Wolverine: The Origin #[nn]

In "The Hill," Rose arrives at the isolated Howlett estate to care for James Howlett, a troubled boy whose father is jovial, whose mother is unraveling, and whose grandfather is cold and unforgiving. With James and his loyal dog—son of the estate’s drunken groundskeeper Thomas Logan—Rose finds an unexpected bond in the quiet chaos of the manor, where friendship blooms amid secrets and shadows.

In "Inner Child," a young James Howlett is caught between loyalty to his family and the violent world around him when a confrontation with the family's dog spirals into tragedy. As tensions erupt between the Howlett patriarchs and a dangerous outsider, James must confront the darkness within himself when his life is forever changed by a moment of rage and loss.

In "The Beast Within," James Howlett—now calling himself Logan—flees a shattered past after a violent reckoning with his father’s killer, his body betraying him with bone claws and impossible healing. With his mother dead and his grandfather coldly dismissive, Rose takes him into the wilderness, shielding him from both the world and the growing darkness within. As they journey toward a distant mining camp, her quiet concern deepens with every strange turn of his mind and body.

In a harsh Canadian mining camp, young James Howlett struggles to survive under the cruelty of the camp cook, Cookie Malone, while finding quiet refuge in the kindness of Rose. As James grows into Logan, his strength and temper flare, straining his bond with Rose, who fears the man he’s becoming. When another confrontation with Cookie Malone pushes him to the breaking point, Logan flees into the woods—only to face a far more dangerous threat in the wild.

In "Revelation," Logan grapples with the duality of his life—by day a stoic quarry worker, by night a wild man among wolves—until a sabotage by the resentful cook Cookie Malone triggers a deadly cave-in. As the camp erupts in chaos, Logan confronts Cookie and uncovers a betrayal that cuts deeper than the explosion, while a secret romance between Rose and Smitty threatens to unravel everything. Meanwhile, a dying Grandfather Howlett sends his loyal dog on a desperate journey to bring James home.

In "Dust to Dust," a young Logan grapples with heartbreak and rage when Rose decides to marry Smitty, leaving their life at the mining camp behind. Determined to give her a new start, Logan fights his boss in a brutal boxing match for the prize money—only for his past to crash back in with the arrival of Dog, who brings a violent reckoning from the life Logan thought he’d escaped.