This is my all-time second favorite Wolverine novel right behind Wolverine: Weapon X (Wolverine (Mass)), which is another fantastic Wolverine novel, but that is best left for another review. This story jumps back and forth from the present time to the 1940's during World War II, where Logan, who goes by James "Patch" Howlett, a Canadian fighting with the Americans in a joint special services group. Logan ends up breaking...
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Typically I pick up this kind of book as a "filler" until another book I'm more interested in comes along. A good summer read (even though it's the middle of winter), but nothing to write home about. I was really surprised by this one. It follows Wolverine seemingly after his Xmen days, though I haven't followed the history so I'm not sure. At any rate, he doesn't know who he is but finds some interesting hints at the...
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I loved this book. Wolverine is definitely one of the more interesting characters that Marvel has to offer. Wolverine, since he has basically no knowledge about his past, can be used for countless story ideas. This particular story idea was set back in both a Nazi concentration camp as well as in the present. I felt that the flashbacks from the story both moved the story along and filled in the gaps. The writer of this novel...
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I thought the book was well written, and surprisingly accurate in its portrayal of Nazis. The author has clearly done quite a bit of research for this book. By coincidence, I saw a show about the ideology of Nazis, and their occult beliefs. One of these beliefs was the life giving power of blood that could bestow immortality. It was connected to the story of the holy grail and to their quest to create a race of ubermench...
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