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An interesting, if a little derivative, take on Wolvieโs origins
Format: Kindle
At this point Wolverine origin stories are a dime a dozen and they all will inevitably be held to the standard of the classic Barry Windsor-Smith Weapon X series and while this book tries to reach those heights, it doesnโt quite make it in terms of its writing, it does rival it in terms of art tho, which is nice.
Again, another book I wish I could give half stars with because my rating for this book is closer to a 3.5 stars and itโs mostly carried by the art, but itโs leaning closer to the upper half of that rating so thatโs why I went with 4.
Regardless, my biggest issue comes from the fact that by and large it isnโt THAT different from the usual Wolvie origin story that was established in 616, the whole concept of Logan being the Winter Soldier isnโt used to its fullest potential because (spoilers) itโs tragically short lived, as he is back with this universeโs equivalent of the 616 X-Men by the end of Issue #6; I will say that what little there is of him being the Winter Soldier is cool as hell thanks to Cappuccio's artwork.
Seriously, that is the best part of the book: Alessandro Cappuccio's artwork. I loved him on Moon Knight and I love him here, he is a master of delivering high impact artwork whenever itโs needed.
Overall itโs a solid book that didnโt take much advantage of its interesting new premise before returning to status quo, but itโs at least carried by some killer artwork.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2026
