Wolverine: Flies To A Spider # 1

Despite the holiday decorations behind Logan, this really isn’t a Christmas or holiday-themed book. Though it takes place on New Year’s Eve, the main storyline is that a biker gang has infiltrated a small town and it’s resident’s are at their mercy. Wolverine’s decided it’s a great place to grab a beer- but I’m sure he’ll be butting heads with those thugs very soon.

Not a kids book! It has a parental warning and parents should take heed. In most X-Men books, Wolverine’s claws are mostly for show or cutting up robots, trees, and the occasional loaf off-reach bread. But, here, Wolverine does some serious killing with those Ginsu knives of his. It’s pretty bloody and gorey, too. It’s like if Robert Rodriguez decided to craft a Wolverine comic.

Goes to show that not all comics are for kids. I enjoyed the book’s grittiness and I thought the plot was pretty good and a very ironic ending. However, seeing Wolvie in complete maniac mode is still a bit of a shock for a comics purist like myself. Take note, this isn’t your Dad’s Marvel Comics here.

Buyer, Beware.

Worth Consuming.

Rating: 7 out of 10 stars.