Wolverine's Weapon X story shows just how much pain and torture the mutant went through. No wonder Logan had no memories of this and his life prior for a very long time.
The Shanna the She-Devil story is going through what I consider a chess-move phase. Nothing huge is happening other than getting all the main players into position for the final act. Sometimes you only need 1 chapter to do this. Some writers take several. And it's not always a bad thing. We'll see if Gerard Jones, in his Marvel Comics debut, can do this succinctly or make too many moves and bore me to tears.
There are 2 one-shot stories in this issue. The Black Knight stars in one. Namor, The Sub-Mariner in the other.
I've always thought that the Black Knight was an aesthetically fun character. But I hate the concept that he'll be eternally damned if he kills anyone with that family heirloom sword of his. If it was me, I'd ditch the bad sword for a non-soul crippling one. Or just not be a superhero and leave the hunk of junk on the family estate mantle. Only thing about this story I liked was the all too brief appearance by Doctor Strange.
The Namor story was a little better. He decides to help a sub full of Soviet/Russian sailors from destruction. A good story that showed the promise of the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the end of USSR. Unfortunately, in today's climate, it really seems that this archaic story could become timeless if certain evil parties succeed in Eastern Europe.
Not a very thrilling issue. But one that is timely all of a sudden.
Rating: 6 out of 10 stars.
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