Wolverine: Blood Debt [Paperback]

Steve Skroce (Author)

Book Description

Series: Wolverine (Mass) | Publication Date: July 1, 2001

Wolverine has always had a strong tie to the country of Japan, for it was there that the once uncontrollable feral fighting machine learned to control his berserker rage and temper his fierce fighting sprit with the honor code of the samurai.

But Logan, the man known as Wolverine, has not returned to the land of the rising son to retrace his history. Amiko, a young girl Logan has sworn to protect, and her guardian Yukio, are being held prisoner in blood feud between Lord Haan and Gom of the Clan Yashida. Wolverine becomes a reluctant participant in this bloody war that will likely have no victor.

A story of honor and betrayal, Blood Feud is told in stunning visuals, with cinematic artwork that evokes the work of John Woo and the Wachowski Brothers, who tapped artist Steve Skroce to do story boards for the multi-million dollar blockbuster The Matrix. The same jaw-dropping fight scenes that made The Matrix such a popular success are on full display here, showcased in a moving story that is richly detailed in Asian-influenced costume and tradition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Marvel Comics (July 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785107851
• ISBN-13: 978-0785107859
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,503,323 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars An Impressive Writing Debut By Artist Steve Skroce, June 2, 2003

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Daniel V. Reilly (Upstate New York, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wolverine: Blood Debt (Paperback)

Wolverine: Blood Debt is the brainchild of Artist Steve Skroce, who is perhaps best known as the storyboard artist for The Matrix. The story, while following a twisty path of double-and-triple-crosses, is fairly straightforward: Wolverine is drawn into a war for control of The Yakuza (The Japanese Mafia) while in Japan visiting his Foster Daughter. The art is spectacular; It's easy to see Skroce's influence on the visuals of The Matrix. His epic battle scenes in Blood Debt are staggeringly detailed, reminiscent of George Perez in his heyday. Skroce also gets high marks for addressing Logan's Foster Daughter, a character that has gone largely ignored by most Wolverine/X-Men Writers since her introduction. If this IS Skroce's first writing job (I think it is, but I could be wrong..), he does one hell of a job with the characters and their personalities. Skroce has since gone back to Hollywood for The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix: Revolution, but if he does ever come back to the wacky world of Comics, I'll be first in line to buy his new product.

5.0 out of 5 stars wolerine blood debt review, November 3, 2011

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scott - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wolverine: Blood Debt (Paperback)

Wolverine: Blood Debt is the brainchild of Artist Steve Skroce, who is perhaps best known as the storyboard artist for The Matrix. Its a good wolvernine book

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite Wolverine Books, April 22, 2008

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N. Griffin "in culver city" (Culver City, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wolverine: Blood Debt (Paperback)

This is one of my top Wolverine TPB's. Wolverine takes an absolute beating in this one and he never breaks stride. There are some really cool moments in this book and the artwork is great. These are they types of stories that make Wolverine great.