Logan: Black, White & Blood #4

Come along as Logan takes on a monster, a familiar mutant villain, and a weird species of alien in this action-packed fourth issue of Logan: Black, White & Blood!

Creative Teams

The Monster in the Dark
Ethan Sacks (Writer), Garry Brown (Artist), Andres Mossa (Colorist), VC’s Cory Petit (Letterer)

Kintsugi
Giuseppe Camuncoli (Writer/Artist), VC’s Cory Petit (Letterer)

End of Days
Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Writer), Piotr Kowalski (Artist), Rachelle Rosenberg (Colorist),
VC’s Cory Petit (Letterer)

Dan Panosian (Cover Artist), Giuseppe Camuncoli & Philip Tan (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

The Monster in the Dark

This short story about Logan takes place in 1913 & 1979 in Quebec, Canada. There is an old folk tale of a monster that takes children during the evening hours. Logan is simply passing through during a terrible winter storm when he is accused of being that monster. Logan is set on leaving without even offering to help the community that just wrongfully accused him, till his inner morals regarding children take over…

Kintsugi

This story revolves around an ancient Japanese mask that holds a very strong evil power within it. Logan acquired this mask before and has it stored at a secret location. That is till a familiar mutant comes looking for it and accidentally activates the mask. Which causes major problems for Logan…

End of Days

Within this story, we are taken to a planet plagued by destruction. We are introduced to some kind of alien species that is investigating and logging various elements of this planet. You are shown classic Wolverine lore within this story. And it is fascinating to see! Especially when you finally get to see Logan. And in true Wolverine fashion, he handles his business and returns to the peace he once had before these aliens arrived…

The Writing

Ethan Sacks provided great insight into Logan’s morals regarding the safety of children within this short story. This story carried suspense as well as an attempt at bonding between Logan and the Monster. There is a part of this story that makes you feel sad and somewhat remorseful for the Monster. Great Logan story from Ethan!

Giuseppe Camuncoli took a historical road for his story, and I enjoyed every bit of it! The plot of this story was very easy to follow, and the dialogue between characters was very easy to understand. The bringing in of various characters within the X-Men roster also played into the enjoyment of this story!

Phillip Kennedy Johnson brought out a lot of narration for his story. There was a lot of dialogue between the alien creatures while they conducted their investigation of the planet. But what made the writing of this story so impactful for me was seeing the classic Wolverine artifacts being used to tell this off-planet story.

The Artwork

Garry Brown and Andres Mossa really did a great job of bringing the dark texture of the first story. The rough and undefined pencil work added so much grit to Logan. And the shading mixed with the beautiful red accents made crucial panels pop! Stunning work!

Giuseppe Camuncoli not only wrote the second story of this issue, but also did the artwork as well! The art for this story is very clean and detailed. And the different shades of red used in various panels set the tone for impactful moments! A very well-done dual threat performance by Giuseppe!

Piotr Kowalski and Rachelle Rosenberg brought a dead planet back to life with their work! The pencil work details are on a whole other level within this last short story. I’m not just speaking on the larger details that are easy to catch with your eyes. I’m stunned by how meticulous the smaller, finer details grab your attention as well! Rachelle does an amazing job bringing the color red to areas of the art that demand your focus. I was very entertained looking at their art!

VC’s Cory Petit does an absolutely stunning job with lettering ALL three of these short stories! The best display of his talent is within the second story with the changing of the text and bubble formats for characters. I’ve always been impressed with Cory’s abilities, and this issue keeps solidifying that for me.

Final Thoughts

Logan: Black, White & Blood is in its fourth issue now. With each issue containing three very different short stories featuring Logan. I have been highly impressed with each issue and each story so far. I have not come across a comic that is put together like this before, and I am enjoying it so much! This format gives the reader a chance to experience three different creative teams within one issue rather than being forced to buy three separate books. Go get this issue of Logan: Black, White & Blood!

Grade: 9/10

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