Wolverine Gambit: Victims

Rating:
Summary: Amazing
Review: A must read for all hardcore X-men fans, and comic fans in general, I highly recommend this Book with the two best X-character in marvel: Wolverine & Gambit

Rating:
Summary: Another Solid Story
Review: Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, who've long been the finest team in comics, bring us here a wonderful story of Wolverine and Gambit.

It seems that women are being killed in London, sort of like Jack the Ripper, only many years later. Gambit realizes that the only person who can be responsible is his fellow X-Man - Wolverine.

But is Wolverine really commiting those crimes? Or are they part of a larger scheme?

What pulls this book down from a 5 star rating is the surprise villain, who I thought was rather weak and underdeveloped. And, Sale's pencils are much more suited to Batman's Gotham City, rather than London. This isn't to say that the artwork is bad; it's some of the finest work there is.

This is an above average X-Men story that is well worth having, and should be in your collection. Get it while you can.

Rating:
Summary: Umm....What's The Point?
Review: Wolverine/Gambit: Victims lives up to it's name...I was victimized to the tune of Twelve Dollars and Ninety-Five cents.

The story revolves around Gambit's attempt to solve a series of Jack-the-Ripper inspired murders in london, seemingly committed by his fellow X-Man Wolverine. The revelation of the actual killer makes NO sense, and leads to a ton more questions that Writer Jeph Loeb just ignores: Where did his female partner come from? How did he get disfigured? (That in particular makes no sense- How did exactly half of his face get peeled off? What was he doing when this happened? Did he think of maybe going to a Doctor? As it stands, Loeb has made a perfectly servicable villain into a poor-man's Two-Face....) Why does he hate Wolverine so much? Considering the villain owns huge underground lairs, why does he need to dispose of his first victim's corpse in the middle of London, let alone continue killing to throw off suspicion? The book makes absolutely NO sense. Some background is SORELY needed; I consider myself pretty well-versed in The X-Men, but the motivations of this character went TOTALLY against the grain of everything I knew about him.

Victims is bound to attract the attention of fans of Loeb and Sale's Batman work, but it's nowhere NEAR that level of quality. It should be avoided at all costs!

Rating:
Summary: Umm....What's The Point?
Review: Wolverine/Gambit: Victims lives up to it's name...I was victimized to the tune of Twelve Dollars and Ninety-Five cents.

The story revolves around Gambit's attempt to solve a series of Jack-the-Ripper inspired murders in london, seemingly committed by his fellow X-Man Wolverine. The revelation of the actual killer makes NO sense, and leads to a ton more questions that Writer Jeph Loeb just ignores: Where did his female partner come from? How did he get disfigured? (That in particular makes no sense- How did exactly half of his face get peeled off? What was he doing when this happened? Did he think of maybe going to a Doctor? As it stands, Loeb has made a perfectly servicable villain into a poor-man's Two-Face....) Why does he hate Wolverine so much? Considering the villain owns huge underground lairs, why does he need to dispose of his first victim's corpse in the middle of London, let alone continue killing to throw off suspicion? The book makes absolutely NO sense. Some background is SORELY needed; I consider myself pretty well-versed in The X-Men, but the motivations of this character went TOTALLY against the grain of everything I knew about him.

Victims is bound to attract the attention of fans of Loeb and Sale's Batman work, but it's nowhere NEAR that level of quality. It should be avoided at all costs!

Rating:
Summary: Not the best from Loeb and Sale
Review: You'd figure with the great work that Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale have done together on Batman and Daredevil that they could weave a good tale starring X-Men members Wolverine and Gambit. Well, you'd figure wrong. Collecting a four issue mini-series, Victims finds Gambit travelling to London to investigate a series of Jack the Ripper type murders that Wolverine may or may not be involved in. This mini-series was released not long after the Age of Apocalypse saga ended (when reality returned to normal, Wolverine had succumbed to his feral urges, which is tied into this story as Wolvie being a suspect), but there are so many loose ends and plot holes that make Victims seem like it was rushed to the printers. Sale's art is as good here as it's ever been, which is one of this story's only saving graces. Loeb is a phenominal writer; just about everything he's done from his recent Batman run to Daredevil to Cable and even X-Man has been nothing short of superb, but Victims is purely disappointing.

Rating:
Summary: Not the best from Loeb and Sale
Review: You'd figure with the great work that Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale have done together on Batman and Daredevil that they could weave a good tale starring X-Men members Wolverine and Gambit. Well, you'd figure wrong. Collecting a four issue mini-series, Victims finds Gambit travelling to London to investigate a series of Jack the Ripper type murders that Wolverine may or may not be involved in. This mini-series was released not long after the Age of Apocalypse saga ended (when reality returned to normal, Wolverine had succumbed to his feral urges, which is tied into this story as Wolvie being a suspect), but there are so many loose ends and plot holes that make Victims seem like it was rushed to the printers. Sale's art is as good here as it's ever been, which is one of this story's only saving graces. Loeb is a phenominal writer; just about everything he's done from his recent Batman run to Daredevil to Cable and even X-Man has been nothing short of superb, but Victims is purely disappointing.