WOLVERINE Legacy After LOGAN?

Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy #2 courtesy Marvel

After 17 film Hugh Jackman leaves the role of Wolverine. Logan may be the end for Jackman but what about the character?

Fox is continuing the X-Men franchise with films (Deadpool 2 is confirmed, New Mutants, another X-Men are speculation) and television series (Legion on FX, an X-Men pilot directed by Bryan Singer.)

The fan-favorite X-Man was killed off in the comics (Death of Wolverine) but his clone Laura/X-23 is now wearing his classic costume and sporting his code-name in All-New Wolverine.

Old Man Logan (Wolverine from an alternate future) is fighting with the X-Men in the comics now.

What will be the Logan Legacy on screen now?

Did Logan introduce the next Wolverine or will the X-franchise mutate into something new?  Continue reading WOLVERINE Legacy After LOGAN?

DAKEN’S LOGAN LEGACY Revealed

Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy #5 courtesy Marvel
Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy #5 courtesy Marvel

Daken hated his father while he was alive.

What about now?

Born in tragedy and manipulated by Romulus, Daken became a hate-filled predator obsessed with revenge against his father.

Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy follows how the X-Man’s death is affecting his greatest enemies.

Ray Fawkes (Constantine, Trinity of Sin: Pandora) wrote this week’s issue starring Daken.

“After returning from death himself, finding out that his hated—and…loved?—father has died puts an incredible strain on Daken. He needs to find some kind of release from the collision of emotions—something that may surprise everyone,” Continue reading DAKEN’S LOGAN LEGACY Revealed

DEATH OF WOLVERINE: THE WEAPON X PROGRAM Begins

Death of Wolverine: The Weapon X Program #1 courtesy Marvel
Death of Wolverine: The Weapon X Program #1 courtesy Marvel

The end of Logan’s life marked the beginning for more victims of the revived Weapon X program.

Charles Soule continues their story in Death of Wolverine: The Weapon X Program#1 out this week.

“Barry Windsor-Smith’s “Weapon X” book was one of the primary influences for this project and I think Weapon X as a concept is fascinating. One of the two follow-up series that is being done directly spinning out of “Death of Wolverine” is called “The Weapon X Program.”I’m writing it, it’s five issues. The premise is basically “Runaways” meets “Frankenstein.” Continue reading DEATH OF WOLVERINE: THE WEAPON X PROGRAM Begins

SABRETOOTH AFTER DEATH OF WOLVERINE

Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy #3 courtesy Marvel
Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy #3 courtesy Marvel

Sabretooth and Wolverine are the ultimate rivals.

With Logan gone- who will stop Sabretooth’s violent rampages?

How is Victor Creed affected by the loss of his oldest enemy and target of his rage?

Kyle Higgins (Nightwing, C.O.W.L.) goes inside the villain’s head in Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy #3.

“His profile definitely feels on the rise, especially with AXIS coming up. It makes exploring his reaction to Logan’s death pretty exciting. That said, I pitched working with Sabretooth for one reason: Continue reading SABRETOOTH AFTER DEATH OF WOLVERINE

DEATH OF WOLVERINE, AXEL ALONSO’s Afterthoughts

Death of Wolverine #1 courtesy Marvel
Death of Wolverine #1 courtesy Marvel

Wolverine is dead.

Was it the end Logan deserved?

Fans are feeling the Logan Legacy.

 

Charles Soule and Steve McNiven brought us the story but who plotted the Death of Wolverine. How did the powers at Marvel decide how the fan-favorite X-Man would meet his maker?

 

“It was Charles (Soule) and (X-Men Group Editor) Mike Marts that decided the specifics on how Logan would die. Continue reading DEATH OF WOLVERINE, AXEL ALONSO’s Afterthoughts

Classic X-MEN and New Villains of WOLVERINES

Wolverines #1 courtesy Marvel
Wolverines #1 courtesy Marvel

Classic X-Men villains and new threats clash in the first month of Wolverines.

 

Following the Death of WolverineX-23, Daken, Sabretooth and Mystique are starring in new monthly book by writers Charles Soule and Ray Fawkes with artist Nick Bradshaw.

 

Logan is dead. What about his remains encased in adamantium? The X-Man’s children and greatest enemies and caught in a war for control of his remains. Continue reading Classic X-MEN and New Villains of WOLVERINES

X-23, WOLVERINE and LOGAN LEGACY

Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy #2 courtesy Marvel
Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy #2 courtesy Marvel

Are you still mourning the Death of Wolverine?

 

X-23 and the X-Man’s greatest enemies are caught in a deadly game with a mystery man in the seven part Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy.

 

Laura, Sabretooth, Mystique, Lady Deathstrike and Daken will each have a chapter in the series connected to Weapon X and Logan’s final fate. Continue reading X-23, WOLVERINE and LOGAN LEGACY

Top Comics Picks for October 15, 2014

AXIS #2 courtesy Marvel
AXIS #2 courtesy Marvel

Avengers and X-Men: Axis #2

The Red Skull is now the Red Onslaught! Can the fragile alliance of Avengers and X-Men hold after secrets and betrayals by Iron Man and Magneto. Can anyone resist the mental powers of Professor X? Rick Remender brings the pain in an epic that will twist Marvel’s greatest heroes.

 

Batman and Robin #35

Bruce Wayne takes on the forces of Darkseid to bring back his dead son! Is the ultimate Batsuit enough to survive the armies of Apokolips. Will the Bat-family join Bruce or must be go alone in the next chapter of Robin Rises by Pete Tomasi and Patrick Gleason. Continue reading Top Comics Picks for October 15, 2014