While Wolverine: Origins is really flawed, I think The Wolverine is worse despite the director's pedigree, the writer's failed attempt at a more mature tone, and marginally better special effects.

Both versions are defined by their infatuation with Jesse. The difference is that the tv version also has a goal that goes beyond finding out why Jesse broke up with her, and actually became (or remained) competent after he left her.

That's true, but she wasn't searching for him because she didn't know the first thing about where to look (as opposed to her knowledge of his whereabouts in the show). Instead, the comic version became a complete wreck for 5 years—deteriorating into a shell of herself—which culminated in her botched hit job and…

In the original story, her motivation for sticking around was trying to find out why Jesse broke up with her (in addition to an obvious but poorly disguised yearning to get back with him).

Tulip was only a timid, fumbling fuck up of a killer when the series was still finding itself*. By the time the Angelville story ended, she pretty much transformed into a remorseless, extremely competent killing machine in the blink of an eye, becoming someone who could mow down groups of trained assassins without too…