all the pieces yet. It seems like that is what Marc is trying to do. Provide us with some of the hidden pieces. Or, some of the pieces that didn't seem like they were of much consequence. Such as his name. When his claws appeared for the first time, Rose thought he was a savage. Well the only savage she knew was Logan, so that's what she started calling him. And the name stuck. Also, this issue, when Logan and Doctor Strange are trying to get him out of purgatory, he starts thinking back on his past. He starts thinking that he's been adrift for a little while now. Kind of like he was in the beginning. But he doesn't know why, really. He thinks it was when Lazaer spared him on the killing fields of WWI. But the realization that came after that was just that he really shouldn't even be alive. Then it dawns on him. The change came when the Gorgon killed him. It was the first time that he died, and the Hand had brought him back to life. Well . . the Hand, and, a mysterious red-haired woman. Also there was another man there. He doesn't have a face, and he didn't speak. But, he stood there watching the whole time. So he was involved. With that realization, Logan's soul finds it's way back to his corporeal body. Why then? Because now he has a goal. "I feel good. Better'n good actually. 'Cause I found out who I gotta kill now." I know all these pieces, and answers to the puzzle are going to be long and drawn out. That's ok. That's how we've gotten to know Logan for years. But I really like the way Marc is handling the most recent chapters in his long complicated history. I was starting to think that the only things we were really going to learn about Logan, were over in the Origins book. This story-line is proving me wrong. Add to that the brilliant artistic renderings of Howard Chaykin . . . and I think we have an instant classic on our hands. If you're not reading this book . . . you're crazy. Especially if you're an X-Men addict . . . 'er . . I mean fan . . this is a must have. Pick it up!