Logan succeeds by understanding that wolverine is a character first, a superhero second director james mangolds subtle defiance of superhero movie convention is a nod to wolverines comic. Logan is the wolverine movie hugh jackman always deserved. Please likesharesub if you enjoyed the content provided. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. This character is an aged version of wolverine set in an alternate future. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. They are built for action, and not the kind of glamorous porn actors you could have seen.
Introduced as a selfcontained story arc within the wolverine ongoing series by writer mark millar and. Wolverine old man logan graphic novels reed comics. Jun 29, 2015 james logan howlett im the best there is at what i do. Even though logan is more downtoearth than many comic book adaptations, it is still full of comic book characters.
The story behind the custom xmen comics in logan the verge. He is a mutant who possesses animalkeen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, a powerful regenerative ability known as a healing factor, and three retractable claws in each hand. Old man logan read order comics and graphic novels. The marvel universes villains will have banded together and rid the world of its heroes. Its difficult for any comic book character to have a final story. Logan describes his illustrated men as broadshouldered, with heavy jaws, bulky and wrestlerlike. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server.
Wolverine old man logan graphic novels wolverine old man logan series of graphic novels, books, trade paperbacks and hardcovers published by marvel comics. Logan is a consummate professional in all he does and his work speaks volumes. Wolverine v3, 6672 y old man logan giant size special. Old man logan is accidentally sent spiraling through his own past, forced to relive some of his most tragic and intense moments. Old man logan is one of those books that has been on my read list for a long time now, but ive just never gotten around to reading, so when i heard there was going to be a relaunch of the book, i was excited to start off at issue one. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Logan is a lesson for studios in what comic book films can become. Wolverine, comicbook character whose gruff, violent disposition set the standard. With logan killing it in theatres, cbr looks at the 15 most memorable moments from the comic that inspired it all. Pitting logan against the kingpin, especially the new mayor of new york kingpin, is an inspired choice. Old man logan was the comic book inspiration for hugh jackmans last wolverine movie, but they are wildly different in. If you want to educate yourself on the old man logan character before the release of logan, check out this list of the right comics to read.
The movie is an entirely different kind of xmen story, but like all the others, it gets its inspiration from the comic books. Comic books dramatically read by the eligible monster team. Old man logan was one of the most intense and possibly terrifying stories i had ever read about wolverine. Logan 5 things it got right and 3 things it got wrong. The xmen universe takes a detour into weary darkness with the latest logan trailer showing the power and rage of a young mutant who. Hes been taken down so many notches that there just arent any more notches left. Ever since his first appearance, wolverine has been one of the most beloved characters in the xmen film franchise. Browse the marvel comic series old man logan 2016 2018. Logan is a movie for the comic books the daily nexus.
You may think you know what comic book series influenced this movie about an old man logan, but a different comic book series also served as inspiration for the highly anticipated film. If there is ever a weakness to wolverinelogan stories, its that they fall back on the same types of villains, usually ninjas, shadowy government agents, mutant threats, or old foes with scores to settle. The movie itself is loosely based on the old man logan comics arc, which differs from the books shown onscreen. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them.
The only bendis books worth going out of your way for are ultimate peter parker and his daredevil run. That the comic books exist is a kind of recreation of something that happened and something that logan is trying to run from meaning hes tired of the legend. Logan trailer pulls out the claws and an xmen comic. Hes tired of the stories, hes tired of the people recognizing him on the street, and hes tired of someone holding out an. We dont understand exactly what has happened to the hero when the story opens. Xmen comics exist in the world of logan screen rant. Fifty years from now, logan the man who no longer calls himself wolverine will have endured many atrocities. Logan is a lesson for studios in what comic book films. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. The old man logan comics to read if you loved logan. Dc comics, marvel comics and indie alike, nothing is free from our dramatic. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and digital comics.
Now, everyone knows that i am a huge fan of wolverine, so when i heard about this unique little story called wolverine. Everything else is expendable to history, or downright awful. The explanation made perfect sense to me and reminded me of the legacy virus from the comic books. By respecting the genre, superhero films emerged as a. Old man logan is a character in an eightissue story arc in the wolverine ongoing series by the writer mark millar and artist steve. Logan and legion can reset the xmen franchise in 2017. If logan is really as good and successful as its shaping up to be. Though not as solid a mythological nor symbolic tale as the dark knight returns, old man logan. The comic books featured in the film were designed to look like the comics from the 1980s, the kind panosian enjoyed when he was younger. Logan succeeds by understanding that wolverine is a. Old man logan is an alternative version of the marvel comics character wolverine.
See more ideas about wolverine, comic art and wolverine art. It was important for us to make a movie that is not defined by. The ending of james mangolds logan brings hugh jackmans career as the onscreen wolverine to its. Its another entry in the tireless xmen saga but doesnt play like a retread or an ad for the next installment. Follow logan through the ages in the 1800s as a young mutant, to his first encounter with the hulk, to his stint with the xmen as wolverine its all here. Actor hugh jackman has played this part so well that his version of the character has become a very recognizable pop culture icon in recent years. Luckily, i was not disappointed with this story as wolverine.
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