Wolverine, Vol. 1: In the Bones

Wolverine (2024)

by Saladin Ahmed, Martin Coccolo (Illustrator)

From the ashes of the Krakoan era, Wolverine sets out on what could be his most perilous journey yet! There's a killer in the woods - and as Wolverine's attempt at piece is shattered, an old enemy will re-emerge and a new villain threatens to bring Logan to the brink of his berserker rage. Before long, Logan will have to unleash his claws, push his healing factor to the limit and demonstrate he's the best there is at what he does once and for all - nice be damned! But Nightcrawler knows his old friend is capable of doing what's right. Collecting: Wolverine (2024) 1-5

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, X Men, Superheroes, Comic Book, Fiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published May 27, 2025

About the author

Saladin Ahmed was born in Detroit and raised in a working-class, Arab American enclave in Dearborn, MI.

His short stories have been nominated for the Nebula and Campbell awards, and have appeared in Year's Best Fantasy and numerous other magazines, anthologies, and podcasts, as well as being translated into five foreign languages. He is represented by Jennifer Jackson of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON is his first novel.

Saladin lives near Detroit with his wife and twin children.

Reviews

[Khurram · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting book. I wanted to rate it 3.5 stars but it deserved a round-up. I like the artwork, the nods to the classic Wolverine books and the redemption style story.

Since the fall Wolverine has gone back to his roots. Running with a wolf pack in the wilds of Canada. However, as much as Wolverine wants to hide from the world an old friend and unfortunately old enemies with seek him out. Also, something else has been awakened that could spell disaster for Logan/Wolverine.

It is a good idea to have Wolverine start the story with a pack and to have one of his first villains appear. The book focuses on the internal struggle between Logan and Wolverine. Not so different from what Saladin Ahmed is doing on his Daredevil run. Something the best way to learn is to teach. The book finishes with a thumbnail variant cover gallery.

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.9 stars

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wolverine as a solo character never really works for me as much as when he's part of the X-Men or another group. That said, Ben Percy's previous run was solid almost all the way through, and this first new volume from Saladin Ahmed feels familiar in a way that I enjoyed a lot.

Wolvie's out in the Canadian wilderness, trying to recover after the loss of Krakoa, but Cyber's not far behind, setting off a chain of events that brings a new creature chasing down every character with even a touch of adamantium in their system. Oh, and there's a teenaged Wendigo, because Wolverine has to have a kid sidekick, obviously.

These five issues fly by, but there's a lot going on within the pages. Ahmed has a good grasp of what makes a good Wolverine book, and this is one of them. He may not be my favourite solo character, but given all that Ahmed has surrounded Logan with in these first issues, I have high hopes for this run already.

[Tyler Jenkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one is a pretty good read with some solid art and great action. I just don’t get why it’s set before the start of this “From the Ashes” era kicks off. Plenty of others have solo series despite also being in teams and they are concurrent or slightly delayed stories. I just can’t get super invested because there are no stakes for Logan, I know he’ll be fine. The main thing keeping me in this is seeing how things turn out for this new Wendigo.

[Jakub Rabyniuk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cz//Aj
Přečetl jsem první příběhový oblouk Ahmedova runu Wolverina. A jsem spokojen.
Ahmed je kompetentní autor, který rozhodně není jen nějaké zaplnění kolonky DEI. Moc se mi líbila jeho hororová minisérie Abbott.
Ale k Wolverinovi. Děj je v zásadě jednoduchý. Jsme na začátku post-Krakoa éry a mutanti jsou opět v poměrně špatné situaci. Wolverine řeší problémy tak, jako to dělá vždycky, když je na dně – tedy běhá nahý v Kanadě po lese s vlky. Toho se snaží využít jeden z jeho starých nepřátel, konkrétně Cyber, velmi zlý chlapík s adamantiovými rukama, který má s Loganem dlouhou historii a nevyřízené účty. Zároveň se Nightcrawler snaží svému starému kamarádovi zvednout morálku. Tolik k začátku.
V průběhu prvních pěti sešitů sledujeme dvě příběhové linky. První se týká Wolverinových nepřátel, kteří mají adamantiové vylepšení a začínají se chovat nezvykle a nebezpečněji. Druhá linka je více osobní. Logan v lese narazí na Wendiga – člověka, který po spáchání kanibalismu podlehne kletbě, jež ho změní na tupé, krvežíznivé monstrum. Snaží se mu pomoci s udržením humanity, což je něco, s čím on sám bojuje celý život.
Vlastně mi to připomíná klasické Wolverinovy příběhy z osmdesátek od Claremonta nebo Davida, což je skvělé. Jedinou drobnou výhradou je, že první paperback bude obsahovat sešity 1–5, a protože já čtu po sešitech, přečetl jsem i šestý, který končí parádním odhalením a cliffhangerem. Připadá mi, že by to dávalo větší smysl jako konec knihy. Ale příběh si mě získal, jsem zvědavý, jak to bude pokračovat. Hodně se těším na číslo 8, které bude mít legacy číslování 400, takže bude tlustší a bude tam hostovat všemi oblíbený Daniel Warren Johnson, který napíše a nakreslí krátký příběh.
Hlavním kreslířem série je Martin Coccolo. Není to sice takové eso, ale odvádí dobrou práci. Z toho, co jsem od něj viděl, se mi líbí, že se nebojí velkých epických celostránek a dvoustránek, což je fajn.
Za mě super.//
I’ve read the first story arc of Ahmed’s Wolverine run. And I’m satisfied.
Ahmed is a competent writer who definitely isn’t just filling some DEI checkbox. I really enjoyed his horror miniseries Abbott. He’s currently working on several projects for Marvel.
Now, about Wolverine. The plot is essentially simple. We’re at the beginning of the post-Krakoa era, and mutants are once again in a pretty tough spot. Wolverine deals with his problems the way he always does when he’s at his lowest—running naked through the Canadian woods with wolves. One of his old enemies, specifically Cyber, a really nasty guy with adamantium hands, tries to take advantage of this. Cyber has a long history with Logan and some unfinished business. Meanwhile, Nightcrawler tries to lift his old friend’s spirits. That’s the setup.
Over the course of the first five issues, we follow two storylines. The first involves Wolverine’s enemies, who have adamantium enhancements and start behaving unusually and more dangerously. The second storyline is more personal. Logan encounters a Wendigo in the woods—a person who, after committing cannibalism, falls under a curse that turns them into a mindless, bloodthirsty monster. He tries to help the Wendigo retain its humanity, something he himself has struggled with his entire life.
Honestly, it reminds me of classic Wolverine stories from the ’80s by Claremont or David, which is great. My only minor complaint is that the first paperback will collect issues 1–5, but since I’m reading issue by issue, I also read issue 6, which ends with an amazing reveal and a cliffhanger. It feels like that would have made more sense as the end of the book. But the story has won me over, and I’m curious to see where it goes next. I’m really looking forward to issue 8, which will have legacy numbering #400, so it’ll be thicker and will feature a guest appearance by the beloved Daniel Warren Johnson, who will write and draw a short story.
The regular artist for the series is Martin Coccolo. He’s not exactly a superstar, but he does solid work. From what I’ve seen of his art, I like that he’s not afraid to go big with epic full-page and double-page spreads, which is cool.
Overall, I think it’s great.

[Dakota Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Post-Krakoa, Wolverine is back in the wilderness, literally running with wolves. Randomly, an old foe catches up with him and is quickly dispatched. Then, Wolvie adopts a Wendigo companion. And the old foe is infected with some kind of anti-adamantium force (that further infects other old foes).

I don't really know where any of this will lead: In the Bones at once feels like more of the same for Wolverine as well as something entirely new and strange. I'm justtt intrigued enough about the adamantium storyline to want to continue reading further volumes. The Wendigo stuff could be dropped with no complaints from me.

[Adam Fisher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anytime you read a Wolverine book, you can see how he always is authentically himself, and I love it. This is also the last of the "From the Ashes" X-Books for me to read before the "Raid on Graymalkin" crossover. It's been a great ride so far.
Highlights:
- At the beginning of this Volume, Logan is living and running with a wolf pack in the Canadian Wilderness. Nightcrawler tracks him down, but he really only comes back to "hero mode" when Cyber begins killing hunters.
- Most of the Volume has him helping calm the urges of a new Wendigo, and it is very interesting to see him even try. Most would kill them outright.
- The villains have a uniting story involving hearing "the call of the Adamantine", which by Volume's end has enthralled Cyber, Lady Deathstrike, and Constrictor. Logan begins to fight against it.

Very intrigued to see where this is going. Has the feel of a new "big bad".
Definitely will continue with not only this title, but also all the other "current" X-Books.
Recommend.

[Guilherme Smee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Apesar de o pessoal ter falado mal dessa nova fase dos X-Men, eu estou achando bem divertida. É um "back to basics", lembrando muito o que era feito nos anos 1990. Nada com pendores literários ou ainda com vontade de reinventar a roda, e cheio de complexidade, como foi a fase Krakoa, mas algo de fácil penetração para novos leitores. É tão "back to basics" que o roteirista Saladin Ahmed volta bastante no tempo trazendo de volta o primeiro inimigo de Wolverine, cronologicamente. É o Wendigo, que esteve presente na luta com o Hulk lá em 1974. Mas também temos a presença de outras figurinhas carimbadas do Wolvi, como Noturno e Cyber, por exemplo. Outra coisa a destacar são os ótimos desenhos de Martín Coccollo, que dão uma dimensão mais aventuresca para essa trama de Wolverine. Aparentemente, por essa primeira edição, essa nova fase não será grandiosa como Krakoa, mas também não ficará aquém do que já tivemos de mais divertido nos X-Men.

[Gabriel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pleasant surprise reading this.

I was absolutely worried about not enjoying this at all before reading, but I'm digging it. The art is great and I think it really fits the book. I wish Logan's face was drawn a little different, but that's just being nitpicky.
Logan on his own running in the woods just trying to find peace and then having to help this teen who is a Wendigo tame the beast is great. I love "Man" Wolverine much more than "Beast" Wolverine and I think this has a great blend of both. I really enjoy the kinder moments Logan has here. There is this bigger development that has to do with targeting people who have Adamantium in their body and that's interesting, but I'm still cautious who or what this entity actually is.
This was simple and fun.

6.5/10

[Alex Sarll]

Not so long ago, I was getting through a Marvel first volume every Monday (the alliteration worked as structure, OK?). But this is the first in a while. Some of the reasons for that are good, like the company giving its best books a little longer before they get the nudge to engage in a more or less spurious relaunch, rename or renumbering. Others, less so. A lot of the writers whose stuff interested me have moved elsewhere or gone off the boil, and the replacements have tended to be people who've underwhelmed me previously and/or pitches that don't entice me to give newcomers a try. And then, of course, you have the X-books, where a golden age (both in-world and for readers), Krakoa, has given way to a line almost nobody seems able to pretend is comparable. Still, within those constraints a couple of the titles have shown glimmers of promise, and while I'm certainly not attempting everything anymore, Saladin Ahmed has written comics I've enjoyed before (though also some absolute stinkers), and Martin Coccolo is no slouch in the art department (though I wish he'd stayed on Immortal Thor), and like I say, it had been a while, and the library didn't have much new in, so I thought I might as well get this out. And OK, it's not terrible, and the underlying plot about a sentient metal with a vendetta against adamantium has something: it's new, while still having a clear reason to be specifically a Wolverine story. But that's mostly in the background here while the foreground plays the hits, Department H and Lady Deathstrike and Cyber (I'd forgotten his real name is Silas Burr. Oh dear), Wolverine running with a wolf pack who inevitably get slaughtered to piss him off a couple of pages later (does this still count as fridging? How about with the snowy setting?). Oh yeah, and the main supporting character is Leonard the friendly-ish wendigo, who doesn't really fit with any prior version of that curse I've seen Marvel do, which is a problem when the run is repeatedly harking back, Logan wearily remembering how many times he's done this dance before. And I may not be quite as old as him, though lords know I feel that way sometimes, but unlike him I can opt out of another go-round without being pulled back in by assorted mutants and maniacs. So I think that's just what I shall do.

[FrontalNerdaty · Rating 3 out of 5]

After the fall of Krakoa Wolverine has gone back to his roots but, as with seemingly every Wolverine story, he can’t escape his past. This is a fairly safe Wolverine story that touches upon the factors people like about Logan - violence, a dark past and ties to the XMen. It’s a decent read but hardly one that hooks you in. The art is great throughout though.

2.5/5

[Frédéric · Rating 1 out of 5]

There's weird, and then there's dumb weird.
So, when Wolvie isn't busy educating Leonard his new big Wendigo doggy, a sentient metal (???) or whatever dumb shit Ahmed has invented wants to wipe out all traces of adamantium from the earth?

We are reaching a new low...

[Nick · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mid

[Mike Murphy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25/5

[Adam · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another run of the mill wolverine story, with nostalgic villains returning and another attempt and rewriting the history of Adamantium, to create further interest. Yawn. And I am sad to say it.

[Shivesh · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Visceral Stroll Through Familiar Territory

This volume moves fast—five issues in an afternoon, and not because it’s lightweight, but because it’s paced like a sprint through the woods. Martin Ciccolo’s artwork is easily the standout here: kinetic, textured, and often beautifully brutal. His visual storytelling elevates the book beyond its narrative limitations, capturing Logan’s internal tension with a raw, almost primal elegance.

Wolverine’s internal monologue is another high point. There’s a clarity to his voice—grizzled, introspective, and haunted—that echoes the best of the Claremont era. The book leans into that archetype of the lone warrior wrestling with his own nature, and it does so with conviction. Logan mentoring a young character adds a layer of emotional resonance, even if the twist with Wendigo—reimagined as an innocent boy—feels like a concept that burns out too quickly. It’s intriguing for a moment, but lacks the narrative stamina to carry the arc.

Where the book falters is in its plotting. The structure feels more like a sequence of loosely connected set pieces than a cohesive story. The villains—Cyber, Lady Deathstrike, and others—are familiar faces, but they’re deployed without much innovation. It’s a rogues’ gallery without a real sense of escalation or thematic weight. And while the character work is consistent, there’s no real evolution here—no new dimension added to Wolverine’s mythos. Saladin Ahmed writes from the viewpoint of a 80s and 90s kid's remembrances of that X-Men era, which is a positive.

Perhaps most frustrating is the lack of continuity with the broader Marvel universe. This feels like a pocket story, hermetically sealed from the larger narrative currents. For readers invested in the interconnectedness of Marvel’s storytelling, that isolation may feel like a missed opportunity.

Still, for what it is—a character study wrapped in claws and snow—it delivers a solid, if not groundbreaking, experience. It’s Wolverine in his element: bloodied, brooding, and battling beasts both literal and metaphorical. Just don’t expect it to reshape the legend.

[Subham · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one was such a fun volume taking Wolverine back to the canadian wilds and there as he is trying to move away from the world his old enemies and friends come back to pull him back into the life and I love how this happens right from Cyber attacking to Nightcrawler coming in to the rescue and then the thing with this Adamantine thing taking over, coming across a new WENDIGO and I love the twist with this one and seems like he will be a catalyst to this series and something Wolverine will be protecting and its exciting to see the sidekick being prominent like Charlie in Incredible Hulk!

And then other villains like Leady Deathstrike and Constrictor also coming in but its the larger story about this Adamantine or whatever it is thats taking them over and targeting Logan and that already establishes such a great mystery and adds so much to the Wolverine lore like actually is intriguing and presents so many exciting opportunities for storytelling.

Saladin, the writer has done a similar thing in Daredevil weaving so many mysteries as to what the seven sins are then bringing his friends and enemies in that larger canvas of the stories and he is using a similar framework here first establishing the mystery of the Golden adamantine and the false metal and then bringing his enemies.. and I love the way he does it.. it leads to great cameos but also teases the larger story being told!

Excited to see how this whole thing plays out and the general direction of this run! And the art is just phenomenal.. like it looks so good and seriously is a pleasure to read!!

[Joey Nardinelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was...fine? I'm struggling to figure out where this falls in the current run of comics -- I'm guessing before the series I just read in Uncanny X-Men? Mainly because Logan still has his full complement of facial features? The stuff with Wendigo is interesting, but having a character that can't really talk and isn't terribly communicative in any other ways is a bit boring. I don't care terribly about Cyber or Constrictor, so I'm not sure this adamantatium-craving-entity-by-way-of-the-phalanx is really going to hold my attention. The inner voice with Logan, and even his interactions with most other characters, feel fine, but his ability to turn off the animalistic instincts and rage for the sake of the kid-Wendigo feels a bit at odds with the otherwise incredibly violent tone of the comic (and certainly it's fine to have something going against that tone, but I'd appreciate something that felt like it really would pull Logan out of his head, something that garners that level of intensity I guess). I know I've liked other stuff by Ahmed, so I'm hanging in there with this one.

[Chris · Rating 2 out of 5]

The essence of pure, uncut, mediocrity.

I learned during his 20 odd issue Daredevil run that Saladin Ahmed has nothing new or interesting to say, and has no new or interesting ways to say it. But boy he’ll make sure he takes 20 fucking issues to say it anyway.

Cue a repeat on Wolverine.

The narrative boxes are an exercise in tedium, like a school kid making up his word count for a 1000 word English essay. Strip them away and you lose very little if anything.
The dialogue is equally mind numbing.
As for the plot, it feels like a push to even credit this comic by using that word. You can see what is lined up here; a gauntlet of the same old stories, same old villains, with very little twists or turns or investment. Even my 11 year old kid finds this shit stilted.

[Justin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A neat take on the classic "Wolverine goes feral" story, where he quickly regains his will after being stalked by Cyber (Silas Burr, and someone needs to pay for that character name. Seriously, Silagar Burtagon would have been better). Many Mounties are killed, and Wolverine adopts a Wendigo. Nightcrawler makes some appearances, and there's a weird plotline about a metal spirit of some kind? Writing for the trade is weird when the story doesn't end when the first trade is, but this is hardly the worst case of decompression ever.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Actually a promising start to this new Wolverine series. He's running around in the wilderness on his own, befriends a kid who has been turned into a Wendigo and then there's something taking over people with admantium over. Martin Coccolo's art is really good. I do wish he'd draw more backgrounds and less speed lines though. Time wise, this seems to be taking place right before the From the Ashes era of the other X-Men books which is a bit of an odd choice.

[Travis Duke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good new stuff and some repetitive old stuff. Wolverine is back in Canada being a recluse trying to avoid the x-men and everyone else. Some weird ancient earth force is calling all the adamantium mutants and corrupting them. It is a cool idea to target the adamantium itself as a new storyline (to me). I liked the cast of characters especially Kurt. The wendigo twist story is OK. Art is fine, could be an OK series.

[Alex Corey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don’t get the hate. I loved this! It felt back to basics, but also brought a new spin to it. The art had amazing, white knuckled grit to it while also very vibrant with its use of color. Saladin is a Wolverine fan and it shows! I couldn’t get enough of this book and I’m already pumped to read the next slew of issues. Also bonus points for including a Nightcrawler team up, who is my favorite X-Men character that’s not Wolverine.

[Steven desJardins · Rating 3 out of 5]

Saladin Ahmed writes consistently good comics, but at the end of five issues I wish Marvel had waited until the end of the story, or at least a natural break point, to collect these. I would probably have given this an extra star if there was at least a cliffhanger instead of the book just running out of space.

[Scarred Wizard · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 star read for me. The action, the story, the artwork are all awesome. This is a fun & simple to understand Wolverine story. No complex & headache storyline or plot! I don't care what the fvck these haters are saying. Saladin Ahmed is doing good. No better than Benjamin Percy of course. But even Percy's run has it's haters too. You can't please everyone. I really enjoyed this

[Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Single issues.

It's Wolverine. When he snarls and pops his claws with a SNIKT I usually have a good time, and (spoilers) that happens. But doesn't really advance Wolverine as a character, nor does it help me understand when this relates to Uncanny where he's down in Louisiana. (Sorry, writers, I read the 2 series back to back playing catchup and have some temporal whiplash.)

[Andres Pasten · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un 3 a secas

[Jason · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25
Strong initial issues that petered fast out with a weak WEAK concept.

[Rickey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a basic Wolverine tale, but the weird Adamantine thing is just that. Weird. I'll have to see where it goes to properly judge. I do like Logan's new sidekic,k though!

[Dylan Reynolds · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 actually