Miller puts on a masterclass in setting up action scenes in what is arguably his best work (and yes I’m including The Dark Knight Returns so don’t even ask). He also has to fight a metric ton of ninjas. Logan has to find honor, inner peace, and a direction for his life. It’s a dense, emotional story where Wolverine battles hopelessly to not just save the woman he loves from an abusive marriage, but prove that he is more than a mindless animal. Claremont’s pathos and love for soap opera theatrics combine with Miller’s deft sense of action and passion for drawing ninjas. In a way, Wolverine is a mini-series that is a perfect fusion of its creators. They were the biggest names in comics and they were about to make Wolverine the biggest character in the industry. Frank Miller was in the final stretches of his game changing run on Daredevil, having just passed the baton on art duties for the book. Image: Frank Miller, Josef Rubinstein/Marvel Comics By Chris Claremont & Frank Millerīy 1982 Chris Claremont was riding high, having written the seminal “The Dark Phoenix Saga” and “Days Of Future Past” nearly back to back in Uncanny X-Men.
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