World Famous Comics: X-Men: Codename Wolverine (X-Men)
X-Men: Codename Wolverine (X-Men)
By: Christopher Golden Publisher: Berkley Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Berkley Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 336 Publication Date: May 01, 2000
Book Description: Wolverine. Sabretooth. Silver Fox. Wraith. Maverick. Together, they were Team X, the best covert-ops team NATO had to offer. But a mission to retrieve a disk from a pair of Soviet agents proved to be more trouble than they bargained for. A Soviet agent codenamed the Black Widow, a mutant Interpol agent named Sean Cassidy, and shape-changing freelance spy Mystique were all after the disk as well. Years later, Wolverine is a valued member of the uncanny X-Men. The Black Widow is now a respected American super hero. Cassidy is mentor to the next generation of young mutants. Mystique and Sabretooth are reluctant members of
X-Factor, the government strike force. Wraith is still a covert-ops agent. Silver Fox is dead, and Maverick is dying of the Legacy Virus. Each of them is kidnapped, one by one--starting with Sabretooth, by far the deadliest member of the former Team X. Wolverine must uncover the terrible secret from that old mission--a secret that has remained hidden for years, and could spell death for all of them!
Adds depth to one of Marvel's greatest characters! Wolverine has always been and will likely be one of Marvel's most popular characters. But, Golden adds a new depth to the background and persona of the lovable hairy mutant. A great deal of the book is flashback to Wolverine's espionage days and those flashbacks lend an insight that has been lacking in the character's development.
Pretty slow After reading Golden's great 'Predator's Smile' Daredevil novel, I was excited to see what he would do with Wolverine. While not a bad book, the pacing is slow and the action is kind of far between for a Wolverine tale. All the characters seemed a little too two dimensional unlike 'Predator' which brought out the best in all the cast. While I hate to do this, as I am a Golden fan, you should pass on this one and read 'Predator'. (If you like DD anyway)
This was so ZZZZZZZZZ! BORING! I got half way threw the book and I was falling asleep. There is no action or adventure in this book and I suggest not buying it. It is a waist of time and money. Go by the old saying and "DON'T JUDGE THE BOOK BY IT'S COVER!"
Great Story, Would Love to see it in a comic form though!! This is a great story of Wolverine and the rest of the project X team. It was very well written, but I'm a comic lover and I love to see the beautiful artwork that most illustrators come out with. I think this story would be great if it were in a comic form, what can I say I love pictures!!
wolverine slashes his way into novels After reading Codename Wolverine, Ithought this made great movie material.The idea of Wolverine and Mystique teaming up to save Sabretooth makes forsome high stakes action. But there's more to this story than saving Sabre's skin. Once they find out the strange circumstances behind Victor's kid-napping, things start to get really wild. The "now" segments have Loganand Mystique trying to uncover the truth behind Victor's kidnapping, along with finding out that Black Widow, Maverick, and Banshee have also been taken .They find a lot of trouble in the process. The "then" segments take you back to Logan's days with Team X.The action is definitely fast paced,and the alternation from now to then and back will keep you guessing and wandering what's going on. The ending revelation and action bring things to a cooling end, letting you relax to know that Wolverine has won again,and yes, he's pulled Sabretooth's fat outta the fire. This really does sound like a good movie. A great read, too.
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