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Wolverine: Weapon X Deluxe Edition by Barry Windsor-Smith

Wolverine: Weapon X Deluxe Edition

Barry Windsor-Smith, Chris Claremont, Frank Tieri

Marvel · Print & ebook · March 28, 2023

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Who it’s for
A psychedelic horror take on Wolverine’s origin, with the claustrophobic unease of Frankenstein.
Themes
Forced transformation, Captivity, Horror
Genres
Superhero Comics, Horror Comics, Science Fiction Comics

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WOLVERINE: WEAPON X is the character-defining origin of the man known only as Logan. Written and illustrated by auteur creator and master storyteller Barry Windsor-Smith, it is undeniably one of the greatest Wolverine stories ever told. After being taken hostage by an experimental Canadian military-science outfit, Logan is transformed into Weapon X, an unstoppable killing machine with an indestructible adamantium skeleton and razor-sharp claws.

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But Weapon X cannot be contained by his captors - and trapped in their lab with the monster they have made, they will face his feral wrath! It's a psychedelic horror story in the mold of Frankenstein, restored from original art and print sources for this stunning deluxe edition! Collecting material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #72-84, plus UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #205 and material from WOLVERINE (1988) #166.

Feral Transformation

A psychedelic horror take on Wolverine’s origin, with the claustrophobic unease of Frankenstein.

Come here for

  • The collision of superhero action and laboratory horror
  • Barry Windsor-Smith’s writing and art in one defining Wolverine story

Expect

  • A hostage turned into a weapon—and captors facing the consequences
  • A deluxe edition restored from original art and print sources

Where it sits

Superhero Comics98%
Science Fiction Comics73%
Horror Comics54%

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Publisher categories

  • Fantasy Comics
  • Science Fiction Comics
  • Superhero Comics
Authors
Barry Windsor-Smith, Chris Claremont, Frank Tieri
Publisher
Marvel
Published
March 28, 2023
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Forced transformation · Captivity · Horror
Reading lane
Fantasy Comics