Wolverine #6 // Review
Logan wakes-up deep beneath the surface of the Earth. He can sense the adamantium deep beneath it all. He knows it’s there. He can feel it. Then he snaps out of whatever it was that he was in and realizes that his old friend Kurt is standing right next to him and the two of them are in a lot of trouble in Wolverine #6. Writer Saladin Ahmed mixes some fun elements together in a fast-paced action sequence that is brought to page and panel by artist Martin Cóccolo and colorist Bryan Valenza.
Logan and Kurt are on the trail of the Wendigo. It’s not difficult to find something that smells so distinctly...like a wendigo, but there’s something all the more familiar that comes to him when he arrives at the site of the beast. That familiar scent is the scent of family. More specifically: Laura Kinney. And his biological daughter doesn’t exactly know that there’s an innocent, little kid trapped in the body of that Wendigo, so hurting it would be very, very bad. Of course..there IS going to be danger that requires a much more aggressive combination of claws, fists and kicks as Laura and Logan find themselves in the middle of a dangerous mess.
It’s always cool to get Laura and Logan on the same page, though it can be really, really difficult to make the two of them seem all that distinct from each other on the page. Thankfully, Ahmed has a great sense of deft articulation between the two Wolverines as they move across the page. He’s more experiences than she is, but she’s still got all of the skills and style of a younger Wolverine, so she’s quite competent. Add-in the distinctive elements of oe fuzzy elf and you’ve got a really enjoyable issue.
To make matters all the more difficult visually, both Laura and Logan are wearing the same costume in this particular issue...so...they can kind of tend to blur together on the page once the claws start flying. The good news is that Cóccolo finesses the subtle differences in build, beauty and fighting style beween the two different Wolverines. It’s fun seeing the two of them work together with things being as well-articulated as they are. And things look particularly striking given Valenza’s ability to add depth and mood to the page even in dizzying action sequences.
Ahmed and company juggle all of the different lements of a Wolverine issue quite well. The constant advancement of the action hits the page with quick and sudden movements and motions. There is the occasionally impressive moment that really defines the deft abilities of this particular creative team. Laura’s smile when she sees Logan in the middle of combat has a stylish warmth about it even as the Wendigo is taking a swing at her. Dramatic perspectives and fast-paced kinetic action define an issue that does a. remarkably good job of drawing-in a reader even if they’re not particularly aware of where this particular storyline might be going.
