WOLVERINE EPIC COLLECTION: INNER FURY Paperback – March 10, 2020

I always liked the run of comics here. Wolverine, Rogue, and Jubilee in the Savage Land was always a great setting and characters. The Wildlife issue is great because people should care about the environment and wildlife, and anybody who has ever read a Wolverine comic knows that he cares deeply. I always respected that because I care, too. Great run of the 4 issue Sabretooth series, and a few interesting trades from Wolverine at what some would argue was the ultimate peek of his popularity in comics, the early 90s. As a kid at the time, I hated that everyone from Wolverine to Batman was getting “rubbed off” to an extent, but as an adult and in retrospect, it was really good storytelling just to show that these individuals are still human. I am not ashamed to say that Wolverine 75 can still make me cry, especially the ending. ... Now, having said all that, I can not wait for what should be the next Wolverine Epic Colllection featuring issues 76-87 (88ish) ...not sure but somewhere in the late 80s because personally, I have always loved this story arch more than the ultimate fall of the guy in the 90-100 issues. The 76-80s issues to me are the best (again, I hated it as a kid because right, “wtf? No adamantium claws?!”, but again, reading it as an adult, you see that he is at his most vulnerable in what SHOULD be the next Wolverine Epic Collection Book. I can’t wait. Hopefully someone somewhere at Marvel gets that one out into my hands as well. But yes, right here is some good stuff, too.5 stars. Easy.

Really Great stories!

Volume 6 of the Wolverine Epics (Volumes 1, 2, 8, 12 and 13 are already available at this point) takes us to 1992 and 1993, and by this point the character was already popular enough to have specials, spin-offs and guest appearances all over the place. Admirably, the Epics are trying to collate all of them into one place, but in the process the books do end up feeling slightly bitty, jumping around all over the place.We kick off with Inner Fury, one of the aforementioned specials, which is fairly inconsequential but does feature some typically compelling Bill Sienkiewicz art. Then we get a few issues of the regular Wolverine ongoing, which focus largely on his relationship with Jubilee as they travel to the Savage Land and take on a rogue Sentinel. Then it's Killing, another special that again, does not really add that much to the character, featuring as it does the well-hashed struggle with Logan's propensity for violence.Interestingly, we then get the Sabretooth miniseries, focusing on Wolverine's nemesis (although the man himself does guest-star) and deepening his ties to a couple of other characters as well as setting up his imminent appearances in the main X-Men book. Then it's one last special, Global Jeopardy, which is an interesting one - the story is once again inconsequential, but as it was a World Wildlife Fund charity book, every other page features a photo and facts on a wild species. It's notable as a curiosity, if nothing else.And to wrap up the book, an issue of X-Men portrays the VERY consequential events of the Fatal Attractions crossover, returning to the Wolverine ongoing to show the aftermath. It still feels quite weighty, although very strange thrown in a book with all the other stuff.Extras include a Swimsuit Special pinup, Marvel Age article on the events of the ongoing, and a couple of covers. There are certainly things to enjoy here - the Sabretooth mini and final story are genuinely interesting, and it continues to be great that the Epic Collections are so completist. Just sometimes, as here, it makes for a slightly odd reading flow. One to dip in and out of, perhaps.