Wolverine: Weapon X Prose Novel [Hardcover]

Marc Cerasini (Author), Richard Isanove (Author), Greg Land (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 10, 2004

The Story of Weapon X. Before joining the X-Men, Wolverine was simply a directionless loner mutant named Logan. Weapon X isn't just another story about the Wolverine you know and love. It's the cruel story of Logan's transformation into Wolverine, as seen through the eyes of his tormentors. Spearheading the Weapon X program are Dr. Benjamin Cornelius and Carol Hines -- their goal is to create the ultimate weapon, an indestructible man -- and then enslave him. Their gift of invulnerability comes at a price to all those involved...especially their victim. Logan will lose his humanity, and many people will lose their lives. As Logan manages to free himself from his captors, a brutal wave of violence affects all those involved. From the bloody aftermath of Logan's transformation, all involved in the Weapon X program endure their own personal change...via guilt, ambition, and humanity. Can anyone survive the carnage of this bioengineering team's twisted dream? Chances are slim, as the lines between man, beast, and monster are blurred for all the players in this closed experiement. Best-selling author, Marc Cerasini has spent time on the New York Times and USA Today best-seller's lists. His writing spans from children's picture books and young adult novels to adult mystery and military nonfiction. Along the way, he's managed to ghostwrite for Tom Clancy.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Wolverine, the popular mutant comic book hero, makes a successful fiction debut in Marvel's first tie-in novel aimed at adults. Cerasini (O.J. Simpson: American Hero, American Tragedy) delivers three stories in one, each liberally supplied with flashbacks, dream sequences and expository lumps about high-tech hardware. The main story focuses on the imprisonment of Logan, as the future X-Man is called, at the Weapon X laboratory, where he's treated as an experimental animal. Attacks by wolves and a bear are just part of his transformation into Wolverine (aka Weapon X). Logan's principal tormentors—the Professor, Dr. Abraham Cornelius and technician Carol Hines—all have their own past traumas to explain what they're doing to him, but nothing excuses their behavior. Later, the Canadian Intelligence Service sends Logan on a covert mission to North Korea. In the third and final section, Logan/Wolverine runs amok in a virtual reality sequence, then returns to the Weapon X laboratory's reality to fight his way free. Novelizing a visual medium is bound to involve compromises, but this admirable effort works well enough as action-adventure fiction to lure readers who don't know an X-Man from an X-chromosome.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: Marvel Comics; Limited edition (November 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785116052
• ISBN-13: 978-0785116059
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,524,671 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps you nailed in your seat, January 6, 2005

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Andre Heeger (Germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wolverine: Weapon X Prose Novel (Hardcover)

This is good and tough. But then, Logan is, his life story is.
The Weapon X storyline, written and drawn by Barry Windsor-Smith, is the basis for this novel. I guess this book might be a bit difficult to understand without that knowledge, or without a bit of background information on the mutants and humans involved. Descriptions of the characters are only minimal which from time to time could pose a problem for those who don't know what this is all about. For all the others, it doesn't. It pushes your imagination even further.
Because the graphic novel Weapon X ranks among the all time best I suggest to those who don't know it, just buy both and enjoy.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Weapon X: The True 'Hollywood' Story! ;-), November 15, 2004

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I received this book today and read it in one sitting. Absolutely riveting. The story of Weapon X, as 'told' by the scientists who made it happen and the (not-so?)innocent bystanders who bore the brunt of it. Brutal, honest, unflinching detail. Not for the squeamish! If you love the character of Wolverine/Logan, this is a must-read and a must-have for your collection.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars First Chapter's online, October 27, 2004

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DCBC "DCBC" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

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I read the first chapter online. Really cool. It's dark and gets into Logan's head. Makes me want to read more of it.