Appearing in "Birth of a Weapon"
Featured Characters:
- Wolverine (Logan / James Howlett) (Main story and flashback) (Leaves Department H) (See chronology)
Supporting Characters:
- Department H
- ⏴ Heather Hudson ⏵ (Main story and flashback)
- ⏴ James Hudson ⏵
- Major Chasin (See chronology)
- Professor X (Charles Xavier) (See chronology)
Antagonists:
- Weapon X Program (Only in flashback)
- Dr. Abraham Cornelius (Death) (Only in flashback)
- Dr. Carol Hines (Only in flashback)
- The Professor (Behind the scenes) (Only in flashback)
- Canadian Army
- Unnamed soldiers (1st appearance; death)
Other Characters:
- Thomas Logan (Corpse, skeleton or other remains) (Only in flashback)
- Elizabeth Howlett (Corpse, skeleton or other remains) (Only in flashback)
- Rose (Only in flashback)
- God (Yahweh) (Invoked) (Only in flashback)
- Alpha Flight (Mentioned)
- Romulus (Only in recap)
- Sabretooth (Victor Creed) (Only in recap)
- X-Men (Cameo)
- ⏴ Cyclops (Scott Summers) ⏵ (Cameo)
- ⏴ Storm (Ororo Munroe) ⏵ (Cameo)
- ⏴ Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) ⏵ (Cameo)
- ⏴ Colossus (Peter Rasputin) ⏵ (Cameo)
- ⏴ Banshee (Sean Cassidy) ⏵ (Cameo)
- ⏴ Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) ⏵ (Cameo)
- ⏴ Thunderbird (John Proudstar) ⏵ (Cameo)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- Canada (Main story and flashback)
- Alberta (Only in flashback)
- Howlett Estate (Only in flashback)
- Roanoke (Only in flashback)
- Weapon X Facility (Only in flashback)
- Wood Buffalo National Park (Only in flashback)
- Ontario
- Alberta (Only in flashback)
- United States of America
- Canada (Main story and flashback)
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- Hell (Invoked)
Items:
- Wolverine's Suit
- Adamantium (on Wolverine's claws and body)
- Cerebro (Referenced)
- Cyclops' Visor (Cameo)
- X-Uniforms (Cameo)
- Banshee's Wings (Cameo)
Vehicles:
- Professor X's Wheelchair
Synopsis for "Birth of a Weapon"
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
The X-MEN ORIGINS series continues here, with the most popular X-Man in the spotlight. From the first time he popped his claws, to the moment he joined the X-Men, Wolverine has had a rough life. See every gruesome detail here! This is a perfect gift for the people in your life who are looking forward to the X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE movie!
Notes
Continuity Notes[]
- There are several discrepancies between Pag. 7-13's flashbacks and the original telling from Marvel Comics Presents #72–84:
- When Logan is captured by Weapon X agents outside from the bar in Canada, Dr. Abraham Cornelius is present, while, in the original story from Marvel Comics Presents #72, he is absent, since he is already into the Weapon X Facility.
- When Logan escapes from the Complex, he is shown killing Dr. Cornelius and another scientist, also cutting's Cornelius right hand. In the original telling from Marvel Comics Presents #80, he cut The Professor's hand, and it eventually turned out to be a reality-simulation in Marvel Comics Presents #84; however, both showed up alive at some point in Logan's history. While the Professor, mysteriously without an hand, was later killed by Silver Fox in Wolverine (Vol. 2) #50, Cornelius appeared in X-Men (Vol. 2) #5–7, where he was killed by Maverick; he eventually re-appeared as alive many years later, leading a new Weapon X Program in Paradise, Nevada in Death of Wolverine #3–4, where he was definitely killed by Logan, who also died afterwards.
Chronology Notes[]
A flashback in this story affects the chronology of the following characters:
Wolverine (Logan)
- Flashbacks in Pag. 1-2 recap the events of Wolverine: The Origin #2.
- ⏴ Pag. 1-16 ⏵
- Flashbacks in Pag. 5-6 recap the events of Wolverine: The Origin #3.
- Flashbacks in Pag. 7-13 recap the events of Marvel Comics Presents #72–84.
- Flashback in Pag. 14 recaps the events of Alpha Flight #53.
- Flashback in Pag. 15 shows Logan killing several unidentified scientists.
- ⏴ Pag. 17 ⏵
- ⏴ Pag. 18, Panel 1 ⏵
- ⏴ Pag. 18, Panel 2 - Pag. 20, Panel 3 ⏵
- ⏴ Pag. 20, Panels 4-6 ⏵
- ⏴ Pag. 21-28 ⏵
- ⏴ Pag. 29-30 ⏵
- ⏴ Pag. 1-16 ⏵
- ⏴ Pag. 17 ⏵ (Behind the scenes)
- ⏴ Pag. 18, Panel 1 ⏵
- ⏴ Pag. 18, Panel 2 - Pag. 20, Panel 3 ⏵
- ⏴ Pag. 20, Panels 4-6 ⏵
- ⏴ Pag. 17 ⏵ (Voice only)
- ⏴ Pag. 18, Panel 1 ⏵
- ⏴ Pag. 18, Panel 2 - Pag. 20, Panel 3 ⏵
- ⏴ Pag. 20, Panel 4 - Pag. 28 ⏵
- ⏴ Pag. 29-30 ⏵
Trivia
- The scene when Logan is captured by Weapon X agents is very similar to the scene shown in Hulk vs. Wolverine; both scenes are scripted by Christopher Yost.[1]