Death of Wolverine #4 Review

Written by Charles SouleIllustrated by Steve McNiven That’s it folks… the time has come. Before we begin here we’re going to set the mood appropriately – meet me back here after opening this in a new tab. Okay. Now we can start. We left issue 3 with Logan on his final hunt after promising Dr. Cornelius he’s coming for him, and it doesn’t take long for Wolverine to keep his promise. Storming the laboratory, he confronts who is, in some regard, his maker; and as with most creators, Cornelius isn’t satisfied with his work. In fact, he’s disgusted by it – ashamed of the monster he created but was unable to control. Guilty of making an immortal man whose best talent is dealing others their mortality, Cornelius’ greatest accomplishment was his worst. He could not let that be his legacy.

Wolverine looks out at the laboratory to see 3 unfamiliar bodies in 3 very familiar surgical beds. Where Cornelius failed with Wolverine, he would succeed with new creations that were enhanced in every way, but obedient without free will. Scientists experiment until they get it right. Only, without Wolverine’s healing ability, Cornelius’ subjects have amassed in the hundreds. This has been his obsession for years, quietly behind the scenes, trying to fix the mistake he most regrets. In Cornelius’ view, they’re all expendable. He’ll search, experiment, and search again until he gets the experiment right. Ask about the lives of his subjects and I ask you in turn, what is the life of a lab rat worth? …