The Real Truth About Wolverine's Origins

From: thewrap.com
Written by: Simon Abrams

Midway through the clunky but sometimes fun X-Men Origins: Wolverine -- right before his skeleton is laced with liquid Adamantium -- the indestructible metal that makes him invincible, Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) is told by a techie that the pain will be excruciating and that he should focus on whatever reason he had for undergoing the life-threatening procedure.

The irony of this line is that, taken out of context, the comic-book character’s “one thing” has been about as constant as the myriad of creative teams that have brought us yet another version of, to quote the ads for Bill Jemas/Paul Jenkins/Andy Kubert/Joe Quesada' mini-series' Origin (2001-02), the character's previously "untold" history.

If anything, Wolverine probably has more history than should most feral manimals without a past should (see this nifty and wonderfully OCD chronology for proof), so determining who this Wolvie would be was not so much a matter of the screenwriters reinventing the wheel as it was multiple choice.

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