Dark Wolverine #87 – Review

by Daniel Way & Marjorie Liu (writers), Mierco Pierfederici (artist)

Story: Daken walks around Rome, Italy while moping about being defeated by his father, Wolverine, in last month’s Dead Reckoning crossover and not being able to take over for Romulus.  He is lured into a trap by a mugger, but is Daken really the one who’s been lured into a trap?

What’s Good: The cover artwork by Stephanie Hans…  It says everything that you need to know about the character, and it’s even pertinent to the story told within.  There’s also a brief moment at the beginning of the story where Daken confronts a young female pickpocket who then asks him to take her with him.  His reaction very clearly and nicely highlights the difference between him and his more heroic father.  I thought the use of a young, damaged girl (Wolverine (Logan) has a penchant for taking those under his wing.) was particularly apt.