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Wolverine and Kitty Pryde #1 Review

  • Written by: Chris Claremont
  • Art by: Damian Couceiro
  • Colors by: Carlos Lopez
  • Letters by: VC’s Ariana Maher
  • Cover art by: Alan Davis (cover A)
  • Cover price: $3.99
  • Release date: April 30, 2025

Wolverine and Kitty Pryde #1, by Marvel on 4/30/25, takes a trip in the Wayback Machine to find out how Wolverine helped Kitty Pryde de-program from Ogun’s mind control.

Is Wolverine and Kitty Pryde #1 Good?

Recap

This story takes place between Kitty Pryde & Wolverine #6, published in 1984, and Uncanny X-Men #192. Kitty is recovering from the mind-control influence and assassin training of Ogun, the psychic assassin. Wolverine rescued Kitty by killing Ogun, and she is now in his care as they take a break in Japan.

Plot Synopsis

In Wolverine and Kitty Pryde #1, Chris Claremont returns to 1984. We catch up with Kitty Pryde in a sparring session with Yuriko while she, Wolverine, and Carmen (Kitty’s father) reside in Mariko’s Japan home as guests. Kitty is struggling to reconcile the advanced fighting skills implanted in her by Ogun with her desire to be rid of all Ogun influence. It’s clear Kitty is unwilling to accept what may be a permanent part of her now.

Later, Kitty attends school with Mariko’s daughter, Amiko, to return to some semblance of a normal life. When their girls and their schoolmates walk down a side street, they’re attacked by kidnappers named Kill, Snare, and Getaway. Let’s call them the Verb Gang. The kidnappers try to stuff one of the boy students into the back of a truck, but Kitty easily intercepts the attack and frees the boy. Kitty holds the attackers off long enough for Wolverine to arrive and join the fight. He opts not to use his claws while the kids are present, so he bats the Verb Gang to a pulp, thanks to help from Kitty and Amiko.

Later, Kitty receives a new costume from her father, and Amiko gets an armored suit from her mother, both in appreciation for foiling the Verb Gang. That night, Kitty wakes up when she hears Wolveine’s claws popping. She rushed to the room Wolverine and Mariko shared to find everything covered in snow. Kitty slips on the snow and faceplants. When she shakes off the snow, Kitty finds herself in a forest wearing Samurai armor, with Mariko and Wolverine dressed as nobles. They have no idea how they got there, but they’re about to find out.

First Impressions

Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #1 is a little weird, a little nostalgic, and just okay. Chris Claremont is on the Mount Rushmore of X-Men writers, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that he gets the characters and their voices perfectly, but the plot fails to impress.

How’s the Art?

Damian Couceiro steps in on art duties to bring two of the greatest mutants of the 80s to stunning life and detail. How did he do? Much like the plot, Couceiro’s style and detail are, at best, just okay. The figure work ranges from good to blocky, the level is only serviceable, the fight choreography is average, and the wider shots lose a lot of detail, especially on the faces. Couceiro’s art isn’t terrible. It just looks cheap. Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #1 looks like what you’d expect from one of Marvel’s free, throwaway Infinity digital comics.

What’s great about Wolverine and Kitty Pryde #1?

Readers with a nostalgic hunger to revisit characters at their peak, written by one of the greatest X-writers of all time, may like this issue. You get all the classic hallmarks, from Wolverine and company fighting in Japan to the contentious banter between Kitty and Logan.

What’s not great about Wolverine and Kitty Pryde #1?

The plot feels like a transition issue with more filler than punch. Logan and Carmen have an extended conversation about their history that serves no purpose. The Verb Gang’s arrival comes out of nowhere and has no follow-up, which is weird, and the cliffhanger also comes out of nowhere without a drop of foreshadowing.

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Final Thoughts

Wolverine and Kitty Pryde #1 jumps back to the 80s to imagine what Kitty and Wolverine were up to between missions when their trip to Japan takes a wild turn. Chris Claremont has the voice of Kitty and Wolverine down like no other, but the plot is a jumble of ideas that don’t quite work together, and the art looks, in a word, cheap.

5.8/10

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