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Origin: The True Story of Wolverine

Origin: The True Story of Wolverine

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: AWESOME!
Review: im a huge wolverine fan and i had to get this book right when it came out. let me tell you, it was worth every penny that was paid for it. IT'S AWESOME!! it tells how james howlett (wolverine) came to be who he is now, when his claws first came out, the deaths of his loved ones, one by one, and tons more! if you are pondering whether to buy this or not, ponder no more. Buy It!
thank you for your time.

p.s. ultimate spider-man rules.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Awesome.
Review: I was lucky because I got this book.
It was a very beautiful drawings.
And very sad story.
It was awesome.
I felt that I was watching the movie.
This book have not lots of battle scene like a usual X-Men's.
However this is a book with the value to see.
I recommend it. Really I do.

Sorry for my poor English.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: how could you not like it
Review: After I don't know how many years, Marvel decided to take a big risk and reveal the origin of one of its most popular characters (if not their most popular character), Wolverine. It was a big risk because part of what makes Wolverine so popular is the mystery of who he is--his past. Jemas and crew did a great job here. It's a great story and the artwork is brilliant. Yes, it seems like just the first chapter in Logan's life, so I look forward to more like it. Jemas took one of their great characters and really filled it out. I include this book in my masterpieces of literature.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Ho-Hum
Review: So...Wolverine is rich. Big deal.

I'm sure this will come up somewhere in the present run eventually. Logan (`scuse me...James Howlett) will discover this forgotten corner of his past, will reclaim his land, and we'll be treated to the Marvel version of `King Ralph.' Logan bossing around servants, tracking mud on the carpet, etc.

The art is superb and the first clever twist, where we learn which of the characters is the future Wolverine, is pretty good. But every issue (or chapter) after this is just filler. Nothing much important happens.

I'm kind've disappointed too in that the creators gave Wolverine such a hoighty-toighty background, and made him a bit of a...well, a poser, who develops his own tough guy persona from observing a bunch of miners. It doesn't really fit. Wolverine has always been a self-made man, but now I can't help but think this story has undermined his appeal and short-sheeted his mythos. Its like finding out Captain America was born and raised in Paris.

And for what was touted to be the definitive Wolverine origin, we're left with more questions than before. How does he wind up working for the Canadians? Whatever happened to Grandpa?

Eh..

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Top of the comics
Review: This comic has been done in a way that I don't think of it as a comic. From the first chapter on I got sucked right into it. There is quite an introduction of characters and plenty of character development, particularly with Wolverine in chapter two and on. And make no mistake that this feels painstakingly real with beatings at first to the love of a woman in the end. The culture is also very, very well done, with the type of work to be done to the accents used. The time setting is quite a ways back you'd figure, too, it being around the beginning of the 1900's (yeah, I know).
Surprises are given as well. First you try to figure out who Wolverine is. Then, you see quite a few things that have an influence on our Logan that will be appropriate whether they are sad or happy.
The credits belong to Paul Jenkins, Bill Jemas, Joe Quesada, Andy Kubert, and Richard Isanove for story and illustration. Both the story and illustrations make it feel more cinematic and old which is necessary for this story to work the way it does. It is a job well done. I appreciate it with the utmost respect.
After having read it, I would like to see more after the incident in the last chapter. However, I think it ended well, giving a mystery as to what happens next to Logan, leaving us to think of what just happened. I can't help but look back at the start of the story and see what a drastic change Logan has gone through, too.
I am excited about this story because it's become my favorite of the comic-verse. I've been more of a Spider-Man fan, but I've always loved and appreciated X-Men. When I first heard of this project, I didn't even bother to see if it would be any good. Instead, I just bought it right off the bat, and it is my favorite to this day. Wolverine sure is an interesting character.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Doesn't quite live up to the hype, but still a good read
Review: Collecting the smash hit six issue mini series; Origin tells the never before told story on everyone's favorite X-Man and the beginning of his mysterious past. We learn that young James Howlett's (yes folks, his real name isn't Logan afterall) life has been tragedy filled since his birth, and as he ages we are led to read between the lines of some family secrets. The story by current Marvel heads Bill Jemas and Joe Quesadatries to weave various connections between this timeline and current X-Men storylines (such as Logan's apparent admiration for redheads, his connection to a very large, almost animal like man, both of whom share similar attributes..., and the fact that his claws have always been bone, a fact made in the X-Men: Fatal Attractions storyline from years ago when Magneto ripped out all of Wolvie's adamantium) and manages to succeed for the most part, but the art by Andy Kubert and Richard Isanove is reason enough to buy the book alone. The only real problem with Origin is that the climax and conclusion leave you wanting so much more, and the way it ends just tells you that there is so much more story to tell. A sequel is rumored to be in the works, and I for one can't wait long enough for it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Cloud Lifted
Review: After years of watching the X-Men cartoons and having an ongoing fascination with Wolverine, I recently took up to reading the actual comics from the New X-Men, Ultimate X-Men and the newer Uncanny X-Men. I realized there was so much more to Wolverine, but the comics never revealed much. I found Origin in a bookstore and bought it. This book goes BEYOND anything I could have thought for Wolverine's life. It goes from his childhood to early adulthood and the way his mutation came into being. The artwork is FANTASTIC and the story is so well written that you become a little emotionally attached and feel Logan's pain and confusion and the way he copes. I SERIOUSLY recommend this book if you are interested in the early life of Wolverine. I can't wait to see more from this wonderful collaboration of artists and writers and hope more comes soon.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: very good, but...
Review: The comic is very good, but there's still some pieces missing.
First of, the true full date of wolverine,day of birth!
I mean you dont know the exact year the story starts of. All we know is, he's born after 1885. So he's not 150 years old but he is over 100 years old. thats the only thing, that frustrated me. Other then that, it's a must buy, for any marvel fan.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great Story for a Long Time Fan
Review: I've been reading comics for the past 15 years. I am not a diehard fan of X-men, but occasionally they have had some good plot lines.

I found Origin to be a great story, even though it was a bit inconsistent with previous glimpses into Wolverines past. If nothing else, it did show where Wolverine developed his taste for redheads.

If you are a long time reader of X-men/Wolverine, then the story will take you to exactly the point where your prior knowledge fell off.

The artwork was excellent and really gave the story an old world feel. You really felt transported to the era of Wolverine's birth. All in all, I found it well worth the money.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: bring me more!!!
Review: This book tells of the first, maybe, twenty years of Wolverine's life. Wolverine is, like, 150 years old, so we're still missing approximately 100 years of his life. Please Fill in the gaps Marvel! also, it left me with some questions, like what happened to wolverine's brother and where did the scar's on Mrs Howlett's side come from? They almost look like Wolverine's claws but they couldn't possibly be his because he didn't know how to unsheath them yet. Give us more info!!!


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