Old Man Logan #4

Old Man Logan, Issue #4 confirms what was hinted at in Issue #2 and Issue #3: Logan is in the past, but it's not his past.  In this universe, Wolverine is dead.  Still, a lot remains unanswered.  What universe is he in, and how did the Wolverine in that universe die?  Will David Banner go bad in this universe, creating the Villain's Uprising and going to stud, leaving behind packs of Hulk children and grandchildren that rule Earth brutally?

This universe has an old Captain America, and it resembles the main Marvel Universe; it has the female Thor and the New Hulk, but a dead Wolverine?  And what universe did Old Man Logan live in before he was hurled back to the present in a flash of light?  I think the idea of a bunch of Hulks on the loose, terrorizing everyone, is kinda' cool.  I think it's kinda' cool that Old Man Logan started fighting again.  In short, I like this story by Jeff Lemire.

I've sung the praises of Andrea Sorrentino and Marcelo Maiolo before, but the detail in this comic still impresses me.  I love how everything turns red when Old Man Logan unsheathes his adamantium claws.  Logan looks so old, and Kate Bishop so young.  I probably said that in my review of Issue #3, but it deserves to be said again.  Old Man Logan has atmosphere; it has panache.  At its heart, it is a mystery story, and I can't help but guess what's to come:

Each issue until now has ended with a teaser about a battle in the following issue.  "Wolverine vs. Hawkeye," "Wolverine vs. the Hulk," "Wolverine vs. Captain America."  This issue ends with Old Man Loan in the borderlands of Canada, no ensuing fight promised.  The story does progress, but it makes me wonder what is to come in this series.  I'm hoping for Old Man Logan to go on another killing spree, but so far, he's only killed one person in the present.