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Savage Wolverine Volume 1: Kill Island (2014)

by Frank Cho(Favorite Author)

3.4 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0785167226 (ISBN13: 9780785167228)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Marvel

series

Savage Wolverine (Marvel NOW!)

review 1: If you’re a fan of cartoons you may already know Frank Cho as the creator of the strip Liberty Meadows. He’s one of those terribly talented blokes who can write and draw, and when he draws nothing appears to be beyond his talent. He has a particular knack for drawing beautiful women, giant apes and dinosaurs, so this project for Marvel, set in the Savage Land, is the utterly perfect setting to showcase his skills.Stupid title aside, it’s a lot of fun. Wolverine’s been transported, against his will, onto an island within the Savage Land where he meets up with Shanna the She-Devil (a Marvel-esque female Tarzan) and a character (new to me) known as Amadeus Cho who styles himself as a freelance scientist. They’re unable to leave the island because of some sort of dam... morepening field centred in an oddly sculpted mountain so set about destroying the power source. However, it looks as if they’re being manipulated into their actions as they struggle against the native tribe, packs of feathered theropods, man-like pterosaurs and the inevitable (but satisfying) giant apes. There’s even a scuffle with the Hulk. Ultimately, the manipulation achieves its aim and something big is woken from its slumber.I buy very few superhero-related books nowadays, simply because it’s harder to find a take on a character, or a direction for a story, that hasn’t been played out before. What makes the difference here is the absolutely cracking artwork of Cho, who’s clearly enjoying himself page after page. It reminded me of that other classic Savage Land tale The Jungle Adventure, illustrated by Mike Mignola, which still stands up as a Wolverine classic. I’d love to see another Frank Cho Monster-Island/Savage Land story, so hopefully this has inspired him to tackle a creator-owned project along those lines.
review 2: Frank Cho.The man can draw some comics... but he WRITES, too?!This volume is a neatly contained story in which Wolverine ends up in The Savage Land, an island that's sort of stuck in prehistoric mode.He, Shanna The She-Devil, and Amadeus Cho run into some natives and try to figure out what is keeping everyone stick on the island.Me telling you about the art in this one is cake. Fantastic. Near perfect.And Frank Cho CAN write an entertaining story, too. This one had me laughing out loud in a couple of parts, and though it isn't any real mind-bender or a story with major amounts of depth, it really was an entertaining one.If you're wanting to check out Marvel Now, if you love GREAT superhero artwork, or are a fan of any of Frank Cho's other work, you should definitely check this one out.*-I read this book as digitally downloaded issues #1-5 of Savage Wolverine. less

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