Reddit reviews Wolverine: Weapon X

• Wolverine | Chris Claremont
  
• Origin | Paul Jenkins, Joe Quesada, et al.
  
• Weapon X | Barry Windsor-Smith
  
• Enemy of the State | Mark Millar
  
• Old Man Logan | Mark Millar
  
• Wolverine (2003) | Jason Aaron
  
• Wolverine and the X-Men | Jason Aaron
  
• Death of Wolverine | Charles Soule
  
• Old Man Logan | Jeff Lemire
  

X. Appendix

A. Suggested Reading

• Core Canon
  
  
  • Wolverine (1982)
    
    
  • Weapon X
    
    
  • Origin
    
    
  • Death of Wolverine
    
    
• Highly Recommended
  
  
  • (Uncanny) X-Men, Vol. 1, pretty much any/all of the Claremont stuff beginning with Giant Size X-Men, but to choose some issues that significantly feature or focus on Wolverine , maybe ##109-116, 132-133, 139-142, 162-167, 172-173, 205, 210-213, 251-252, 256-258
    
    
  • Fatal Attractions
    
    
  • Uncanny X-Force, Vol. 1, especially ##1-18
    
    
  • Wolverine: Enemy of the State/Agent of SHIELD
    
    
  • Wolverine: Old Man Logan
    
    
  • Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine
    
    
  • Old Man Logan, vol. 2 (2016), Lemire's run ##1-24
    
    
  • Logan (2008)
    
    
• Extended Reading--good, solid, or just interesting stories that don't get as much attention (imo of course)
  
  
  • Wolverine, Vol, 2, ##1-10: early, pulpy Madripoor stuff by Claremont and Buscema on pencils
    
    
  • Kitty Pryde and Wolverine: another adventure in Japan that sheds light on Wolverine's past and character
    
    
  • Wolverine, Vol. 2, ##31-57: some silly stuff in there, but often fun and Silvestri on pencils makes the best of it
    
    
  • X-Men, Vol. 2, ##1-7: Wolverine features as a large part of the X-Men Blue team, and some of his background gets covered w/ now classic Jim Lee art (I'll let you decide if that's a good or bad thing)
    
    
  • Wolverine, Vol. 2; ##75-90; wolverine deals with the trauma of losing is adamantium (but hasn't gone feral yet); Adam Kubert on pencils really cuts loose in some of these issues
    
    
  • Wolverine Annual, '95
    
    
  • Wolverine: The Best There Is, ##1-7
    
    
  • Wolverine: Bloody Choices
    
    
  • Havok and Wolverine: Meltdown
    
    
• Choices I've heard people enjoy, but I'm not super into
  
  
  • Wolverine & the X-Men, Vol. 1
    
    
  • Wolverine, Vol. 4, ##1-16: Wolverine goes to Hell
    
     
    
    B. Op-ed Content
    
    
• Killing Wolverine
  
  
• Dismembering Wolverine
  
  
• Wolverine and Nitro is a stupid feat and shouldn't be used
  
  
• Every time someone uses a Wolverine feat from Garth Ennis comics a little part of me dies
  
  
• Wolverine can swim
  
  
• Could Wolverine cut Luke Cage or Superman?
  
  
• More
  
   
  
  C. Miscellaneous
  
  
• You think you had a rough week...
  
  
• Being remembered poorly by Wolverine is cause for alarm
  
  
• The Wolverine don't care
  
  
• Good at baking cakes
  
  
• Knows what he wants for his birthday
  
  
• Passionate about animals, I mean really passionate
  
  
• Imparts his wisdom on younger generations
  
   

Barry Windsor Smith wrote/drew a multiple part Wolverine story called Weapon X which appeared in the pages of one of Marvel's anthology series (Marvel Comics Presents 72-84 specifically) in the early 90's. It basically introduces the Weapon X program and was the first place readers saw Wolverine's backstory of being their test subject. It is collected in trade form as Wolverine: Weapon X.

https://www.amazon.com/Wolverine-Weapon-X-Barry-Windsor-Smith/dp/0785137262

For the Hulk, I recommend checking out Hulk: Season One, which is a really good retelling of his origin. After that, you can jump on to the Hulk's ongoing story. I'd recommend starting with either the Planet Hulk story arc by Greg Pak or the recent Indestructible Hulk series by Mark Waid.

For Wolverine, as far as I'm concerned his origin starts with Weapon X. After that, I highly recommend Jason Aaron's work with Wolverine. Check this out: Wolverine by Jason Aaron: The Complete Collection volume 1.

Make sure to check your local library to see what they have available, and you should also be aware of Marvel's digital subscription service, Marvel Unlimited, which is a great option for reading a lot of comics for not a lot of money.

Here's what I recommend for a Wolverine fan:

• Claremont/Miller [Wolverine] (http://www.amazon.com/Wolverine-Claremont-Miller-Chris/dp/0785183833/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1404610578&sr=8-2&keywords=miller+wolverine) (the first Wolverine solo title)
  
  
• [Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown] (http://www.amazon.com/Wolverine-Meltdown-X-Men-Walter-Simonson/dp/0785110488/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404610643&sr=8-1&keywords=meltdown+wolverine)
  
  
• [Wolverine Classic Vol. 1] (http://www.amazon.com/Wolverine-Classic-Vol-Marvel-Comics/dp/0785117970/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1404610946&sr=1-1&keywords=classic+wolverine+1) -- beginning of his unlimited series
  
  
• [Weapon X] (http://www.amazon.com/Wolverine-Weapon-X-Barry-Windsor-Smith/dp/0785137262/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1404611007&sr=1-1&keywords=weapon+x)
  
  Here's my cut & paste response for every time this is asked ---
  
  I recommend starting with Chris Claremont's run that made the X-Men popular --- Giant Size X-Men #1, Uncanny X-Men #94-280, the graphic novel "God Loves, Man Kills", and X-Men: Vignettes 1 & 2. Almost all of these include Wolverine.
  
  This is an extremely helpful site: http://crushingkrisis.com/collecting-x-men-comic-books-as-graphic-novels/
  
  There's also a good documentary about Chris Claremont's X-Men: http://sequart.org/movies/4/comics-in-focus-chris-claremonts-x-men/
  
  If you want to skip around rather than reading every issue, here are my favorite story arcs, in chronological order:
  
  

1. Proteus (Uncanny 125-128) -- their first really dangerous enemy
   
   
2. Dark Phoenix Saga (Uncanny 129-137) -- widely considered the best ever, not my favorite though
   
   
3. Days of Future Past (Uncanny 141-142) -- Kitty travels back in time from a dystopian future
   
   
4. God Loves, Man Kills (graphic novel) -- possibly the best place for a newcomer to start
   
   
5. The Brood Saga (Uncanny 154-158, 161-167) -- a mix of Alien & The Matrix, includes the first meeting of Magneto & Professor X (#161) and the first meeting of the X-men & Rogue
   
   
6. Wolverine (Claremont/Miller limited series 1-4) -- the first Wolverine comics, must-read
   
   
7. From the Ashes (Uncanny 168-176) -- one of Joss Whedon's favorite runs; Wolverine's wedding; Rogue joins the X-Men; Storm gets a mohawk
   
   
8. Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown (limited series 1-4) -- highly recommended, great artwork
   
   
9. Inferno (Uncanny 239-243, ties in with X-Factor etc) -- typical sprawling X-over, the X-Men issues are better than the X-Factor & New Mutants etc.
   
   
10. Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men run 1-24 (the Warren Ellis run after this is also good). The Whedon run also has an amazing motion comic partially available on Netflix.
    
    Five great single issues:
    
    

• Uncanny 117 - Professor X does mind battle
  
  
• Uncanny 150 - the first great Magneto story
  
  
• Uncanny 153 - the funniest issue, Kitty's Fairy Tale
  
  
• Uncanny 205 - Wolverine vs Lady Deathstrike
  
  
• Uncanny 268 - Wolverine hanging out with Captain America in Madripoor in the '40s
  
  
  
  
  Stuff that didn't make the cut:
  
  
• Uncanny 94-124 -- highlights include the Phoenix Saga (101-108, good background for Dark Phoenix) and a great Professor X story in issue 117. Otherwise you won't miss too much if you skip to Proteus.
  
  
• Uncanny 177-228 -- there's some good stuff here but for me it's not as good as the previous stuff. Highlights include Lifedeath (tpb), and issue #205 is a must-read for Wolverine fans.
  
  
• Uncanny 229-239 -- I think this run is worth checking out. It includes 3 story arcs leading into Inferno: The Reavers (and the X-Men's move to Australia), the return of the Brood, and Genosha. This would be a good time to check out the Wolverine unlimited series.
  
  
• There's some good stuff after this, esp Psylocke becoming a ninja (256-258) and Wolverine & Cap America in #268, but it's in a bit of a decline (although Jim Lee's art is incredible).
  
  Grant Morrison's New X-Men run gets recommended a lot, but personally I think it's overrated. The art undergoes jarring shifts as artists change, some of the art is truly bad, and it's a damn shame how Morrison assassinated Magneto's character. And there's basically just 4 X-Men in it, 3 of them being members of the original Stan Lee team.
  
  I posted a while back asking what to read after all this stuff and got some great replies: http://redd.it/22vx0e
  
  

Iron Man's original origin: POW in Vietnam in his first appearance.

Updated origin: POW in Afghanistan in Warren Ellis's run, which also carried over to the movie.

Wolverine's "Weapon X" origin and his "Origin" origin.

Edit: Thought it should be noted that unlike the two Iron Man origins, the Wolverine origins are two completely different stories that are still canon. I'm sure you're aware, since it's been covered by the movies and all, but Weapon X deals with the adamantium-lacing and memory-wiping, and Origin covers the emergence of his mutant powers and that first claw-pop.

• Well, there's always Batman: Year One by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli, one of the more popular Batman stories.
  
  
• For Daredevil, there are a couple of different stories you could read. There's Daredevil: Yellow, part of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's colour series (I think Hulk: Gray is an origin story too, but I know that Spider-Man: Blue is not), and there's also Frank Miller and JRJR's The Man Without Fear. There's also Battlin' Jack Murdock, but that's not really about Daredevil so much as it's about his father, but it's an enjoyable read. I'm not sure how well these 3 stories fit together, with regards to contradicting each other, though.
  
  
• For Wolverine, there's Wolverine: Origin, which reveals his childhood and the first manifestation of his powers (Not to be confused with Wolverine: Origins, which was either a story arc or its own series, I'm not sure). Then there's Wolverine: Weapon X, by Barry Windsor-Smith, which is the story of him getting his claws. And again, not to be confused with a different Wolverine: Weapon X, which was an ongoing series.
  
  
• I think Superman: Birthright is the big Superman origin book, but I'm not completely sure, not a big supes fan.
  
  Edit: Added some links to clarify, just 'cause I'm such a chill guy. Also, there are some other DC Year One books, definitely Green Arrow and Batgirl, probably some more.

This collection on Amazon has the first solo, limited series in it. I completely forgot about the Marvel Comics Presents storylines that featured a lot of his backstory.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0785137262/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller= this Weapon X?

Oh that's this guy right?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0785137262/

I just ordered that.

I'm not a Wolverine fan, but this and this are both awesome books I'm glad to have in my library.