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Red Wolf: Man Out of Time
by Nathan Edmondson, Dalibor Talajić
I began reading this volume believing that it was a sequel to 1872, but unfortunately it can't really be called that. Instead all the worldbuilding and set up for continuation done for that series is erased and forgotten about in favor of a story where Red Wolf accidentally ends up in the future.
I understand how Red Wolf being a 'man out of time' is meant to parallel Steve Rogers' origin in the regular Marvel Universe due to Red Wolf replacing his role in Timely, but Steve woke up still being able to understand the basics of the world he was in while Red Wolf cannot comprehend much of what's happening through no fault of his own. In 1872 he was completely capable, yet now exists so far out of his element that he behaves almost like a child in some aspects, such as when he climbed out of a car window because he couldn't figure out how to use the handle to open the door.
The story for the comic itself is interesting and gritty, but ends unfinished with multiple questions and loose ends which I'm going to assume was because it was probably cancelled more quickly than expected. There was so much potential for a good Red Wolf series still set in the Western atmosphere, and I really am disappointed that this single and forgotten about volume was all that came from it.
I understand how Red Wolf being a 'man out of time' is meant to parallel Steve Rogers' origin in the regular Marvel Universe due to Red Wolf replacing his role in Timely, but Steve woke up still being able to understand the basics of the world he was in while Red Wolf cannot comprehend much of what's happening through no fault of his own. In 1872 he was completely capable, yet now exists so far out of his element that he behaves almost like a child in some aspects, such as when he climbed out of a car window because he couldn't figure out how to use the handle to open the door.
The story for the comic itself is interesting and gritty, but ends unfinished with multiple questions and loose ends which I'm going to assume was because it was probably cancelled more quickly than expected. There was so much potential for a good Red Wolf series still set in the Western atmosphere, and I really am disappointed that this single and forgotten about volume was all that came from it.