Wolverine: Weapon X Deluxe Edition

This is my 3rd color Marvel Gallery Edition purchase, the other two being the Captain Marvel and Warlock compilations. By a significant margin, this is the best Gallery Edition I've purchased in this series as far as *accurately* representing the art as it originally appeared in the original comics as well as including "bonus" material.First off, the story and art throughout by Barry Smith is incredible. Although I have the original comics and the 1st hardcover printing of the story, the larger size of these gallery editions was enough for me to once again rebuy this collection of comics by one of my favorite artists at the peak of his abilities. The reproduction of his work in this larger format looks impeccable and unlike what some other reviews say, the coloring is *not* washed out but true to the original presentation.Graphically, the paper is warm, off white matt versus the glossy bright white of the other two books with no black edges, thus the pages don't stick together when the book is first opened. This look also gives the book more of a somewhat authentic pre-late 90's comic book appearance and complements the original coloring which appears a bit more subdued then the rather garish reissues on gloss white paper that have been released over the past few decades. The only thing I would say negatively about this graphic choice is Marvel could have used a bit heavier paper stock but that's a minor complaint at best.The contents include the original Barry Smith written and illustrated Wolverine/Weapon X story as well as a short 5 page story detailing the fate of one of Wolverine's victims. Plus there is a Barry Smith illustrated X-Men story (from issue #205) detailing his battle with Deathstrike. Finally, there's 44 pages of various Barry Smith X-Men and Wolverine color comics covers and scans of original art.If you're a fan of the Wolverine character and especially of artist Barry Smith, this book gets my highest recommendation.

Excellent origin story! Must have for true Wolverine fans!

Loved this storyline. Super interesting and great art and style. I’ll happily read this again while not having to mess up my actual comics this republished.Thank you!

Excellent oversized hardcover version of easily one of the best comics Barry Windsor-Smith ever produced! The garish 90s colors are a bit more subdued in this version but the real selling point is the high resolution scans of some of the original art included in this edition! Not artist edition level but still the best presentation of this material out there.

My favorite Wolverine story.

This was a good, quick read. I did enjoy the detail the artist put into the panels, you can tell they took a lot of pride in making small details really look lifelike. The use of color is interesting and I’m told that it is due to the artist believing he could adjust the colors so they would look good on the garbage paper they used to make comics with. Idk if it’s true, but cool story anyway.

This book is fantastic and emotional. I love the color correction done for the original pages and it came in perfect condition. It's now on my display shelf, and it's one of my favorite things I own.

2026 will mark 35 years for this story since it came out originally in 1991. It's not something you will ever see again even tho some would argue Wolverine Origin is just as good....it's not.Weapon X isn't some fluff Marvel Movie. It's dark and physiological. You don't get a lot of dialogue from Logan. You just stand over the shoulders of people doing really bad things to him. The art is from the pre digital age. You can tell the artists had a lifetime of ink stains on his hands. It's really one of the last great works in Marvel.And the gem of it all is that this will never be a Marvel/Disney film. This story comes ripe off the 80s decade where it would have found a home better at 20th Century FOX. The dark horror and Sci Fi elements could be compared to Alien.Certainly worth the buy