Laura Kinney:Wolverine #9 // Review
The son of Dracula is right outside. He needs to be invited in before he’s going to be able to enter the home. Lair’s little sister is telling her to invite him in, but she’s not comfortable with it. She’s going to have to live with bring uncmfortable with rather a lot in Laura Kinney:Wolverine #9. Writer Erica Schultz delves a bit further into the connection between sisters in a new plot arc that is brought to page and panel by artist Giada Belviso and colorist Rachelle Rosenberg. It’s a fun exploration into darkness with a couple of relatively young Wolverines.
Gabby is in trouble. She ran a foul of some witch. Now she’s been horrid disfigured. However, it’s not just that. There’s greater threats to her well-being. So naturally, she’s going to ask her sister for help. And….being Wolverine means that she’s in a position too be able to do something about it. Of course…the fact that the threat seems to involve powerful magic is going to mean that even Laura’s going to need help with this one . Some of that help might just have to come from the son of one of the most infamous vampires in history.
Schultz paces the issue quite well. Events move from page to page with grace and poise as two sisters handle an overwhelming threat. The relationship between the two sisters doesn’t have a chance to show a whole lot of character. What with it being the case that there is as much threatening going on as there is. However, Schultz manages to give the two of them quite a bit of personality around the edges of everything. That personality goes a long way towards grounding the emotional grounding needed to anchor-in the full intensity of the conflict that she’s crafting.
Drama has considerable punch and an issue that features a major disfigurement. It might seem like kind of a cheap move to Garner some level of emotional connection with what’s going on, but.Belviso brings it to the page and wave that makes it feel much more than a cheap trick. The actions lashes across the page with a great efficiency. Though the bulk of the pages are all interpersonal drama, the action that does hit the page feels quite impressive thanks to a decent work on the part of.Belvio. rlRosenberg’s colors add depth and mood to an issue that might otherwise come across as being oppressively dark throughout.
Once again, Schultz delivers a dynamic to the page that feels distinctly unlike the other major Wolverine in the Marvel Universe. There is considerable sense of depth and emotional residence that comes with a character who hasn’t been around for 1 million years. She’s new. She’s fresh. And she’s engaging. Her world continues to expand with each issue. Thankfully, Schultz is very poised and patient with the Expansion of her world. Things move along with a very measured and thoughtful pace. If Schultz can maintain this, this could be a really impressive long run series.
