Book Review: Death of Wolverine by C. Soule et al.

Death of Wolverine written by Charles Soule and illustrated by Steve McNiven

Wolverine has lost his healing factor and has become the target of every enemy who ever wanted to get even with him. He spends his time fighting off bad guys and visiting the smartest people to see if they can help. Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four can't immediately help but he is sure that he can. Wolverine is not patient enough to wait. Also, he discovers that a contract has been put out on him, not to kill him but to bring him in alive. Logan realizes that the only way to end the constant fighting is to figure out who is putting up the money and put a stop to them. 

The story wanders through a lot of Wolverine's "greatest hits" including visits to Japan and Madripoor. The finale is a bit disappointing as he seems to be able to avoid dying, though death has been his wish for a while. The plot moves so quickly that the four issues fly by. The art is quite good. If only the narrative had lived up to it. 

I read this because the Daredevil series I am currently reading crosses over with the next narrative, Hunt for Wolverine. Because who really believes that Wolverine is dead and gone? That's the problem with popular characters. They might get killed only to be brought back from death (which has happened with Batman three or four times since 2000). 

Barely recommended--it looks great but it doesn't read great.