Today we are doing a review of one of my favorite heroes in one of the lesser known storylines of a dystopian future. Wolverine, in the Old Man Logan storyline. This review was brought to you via a recommendation from a good friend of mine, a gaming brother, a man I met first as Huruqan (of course I’m obviously not going to use his real name without his permission, but his gaming tag I am more than willing to use). Hope you dudes and dudettes enjoy.
Old Man Logan: This collects Wolverine #66-72 and Wolverine: Old Man Logan Giant-Size
A dystopian future, the heroes have died or disappeared. Villains have divided up the United States, Hulkland (Ruled by the children of the Hulk, formerly the territory of the Abomination), The Kindom of the Kingpin (Formerly the Domain of Magneto), Dooms Lair, The President’s Quarter (the President just happens to be the Red Skull), and some miscellaneous territory. Logan, lives with his family in Hulkland (near Sacramento) when the redneck offspring of the Hulk come along to extort protection money. They were given a short extension, and Logan accepts a job from an old friend known as The Blind Archer to transport some goods, on one condition, he doesn’t fight. A few stops later, you run into The Blind Archer’s family. One of his wives (been divorced a few times), and his daughter (the grand-daughter of the one, the only, Spiderman). At this point you figure out, only one mortal man is able to go by the moniker of The Blind Archer and still be one of the worlds best. Clint Barton, aka. Hawkeye. They continue on their way after a pit stop to rescue Hawkeye’s daughter, and assassinate one of the leaders of the USA. They fight moloids, and eventually get captured by Red Skull as two of the last heroes. Hawkeye gets killed but Logan regenerates, and continues on beating the crap out of everybody without using his claws. Wolverine arrives in Red Skulls trophy room. Iron Man’s armor, Captain America’s shield, Thor’s helmet, Moon Knight’s hood, Punisher’s shirt, Hulk’s pants and other assorted parts of uniforms from the heroes. Logan and Red Skull fight to the death, and we know one of the two can’t die. I wont say how but that fight seen is pretty amazing, and one of the more memorable ones I’ve read in a while. But remember Logan hasn’t used his claws since the night the heroes disappeared. And he hasn’t started yet. Hijacking Iron Man’s armor, Logan heads home with money in hand to pay off the incestuous grandchildren of the Hulk only to arrive to a surprise. His family dead, unburied and left taunted by the Hulks. Understandably, Logan gets angry, and the Hulks wouldn’t like him when he’s angry. The claws come out and Wolverine makes a return. Another rather amazing fight results in the whole Hulk family being killed, with the exception of one. The youngest, baby hulk. And in a more touching display of emotion, Old Man Logan adopts the child of those who slaughtered his family as his own. The future goes on, and where it leads is only the stuff of stories.
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