If you’re a fan of Marvel or Wolverine, this tragic story is a must-read. The art, done by Steve McNiven, was also wonderful, and dark enough for this sort of story. Even though this all takes place in an alternate reality, it carries over to Marvel’s “real world” and has a number of implications that affect those storylines.
It also explains why he’s decided to no longer fight. When we find out the truth about what happened the night Wolverine disappeared, it’s truly tragic and heartbreaking.
This version of Logan is the same as the one who eventually travels to Marvel’s Earth-616 universe, so anyone who reads the normal Marvel timeline comics needs to read this collection to get a better understanding of Old Man Logan’s backstory. I’ve read some of Mark Millar’s other stuff and it’s all been good, but this collection really blew my mind. This story was incredible and kept me engaged the entire time. Together, they make the trip and encounter a lot of horrors along the way. By this time, Hawkeye is nearly blind, and Logan tells him that he will not do any fighting. One day Hawkeye approaches Logan and asks for his help transporting something across the country, a mission that will pay well enough for Logan to pay the rent on his farm for a long time. He’s retired as Wolverine and has made a vow to no longer fight. When we meet Logan in this series, he’s living on a farm with his wife and two children in Hulkland, just trying to survive. What happened to Wolverine is just as mysterious, as he disappeared and no one has seen or heard from him in fifty years. The supervillains were able to win after the “night the heroes fell,” although no one really knows the details of that night. The United States has been split up between the Hulk Gang, Kingpin, Doctor Doom, and Red Skull.
In this reality, the supervillains have won, and taken over the world. Old Man Logan is set in an alternate universe, Earth-807128, rather than Marvel’s normal Earth-616 universe. This collection immediately caught my eye, so I took it home.
However, I was at the library a couple of weeks ago and while there, decided to take a look at the graphic novels shelves. I’ve been hearing about Mark Millar’s Old Man Logan for years, but never actually picked it up. I could easily sum this review up in one sentence: This collection was perfect.
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