Wolverine # 54 Review
Author: Jeph Loeb
Penciler: Simone Bianchi
Inks and Washed Halftones: Simone Bianchi and Andrea Silvestri
Colors: Simone Peruzzi and Morry Hollowell
Wolverine is still struggling with repressed memories and dreams that are haunting him. Wait a fucking minute! Did anyone bother to tell Jeph Loeb that Wolverine can now remember everything and his mind is cleared thanks to House of Meh? For some reason Wolverine is remembering WWII and Weapon X and he can't tell if the dreams are real or not.
Traci Lords would have a hard time swallowing what Jeph Loeb is attempting to do here. We find out that the name of the shadow man that has been stalking Wolverine's dreams and memories is Romulus. We've already had a flashback to a Coliseum battle and Logan knowing way too much about Roman history. So are we to believe that Wolverine is supposed to be Remus? And all the characters like Feral, Sabretooth, Wildchild, Thornn, Wolfsbane, and Sasquatch are descendants of those two canine brothers? And why would Feral characters and a sasquatch be related to them?
Anyway, Wolverine and Sabretooth fight again, more confusing dreams, Wildchild was a Nazi, and Feral gets gutted by Sabretooth. Contrary to what Wolverine says Feral wasn't just a child. She served time for murdering her father and she gutted Cannonball. Bianchi again does a fantastic job with the art, with the exception of Sasquatch looking like Chewbacca. What is the connection between Sabretooth and Wolvie? Is Romulus related to Dog from Wolverine Origin? Is Wolverine finally going to kill Sabretooth? The real question I want answered is: When is Jeph Loeb leaving the book? This is really a boring story that is going nowhere and we still have one more issue for all the bullshit to hit the fan D+
I usually don't post anything or join forums. But I have to give you credit for your reviews. I really feel the same way you do about most of the books from reading your reviews and suscribing to the podcast. This book was horrible. I mean why write a Wolverine book if all you are going to do is screw with his history? For that matter what was the point of House of Mehh(funny)? Will somebody, for the love of God, start editing these so called star writers with something more effective than an awestruck expression and a rubber approvalstamp?
I mean is there any one out there that is actually enjoying this piece of garbage? You guys should really give more suggestions on what to read in your podcasts or on the site, it really helps out readers that are bored to death with books like this. Thank you again for saving me three bucks Aboutheroes!
In wolverines dream sabretooth says "what i am you will be"
He`s told wolverine that he`s loads older than wolverine is.
Storm said to wolverine "you two have got to learn you can`t kill each other without killing yourselves"
I reckon sabretooth could be a future wolverine. Explaining why he finds sabretooth`s scent similar to his own.
And if wild childs scent is supposedly a combination of the two then there must be some connection there.
Next question - where`s the embryo from return of the native?
...and if wolverine dies who gets the golf clubs?.. daken or x-23 ( who being a clone is technically a generation older)
Shit... Wolverine is getting crappier with each number...
The only thing that is still up to par is Wolverine Origins. I know a lot of people don't like it, but I love Origins. They don't overly mess with Wolverine's past, I love the drawing and the scripts are intriging.
Meanwhile Wolverine proper is going downhill too fast for me to keep track. It's almost like their trying to kill the series by making it pure crap.
First the ordeal with Civil War and Wolverine being burnt to pure skeleton, than the most idiotic explanation in Wolverine 48 and now the crapfest continues with the most audacious destruction of Wolverine and his past with some crappy tale of Romulus... hopefully it'll turn out to all be just a dream :)... and to think the weak Christmas story nr 49 is the best Wolverine book for around 15 numbers...
If this goes any further than I am dropping Wolverine. I just can't bear to watch what the 'stars' are doing to the comic book.