Description
Collects Wolverine (1982) #1-4, Uncanny X-Men (1981) #172-173. Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's character-defining Wolverine tale! Logan's vacation from the X-Men is interrupted when he discovers that his beloved, Mariko Yashida, has been married off by her criminal father Lord Shingen! When Shingen humiliates Wolverine in front of Mariko, the hero loses heart, drowning his sorrows in beer, bar fights�and the arms of wild assassin Yukio. But when betrayal strikes from an unexpected source, can Wolverine reclaim his honor and rescue Mariko and himself from Shingen's trap? Then, the X-Men travel to Japan to rejoin their wayward teammate - but Viper and the Silver Samurai want to guarantee that the mutants' story won't have a happy ending. Secrets, shockers and broken hearts await in Wolverine's legendary first solo adventure - now packed with extras including original art, rare covers and more!.… (more)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1987
Publication
Marvel (2009), 144 pages
ISBN
0785137246 / 9780785137245
Local notes
Collects the 4 issue 1982 "Wolverine" miniseries by Claremont and Miller, and the following two Uncanny X-Men issues #172-173, by Claremont and Smith. Wolverine's Japanese girlfriend stops answering his letters, and when he goes to Japan to find her, it turns out her long-lost father has returned and arranged a marriage for her.
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LibraryThing member lithicbee
This volume contains the four-issue Wolverine mini-series by Claremont and Miller and issues 172 and 173 of the Uncanny X-Men, which are a direct continuation of the mini-series. Overall, pretty good stuff. Claremont's writing style is verbose, as usual, and while his love of international cultures
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shines through in this as in many of his tales, the odd and/or incorrect romanizations of some Japanese words were distracting (such as "Hei" instead of "Hai"). Miller's art is okay, not at the level of Dark Knight Returns or Sin City, but on par with his early Daredevil run. Paul Smith's art in the X-Men issues is interesting at times (Wolverine in uniform looks very angular and cool) and rushed and poor at others (Storm sometimes looks like a humanoid panther, with large nose and lips that are almost a characterization of an African American). All in all, this is a classic piece of Wolverine's much re-worked history and is essential for anyone who wants to understand the character. Show Less
LibraryThing member wethewatched
A fun romp in Japan. Sort of like Kill Bill Vol. 1. I'm not a huge X-Men comics fan but I enjoy the films and wanted to read this before the release of the new Wolverine movie, which is based on this mini-series. The art is the star here--some great samurai action!
LibraryThing member Noonecanstop
Watched the movie based on this saga first and thought it was good. Read this saga and thought it was even better then the movie. Little details and the way Claremont expresses and grows a few of them is nice.
LibraryThing member MeriwetherR
Was rereading to get ready for the film this weekend!
LibraryThing member bobbybslax
The ending wasn't very satisfying to me, but the story was generally decent.
LibraryThing member nordie
Originally published in Comic form, this is the 2012 hardback collection of the first solo outing of Wolverine.
Wolverine follows his true love Mariko to Japan, only to find that her father has re-appeared on the scene and has married his daughter to a violent mobster to pay off a debt. Mariko, a
Meanwhile there is a consolidation of the black market mobsters in Tokyo, with ninjas and "The Hand" taking a central role. A price is also put on Wolverine's head and there are regular attempts to kill him. Finally Wolverine comes out of his drunken depression, and there is a final showdown with Mariko's father, and Mariko has to decide between respecting and protecting her father, and the Japanese traditions she holds dear.
With her father and her husband dead, the novel ends with the X Men receiving an invitation to Logan and Mariko's wedding.
I must have read this story not long after it came out, as as I was reading this edition - repackaged in a hardback by Marvel in 2012 - I soon thought "I've read this before". It's a nice introduction to Wolverine on his own, and whilst the drawings arent crude, it is interesting to see the development of the character representation into later stories.
Wolverine follows his true love Mariko to Japan, only to find that her father has re-appeared on the scene and has married his daughter to a violent mobster to pay off a debt. Mariko, a
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dutiful Japanese daughter, marries the mobster and so forces Logan into the arms of another (after a degrading fight with her father).Meanwhile there is a consolidation of the black market mobsters in Tokyo, with ninjas and "The Hand" taking a central role. A price is also put on Wolverine's head and there are regular attempts to kill him. Finally Wolverine comes out of his drunken depression, and there is a final showdown with Mariko's father, and Mariko has to decide between respecting and protecting her father, and the Japanese traditions she holds dear.
With her father and her husband dead, the novel ends with the X Men receiving an invitation to Logan and Mariko's wedding.
I must have read this story not long after it came out, as as I was reading this edition - repackaged in a hardback by Marvel in 2012 - I soon thought "I've read this before". It's a nice introduction to Wolverine on his own, and whilst the drawings arent crude, it is interesting to see the development of the character representation into later stories.
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LibraryThing member nordie
Originally published in Comic form, this is the 2012 hardback collection of the first solo outing of Wolverine.
Wolverine follows his true love Mariko to Japan, only to find that her father has re-appeared on the scene and has married his daughter to a violent mobster to pay off a debt. Mariko, a
Meanwhile there is a consolidation of the black market mobsters in Tokyo, with ninjas and "The Hand" taking a central role. A price is also put on Wolverine's head and there are regular attempts to kill him. Finally Wolverine comes out of his drunken depression, and there is a final showdown with Mariko's father, and Mariko has to decide between respecting and protecting her father, and the Japanese traditions she holds dear.
With her father and her husband dead, the novel ends with the X Men receiving an invitation to Logan and Mariko's wedding.
I must have read this story not long after it came out, as as I was reading this edition - repackaged in a hardback by Marvel in 2012 - I soon thought "I've read this before". It's a nice introduction to Wolverine on his own, and whilst the drawings arent crude, it is interesting to see the development of the character representation into later stories.
Wolverine follows his true love Mariko to Japan, only to find that her father has re-appeared on the scene and has married his daughter to a violent mobster to pay off a debt. Mariko, a
Show More
dutiful Japanese daughter, marries the mobster and so forces Logan into the arms of another (after a degrading fight with her father).Meanwhile there is a consolidation of the black market mobsters in Tokyo, with ninjas and "The Hand" taking a central role. A price is also put on Wolverine's head and there are regular attempts to kill him. Finally Wolverine comes out of his drunken depression, and there is a final showdown with Mariko's father, and Mariko has to decide between respecting and protecting her father, and the Japanese traditions she holds dear.
With her father and her husband dead, the novel ends with the X Men receiving an invitation to Logan and Mariko's wedding.
I must have read this story not long after it came out, as as I was reading this edition - repackaged in a hardback by Marvel in 2012 - I soon thought "I've read this before". It's a nice introduction to Wolverine on his own, and whilst the drawings arent crude, it is interesting to see the development of the character representation into later stories.
Show Less