Hey, these reviews are starting to pick up again! I’ve been watching a lot of films recently, and I’m sure that at some point I will get their reviews to you, maybe on a rewatch or something, but I was keen to get through another comic book this week, and I managed. It was time to return to Old Man Logan and the wildly unpredictable team that he had gathered in Weapon X!
‘Modern Warfare’ starts with the team wondering what they should do next. Having completed several missions, some of the members of the team, lie bored including Domino and Sabretooth. Despite Logan’s insistence that they don’t do anything illegal, Warpath finds a way to channel their restlessness into some good. He hears from an old contact who lives in the town of Santa Marco, that William Stryker’s people are targeting mutants. Naturally, Warpath wants to do something and convinces the team to join him. However, When they get there, it seems that the situation is more complicated than ever. Warpath’s contact, Jorge tells the team that his group of mutants are being targeted by an army that has the American flag painted on their faces. This immediately catches the attention of Logan and Sabretooth, who believe the militant group to be led by a mutant named Nuke, who was Weapon VII of the same super-soldier programme that created those two. The team fly to Santa Marco to confront the group, only to find that Nuke is not leading them, only using his mantra as they commit murder. They do however, have Nuke, captured in their base, and when the team attacks, Sabretooth confronts Nuke, letting him out. The problem is that Nuke was a genocidal maniac before and now that he has a reason to be angry, he is starting to get out of control. Can Logan and his team neutralise the situation in Santa Marco? And also how exactly are these ordinary goons getting the power to fight the Weapon X team?
Often with many of the comic book teams, there’s a clear divide; whether they’re heroes, or villains, or vigilantes. Weapon X is one of the few series I’ve read where you have a mix of heroes and villains and that makes for interesting reading in my opinion. Logan and Warpath are clearly stoic heroes, whereas you constantly feel uneasy that Sabretooth and Lady Deathstrike are on the team as well. This particular novel was good, but it also felt that there was an aspect that felt desultory. That being said, the budding romance between Domino and Warpath was quite intriguing and I do wonder how that will play out going forward. My only qualm with the series is that I would like to see how this team interacts with the wider Marvel universe since right now the team seem isolated.
The artwork was okay. Not awful, but also nothing to write home about. The covers as well were a mix. Some were really good, but I chose this one above due to its sort of vintage look. Overall, this was an okay novel, enough to keep me invested in the series, but there does need to be a shake-up soon!
Favourite Panel:
One of the more underrated rivalries in comic book history, but this speech gave me chills.
Favourite Character:
So, you’d think after all these novels, it would still be Old Man Logan, but actually, I loved Warpath. His moral compass is resolute and he’s a badass
Rating:
Story Arc: ★★★
Character Development: ★★★
Artwork: ★★½
Enjoyability: ★★★
Re-readability: ★★½
Level: Intermediate