Friday, December 26, 2014

Guardian the Versatile Petrochemical Engineer

Because Guardian's appearance in Wolverine #91 is only about a page long, I didn't include it in the appearances page above. However, as soon as I finish this post, I'll be adding the subsequent issue.

In a story entitled "A Northern Exposure", Mac and Heather assist Professor Charles Xavier and Hank "Beast" McCoy in studying Wolverine's current state of mind. There remains some concern that Logan may struggle to maintain control of his more animalistic tendencies.

The book is written by Larry Hama, as was the previous issue, but art duties are handled by Adam Kubert and Dan Green this time around. It has a cover date of August, 1995.

Heather has a larger role than Guardian does,but even though their presence is strictly in a observational role, they are present throughout the entire story. They recreate the scene in which they found Logan in the woods and they monitor his activities after he runs out of the facility with the virtual-reality equipment still attached.

Mac does display some knowledge of the effects of having a metal spike driven through your head as the group discusses Sabretooth's condition as well. Again, Wolverine stabbed Sabretooth in the face with one of his claws a couple of issues earlier.


Well, for a petrochemical engineer, Mac's got the neurosurgeon lingo down pretty good, even if his conclusion is basically "I have no idea what's going to happen".

I praised Larry Hama in the previous post for his frequent acknowledgements that Mac and Heather are a huge part of Wolverine's life. Hama displays his understanding of Wolverine's past by again having him make reference to the couple as "the best friends I have in the whole world". So while Mac doesn't really get his hands dirty, this book belongs in the collection.