How does Wolverine and the X-Men go on without the title character?
Logan lost his healing factor and he’s headed for a final battle next month in Death of Wolverine.
Series writer Jason Latour hints at how the book will continue after the demise of the headmaster, mentor, teacher and school co-founder.
“Every moment since the decision was made to kill Wolverine came down, we’ve kind of been dealing these events in one way or another. There’s an elephant in the room we really had to stop and address. Fortunately, I think that’s led to a good new direction for the book in a lot of ways. This second arc is a much slower, quieter kind of story, and in it you’ll see the seeds planted for where this book is going to be headed post-“Wolverine.”
In fact, be sure to keep an eye on the “AXIS” issue, as some of the characters in this book like [Quentin] Quire and Storm are big players in that event. The aftermath of will not be forgotten moving forward,” Latour told Comic Book Resources.
Latour later told an X-Fan how the series jumps to the present for a Logan/Kid Omega clash and how the loss of Logan will impact the school.
“We catch up to things around issue #9, which is one big final showdown between Logan and Quire. One that doesn’t go so well for either of them. Issues #10 and #11 feature Melita Garner visiting the campus to finish the book on Wolverine that we saw her start in issue #7. These are two gloriously drawn jam issues that come of the heels of “Death of Wolverine” and really are intended as a remembrance of Logan’s life at the school. I don’t think anyone needs to fear wading into those issues expecting 50 pages of superheroes crying. There will be some heavy heartedness, sure, but in large it’s a celebration of the character.”
In this week’s issue of Wolverine and the X-Men, Logan and Storm go on an actual date and Wolverine #12 is the final issue of the series. (Here’s a look at the “hook up” issue.)
Death of Wolverine begins next month followed by the seven-part Logan Legacy.
By Editor