Return of Wolverine #1
| Writer | Charles Soule |
| Artist | Steve McNiven |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
HE'S BACK, BUB.
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9.0
Monkeys Fighting Robots - Brandon J. Griffin
Sep 18, 2018Return Of Wolverine #1 fires on all cylinders. This is exactly what we've been waiting for and more. Steve McNiven puts on a spectacular show while Charles Soule begins taking us on a blood-covered mystery. This epic return of our favorite mutant is stupendous in every possible way. Read Full Review
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8.5
AIPT - David Brooke
Sep 18, 2018A strong start that is particularly interesting if you like mysteries yet to be solved. Read Full Review
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8.5
Multiversity Comics - Gustavo S Lodi
Sep 20, 2018More than a return from the dead, "Return of Wolverine" pulls one of the best versions of Logan upfront to deliver an instigating story about loss, revenge and understanding of the self. The next issues cannot come soon enough. Read Full Review
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8.0
We Got This Covered - Tom Bacon
Sep 19, 2018Writer Charles Soule seems determined to make the mystery last as long as possible in The Return Of Wolverine #1. Read Full Review
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8.0
IGN - Jesse Schedeen
Sep 19, 2018Return of Wolverine is shaping up to be a worthy sequel to Death of Wolverine. Read Full Review
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7.9
Comic Watch - Ross Hutchinson
Sep 23, 2018Overall a good start to the series. I am thrilled to have him back and hope that Soule keeps up the momentum and throws us some heavy curveball surprises through the full five issue arc to make it a memorable return that's more than just beautiful to look at with a story worth being called The Return of Wolverine. Read Full Review
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7.5
411Mania - John Pumpernickel
Sep 20, 2018Like any first issue, The Return of Wolverine #1 is more about set up than answers. It's good for what it is but I wouldn't rush out for this issue. Read Full Review
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7.0
Critical Blast - RJ Carter
Sep 24, 2018Whatever this is, and how if fits into a universe with X-23 and Old Man Logan and whatever other variations exist on timeline-collapsed Earth Marvel, it's certain to draw fans of the old canucklehead in droves. Charles Soule (whose off to kill Daredevil after propping Logan back up) has a story to tell, but it's told in leaps of logic and convenience. Read Full Review
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6.0
Bleeding Cool - Rich Johnston
Sep 17, 2018flat. Wolverine never really went anywhere " and he doesn't seem to here. He doesn't even get the hot claws we had been promised beyond an opening page. But it is a very pretty book, if you like BWS. In fact it may dazzle and distract, just like those Weaver birds... Read Full Review
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6.0
ComicBook.com - Charlie Ridgely
Sep 19, 2018There will certainly be a point to this series by the time it's said and done, I'm sure, but this first issue doesn't do anything to convince me that it will be worth the money or time spent on this event. Read Full Review
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6.0
You Don't Read Comics - David Harth
Sep 19, 2018Since Wolverine died, readers have gotten great Wolverine stories from the likes of Jeff Lemire, Ed Brisson, and Tom Taylor. In an environment with stellar stories such as these, nothing in this book makes a case for why it needs to exist. Read Full Review
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5.0
Newsarama - David Pepose
Sep 18, 2018You can't fault Soule for attempting a holistic take on an X-Man with this many different angles, but he winds up getting stranded in a limbo between homage and total recap " for a book that should be heralding a brand new era for the Ol' Canucklehead, Return of Wolverine is a book that looks backwards, often to its own detriment. Read Full Review
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5.0
Newsarama - Pierce Lydon
Sep 24, 2018Buyer beware, but if you do decide to jump into the deep end with this one, at least it'll look good. Read Full Review
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4.0
Comics: The Gathering - Hussein Wasiti
Sep 19, 2018Fans of Wolverine will check this out no matter what but I implore as many people to stay away from this as possible. This is pretty bad, boring, and sloppy. The artwork isn't as good as advertised and we won't even see McNiven again until the fifth and final issue of the book. Skip this. Read Full Review
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4.0
The Beat - Joe Grunenwald
Sep 19, 2018I like Charles Soule a lot, and after the Hunt for Wolverine: Dead Ends one-shot I was excited to see what he did with the proper return of Wolvie, but after an exciting dozen or so pages, this issue just goes nowhere. The potential is there, I think, but we haven't gotten there yet. Read Full Review
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3.5
Comic Book Revolution - Kevin Lainez
Sep 21, 2018Return of Wolverine #1 is a complete disappointment. At no point does Charles Soule create excitement around Logan's return as Wolverine. Instead all he accomplishes in doing is creating a story so confusing that is hard to get into, even if you are a hardcore X-Men fan. No matter how excited you were for Wolverine's return to the Marvel Universe this is a comic that you should avoid completely. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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9.0
More questions than answers but I was glued from start to finish. As an intro issue I am intrigued to see whete this is going.
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8.5
I actually really enjoyed it.
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8.5
I enjoyed this, but the story so far feels like it's meant to be read as a whole than in single issues, since it raises more questions than it answers and it's not always easy to follow without actually knowing what's going on.
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8.5
Nice start. Soule has more mysteries than answers here so we'll see. McNiven just destroys everything on the pages (literally). Inker Jay Leisten and color artist Laura Martin work well with McNiven detailed pencils.
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8.5
Solid start! The art was great, and I'm just so glad that Wolverine is back, bub. (See what I did there?) He's the best there is at what he does, and what he does is SUPER NICE!
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8.0
Logan wakes up in the middle of chaos; he has to grapple simultaneously with amnesia and murderous Soteira goons tearing up a lot of innocent-looking people. It's a fun story and the visuals are pretty strong, but it defeats its own efforts to be a super-great epic by trying a little too hard. The slow pace and the overabundance of structure - amnesiac Logan is offered, like, THREE paths to recover his sense of self - end up doing as much harm as good to the story.
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7.0
This book is fine. Nothing revolutionary. It is a nice point to jump in no matter where you are coming from. If you never read a Wolverine or X-men book. If you didn't read the multiple books that searched for Logan it really doesn't matter just jump in. There is some solid action and the book really looks great. It just feels like this mini is set up a new enemy and story that will be introduced in a fairly crowded event time for Marvel. Infinity War, Spider Geddon, Extermination, and this are all happening at the same time. Just because it isn't one event across the line does not mean that Marvel is overextending some.
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7.0
The premise for this series is horrible but Soule and McNiven surprising make the best of it. This issue wasn't good but it wasn't bad either. Still a lot of unanswered questions but great art and Soule shows he can still write Logan
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6.5
The script is all over the place and the artwork... hard to believe McNiven pencilled this whole issue.
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6.0
Truth be told, Wolverine was never gone. We've had Old Man Logan in about every X-series since 2015. I believe we could have a time off of Wolverine, but this is now the fifth miniseries about his return. And, except for the art, this first issue here just felt like much of the same. For a good Wolverine "return" we can go and read Thor #5.
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6.0
The issue itself is fine but the road to get here really dampens my excitement for the return of Wolverine, especially when he truly isn't here yet and the pacing of this issue barely moved us forward at all.
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5.0
THE GOOD: -This issue has some really good dramatic moments, especially in the first few pages. they stand out and are effective. -It'll be the day when I say, "I loved the writing but thought the art was garbage." It's only a matter of time before people start complaining. However, this time around I loved the art and hated the writing. Siggghhhhh. THE BAD: -This issue is 4.99 and I don't remember a single thing about it (I'm writing this review about 45 minutes after I read it) - This is one of the most bland, unoriginal stories I have read in a long, long time. PS: Sorry this review is so incredibly short, but I genuinely can only recall these things about the issue.
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4.0
What's the point of this. There is literally no return of wolverine in this. It feels like the start of a new arc, nothing special here. Skip this and pick up extermination instead
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4.0
Simple. I'm giving this a 4 because of the art. I love Steve McNiven's art. I grew up with BWS' Weapon X. This looks perfectly Wolverine to me. Soule's script is garbage. It's something a high school student could do, not a 'top tier industry profession', and certainly not the same guy that killed Wolverine off in the first place. The Death of Wolverine, although not a fan favourite story for some, was very well executed. This is literal trash, and most definitely the reason why McNiven dropped issues 2 to 5. STORY:0 ART:8 OVERALL:4 4 for the pretty pictures.
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