It’s been a quiet week for comics while delayed and mis-timed event books empty the schedules, so this week we’ve only got a few capsule reviews: Captain Britain #7, Fantastic Four: True Story #4 and Wolverine #69, the latest chapter of Old Man Logan.

Review: Captain Britain and MI13 #7
Another month, another essential purchase from Paul Cornell and Leonard Kirk. There’s a risk that the story might not be as much fun for readers not familiar with the recent treatment of the Mindless Ones in Nextwave, but the main thrust of the story is strong, with character relationships developing nicely. Although chunks of the plot are set in the cast’s heads, Cornell is careful not to allow the story to become too introspective, with amusingly direct examples of wish-fulfilment. Some inconsistent inking is the real criticism that can be made, with Kirk’s art looking surprising different on the sections not worked on by his regular co-worker. [JHa]

Review: Fantastic Four: True Story #4
The “other” Cornell book, however, has been a little weak by comparison. Clearly, he’s having a lot of fun with the literary characters, but the general fantasy underpinnings of the concept have left the series feeling a little poorly-suited to the scientific tone of the Fantastic Four. The characters do, at least, carry the comedic elements of the series well, and in that sense a group like the Fantastic Four is an appropriate choice, so it’s a bit of a mixed bag. Despite a fairly enjoyable cartoonish style, it’s really Dominigues’ artwork that forms the weak link in the chain, as he struggles to cram in some chaotic storytelling that relies on a studied depiction of cross-genre travel. It’s not been a bad series by any means, but compared to Cornell’s previous comics work, it hasn’t hit the high standards I’ve come to expect. [JHu]

Review: Wolverine #69
I’ve really got no idea how to approach this. There are a few angles I could take, such as “Let the Millar backlash begin” or “Grant Morrison did it better” but let’s be frank about this – Old Man Logan isn’t very entertaining. Beautifully drawn, yes, but as a story it’s reduced to little more than the scenic route across yet another post-apocalyptic Marvel future, and we’ve seen more than enough of those over the years. The winking irony of earlier chapters still hasn’t disappeared, and the pay off for the series is really now going to rely on whether Wolverine’s story of how they finally “broke” him contains any good twists or not. Right now, the plot doesn’t feel like it’s heading anywhere memorable. [JHu]