Author Archives: Conor Spielberg

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Wolverine 1988 2 Featured Reviews
“Wolverine” #2 (1988)

By | Jul 5, 2021 | Reviews

The amount of action in issue 2 of “Wolverine” dominates the majority of the pages, much like the first issue. But this issue ties the conflict between the combatants more with the story and doesn’t evoke the same cathartic one-sidedness of the previous issue. Written by Chris Claremont Pencilled by John Buscema Inked by Al […]

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Wolverine 1 Ongoing Featured Reviews
“Wolverine” #1 (1988)

By | Jun 28, 2021 | Reviews

The 1988 “Wolverine” ongoing series loosely builds on the success of the miniseries six years prior, but confidently stands on its own merits with less emphasis on the super heroics and an even darker edge than before. The lack of reverence towards this ongoing series relative to the previous miniseries makes it a tough act […]

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Wolverine #4 Featured Reviews
“Wolverine” #4

By | Jun 21, 2021 | Reviews

The fourth and final issue of the miniseries very much ends on a high note, building the climax around a fight to the death which has the perfect amount of build up and fall out spaced between. Every aspect of the story effectively built on what had come before it and utilised much of what […]

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Wolverine 3 1982 Featured Reviews
“Wolverine” #3

By | Jun 14, 2021 | Reviews

The third issue of the four part mini-series is the weakest so far, highlighting the faults in previous issues while focusing less on the series’ strengths due to the emotional beats that need to be hit. Chris Claremont’s writing in particular shows its age at times while Frank Miller and the rest of the art […]

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Wolverine 2 Featured Reviews
“Wolverine” #2

By | Jun 7, 2021 | Reviews

The second issue, confident that the first sufficiently hooked you in and set the stakes, strides from one gorgeous action sequence to the next with style and grace from the entire art team that is firing on all cylinders. Written by Chris Claremont Penciled by Frank Miller Inked by Joe Rubinstein Colored by Glynis Wein […]

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Wolverine Mini Series 1 Featured Reviews
“Wolverine” #1

By | May 31, 2021 | Reviews

Chris Claremont always lacked the mainstream attention afforded to the likes of Stan Lee or Alan Moore. While not as much of a pioneer as Lee or a literary genius as Moore, Claremont was an essential bridge between the two and arguably just as important as each of them were to the comic book industry’s […]

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