Summoned to Japan by an old acquaintance, Wolverine becomes embroiled in a conflict that forces him to confront his own demons.

A few years after the events of Origin finds James "Logan" Howlett running with the wolves...until something unexpected brings him back into the world of men! And when word of a clawed wild man reaches civilization, the hunt to capture him begins! James soon falls afoul of someone Sinister, who's just discovering mutantkind...and the horrors he can visit on them.

Somewhere in the wilds of northwest Canada in the early 1800s, Logan and Victor, two half-brothers with special powers grow up amid violence. Eventually they will become the near-indestructible warriors known as Wolverine and Sabretooth. William Stryker is a sinister government operative whose Weapon X program experiments keep pulling Wolverine back in. Kayla Silverfox shares a peaceful Canadian co-existence with Wolverine as he tries to drop out of the program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new.

For 50 years, no one has heard from Wolverine. In his place stands an old man called Logan who is concerned only about his family. But then he is forced to help an old friend-- the blind archer, Hawkeye-- and drives three thousand miles to secure his family's safety and challenge the Hulk Gang.

"Wolverine has taken half the X-Men back to Westchester to start over. Schism tore them apart, but can Wolverine lead the new Children of the Atom into the future?"--P. [4] of cover.

When Wolverine and the students go to the Savage Land, they encounter his half-brother, Dog Logan, but only one of them will be coming home.