Father vs Son

The war between Wolverine and his son, Daken, has been a hot topic in the Marvel Universe over the past few years. So alike, yet some vastly different, the battles between the two, mainly written by Daniel Way, are full of great action and even more intrigue.

This trend continues in the Wolverine: Redemption graphic novel, which has the two team up for a short while against Romulus before continuing their fight with themselves. With a appearances from Cloak and Dagger, Skaar, Nightcrawler and Nick Fury among others, the book has a wide-reaching tone that gives the reader an inside look at Logan’s family life.

In the end, as good as Wolverine’s intentions are, he may never be on the same page as his son.

While rifts in family are hardly a new topic in comic books, Daken prides himself on making his father as miserable as possible and goes out of his way to defy him every opportunity he gets. When the chance comes to take out his fathers’ main nemesis, Romulus, Daken wastes no time showing his father where he can stick it. Logan has gotten smarter over the years however and manages to stay a step ahead of his son for most of the trade.

Seeing this physical and mental battle unfold is a fun one. Way’s pacing skills have continued to progress over the years and his story telling ability has gotten to the point that you’d barely recognize his work from the Venom series a half decade ago. While there are a few sappy and even melodramatic scenes here (how many times is Logan going to have a spiritual epiphany, where he feels he’s finally on the right track?), for the most part, the writing is tight.

However, the best part of the graphic novel is the allusions to Daken’s sexuality. One issue in particular brings up some interesting questions that are rarely brought up in the medium. This element alone makes this trade a special one.

Combined with the solid art (which change and blend quite nicely despite the fact that this trade jumps back and forth between two different series) from a host of names, this book continues the growing legacy of the Wolverine character, while shedding more life on Daken, who is quickly becoming the new dark prince of Marvel.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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