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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
This was just okay. I'm a little confused at the high rating, to be honest. This was yet another story where there's a bare bones plot with Logan and a virtually irrelevant female character.
I enjoyed the first part just fine. I don't know a lot about Wolverine's history short of that awesome beginning montage in the I'll conceived Wolverine: Origins film. Can I just say, that story was 10x better than this? And that movie sucked. Anyway, I liked the story of the sick child who was friends with the poor kid down the way. Honestly, I wanted a lot more of his friendship with Dog than the stuff with Rose but hat's not what we got. This whole story is told largely from Rose's point of view through letters. I could never quite gauge how she felt about James and, to be honest, I didn't really care.
The climax that leads to him and Rose leaving the house was okay. The art was not my cup of tea and the dialogue was laughably bad. At several points, the dialogue made it seem like characters were howling? ("Nnahhhhwwww!" , "Ah-huhhhh", and "Aaow" - I personally don't know how to make these sounds???) I have no idea why. There was also a lot of panting in the dialogue bubbles and that just didn't convey the feeling I think Jenkins was going for.
The part where they end up in the town was incredibly boring. I was interested in Logan finding kinship (?) amongst the wolves. I liked that he came into his own with Smitty. I didn't understand his urge to be with Rose at all. He seemed like her little brother and then he suddenly wanted to bang her. He gets into several fights trying to bang her which is annoying because it pays no mind to what she actually wants. Also, there's kind of a gross overtone because they're telling everyone Logan and Rose are cousins and he's continuously chasing after her.
Oh, I almost forgot, the biggest "why god why" moment was when the men are talking about Logan's digging skills and we get this exchange:
Nameless guy #1: Tell you what Cookie - that kid turned out to be all right. A hard worker, that one is. Best I ever seen with a shovel
Irrelevant guy #1: He's a digger, all right. He's like... you ever seen one of them Wolverines goin' after a root? They never give up till they got it.
Nameless guy #1: That's what that kid is - he's a Wolverine.
I rolled my eyes so hard they fell out of my head. This is how he got his name? I would've bought that he chose it in a cage fight. That would've been 10x better but no, 2 irrelevant men call him that because he's super great at digging. You know, like Tony Stark is Iron Man because he's super great at ironing. Wonder Woman got her name because she is kick ass at wondering.
The ending was predictable and I felt nothing. This is not a recommend from me at all. There are several more entertaining Wolverine stories. You can give this one a skip.
I enjoyed the first part just fine. I don't know a lot about Wolverine's history short of that awesome beginning montage in the I'll conceived Wolverine: Origins film. Can I just say, that story was 10x better than this? And that movie sucked. Anyway, I liked the story of the sick child who was friends with the poor kid down the way. Honestly, I wanted a lot more of his friendship with Dog than the stuff with Rose but hat's not what we got. This whole story is told largely from Rose's point of view through letters. I could never quite gauge how she felt about James and, to be honest, I didn't really care.
The climax that leads to him and Rose leaving the house was okay. The art was not my cup of tea and the dialogue was laughably bad. At several points, the dialogue made it seem like characters were howling? ("Nnahhhhwwww!" , "Ah-huhhhh", and "Aaow" - I personally don't know how to make these sounds???) I have no idea why. There was also a lot of panting in the dialogue bubbles and that just didn't convey the feeling I think Jenkins was going for.
The part where they end up in the town was incredibly boring. I was interested in Logan finding kinship (?) amongst the wolves. I liked that he came into his own with Smitty. I didn't understand his urge to be with Rose at all. He seemed like her little brother and then he suddenly wanted to bang her. He gets into several fights trying to bang her which is annoying because it pays no mind to what she actually wants. Also, there's kind of a gross overtone because they're telling everyone Logan and Rose are cousins and he's continuously chasing after her.
Oh, I almost forgot, the biggest "why god why" moment was when the men are talking about Logan's digging skills and we get this exchange:
Nameless guy #1: Tell you what Cookie - that kid turned out to be all right. A hard worker, that one is. Best I ever seen with a shovel
Irrelevant guy #1: He's a digger, all right. He's like... you ever seen one of them Wolverines goin' after a root? They never give up till they got it.
Nameless guy #1: That's what that kid is - he's a Wolverine.
I rolled my eyes so hard they fell out of my head. This is how he got his name? I would've bought that he chose it in a cage fight. That would've been 10x better but no, 2 irrelevant men call him that because he's super great at digging. You know, like Tony Stark is Iron Man because he's super great at ironing. Wonder Woman got her name because she is kick ass at wondering.
The ending was predictable and I felt nothing. This is not a recommend from me at all. There are several more entertaining Wolverine stories. You can give this one a skip.
Origins of Wolverine, sketch style drawings, cool to see comic origins of movie scenes.
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Beginning my read through the Xmen story and this is a truly fantastic read.
The extent of my knowledge about Wolverine comes from 25 year old cartoons and a few X-Men movies. I have never read a comic specifically about him, until now. This is the origin story of James who runs away from home with his friend Rose after the brutal murder of his father. James, who takes the name Logan since they are on the run, slowly comes to terms with his powers of rapid healing, memory loss and bone spikes that come out of his hands. They two work and live in a remote Canadian mining camp.
This story didn't really do anything to make me want to know more about the character but I guess that's because this book was written for people who were already fans and filling in blanks for a characters mysterious past.
Overall, the story is kind of slow and I was not a fan of the art style.
In the Marvel Comics Timeline this book takes place in the late 1800's.
This story didn't really do anything to make me want to know more about the character but I guess that's because this book was written for people who were already fans and filling in blanks for a characters mysterious past.
Overall, the story is kind of slow and I was not a fan of the art style.
In the Marvel Comics Timeline this book takes place in the late 1800's.
This is a good book, but it isn't as good as I expected it to be. The art is pretty enough, and the writing does make me feel things a few times, but overall it's not something I find remarkable aside from presenting Wolverine's origin. I like that the reader is kept in suspense about who Wolverine actually is at the beginning. I like the parallels drawn between Rose and Jean Grey. I like the use of Dog as a foil for James. I like the overall plot and premise. I just don't think it reaches the height it should.
Ok, this was in no way what I was expecting. Had some twists to it. It was kind of interesting to see where Logan had come from but sort of unbelievable that that was it...
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dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes