Weapon X: First Class

I wrote something yesterday about Wolverine: Origin and this morning I tumbled over some piece of news that's quite worth mentionning.

Marvel is planning the release of Weapon X: First Class... Yes, one more story for you Wolverine content hungry readers who want to know more about "Weapon X", the program that turned Logan into the Wolverine he is now. It's apparently going to be a trilogy and the first issue will be available in stores on November, 5th 2008 for USD3.99

If you would like to read the whole article and check out some pictures of that new book, you can follow that link to the CBR website.

Wolverine: Origin

In a previous post I wrote about which book to pick up if you wanted to start reading about Wolverine, I advised to get Best of Wolverine Vol.1. I still think it is a great book and everybody who intends to know about Wolverine should read it… However, I would like to go back on one of the statements I made in that particular post.

At the time, I mentioned it was a “must read” as it contained Weapon X and it was the beginning of it all… Well, it’s actually not. It is if you consider Wolverine wouldn’t be Wolverine without his adamantium skeleton, and it’s not if you want to have a full picture on Logan’s own life.

I recently read Wolverine: Origin, which is actually counting how Logan discovered he was a mutant. I loved the story itself as well as the art and colouring that made the book look like it was a collection of paintings.

It was quite a bold move to want to unveil Logan’s origin as it’s been unknown since the character was created. I have to admit I was a bit skeptical at the beginning as I thought it would potentially ruin the character as his “unknown roots” were a big part of his success. Some people will tell you it did destroy Wolverine forever but I’d have to disagree with them as I was quite pleased with the content.

To sum up: Good story + great art = deserves your money

As a side note, the sequel to this book titled Wolverine: The End somehow received very mixed reviews and seems to be very disappointing… So I didn’t feel like spending the money and time on it but may purchase it later out of curiosity.

You're ready...! Almost...

If you read my previous posts, you now know where to buy comics online as well as what those grades mean... You have acquired some money in some way (don't want to know how), created an account on one of those websites and are ready to place your first order. And suddenly, you realize you don't know what to buy as we haven't dealt with that subject yet.. Fear not, chances are you will find something interesting in one of my next posts.

I am pretty sure some of you will be seeking to buy some Wolverine books... And I'd agree with you as I think he's an awesome character (so does Marvel, they've been publishing his stories since the 80's)... I believe a good way to get you started is, well, from the beginning... So you might want to grab the following trade paperback: The Best of Wolverine Vol.1. This book includes Wolverine: Weapon X, by Barry Windsor-Smith, in which you'll learn how he actually became Wolverine, Wolverine, by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller, gathering the 4 issues of his first mini-series, and 3 additional comics: Uncanny X-Men #205, Captain America Annual #8 and Incredible Hulk #181 (his first appearance EVER)

There you go, 320 pages of Wolverine action. Next up will be Batman. See you tomorrow.