Marauders #1 (2019)
Written by Gerry Duggan
Artwork by Matteo Lolli
Colors by Federico Blee
Chef’s Note: As you probably know, one of the most wonderful things to find when engaged on a comic book food archaeology dig is a menu. So much information about the foodstuffs potentially eaten, recipes and dishes all so precisely named, eatery name and location – a cornucopia to be sure.
Here we find that other most wonderful thing for a comic book food archaeologist to discover: a shopping list.
That said, while such finds are full of information, it does not always lead to clarity. Logan’s list does not contain anything one would not expect, but it does contain some peculiarities. Shall we?
- The first is pretty straightforward: Charles Vergos’ Rendezvous Charcoal Ribs. That Logan enjoys a dish which is mainly about gnawing charred meat off a bone should come as a surprise to no one.
- Canadian Club: Again, quite straightforward- Logan is Canadian and needs something potent to dull the pain of decades of violent struggle. What better than a couple of cases of whiskey? I bet that only lasts a few days…
What kind of beer is Logan craving? Who knows? The only thing we get here is just: beer. Maybe he doesn’t care and is just using them to make boilermakers with his CC? Maybe Kitty knows his preference for Molson?- Cubano from the Wine Cellar in the Village: This one is the real mystery. Because while there is the 8th Street Wine Cellar in the Village, the menu does not feature a cubano sammich and likely never has or will. Nor does it seem like an eatery in line with Logan’s generally rough hewn and down home aesthetic.
- Dapper Dude Pomade: It is more than a bit amusing that Logan seems to think that everyone thinks his hair just grows that way. Or was he just making a bad pun? Also: pineapple scented?
- And, lastly, coffee– once again apparently of the generic variety. I think it highly unlikely that Logan, with his heightened senses of smell and taste, would not have highly specific preferences, especially around something as important as coffee. That said, I really have no evidence at hand to the contrary so I will have to add it to my list of research projects.
