Wolverine: Blood Debt
Author: Steve Skroce, Lary Stucker
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ISBN: 0785107851
Publisher: Marvel Books (01 July, 2001)
Sales Rank: 201,776
Average Customer Rating: 4 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
i liked it
This storyline I wasn't aware of until I came across this TPB in a bookstore. And I'm glad I did because it is a great story with one of my favorite characters starring in it. And I loved the artwork. I'd love to see more books done like this.
Rating: 4 out of 5
An Impressive Writing Debut By Artist Steve Skroce
Wolverine: Blood Debt is the brainchild of Artist Steve Skroce, who is perhaps best known as the storyboard artist for The Matrix. The story, while following a twisty path of double-and-triple-crosses, is fairly straightforward: Wolverine is drawn into a war for control of The Yakuza (The Japanese Mafia) while in Japan visiting his Foster Daughter. The art is spectacular; It's easy to see Skroce's influence on the visuals of The Matrix. His epic battle scenes in Blood Debt are staggeringly detailed, reminiscent of George Perez in his heyday. Skroce also gets high marks for addressing Logan's Foster Daughter, a character that has gone largely ignored by most Wolverine/X-Men Writers since her introduction. If this IS Skroce's first writing job (I think it is, but I could be wrong..), he does one hell of a job with the characters and their personalities. Skroce has since gone back to Hollywood for The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix: Revolution, but if he does ever come back to the wacky world of Comics, I'll be first in line to buy his new product.
Rating: 3 out of 5
As violent as Wolverine can be
There are two kind of Wolverine fans, the ones that like to see wolverine fighting powerfull mutants, and the ones that like more reallistical enemies, the tale belongs to the second group, in the story Wolverine fights against a Mongolian Mob, wich is very fractured from the inside.
The action is non-stop, as Wolverine battles houndreds of mobsters in order to rescue his stepdaughter from the Mob leaders.
The art is simply outstanding, not only Steve Skorce makes an intresting aproach to Logan, but he also creates very visually atractive caracters, with original clothing and body language.
The story could have been better, but is entretaining enough to make the book worthy.
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