Wolverine #57 by Marc Guggenheim and Howard Chaykin is the first part of "The death of Wolverine". Hmmm. Another major Marvel Character snuffs it. I think not.Anyway, after a prologue with Wolverine involved in the First World War, the action moves to Iraq. But Wolvie's covert operation goes wrong when he discovers a trap set for Tony Stark, rushes to the rescue, only to realise that the trap was for him instead. Wolvie and his new girlfriend,an Atlantean called Amir, met a real bad ass who not only kills Amir but pops a bomb into Wolvie's mouth which explodes inside him!
Hmmm. There's a lot going on there. Some I liked and some I didn't. I didn't like the fact that Logan's new girlfriend is introduced and then killed in about 5 pages. I didn't like the fact that we've never seen the group responsible for all this before (Scimitar).
However, the dialogue was quite good and Chaykin's art a real treat.
Rating 6./10
Avengers: The Initiative #5 by Dan Slott and Stefano Caselli was a improvement on previous issues. Firstly because it featured Henry Peter Gyrich doing what he does best - bossing Heroes around. But it was also good because it was an unexpected change of direction.
I suppose, Slott has loads of characters to use, but has so far concentrated on some new recruits.
This issue featured, for the most part, more established characters, or at least characters who had more of an idea of what they're doing. I liked the use of the Constrictor and Bengal seems like an interesting character. I've not met him before.
This newly formed covert team are assigned to save the new recruits from the events of World War Hulk and get caught up in it all. A more enjoyable WWH book than the Hulk books for me.
Rating 7/10
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