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Wolverine (2003) (Collected Editions) #7
Wolverine: Origins & Endings
Left shaken at ground zero after the cataclysmic events of House of M, Logan has no choice but to soldier on, as he done so many times before - but has the burden now become too great? In his lifetime, Logan has been both a hero and a villain, a player and a pawn... but what is he now? Don't miss out on the beginning of an epic more than a century in the making. Collects Wolverine #36-40.
128 pages, Hardcover
First published January 10, 2006
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May 11, 2018
Wolverine has just gotten all his memories back thanks to House of M. Now he's trying to sort through them, making a world tour to talk (or more than talk) to those who appear in his memories. Lots of revelations and new story directions now that Wolvie has almost 200 years of memories to sift through.
Javier Saltares and Mark Texiera provide some fantastic art even if they skimped on a lot of the backgrounds. I've been a fan of this art team since their Ghost Rider days of the early 90's.
Javier Saltares and Mark Texiera provide some fantastic art even if they skimped on a lot of the backgrounds. I've been a fan of this art team since their Ghost Rider days of the early 90's.
December 26, 2015
Following the events of House of M, Logan remembers everything...his entire past. This is bad news for the people who used him over the years, people I'm sure were told he'd never remember, but now he's coming for all of them.
Logan was trained to be a weapon more than once and he remembers all of his training, all the things he's done, and he wants answers. In true Wolverine style he asks questions with his razor sharp adamantium claws.
Seeing inside Wolverine's head through this process is frighteningly calm as he methodically goes on the hunt.
Logan was trained to be a weapon more than once and he remembers all of his training, all the things he's done, and he wants answers. In true Wolverine style he asks questions with his razor sharp adamantium claws.
Seeing inside Wolverine's head through this process is frighteningly calm as he methodically goes on the hunt.
July 6, 2021
This was such a quick read and a blast too!
It starts with Logan regaining his memories after House of M and he goes after Japanese officials and the whole world is on alert after learning this, Dept H and Weapon X facilities and all them. Avengers and X-Men are scrambling. Wolverine goes after the Winter Soldier and we learn of his life in a Japanese village where he met his wife Itsu and was pregnant with his child and what Bucky did to her and more revelations happen and when the two clash, who will live? who will die? Answers will be revealed and all that. Fantastic volume and wow what a read.
Its like when someone remembers their immortal life and goes after everyone who helped destroyed and the situation is so tense and you can see the world go tense and I love how the writer hits on that situation and how dire it is. World vs Wolverine almost and finally loving the hints of how the Muramasa blade was formed and the art is pretty good. Its pure action and nothing is held back!
It starts with Logan regaining his memories after House of M and he goes after Japanese officials and the whole world is on alert after learning this, Dept H and Weapon X facilities and all them. Avengers and X-Men are scrambling. Wolverine goes after the Winter Soldier and we learn of his life in a Japanese village where he met his wife Itsu and was pregnant with his child and what Bucky did to her and more revelations happen and when the two clash, who will live? who will die? Answers will be revealed and all that. Fantastic volume and wow what a read.
Its like when someone remembers their immortal life and goes after everyone who helped destroyed and the situation is so tense and you can see the world go tense and I love how the writer hits on that situation and how dire it is. World vs Wolverine almost and finally loving the hints of how the Muramasa blade was formed and the art is pretty good. Its pure action and nothing is held back!
August 1, 2011
In the early and mid 90's, I used to love Texeira's highly stylized art. It was solid, bit frenetic and seemed highly combustible. Like it was just exploding outward from every panel. Looking back at those books he worked on like Ghost Rider, I still like the style but realize he has always had a problem with paneling. He still does 15 years later. The composition of the artwork is poor, leaving wide open spaces where your eye wanders and no focal point or contrast. Poor show, Mr. Texeira.
And by contrast, Way has come a long, long way in his scripting abilities since 2006. This story and scripting was so sparse it could have been condensed into 2 issues instead of this entire trade. The only reason for the 3 star rating instead of 1 is that it brings back memories of old Weapon X books and kicks off an entirely new journey for Wolverine, even though it's completely derivative of older books.
And by contrast, Way has come a long, long way in his scripting abilities since 2006. This story and scripting was so sparse it could have been condensed into 2 issues instead of this entire trade. The only reason for the 3 star rating instead of 1 is that it brings back memories of old Weapon X books and kicks off an entirely new journey for Wolverine, even though it's completely derivative of older books.
March 11, 2013
Wolverine remembers everything, now he's on a mission for revenge and to solve even more questions that have arisen. Heading to Japan, 1st he needs to get the Silver Samurai's attention, and get some answers from him. Which wont come easy. Heads back west, to the abandoned weapon x facility, and confronts the Winter Soldier. Flashback of new history is revealed of his time in Japan with wife Itsu. And a revelation that will change his life and the marvel universe forever. Pum pum pum..
Doesn't seem like there's much story, maybe they were goin for neo noir, which was the feeling.
Texeira's art used to be great, I don't see it now, (since he only did the finishes maybe) then again it wouldn't fit the mood if he did it his old fashioned way..
Every move Wolverine did was calculated, the story was a mystery unraveling.
It's a good start to a running story continued in Wolverine Origins.
Wolverine 36-40
February 15, 2022
Left with the truth of his past from the events of Wanda Maximoff's breakdown in the House of M series, Wolverine/Logan presses on to find out what truly happened to him. Within the pages of this short, but brilliant collection of comics, we are introduced to the opportunity that we'll finally figure out Logan's true history.
It's a short read, a good one, and a bloody one as it tends to be with anything Wolverine. It segways into the Origin storyline after as there's very few definitive conclusions to comics ever! A great read for a collector or someone curious about Wolverine's truest self and where he came from all those years ago. You could watch the movie, which was actually decent, but this is way better.
It's a short read, a good one, and a bloody one as it tends to be with anything Wolverine. It segways into the Origin storyline after as there's very few definitive conclusions to comics ever! A great read for a collector or someone curious about Wolverine's truest self and where he came from all those years ago. You could watch the movie, which was actually decent, but this is way better.
August 21, 2014
This impressive saga chronicles the plight of Wolverine after he recovers his memories after decades of brain-washing and abuse. This epic tale gives the reader a glimpse into one of the more complex heroes in the Marvel universe. I particularly enjoyed the dialogue, the surprise twists (even with foreshadowing there were revelations I did not see coming), and the action. The artwork was not as wonderful, but good enough that it wasn't a distraction.
I think Wolverine fans would love this story, replete with an arsenal of heroes, villains, and mysterious characters revealed. In a word: excellent.
I think Wolverine fans would love this story, replete with an arsenal of heroes, villains, and mysterious characters revealed. In a word: excellent.
April 16, 2016
Logan regains the memories of his past after the events of House of M. He goes after Silver Samurai to get info, which leads to Dept. K where Weapon X took place, he was turned into who he is. He also discovers someone else was involved...Bucky.
This leads to another showdown where a major revelation takes place. We also get flashback explaining the origin and how Logan ended up with the Muramasa Blade....setting up the Wolverine:Origins run.
This leads to another showdown where a major revelation takes place. We also get flashback explaining the origin and how Logan ended up with the Muramasa Blade....setting up the Wolverine:Origins run.
April 15, 2022
After House of M, Wolverine has his memories back, and he's determined to get to the bottom of some old unanswered questions.
I really like the way Daniel Way not only writes wolverine as a character, but the entire book as well. It has a tone that is somber throughout even the more action heavy parts. And I think that's how a Wolverine book should feel. And the fact that he has his memories back and, of course, they're not the happiest memories, only adds to that feel. When writers write Wolverine as only an action heavy, one liner spewing character, he comes off as almost a parody of the anti-hero type. But when you add the angle of his past being so tragic, the characterization takes on a new facet.
In this one he travels to Japan to get answers, then back to the original Weapon X facility, where he fights Bucky over the fact that he was sent to kill Wolverine's wife in Japan way back when. It's a awful situation, but it seems that Wolverine understands Bucky's situation back then.
This was a good start to the run, and an interesting observation on how House of M really shook up the X characters.
I really like the way Daniel Way not only writes wolverine as a character, but the entire book as well. It has a tone that is somber throughout even the more action heavy parts. And I think that's how a Wolverine book should feel. And the fact that he has his memories back and, of course, they're not the happiest memories, only adds to that feel. When writers write Wolverine as only an action heavy, one liner spewing character, he comes off as almost a parody of the anti-hero type. But when you add the angle of his past being so tragic, the characterization takes on a new facet.
In this one he travels to Japan to get answers, then back to the original Weapon X facility, where he fights Bucky over the fact that he was sent to kill Wolverine's wife in Japan way back when. It's a awful situation, but it seems that Wolverine understands Bucky's situation back then.
This was a good start to the run, and an interesting observation on how House of M really shook up the X characters.
September 27, 2020
One of the least necessary purchases of the great graphic novel eBay binge of lockdown 2020. I remember thinking that they were going to burn through all the mystery surrounding Wolverine when they ran the Weapon X storyline in Marvel Comics Presents almost 30 years ago. Hard to believe they are still milking it. I didn't have high expectations going into this, but everything is handled respectfully and with a degree of panache. Wolverine in Japan is always the classiest version of Wolverine and the idea of Wolverine finally regain his memory is compelling enough to get everyone in the Marvel universe's attention.
December 3, 2021
I'm quite sure I had already read it back in the days, but find it again today and made a refresh.
Quite good!
Quite good!
August 1, 2013
This volume serves as a lead-in to the Wolverine Origins series (not to be confused with the movie of a similar name) and this story made me want to start reading that series. Saltares' and Texeira's moody art style is one I enjoy, and the style is appropriate for the serious story being told. This story promises to answer nearly any question left that fans ever had about Wolverine's past not answered by the Origin mini-series, and the answers begin here with more revelations. The idea that Wolverine suddenly remembers his entire past (a concept that spun out of the House of M mini-series) is intriguing. Way's story has generous amounts of flashbacks, but the past is relevant, as these floods of memory unfold to Wolverine as much as they do for the reader. Wolverine will learn that sometimes forgetting the past is a good thing.
October 25, 2015
It's amazing the range of writing and art for Wolverine. He is clearly a difficult character to write and draw based on how often he is done badly. This isn't him being done perfectly but it is not bad. It at least somewhat captures who he is, how he thinks and tries to show why he is the way he is. It gets pieces of it.
August 18, 2021
Set in the aftermath of 'House of M' (by Brian Michael Bendis), Logan has finally recovered the entirety of his memories. But as he begins to explore his forgotten past, he may come to wish that he'd never remembered at all.
At first I thought there would be plenty of mileage in exploring how Logan reacts to suddenly having access to all of his lost memories, but this book rapidly stole away my hopes on that front.
The author is very careful not to actually reveal much of any great significance, with us just having to accept that Logan's remembering something important without ever finding out what it is. Honestly, the tackling of Logan's past is so cynically oblique that I actually began to actively resent the book for its refusal to actual give us any details.
There's still a modicum of fun to be had seeing Logan on his perpetual hunt for his past, the scenes with the similarly amnesiac Winter Solider are the high point, but overall this book is a tedious exercise in how not to actually tackle anything significant.
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At first I thought there would be plenty of mileage in exploring how Logan reacts to suddenly having access to all of his lost memories, but this book rapidly stole away my hopes on that front.
The author is very careful not to actually reveal much of any great significance, with us just having to accept that Logan's remembering something important without ever finding out what it is. Honestly, the tackling of Logan's past is so cynically oblique that I actually began to actively resent the book for its refusal to actual give us any details.
There's still a modicum of fun to be had seeing Logan on his perpetual hunt for his past, the scenes with the similarly amnesiac Winter Solider are the high point, but overall this book is a tedious exercise in how not to actually tackle anything significant.
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December 31, 2017
Continuing the (sometimes) great x-read of 2017...
Since I am at the very tail end of 2017 and I haven't updated my reading in quite a while so I am "cheating" and just kind of writing one review for all of the volumes that I have read so that I can get them up by the end of the year.
The aftermath of M day has been mixed to say the least. There were a few high points (Cable and Deadpool, the 198, the beginning of the new X-factor series... and more than a fair share of low points (the new Excalibur, Colossus, Deadly Genesis...). It certainly has not come across as a well-orchestrated and planned out event at this point. (And the plot armor of the main characters primarily being the ones that retained their powers is a bit ridiculous, but that is to be expected.)
At any rate, my x-read of 2017 is going to extend into 2018 since I am still not close to catching up. It may have to slow down in velocity a bit so that I can do a bit more "real" reading but the slog shall continue...
Since I am at the very tail end of 2017 and I haven't updated my reading in quite a while so I am "cheating" and just kind of writing one review for all of the volumes that I have read so that I can get them up by the end of the year.
The aftermath of M day has been mixed to say the least. There were a few high points (Cable and Deadpool, the 198, the beginning of the new X-factor series... and more than a fair share of low points (the new Excalibur, Colossus, Deadly Genesis...). It certainly has not come across as a well-orchestrated and planned out event at this point. (And the plot armor of the main characters primarily being the ones that retained their powers is a bit ridiculous, but that is to be expected.)
At any rate, my x-read of 2017 is going to extend into 2018 since I am still not close to catching up. It may have to slow down in velocity a bit so that I can do a bit more "real" reading but the slog shall continue...
October 4, 2021
Szybka i przyjemna lektura, choć całość nie jest niezbyt przyjemna dla osób, które stoją na drodze Logana, który odzyskał swoje wspomnienia po tym co się na wyczyniało w House of M. A to oznacza naprawdę spore problemy dla całkiem dużej masy niezbyt miłych ludzi.
Zaczyna się coś na kształt pochodu, w którym każdy kto stanie na drodze Logana zbiera to co zasiał w swoim życiu. Sprawia to w osłupienie i niepokoi samych Avengers. Zwłaszcza, że Wolverine się nie certoli. Wychodzą też nowe fakt z jego życia. I to nie tylko takie z jego genezy, kiedy Logan brał udział w programie Broni X, ale też z późniejszego, prywatnego życia. Chociażby że miał kobietę i dziecko w drodze. I zostały one zamordowane...
Całość wygląda świetnie. Ostra jak brzytwa kreska raczy nasze oczy, całkiem niezłym kunsztem ołówka. Daje nam to całkiem fajną pozycję, ale nie jest ona przełomem w dotychczasowym dorobku życiowym Rosomaka. Z drugiej strony zaskakująco mały mamy tu dialogów. Ten Rosomak zdecydowanie akcją stoi.
Zaczyna się coś na kształt pochodu, w którym każdy kto stanie na drodze Logana zbiera to co zasiał w swoim życiu. Sprawia to w osłupienie i niepokoi samych Avengers. Zwłaszcza, że Wolverine się nie certoli. Wychodzą też nowe fakt z jego życia. I to nie tylko takie z jego genezy, kiedy Logan brał udział w programie Broni X, ale też z późniejszego, prywatnego życia. Chociażby że miał kobietę i dziecko w drodze. I zostały one zamordowane...
Całość wygląda świetnie. Ostra jak brzytwa kreska raczy nasze oczy, całkiem niezłym kunsztem ołówka. Daje nam to całkiem fajną pozycję, ale nie jest ona przełomem w dotychczasowym dorobku życiowym Rosomaka. Z drugiej strony zaskakująco mały mamy tu dialogów. Ten Rosomak zdecydowanie akcją stoi.
July 29, 2022
I feel like the decompressed style, which usually works for me, kind of plays against the book overall. Way mishandles the delivery on a lot of moments that have dramatic heft by just hinting at context. He assumes the reader is way more invested in asking why this is happening that they are. The story itself is not bad, but the structure is sort of wrongheaded and leads to what is a fairly simple story being dragged out over the first four issues. In turn, the last issue is overstuffed, and nothing has room to breathe.
This, obviously, plays into the story's hand in a way, as this is supposed to just be a first act, with the "real" story coming in Wolverine: Origins. Maybe, and it's hard to say for sure until I read Origins (next on my list), but I'm skeptical because even if Origins is entirely successful and pays off the structure perfectly, it won't change the way that this trade drags along.
This, obviously, plays into the story's hand in a way, as this is supposed to just be a first act, with the "real" story coming in Wolverine: Origins. Maybe, and it's hard to say for sure until I read Origins (next on my list), but I'm skeptical because even if Origins is entirely successful and pays off the structure perfectly, it won't change the way that this trade drags along.
February 15, 2017
Origins & Endings (36-40). This book has a great premise: Wolverine has recovered his memories, and he's mad. He wants some vengeance! Unfortunately, the actual implementation is horrible. It's literally incoherent. He fights Silver Samurai for some reason, then he messes around with SHIELD, then he attacks Bucky. It's never clear what's going on or what Logan's remembering or why he's doing what he's doing. The Winter Soldier issues at the end are the only ones that start to come clear, as we get a bit more of the backstory. Way would do a much better job on this plot thread in the Origins comic that followed, but here it's a mess [4/10].
October 29, 2021
Episode "Origins & Ending" ini saya baca sebagai bagian dari peristiwa Decimation yang merupakan kelanjutan dari House of M. Di House of M diceritakan bahwa Logan alias Wolverine mendapatkan kembali ingatannya. Pascaperistiwa House of M, ketika dunia dikembalikan ke keadaan semula oleh Wanda Maximoff (meskipun dengan menurunnya populasi mutan), tampaknya Wolverine tetap mengingat masa lalunya. Episode ini mengungkapkan salah satu peristiwa tragis di masa lalu Logan yang melibatkan Winter Soldier dan Muramasa.
October 5, 2022
This was fun and entertaining, but for something called origins and endings it really didn't reveal any origins whatsoever or have much of an ending at all. Anyway, this is definitely only a bridge to the actual Wolverine: Origins series that is next. I guess this is only worth reading as a prologue to that.
May 13, 2020
This was a great beginning of the Origin series for Wolverine. After House of M he remembers everything... And well, he makes sure other people remember too. The thing with Bucky though and what hé did... It was so sad, I never knew :(
December 31, 2017
MUST READ MORE!!! I need to get the issues before and after! Wolverine 💙
February 10, 2018
a good blockbuster read but nothing more !!!
March 5, 2017
I have not read many Wolverine books, so this is automatically one of my favorites. Part of this Wolverine story has a connection to to Bucky Barnes, when he was the Winter Soldier. I enjoyed that cross over.
December 21, 2012
Daniel Ways' plots in this volume plant the seeds for much of the convoluted garbage that has characterized Wolverine's solo adventures for the last half-decade. Here we are introduced to yet another woman in Wolverine's past who was tragically killed because of him. She was pregnant and (in later volumes) we find out that the fetus was ripped from her womb and survived to become Daken (a ridiculous, unnecessary character). Daniel Way also creates "The Masamune Blade" in this story. A weapon that is made with a distilled part of Wolverine's soul(?). Consequently it is the most deadly weapon ever and can kill even Wolverine (gasp!?). Along with his cliched, derivative plots, Way often includes unforgivable characterizations: Captain America using the same defense as Nazi's "we were soldiers...whatever we did back then, we did under orders. I wasn't afraid of the consequences then and I'm not afraid of them now" Wolverine getting SOOO hungry after passing out on a boat that he has to slice off his left forearm and eat it, you'd think that might sate his hunger but no, still a bit peckish Wolvie narrates "Once I started, I realize that my left biceps gonna haveta go too." There is adequate, even compelling scripting at times, but the overall direction and egregious moments overshadow the good. Exciting work by the artistic tandem of Mark Texeira and Javier Saltares helps cover the bad. But for everything that came as a result of this initial chapter I have trouble not hating this book.
August 9, 2022
This volume just confused me. I'm still not getting what I consider "origins". You know, the beginning of Logan's life. I want his life-story. Not just a part of his life. Also this book goes before the last five volumes I just finished reading so perhaps I would have found it better if I'd read it before the others. But I was still confused even having read the next five. I think it's more about what happened before, in House of M, whatever that is, then connecting much to what happens later. The artwork was not consistent either, again. And it looks like there is more to this particular series, I just don't have them in any libraries near me. I'll have to find them some other way. I like most of the artwork so I'm sure I'll look at getting my hands on those.
March 25, 2011
This was the end of the normal Wolverine ongoing series and the prelude to the Wolverine: Origins series. The artist was better than the upcoming Dillon (on the Origins series), but Logan still doesn't look like he should.
Way delivered an enjoyably story and this book actually earned three stars for the story and not just because it's Wolverine (as opposed to my last review).
Way delivered an enjoyably story and this book actually earned three stars for the story and not just because it's Wolverine (as opposed to my last review).
August 5, 2014
At the end of House of M, Logan regained all his memories. This story takes place immediately after that. Logan starts searching for answers about his past and retrubution against those who have exploited him. Even though it is part of the 2003 Wolverine series, the book is more of a prequel to the Wolverine Origins series.
June 17, 2007
An interesting look into Wolverine's past. I'm particularly fond of this TPB because of the art; it's absolutely gorgeous. The artist manages to capture Wolverine's roughness while still crafting some damn beautiful, soft artwork.
February 28, 2010
Coming off of the revelation of House of M, where Wolvie gets his memories back, here Mr. Way attempts to add to the mystique of Logan's past. Not entirely successful as this just seems tacked on and not entirely useful.
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