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Comic Book Review: Wolverine: Soultaker #1
by R.J. Carter Published: March 6, 2005
Logan has returned to Japan. The plan is to spend more time with his adopted daughter, Amiko, during Girls' Day.
But his plans get derailed when he meets up with Yukio, former flame and partner. She has--shall we say, "acquired"--a certain necklace from a monastery. Since you probably know that Yukio seldom "pays retail" for her jewelry, you'll probably not be surprised that the original keepers of the item are rather keen to get it back. In fact, they're "dead set" on it.
Which is usually not a problem for those as skilled in fighting as Yukio and Logan.
But the problem isn't the monks sent to retrieve the necklace. It's the necklace itself. Because ever since Yukio has claimed it, she's heard a voices in her head:
Yukio: Well, I guess it's more of a voice... singular. The same female voice over and over. Repeating words and phrases in my head. Muttering about twin sisters, ancient evil, the end of the world... and... Logan: And? Yukio: And something about the protector of Japan. Logan: Sounds like you been watchin' a little too much anime.
Fortunately, Logan happens to have a friend in the area who specializes in ancient mystical Japanese artifacts. Unfortunately, the friend isn't too happy that Logan has brought the necklace into his house. Apparently the thing is cursed, and almost as soon as he announces that the thing evokes a great evil, the house is assaulted by warrior monks. But fighting armed warrior monks is one of the things Wolverine does best, after all.
Visons assault Wolverine when he holds the mysterious necklace.
Akira Yoshida crafts a fast moving adventure yarn, set in a locale exotic enough to entertain the American audiences. Shin Nagasawa's artwork is stunning in the detailed backgrounds, but has a bit of a bizarre mixture to it when Logan interacts with Japanese characters, an effect akin to cutting Wolvering pictures out of a standard American X-Men book and pasting them into panels of a manga. Everything is well drawn, but it's like having an excellent hamburger served with the best crab rangoon--they just don't go together, no matter how good either is.
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But... de gustibus non est disputandem, I always say. (Well, not always... not much conversation going on if that's all I say.) You never know--a crab rangoon burger might just hit the spot!
Recommendation: Wolverine fans will pick it up reflexively; overall, worth taking the chance.
In stores Wednesday, March 9, 2005. Advance comics are provided courtesy of The Comic Book Store of Little Rock. Michael Tierney, proprietor, even has his own book out, Wild Stars. Check it out.
