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Summary: This is not just a comic but, a masterpiece of Literature
Review: This is a far cry from your normal comic. This is the true story of wolverine, a story that was claimed to have the ability to break Marvel and one of it's greatest characters Wolverine.The story is told superbly well. The characters are thought out with percise realilism, just as if this story had really happened. The anger, the sadness, joy, every emotion that the characters experience makes you feel for them especially Logan! This story is a coming of age story. The tragedies, hardships, and pain Logan goes through in this story makes him the fierce but loving person that he is now. The remarkable job done by the creative team in this story can't go without recognition. Because of who Logan is I didn't realise who his character was until the second issue, I had to do a double take to figure it out.
Logan was created before I was born 26 years ago, but if I was alive back then I would say this book is worth 26 years waiting for. This book shows you that comics can truely be literature and that some literatue transends the totum of greatest and this graphic novel has done so. To Wolvie fans and literature fans alike purchase this and charice it.
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Summary: Fizzles...
Review: Wolverine is perhaps the most intriguing character of the Marvel universe. That mystery is mainly because of the character's background. Whe he first appeared in a Hulk comic in the 70s, snippets of his history has been peppered along comic books such as the X-Men, Alpha Flight and his own comic.
Fans loved the shroud Marvel maintained over Wolverine. Heck no one even knew his real name, except for just Loagan. You had to love that. Waiting to ever see whether what they thought about the character was true or not. When Joe Quesada and Bill Jemas took over Marvel, the comic company's stocks soared high. Sales went over the roof and Marve was number one back again after a filing for chapter 11 in 1997. With all that under them, the duo thought they could do anything, even playing around with the most formidable Marvel character. The idea struck em as absurd. I did not want to have anything to do with this. I lied not knowing Wolvie's history. That made him who he is and the fact that you never know what to expect with him. With time, I thought I'd try what Paul Jenkins was cooking and the art by Andy Kubert was to die for. Jenkins excells in bringing out the best in characterization. He did wonders with the Inhumans, Peter Parker:Spider-Man and the Hulk. Bringing back the magic was his in his own right. Given that Origins starts with a beautiful narration that is set in the end of the 19th century in the plains of Canada. Jenkins takes on a journey that is more like something of a Jane Austen novel. He knows what he's writing about and brings out the best in all the characters that he delves in. He carries on the magic mainly for the first 3 parts of this 6 part miniseries. It's only after that Jenkins narration falls short and the story's pace seems rushed. That mainly affects the ending of the story where you just don't know what and where things are heading. That's where the novel fizzles. Jenkins completely falls short and that is rather disturbing, given the stature of the character he's dealing with. On another note, Andy Kubert's art holds true from the beginning till about the same time Jenkins' writing begins to falter. Though that maybe true, the art is still astounding from beginning to end. When the story first starts his art is mainly on canvas form, by the end, it's more like that of conventional comics. All in all, Kubert rules!!! At times, he even watches Jenkins' back. Did Marvel make true to their word by showcasing Wolverine's origin? Not really. All they managed to do was to create a marketing tornado that even papers like USA Today had written about. Marvel sales continue to skyrocket. The whole comic industry itself seems to riding on their backs! This book and the beautiful casing is worth every penny spent.
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Summary: Boy, is this book bad....
Review: Marvel waits 20 years to tell a Wolverine origin story...now they have written it and I can not make heads or tails of it. It is really a strange story that has no logical begining, middle, or end. I don't see the point of it, and Marvel will most likely change their minds and do another such story like this again in five years.
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Summary: Origin, good or bad
Review: When I first picked up Origin #1 I was very nervous and excited. The worst possible thing in the world that someone could do was mess up wolverines past, but at the end of issue one, all of those fantasies where gone. Paul Jenkins weaves this dark and grim story all the way through,not missing a thing. Betrayl, anger, hope and jealously all play a key roll, in origin,all the way till the end there is no true happiness in logan and it ends in a dismall and almost tear rendering way. I would compare this to Barry Winsdore Smiths masterpeice, Weapon X. A must have, no matter what the price!
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Summary: Worth Buying
Review: This is an excellent story which tells the beginning of the Wolverine story. A word of warning, though - This is not the entire story. Those of you who were like me and expected to get the whole Weapon X background will not be satisfied, as this story does not go that far. Nonetheless, the story that is told here IS very good, and while it does not really explain much of Wolverine's history, it does provide a much different picture of him than we have seen before. I am assuming that Marvel is going to issue more of the Origin (similar to DC's Batman: Year Two) and we'll eventually get all of Logan's story. This is a great beginning.
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Summary: Amazing! Origin is why I love comics!
Review: The best! An instant classic! A must have! This was such an overdue story. I can't begin to tell you how much I enjoyed this. I'm finding that trade's are the way to go. You get all the best stories collected in one or multiple volumes. In my opinion, this instantly became a top 10 the day it was published.
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Summary: One of the best minis of the year
Review: Origin lived up to and exceeded the expectations of many. The story seems a bit farfetched when reading, especially compared to Wolverine in current times, but in the end it all fits nicely. The digital coloring method utilized on Andy Kubert's pencils fits very well and looks amazing. Jenkins writing is great, and the dialogue is well written. The story is at times even touching as we see the past of James Howlett and all the losses he faces at an early age. He transforms from a privileged, weak and often sick young boy to the beginnings of the feral Logan. I don't want to spoil it for anyone, so I won't reveal too much, but for someone who is an X-Men and Marvel fan, and not a relatively big Wolverine fan, I definitely recommend this. Even people coming off the movie who doesn't read much Marvel comics but likes Wolverine should try this out. The hardcover collects all 6 issues of this mini-series, and comes with some extras, such as some early sketches and ideas by Marvel COO Bill Jemas, EIC Joe Quesada, writer Paul Jenkins, and artist Andy Kubert. The hardcover also has larger pages than the original comics. For collectors, you can fish out the original issues from comic shops, but even then they may be more expensive than the hardcover edition. Origin explains much of Wolverine's foggy past that even he himself can't remember, but still leaves much to be revealed. Origin 2 is likely to materialize, it's only a question of when.
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Summary: Marvel Delivered
Review: One of the things that makes wolverine a great character is his mysterious past. Marvel and he rest of the comics world would have been fine leaving him alone, but heres the thing... Hollywood has struck gold with the X-men more specifically wolverine and the longer his origin was left undefined the better the chances were a group of committee thinkers at FOX would have given us their version. Better for us Marvel Editor and Chief decided to set the record straight and do it the marvel way. I for one am very happy they did. Origin is a touching twisting tale that nails down the underpinnings of a complicated hero. Considering the Buzz, there was a huge chance plotters Bill Jemas, Joe Quesada and Paul Jenkins could have messed up this story, but they didn't. They delivered. Artists, Andy Kubert and Richard Isanove do a superb job of evoking time, place and mood.
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Summary: Great art, weak story.
Review: Wow, was I disappointed in the writing on this book. The unique art could not save it for me. After all the hype, I felt a bit cheated by the weak anti-climactic plot. Answered very few questions about the character's history, and only served to generate more.
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Summary: Top Notch!
Review: I was not planning on purchasing this as I am not an X-Men fan, but a friend referred it to me and after hearing all the hype I had to see it for myself. This book is a welcome surprise, the story is very much in the vain of a Shakespeare tragedy rather than a spandex hero soap opera. A great amount of effort sems to have been put into this book and it definitely shines through in the very detailed characters and the artwork, Wolverine himself remains an enigmatic and compelling character throughout. If you like horror or enjoy such books and films as 'Batman Year One', 'Great Expectations', or any number of Anne Rice novels of a supernatural and dark tone you will absolutely love this book.
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