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All-New Wolverine, Vol. 5: Orphans of X by Tom Taylor, Juan Cabal
3.0

This wasn't as good as the previous three volumes but still a lot of fun!

So Laura goes on a rescue mission after Draken, the son of wolverine, and basically her brother, goes missing. Instead of finding him she finds her mother. What's that? Draken breaks free of the Orphans of X, a evil community hellbent on killing all the wolverines for the murders they committed. When he comes into the picture and meets up with Laura and Gabby shit goes down, people get killed, and then the war between the Wolverines and the Orphans of X is on.

Good: I like the banter between Laura, Gabby, and Draken. The mystery of the Orphans of X and hell, even their meaning and why they do what they do, made sense. The feel of loss and change here works well, especially for Laura, who continues to grow in interesting ways.

Bad: I thought the ending kind of lacked the punch it was going for. A little to heavy handed even for me. I also thought the lack of stakes didn't feel real. Even when characters die you know they'll be fine.

Overall a fun, solid volume, but didn't have any huge moments I loved. A 3 out of 5.