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Wolverine (2003) (Collected Editions) #3
Wolverine, Volume 3: Return of the Native
Wolverine must delve deep into his enigmatic past when a mysterious mutant known only as the Native returns to his life. But who is she, and is she friend or foe? And why might she hold the key to unlock the secrets of Wolverine's past? Guest-starring Sabretooth!
Collecting: Wolverine 12-19
Collecting: Wolverine 12-19
184 pages, Paperback
First published October 27, 2004
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Greg Rucka
1,494 books1,923 followersGreg Rucka, is an American comic book writer and novelist, known for his work on such comics as Action Comics, Batwoman: Detective Comics, and the miniseries Superman: World of New Krypton for DC Comics, and for novels such as his Queen & Country series.
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June 4, 2018
So Wolverine is kind of a whore...I mean I knew that but this volume really showcases him that way.
So to finish up Rucka's run we get a call back. Sabertooth and wolvie teaming up? Maybe? Yeah, you know that shit aint' going to last. What seems like a weird choice, Wolverine drops everything he's doing to go deal with Sabertooth and a girl called Native. By the end of it all we find out some secrets about these characters, and honestly, this becomes kind of a mess.
Good: I liked the moments with Nightcrawler once more, and thought Wolverine and Sabertooth together was pretty funny, and one really screwed up moment by the end.
Bad: It felt messy, rushed, and very un-greg-like. He usually has better plot pacing than this, I felt like he just wanted off the title.
Overall this was okay. Not horrible but pretty meh compared to the first two arcs especially. A 2.5 out of 5.
So to finish up Rucka's run we get a call back. Sabertooth and wolvie teaming up? Maybe? Yeah, you know that shit aint' going to last. What seems like a weird choice, Wolverine drops everything he's doing to go deal with Sabertooth and a girl called Native. By the end of it all we find out some secrets about these characters, and honestly, this becomes kind of a mess.
Good: I liked the moments with Nightcrawler once more, and thought Wolverine and Sabertooth together was pretty funny, and one really screwed up moment by the end.
Bad: It felt messy, rushed, and very un-greg-like. He usually has better plot pacing than this, I felt like he just wanted off the title.
Overall this was okay. Not horrible but pretty meh compared to the first two arcs especially. A 2.5 out of 5.
August 20, 2021
I own this single issues of this arc.
I haven't read any solo Wolverine comics before, I will admit so when I got these in an auction, I decided to drive right in. Firstly, I don't think not knowing the exact details of the previous issues really hindered my understanding of this story, basically, we are following Victor Creed (aka Sabertooth) as he hunts down another mutant, Native, who is wanted for her unique abilities. Little does he know, his path with run alongside Logan's who seems to know Native from a past life...But Logan still hasn't gotten his memories back around that period of his life. Falling for Native, unable to deny their connection, Logan vows to protect her from Creed and the goons he is working for. However, when they catch up to them and Native is taken, Creed finds out he was also stabbed in the back and it forces Creed and Logan to work together...How long can this last?
I love Sabertooth, I think his character is really interesting and overall I found him to be a great addition to this story. I liked Logan in this volume but he really wasted no time jumping into bed with Native, like damn. Slow down. I also like Native despite her character saying next to nothing in the whole arc.
I haven't read any solo Wolverine comics before, I will admit so when I got these in an auction, I decided to drive right in. Firstly, I don't think not knowing the exact details of the previous issues really hindered my understanding of this story, basically, we are following Victor Creed (aka Sabertooth) as he hunts down another mutant, Native, who is wanted for her unique abilities. Little does he know, his path with run alongside Logan's who seems to know Native from a past life...But Logan still hasn't gotten his memories back around that period of his life. Falling for Native, unable to deny their connection, Logan vows to protect her from Creed and the goons he is working for. However, when they catch up to them and Native is taken, Creed finds out he was also stabbed in the back and it forces Creed and Logan to work together...How long can this last?
I love Sabertooth, I think his character is really interesting and overall I found him to be a great addition to this story. I liked Logan in this volume but he really wasted no time jumping into bed with Native, like damn. Slow down. I also like Native despite her character saying next to nothing in the whole arc.
February 13, 2009
This novel was really rather dark and violent. If I am to acknowledge or at least entertain even believe in this esoteric idea that all is related and conneccted, that all is just an expression of the unifying what is, source, love, underlying energy whatever it is; then I would have to acknowledge that in me too is an element of the Wolverine. At any rate it was again relevant for I have been intentionally dragging skeletons out of the closet which is to say bring up buried emotion that has been causing more damage than I thought in order to heal and its not fun or stuff I want to accept face admit etc and this novel was a beautiful reflection of that. Wolverine has an obvious violent darkness but also this gentleness and huge capacity to love and do what he feels is right even if that means giving up his life.
November 18, 2016
same old, same old
October 13, 2022
This volume is much more firmly connected to Wolverine than the previous two volumes, featuring Sabretooth and Weapon X. It's also pretty dumb.
September 28, 2021
'Dreams' - 2 stars. Just a bunch of weird shit that Logan dreams. Including yet another kiss with Jean *yawn*
'Return of the Native' - This takes up most of the tpb. Logan leaves one woman in bed (without any explanation) to search for another Weapon X (plus? According to Fantomex. Do none of these writers talk to each other!) This one's female, so naturally he falls into bed with her, and gets her pregnant.
Ultimately a bit meh, but there were some good scenes with Sabretooth (who also got most of the best lines) and a final (predictable) issue with Nightcrawler.
'Return of the Native' - This takes up most of the tpb. Logan leaves one woman in bed (without any explanation) to search for another Weapon X (plus? According to Fantomex. Do none of these writers talk to each other!) This one's female, so naturally he falls into bed with her, and gets her pregnant.
Ultimately a bit meh, but there were some good scenes with Sabretooth (who also got most of the best lines) and a final (predictable) issue with Nightcrawler.
December 30, 2019
I'm giving it 3 stars instead of 2 because I liked the first two TPBs. This one just put away all the things I liked about them, though. I'm hoping the next will get back on track.
What were they thinking? Were they thinking at all?
What were they thinking? Were they thinking at all?
September 14, 2020
Rucka kończy swój "wywód" w niezły sposób, choć historia zalicza nieco trend zniżkowy. Nie bez przypadku użyłem też tutaj słowa "zalicza", bo i to się trafia Wolverine'owi (w sumie dwa razy), chyba w dość niespodziewanym momencie. Ten to niczemu nie przepuści...
Zaczyna się jakimś majakiem sennym, który ma w zamiarze oddziaływać na wybory herosa w kwestii kobiet, jak i tego, że wokół niego często giną ludzie, którzy mu zaufali. Będzie moment nawet na zmierzenie się z własnym ja. Rozumiem zamierzenie autor, ale wyszło to tak sobie. Całość była za bardzo "nakręcona". Głównie danie przed nami i było one całkiem smaczne, jak na odgrzewany kotlet.
Mamy nieco odwróconą sytuację. Do tej pory to Logan krył się po lasach i "bawił" się w dzikusa. Teraz jego zadaniem będzie odnalezienie "Ojczystej", czyli osoby która kryje się gdzieś w leśnych odstępach, a na którą zlecenie dostał stary znajomy Logana, Sabretooth. Chce on napuścić X-mana na trop poszukiwanej i wtedy zgarnąć dwa ptaszki za jednym zamachem. Wyprawa Wolverine w las kończy się dzikim starciem, a potem... Ja wiem, że zwierzęce instynkty biorą górę, ale że aż tak?
Mamy też firmę, która stoi za całym zamieszaniem. Sceny walk z helikopterami bojowymi, wyjęte rodem z X-men Geneza: Wolverine. I taki wydał mi się ten cały tom. Troszeczkę zbędny. co pokazuje końcówka, bo absolutnie do niczego nie prowadzi, chyba że do bezcelowego występu Nightcrawlera. Owszem, dzieję się tu sporo. Pazury ciągle idą w ruch, ale... Można było ciekawiej, bo zaczątki na naprawdę poważne konsekwencje tu były, ale zostały przerwane...
Nieco szkoda. Kreska Robertsona o dziwo pasuje idealnie do obrazowania natury, zresztą mamy tu dużo kadrów, gdzie nie ma ani jednego słowa, a bohaterowie albo wędrują, tropią albo uciekają przy minimalnej ilości dialogów. Mi to absolutnie nie przeszkadzało, choć wolałbym więcej rozwoju postaci, a nie to co widzieliśmy wszystko do tej pory. 3/5.
Zaczyna się jakimś majakiem sennym, który ma w zamiarze oddziaływać na wybory herosa w kwestii kobiet, jak i tego, że wokół niego często giną ludzie, którzy mu zaufali. Będzie moment nawet na zmierzenie się z własnym ja. Rozumiem zamierzenie autor, ale wyszło to tak sobie. Całość była za bardzo "nakręcona". Głównie danie przed nami i było one całkiem smaczne, jak na odgrzewany kotlet.
Mamy nieco odwróconą sytuację. Do tej pory to Logan krył się po lasach i "bawił" się w dzikusa. Teraz jego zadaniem będzie odnalezienie "Ojczystej", czyli osoby która kryje się gdzieś w leśnych odstępach, a na którą zlecenie dostał stary znajomy Logana, Sabretooth. Chce on napuścić X-mana na trop poszukiwanej i wtedy zgarnąć dwa ptaszki za jednym zamachem. Wyprawa Wolverine w las kończy się dzikim starciem, a potem... Ja wiem, że zwierzęce instynkty biorą górę, ale że aż tak?
Mamy też firmę, która stoi za całym zamieszaniem. Sceny walk z helikopterami bojowymi, wyjęte rodem z X-men Geneza: Wolverine. I taki wydał mi się ten cały tom. Troszeczkę zbędny. co pokazuje końcówka, bo absolutnie do niczego nie prowadzi, chyba że do bezcelowego występu Nightcrawlera. Owszem, dzieję się tu sporo. Pazury ciągle idą w ruch, ale... Można było ciekawiej, bo zaczątki na naprawdę poważne konsekwencje tu były, ale zostały przerwane...
Nieco szkoda. Kreska Robertsona o dziwo pasuje idealnie do obrazowania natury, zresztą mamy tu dużo kadrów, gdzie nie ma ani jednego słowa, a bohaterowie albo wędrują, tropią albo uciekają przy minimalnej ilości dialogów. Mi to absolutnie nie przeszkadzało, choć wolałbym więcej rozwoju postaci, a nie to co widzieliśmy wszystko do tej pory. 3/5.
October 11, 2023
Nota 4,3.
Achei q ia ser pior.
Gostei da arte que mistura bem algumas texturas fotografadas com esse desenho mais visceral realista. As cenas de ação são boas. E a HQ é rápida de se ler.
Agora de resto é complicado...
A história se alonga demais. E pra começo de conversa, não é nem tão interessante assim. Terceira vez nessa fase do Greg Rucka q tem uma organização que sequestra alguém. A Nativa é um objeto pra história e tudo envolvendo o romance dela com o Logan é de mau gosto.
Enfim, não é horrível nem nada como eu esperava, mas ainda assim é fraca.
Curiosidade: Essa HQ serviu de base pro filme Wolverine Origins. Pq não pegaram um Gibi melhor pra adaptar? Não atoa o filme era de doer a vista.
Achei q ia ser pior.
Gostei da arte que mistura bem algumas texturas fotografadas com esse desenho mais visceral realista. As cenas de ação são boas. E a HQ é rápida de se ler.
Agora de resto é complicado...
A história se alonga demais. E pra começo de conversa, não é nem tão interessante assim. Terceira vez nessa fase do Greg Rucka q tem uma organização que sequestra alguém. A Nativa é um objeto pra história e tudo envolvendo o romance dela com o Logan é de mau gosto.
Enfim, não é horrível nem nada como eu esperava, mas ainda assim é fraca.
Curiosidade: Essa HQ serviu de base pro filme Wolverine Origins. Pq não pegaram um Gibi melhor pra adaptar? Não atoa o filme era de doer a vista.
March 18, 2017
The opening felt a little slow to me, and I wasn't really all that invested in what happened to The Native. To me she was a new character, whom I didn't know more about than what was revealed within this story.
The way Sabretooth always manages to change sides, makes it interesting, though. And again the protective side to Wolverine takes overhand, which is nice to see.
The drawings are of course splendid, and the last image of the story is one of those pictures I could cut out and hang on my wall.
The way Sabretooth always manages to change sides, makes it interesting, though. And again the protective side to Wolverine takes overhand, which is nice to see.
The drawings are of course splendid, and the last image of the story is one of those pictures I could cut out and hang on my wall.
April 7, 2018
What happened here. It's not a bad book at all but felt like a dramatic shift from the character and story Rucka was building in the first two volumes.
This time around we get the well covered ground of wolverines origin, Sabertooth and the weapon project. It's still a well told, enjoyable story, but it's not really doing anything new or unique.
This time around we get the well covered ground of wolverines origin, Sabertooth and the weapon project. It's still a well told, enjoyable story, but it's not really doing anything new or unique.
August 10, 2017
Continuing the X-read of 2017...
Rucka continues to write a good Wolverine tale though this volume loses its way a bit more than his earlier tomes, I think.
Rucka continues to write a good Wolverine tale though this volume loses its way a bit more than his earlier tomes, I think.
December 13, 2022
Spoilers
Me ha dado pena la muerte de la nativa, me hubiese molado saber del hij@ de ellos dos 😢
Me ha dado pena la muerte de la nativa, me hubiese molado saber del hij@ de ellos dos 😢
April 19, 2025
yikes...really bad volume, but I do like Darrick Robertson enough to give it 2 stars. Do yourself a favor and skip it though, you will probably never need it.
December 4, 2025
I'm a sucker for a "rivals working together" trope
December 6, 2009
This book starts off with the creepy Victor after someone or something.
This being kills the others in his party and puts the hurt on him, he finds wolvie and tells him about this being, and wants Wolverine to find it.
Wolverine does and at first they start to get into a kick ass fight , after a while (and clothing starts coming off,) Wolverine and Native recognize each other. The were old Lovers at one time and experimented on together. She had gotten away and become feral.
Of course they have a love time and she gets pregnant.. Wolvie wants to take her back to civilization but Native does not wan that she does not trust anyone except Wolvie.
Victor finds them and captures Native and takes her to a secret lab, where they harvest her eggs. Wolverine finds her and saves her, but she runs away to their old cabin in the mountains and Victor finds and kills her.
Wolverine of course goes beserk and ends up carrying her to Nightcrawler to get prayed for.
This being kills the others in his party and puts the hurt on him, he finds wolvie and tells him about this being, and wants Wolverine to find it.
Wolverine does and at first they start to get into a kick ass fight , after a while (and clothing starts coming off,) Wolverine and Native recognize each other. The were old Lovers at one time and experimented on together. She had gotten away and become feral.
Of course they have a love time and she gets pregnant.. Wolvie wants to take her back to civilization but Native does not wan that she does not trust anyone except Wolvie.
Victor finds them and captures Native and takes her to a secret lab, where they harvest her eggs. Wolverine finds her and saves her, but she runs away to their old cabin in the mountains and Victor finds and kills her.
Wolverine of course goes beserk and ends up carrying her to Nightcrawler to get prayed for.
January 31, 2017
Dream (#12). Oh, hey. A wacky dream issue that makes no sense at any point. And it's all just a lead-up to a one-line joke. Awful [1/10].
Return of the Native (#13-19). Though Rucka's early Wolverine run was interesting noir, it was somewhat problematic in being so removed Wolverine's origins. Rucka tried to correct that in his last arc, which focuses on Sabretooth and what's apparently another survivor of the Weapon X program. Unfortunately, the arc spends too long on fighting and other extended scenes that don't add a lot to the story, then it ends on a plot point that is simultaneously unbelievable and cliched. (And then there's the fact that Rucka abandons Wolvereine's newest love interest, who he'd spent 12 issues turning into a compelling character, in a few panels.) [5/10].
Return of the Native (#13-19). Though Rucka's early Wolverine run was interesting noir, it was somewhat problematic in being so removed Wolverine's origins. Rucka tried to correct that in his last arc, which focuses on Sabretooth and what's apparently another survivor of the Weapon X program. Unfortunately, the arc spends too long on fighting and other extended scenes that don't add a lot to the story, then it ends on a plot point that is simultaneously unbelievable and cliched. (And then there's the fact that Rucka abandons Wolvereine's newest love interest, who he'd spent 12 issues turning into a compelling character, in a few panels.) [5/10].
April 9, 2016
Logan and Creed cross paths, with a third Weapon X member, Native. (Feral?) She remembers more than Logan but she's also literally a wild animal. The Weapon X boys bring her in and Logan and Victor take them out for different reasons,,then Victor does what he does best...Kurt Wagner (Nightcrawler) cameo briefly. Kinda sad, but Robertson does much better artwork here than in Volume one.
April 11, 2016
I liked how it starts, but the ending was a tad predictable.
July 30, 2016
This may be the best Wolverine story not written by Jason Aaron
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