Wolverines #5 Review

writer: Charles Soule / artist: Jonathan Marks / Marvel Comics Before we continue our adventure let’s reiterate three themes from previous reviews of Wolverines. First, there are entirely too many characters in this series, most of which are unnecessary and distract from other characters’ awesomeness and development. Second, Fantomelle stole the show as the best new character in this comic – one of the six creations of Dr. Cornelius who are featured alongside 6 familiar faces. Every panel we have to see a character like “Junk” is a panel taken away from someone more interesting. And finally, the focus on claiming Wolverine’s dead body can only hold a series for so long until we get some real answers. That being said, Wolverines #5 was a frustrating issue to read, until the very end when things got real. It was the rope-a-dope equivalent for comics. Wolverines has the weakest bench in the NBA. Starters need to play 48 minutes a game.[divider type=”space_thin”]We left off with Fantomelle and Culpepper joining the team of Wolverines and setting off to steal back Wolverine’s body. Why do they need Wolverine’s body? The crew from Paradise needs it or else they’ll die. Why would they die? And why are Mystique and the others helping them? You’re better off ignoring that part of the story, but you can read the plot foundation in the review of Wolverine’s #1 if you want to know. Now that they’re all together, they’re knocking on the door of the man in possession of their lifeline, who…