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Wolverine: Weapon X
Marvel Age of Comics (Related to this series)
- Author
- Jim Rugg
- Narrator
- Alexander Cendese
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 11 June 2026
- Run Time
- 2 hours 52 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Naked, bloody, and screaming in pain - this is the Wolverine that faced readers in the story arc Weapon X. This was more than just the tale of how Wolverine got his adamantium skeleton and claws. Legendary creator Barry Windsor-Smith challenged fans’ expectations of super hero stories and created Marvel’s most brutal and beautiful comic.
In 1991, when Weapon X was first published, Wolverine was one of Marvel’s most popular super heroes. For Weapon X, creator Windsor-Smith reimagined the super hero origin story as a cyberpunk horror story. A shadowy organization abducts Wolverine in order to create “the ultimate killing machine,” and we are plunged into a story of basic, animalistic survival. As Wolverine endures more and more trauma, the lines between reality and consciousness disappear.
Illustrated with full-color art from this legendary storyline, Jim Rugg’s entry in the MARVEL AGE OF COMICS takes a deep-dive into one of Marvel’s most experimental and singular comics, and what many consider to be the definitive Wolverine story.
Critics Review
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A passionate and insightful celebration of one Marvel’s boldest stories ever told. Jim Rugg wonderfully breaks down what made Barry Windsor-Smith’s Weapon X such a pivotal moment in comics in a way that is rewarding to longtime fans as well as newcomers to the tale.
Capes & Tights
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Rugg goes deep and discursive in discussing Windsor-Smith's work.
Skylit Podcast
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A great introduction to comics for people who haven't read comic books, and great for people who have been comic book fans their whole life.
Collectors Confessions
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Wolverine first turned up in 1974 in The Incredible Hulk #181, but his story remained unknown for almost two decades. Jim Rugg’s Wolverine: Weapon X gets to the heart of those beginnings, the industry changes that made it possible, and the legacy of Barry Windsor-Smith.
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Details
- Author
- Jim Rugg
- Narrator
- Alexander Cendese
- Duration
- 2 hours 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 11 June 2026
- ISBN
- 9798216477372
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- American style / tradition comic books, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Superheroes and super-villains, Cultural studies
Synopsis
Explore the Stories Behind the LegendsNaked, bloody, and screaming in pain - this is the Wolverine that faced readers in the story arc Weapon X. This was more than just the tale of how Wolverine got his adamantium skeleton and claws. Legendary creator Barry Windsor-Smith challenged fans’ expectations of super hero stories and created Marvel’s most brutal and beautiful comic. In 1991, when Weapon X was first published, Wolverine was one of Marvel’s most popular super heroes. For Weapon X, creator Windsor-Smith reimagined the super hero origin story as a cyberpunk horror story. A shadowy organization abducts Wolverine in order to create “the ultimate killing machine,” and we are plunged into a story of basic, animalistic survival. As Wolverine endures more and more trauma, the lines between reality and consciousness disappear.Illustrated with full-color art from this legendary storyline, Jim Rugg’s entry in the MARVEL AGE OF COMICS takes a deep-dive into one of Marvel’s most experimental and singular comics, and what many consider to be the definitive Wolverine story.
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