Wolverine: Origin II (USA) di Kieron Gillen & Adam Kubert

Azrael · 25 Dicembre 2013, 18:13:19

5/5

http://www.comicvine.com/reviews/origin-ii-1/1900-2555/

Azrael · 26 Dicembre 2013, 22:07:03

Spiacente, ma non sei autorizzato a visualizzare il contenuto degli spoiler.

9/10

Newsarama

Azrael · 27 Dicembre 2013, 23:50:26

3/5

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=6814

Azrael · 16 Gennaio 2014, 15:11:44

PREVIEW: ORIGIN II #2

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=19860

Azrael · 16 Gennaio 2014, 19:16:32

ORIGIN II #5 (OF 5)
KIERON GILLEN (W) • ADAM KUBERT (A/C)
WITNESS THE END OF THE BEGINNING!
• As Creed plots something Sinister, can Logan regain his humanity?
• Kieron Gillen (THOR) and Adam Kubert (AVX) bring the tale of Logan's beginning to a close!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$3.99

Man of Steel · 16 Gennaio 2014, 19:52:09

Madò che cover

Azrael · 22 Gennaio 2014, 17:33:05

4/5

http://www.comicvine.com/reviews/origin-ii-2/1900-2622/

Azrael · 27 Gennaio 2014, 23:44:17

Origin II #2
Written by Kieron Gillen
Art by Adam Kubert and Frank Martin
Lettering by Joe Caramagna
Published by Marvel Entertainment
Review by Pierce Lydon
'Rama Rating: 5 out of 10

The first Origin miniseries was born out of a fear that if ol' Canucklehead's past wasn't told in comics that it would be told on the big screen first. So in 2002, Paul Jenkins and Andy Kubert told a story that used Wolverine's already known relationships in the future (those with Cyclops, Jean Grey and Sabretooth, etc.) as a template for his past, providing a context for why Logan acts the way he seemingly always has. Kieron Gillen and Adam Kubert return for round two of Wolverine's origins but it's unclear to what end. What else do readers still need to know about mysterious beginnings?

The first issue established Wolverine as a wild animal, raised by wolves, whose only loyalty is to his pack. After a brutal encounter with a polar bear, he is quickly reestablished as the ronin warrior we have always known. Mr. Sinister is definitely a favorite character of Kieron Gillen's and he's worked in here as Sabretooth's employer. While the plot slogs on and serves to put Wolverine in a new situation, Gillen isn't introducing any new dynamics to his relationships or his history. And if that's the case, then why is this billed as a sequel of 2002's Origin?

Now it's important to note that in a five issue miniseries, we might only be approaching the end of the rising action, the climax and fallout have yet to come. It might be easier to grade this issue in retrospect as it does set the stage. The problem with using two issues to set the stage and not say anything new is that the issues themselves don't read very well on their own. If Gillen has bigger plans (which I'd have to imagine he does, all things considered), it's impossible to know them. Still, the "caged animal" metaphor is one we've seen over and over again in regards to Wolverine and so the ending of this issue doesn't do much to inspire confidence in familiar readers.

But this book's biggest strength is Adam Kubert's art. His action sequences are exciting and his panel layouts are inspired. I would've liked a little bit more from his costume design for Mr. Sinister considering the character's penchant for the dramatic but I love his work on Sabretooth. Dark and foreboding, he seems to be every bit a match for Logan. While the settings might've made it easy for Kubert to forego backgrounds entirely, he chooses to draw them, providing a nice juxtaposition between Sinister's fanciful gentlemanly ways and the small town saloon he finds himself in. It also adds to the context of Wolverine's capture in the Northern wilderness. Logan is a product of these woods and Kubert shows that he is every bit a part of them as Sinister's men are not.

Considering Marvel's recent rededication to OGNs, I'm somewhat surprised they didn't go that route with Origin II. This issue sets up the rest of the series without telling us anything new about the character. It doesn't have the same wow factor that issue one did with the fight between Wolverine and the polar bear. It's not that this is a bad comic but in the course of a five-issue miniseries, this might be the one you mostly forget.