So, I love to complain about Marvel's Wolverine problem. The situation is such that no, Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, and Spider-Man are NOT actually the frontmen or stars of the Marvel universe. Wolverine is. For the last 4 years, Wolverine has made appearances in almost every title Marvel has. His standalone title (Wolverine) has, indeed, been quality stuff.  However, the number of one-shots, the Wolverine: Origins title, the X-Men titles, the kids' comics, the mini-series (Manifest Destiny, etc.),  and the Avengers comics all add up to a LOT of Wolverine. And now, a new, possibly ongoing, series started.

I was so totally not at all going to deal with this title, Wolverine: Weapon X. Nope. Wasn't gonna do it. No. Hell no. Not me. But....... I did know... that this was going to be written by Jason Aaron (my favorite Marvel writer).  So I was rather torn from the start, it was not an easy thing to ignore this title. Nevertheless, I turned a blind eye to it and forgot about it. After all, comics are really not all about Wolverine.

And then I saw the variant covers for issues #2 and #3. Holy krap! I had to get them from the back-issue stacks. The covers were done so well. And while I am almost desensitized to Wolverine.... I guess good covers will always get me!

The one in red there is the variant cover done by Marko Djurdjevic.  M.D. (because I hate spelling his last name) is one of my favorite Marvel artists. (My other favorite is Clayton Crain.) How great is that cover - the red makes you see it on the shelf and the gleen and direction of the claws draws your eyes all over the place. Plus, you really get the feel of the feral-savage Wolverine. Had to get it. But look at the variant cover for #3 done by Salvador Larroca. Also an awesome cover. For once, Wolverine's hair doesn't look fuzzy! I am even fond of the title font that has been used for this series.

So I read issues 1, 2, and 3. I give the first one 3*s, and then issues #2 and #3 I give 4*s. The art is great, the storyline is great. Jason Aaron is really the best writer Marvel's got. (The variant covers are better than Garney's covers....but his inside art is perfect for the story.) What does this mean? I guess I am hooked.  I should have known better from the start. And, well, if you are forcefed Wolverine, I guess its good that its quality stuff like this title!