Logan: Black, White & Blood #3

Come follow Logan has he ventures his way through three very different periods in time, all while invoking his revenge on those who earned it.

Creative Teams

Dig Six Graves

Karla Pacheco (Writer) Pere Pérez (Artist), VC’s Cory Petit (Letterer)

Hate is Enough

Marc Bernardin (Writer), Jan Bazaldua (Layouts), Daniel Picciotto (Artist), Andres Mossa (Colorist),
VC’s Cory Petit (Letterer)

Clinical Trial

Phil Noto (Writer & Artist), VC’s Cory Petit (Letterer)

Sara Pichelli (Cover Artist)
Chris Campana / Roberto Poggi & Rachelle Rosenberg / Phil Nato (Variant Cover Artists)

Sarah Spadaccini (Designer), Cy Pedro Beltran (Assistant Editor), Mark Basso (Editor),
Tom Brevoort (Conductor of X), C.B. Cebulski (Editor-in-Chief)

Publisher: Marvel Comics

“Dig Six Graves“

This short story takes place in the 1930’s. We see Logan staying and working on a farm with an elderly man. News gets out that there was a breakout at the prison, and a “gang” is now terrorizing the town. Doesn’t take Logan long to figure out who is involved with the “gang” and takes them all out in true “Logan” fashion!

This story really shows Logan’s true, good-hearted nature. But Travis, you just said he took out the members of the “gang”. Yes, I did, but I am referring to Logan’s relationship with the elderly man. He builds a bond with the man. But it is when something happens to that man that Logan acts. It is almost a “don’t mess with my family” type of tone.

“Hate is Enough“

This story is set in New York City in the 1960s, when civil rights were being fought for. Logan has gotten the jump on a group of men who have planted a bomb… Inside of a (at the time) black church. Logan is not okay with this and saves the church while giving us a gruesome show of him taking out the ones responsible for the bomb.

This story has a lot of emotion in it. You sense that just from Logan’s dialogue and the narration. The timeframe this story is in was a rough time for this country. The Civil Rights period was more than a struggle for acceptance from one race to another. It was an all-out war. This story portrays that. Blowing up a church because of the color of the skin of the congregation is real in this book and was very much real during the war for Civil Rights.

“Clinical Trial“

This story takes us to the lovely Hollywood, California, in the rocking year of 1982. Logan is jokingly moody about being in Hollywood and not on vacation. But his reasoning for the visit is justified. A dear old friend of Logan’s needs his help finding his daughter. Logan follows the trail to an industrial building where they conduct clinical trials for big pay-outs.

Logan secures his friend’s daughter and returns her safely home, but not before tearing apart the rest of the facility before leaving. Then we get a small comedic side of Logan as he jokes about taking a vacation. This story has a mixture of tones to it, from Forest Gump to Taken. You see, Logan does whatever is necessary to find the girl and bring her home. Personifying what it means to be a true friend.

The Writing

Karla Pacheco did a wonderful job with this story. The way the dialogue and plot are written out to support the events that could and probably did take place in the 1930’s in a small country town. You get a sense of a Western theme as well. And the sudden shift in events from the beginning sets the tone for the Logan we have come to expect from previous stories.

Marc Bernardin did something I have yet to read personally in comic books that I have read. Centering the plot of this story around the Civil Rights era. The dialogue and narration burst with emotion throughout the entire story. The patient questioning, anger/rage, and innocence. Love this take on a Logan story!

Phil Noto makes their story so joyous. The dialogue between Logan and his old war buddy is so humble and inviting till it shifts toward a favor. The change of emotions is so perfectly timed and is very entertaining to read! It’s also nice to see inner dialogue more throughout this story with Logan.

The Artwork

Pere Pérez did a fantastic job making the art for this story so simple and smooth. Lines and shading are outstanding and help to focus on important details. The enticing use of different shades of red to bring out important details within the panels is a joy to see.

Daniel Picciotto has a very different style from Pere in terms of pencil work. The art is rough, which adds to the aura and personification of Logan. And the action/fighting panels are so detailed that you get lost in the violence of them. Andres Mossa did such a good job within those action/fighting panels to shade and use the color rest to focus your attention on the devastation left by Logan.

Phil Noto not only wrote this story but also did the artwork/coloration as well! Dual threat status! Absolutely stunning work. The lines are clean; shading is where it is needed and then some! The characters all have their distinctive features that make you start to look for more details throughout the panels. Job well done, and I want to see more!

My Thoughts

Issue three’s collection of Logan short stories is continuing on with the stellar art and storytelling from different creators. This is one of the things that makes this series so unique. Each issue contains three short stories that aren’t generated by the same creative team week to week or month to month. Making you, the reader become exposed to more creators, some of whom you may have never heard of till now. Sparking new interests. Amazing series, I highly recommend you add this to your pull list. This is issue three, so there is plenty of time to get issues one and two as well!

Grade: 9/10

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