Paul Jenkins, one of the writers of the 2001-02 limited series Wolverine: Origin, is returning to his creation to add some dark chapters to his origin story. Wolverine: Origin III – The Dark Age finds Logan back from fighting in two World Wars and living a more peaceful life, with new friends and a new doctor who is helping him figure things out.
It’s nice, but it doesn’t last.
Now, 25 years after the release of Wolverine: Origin, Jenkins returns to tell more of the story, digging deep into the workings of Logan’s mind and memories and showing how an experiment in the 1950s changed him into the mutant known as Wolverine. Wolverine: Origin III – The Dark Age, by Jenkins and artist CAFU, will be a five-issue limited series, launching on December 16, 2026 from Marvel Comics. The main cover will be by Wes Burt and a variant cover by Josemaria Casanovas.
“Wolverine: Origin was foundational,” Jenkins said in a statement accompanying the announcement. “It did not simply tell us how, why, and where a young, frail Canadian named James Howlett became the super hero we know as Wolverine, it also showed his loss of innocence and his understanding of a cruel and difficult world. Now, after 25 years, I’m privileged to present this story I have waited over a quarter of a century to tell. Where did Logan go? Which parts of his story were lost to history? What led to the events of Weapon X? The answers are not going to be what you expect.”
Earlier this year, Jenkins returned to another of his creations with the limited series The Sentry (see “Preview: ‘The Sentry’ #1“).
Source: ICV2
