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There usually was not a move missed. My negatives with the book are not anything overbearing. The dialogue as I said is inconsistent, and there are sometimes waaaaaayyy to many characters. Like bruh I got confused so damn often. Even when reading the Uncanny X-Men issues that are collected here, I was constantly trying to remember who the hell everybody was talking about!

It was just annoying. Uncanny X-Men issues are a straight up continuation of the miniseries. I thought these 2 issues were fine. I was mildly entertained and there is some good writing in them.

But man was a lot of the other X-Men stuff tough to get through. The ending is not what I expected, and unexplained. But the art here is just frickin clean dude. Absolutely phenomenal work by Miller here.

Love this art. I liked the story quite a bit and think that this is the most important Wolverine story for you to read before anything else. Skip Origin , and read Weapon X just for context. This book makes Logan a really compelling character that I am actually excited to read now.

Thank you. There are a few problems and underwhelming aspects here and there but this is a satisfying book with fantastic artwork by a fallen legend. Dec 02, William Thomas rated it it was amazing. I've never been emotionally attached to Wolverine as a character. I've always been more interested in the Summers boys and their drama than anything else.

Wolverine wasn't anything to scoff at, though, and I thought his part in the X books was an absolute necessity. So I don't love Wolverine. But I like him a whole hell of a lot. Over the years I guess it was easy to become less and less enchanted with Wolverine as the stories became more convoluted. Chris Claremont spent 17 years molding the X- I've never been emotionally attached to Wolverine as a character. Chris Claremont spent 17 years molding the X-Men into the the best selling series it remains today.

With the popularity of Wolverine spilling over the brim of the X books, Marvel put Wolverine in the masterful hands of Claremont to enrich the Wolverine myths even further. With the help of Frank Miller, this four issue mini became the springboard for a torrid love affair with Wolverine and the comic-reading world.

It's a fantastic story, told with a little too much exposition which has always been Claremont's problem , which runs in the hardboiled vein, with plenty of crime, femme fatales, seedy underworld dealings, bars and alleys. It's a love story that helps to endear us to Wolverine, and a flurry of fists that gives us the action we've gotten used to in him.

An instant classic, this volume demands to be read. It may be one of the, if not the single, purest Wolverine stories ever written. Grade: A Aug 24, Koen rated it really liked it. At first I reaaaaally didn't like the colouring, but then I realized it was written in the 80's and it grew on me ; Storywise it certainly was a win!

Only the narrative felt too old of course and bit of a hassle to read at times Aug 22, Felicia Edens rated it really liked it.

So, I am familiar with the character of Wolverine and that his bones are of indestructible adamantium metal due to a scientific experiment done to him by the shady Canadian government agency Weapon X. Why did the government experiment on him? To create a super solider of course, for such is life in the world of superhero comics. I may add that many subjects of this kind, including Wolverine, are, indeed sadly, forced into it. Many already know that Wolverine is part of a band of superhero mutants called The X-Men.

Even before he was experimented on, he was already different because he had a unique blend of healing power any physical injury that harmed him would magically heal itself over a short period of time and of claws, these being his bones that stretch out of his knuckles at will, although painfully.

My particular fascination with Wolverine starts with the idea that he is an outsider at first, reluctant to join the group of fellow mutants, wanting only to live for himself and whatever else he holds dear. Even when he does join the X-Men he still is fiercely dedicated to his personal life and ideals, such as the life of a woman the two loves of his life being Jean Grey, also from the X-Men and later, the royal Japanese princess Mariko , or, as in the beginning of this particular collection of comics, the life of a bear — an animal for whom he feels sympathy for, perhaps because he sees a bit of himself in him, that part being the primitive animal.

Now, this makes for a really cool looking comic book. Frank Miller, who drew this series of comics is especially famous, and I know why, though I am not that well familiar with the art of comics yet to explain it. But my experience reading this story, after already having watched The Wolverine directed by James Mangold in , was a positive one.

I like this story — which starts with Wolverine saving a bear who was punctured by a poisonous arrow of a callous hunter who never finished the job, and then Wolverine killing the bear to save the poor animal from an slow death in agony, and finally finding the hunter to punish him… and I like how this entire comic features a ton of close-ups and extreme close-ups.

When I read this comic book, everything seems to happen in real time, and the story flows steady, with every bit of it a part of the action. Visual literacy — what exactly does this mean? Lastly, I would like to mention the dialogue.

I told him Frank Miller the idea that had been swirling about in my skull for some time - that the essence of Wolverine's character was a 'failed samurai'. To samurai, duty is all, selfless service the path to their ultimate ambition, death with grace. Every facet, every moment of their lives is absolutely under control. Wolverine, however, is almost a primal life force, totally beyond control, as graceless as can be. The one might be considered the ultimate expression of humanity - wherein the will, the intellect, totally overmaster all other aspects of existence - while the other is totally animal.

Mar 02, Alex rated it really liked it Shelves: marvel , graphic-novels. The title page says this is written by Chris Claremont. I'm calling shenanigans on that one since this bears all of the hallmarks of an early 80s Frank Miller story, who just happens to be the illustrator on this little X-Men related gem of a comic.

Fast pacing, lots of action, ninjas and an introspective, brooding hero who narrates his way through what resembles a story but what looks a lot to me like one long well structured action scene. Because even when he's fast asleep Frank Miller can writ The title page says this is written by Chris Claremont. Because even when he's fast asleep Frank Miller can write and draw a stunning, epic tale and four issues of his Wolverine wandering around Japan, getting in scrapes, falling in love twice, fighting ninjas and mostly nearly dying is pretty much what I'd call a blast.

It's basically a rehash of what Miller was doing on Daredevil at the time and without the build-up around the character and dozens of issues to play with it doesn't come close to having the same dramatic effect.

Furthermore its pretensions to being a story about Japan and allusions to Japanese honour are a little tiresome. Miller is quite respectful with it so it never seems offensive, just reverential, but generally the talk of Japanese honour and culture feels a little hollow and reads like a cliche. But then Miller trades on cliches, he just makes us realise why some story tropes are so much exciting fun and well worth re-using.

As ever, when Miller's name is on the book one of the main draws is the artwork, and this comic is another reminder of just how much Miller revolutionised the comics industry. Again, it feels a little like these pages could be Daredevil offcuts but even so nearly every one of them is jaw-dropping to look at, with Miller's work drawing you through the story swiftly and engagingly. Action flows and feels dynamic in a Miller comic, characters feel alive, real and threatening.

Characters feel menacing in the way they are painted, Miller never strikes for realism, everything is a hyper real symbol that leaps out and across the page in striking ways. No, read this if you like comics. If you don't like Frank Miller you probably don't like comics much. View all 4 comments. Wolverine has been my favorite X-Man since I was a kid. When I saw a book about him at the library, I knew I had to read it.

The two really delve into Wolverine's character trying to decide if he is worthy of being called a man of honor or just a lowly beast. It is his love for Mariko and even Yukio that influences his decision. He must deal with his animal instinct, but deep down he is still a m Wolverine has been my favorite X-Man since I was a kid.

He must deal with his animal instinct, but deep down he is still a man. This comic was a time of transition for Logan and some of his friends. Storm appears in her controversial leather and Mohawk outfit and Rogue is able to prove herself as a hero to Wolverine.

A great ride through the honor bound culture of Japan and a must read for Wolverine fans. Jan 31, Travis rated it it was amazing Shelves: comic-books , classics. One of the all time great Wolverine stories. This is the one that pushed him into the super star category. It's basically a really cool kung-fu movie, a bit heavy handed with the themes of 'honor', but makes up for it with tons of cool ninja action.

One of marvel's very first mini-series and one of the big stories from before Wolverine became a annoying character that got over used. View 1 comment. Nov 13, Blindzider rated it really liked it Shelves: comics-graphicnovels. See comments in that review. Old style comics with classic Logan. Also, pretty sure The Wolverine was loosely based on this. I came into comics too late to read Wolverine right off the shelf, but man, did I know about it.

It was a grail title of mine, since I loved Wolverine's character, but it was always too expensive for me to buy to read. At some point, I wound up with the first issue, but I never got any further than that with the story. That first issue starts out strong, though, with an opening line as iconic as "The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed": "I'm the best there is at wha I came into comics too late to read Wolverine right off the shelf, but man, did I know about it.

That first issue starts out strong, though, with an opening line as iconic as "The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed": "I'm the best there is at what I do, but what I do best isn't very nice.

He finds the bear, kills it, and expresses remorse over the act since it had been driven to it; then, he tracks down the man who poisoned it but didn't kill it, fights him, and sends him to jail without any regrets. It sets the tone of his character, and shows him being more animal than man. In short, it defines all that is Wolverine. Then, it moves to Japan. Mariko is Logan's love, back in Japan and not accepting or sending letters.

He goes to Japan to track her down, and becomes enmeshed in some crime drama related to Mariko's new husband. That's the point where the story goes off the rails and stops making sense.

The Hand is involved, but it's hard to tell what's driving the crime gangs, and what their business actually is. For the story, Claremont only makes it clear that they're criminals, and organized. I guess he feels like this is all we need to know. What we do need to know, apparently, is Logan's backstory.

We get it at the start of each issue. In four or five panels on one page, we get his name, hear about his mutant healing abilities, his adamantium-laced skeleton, and his claws. Even at the time of the title's publication, people knew who Wolverine was, and he was already a fan-favorite.

Readers didn't need it reiterated with every issue, but that's what we get. Released back in , Wolverine is a comic that shows its age. At its time, it might have been a little progressive; it seems like Claremont did some research into Japanese culture instead of just populating the story with offensive stererotypes, and having a female assassin might have bucked some trends at the time.

Thirty-five years later, the culturalism comes across as stereotypical, and the female characters are little more than story-dressing. Mariko doesn't have any depth outside of her being a daughter, or Logan's love, and the assassin, Yuriko, is inconsistent. During a fight, she's cut by a sword, and Logan notes that she doesn't make a sound, because she's tough like that; later, she's threatened by a crime boss, who grabs and twists her wrist, and she cries out, saying, "You're hurting me!

I hadn't known Frank Miller had done the art in this book until I started reading it, and it's sufficient. It feels kinetic, and isn't done in such a way that things aren't clear in fact, there's a scene where, mid-fight, Logan pulls an arrow from his arm to use against another assassin, and it's done subtly enough that it's not obvious, nor does it fade into the background , but parts of it made me laugh.

Every time Logan snikts his claws, each one has to gleam in the light, and there were times when his mouth would be wide open in a yell the better to show off those animalistic canines, my dear , only to be saying one word, quietly.

The artwork didn't always match the mood of the story. I'll freely admit my expectations were too high for Wolverine, but man, did it let me down. It's too much a product of its time to hold up well so many years later. I am not very fond of the older stuff. I hated the recap every issue about who Wolverine is and what's going on. It was annoying and I quickly tired of it.

I didn't really like the story or the way characterization was handled either. It felt like they were puppets instead of real characters. Readers also enjoyed. Graphic Novels Comics.

Science Fiction. About Chris Claremont. Chris Claremont. Chris Claremont is a writer of American comic books, best known for his year stint on Uncanny X-Men , during which the series became one of the comic book industry's most successful properties.

Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Hors Chris Claremont is a writer of American comic books, best known for his year stint on Uncanny X-Men , during which the series became one of the comic book industry's most successful properties. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.

This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight , Grounded!

Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series. Other books in the series. Wolverine 4 books. The X-Men were invited to the wedding, including their newest member, Rogue. Wolverine still hated her for her fight with Carol Danvers when she absorbed her memories and powers.

But things had not ended yet, and the criminal ties laid by Shingen were not very easy to break. The Silver Samurai requested an interview with Mariko, and she accepted, refusing any help from the X-Men. Still, she has to take it, when they are attacked. On the cusp of losing the battle, Viper fired a laser pistol at Wolverine and Mariko — only to have Rogue push them out of the way and use her own body as a human shield, pushing her invulnerability to its limits.

The pistol overloaded and exploded, and Viper and the badly injured Samurai retreated, leaving a dying Rogue to be tended to by Wolverine, who risked his own life to let Rogue absorb his healing factor, saving her life. Wolvie's a man who pays his debts, and he reckoned that he owed Rogue one.

Everything was going to end well It was revealed in later issues that she was under Mastermind's control when she rejected him, but refused to get married with Wolverine until she could clean her family from criminal links. Many elements of the original four-issue series were later used in the Wolverine anime, including Yukio, Shingen, Mariko, and Logan's buddy on the Japanese Secret Service. It also ends up incorporating many later facets of the Wolverine ongoing, like Madripoor.

The film The Wolverine also includes characters and concepts from this limited series. Community Showcase More. Follow TV Tropes. You need to login to do this. He follows her to ask for forgiving, but finds Asano killed in his apartment, by one of Yukio's daggers.

And by a smell, he finds out that she was working for Shingen all the time. He chased her, and they were both attacked by The Hand. Wolverine decided to take down the criminal empire of Shingen, and Yukio attempted to redeem herself by killing him. But she was captured and defeated in a duel with him. But she redeemed herself in another way: she killed Mariko's husband when he was about to kill her.

For Wolverine, it was a tie, so he let her leave. He had a second duel with Shingen, and killed him. He thought that Mariko would have to swore vengeance against him for that, and that the only options were to kill her or to let her kill him Mariko thought that Shingen had brought dishonor to the Yashida family, so she should kill him, and then suicide to regain such honor, but Wolverine's duel allowed her to escape that destiny.

And so, they organized their wedding. The X-Men were invited to the wedding, including their recent incorporation, Rogue. Wolverine still hated her for her fight with Carol Danvers when she absorbed her memories and powers.

But things had not ended yet, and the criminal ties laid by Shingen were not very easy to break. The Silver Samurai requested an interview with Mariko, and she accepted, refusing any help from the X-Men. Still, she has to take it, when they are attacked. Everything was going to end well It was revealed in later issues that she was under Mastermind's control when she rejected him, but refused to get married with Wolverine until she could clean her family from criminal links.

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