Wolverine #69 pg 17 & 18 DPS by Steve McNiven (ft the Red Skull) – Old Man Logan
Artists: Steve McNiven (Penciller) , Dexter Vines (Inker)
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DescriptionI’ll be watching Deadpool & Wolverine soon but thought I'd jump in with a Wolvie post, and a biggie for me. Another get from the modern checklist; last week The Vision, this week Old Man Logan!No big shot of Wolverine here, but for me, getting a piece from this arc was all about an image that spoke to the frightening future world the story was set in. BAM. Mission accomplished. I remember flipping the comic to this DPS when first reading the book and saying “whoa”. That whole “we’re not in Kansas anymore” thing but…worse lol. I like the Red Skull’s character, how he’s the baddest of the bad and the perfect foil for Cap, the goodest of the good. And no surprise he would do something like this. Adding insult to injury to put it lightly. And that scene where he tells Cap how the villains divvied up the USA and ends with “guess who gets the White House?” COLD. So what will Logan do about it?! :) OK, I’ll stop. I’m thinking most of y’all have read it. And if not…come on. Where you been?! Also took the piece to Heroes Con and talked with inker Dexter Vines. He pored over it for a bit and said all that ink detail was done with a brush. Whew. He and McNiven straight killed this run, start to finish, and it’s the first book I think of when I think "McNiven". Thanks, George – it’s in good hands. And I said there’s not a big shot of Wolvie, but he’s there, along with a buddy :) Social/Sharing |
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Ruben DaCollector 
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 7/29/2024
You gotta remember, a lot of art collectors DON'T read comics anymore and the ones that read "some" comics, tend to read collections of older books from their youth. So no, I certainly haven't read this! But having said that, I've NEVER felt I needed to read a book in order to appreciate the art within and that's exactly what I'm doing here. I love this monument and I also love when artists in comics play around with it by either swapping out a president's head for a comic character, or just adding the character tothe existing heads. Skulltastic!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 8/1/2024
Ruben DaCollector wrote:
You gotta remember, a lot of art collectors DON'T read comics anymore and the ones that read "some" comics, tend to read collections of older books from their youth. So no, I certainly haven't read this! But having said that, I've NEVER felt I needed to read a book in order to appreciate the art within and that's exactly what I'm doing here. I love this monument and I also love when artists in comics play around with it by either swapping out a president's head for a comic character, or just adding the character tothe existing heads. Skulltastic!
Oh, I realize this, Ruben. And agree, we like the OA for the OA, and don't NEED to read the book to appreciate. I do it persuing CAF every day :) But assuming you enjoy the story that piece is from, for me, always adds to the experience of owning and looking at the piece. New nostalgia may be different from the old nostalgia but it's still nostalgia!
Glad you like the piece, and thanks, man, and all, for the comments!
James S
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 7/29/2024
Kind of spices things up imo. It's been the same ol faces for too long!
M L
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 7/29/2024
Congrats on getting YOUR page! I agree, this moment really spoke volumes about the world that we were being exposed to. Fantastic!
George H
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 7/29/2024
This was such a memorable moment from a very memorable storyline! So glad to see this in your collection my friend.
Rick W
Member Since 2017
2 - Posted on 7/29/2024
This amazing brushwork detail is not to be taken for granite ;)
Great add to the collection!
Eric B
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 7/29/2024
Wow. This is a very nice addition. What an impact. And even if you haven't read the series, it instantly tells a story. Congrats.
Brian G
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 7/29/2024
Mission accomplished indeed! Great piece from a fantastic story. Is there a better visual representation of: "What would happen if the villains won?" None comes to mind. Congrats.
André .
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 7/29/2024
I'm surprised Skully just added his face instead of replacing one. Excellent DPS!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 8/1/2024
André . wrote:
I'm surprised Skully just added his face instead of replacing one. Excellent DPS!
I'm thinking he wanted to keep a comparison in place with his image being on the end and the biggest and boldest. "Yeah, there were these guys in the past you people decided to immortalize, but now...ME." Or something like that. Dude's not short on arrogance! Thanks for the add, man!
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 7/29/2024
I loved reading the original McNiven Old Man Logan saga back in the day, and this DPS is very memorable. Huge get, K, congrats!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
2 - Posted on 7/30/2024
I can almost see it
Old Wolverine and
Then there's a voice inside my head saying
The best McNiven
Every step is taken
Every move I make feels
Lost with Old Man Logan
My faith is shaken
But I, I gotta keep driving
Gotta see five heads held high
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna take a page or two
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes in Heroes con and lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's inking on the buggy ride
Dexter Vines
The Red Skull in carving
No chances I'm taking
Sometimes the rocks fall down, but
Now drive no breaking
I may not know it
But these are the comments, that
I'm gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep posting
And I, I gotta be strong
Just keep comic cons, 'cause
Fisch Benz
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 7/30/2024
Fantastic page and a fantastic story. This was the first story I read when I considered reading comics again for the first time in 20+ years.
Carlo M
Member Since 2006
2 - Posted on 7/30/2024
That's where you can tell great artists (I am referring to both penciler and inker). A new take on a classic image and even without context they captivate the audience.
McNiven is one of the greatest contemporary artists, I wish he did more interior work (I read only Marvel, I might have missed some of his more recent work).
Must be truly impressive in person
Tyler T
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 7/30/2024
Tremendous scale on display here and it makes for a very scenic DPS. I would say majestic, but looking up there and seeing the Red Skull is anything but. Also the driver better lock those hubs out in that terrain. Beep, beep Kahlil's got the keys to the Jeep!
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 7/30/2024
awesome DPS and national landmark tribute from a modern classic run, great combination!
Mark V
Member Since 2021
2 - Posted on 7/30/2024
Can't believe I'm just now seeing this. I'm clearly behind on my CAF-ing. I'm a big fan of establishing shots in comics. The best artists evoke the themes of the story and wow you all at once. McNiven's definitely in that class. I remember reading this and instantly understanding the stakes of OML. Fantastic.
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
Posted on 8/1/2024
Mark V wrote:
Can't believe I'm just now seeing this. I'm clearly behind on my CAF-ing. I'm a big fan of establishing shots in comics. The best artists evoke the themes of the story and wow you all at once. McNiven's definitely in that class. I remember reading this and instantly understanding the stakes of OML. Fantastic.
Just posted this one, Mark, so all good! But good point, and others have commented similarly. "The themes and wow you all at once" - exactly! Just gives you that gravity instantly. Thanks for the add!
Troy C. Punswick
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 7/30/2024
So cool that Red Skull was added here. This DPS makes me want to read the arc for sure. This easily could have been a wrap around cover! Congrats!!!
Ian Saint
Member Since 2021
2 - Posted on 7/30/2024
I framed my face perfectly into Mount Rushmore once. That future might be just as disturbing lol. Great DPS!
Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013
2 - Posted on 7/31/2024
Never been to Rushmore, but something seems off here. What happened to Alfred E Newman?
Toni S
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 7/31/2024
There are a lot of things remarkable in that amazing DPS! But the one I like more is the fact that it instantaneously transports me to the Old Logan's "world"! The Red Skull such an asshole!!! I'm very happy for you my friend you are achieving your collector's goals!!!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
Posted on 8/1/2024
Toni S wrote:
There are a lot of things remarkable in that amazing DPS! But the one I like more is the fact that it instantaneously transports me to the Old Logan's "world"! The Red Skull such an asshole!!! I'm very happy for you my friend you are achieving your collector's goals!!!
Thanks, Toni, glad you like and yes, it's been a good year so far in terms of checking off some goals! Let's keep it movin' :)
Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 7/31/2024
Best President ever on the right. Hes really on the right.
Anthony T
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 7/31/2024
Very nice DPS. This image immediately places you into that Old Man Logan Universe
Jimmy Cawley
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 8/2/2024
Amazing Landscape DPS from an awesome story line
Eranga Devasurendra
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 8/2/2024
This was a shocking moment in a book full of them. RAD pickup, man!
Some Collector
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 8/5/2024
The texture jumps off the page at you on this DPS. Congrats!
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 8/6/2024
Absolutely kickass DPS from Steve McNiven and Dexter Vines! Love this image of the Red Skull's face alongside the other Presidents. Gorgeously penciled and inked image of Mt. Rushmore. And I love the little tiny image of the Jeep down at the foot of the mountain. For me, that's the kind of added touch that really makes an image like this work. Congrats on picking up an important splash from McNiven and Vines' fabulous run. It's totally killer!
Jason Hussa
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 8/10/2024
AMAZING pick up, Kahlil!! -ANY- Old Man Logan get is as good as gold, but -this- one is totally legit. Good grief... A massive story beat, and a chilling "if you had only one image to summarize the story..." image. Its a powerful, weighty piece dripping with superb world building and narrative heft; an excellent example of the storytelling muscle Millar and McNiven almost effortlessly displayed.
Old Man Logan was -SO- revolutionary in its storytelling approach. Edge-of-your seat, with a fun psychological element Millar used to leverage the audience's expectations against themselves/ourselves. (Personally, I was really hoping Millar would write the first epic and classic Wolverine story in which Logan -never- extends his claws, but Millar's was okay, too... :) ).
Within a story like OML, the world is a central player - the environment is -everything-, and we discover the rules and reality of it as readers, every time we turn the page. This piece is a jewel in the storytelling firmament of that classic run, K. Breathtaking. 💪
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 8/10/2024
Jason Hussa wrote:
AMAZING pick up, Kahlil!! -ANY- Old Man Logan get is as good as gold, but -this- one is totally legit. Good grief... A massive story beat, and a chilling "if you had only one image to summarize the story..." image. Its a powerful, weighty piece dripping with superb world building and narrative heft; an excellent example of the storytelling muscle Millar and McNiven almost effortlessly displayed.
Old Man Logan was -SO- revolutionary in its storytelling approach. Edge-of-your seat, with a fun psychological element Millar used to leverage the audience's expectations against themselves/ourselves. (Personally, I was really hoping Millar would write the first epic and classic Wolverine story in which Logan -never- extends his claws, but Millar's was okay, too... :) ).
Within a story like OML, the world is a central player - the environment is -everything-, and we discover the rules and reality of it as readers, every time we turn the page. This piece is a jewel in the storytelling firmament of that classic run, K. Breathtaking. 💪
Really couldn't have said it any better myself, man! I'm calling on you to write the description for my next post :)
And I agree, the world is a central player in any story, but with this one...like you say - "everything". Glad you like, man, and thanks for the comments!
Eric B
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 8/15/2024
That image has great symbolism well beyond comics – but mainly if you have an attitude like the Skull's. Huge congrats, Khalil!
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