Stories by @mrnotsure

The Wolverine (2002)

James “Logan” Howlett is a drifter haunted by violent instincts and fragmented memories. Traveling from town to town, he survives by taking brutal underground fighting jobs, healing from wounds that should kill him. His life is upended when he is ambushed by Arkady Rossovich—Omega Red—a deadly assassin wielding carbonadium coils. As their clashes escalate, Logan begins to experience flashbacks of his buried past: his childhood in 19th-century Canada, the first emergence of his claws, and his capture by a covert military program known as Weapon X. Through these memories, Logan learns the truth behind his adamantium-bonded skeleton and the erasure of his identity. Omega Red, a product of a rival super-soldier program, serves as a dark reflection of what Logan could become—a man who embraced being a weapon. Hunted by the same forces that created him, Logan confronts Omega Red in an abandoned Soviet facility. Rejecting his role as a tool of war, Logan defeats his enemy and escapes, finally claiming the name Wolverine. With his past uncovered but his future uncertain, Logan walks away into the wilderness, determined to live on his own terms.

Spiderman (2000)

Peter Parker is an ordinary teenager living in Queens with his Aunt May and Uncle Ben, attending Midtown High alongside his best friend Ned Leeds and his longtime crush, Gwen Stacy. During a school trip to Oscorp Industries, Peter sneaks into a genetics lab and is bitten by a genetically altered radioactive spider, granting him enhanced strength, agility, wall-crawling abilities, and a precognitive “spider-sense.” As Peter secretly tests his powers and creates homemade web shooters and a mask, his growing confidence brings him closer to Gwen, and the two begin dating. However, Peter’s rising ego causes him to ignore a robbery one night, believing it is not his responsibility—an act that leads to the same criminal later killing Uncle Ben during a carjacking. Grief-stricken and guided by Ben’s belief in doing the right thing, Peter dedicates himself to protecting others as Spider-Man. Meanwhile, Oscorp CEO Norman Osborn faces removal by the company board as Oscorp struggles to secure a military contract. In desperation, Norman tests an unstable experimental serum on himself, enhancing his strength and intellect while shattering his sanity. Adopting the identity of the Green Goblin, Norman uses advanced Oscorp technology to terrorize New York City. As the attacks escalate, he uncovers Spider-Man’s identity, placing Gwen and Aunt May in danger. In a final confrontation fueled by loss and responsibility, Peter defeats Osborn, completing his journey.