Wolverine: Weapon X
$23.90
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
23 July 2026
Summary
Explore the Stories Behind the Legends
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 Ma…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798765138762 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Jim Rugg |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 23 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 126mm x 196mm |
| Series: | Marvel Age of Comics |
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Critics Review
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 *
Rugg goes deep and discursive in discussing Windsor-Smith’s work. * Skylit Podcast *
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 *
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. * First Comics News *
Jim Rugg
Jim Rugg is an Eisner and Ignatz Award winning cartoonist, designer, zinemaker, and illustrator. His books include Hulk Grand Design (2022), the Street Angel series, the PLAIN Janes (2020), Octobriana 1976 (2020), Supermag (2013), and Afrodisiac (2010). He is the co-creator of YouTube’s Cartoonist Kayfabe channel. His comics are part of the Smithsonian permanent collection and the National Archives and he taught visual storytelling at the School of Visual Arts and the Animation Workshop in Denmark. Rugg lives and draws in Pittsburgh.
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