Does this latest X-23 series have a hope of sticking the landing?
Marvel's other From the Ashes announcement revolved around Lauara Kinney, AKA X-23, Wolverine's cloned pseudo-daughter. She is also called "Wolverine" by Marvel in an incessant attempt to rebrand the character. That rebrand will continue on December 11 when Laura Kinney: Wolverine comes to comic book shops in a new ongoing series. It will be written by Erica Schulz and drawn by Giada Belviso.
The synopsis from Marvel:
Missions so dire Wolverine must go it alone! Wolverine takes the fight to those who stand as enemies of mutantkind! Laura Kinney was bred to be the ultimate assassin as X-23. She’s long left that life behind, but as she encounters mutants being forced to use their powers against their will, Wolverine takes it upon herself to right these wrongs—no matter who stands in her way! Join Wolverine as she embarks on missions abroad, ready the fight to mutant oppressors wherever they may hide!
If that sounds a bit familiar, it might be because the recently announced Psylocke series by Alyssa Wong and Vincenzo Carratù has a rather... similar premise. Let us remind you:
She was made for violence! Trained to be an assassin since birth, Kwannon chose to be an X-Man. But there are still some jobs too dirty for the X-Men. And some paths have to be walked alone. When the mission is brutal, Psylocke unsheathes her blades to punish those who prey on mutants.
Ultimate assassins who take on missions alone to defend mutantkind! Except where Psylocke takes on the dirty missions, Laura is handling the dire ones. Aye caramba. Look, just like with Psylocke, I think Laura Kinney: Wolverine has some potential. Laura going on simple missions taking out bad guys without a lot of posturing and philosophizing mixed in could be fun. However, given Marvel's current penchant for dropping the ball when it comes to the simplest of tasks, fans are going to have to wait and see on this one.
Source: Marvel Comics Press Release
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