Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Marvel already made Wolverine less mysterious. Now they're trying to "fix" the damage by digging even deeper into his past...and history says that's only going to make the problem worse.
Twenty-five years after Origin first revealed Logan's childhood as James Howlett, Marvel is returning with Wolverine: Origin III – The Dark Ages. Wes explains why the original Weapon X story worked without revealing Wolverine's true origin, why every attempt to flesh out Logan's past has stripped away part of what made him iconic, and why even bringing Paul Jenkins back may not be enough to undo one of Marvel's biggest long-term creative mistakes.
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Covered in this Video
* Marvel officially announces Wolverine: Origin III – The Dark Ages
* Why the original Weapon X story remains Wolverine's definitive origin
* How Origin changed Wolverine forever—and not for the better
* Why revealing James Howlett diminished Logan's greatest strength
* The failure of Wolverine: Origins as an ongoing series
* Marvel keeps returning to Wolverine's past instead of moving forward
* Chris Claremont's rejection of Marvel's Origin storyline
* Can Paul Jenkins succeed where previous Wolverine origins failed
* How Marvel has gradually deconstructed Wolverine over 25 years
* Why mystery is essential to Wolverine's appeal as a character
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Marvel already made Wolverine less mysterious. Now they're trying to "fix" the damage by digging even deeper into his past...and history says that's only going to make the problem worse.
Twenty-five years after Origin first revealed Logan's childhood as James Howlett, Marvel is returning with Wolverine: Origin III – The Dark Ages. Wes explains why the original Weapon X story worked without revealing Wolverine's true origin, why every attempt to flesh out Logan's past has stripped away part of what made him iconic, and why even bringing Paul Jenkins back may not be enough to undo one of Marvel's biggest long-term creative mistakes.
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Covered in this Video
* Marvel officially announces Wolverine: Origin III – The Dark Ages
* Why the original Weapon X story remains Wolverine's definitive origin
* How Origin changed Wolverine forever—and not for the better
* Why revealing James Howlett diminished Logan's greatest strength
* The failure of Wolverine: Origins as an ongoing series
* Marvel keeps returning to Wolverine's past instead of moving forward
* Chris Claremont's rejection of Marvel's Origin storyline
* Can Paul Jenkins succeed where previous Wolverine origins failed
* How Marvel has gradually deconstructed Wolverine over 25 years
* Why mystery is essential to Wolverine's appeal as a character
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![Marvel Introduces New Danger Room [X-Men #27 Review]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ifFtTp067m0/mqdefault.jpg "Marvel Introduces New Danger Room [X-Men #27 Review]
The Danger Room isn’t training the X-Men anymore… it’s hunting them. Marvel just turned one of the most iconic concepts in comics into something completely different in X-Men #27—and not everyone is going to like it.
In this review, Wes breaks down X-Men #27 from Jed MacKay and Netho Diaz, including the debut of the new “Danger Room” — now a full team of manipulative villains led by Maxine Danger. Instead of building tension over time, Marvel dumps multiple new characters at once, all with overlapping abilities and questionable motivations, raising serious concerns about execution, pacing, and long-term payoff.
There are ideas here that could work. The problem is how they’re being delivered. This feels less like a natural evolution and more like a retroactive explanation for earlier plot decisions that didn’t land. At the same time, Netho Diaz continues to elevate the material with dynamic, high-energy visuals that make even the slowest scenes look engaging.
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* X-Men #27 full review and analysis
* Marvel’s new Danger Room villain team explained
* Maxine Danger and her role in the story
* Why the villain introductions feel rushed
* Repetitive “manipulator” character problem
* Plot holes and questionable story logic
* Techno-organic virus twist breakdown
* Comparison to classic Danger Room concept
* Netho Diaz artwork review and strengths
* Final score and recommendation
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