Okay, it's probably no surprise to anyone that for this edition of the B'CAST, I'll be talking about Weapon X (as the title says it all), the 13 part story which appeared in Marvel Comics Presents # 72 to # 84 from March to September of 1991. It was written and beautifully illustrated by Barry Windsor-Smith.
Yep, Weapon X by Barry Windsor-Smith. This was the story of Wolverine or Logan before he became....well Wolverine I guess. Remember the days when Marvel kept Logan's origins a mystery and they kept adding on more stories about his past? Who was he really? A soldier? A mercenary? Where did he get his claws? The stories were endless. Of course many years later Marvel would reveal Logan's origins but back in the old days, there were so many stories, theories and memory wipes and implants.
It seemed that each write would add on or take away what they like or didn't like when it came to Logan's life story. Often times, it would be confusing but for me, there was one origin story that I always liked and for me, this was canon. Weapon X by Barry Windsor-Smith.
Now I'm not going to review the story as some of you maybe have not read Weapon X. So I won't spoil it for you. What I have in mind is to share the beautiful artwork of Windsor-Smith and let me tell you, I love what he did on Weapon X.
I remember how excited I was when it was announced that Barry Windsor-Smith would be writing and drawing Weapon X. I was however a little worried because it would be featured in Marvel Comics Presents. It was an anthology series, released biweekly and where I live, comics were sold at the newspaper vendors. There were no shops specially for comics. Yeah it was a tough life. Anyway I was worried that I would miss out on the issues of Weapon X and true enough I was right. Delivery of comics were sporadic to say the least. I missed out on some issues of my favorite titles and it happened to me with Weapon X.
I had to wait for a few years to finally get the collected version of Weapon X. Once I got the trade paperback, I saw the brilliance in Windsor-Smith's work.
His writing and artless top notch. The story of Weapon X felt like I was watching a movie. The art catches you attention and the story captivates you.
Now for this edition of the B'CAST, I'm going to to share the artwork of Barry Windsor-Smith on Weapon X. Now I don't own any of this original artwork, I wish I did. So here we go, in no particular order, Barry Windsor-Smith's Weapon X.
This has got to be one of the most intricately detailed piece of artwork I have ever seen. Barry Windsor-Smith is a master of his craft.
While Weapon X is essentially to me Logan's story, you find the story here is told from the Logan's perspective at the beginning and at the end. Which is unique to say the least.
I hope you enjoyed having a look at Barry Windsor-Smith's artwork on Weapon X.
Hope I didn't have any spoilers in the B'CAST. If you have not had a chance to read Weapon X, try it and I hope you'll like it. I intend to find some time and read the trade paperback one day. Soon.
Thanks for dropping by for the 83rd Co(s)mic ComicBook B'Cast. Drop by again next time for another edition. Until next time, SNIKT! Take Care.
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