Moved from an alternate reality, Wolverine has no respite. This time he will come back to Japan - physically and by memories. How will the country of the Rising Sun welcome him?
Back to the past
After the events of At the Border, an aging version of Logan follows Lady Deathstrike. For this purpose, Rosomak has to go to Japan. However, he intends to operate undercover and uses his old disguise to pretend to be a Patch. However, he is quickly exposed and ends up in the hands of the Silent Order. The appearance of former enemies in the form of Sohei and a certain mutant brings Wolverine back to a painful past. He must fight for his life now, but also try not to make the same mistakes as before.
History stained with blood
The author of The Last Ronin is Jeff Lemire, who wrote a story for three out of four comic books from the Old Man Logan series published in Poland so far.. This time, the reader has the opportunity to learn a bit more about Rosomak’s past. As you know, Wolverine has been to Japan more than once, but what connected his alternative version with the land of the Rising Sun? It turns out quite a lot. And these are not very nice events. Therefore, in the latest notebook our hero is quite reluctant to stick out his talons. The ghosts of the past return and Logan is really tired and in real dilemmas. It is a very interesting theme and the recipient will surely feel sorry for the protagonist. The plot with Wolverine’s ancient enemy, Lady Deathstrike, is also interesting. This time we will have the opportunity to see her in a completely different role than before. The whole story breaks down, however, when Rosomak finally performs his “snikt”. Yes, then he does what he is best at and what is not very nice, but the whole dilemmas quickly take over, and a bloody mess begins. The Silent Order is turned into a chop. Only his commander has a bit of a headache and doesn’t come under Adament’s claws like a fool. At the end, we get a non-obvious solution that will surely intrigue the reader and make him feel unsatisfied and willingly reach for the next part of Old Man Logan’s adventures.
Mixed feelings
For the drawings we can see in The Last RoninAndrea Sorrentino replies. The Italian artist once again did not convince me. Many people accuse him of doing too much work on the computer instead of creating it manually. However, I have no complaints about this. After all, we are moving with the times and why not take advantage of modern technology? I am more bothered by the performance itself. Most of the frames are not clear enough, we do not always know what we are looking at and it is easy to get lost. It is especially disturbing during fights, and there are many of these in the notebook. However, I appreciate the final pages as Logan’s opponent transforms. Strongly psychedelic frames are impressive. Despite this, I will probably never be convinced of Sorrentino’s work and will always stand by those who do not like his work completely.
I’ve been better
Old Man Logan: The Last Ronin is the fourth volume about the adventures of an elderly Wolverine from an alternate reality. Unfortunately, this is the weakest part. It starts off well. It’s good to learn about our hero’s past, his dilemmas make you think, and the comic book is full of unexpected twists. Somewhere along the way, however, everything changes and we get a bloody mess. Of course, Wolverine has never avoided violence, but here the enemies themselves go to the slaughter, and their stupidity annoys them. Additionally, the visuals don’t look good during the fights. However, if you wade through these fragments, the ending will surprise you. So let’s reach for Old Terrors and see how Logan is doing on Earth-616.
