ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #28 REVIEW **SPOILERS**

Writer: Tom Taylor Artists: Juann Cabal & Nolan Woodard Letterer: VC’s Cory Petit Cover Artists: Elizabeth Torque & Nolan Woodard NCBD: 12/13/17 Publisher: @marvelentertainment Review by: Rob Carey Laura and her family -- including the newly baptized Honey Badger -- are on the run from the Orphans of X. With the help of Danger, Wolverine leads the group to Tokyo to meet with Marumasa seeking some defense from their pursuers' weapons. He agrees to help build them a counter measure, and in the process, helps Daken heal his amputated arm through meditation. Meanwhile, the Orphans of X have captured Lady Deathstrike, Sabertooth, and Old Man Logan, and by the end of the issue, they're all executed via marumasa bullets. 

This is yet another impeccable issue to one of the best Marvel series on shelves today. Everything about the writing is stellar, and while there's plenty to discuss about this issue from a narrative standpoint -- all of it positive -- the real highlight here is Honey Badger. Gabby serves as our entry point to the exposition, seeking clarification from Daken on the threats and limitations of the marumasa blade. She's Wolverine's reliable partner in crime, finding the bullet that hit Daken in no time. Her epiphany at the suggestion for a code name is hysterical and so very satisfyingly appropriate. Her need for a further alias (Fleur Ramsey) with its preposterous backstory is a laugh riot. Even her constant ribbing of her uncle/brother Daken ("so, do you just keep a tattooist permanently employed or...?") is pitch perfect. There is nothing not to love about this character, her role in this series, or her future as a beloved X-character. The writing of this issue has many strengths, but Gabby's development and dialogue shines the brightest. 

As for the art, there's so much delicious eye candy in this issue, I can barely keep track of it all: Daken in Laura's t-shirt, Danger's 'fro, Honey Badger's epiphany, the nighttime Tokyo skyline, Fleur Ramsey, the Grant Morrison jackets, Daken's meditative healing, the ferocious execution of the Weapon X team... it's just exquisite at every turn. The sunset in the beginning of the issue, with its back lit silhouettes and warmth, and the final panel, with its dark blood splattered glass, bookend another magnificent example of the infallible teamwork of Cabal and Woodard. Just an expertly executed (no pun intended) comic book. 

Undoubtedly, "Orphans of X" is among the best story arcs of the entire year, and has, thus far, proven to be the best output from Marvel Legacy.