Wolverine: Switchback #1

(This issue also contains an 8-page Wolverine storyline entitled Wolverine: Punching Bag -- written by Gregg Hurwitz with art by Juan Doe -- as well as a sneak peak at Agents of Atlas -- written by Jeff Parker with pencils by Carlo Pagulayan, inks by Jason Paz, and colors by Jana Schirmer -- scheduled for a February 4th release.) Read Full Review

Wolverine Switchback features a premise that may not feel like a natural fit for Wolvie at first, but it quickly spirals out of control into a twisted tale of bloody justice filled with some rather interesting visuals that any fan of the character should check out. Read Full Review

However, both stories are very far apart, visually. Pastoras work is very painterly, reminscent of Richard Corben; Does seems more in an animated style, akin to a mix between anime and Brad Bird. Both are stylish and engaging. Read Full Review

Pretty much all of these Wolverine specials (and it seems that we've seen a lot of them in the past year) tell the same kind of story: Wolverine finds out about some bad stuff going on, he pops out his claws, and he takes care of business. "Wolverine: Switchback" isn't any different, but at least it looks great, and the subtle details of the story make it a cut, or a snickety-snikt, above the rest. Read Full Review

Fortunately, the backup story is quite a bit more entertaining. Mainly this is thanks to Juan Doe, whose art is always a treat to behold. Between his unique, animated visuals and the general wacky tone of Gregg Hurwitz's script, this short story proves far superior to the title story. In the end, I was pleased to see it's still possible to tell interesting, off-the-beaten-path stories with this chronically over-exposed character. I just wish readers weren't required to pay such a steep price to read it. Read Full Review

Ultimate Goblin

Sep 28, 2022

This one-shot is quite enjoyable. It's very similar to the Wolverine: Revolver and not only because of the artist. The story is quite the same as well - Wolverine investigates something and kills the evil guy at the end. Only this time no monsters involved. There also was a second story and it was more like 6.5-7.0. Very short and weird, the art was worse too, but it's a nice addition to this book, can't say it would be better off without it. So here we have a great one-shot, which doesn't take much time to read it, it has no connection to other comics and leaves a fine aftertaste. Why not read it and see some Logan in action?