While I'm on my Wolverine kick

here are some feminist reviews of it. I was going to write one myself, but since it took me so long to see it everyone else beat me to it. That's all right though. They did an awesome job.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine — The Greatest Story Never Told? by K. Tempest Bradford.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine--Same Old Story by the angry black woman.

Basically these two discuss the issues with stories like these, which utilize female characters to serve and uplift the journey of the male ones; and of course when they're done, they're essentially disposable. They say it better though, so go check 'em out.