Wolverine: Switchback #1
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| Writer | Joseph Clark |
| Artist | Das Pastoras |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
All Logan wanted was a little drive in the fresh mountain air. What he got was the stench of death on a little patch of road outside the town of Pottsville. Someone or something is laying down roadtraps for passing motorists. Is it the work of a serial killer? Or is the entire town in on the crime? The only way for Logan to know for sure is to offer himself as bait. It's a terrible waste of a beautiful muscle car, but hey, someone's got to do it. Parental Advisory ...$3.99
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9.0
Comics Bulletin - Alex Rodriguez
Jan 06, 2009(This issue also contains an 8-page Wolverine storyline entitled Wolverine: Punching Bag -- written by Gregg Hurwitz with art by Juan Doe -- as well as a sneak peak at Agents of Atlas -- written by Jeff Parker with pencils by Carlo Pagulayan, inks by Jason Paz, and colors by Jana Schirmer -- scheduled for a February 4th release.) Read Full Review
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8.2
Comic Watch - Nicholas Osborn
May 24, 2020Wolverine Switchback features a premise that may not feel like a natural fit for Wolvie at first, but it quickly spirals out of control into a twisted tale of bloody justice filled with some rather interesting visuals that any fan of the character should check out. Read Full Review
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8.0
Comic Book Bin - Philip Schweier
Jan 07, 2009However, both stories are very far apart, visually. Pastoras work is very painterly, reminscent of Richard Corben; Does seems more in an animated style, akin to a mix between anime and Brad Bird. Both are stylish and engaging. Read Full Review
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8.0
Comic Book Resources - Timothy Callahan
Jan 08, 2009Pretty much all of these Wolverine specials (and it seems that we've seen a lot of them in the past year) tell the same kind of story: Wolverine finds out about some bad stuff going on, he pops out his claws, and he takes care of business. "Wolverine: Switchback" isn't any different, but at least it looks great, and the subtle details of the story make it a cut, or a snickety-snikt, above the rest. Read Full Review
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6.4
IGN - Jesse Schedeen
Jan 07, 2009Fortunately, the backup story is quite a bit more entertaining. Mainly this is thanks to Juan Doe, whose art is always a treat to behold. Between his unique, animated visuals and the general wacky tone of Gregg Hurwitz's script, this short story proves far superior to the title story. In the end, I was pleased to see it's still possible to tell interesting, off-the-beaten-path stories with this chronically over-exposed character. I just wish readers weren't required to pay such a steep price to read it. Read Full Review
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8.5
This one-shot is quite enjoyable. It's very similar to the Wolverine: Revolver and not only because of the artist. The story is quite the same as well - Wolverine investigates something and kills the evil guy at the end. Only this time no monsters involved. There also was a second story and it was more like 6.5-7.0. Very short and weird, the art was worse too, but it's a nice addition to this book, can't say it would be better off without it. So here we have a great one-shot, which doesn't take much time to read it, it has no connection to other comics and leaves a fine aftertaste. Why not read it and see some Logan in action?
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