Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy

This was a nice little title showcasing how many of Logan's supporting characters mostly enemies deal with his passing.  The five issues in the middle are written like a series of one shots but they add to the overall story for this mini series.  The X-23, Daken & Lady Deathstrike stories are especially touching but the Sabertooth & Mystique stories seem rushed by comparison.  This whole series takes place after the other mini series Death of Wolverine: The Weapon X Program & sets up The Wolverines series.

Death of Wolverine: The Weapon X Program

This series is a direct follow up to the Death of Wolverine story-arc & features the experiments that Logan found in the Paradise facility that was a revamp of the Weapon X Program.  These characters are on the run from a mysterious government agency who is bent on recapturing them dead or alive.  All of these characters with the exception of Skel are not who they claim to be they each have a secret past which comes back to haunt this misfit crew in some way.  The biggest reveal in this story is that Sharp is really the new host for Ogun.  The overall story-arc The Weapon X Program is only OK again I have not been wowed by Charles Soule but the back up story Life After Logan in which the reader gets to see how various X-Men deal with Wolverine's death is great look at some of the characters who knew him best.

Daredevil Omnibus

This is the definitive Daredevil collection, it will immerse the reader into the world that Matt Murdock inhabits & show you the dark side of New York City.  I have been a fan of Frank Miller's work since I first read Sin City.  This is where he truly got his start before Sin City, before Batman & before 300.  It is also a true joy to see Will Eisner's influence on Miller's work this early on because it seems that over time Miller lost some of that as his style changed.  I have to say I really love his early art compared to the art he has in some of his later work.  Where do we begin with such an extensive collection?  The beginning of this book kind of starts off in the middle of a story line so it is some what confusing but push on through it is well worth it.  Then it picks up speed with a some stories about Bullseye, Kingpin & Punisher.  By the time the book reaches the Elektra story it is at a full head of steam with no hint of slowing down.  The introduction of Elektra, Stick & The Hand are a great addition to the mythos One of the biggest surprises & highlights in this book is the inclusion of Black Widow & her relationship to Daredevil.  Again there is so much to discover in this collection of Daredevil stories that this is just the tip of the iceberg.  I love the new status quo that Frank Miller leaves his run on Daredevil with it was a fitting & lasting change & though it may have seemed small at the time it opened up a realm of possibilities.

Saga Vol. 5

Saga is back in all its glory picking up where the previous volume left off we start off learning about some of the history of the war between Landfall & Wreath.  However we still don't know what started the conflict between the two factions.  Dengo has taken the Hazel, Alana, Klara & the little robot baby hostage to get the attention of the Robot Empire, but the space ship tree has taken them to a snowy planet & stranded them there.  Meanwhile The Brand, Gwendolyn & Sophie are on a quest to save the The Will's life.  Their quest has taken them to the planet Demimonde a land of dragons.  The third party of our heroes is traveling across space trying to find where Dengo has taken the others.  This group consist of Prince Robot IV, Marko, Ghus & Yuma.  The underlying theme in this volume is the role of the parent & sacrifice or better yet the definition of sacrifice.  Three of our heroes heroes die in this volume one from each of the aforementioned parties.  One dies for the memory of a lost loved one, while another dies saving the other members of their group & the third character dies protecting the youngest member of their group.  All in all the every character has moment to shine in this story there are even some new characters introduced in this volume The Revolution a group of terrorist who are bent on killing innocents to stop both sides from fighting. The Will wakes up at the end of this volume & receives a gift from The Stalks brother.  By the end of this two of our groups are reunited but it is far from a happy ending for all.  I eagerly await the next volume of this series part of me wants to wait until Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples are done with this series but it is just to good.