There’s a killer in the woods – and as Wolverine’s attempt at piece is shattered, an old enemy will re-emerge as a NEW VILLAIN rises who will bring Logan to the brink of his berserker rage. But Nightcrawler knows his old friend is capable of doing what’s right, and before long, Logan will have to unleash his claws, push his healing factor to the limit and demonstrate he’s the best there is at what he does once and for all – nice be damned! Wolverine #1 kicks off the post-Krakoa era for Wolverine and takes things a bit back to basics.

Written by Saladin Ahmed, Wolverine #1 is a nice start to the latest volume for the character. While it deals with the fallout of Krakoa, the issue in some ways feels like it’s a bit retro in some ways. Logan is running through the Canadian wilderness attempting to clear his head and find a simple family. But, things can’t stay peaceful for the character and an old villain returns to hunt him and kill anyone that may be in the way.

Ahmed delivers an interesting debut that feels like a Wolverine comic we’ve seen before, and that’s not a bad thing. But, the issue gets going almost too fast, cutting short the internal conflict of Logan and rushing through what would be an interesting perspective on recent X-Men related events. The concept of the comic also clashes a bit with other “From the Ashes” comics. We’ve seen Logan in X-Men and Uncanny X-Men, making his being isolated and wanting to get away from it all a bit… inconsistent.

The art by Martin Coccolo is great delivering a setting that feels cold and isolated. Coccolo is joined by Bryan Valenza on color and lettering by Cory Petit for a comic that’s a nice mix of action and drama and delivers just enough death and destruction without going a bit overboard. The team also does a solid job of capturing the horror aspects of the comic as a new villain is slowly teased.

Wolverine #1 is a nice start that takes things back to basics and gets Wolverine away from the crazier aspects of his life. It teases and dances around his past and delivers some anguish over his present life. It tip toes closer to the grumpy and gruff Wolverine who is filled with hurt and anguish. It’s a Wolverine we haven’t seen in some time.

Story: Saladin Ahmed Art: Martin Coccolo
Color: Bryan Valenza Letterer: Cory Petit
Story: 7.5 Art: 8.0 Overall: 7.75 Recommendation: Read

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