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Wolverine Origin #1
Wolverine: Origin
Follows sickly, privileged James Howlett through his childhood, when he sees his father killed by groundskeeper Thomas Logan, to his escape into the wilds of northern Canada, where he is renamed Logan and nicknamed Wolverine.
This book collects Wolverine: The Origin #1-6.
This book collects Wolverine: The Origin #1-6.
208 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2001
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Paul Jenkins
1,255 books152 followersPaul Jenkins is a British comic book writer. He has had much success crossing over into the American comic book market. Primarily working for Marvel Comics, he has had a big part shaping the characters of the company over the past decade.
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May 27, 2009
I was really hoping that this wasn't going to ruin Wolverine for me, and it didn't. I think they did a good job with this story. I know a lot of hard core fans are turning over in their graves, because part of what makes Wolverine so cool is the mystery. Still, some idiot was bound to tell his origin tale someday, and it could have been a whole lot worse.
June 5, 2013
This review wasn’t meant to run for as long as it did but when I started writing it, it kept going. So if you want to skip the many issues I had with Wolverine: Origin, here’s the conclusion I reach at the end, placed at the start:
Origin is to Wolverine fans as The Phantom Menace is to Star Wars fans - just a massive fuck you to the fans of the character. It’s a godawful prequel that should never have been made because of how poorly conceived it was. Wolverine is a character whose mysterious past should’ve stayed mysterious, in order to remain enigmatic and interesting. Explaining it in the most convoluted way just how he came by his many names and so forth is a mistake, pure and simple. Maybe the character could have a great origin story but the creative team here simply weren’t up to it and completely dropped the ball, instead creating a forgettable, confusing, laughably stupid and pathetic origin story for one of Marvel’s biggest characters. As for me, I’m just going to retcon this stupid book from my memory - Origin never happened, Wolverine’s past remains a mystery, this book is just some weird parallel-universe crap.
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Batman has an amazing origin story - the Mark of Zorro, the mugging in Crime Alley, the pearls falling onto the street, the young boy stood crushed between his two dead parents. Later as a young man the bat comes crashing through the window of Wayne Manor and he finds the symbol he must become. Spider-man has a great origin too with the death of Uncle Ben tying into the message of with great power comes great responsibility, a credo that is central to the character. Superman’s origin is so extraordinary and iconic it gets retold again and again - in the last decade alone there have been numerous retellings in Birthright, Secret Origin, Earth One.
Wolverine should have a great origin too, right, something suitably memorable and as powerful? He is among the greatest superheroes ever created and is extremely popular with readers, starring in at least 3 series being published at any one time, and he’s known beyond the comics from the many successful X-Men movies where he’s played by Hugh Jackman. The character should have an epic backstory to explain how he became who he is.
No. No, he doesn’t. At least not if this book - Origin - is anything to go by. Origin is a creative abortion.
The scene opens with a young redheaded girl sat next to an older man with mutton chops, the pair seated in a hansom cab being led by a pair of horses, their dress and vehicle of choice already dating this story beyond the 20th century, to the 19th. The girl is called Rose.
Rose is essentially the main character of this Wolverine origin story. Who is Rose, you ask? She’s a recently orphaned girl who’s been sent to the Howlett Estate to be a companion to young Master James (Wolverine). She’s our narrator and is basically a surrogate mother/big sister/best friend/love interest to James – no wonder he’s screwed up with that kind of confusing relationship being his most primary in his formative years! Plus as she’s a redhead it establishes Wolverine’s “type” as in later years he’ll fall for another redhead, Jean Grey. But if you’re wondering why we never hear from Rose beyond this book, it’s because she dies at the end in the most contrived, stupid way imaginable – but more on that later.
Continuing the trend of new terrible characters, we’re introduced to the groundskeeper of the Howlett Estate, Thomas Logan and his son who is referred to colloquially as “Dog” Logan. Thomas looks exactly like Wolverine does as an adult which immediately makes you wary of James’ real parentage – is it John Howlett or is it this surly beast? In Thomas’ introductory panel he’s also holding a pair of gardening shears, thus completing the Wolverine-esque imagery.
Thomas is a dick, plain and simple. Angry all the time, he’s always drunk, he beats his son, Dog, and has a massive chip on his shoulder in terms of class – he’s downtrodden poor (he does live in a shed with his son) while John and his family live in a mansion. Dog on the other hand looks and behaves identically to Huck Finn, wearing dungarees, a straw hat, with a piece of corn sticking out of his sly, grinning mug. Huck’s dad also beat him.
But maybe the worst character in the book – and this book has nothing but bad characters – is, ironically, Wolverine himself, or James Howlett as he called here. James is first introduced wearing a blouse with a bow tie and a big guile-less smile on his face as he chases after a hoop (the hottest 19th century toy) and then at bedtime he’s wearing onesie footed pyjamas (which I’m pretty sure weren’t around in the 19th century) surrounded by stuffed toys. As if to complete the humiliation, Wolverine as a sickly child (geddit – because later when his healing factor kicks in it makes him impervious to illness!) has a speech impediment: “Can I have my hoop back, pwease?” and “La la la, I love Wose!”. I’m not sure why we had to see all of this as it doesn’t help us understand the character anymore and doesn’t provide any insight, it seems to be there as a weak visual gag (“Can you believe Wolverine was such a wuss?! LOL”) – but this lack of insight into the character will be a running complaint with this origin book.
So the setup so far is: John Howlett is a rich industrialist with a crazy wife (driven mad with grief after losing James’ brother at an early age of an unknown malady) who probably had an affair with the groundskeeper (DH Lawrence style) Thomas Logan, and produced James Howlett, a sickly but cheerful kid with no friends because of his family’s enormous wealth and geographical location – their massive estate is built in the middle of nowhere, Alberta, Canada as the country is being settled. Rose is his slightly older companion, and their other friend is Dog Logan, an abused young boy who grows resentful of the differences he sees between his life and James’. Does anyone feel that this origin has become wildly convoluted at this point? Spiderman didn’t have to go through this much nonsense. But wait, it gets even more complicated!
James gets a puppy for Christmas and Rose mentions in her diary (the clunky narrative device used throughout) that she doesn’t know what James would do if the puppy was hurt – he’d probably lose his sanity, he loves the darn cute little thing so much. Which is as big a signpost as you can get to say the puppy is dead meat - which of course happens! This book is ridiculously predictable. Dog Logan and James get into a fight, over the dreary but pretty Rose, the puppy tries to help James by biting Dog and Dog gets his knife out and slits the puppy’s throat. This is the last straw in a series of alarming incidents from Dog and John fires Thomas Logan and Dog, telling them to leave his property forever.
This is the impetus to move the story away from this boring estate and out into the Canadian wilderness. Thomas and Dog take up arms and manage to break into the mansion to steal as much cash as they can before escaping forever. The plan isn’t really a plan but then we’re not dealing with a couple of brainboxes so whatever. Somehow their non-plan goes wrong! John shows up, yelling for Thomas to leave, Thomas shoots him in the face just as James sleepily wanders in. The trauma is the trigger for his mutation and he rushes at Thomas in a fury seemingly punching him in the gut, only for the pull out to reveal James’ bone claws have popped and stabbed Thomas to death. Dog is scarred across the face by James and James’ mother screeches at James to leave as he’s a “beast”. Though why she’s angry is unknown – didn’t he just avenge her husband/his father’s death? But again its implied that she truly loved Thomas and that Thomas was really James’ dad. Either way, it’s a really confusing scene that’s got no emotional weight to it, despite the finale being James making the funniest sound I’ve read in comics ever: “NNAHHHHWWW!” as he kneels, bone claws protruding from his hands. And then James’ crazy mother kills herself.
I will give the book this one thing: James’ crazy mother’s suicide is a truly chilling panel. She has this blank eyed-stare looking straight at the reader with a faint smile about her lips as she holds the shotgun up to her head, murmuring “it’s not going to hurt”. Damn! That is a haunting look – well done, Andy Kubert.
From there, Rose rushes out after James and the two hide out in a barn where he’s developed short-term amnesia, forgetting what just happened and beginning a tradition of this character forgetting who he is and the events in his life. Meanwhile the dumbest police in the world show up and here’s what they see: John Howlett, a wealthy industrialist, his dead wife, a dead groundskeeper obviously poor, holding a gun, his scruffy and violent son also holding a gun and clutching his mauled face. Also, earlier that day when Thomas Logan had been fired, he’d shouted, in front of several witnesses, “I’ll get you, hear me? The whole lot o’ you! I’ll make you pay!”. So what would your conclusion be? Dog tells the policemen that it was Rose – a young teen girl with no experience of or access to firearms and no motivation for senseless killing, who was responsible for all of this mess. Rose. AND THEY BELIEVE HER!!!
This means Rose and James (who’s changing by the page – his healing factor has kicked in now and he’s somehow lost his speech impediment) are now wanted fugitives. But I don’t know why they’re worried: if the police are stupid enough to believe Dog’s insanely improbable story that Rose somehow caused the multiple homicides and abducted young James, I doubt they’d possess the mental capacity required to organise a hunt for a wanted person. But on the run they go, just because that’s what the plot requires - not because it makes sense - from Alberta to even more isolated and rural British Columbia.
Here is where James Howlett completes his transformation into the Logan/Wolverine we know, in the most idiotic, contrived sequence ever written. Rose and James wind up in a camp where they decide to hole up. The camp leader – Smitty – challenges them, demanding to know their names. And this is where James Howlett becomes Logan – because Rose simply states to Smitty that James is called Logan. That’s it. The “great mystery” over his name, revealed! Bear in mind that if she had simply told him James, that it would’ve been accepted without question as well. But James is on the run, you say – well, kind of, yes, but James is a pretty common name, no? It’s not like Smitty was asking for a surname as well, so why wouldn’t Rose go with simply James? Plus there’s no evidence of any police presence or a manhunt so why feel the need to change his name? Most likely these bumpkins have never heard of the Howlett murders. Also, Logan is a much less common first name, so would’ve actually worked against them, especially as that’s the name of the murdered man back in Alberta the police are currently investigating! Does she have no imagination – were the choices just James or Logan? Plus, giving James the name of his father’s murderer? What a slap in the face to James! And why didn’t he simply reject it after he left the camp instead of keep it?
Next, for whatever reason, the newly christened Logan becomes a hunter – he just develops that skill – and learns to drink and smoke cigars like the other frontiersmen that live in the camp. He also learns to fight when the camp cook – imaginatively named Cookie – decides to pick on Logan, just because Cookie’s a dick. The other men of the camp also use words like “knucklehead” and “bub” which Logan adopts, so that’s why he talks like that!
If the puppy’s death earlier in the book was predictable as hell, Cookie beating up Logan repeatedly is an easily predicted resolution – d’you think Logan beats up Cookie by the end of the book? He sure does. Yawn. Where’s the imagination, eh?
The nonsense starts coming thick and fast at this point – Logan runs off upset into the woods after being saved from another beating by Cookie, and runs into some wolves. They stare at one another and more wolves show up, surrounding Logan. Logan passes out for some reason and the wolves gather around him, not trying to eat him, but accepting him as his own. For no reason! Then in the next scene Logan is literally running with wolves, hunting with them! …
And then the dumb naming conventions thing comes up again. We found out how James came to be known as Logan in a pitiful scene, but now we find out how he came to be known as Wolverine: one of the camp’s men says about Logan “He’s a digger, all right. He’s like … you ever seen one of them wolverines goin’ after a root? They never give up till they got it. That’s what that kid is... he’s a wolverine.” I knew I didn’t like the book by this point but I really wanted to throw this out the window after I read that panel. “Monumentally shit” doesn’t quite cover describing that panel.
One final thing needs to be established before the book closes out – we know Wolverine has a thing for Japan, but how did it start? Did he travel there himself and just fall in love with the culture? That would make sense, right? Nope, not according to this book! Smitty, the camp leader and now Rose’s paramour, is a worldly man who has travelled and he gives Logan a book he picked up in Nagasaki about samurais. So that’s why Logan becomes interested in Japan – he was handed a book about it by a random person he once knew. Rubbish.
And then we get to the moronic ending. Logan is fighting Dog Logan who’s hunting Logan down for killing his dad. They fight, Logan pops his claws and Rose, who’s rushing towards them from the crowd to stop him from killing Dog Logan, somehow manages to run right into Logan’s claws, stabbing herself through the shoulder and arm. This then kills Rose. Whaaaaaaaaat?! That’s the best Jenkins and co. could come up with. So a terribly dull character dies and Logan runs off to live in the forest with his wild animals – the end.
That’s Wolverine: Origin – the most overcomplicated, idiotic, and unimaginative origin story ever. It is such a grim, joyless book featuring child abuse and animal cruelty, and yet maybe the worst thing about it is how boring and forgettable it is. There’s nothing truly interesting about Wolverine’s origin despite being one of the most interesting characters in the Marvel Universe. After reading this we’re no closer to understanding why Wolverine decides to become a superhero, using his powers for good, to save lives, etc. With Spiderman’s origin, we understand why Peter Parker chooses to use his powers for good – because his Uncle Ben, an innocent and beloved father figure – died when he didn’t use them when he could have. With Batman’s origin, we understand his motivations for pursuing a life of justice against crime because of his parents’ untimely deaths, and how he came to adopt the symbol of the Bat. With Wolverine: Origin, things just happen to him and inexplicably become bound into his character for no reason, with no meaning beyond the most superficial. He just happens to be called Logan because Rose says so. He’s called Wolverine because some random guy remarks that he’s kinda like a wolverine. His entire time in British Columbia is contrived because of an incident that any person with half a brain could see had nothing to do with Rose and that James acted in self-defence – they could have stayed in Alberta, thus negating everything else that happens after. His powers develop because he’s a mutant and his mutant gene kicks in.
Based on the events of this book, it would make more sense if Wolverine never again popped his claws and refused to live among humans for the rest of his life, spending his days in the forests until his final breath.
All we know is how he came to adopt certain character traits – smoking cigars, saying “bub”, growing sideburns – while the important stuff such as becoming a hunter and becoming animalistic, aren’t dealt with at all. There’s absolutely no insight into the character. It doesn’t even really feel like a Wolverine story – it’s more like a crappy Jack London wannabe tale filled with badly written period drama scenes.
Origin is to Wolverine fans as The Phantom Menace is to Star Wars fans - just a massive fuck you to the fans of the character. It’s a godawful prequel that should never have been made because of how poorly conceived it was. Wolverine is a character whose mysterious past should’ve stayed mysterious, in order to remain enigmatic and interesting. Explaining it in the most convoluted way just how he came by his many names and so forth is a mistake, pure and simple. Maybe the character could have a great origin story but the creative team here simply weren’t up to it and completely dropped the ball, instead creating a forgettable, confusing, laughably stupid and pathetic origin story for one of Marvel’s biggest characters. As for me, I’m just going to retcon this stupid book from my memory - Origin never happened, Wolverine’s past remains a mystery, this book is just some weird parallel-universe crap.
There’s really only one sound that truly expresses the frustration I had reading this book:
“NNAHHHHWWW!”
Origin is to Wolverine fans as The Phantom Menace is to Star Wars fans - just a massive fuck you to the fans of the character. It’s a godawful prequel that should never have been made because of how poorly conceived it was. Wolverine is a character whose mysterious past should’ve stayed mysterious, in order to remain enigmatic and interesting. Explaining it in the most convoluted way just how he came by his many names and so forth is a mistake, pure and simple. Maybe the character could have a great origin story but the creative team here simply weren’t up to it and completely dropped the ball, instead creating a forgettable, confusing, laughably stupid and pathetic origin story for one of Marvel’s biggest characters. As for me, I’m just going to retcon this stupid book from my memory - Origin never happened, Wolverine’s past remains a mystery, this book is just some weird parallel-universe crap.
*
Batman has an amazing origin story - the Mark of Zorro, the mugging in Crime Alley, the pearls falling onto the street, the young boy stood crushed between his two dead parents. Later as a young man the bat comes crashing through the window of Wayne Manor and he finds the symbol he must become. Spider-man has a great origin too with the death of Uncle Ben tying into the message of with great power comes great responsibility, a credo that is central to the character. Superman’s origin is so extraordinary and iconic it gets retold again and again - in the last decade alone there have been numerous retellings in Birthright, Secret Origin, Earth One.
Wolverine should have a great origin too, right, something suitably memorable and as powerful? He is among the greatest superheroes ever created and is extremely popular with readers, starring in at least 3 series being published at any one time, and he’s known beyond the comics from the many successful X-Men movies where he’s played by Hugh Jackman. The character should have an epic backstory to explain how he became who he is.
No. No, he doesn’t. At least not if this book - Origin - is anything to go by. Origin is a creative abortion.
The scene opens with a young redheaded girl sat next to an older man with mutton chops, the pair seated in a hansom cab being led by a pair of horses, their dress and vehicle of choice already dating this story beyond the 20th century, to the 19th. The girl is called Rose.
Rose is essentially the main character of this Wolverine origin story. Who is Rose, you ask? She’s a recently orphaned girl who’s been sent to the Howlett Estate to be a companion to young Master James (Wolverine). She’s our narrator and is basically a surrogate mother/big sister/best friend/love interest to James – no wonder he’s screwed up with that kind of confusing relationship being his most primary in his formative years! Plus as she’s a redhead it establishes Wolverine’s “type” as in later years he’ll fall for another redhead, Jean Grey. But if you’re wondering why we never hear from Rose beyond this book, it’s because she dies at the end in the most contrived, stupid way imaginable – but more on that later.
Continuing the trend of new terrible characters, we’re introduced to the groundskeeper of the Howlett Estate, Thomas Logan and his son who is referred to colloquially as “Dog” Logan. Thomas looks exactly like Wolverine does as an adult which immediately makes you wary of James’ real parentage – is it John Howlett or is it this surly beast? In Thomas’ introductory panel he’s also holding a pair of gardening shears, thus completing the Wolverine-esque imagery.
Thomas is a dick, plain and simple. Angry all the time, he’s always drunk, he beats his son, Dog, and has a massive chip on his shoulder in terms of class – he’s downtrodden poor (he does live in a shed with his son) while John and his family live in a mansion. Dog on the other hand looks and behaves identically to Huck Finn, wearing dungarees, a straw hat, with a piece of corn sticking out of his sly, grinning mug. Huck’s dad also beat him.
But maybe the worst character in the book – and this book has nothing but bad characters – is, ironically, Wolverine himself, or James Howlett as he called here. James is first introduced wearing a blouse with a bow tie and a big guile-less smile on his face as he chases after a hoop (the hottest 19th century toy) and then at bedtime he’s wearing onesie footed pyjamas (which I’m pretty sure weren’t around in the 19th century) surrounded by stuffed toys. As if to complete the humiliation, Wolverine as a sickly child (geddit – because later when his healing factor kicks in it makes him impervious to illness!) has a speech impediment: “Can I have my hoop back, pwease?” and “La la la, I love Wose!”. I’m not sure why we had to see all of this as it doesn’t help us understand the character anymore and doesn’t provide any insight, it seems to be there as a weak visual gag (“Can you believe Wolverine was such a wuss?! LOL”) – but this lack of insight into the character will be a running complaint with this origin book.
So the setup so far is: John Howlett is a rich industrialist with a crazy wife (driven mad with grief after losing James’ brother at an early age of an unknown malady) who probably had an affair with the groundskeeper (DH Lawrence style) Thomas Logan, and produced James Howlett, a sickly but cheerful kid with no friends because of his family’s enormous wealth and geographical location – their massive estate is built in the middle of nowhere, Alberta, Canada as the country is being settled. Rose is his slightly older companion, and their other friend is Dog Logan, an abused young boy who grows resentful of the differences he sees between his life and James’. Does anyone feel that this origin has become wildly convoluted at this point? Spiderman didn’t have to go through this much nonsense. But wait, it gets even more complicated!
James gets a puppy for Christmas and Rose mentions in her diary (the clunky narrative device used throughout) that she doesn’t know what James would do if the puppy was hurt – he’d probably lose his sanity, he loves the darn cute little thing so much. Which is as big a signpost as you can get to say the puppy is dead meat - which of course happens! This book is ridiculously predictable. Dog Logan and James get into a fight, over the dreary but pretty Rose, the puppy tries to help James by biting Dog and Dog gets his knife out and slits the puppy’s throat. This is the last straw in a series of alarming incidents from Dog and John fires Thomas Logan and Dog, telling them to leave his property forever.
This is the impetus to move the story away from this boring estate and out into the Canadian wilderness. Thomas and Dog take up arms and manage to break into the mansion to steal as much cash as they can before escaping forever. The plan isn’t really a plan but then we’re not dealing with a couple of brainboxes so whatever. Somehow their non-plan goes wrong! John shows up, yelling for Thomas to leave, Thomas shoots him in the face just as James sleepily wanders in. The trauma is the trigger for his mutation and he rushes at Thomas in a fury seemingly punching him in the gut, only for the pull out to reveal James’ bone claws have popped and stabbed Thomas to death. Dog is scarred across the face by James and James’ mother screeches at James to leave as he’s a “beast”. Though why she’s angry is unknown – didn’t he just avenge her husband/his father’s death? But again its implied that she truly loved Thomas and that Thomas was really James’ dad. Either way, it’s a really confusing scene that’s got no emotional weight to it, despite the finale being James making the funniest sound I’ve read in comics ever: “NNAHHHHWWW!” as he kneels, bone claws protruding from his hands. And then James’ crazy mother kills herself.
I will give the book this one thing: James’ crazy mother’s suicide is a truly chilling panel. She has this blank eyed-stare looking straight at the reader with a faint smile about her lips as she holds the shotgun up to her head, murmuring “it’s not going to hurt”. Damn! That is a haunting look – well done, Andy Kubert.
From there, Rose rushes out after James and the two hide out in a barn where he’s developed short-term amnesia, forgetting what just happened and beginning a tradition of this character forgetting who he is and the events in his life. Meanwhile the dumbest police in the world show up and here’s what they see: John Howlett, a wealthy industrialist, his dead wife, a dead groundskeeper obviously poor, holding a gun, his scruffy and violent son also holding a gun and clutching his mauled face. Also, earlier that day when Thomas Logan had been fired, he’d shouted, in front of several witnesses, “I’ll get you, hear me? The whole lot o’ you! I’ll make you pay!”. So what would your conclusion be? Dog tells the policemen that it was Rose – a young teen girl with no experience of or access to firearms and no motivation for senseless killing, who was responsible for all of this mess. Rose. AND THEY BELIEVE HER!!!
This means Rose and James (who’s changing by the page – his healing factor has kicked in now and he’s somehow lost his speech impediment) are now wanted fugitives. But I don’t know why they’re worried: if the police are stupid enough to believe Dog’s insanely improbable story that Rose somehow caused the multiple homicides and abducted young James, I doubt they’d possess the mental capacity required to organise a hunt for a wanted person. But on the run they go, just because that’s what the plot requires - not because it makes sense - from Alberta to even more isolated and rural British Columbia.
Here is where James Howlett completes his transformation into the Logan/Wolverine we know, in the most idiotic, contrived sequence ever written. Rose and James wind up in a camp where they decide to hole up. The camp leader – Smitty – challenges them, demanding to know their names. And this is where James Howlett becomes Logan – because Rose simply states to Smitty that James is called Logan. That’s it. The “great mystery” over his name, revealed! Bear in mind that if she had simply told him James, that it would’ve been accepted without question as well. But James is on the run, you say – well, kind of, yes, but James is a pretty common name, no? It’s not like Smitty was asking for a surname as well, so why wouldn’t Rose go with simply James? Plus there’s no evidence of any police presence or a manhunt so why feel the need to change his name? Most likely these bumpkins have never heard of the Howlett murders. Also, Logan is a much less common first name, so would’ve actually worked against them, especially as that’s the name of the murdered man back in Alberta the police are currently investigating! Does she have no imagination – were the choices just James or Logan? Plus, giving James the name of his father’s murderer? What a slap in the face to James! And why didn’t he simply reject it after he left the camp instead of keep it?
Next, for whatever reason, the newly christened Logan becomes a hunter – he just develops that skill – and learns to drink and smoke cigars like the other frontiersmen that live in the camp. He also learns to fight when the camp cook – imaginatively named Cookie – decides to pick on Logan, just because Cookie’s a dick. The other men of the camp also use words like “knucklehead” and “bub” which Logan adopts, so that’s why he talks like that!
If the puppy’s death earlier in the book was predictable as hell, Cookie beating up Logan repeatedly is an easily predicted resolution – d’you think Logan beats up Cookie by the end of the book? He sure does. Yawn. Where’s the imagination, eh?
The nonsense starts coming thick and fast at this point – Logan runs off upset into the woods after being saved from another beating by Cookie, and runs into some wolves. They stare at one another and more wolves show up, surrounding Logan. Logan passes out for some reason and the wolves gather around him, not trying to eat him, but accepting him as his own. For no reason! Then in the next scene Logan is literally running with wolves, hunting with them! …
And then the dumb naming conventions thing comes up again. We found out how James came to be known as Logan in a pitiful scene, but now we find out how he came to be known as Wolverine: one of the camp’s men says about Logan “He’s a digger, all right. He’s like … you ever seen one of them wolverines goin’ after a root? They never give up till they got it. That’s what that kid is... he’s a wolverine.” I knew I didn’t like the book by this point but I really wanted to throw this out the window after I read that panel. “Monumentally shit” doesn’t quite cover describing that panel.
One final thing needs to be established before the book closes out – we know Wolverine has a thing for Japan, but how did it start? Did he travel there himself and just fall in love with the culture? That would make sense, right? Nope, not according to this book! Smitty, the camp leader and now Rose’s paramour, is a worldly man who has travelled and he gives Logan a book he picked up in Nagasaki about samurais. So that’s why Logan becomes interested in Japan – he was handed a book about it by a random person he once knew. Rubbish.
And then we get to the moronic ending. Logan is fighting Dog Logan who’s hunting Logan down for killing his dad. They fight, Logan pops his claws and Rose, who’s rushing towards them from the crowd to stop him from killing Dog Logan, somehow manages to run right into Logan’s claws, stabbing herself through the shoulder and arm. This then kills Rose. Whaaaaaaaaat?! That’s the best Jenkins and co. could come up with. So a terribly dull character dies and Logan runs off to live in the forest with his wild animals – the end.
That’s Wolverine: Origin – the most overcomplicated, idiotic, and unimaginative origin story ever. It is such a grim, joyless book featuring child abuse and animal cruelty, and yet maybe the worst thing about it is how boring and forgettable it is. There’s nothing truly interesting about Wolverine’s origin despite being one of the most interesting characters in the Marvel Universe. After reading this we’re no closer to understanding why Wolverine decides to become a superhero, using his powers for good, to save lives, etc. With Spiderman’s origin, we understand why Peter Parker chooses to use his powers for good – because his Uncle Ben, an innocent and beloved father figure – died when he didn’t use them when he could have. With Batman’s origin, we understand his motivations for pursuing a life of justice against crime because of his parents’ untimely deaths, and how he came to adopt the symbol of the Bat. With Wolverine: Origin, things just happen to him and inexplicably become bound into his character for no reason, with no meaning beyond the most superficial. He just happens to be called Logan because Rose says so. He’s called Wolverine because some random guy remarks that he’s kinda like a wolverine. His entire time in British Columbia is contrived because of an incident that any person with half a brain could see had nothing to do with Rose and that James acted in self-defence – they could have stayed in Alberta, thus negating everything else that happens after. His powers develop because he’s a mutant and his mutant gene kicks in.
Based on the events of this book, it would make more sense if Wolverine never again popped his claws and refused to live among humans for the rest of his life, spending his days in the forests until his final breath.
All we know is how he came to adopt certain character traits – smoking cigars, saying “bub”, growing sideburns – while the important stuff such as becoming a hunter and becoming animalistic, aren’t dealt with at all. There’s absolutely no insight into the character. It doesn’t even really feel like a Wolverine story – it’s more like a crappy Jack London wannabe tale filled with badly written period drama scenes.
Origin is to Wolverine fans as The Phantom Menace is to Star Wars fans - just a massive fuck you to the fans of the character. It’s a godawful prequel that should never have been made because of how poorly conceived it was. Wolverine is a character whose mysterious past should’ve stayed mysterious, in order to remain enigmatic and interesting. Explaining it in the most convoluted way just how he came by his many names and so forth is a mistake, pure and simple. Maybe the character could have a great origin story but the creative team here simply weren’t up to it and completely dropped the ball, instead creating a forgettable, confusing, laughably stupid and pathetic origin story for one of Marvel’s biggest characters. As for me, I’m just going to retcon this stupid book from my memory - Origin never happened, Wolverine’s past remains a mystery, this book is just some weird parallel-universe crap.
There’s really only one sound that truly expresses the frustration I had reading this book:
“NNAHHHHWWW!”
June 24, 2021
holy shit, i wanna protect logan from everything and everyone :(( this is so sad
June 14, 2024
This is the greatest Wolverine story I've ever read. But wait! Isn't this unnecessary? Won't this undermine the character's mystique by giving him an origin? I say no, not when it's written like this.
For me, as a hardcore fanboy of Batman, origin determines character. Without that, I don't know what to make of the character's motivation. Wolverine has always been grounded in mystery and I never understood why. Running with wolves. From British Columbia. Small, scrappy, quick to anger. Japan. But what else? Where's the big Why?
Unlike other Wolverine or X-Men stories I've read, this isn't at all campy or hyperbolic. This Victorian Era story is perfectly plausible for Wolverine, who can live an indistinct number of years because of his physiology. And it's refreshing to see the nineteenth century rather than another story indulgently placed mid-twentieth century. Aren't the 50s just swell and dandy?
Like Marvel 1602, this historical fiction is a fascinating, almost otherworld take on my favorite Marvel character. The writing is sharp and grounded, the dialog incredible and unique to region and social class, and the plot is understated, full of honesty, heart, realism, action, and tragedy. And incredibly written twists. Never have I "marveled" at Marvel or Wolverine, until now.
The artwork is stunning. Andy Kubert, who also illustrated for Marvel 1602, goes all the way here. While the illustration is still sketchy from a distance, the detail shines in his close ups and splash pages, bold lines making for clean images. Joe Quesada kills it on the cover illustrations, aided by Richard Isanove whose deep coloring and highly textured digital painting pull you into each scene. This stuff is just beautiful.
My only complaint? That it ended. I've always wanted to read a great Wolverine story and I finally found it with Paul Jenkins' Wolverine Origin.
January 4, 2014
My first instinct was to rate this book higher. It's a very good graphic novel. However, just how well it succeeds as a Wolverine Origin tale is open to interpretation.
We do learn a bit about Wolverine's childhood, and there are some surprises / revelations. However, this is where things get murky. The book conveys a lot of its information through insinuation and it does leave the reader to draw some conclusions. In fact, quite a lot of the specifics are left unattended, and after discussing the story with my wife (who also read it) it became clear that a good many questions arise from this story. I was under the impression that the whole point of an Origin story was to clear the water, not muddy it some more. Oh well, that's the Wolverine mythos for you...
The art is certainly good enough throughout and seemed to fit the story well. As a "superhero" story, this doesn't fare very well. It seems that the whole aim of Marvel is to make Wolverine's past as miserable and tragic as possible, so where the story does succeed is as a study on humanity and circumstance. This was definitely more drama than action, and not particularly what I was expecting.
It's an important entry in the Wolverine / Marvel canon, no doubt, but I'm guessing opinions on this will vary.
We do learn a bit about Wolverine's childhood, and there are some surprises / revelations. However, this is where things get murky. The book conveys a lot of its information through insinuation and it does leave the reader to draw some conclusions. In fact, quite a lot of the specifics are left unattended, and after discussing the story with my wife (who also read it) it became clear that a good many questions arise from this story. I was under the impression that the whole point of an Origin story was to clear the water, not muddy it some more. Oh well, that's the Wolverine mythos for you...
The art is certainly good enough throughout and seemed to fit the story well. As a "superhero" story, this doesn't fare very well. It seems that the whole aim of Marvel is to make Wolverine's past as miserable and tragic as possible, so where the story does succeed is as a study on humanity and circumstance. This was definitely more drama than action, and not particularly what I was expecting.
It's an important entry in the Wolverine / Marvel canon, no doubt, but I'm guessing opinions on this will vary.
July 30, 2019
The origin of Wolverine was elusive for many years. While fans got a taste with the excellent Weapon X storyline, it was still a mystery as to where Logan came from and how his animalistic tendencies developed. With Origin, Jenkins and Kubert do a great job giving our favourite mutant a backstory, full of tragedy and heartbreak. A name, a birthplace and a family, Logan is no longer an antihero with no roots. He’s now a fully developed human with clear motivations, though he’s forgotten most of them. One of the dangers in presenting the backstory for Logan is that he would lose his edge. Jenkins thankfully avoids this as he weaves a terrific yarn, still leaving enough mystery in Logan’s thinking that we can still discover new things about him as the X-Men drama continues to unfold.
March 3, 2017
Demystifying Wolverine
Every superhero has an origin story. This is not that story. This is the origin of Logan, the Wolverine.
The story follows Logan's life from his tough childhood to manhood. Any elaboration of the story would be a spoiler, I guess.
The story takes after the quote, "You are the sum total of your life experiences". I am pretty sure the writers had a checklist that ran like this:
✔ Red head fetish,
✔ The name: Logan,
✔ The name: Wolverine,
✔ The way Logan calls everyone Bub,
✔ Mention Samurais as a cool overshadowing.
Personally, I felt the story tried too hard to characterize Logan and the final tragic ending seemed like going bit too far. But the stunning artwork, great dialogues and beautiful locations made this tale fun to read
Every superhero has an origin story. This is not that story. This is the origin of Logan, the Wolverine.
The story follows Logan's life from his tough childhood to manhood. Any elaboration of the story would be a spoiler, I guess.
The story takes after the quote, "You are the sum total of your life experiences". I am pretty sure the writers had a checklist that ran like this:
✔ Red head fetish,
✔ The name: Logan,
✔ The name: Wolverine,
✔ The way Logan calls everyone Bub,
✔ Mention Samurais as a cool overshadowing.
Personally, I felt the story tried too hard to characterize Logan and the final tragic ending seemed like going bit too far. But the stunning artwork, great dialogues and beautiful locations made this tale fun to read
September 16, 2019
"Before the X-Men, before Weapon-X, Wolverine's struggle with his subconscious savagery first flourished in family tragedy . . ." -- back cover blurb for this edition
There's the 20th century axiom that 'the book is better than the movie.' Boy howdy, right about now I'd rather watch the unremarkable 2009 film X-Men Origins: Wolverine to learn of Logan's beginnings rather than read this print version (which is much different in storyline) again. The book left me as cold as its primary setting - the wintry Yukon Territories of 19th century Canada - though there were a few fleeting moments that were okay. However, it was often just too bleakly violent or harsh - especially bothersome since a trio of kids were the main players in the early chapters - with really no redeemable or interesting characters. The illustration style was unpleasant to look at as well.
There's the 20th century axiom that 'the book is better than the movie.' Boy howdy, right about now I'd rather watch the unremarkable 2009 film X-Men Origins: Wolverine to learn of Logan's beginnings rather than read this print version (which is much different in storyline) again. The book left me as cold as its primary setting - the wintry Yukon Territories of 19th century Canada - though there were a few fleeting moments that were okay. However, it was often just too bleakly violent or harsh - especially bothersome since a trio of kids were the main players in the early chapters - with really no redeemable or interesting characters. The illustration style was unpleasant to look at as well.
April 2, 2017
This was just okay. I'm a little confused at the high rating, to be honest. This was yet another story where there's a bare bones plot with Logan and a virtually irrelevant female character.
I enjoyed the first part just fine. I don't know a lot about Wolverine's history short of that awesome beginning montage in the I'll conceived Wolverine: Origins film. Can I just say, that story was 10x better than this? And that movie sucked. Anyway, I liked the story of the sick child who was friends with the poor kid down the way. Honestly, I wanted a lot more of his friendship with Dog than the stuff with Rose but hat's not what we got. This whole story is told largely from Rose's point of view through letters. I could never quite gauge how she felt about James and, to be honest, I didn't really care.
The climax that leads to him and Rose leaving the house was okay. The art was not my cup of tea and the dialogue was laughably bad. At several points, the dialogue made it seem like characters were howling? ("Nnahhhhwwww!" , "Ah-huhhhh", and "Aaow" - I personally don't know how to make these sounds???) I have no idea why. There was also a lot of panting in the dialogue bubbles and that just didn't convey the feeling I think Jenkins was going for.
The part where they end up in the town was incredibly boring. I was interested in Logan finding kinship (?) amongst the wolves. I liked that he came into his own with Smitty. I didn't understand his urge to be with Rose at all. He seemed like her little brother and then he suddenly wanted to bang her. He gets into several fights trying to bang her which is annoying because it pays no mind to what she actually wants. Also, there's kind of a gross overtone because they're telling everyone Logan and Rose are cousins and he's continuously chasing after her.
Oh, I almost forgot, the biggest "why god why" moment was when the men are talking about Logan's digging skills and we get this exchange:
Nameless guy #1: Tell you what Cookie - that kid turned out to be all right. A hard worker, that one is. Best I ever seen with a shovel
Irrelevant guy #1: He's a digger, all right. He's like... you ever seen one of them Wolverines goin' after a root? They never give up till they got it.
Nameless guy #1: That's what that kid is - he's a Wolverine.
I rolled my eyes so hard they fell out of my head. This is how he got his name? I would've bought that he chose it in a cage fight. That would've been 10x better but no, 2 irrelevant men call him that because he's super great at digging. You know, like Tony Stark is Iron Man because he's super great at ironing. Wonder Woman got her name because she is kick ass at wondering.
The ending was predictable and I felt nothing. This is not a recommend from me at all. There are several more entertaining Wolverine stories. You can give this one a skip.
I enjoyed the first part just fine. I don't know a lot about Wolverine's history short of that awesome beginning montage in the I'll conceived Wolverine: Origins film. Can I just say, that story was 10x better than this? And that movie sucked. Anyway, I liked the story of the sick child who was friends with the poor kid down the way. Honestly, I wanted a lot more of his friendship with Dog than the stuff with Rose but hat's not what we got. This whole story is told largely from Rose's point of view through letters. I could never quite gauge how she felt about James and, to be honest, I didn't really care.
The climax that leads to him and Rose leaving the house was okay. The art was not my cup of tea and the dialogue was laughably bad. At several points, the dialogue made it seem like characters were howling? ("Nnahhhhwwww!" , "Ah-huhhhh", and "Aaow" - I personally don't know how to make these sounds???) I have no idea why. There was also a lot of panting in the dialogue bubbles and that just didn't convey the feeling I think Jenkins was going for.
The part where they end up in the town was incredibly boring. I was interested in Logan finding kinship (?) amongst the wolves. I liked that he came into his own with Smitty. I didn't understand his urge to be with Rose at all. He seemed like her little brother and then he suddenly wanted to bang her. He gets into several fights trying to bang her which is annoying because it pays no mind to what she actually wants. Also, there's kind of a gross overtone because they're telling everyone Logan and Rose are cousins and he's continuously chasing after her.
Oh, I almost forgot, the biggest "why god why" moment was when the men are talking about Logan's digging skills and we get this exchange:
Nameless guy #1: Tell you what Cookie - that kid turned out to be all right. A hard worker, that one is. Best I ever seen with a shovel
Irrelevant guy #1: He's a digger, all right. He's like... you ever seen one of them Wolverines goin' after a root? They never give up till they got it.
Nameless guy #1: That's what that kid is - he's a Wolverine.
I rolled my eyes so hard they fell out of my head. This is how he got his name? I would've bought that he chose it in a cage fight. That would've been 10x better but no, 2 irrelevant men call him that because he's super great at digging. You know, like Tony Stark is Iron Man because he's super great at ironing. Wonder Woman got her name because she is kick ass at wondering.
The ending was predictable and I felt nothing. This is not a recommend from me at all. There are several more entertaining Wolverine stories. You can give this one a skip.
September 7, 2022
I'm very glad I finally got around to this one, a very functional and well executed origin story for the man who would come to be called Logan with plentiful nods and winks to the existing mythology as well as an early subversion of expectations.
Perhaps the film would have been better off sticking to this source material...though of course had they done that there would have been no place for Middle-Aged Hugh Jackman so I guess it was never going to happen.
Perhaps the film would have been better off sticking to this source material...though of course had they done that there would have been no place for Middle-Aged Hugh Jackman so I guess it was never going to happen.
December 4, 2021
This was so good!
Finally reading the origins of Logan from his childhood. Its the 1800s and we see his family. An ill mother and a rich father and a maid companion in Rose and house servants Thomas and Thomas's son Dog and what happens when the secrets and jealousy take routes in this house. The death of fathers, the birth of mutations and the running away of Logan and Rose...
And then coming to some small town where they work under Smitty and growing up. James becoming more feral and lethal and calling himself "Logan" and evil men who are jealous still being there but what happens when paradise is too good? Past comes calling and its savage and the twists and turns of this story is just too good.
One of the best Wolverine stories ever and I love the way the story plays out. Its a drama sure but its the slow moving nature of the story and the expansion of the past and such great fleshing out of Logan's early years and how he became what he did ultimately and giving him a great rival in Dog and the character of Rose is so cool and its just perfect. One of the best books and origin stories of all time for sure. A must read.
Finally reading the origins of Logan from his childhood. Its the 1800s and we see his family. An ill mother and a rich father and a maid companion in Rose and house servants Thomas and Thomas's son Dog and what happens when the secrets and jealousy take routes in this house. The death of fathers, the birth of mutations and the running away of Logan and Rose...
And then coming to some small town where they work under Smitty and growing up. James becoming more feral and lethal and calling himself "Logan" and evil men who are jealous still being there but what happens when paradise is too good? Past comes calling and its savage and the twists and turns of this story is just too good.
One of the best Wolverine stories ever and I love the way the story plays out. Its a drama sure but its the slow moving nature of the story and the expansion of the past and such great fleshing out of Logan's early years and how he became what he did ultimately and giving him a great rival in Dog and the character of Rose is so cool and its just perfect. One of the best books and origin stories of all time for sure. A must read.
February 2, 2009
Forgettable.
If you're going to try to create an origin for one of your most iconic characters, that origin had better be (*@#ing memorable. Look at Batman, for example. Or look at what Alan Moore did for the Joker in The Killing Joke. The origin should resonate for the reader.
In Origin, the story kind of lands with a dull thump.
Oh, it's not terrible. The authors clearly tried. They just weren't up to the task, that's all. And so they've created an utterly forgettable, inconsequential, run-of-the-mill...
I'm sorry, what were we talking about again?
Oh yeah. Origin. Sorry, I nodded off.
In a fractional system, Origin would get a 1.8 from me. At best, it was kind of cheesy. I mean, when you've got your character running and howling with wolves, it's a pretty good sign that you're in way over your head...unless you're a really, really good writer. Which these guys aren't. And maybe it was a warning sign that there were three writers on this turkey.
Hmm...if they'd had Wolverine running and gobbling with turkeys...now, that would have been memorable! :D
PS - the claws looked stupid to me. Claws should look like claws, not unicorn horns!
If you're going to try to create an origin for one of your most iconic characters, that origin had better be (*@#ing memorable. Look at Batman, for example. Or look at what Alan Moore did for the Joker in The Killing Joke. The origin should resonate for the reader.
In Origin, the story kind of lands with a dull thump.
Oh, it's not terrible. The authors clearly tried. They just weren't up to the task, that's all. And so they've created an utterly forgettable, inconsequential, run-of-the-mill...
I'm sorry, what were we talking about again?
Oh yeah. Origin. Sorry, I nodded off.
In a fractional system, Origin would get a 1.8 from me. At best, it was kind of cheesy. I mean, when you've got your character running and howling with wolves, it's a pretty good sign that you're in way over your head...unless you're a really, really good writer. Which these guys aren't. And maybe it was a warning sign that there were three writers on this turkey.
Hmm...if they'd had Wolverine running and gobbling with turkeys...now, that would have been memorable! :D
PS - the claws looked stupid to me. Claws should look like claws, not unicorn horns!
January 25, 2022
Всички суперлативи, които прочетох за тази графична новела се оправдаха - зверски добър сценарий на Пол Дженкинс, дал някои отговори, но оставил и доста въпроси отворени за въбражението на читателя, точно както трябва да бъде. Артът на Анди Кюбърт, новаторски за времето си - директно оцветяване на моливните рисунки, без да са минати с туш - предизвика смесени чувства у мен - някои панели много ме радваха, други - леко ме придразваха. Виж кориците на броевете, дело на тандема Джо Кесада / Ричард Айзъноув са трепач!
May 31, 2020
Es difícil juzgar este libro por varias razones, principalmente porque es difícil estar a la altura de lo que supone develar el origen de un personaje tan importante, y además porque acá no se revela casi nada, más bien se plantean más dudas.
Si dejamos de lado toda esa carga que tiene, podemos encontrarnos entonces con una muy buena lectura, llena de emociones e interesantes vueltas de tuerca. Para empezar el juego inicial respecto a cuál de los dos niños es el correcto (bien manejado desde el guion).
Es una historia trágica para todos los personajes, principalmente porque sufren las decisiones tomadas y son castigados por eso; no se juega con las simples nociones de bien y mal (por más que al principio pueda parecer que sí), sino que todos son culpables de algo y castigados por eso.
No sé si alguno de estos personajes volvió más adelante, pero ojalá que no porque son bastante interesantes como para arruinarlos con sucesivas e innecesarias apariciones.
A destacar también el dibujo de Andy Kubert y el color de Richard Isanove sobre los mismos lápices, que le da una imagen pictórica ideal para un relato de época.
Si dejamos de lado toda esa carga que tiene, podemos encontrarnos entonces con una muy buena lectura, llena de emociones e interesantes vueltas de tuerca. Para empezar el juego inicial respecto a cuál de los dos niños es el correcto (bien manejado desde el guion).
Es una historia trágica para todos los personajes, principalmente porque sufren las decisiones tomadas y son castigados por eso; no se juega con las simples nociones de bien y mal (por más que al principio pueda parecer que sí), sino que todos son culpables de algo y castigados por eso.
No sé si alguno de estos personajes volvió más adelante, pero ojalá que no porque son bastante interesantes como para arruinarlos con sucesivas e innecesarias apariciones.
A destacar también el dibujo de Andy Kubert y el color de Richard Isanove sobre los mismos lápices, que le da una imagen pictórica ideal para un relato de época.
September 21, 2022
Nothing like trying to deliver one of the most taboo stories in the history of Marvel comics: an origin story for Wolverine. While the idea in itself isn't bad, it simply had too much to live up to and this creative team couldn't get the execution right.
There are some neat ideas sprinkled across this graphic novel but its style was never really going to take off in my books. There was a subtle dullness that kept on striking me down as I move forward with the narrative. The art style didn't help either but did give this story its own personality, something akin to reading an Oliver Twist story, you know?
There are some neat ideas sprinkled across this graphic novel but its style was never really going to take off in my books. There was a subtle dullness that kept on striking me down as I move forward with the narrative. The art style didn't help either but did give this story its own personality, something akin to reading an Oliver Twist story, you know?
October 30, 2021
Magnifique BD, même collection que celle de Thanos que j’ai critiqué récemment pour ceux qui me suivent. Cette fois-ci les origines de Wolveine. Très bien fait, on est plus dans le drame tragique que dans l’action donc cela ne plaira sans doute pas à tout le monde, mais les fans de Wolverine, intéressé par ses origines devraient appréciés. Personnellement, j’ai vraiment adoré!
April 9, 2025
Really enjoyed this one! I’ve watched the movie of wolverines origin but it’s taken me a while to get round to this but I’m happy I finally did. This was a really well told story and was interesting to see where wolverine came from and along with great art makes this a worthwhile read.
December 24, 2018
James Howlett
Here’s the thing. When getting into a character, I always say start with the origin story then go wherever you want. This way you get a good sense of the character’s full personality, important character defining moments, context for relationships between supporting characters ect. But this story is interesting because it takes place before and away from all the characters that Wolverine is usually associated with. All in all this book was disappointing. Not terrible but not great at all. A very slow paced tale of how James Howlett grew up and some of the nice and shitty people he did so with. Slow pacing isn’t a bad thing, in fact sometimes it fleshes the story out more. But damn was this slow. One thing to remember throughout this entire review is that I didn’t hate this book. I just have more things to complain about than I do to praise.
I think for the 1st 2 issues I was bored out my mind. I just didn’t feel connected to the characters or anything that was happening. Basically there is one family dick measuring with everyone else. When lower people get fed up with that, catastrophe ensues and the story gets really dark really fast. Rose and James or “Logan” are the 2 mains that propel the story and to be COMPLETELY honest were slightly boring characters. They weren’t as compelling as they needed to be. Rose is your cliched damsel in distress who friend zones the main dude. Of course she is sexualized for no reason (very blatantly by the way holy shit). Even though she narrates the book she didn’t humanize James or herself enough. All she really did is give brief descriptions of how much James changes throughout the years and how life has changed in the work camp they settle in. James Howlett himself barely has any dialogue. Thats right. This is probably my biggest issue with the book. Weak characterization. Without interesting characters how can we get invested into the story. I eventually did fall into the story but that was past the halfway point. Some of the supporting characters like Smitty were good editions though. He added another layer to the otherwise surface level story.
I can’t stress it enough that the execution of this massive story seemed so dry to me. I don’t want to. I wanted to love this book, but I couldn’t. Too many things pissed me off for me to say I had a good time reading it. Besides the mostly uninteresting characters and cliched story/character writing there was stuff like the book’s conception of time. In just two or 3 years James Howlett grew into a full fledged man and Rose grew up to be an adult?! At least I think she was. But that would mean this book was spread out for over like 10 or 15 years. Because another character named Dog grew up to be an adult in an unspecific period of time as well. I don’t need the story to blow smoke up my ass and cross the street for me, but at least give me a better conception of time passing than this. The way that James got his eventual new name, Logan was really.......odd and kinda of messed up. Being called by the name of somebody who hurt you and your family in the worst possible way isn’t morally right. Why Jenkins decided that was a good way for James to get that name, I have no idea why. I really don’t. One more nitpick and then I’ll mention 2 more things I liked. There are 2 scenes in this book that are very poorly rendered. One involves a giant cave in at the work camp the story takes place in. It’s almost like Jenkins forgot where all the characters were in this scene and just wrote it anyway. You’ll know what I’m talking about when you read it. The other one was a death scene at the end. If you didn’t sit and stare at the panel for a few seconds like I did, you probably wont know how the shit went down. It’s one very poorly drawn panel that messed this scene up. No other way to say it.
By the end I eventually felt something. One smidge of emotion. The last 2 pages I loved. Very well done. If only I cared about the characters more. It wouldn’t haven’t felt slightly wasted. The art is in all respects is great. Very lush and thick colours that complement light penciling.
All in all I really wanted to like this book more than I did. Hate my opinion but I’m not shaking from it. There was some light entertainment, a great emotional moment at the end, and some great art. Everything else I just couldn’t get behind. The characters were pretty cliched and flat (even the title character), pacing did not work, and the story just wasn’t that interesting. Again I didn’t hate it but I do not think this is a memorable enough story for it to be THE definitive origin. Like not even close Letter Grade: (C-)
Here’s the thing. When getting into a character, I always say start with the origin story then go wherever you want. This way you get a good sense of the character’s full personality, important character defining moments, context for relationships between supporting characters ect. But this story is interesting because it takes place before and away from all the characters that Wolverine is usually associated with. All in all this book was disappointing. Not terrible but not great at all. A very slow paced tale of how James Howlett grew up and some of the nice and shitty people he did so with. Slow pacing isn’t a bad thing, in fact sometimes it fleshes the story out more. But damn was this slow. One thing to remember throughout this entire review is that I didn’t hate this book. I just have more things to complain about than I do to praise.
I think for the 1st 2 issues I was bored out my mind. I just didn’t feel connected to the characters or anything that was happening. Basically there is one family dick measuring with everyone else. When lower people get fed up with that, catastrophe ensues and the story gets really dark really fast. Rose and James or “Logan” are the 2 mains that propel the story and to be COMPLETELY honest were slightly boring characters. They weren’t as compelling as they needed to be. Rose is your cliched damsel in distress who friend zones the main dude. Of course she is sexualized for no reason (very blatantly by the way holy shit). Even though she narrates the book she didn’t humanize James or herself enough. All she really did is give brief descriptions of how much James changes throughout the years and how life has changed in the work camp they settle in. James Howlett himself barely has any dialogue. Thats right. This is probably my biggest issue with the book. Weak characterization. Without interesting characters how can we get invested into the story. I eventually did fall into the story but that was past the halfway point. Some of the supporting characters like Smitty were good editions though. He added another layer to the otherwise surface level story.
I can’t stress it enough that the execution of this massive story seemed so dry to me. I don’t want to. I wanted to love this book, but I couldn’t. Too many things pissed me off for me to say I had a good time reading it. Besides the mostly uninteresting characters and cliched story/character writing there was stuff like the book’s conception of time. In just two or 3 years James Howlett grew into a full fledged man and Rose grew up to be an adult?! At least I think she was. But that would mean this book was spread out for over like 10 or 15 years. Because another character named Dog grew up to be an adult in an unspecific period of time as well. I don’t need the story to blow smoke up my ass and cross the street for me, but at least give me a better conception of time passing than this. The way that James got his eventual new name, Logan was really.......odd and kinda of messed up. Being called by the name of somebody who hurt you and your family in the worst possible way isn’t morally right. Why Jenkins decided that was a good way for James to get that name, I have no idea why. I really don’t. One more nitpick and then I’ll mention 2 more things I liked. There are 2 scenes in this book that are very poorly rendered. One involves a giant cave in at the work camp the story takes place in. It’s almost like Jenkins forgot where all the characters were in this scene and just wrote it anyway. You’ll know what I’m talking about when you read it. The other one was a death scene at the end. If you didn’t sit and stare at the panel for a few seconds like I did, you probably wont know how the shit went down. It’s one very poorly drawn panel that messed this scene up. No other way to say it.
By the end I eventually felt something. One smidge of emotion. The last 2 pages I loved. Very well done. If only I cared about the characters more. It wouldn’t haven’t felt slightly wasted. The art is in all respects is great. Very lush and thick colours that complement light penciling.
All in all I really wanted to like this book more than I did. Hate my opinion but I’m not shaking from it. There was some light entertainment, a great emotional moment at the end, and some great art. Everything else I just couldn’t get behind. The characters were pretty cliched and flat (even the title character), pacing did not work, and the story just wasn’t that interesting. Again I didn’t hate it but I do not think this is a memorable enough story for it to be THE definitive origin. Like not even close Letter Grade: (C-)
March 2, 2022
Росомохата/Върколак е един от малкото супергерои, които харесвам. Този комикс, описващ генезиса му, е наистина много интересен и добре нарисуван. Избегнали са туша, за да придадат един по-исторически облик на историята и го правят съвсем успешно.
Самата история е добре написана, има няколко "изненади" и добър финал.
П.П. Единствената ми забележка е към художника, който незнайно защо е решил, че ММА-клетка е подходяща за периода, който се развива комикса.
Самата история е добре написана, има няколко "изненади" и добър финал.
П.П. Единствената ми забележка е към художника, който незнайно защо е решил, че ММА-клетка е подходяща за периода, който се развива комикса.
May 5, 2025
Sets the mark for all Wolverine (W) stories. Will answer lots of questions for W fans; will bring up more questions for W fans that (I think) will be addressed in the future. I think that W fans everywhere will get a deeper understanding as to why W is such a complex character; this storyline will be revisited in the future(s) as we learn more about W.
January 10, 2019
NNAHHHHWWW!
March 11, 2024
Back in 2001 when the first of the six comics came out, I thought Wolverine's origin story would finally be revealed. I eagerly awaited each issue, anxious for the truth. As with any good origin story, some questions were answered, but many more were added. *Some spoilers ahead*
We are first introduced to Rose, a twelve-year-old orphan who is being brought up the Howlett estate to be a companion for the younger sickly James Howlett in the early 1900's. We meet James's father John and his grandfather, who are very unlike in temperament, with the older gentleman having made a fortune in copper ore in the Canadian mines. His mother, Elizabeth, is but a ghost in the mansion, shutting herself away after the death of her older son. Rose witnesses long slash marks across her back and is sworn to secrecy about these scars.
Rose and James, strike up a tenuous friendship with Dog Logan, the son of Thomas Logan, the drunken groundskeeper who lives on the outskirts of the estate. Thomas looks strikingly like what we know the adult Wolverine looks like, and his brutality towards his son starts to turn Dog into a cruel boy. Eventually, the friendship dissolves when the class differences become too wide and Dog tries to assault Rose and kills James's dog.
This prompts the Logan family to be kicked off the estate, with Thomas vowing revenge against the Howletts. Thomas sneaks up to take Elizabeth, confirming the hints of a relationship between the two. John comes in to save her, but Thomas kills him; with James, Rose and Dog witnessing the murder. James flies into a rage, with his claws emerging for the first time, and kills Thomas. His mother becomes unhinged screaming that this has happened before, and cradles Thomas in grief instead of her dead husband John. Rose and James escape, with Elizabeth then shooting herself, leaving Dog the only one left alive at the scene.
The grandfather rejects his surviving grandson sending him and Rose away and covering up the crime. The two eventually leave Alberta and travel to British Columbia and join a logging camp where they hope for some anonymity. Rose becomes a clerk in the office, while James grows physically as he gains strength as a logger, eventually earning the nickname Wolverine for his dogged persistence at the job. They masquerade as cousins and James takes on the name Logan, and the years go by.
Rose keeps a diary of what has happened, as Logan refuses to remember or talk about the tragedy. She and the kind foreman Smitty eventually fall in love and plan to marry and leave the camp. Rose worries about Logan, as he disappears into the woods for long periods, and worries about how he would cope without her stabilizing influence. As expected he does not take the news well, as he himself loves Rose. What happens next sets up the stage for the mysterious and continued tragic backstory of the Wolverine we know today.
This artwork in this story conveyed the darkness and foreboding of the family estate and later the rugged landscape of the logging camp and nearby wilderness. The panels were bordered by black, also continuing with the ominous color scheme. I did find the characters inconsistently drawn though, for the combination of pencil drawing and digital painting could take away from the precision that faces sometimes need. I particularly thought Elizabeth and Rose could veer between a realistic rendering and a grotesque caricature of their normally beautiful faces.
Questions remain: Was Thomas Logan the father of James and his older brother? Are James and Dog brothers then? What exactly happened to the older brother? Why did both brothers have this power? What more did the grandfather know? Who was Dog's mother? Is Dog Sabretooth? What happens to James/Logan/Wolverine in the intervening years after leaving the logging camp? Perhaps some of these questions are answered in Origin II (which I have not read yet) but I doubt it. Wolverine remains special for he is an enigma and his background remains murky. Kudos to the team who wrote this story for it just whetted our appetite for more.
This review can also be found on my blog: https://graphicnovelty2.com/2016/06/1...
We are first introduced to Rose, a twelve-year-old orphan who is being brought up the Howlett estate to be a companion for the younger sickly James Howlett in the early 1900's. We meet James's father John and his grandfather, who are very unlike in temperament, with the older gentleman having made a fortune in copper ore in the Canadian mines. His mother, Elizabeth, is but a ghost in the mansion, shutting herself away after the death of her older son. Rose witnesses long slash marks across her back and is sworn to secrecy about these scars.
Rose and James, strike up a tenuous friendship with Dog Logan, the son of Thomas Logan, the drunken groundskeeper who lives on the outskirts of the estate. Thomas looks strikingly like what we know the adult Wolverine looks like, and his brutality towards his son starts to turn Dog into a cruel boy. Eventually, the friendship dissolves when the class differences become too wide and Dog tries to assault Rose and kills James's dog.
This prompts the Logan family to be kicked off the estate, with Thomas vowing revenge against the Howletts. Thomas sneaks up to take Elizabeth, confirming the hints of a relationship between the two. John comes in to save her, but Thomas kills him; with James, Rose and Dog witnessing the murder. James flies into a rage, with his claws emerging for the first time, and kills Thomas. His mother becomes unhinged screaming that this has happened before, and cradles Thomas in grief instead of her dead husband John. Rose and James escape, with Elizabeth then shooting herself, leaving Dog the only one left alive at the scene.
The grandfather rejects his surviving grandson sending him and Rose away and covering up the crime. The two eventually leave Alberta and travel to British Columbia and join a logging camp where they hope for some anonymity. Rose becomes a clerk in the office, while James grows physically as he gains strength as a logger, eventually earning the nickname Wolverine for his dogged persistence at the job. They masquerade as cousins and James takes on the name Logan, and the years go by.
Rose keeps a diary of what has happened, as Logan refuses to remember or talk about the tragedy. She and the kind foreman Smitty eventually fall in love and plan to marry and leave the camp. Rose worries about Logan, as he disappears into the woods for long periods, and worries about how he would cope without her stabilizing influence. As expected he does not take the news well, as he himself loves Rose. What happens next sets up the stage for the mysterious and continued tragic backstory of the Wolverine we know today.
This artwork in this story conveyed the darkness and foreboding of the family estate and later the rugged landscape of the logging camp and nearby wilderness. The panels were bordered by black, also continuing with the ominous color scheme. I did find the characters inconsistently drawn though, for the combination of pencil drawing and digital painting could take away from the precision that faces sometimes need. I particularly thought Elizabeth and Rose could veer between a realistic rendering and a grotesque caricature of their normally beautiful faces.
Questions remain: Was Thomas Logan the father of James and his older brother? Are James and Dog brothers then? What exactly happened to the older brother? Why did both brothers have this power? What more did the grandfather know? Who was Dog's mother? Is Dog Sabretooth? What happens to James/Logan/Wolverine in the intervening years after leaving the logging camp? Perhaps some of these questions are answered in Origin II (which I have not read yet) but I doubt it. Wolverine remains special for he is an enigma and his background remains murky. Kudos to the team who wrote this story for it just whetted our appetite for more.
This review can also be found on my blog: https://graphicnovelty2.com/2016/06/1...
September 24, 2018
So the funny thing is that I apparently already knew many of the general plot beats of this story, thanks to the X-Men movies — which meant most of the intended “gasp! what!!!” reveals, which were meant to surprise readers, didn’t catch me off-guard.
The most interesting thing for me was reading the background material that went into the making-of Wolverine’s origin, particularly the behind-the-scenes emails trying to beef up the plot. I hadn’t actually known that it took that long for Marvel to come up with a background for one of their most iconic characters, nor that it was the impending movies that finally jumpstarted their doing it, in order to beat the films to the punch. As a result of his background in coming so much later than the character himself, his details do feel a bit shoehorned in or like they’re ticking off a checklist to get through his origin: his claws, a fetish for redheads and love triangles, a fascination with Japan, the name Logan, the name Wolverine, Sabretooth, check check check. Reading some of the long long process that went into the writers beating around this story and throwing things against the wall to see what sticks, you can get a sense for why they initially struggled.
And did it work? Sort of. It’s a tragic drama set against a mountainous Canadian backdrop and which evokes the Old West (the writers reference Mark Twain & Jack London, which seems apropos), and it’s all pretty fitting for Dark & Brooding Logan, Gruff But With A Heart Of Gold. The main thing that drives me honest-to-god bonkers — and which is in large part why I’m rating this so lowly — is superhero comics’ requisite fridging of a female love interest in order to drive his dark dark manly manpain. I mean, I’ve seen the movies, I know that that’s practically Wolverine’s #1 hallmark, but that doesn’t mean I’m not tired of it. I love character archetypes like his so much (I own Logan on Blu-Ray and I’ve seen it like five times and wept buckets every time), but I do wish we could all build them on different tropes going forward.
The most interesting thing for me was reading the background material that went into the making-of Wolverine’s origin, particularly the behind-the-scenes emails trying to beef up the plot. I hadn’t actually known that it took that long for Marvel to come up with a background for one of their most iconic characters, nor that it was the impending movies that finally jumpstarted their doing it, in order to beat the films to the punch. As a result of his background in coming so much later than the character himself, his details do feel a bit shoehorned in or like they’re ticking off a checklist to get through his origin: his claws, a fetish for redheads and love triangles, a fascination with Japan, the name Logan, the name Wolverine, Sabretooth, check check check. Reading some of the long long process that went into the writers beating around this story and throwing things against the wall to see what sticks, you can get a sense for why they initially struggled.
And did it work? Sort of. It’s a tragic drama set against a mountainous Canadian backdrop and which evokes the Old West (the writers reference Mark Twain & Jack London, which seems apropos), and it’s all pretty fitting for Dark & Brooding Logan, Gruff But With A Heart Of Gold. The main thing that drives me honest-to-god bonkers — and which is in large part why I’m rating this so lowly — is superhero comics’ requisite fridging of a female love interest in order to drive his dark dark manly manpain. I mean, I’ve seen the movies, I know that that’s practically Wolverine’s #1 hallmark, but that doesn’t mean I’m not tired of it. I love character archetypes like his so much (I own Logan on Blu-Ray and I’ve seen it like five times and wept buckets every time), but I do wish we could all build them on different tropes going forward.
April 3, 2025
It's not your enemies who hurt you, it's always your own people.
Set around 1883 or so, Wolverine: Origin finally reveals Logan’s past. I know many fans hated this because it erased the mystery surrounding him, and I get it—I was a bit bummed, too. But I devour every Wolverine story, and while some are forgettable, this one wasn’t boring. That said, on my second read, it wasn’t quite a five-star experience either.
I enjoyed the 19th-century setting (I’m a sucker for that era), and the story delivers a compelling mystery, especially for first-time readers piecing together who’s who. I even misremembered Dog as Sabretooth, which was a fun surprise to correct. It’s essentially Little House on the Prairie—but with Wolverine (I was a sucker for that too).
Young Logan starts off happy and oblivious to his family’s drama—until his mutation manifests and everything spirals into chaos (or deeper into it, since it was already a mess). The story unfolds through the diary of Rose, a girl sent to live at the Howlett estate and be Logan’s companion.
The artwork is stunning and adds an extra layer of depth—easily worth an extra star. It’s a solid read for Wolverine fans, but don’t expect a superhero origin full of action. This is a tragic, character-driven drama about a boy scarred by trauma.
Set around 1883 or so, Wolverine: Origin finally reveals Logan’s past. I know many fans hated this because it erased the mystery surrounding him, and I get it—I was a bit bummed, too. But I devour every Wolverine story, and while some are forgettable, this one wasn’t boring. That said, on my second read, it wasn’t quite a five-star experience either.
I enjoyed the 19th-century setting (I’m a sucker for that era), and the story delivers a compelling mystery, especially for first-time readers piecing together who’s who. I even misremembered Dog as Sabretooth, which was a fun surprise to correct. It’s essentially Little House on the Prairie—but with Wolverine (I was a sucker for that too).
Young Logan starts off happy and oblivious to his family’s drama—until his mutation manifests and everything spirals into chaos (or deeper into it, since it was already a mess). The story unfolds through the diary of Rose, a girl sent to live at the Howlett estate and be Logan’s companion.
The artwork is stunning and adds an extra layer of depth—easily worth an extra star. It’s a solid read for Wolverine fans, but don’t expect a superhero origin full of action. This is a tragic, character-driven drama about a boy scarred by trauma.
May 25, 2009
I just saw the movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which draws from this comic book. It reminded that I can't stand origin stories that are written ex post facto. Some characters have origins that are essential to appreciating them. Batman has an origin; he is his origin. The Hulk has an origin. Superman has an origin. Other characters do not and should not have origins. The mystery of their background is part of what defines them. Wolverine should not have an origin.
Origin: The True Story of Wolverine is a fine story with fine art. But in manufacturing explanations for things best left unexplained, it is the Highlander II of Wolverine stories.
Origin: The True Story of Wolverine is a fine story with fine art. But in manufacturing explanations for things best left unexplained, it is the Highlander II of Wolverine stories.
July 25, 2015
32nd book read in 2015.
Number 396 out of 460 on my all time book list.
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Number 396 out of 460 on my all time book list.
Follow the link below to see my video review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jidAY...
July 3, 2023
Me gusto bastante, estuvo muy entretenido, pero si fue bastante simple, conocemos la historia de Wolverine, no hay mucho más
March 18, 2017
English (but not so good) / Italiano
The first time I read this story I didn’t know what to expect, origins are a very important part on every superhero curriculum, and here we’ve a marvellous fresco about the “birth” of one of the most famous characters from House of Ideas.
No X-Men, no tights, no long and troubled life behind, but the air of mystery doesn’t fail… after all we’re always talking about Wolverine's past. Furthermore, explains where some recurrent words related to him come from.
James Howlett is a frail and poorly child, with a pair of peers form a colorful trio on background of a setting that - aided by pictorial illustrations - seems come from Jane Austen books. Rose is cute and polite meantime Dog has a more undisciplined nature (and a rough father). These two will be fundamental in the growth and evolution of our protagonist before, during and after the family tragedy. A drama that marks the end of their friendship besides to several lives, the appear of an anomaly that repeats, and then: the escape.
In one of that Godforsaken place, Rose and James, now named Logan (just as the Dog’s father) to hide his identity, take refuge and try to rebuild a life. A difficult existence among tough people, further complicated because of the cook Malone behaviour and the instincts dictated by the untamed nature of the boy that seek to emerge. And yet, the two seem to be able to complete their project despite adversity, at least Rose, but… “Who let the Dog out?” The old friend now enemy returns, sign the accident end of Rose’s life, with her the end of this sad story, and now the wild beast is out - one side of the character that Wolverine fans know well.
Italiano
La prima volta che ho letto questa storia non sapevo cosa aspettarmi, le origini sono una voce davvero importante sul curriculum di ogni supereroe, e qui abbiamo un meraviglioso affresco sulla “nascita” di uno dei personaggi più famosi della Casa delle Idee.
Niente X-Men, niente calzamaglia, niente lunga vita travagliata alle spalle, ma l’aria di mistero non manca… dopotutto stiamo pur sempre parlando del passato di Wolverine. Inoltre, spiega da dove vengano alcuni termini ricorrenti a lui legati.
James Howlett è un bambino fragile e malaticcio, con una coppia di coetanei forma un terzetto variopinto sullo sfondo di un’ambientazione che - coadiuvata dalle pittoriche illustrazioni - sembra uscita dai libri di Jane Austen. Rose è dolce ed educata mentre Dog ha un’indole più indisciplinata (e un padre manesco). I due saranno fondamentali nella crescita ed evoluzione del nostro protagonista prima, durante e dopo la tragedia familiare. Un dramma che segna la fine della loro amicizia oltre a quella di diverse vite, il manifestarsi di un’anomalia che si ripete, e poi: la fuga.
In uno di quei posti dimenticati da Dio, Rose e James, ora chiamato Logan (proprio come il padre di Dog) per nasconderne l’identità, si rifugiano e cercano di rifarsi una vita. Un’esistenza difficile fra gente dura, complicata ulteriormente dalla condotta del cuoco Malone e dagli istinti dettati dalla natura selvaggia del ragazzo che cerca di emergere. Eppure, i due sembrano riuscire a realizzare il loro progetto nonostante le avversità, quantomeno Rose, ma… “Who let the Dog out?” Il ritorno del vecchio amico ora nemico, segna la fine accidentale della vita di Rose, insieme a lei la fine di questa triste storia, e ora la belva è uscita - un lato del personaggio che i fan di Wolverine conoscono bene.
The first time I read this story I didn’t know what to expect, origins are a very important part on every superhero curriculum, and here we’ve a marvellous fresco about the “birth” of one of the most famous characters from House of Ideas.
No X-Men, no tights, no long and troubled life behind, but the air of mystery doesn’t fail… after all we’re always talking about Wolverine's past. Furthermore, explains where some recurrent words related to him come from.
James Howlett is a frail and poorly child, with a pair of peers form a colorful trio on background of a setting that - aided by pictorial illustrations - seems come from Jane Austen books. Rose is cute and polite meantime Dog has a more undisciplined nature (and a rough father). These two will be fundamental in the growth and evolution of our protagonist before, during and after the family tragedy. A drama that marks the end of their friendship besides to several lives, the appear of an anomaly that repeats, and then: the escape.
In one of that Godforsaken place, Rose and James, now named Logan (just as the Dog’s father) to hide his identity, take refuge and try to rebuild a life. A difficult existence among tough people, further complicated because of the cook Malone behaviour and the instincts dictated by the untamed nature of the boy that seek to emerge. And yet, the two seem to be able to complete their project despite adversity, at least Rose, but… “Who let the Dog out?” The old friend now enemy returns, sign the accident end of Rose’s life, with her the end of this sad story, and now the wild beast is out - one side of the character that Wolverine fans know well.
Italiano
La prima volta che ho letto questa storia non sapevo cosa aspettarmi, le origini sono una voce davvero importante sul curriculum di ogni supereroe, e qui abbiamo un meraviglioso affresco sulla “nascita” di uno dei personaggi più famosi della Casa delle Idee.
Niente X-Men, niente calzamaglia, niente lunga vita travagliata alle spalle, ma l’aria di mistero non manca… dopotutto stiamo pur sempre parlando del passato di Wolverine. Inoltre, spiega da dove vengano alcuni termini ricorrenti a lui legati.
James Howlett è un bambino fragile e malaticcio, con una coppia di coetanei forma un terzetto variopinto sullo sfondo di un’ambientazione che - coadiuvata dalle pittoriche illustrazioni - sembra uscita dai libri di Jane Austen. Rose è dolce ed educata mentre Dog ha un’indole più indisciplinata (e un padre manesco). I due saranno fondamentali nella crescita ed evoluzione del nostro protagonista prima, durante e dopo la tragedia familiare. Un dramma che segna la fine della loro amicizia oltre a quella di diverse vite, il manifestarsi di un’anomalia che si ripete, e poi: la fuga.
In uno di quei posti dimenticati da Dio, Rose e James, ora chiamato Logan (proprio come il padre di Dog) per nasconderne l’identità, si rifugiano e cercano di rifarsi una vita. Un’esistenza difficile fra gente dura, complicata ulteriormente dalla condotta del cuoco Malone e dagli istinti dettati dalla natura selvaggia del ragazzo che cerca di emergere. Eppure, i due sembrano riuscire a realizzare il loro progetto nonostante le avversità, quantomeno Rose, ma… “Who let the Dog out?” Il ritorno del vecchio amico ora nemico, segna la fine accidentale della vita di Rose, insieme a lei la fine di questa triste storia, e ora la belva è uscita - un lato del personaggio che i fan di Wolverine conoscono bene.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 7, 2022
Най-популярният сред мутантите на “Marvel” отново застава начело във „Върколак: Началото“ – 36-ти том от Върховната колекция графични романи. Излязлата първоначално през 2001 г. минипоредица в шест части (всички от които са поместени в това издание) разкрива една от големите мистерии в историята на Х-Мен – кой всъщност е бил Лоугън преди програмата „Оръжие Х“. Прочетете ревюто на "Книжни Криле": https://knijnikrile.wordpress.com/202...
February 24, 2009
I read this when it first came out in 2002 but with the new X-Men movie coming out soon, I felt it's time to re-read this.
I saw a new preview where it appears as if they are going to make Sabertooth and Wolverine brothers.
http://www.worstpreviews.com/trailer....
That isn't in the book, or at least I don't remember it. Something that big, I think I'd remember it. But I have to re-read it to make sure.
I saw a new preview where it appears as if they are going to make Sabertooth and Wolverine brothers.
http://www.worstpreviews.com/trailer....
That isn't in the book, or at least I don't remember it. Something that big, I think I'd remember it. But I have to re-read it to make sure.
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