WARNING: Spoilers abound!
Given everything that had been teased about X Lives and X Deaths of Wolverine, I expected the first issue to open with Logan traveling back in time to some relatively predictable venue—Canada, Madripoor, or Japan, as Mr. Percy directed us to look back to Logan’s opening narration at the start of his Wolverine #1. What a pleasant surprise, then, to find the best there is at what he does doing something wholly unexpected and very good, all things considered, for the fate of mutantkind: rescuing a newly born Charles Xavier and simultaneously slicing baby Chuck’s umbilical cord…! With a bone claw?! While the midwife is possessed by Omega Red and terrorizing the lucky new parents?!?
Well, this is Xavier Mansion in Westchester, and Logan in Wolverine #1 did mention New York as one of his main haunts—just not so far back in time. [Read more…] about X Lives of Wolverine #1: Logan’s Many Lives—X, VI, & VII (Plus: Those Darn Russkies)
out Wednesday January 5, the Hickman era of X-Men has now ended—and what a stunning conclusion it was, with Hickman and a stellar team of artists managing to shock and satisfy in equal measure. Here we’ll look back at Hickman’s tenure as a whole, both as storyteller and as architect, to assess the revitalized line’s achievements—and its flaws—and above all, to recap the three radical changes inaugurated with the 2019 paradigm shift and how those big swings themselves have developed or even changed course since.