Wolverines #4 Review

writer: Charles Soule / artist: Ariela Kristantina / Marvel Comics And we’re back! As we ended on issue #3, our new heroine Fantomelle, engineered by Dr. Cornelius to be the best thief in the world, was attacked by Siphon. Issue #4 picks up right where we left off as our squad of Wolverines shows up to save her, kidnap her, and offer her a job. Issue #3 was a welcome deviation from the main plot surrounding Wolverine’s dead body, and we got to know Fantomelle more than any other new character in this series. That character development trend doesn’t continue in this issue, but this issue turned out pretty well regardless as the plot progressed more in this issue than any of the ones past. And now that Fantomelle is anchoring the character load, the series is a lot more enjoyable to read.

Remember how none of the new characters were developed? Remember how there were so many that you didn’t know much about any of them? Can you recall their names? How about their powers? As it turns out, it doesn’t matter. Issue #3 was dedicated to Fantomelle and Culpepper, and #4 screen time was given to characters we already know – Mystique, X-23, etc – and the newbies are just backup dancers with the exception of Fantomelle. If you’re anything like me, you hope this trend continues as Endo, Skel, Junk, and the rest kindly fade out of sight. Charles Soule has his new star, and when you’ve found your Beyoncé you don’t spend much time on Letoya Luckett. After Fantomelle finds herself in the Cha…