In the wake of DEATH OF WOLVERINE, his clone daughter Laura Kinney, aka X-23, carries on his legacy as the All-New Wolverine!X-23 was created to be a weapon; for a time, that’s all she was. But with the help of her mentor — Logan, the original Wolverine — she escaped that dark past. Now Laura will honor his memory as the All-New Wolverine! But with the famous cowl comes a world of misery and mystery. And when Old Man Logan arrives from a dystopian future, he’ll bring a world of carnage Laura’s way. As a new CIVIL WAR divides the Marvel Universe, will these past and present Wolverines stand together? Or will they shred each other apart? Then, in the wake of an unspeakable tragedy, dark forces have Laura under their control. Can she defeat demons both internal and external? Or will she be forced to give up the hero’s life she’s built for herself? On the run, Wolverine heads to beautiful Madripoor — home to white-sand beaches, five-star cuisine and a bustling criminal enterprise. Pirates await, as does a villain from her past — but will the seedy underworld of this island paradise reveal the architect of her fall?COLLECTING: All-New Wolverine (2015) 1-18, All-New Wolverine Annual (2016) 1
Contributors: (W) Tom Taylor (A) David Lopez; David Navarrot; Marcio Takara (CA) Bengal
Tom Taylor is a multi-award-winning and New York Times best-selling comic book author, playwright and screenwriter. He is well known for his work on Superior Iron Man, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Earth 2, various Star Wars titles and his graphic-novel series The Deep. Taylor continued X-23’s adventures in All-New Wolverine and brought her into the cast of X-Men Red, featuring the newly returned Jean Grey. He then put the focus on Peter Parker and his home in Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. Taylor has enjoyed further success at DC with books including DCeased and Suicide Squad.Spanish artist David Lopez has penciled New Avengers: The Reunion and its followup, Hawkeye & Mockingbird. In Mystic, he helped bring to life a story of epic high fantasy set against a backdrop of impending civil war. At DC, he has provided artwork for Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight and Catwoman, and co-created Fallen Angel with writer Peter David. In addition to his collaboration with Kelly Sue DeConnick on Captain Marvel, Lopez’s Marvel credits include All-New Wolverine, New Mutants and X-Men.Marcio Takara has been drawing for companies like Marvel Comics, Image Comics, Boom! Studios and DC since 2006 on titles such as Marvel Adventures Super Heroes, Dynamo 5, The Incredibles, Incorruptible, Blue Beetle and Flash. Other projects include Earthward with writer Bryan Q. Miller, artwork for the game League of Legends and Smallville: Lantern for DC. Springing from the all-ages title Marvel Adventures the Avengers, artist Ig Guara brought his delightful take on the Marvel Universe to Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers. He graduated to full-on super-hero action in books including All-New Wolverine, Ghost-Spider, Marvel Team-Up and Captain America: Symbol of Truth.