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Wolverine by Claremont & Miller (Marvel Premiere Classic) Hardcover – January 1, 2007

by Chris Claremont (Author), Frank Miller (Illustrator)
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The master of mutants joins the master of ninjas in Wolverine's first solo series - replete with romance, intrigue and mayhem! Our beleaguered berserker's in Japan on a mission of the heart, if he can survive the Hand first! Plus: the introduction of everyone's favorite riotous ronin, Yukio! Collects Wolverine #1-4, Uncanny X-Men #172-173.
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  1. Part of Series
    Wolverine (1982)
  2. Print length
    160 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Marvel Enterprises
  5. Publication date
    January 1, 2007
  6. Dimensions
    7.5 x 0.5 x 10.25 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0785123296
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0785123293
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Marvel Enterprises (January 1, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0785123296
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0785123293
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.5 x 10.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 829 ratings

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    Frank Miller is one of the seminal creative talents who sparked the current gigantic sub-industry of motion pictures featuring comic book- initiated product. A sub-industry which had become a super-industry. This most profitable aspect of this millennium’s film production, now producing an annual flow of box office profits in the Billions of dollars, was launched when Frank Miller’s graphic novel re-take on the classic comic book hero, Batman, resulted in an entertainment industry-wide reconsideration of the genre in the deeper and darker vision Miller brought to it.

    Miller re-defined the presentation of comic book characters and heroic fiction with his grand-daddy of graphic novels, “The Dark Knight.” This revolutionary work

    not only kicked off the series of Batman films based on his redefinition, but a craze for such material that has thrown dozens of such heroes into multiple film franchise heaven. Certainly chief among these has been Miller’s uniquely classical take on superheroic narrative, “300,” and his “Sin City” books, each of which entered motion pictures with historic successes, and each now in Miller's creative phase of achieving its highly-anticipated sequel. Miller’s co-direction of “Sin City” has made him one of the hottest

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    Chris Claremont is best known for his work on Marvel Comics' The Uncanny X-Men, during which time it was the bestselling comic in the Western Hemisphere; he has sold more than 100 million comic books to date. Recent projects include the dark fantasy novel Dragon Moon and Sovereign SevenTM, a comic book series published by DC Comics. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.George Lucas is the founder of Lucasfilm Ltd., one of the world's leading entertainment companies. He created the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film series. Among his story credits are THX 1138, American Graffiti, and the Star Wars and Indiana Jones films. He lives in Marin County, California.

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Gush, gush.I have thoroughly enjoyed enjoyed both Chris Claremont and Frank Miller works before--but not this.Even by 1982 standards this series, in my opinion, isn't very good. The art is weak. Some of the panels are downright bad. Lazy, but not in the cool slapdash lazy of later Miller.The plot - in context - is senseless. Why would this Japanese aristocrat be interested in a 5' homicidal maniac with bad breath and a really dumb haircut? Silliness. Claremont didn't sell it at all. Full of cliches, boring ugly fight sequences, senseless motivation, bad dialogue, poor design, hideous colors...I could go on...The one good thing about the series is that the cover art on these books is great. That's it, though. Don't let the names "Claremont and Miller" fool you. I'd like to say, "nice try, fellas,"-but I sort of don't think they tried that hard...Also, I didn't buy this, though I really wanted to having read an issue 4 million years ago, but luckily checked it out of the library.
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Jake Holitski
5.0 out of 5 stars An Enjoyable and Memorable Wolverine Story
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2016
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Collects Wolverine 1-4, Uncanny X-Men 172-173

After enjoying Hugh Jackman's portrayal of Wolverine in the X-Men films, I was looking forward to reading his first solo appearance in comics. Wolverine is an enjoyable and memorable story of romance and action that leaves a lasting impression.

The story follows Wolverine's return to Japan to visit his old flame, and what follows is a story that breaks Wolverine down and builds him back up again in a way that will make you unable to resist audibly cheering for him as he fights to regain his honor and discover his own humanity. This comic feels like a perfect blend between old and new styles of the medium: the pencils by the talented (not yet legendary when this was first published) Frank Miller evoke a modern sensibility, while the colors are old-fashioned, but still have a coherent palate. Claremont uses plenty of internal monologue to convey Wolvie's thoughts and feelings as the story progresses, and it works quite well. One can't help but wonder if Frank Miller picked up on this style and later used it to great effect in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Batman: Year One. The art and writing converge to near perfection near the end of the third issue, including what might be one of my favorite pages in all of comics, and perhaps the one page that would define who Wolverine is more than any other. You'll know it when you read it: it's good stuff.

The two issues from Uncanny X-Men are nice to have from a value standpoint, but ultimately unnecessary and less serious than the limited series that precedes it in the trade. They focus on the aftermath of the events in Wolverine on the X-Men and are ultimately forgettable on their own. If you are a fan of the X-Men you may get more mileage out of these. Frank Miller is NOT the artist on these issues, which is unfortunate because his pencils were quite good on Wolverine. Still, you can't complain about added extras when they don't detract from the main event.

Wolverine is a fascinating and exciting read that I would recommend to anyone who has an interest in the character. It was an excellent starting point for me personally, having no prior knowledge about Wolvie from comic books, only from the movies. It is a story that you will want to read again after finishing it. It's just that good.

Read it if you like: Hugh Jackman's portrayal, Japanese culture, Good Sequential Art and Storytelling

Don't read it if you dislike: Added bloat in the form of extra issues (although I don't believe that they take away from the actual story, and I'll take all the value I can get)
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E-pocalypse
5.0 out of 5 stars Wolverine paperback by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2024
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This is a perfect book for me as I read it way back when I was a lot younger and after losing my copy I found myself becoming reacquainted once more as I have ordered myself another copy and have no regrets about that whatsoever thank you!!!
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A. Parham
4.0 out of 5 stars Overcame my skepticism!
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2011
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I must admit I had my doubts. I've never been a huge fan of Wolverine (or the X-Men in general) and was afraid so short a story (4 issues) would be unsatifsying. I'd never heard of Chris Claremont but am a HUGE fan of Frank Miller so I was willing to take a gamble. I'm glad I did!

Much like his runs on Daredevil and Batman, Miller changed the way Wolverine was portrayed. While the book claims Claremont wrote the script I can't help but think Frank helped out quite a bit. The tone doesn't sound like the other Claremont stories in this collection...it sounds exactly like Miller's style. But whoever wrote it: it's good!

Wolverine is transformed from his original incarnation as a psychotic killer into a...more sensative psychotic killer. The plot seems a little rushed in places but it's worth the few minutes it might take to grasp why everone is doing what they're doing (and once you get it, it's actually quite elaborate for such a short story). The fight scenes are awesome and the emotional/dramatic scenes play just as well.

The "extra" two issues in the back lack the depth of the first four. The art (not by Miller) is much weaker and even the writing looses the beauty and the character depth (but it's supposed to be the same author??).

Bottom line: I really enjoyed it and if you like Wolverine, Miller, or Japaneese culture...I think you will too!
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AJ Eudy
5.0 out of 5 stars Honor
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
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One of my first Wolverine series I read as a youth the story of Logan his berserker rage versus the honor of the Samurai has always been one of my favorite’s.
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Dirk Drudgler
5.0 out of 5 stars Both Creators at Their Peak! - I Read It on a Regular Kindle!
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2013
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This is a great story by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller. Anyone who is familiar with Frank Miller's work only from things like Sin City, 300 and later will be shocked when they see this Miller art. It's really fantastic. It was pretty much Dark Knight Returns which started him in the direction he is going now. Before that it was less stylized and more realistic. In these Wolverine issues you can really see his incredible skill as an artist.

Interestingly, I own a regular Kindle and this was a Kindle Deal of the Day. I was curious if comics worked on just a regular Kindle and this was only a couple bucks, so I tried it. I look forward to the day that I can read it in full color, but to be honest, I was pretty impressed with the way it worked on the regular Kindle screen. It is small and black and white, but with just a pair of reading glasses, I had absolutely no problem following it just scrolling through the book. The only time it got a little difficult was with long thin panels. In order for some of them to fit on the screen they end up pretty small and its harder to read words. But for a couple buck, who cares? It worked fine.
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Duma
5.0 out of 5 stars Quintessential solo book.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2023
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He’s the best there is at what he does…and what he does best isn’t very nice! Something from before he was mainstream, something that laid the groundwork for his immense appeal.
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Deep
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning
Reviewed in India on November 28, 2020
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As a wolverine fan It's essential to have this in your collection.
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Peter
5.0 out of 5 stars Wolverines erser Solo-Run!
Reviewed in Germany on October 20, 2019
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Ja,
was soll man dazu noch sagen? Es war damals der erste Solo-Run Wolverines.
In 4 Teilen erzählt. Wolverine geht nach Japan, und das aus Gründen der Liebe!
Es kommt natürlich zu Komplikationen, pi pa po. Ihr wisst ja, Wolverine regelt
das schon, aber auf spannende Weise ;-)
Eigentlich ist mir die Story nur 4 Sterne wert.
Wieso vergebe ich aber nun einen zusätzlichen Stern? Es ist der Fakt,
dass dieser Sammelband noch zusätzlich Uncanny X-Men Teile 172 und 173 enthält.
Diese beiden Teile finde ich tatsächlich noch spannender von der Geschichte her
als den Wolverine Solo-Lauf!
Ein paar der X-Men kommen nach Japan, wo sich Wolverine noch aufhält. Dort geraten
sie natürlich in Schwierigkeiten. Es ist auch das erste Mal, dass Wolverine Rogue als eine
der X-Men kennenlernt, und ihr natürlich erstmal total skeptisch begegnet.
Ich will gar nicht ins Detail gehen. Lest es einfach selbst!
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Jeff Terrell
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this story when it came out...
Reviewed in Canada on October 3, 2017
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This was the mini series that solidified my love for Wolverine. Epic tale.

I have the original individual issues and this makes for an awesome compliment to my digital collection.
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Cliente Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars Todos devem ler!
Reviewed in Brazil on February 5, 2017
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História sensacional! Todos deveriam lê-la, até para entender um pouco do Wolverine!
Material muito bom, páginas boas e lombada quadrada. Traz um belo e interessante prefácio não só sobre o personagem, mas a construção dele pelos autores e suas reflexões!
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