Thursday, April 23, 2009

Wolverine Origins #35 - Marvel


There's a few things going on right now, but . . the most important of which is Daken's desire to use the Murumasa blade to make himself the ultimate weapon. It turns out the the true nature of Wolverine's origin was to turn him into the ultimate weapon. The only weapon capable of taking down a super-hero. But now, nothing can take down Logan, except for this blade. Daken wants to bond the metal to his skin, much in the same way as was done to his father, except with Adamantium, and thereby turning himself into the ultimate weapon. The part I don't get it . . even though the blade will cut through anything, the power of forged steel and magic . . it's still, in itself, breakable. That's what happens this issue when unable to take the blade from the X-Men, Daken settles for a little piece of it's tip. So, while he would be able to take out his father, in the end it really wouldn't leave him any more or less protected. Would it? I'm a little confused about that part. But he has got the Tinkerer, so apparently he's going to give it a shot. Anyways, while Logan is trying to stop all of this, he's also got another mystery running through his head . . who is Romulus, and what is he hoping to gain by controlling and manipulating him his whole life? And . . how is this all related to the information that Nick Fury has given him? It seems that everything is connected to the Hudsons. Weapon X, Alpha-Flight, the Hudson Bay Trading Co., even Logan's real family . . he's also a Hudson . . it's all connected. And it's all connected to Romulus. At the end of this issue, while trying to keep an eye on the Tinkerer, Logan is attacked by yet another Hudson . .Victor Hudson. He was born blind and mute, but one day Romulus took him back and turned him into a walking weapon of brute force. I've enjoyed the approach Daniel Way has taken with this series since issue #1. I think he's doing a great job. He's had several shorter story-arc's, but in the end . . everything is connected. We don't always see the big picture until later on, but when we do . . it works it's way into a masterpiece of story-telling. Currently Doug Braithwaite is the artist in residence. His stuff is ok. I liked Steve Dillon's take better, but . . that's just me. Overall, I love this book.

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