Chris Claremont Expands On Logan’s Redemptive Japan Saga In WOLVERINE By Chris Claremont #1

By Chad Burdette

on May 10, 2025

Last month, it was announced that X-Men by Chris Claremont: Prelude to a Future Past #1, a one-shot releasing this July, would publish a rare story Chris Claremont wrote for the Marvel Made Paragon Collection: Chris Claremont Premier Bundle, a limited edition prestige hardcover and comic book set released in 2021.

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X-Men collectors will be happy to know that the Wolverine tie-in comic exclusively included in the Marvel Made Paragon Collection: Chris Claremont Premier Bundle will also be reprinted in WOLVERINE BY CHRIS CLAREMONT #1, a one-shot releasing this August. Written by Claremont and drawn by acclaimed artist Tom Reilly, the thrilling standalone story expands on Logan’s redemptive saga in Japan and ties directly into Wolverine’s classic 1982 series, one of Claremont’s most celebrated works. In addition, WOLVERINE BY CHRIS CLAREMONT #1 will include bonus materials spotlighting Chris Claremont’s fifty-plus years in comics!

Wolverine’s archnemesis strikes in one of the rarest X-Men tales of all by legendary writer Chris Claremont! The story sees the savage Sabretooth catching his prey by surprise – and determined to claim the life of Mariko, the woman Logan loves!

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Check out Steve McNiven’s cover, an all-new variant cover by superstar cover artist Junggeon Yoon, and interior artwork WOLVERINE BY CHRIS CLAREMONT #1

Junggeon Yoon Variant Cover

WOLVERINE BY CHRIS CLAREMONT #1

Wolverine may be the best there is, but Victor Creed is the worst! Yet even if Sabretooth can get the upper hand on his bitter rival, Logan has one thing he doesn’t: friends! Get ready for one of the bloodiest fights you’ve ever seen the X-Men in, in which Creed shares some shocking insights with Marvel’s mutants!