Ultimate Wolverine #13: Days in Limbo

Ultimate Wolverine in its later stages feels like a story wherein it’s most intriguing moments are happening outside of its protagonist. There’s a revolution happening outside of the sewers where Logan and his remaining comrades are hiding, but he’s content with staying out of it. We learn more about this version of Ilyanna, but we stop short of revealing too much lest we miss Logan fighting Ursa Major in the sewers. As the world turns to the Endgame, it seems like the creative team is somewhat content with keeping Wolverine out of the action for the time being, but it doesn’t really work in the story’s favor here. 

Magik’s aforementioned moment is the highlight here, as she narrates her first interaction with Limbo and who is assumed to be Belasco. Unlike the universe we know, there are no X-Men to save her from her fate leaving her much more susceptible to Belasco’s teachings and abuse. Hopefully the remaining issues go a little bit deeper into this past trauma as we have a solid foundation to build on. 

Chris Condon’s script is engaging enough, but its hampered by the aforementioned problems of pacing. Logan’s fight with Ursa Major feels more like padding than anything else and while we get some bit of Phoenix, she spends the entire issue bedridden. Sentinel One (FKA Legion) is also here. 

Domenico Carbone tags in for Alessandro Cappucio, but their styles are similar enough where you wouldn’t be scrutinized too badly if you thought the artist was the same. That’s not to say it’s bad, far from it. Carbone fits the book’s mood very well and illustrates a wonderfully gory fight between Logan and Ursa Major, though it is a bit hard to follow at times. Magik’s portions in Limbo are also fittingly creepy and hellish. Good visuals, but nothing in its composition will blow your mind.