True Believers: Iron Man 2020 - Albert & Elsie-Dee #1 (re:view)

Welcome to a whole new adventure with... a comic for your dollar! This time it's bringing a comic that is supposedly in spirit with the new Iron Man 2020 comic. Don't see how though so let's dive in!

The comic follows Wolverine and Lady Deathstrike as they slug it out with each other. They let into their animalistic natures as they let out howls and cries. This is complemented by the grainy artwork which adds on to the overall feel and unhinged action. It's pretty interesting as Sabretooth in comics is there to make Wolverine's life miserable but Lady Vengeance is constantly on his case as she so firmly believes that Wolverine has stolen her father's work. Wolverine really does have some interesting oppositions!

When I was younger, I felt that the Wolverine stories I read in the UK's Collectors' Edition in Wolverine & Gambit/Wolverine and Deadpool were something I was in tune with, so out of obligation I would get it as I was getting all the other collectors' editions. But now just reading this issue, it actually feels poetic in a surreal way.

Interestingly, they seemed to have involved time travel as a plot tool in a form of a literal tornado - it's giving me there's no place like home vibes (it does send them home). What's changed in the past seems to change the future in real-time. So many questions and I'm here for it! Another subplot is that of Donald Pierce who has a nefarious plan brewing in the background which I find does not get in the way of the main story which in fact elevates it.

Subscribe? Yes!

Would love to see what Pierce has in store for Wolverine!

True Believers: Iron Man 2020 - Albert & Elsie-Dee No 1 (originally printed as Wolverine Volume 1 #37)
Larry Hama - script
Marc Silvestri - pencils
Dan Green - inks
Pat Brosseau
Glynis Oliver - colouring
Bob Harris - editor
Tom DeFalco - editor in chief