Writer - Tom Taylor
Artist - David Lopez
- POSSIBLE SPOILERS -
The Weapon X program tried to create a clone of Wolverine. They were unsuccessful until on the 23rd attempt they used female chromosome. It worked and X-23 was born. Her surrogate mom was one of the doctors on the program named Sarah Kinney and X-23 became known as Laura Kinney. Laura has been a very good character for the last decade or so for Marvel and this is her new book.
Laura is in Paris and she is in the middle of trying to save someone from being assassinated by a sniper. She is shot in the head. We go to a flashback of Wolverine talking to Laura telling her she is the best there is at what she does but she doesn't have to do it. She doesn't have to kill. Back to present time and Laura is on the ground with a pool of blood surrounding her head. She wakes up and says her brain is knitting itself back together. Evidently her healing factor is now working. Laura stands up, takes off her long coat revealing the classic yellow and blue Wolverine costume, and pulls the cowl onto her face. She goes after the sniper in a tower and after a fight discovers a drone airplane is going after the intended target of the assassination. The All New Wolverine jumps from the tower and is caught in mid air by the young version of Angel from the All New X-Men. Angel drops her onto the drone and she brings it down into a fiery crash on the street. Laura is hurt but again the healing factor kicks in and she quickly recovers. Angel and Laura return to where she had fought the assassin in the tower and upon unmasking the assassin they discover that it is apparently a clone of Laura. The authorities arrive and Warren grabs Laura and they fly away, promising to get to the bottom of what is happening. The end.
I thoroughly enjoyed this issue. Tom Taylor is a great comic book writer. His work on the Injustice book at DC for a couple of years was really good and he is beginning to get some recognition for his abilities. There was action, intrigue, and questions needing to be answered. A very good first issue. David Lopez art utilized some interesting panel layouts and I love the way he draws Laura. The issue read fairly quickly but I still felt as though I had gotten enough story to make it worthwhile. All New Wolverine looks to be a fun series and I have added it to my list of books to buy and read on a regular basis. Good one Marvel! And great choice in having Tom Taylor write this book.
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