Need some help with Wolverine story arc/comic collections
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Need some help with Wolverine story arc/comic collections
ok, first off, I was never really into comics, so a lot of this is new to me.
I recently picked up the five volumes of Essential Wolverine - I love them, and I want more. But as I've been looking around the web, I'm getting really confused.
There's Wolverine Classic, Wolverine, Essential Wolverine, Wolverine Origins, etc - and the issues are all numbered differently, so there's no telling what came first or what order to read them in. There's no place I can go and just order them all at once either.
So I've got a few questions:
1) What's with the different issue numbers? What came first, second, third, etc?
2) What's the difference between Wolverine Classic, Essential Wolverine, Wolverine, Wolverine Origins, etc?
3) What order should I read them in?
4) Is Marvel putting out a cd or something with every Wolverine on it, so I can get the complete story all in one place?
Also, please no spoilers!! I've only part-way through volume 5 of Essential Wolverine where he meets Genesis, the son of Apocalypse
Thanks for any help!!
I recently picked up the five volumes of Essential Wolverine - I love them, and I want more. But as I've been looking around the web, I'm getting really confused.
There's Wolverine Classic, Wolverine, Essential Wolverine, Wolverine Origins, etc - and the issues are all numbered differently, so there's no telling what came first or what order to read them in. There's no place I can go and just order them all at once either.
So I've got a few questions:
1) What's with the different issue numbers? What came first, second, third, etc?
2) What's the difference between Wolverine Classic, Essential Wolverine, Wolverine, Wolverine Origins, etc?
3) What order should I read them in?
4) Is Marvel putting out a cd or something with every Wolverine on it, so I can get the complete story all in one place?
Also, please no spoilers!! I've only part-way through volume 5 of Essential Wolverine where he meets Genesis, the son of Apocalypse
Thanks for any help!!
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here is a chronological list of his appearances
http://comicbookdb.com/character_chron.php?ID=2
this is the link to the essentials, if you click on each one, it will tell what issues were in it and the date
http://comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=6675
this is the link to the wolverine classic title, looks like it is just the same issues, but less of them...
http://comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=11434
link to wolverine origins, Im pretty sure this one started around the imte of the X-men movies, so marvel would get to tell his origin instead of the movies...
http://comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=6496
comic book database is pretty good for stuff like this, finding out what is in what...
http://comicbookdb.com/character_chron.php?ID=2
this is the link to the essentials, if you click on each one, it will tell what issues were in it and the date
http://comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=6675
this is the link to the wolverine classic title, looks like it is just the same issues, but less of them...
http://comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=11434
link to wolverine origins, Im pretty sure this one started around the imte of the X-men movies, so marvel would get to tell his origin instead of the movies...
http://comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=6496
comic book database is pretty good for stuff like this, finding out what is in what...
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the chronolgical list is funny, there are months in the last few years, where he is in 25-35 books per month!!!
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I liked "Old Man Logan"
I know it got mixed reception... but honestly it was one of the better Wolverine books I've ever read. It was one of the few times I think the character was explored in a way that I felt was believable.
I know it got mixed reception... but honestly it was one of the better Wolverine books I've ever read. It was one of the few times I think the character was explored in a way that I felt was believable.
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Some of that is due to the db listing variant covers separately, but yeah, he's in the main X-books, X-force, and New Avengers monthly, he's in most of the X-men crossover books, and then there are all the guest appearances. And that list doesn't even include Ultimate Wolverine and other variants. Only one who can even come close must be Spidey...
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So has Marvel ever compiled everything together so I can buy it all at once, or do I have to go looking on ebay for individual comics?
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Some of that is due to the db listing variant covers separately, but yeah, he's in the main X-books, X-force, and New Avengers monthly, he's in most of the X-men crossover books, and then there are all the guest appearances. And that list doesn't even include Ultimate Wolverine and other variants. Only one who can even come close must be Spidey...
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- the wolverine omnibus has a ton of issues in it
http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=166172
- most of the 1988 series isn't collected, so you will have to get individual issues
- most of the 2003 series is collected in hardcovers.
- wolveribe origins has 7 hardcovers that has most of the series in it.
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Ok, so I just finished Volume 4 and 5 of Essential Wolverine and
- I'm loving it.
According to comicdb, this was an issue from 1988?! Is that right? Are there really 22 years of Wolverine left to read?
If I want to avoid the guest-appearances and stick with just Wolverine's adventures, is the Omnibus the way to go? I noticed the Omnibus skips around the years, going from 1988 to 1974 back to 1988 - is this really the best way to get everything?
How can I tell what's a guest appearance/not worth buying the whole issue for, and what's a good, Wolverine-centric issue?
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According to comicdb, this was an issue from 1988?! Is that right? Are there really 22 years of Wolverine left to read?
If I want to avoid the guest-appearances and stick with just Wolverine's adventures, is the Omnibus the way to go? I noticed the Omnibus skips around the years, going from 1988 to 1974 back to 1988 - is this really the best way to get everything?
How can I tell what's a guest appearance/not worth buying the whole issue for, and what's a good, Wolverine-centric issue?
Last edited by Vel; 08-12-10 at 07:18 PM.
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http://comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=11432
http://comicbookdb.com/storyarc.php?ID=2875
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I would also say, if you are reading these without some of the GREAT storylines between X-men 100 and 275 you are missing out...Im partial to those years becaus ethat was when i was reading them, but you don't much more Badass than Wolverine at the Hellfire club during the Phoenix Saga...or the brood...or the Sabretooth battles in the early 200s...or with the reavers in the 230's/240s...for me, that is just awesome, awesome stuff...
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Sorry for the long delay in the posts (been a bit busy)
So how many years/arcs are there? From what you guys have said, there's the 1988 line of comics, and the 2003 line - anything else?
Any place you guys would recommend I go to find the the issues not included in the Omnibus (are the missing issues even worthwhile?) I'm not looking to really collect, so the books don't need to be pristine, just good enough to read
Also, what's with all the Wolverine: Weapon X on Amazon? See Here, Here, here, here
Are they just different covers on the same story, or different stories? Should I buy them all or can I buy just one and get everything?
So how many years/arcs are there? From what you guys have said, there's the 1988 line of comics, and the 2003 line - anything else?
Any place you guys would recommend I go to find the the issues not included in the Omnibus (are the missing issues even worthwhile?) I'm not looking to really collect, so the books don't need to be pristine, just good enough to read
Also, what's with all the Wolverine: Weapon X on Amazon? See Here, Here, here, here
Are they just different covers on the same story, or different stories? Should I buy them all or can I buy just one and get everything?
Last edited by Vel; 08-26-10 at 09:12 PM.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverine_(comics)
Have you checked the Wikipedia Wolverine page? It gives a decent breakdown of all the collections and various series.
Have you checked the Wikipedia Wolverine page? It gives a decent breakdown of all the collections and various series.
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By the way, this past week Marvel released a free comic book called The Wolverine Saga, which shows the history of Wolverine, Dakken and X-23. The last page gives a list of the essential chronological reading for the character.
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I just read this yesterday and thought it was dreadful. I had such high hopes reading it because the reviews generally were very positive and I had been eyeing it on Amazon for some time. Luckily my office has a small library that includes graphic novels available and I checked it out.
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I don't mind What If? stories, but I don't really see why they would be out of character I think I just needed a better cause to buy into the effect. The only Millar stories i've read are Civil War and Kick-Ass, both of which I liked. Oh well