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Product Description: Collecting the best-selling - and controversial - romantic period piece that defied industry expectations and pulled back the curtain on Wolverine's mysterious past! At long last, all is revealed about the incredible forces that molded the world's most perfect killing machine with a heart as big as the great outdoors. Collects Wolverine: Origin #1-6
One of the best graphic novels I've ever read... If you're anything like me, your favorite part of the Wolverine movie was its first five minutes. Something about seeing a young Wolverine on that old, Canadian estate was just... awesome. It felt surreal, romantically gothic in nature, almost like a companion piece to Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein."
The same can be said of this book, except take that feeling and amplify it tenfold. This book really focuses on that era of Logan's life, but also expands it, fills it in, and explains things a little better. The movie intro felt a little rushed and confusing. This book gives Wolverine's youth justice, and proves to be more entertaining than any other X-men story I can remember.
If you're all about the spandex and action scenes, this book may not be for you. It's really just a story about people trying to hide from their past and make a new start. It's a beautiful tale, really, and I'd say it fits Logan perfectly. You just have to be a bit open minded.
5 stars. I wish THIS had been the movie. Hugh Jackman is great, but I prefer this moving story any day.
Start your Wolverine Collection here If you have any interest in learning about Wolverine's past, this is a good place to start. According to Marvel this is the Wolverine Origin story timeline:
[*]Wolverine by Miller & Claremont TPB/HC #1-4 Uncanny X-Men #172-173 [*]Weapon X TPB/HC Marvel Comics Presents #72-84 Origin TPB/HC Wolverine: Origin #1-6 Wolverine: Origins and Endings TPB #36-40 House of M #8 preceeds Wolverine: Origins Wolverine: Origins Vol. 1: Born in Blood TPB Wolverine: Origins #1-5 Wolverine: Origins Vol. 2: Savior TPB Wolverine: Origins #6-10 Wolverine: Origins Vol. 3: Swift and Terrible TPB Wolverine: Origins #11-15 Wolverine: Origins Vol. 4: Our War TPB Wolverine: Origins #16-20 [] Wolverine: Origins Vol. 5: Deadpool TPB Wolverine: Origins #21-27 []
*Can be collected in Wolverine Omnibus 1, except for the Uncanny X-Men issues
The first part of the book, Parts I-III, take place on the Howlett Estate in Canada, this is where you meet a young boy who would later grow up to become Wolverine. The second part of the book, Parts IV-VI take place in the Canadian Wilderness. This is where young James truly becomes a man, one who would be called the 'Wolverine'. Ingenious concept for a back-story on Marvel's most popular character. Well done and the setting of the turn of the century really makes it tick. You will also get the backstory on another famous character although his name is never mentioned but you can easily figure out who he becomes. He has a much different nickname here but it shouldn't fool anyone.
Included in this collection are thoughts and notes from everyone involved in its production. There are emails detailing early story concepts such as the original setting for the Howlett Estate. The names of characters, etc. were also different, it is very interesting to see how the story was first conceived. There are also a number of sketches for various pages included in the back, always cool to have.
For the price and importance of the story this is a no-brainer. Any comic book fan would be smart to add this piece of Wolverine history to his or her collection. Anyone should be able to afford this great book and it is well worth the money. Highest Recommendation possible and a Must-Have for all Marvel, Wolverine and comic book fans!
Better than the movie. But don't expect anything extra ordinary. I am not sure many of you will feel the same way I did, but here a honest review.
I thought the movie was average at best. The book took a better angle towards giving you something that fit better into the the X-men/ marvel universe. The art and visual representation was fantastic. However, the story lined left much to be desired. Least it average at least.
The story is filled with many plot holes and lose ends. I don't think it will satisfy long time Wolverine fans (those going 20+ years). It really doesn't give you anything to really wrap your mind around. They don't really answer many questions. In some ways they even create more confusion about who/ what/ and why wolverine is.
The storyline alludes to some interesting plot points and subtext but never confirms them. Only a loose interpretation of the story will give you any type of answer to all the dysfunction/mystery behind Wolverine's family history.
For all that the movie lacks, there is a bit (very little) of overlap into the graphic novel about Wolverine childhood and the origins of his birth. The Movie was able to give us move in just the few scenes in the beginning of the movie about his blood line than the graphic novel was able to give in its entirety.
Read the book to at least say you read it. Any Wolverine fan will have to. But don't set you hope too high. That way you can just enjoy for what it is; a great looking novel. And not be let down but what it isn't.
Interesting A good story. Somewhat predictable here and there, but I'd suggest it for any level of Wolverine fan. The main interesting thing is seeing how Wolverine starts to embrace his demons bit by bit.
Stellar Origin Story Like many others, I grew up as a Marvel comics fan in the early 90's as Jim Lee became famous and Marvel animated series like X-Men and Spider-man were on TV. Like most teenage boys, Wolverine was quickly a favorite character. After being away from modern comics for awhile, I was surprised that I missed such a big event like Wolverine's origin, and even more surprised that Marvel decided to tell it. While I imagine a big part of it was a lull in the comic industry, i'm glad that it was something they decided to approach. With the Wolverine movie, I finally decided that this was a must read now that I could actually afford to purchase graphic novels.
With the amount of anticipation and criticism that must follow such an undertaking, I think they pulled it off tremendously. While there are some missing pieces of the story that could have been elaborated on, the story itself is everything I hoped. It's gripping, shocking, and painful to read as we see how Wolverine became the man that everyone knows without making the character's beginnings look too forced. It ties together a lot of the reasons how we know Wolverine as we do now (the look, the mannerisms, the attractions) and raises a few questions as to how certain people in the past play a role in his future without creating too many retcons.
I understand why some may feel that Wolverine's origin should be left a mystery, as it adds something to the character. But after this long, I think stringing readers along with minor stories and misinformation is enough. It's not perfect, but it's definitely what I was looking for. The discussions and early scripts included in this book are also a great look at the brainstorming that goes into such an endeavor. I highly recommend this as a comic fan or someone looking forward to the movie and seeing how it was done in the comics.
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