SNIKT!
So after a long absence (a VERY long absence!) I'm slowly going to venture back into the loving embrace of comics. The culprit? Wolverine of course! Shortly before I recklessly abandoned my passion for the graphic novel, a little series called Origin came along. The story emphasized on the beginnings of the character of Logan/Wolverine. Now, for those of you who are unfamiliar with the character's comic incarnation, this Origin storyline was a very big deal since for the 30 years the character had been around, his background had never been fully revealed.
After long talks, some persuasive arguments, and a compelling manuscript, Marvel's Editor in Chief, Joe Quesada gave the go ahead to fully reveal the long awaited origin of everybody's favorite Canuck. I remember eagerly anticipating this mini-series, and how grateful I was not to be disappointed. The artwork is brilliant, the story is compelling, and more than a few questions were answered.
A few months ago I heard that Marvel was planning on making Origin an ongoing monthly series starting in April. Issue number 40 of the regular Wolverine series is supposed to serve as a springboard into the new Origin series, presenting a cliffhanger that is meant to be resolved in the first issue of the series. Origin brought to light events that transpired in the early years of Logan's life (his real name is actually James Howlett, and he was actually a sickly child, who suffered from occasional bouts of amnesia!) and the first time his powers manifested.
Origin covers some of Logan's childhood, all the way through to his adolescence. After that we were left guessing what happened between when we last saw him running off into the Canadian wilderness, and when he was found by the Weapon X project. Recent events in the Marvel Universe have allowed Wolverine to regain access to his lost or repressed memories, with a few gaps here and there. The new Origin series is meant to fill in those gaps, re-inforcing what many of us have suspected all along, or perhaps completely reconstructing the character's backstory from scratch. All that remains to be seen. The only thing I do know is that I am excited enough about this series to return to comics after a 4 year absence.
The Origin continues this April, I highly recommend it. And if you would like to catch up on the original mini-series, the trade paperback is also available now.
So after a long absence (a VERY long absence!) I'm slowly going to venture back into the loving embrace of comics. The culprit? Wolverine of course! Shortly before I recklessly abandoned my passion for the graphic novel, a little series called Origin came along. The story emphasized on the beginnings of the character of Logan/Wolverine. Now, for those of you who are unfamiliar with the character's comic incarnation, this Origin storyline was a very big deal since for the 30 years the character had been around, his background had never been fully revealed.
After long talks, some persuasive arguments, and a compelling manuscript, Marvel's Editor in Chief, Joe Quesada gave the go ahead to fully reveal the long awaited origin of everybody's favorite Canuck. I remember eagerly anticipating this mini-series, and how grateful I was not to be disappointed. The artwork is brilliant, the story is compelling, and more than a few questions were answered.
A few months ago I heard that Marvel was planning on making Origin an ongoing monthly series starting in April. Issue number 40 of the regular Wolverine series is supposed to serve as a springboard into the new Origin series, presenting a cliffhanger that is meant to be resolved in the first issue of the series. Origin brought to light events that transpired in the early years of Logan's life (his real name is actually James Howlett, and he was actually a sickly child, who suffered from occasional bouts of amnesia!) and the first time his powers manifested.
Origin covers some of Logan's childhood, all the way through to his adolescence. After that we were left guessing what happened between when we last saw him running off into the Canadian wilderness, and when he was found by the Weapon X project. Recent events in the Marvel Universe have allowed Wolverine to regain access to his lost or repressed memories, with a few gaps here and there. The new Origin series is meant to fill in those gaps, re-inforcing what many of us have suspected all along, or perhaps completely reconstructing the character's backstory from scratch. All that remains to be seen. The only thing I do know is that I am excited enough about this series to return to comics after a 4 year absence.
The Origin continues this April, I highly recommend it. And if you would like to catch up on the original mini-series, the trade paperback is also available now.
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