The Death Of Wolverine

Little_Tengu · 17 February, 2013, 12:44:55 AM

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/J...s/?a=74357

Next year Marvel is planning on killing off one of their more popular characters, Wolverine, in an act that will somehow by-pass his superhuman healing abilities.

It's likely that Logan's mantle as the savage Canadian will be passed onto his son Draken

Richmond Clements · 17 February, 2013, 10:25:15 AM

So, how many issues do you reckon before he comes back to life?

Buttonman · 17 February, 2013, 10:51:21 AM

I recently read the enjoyable 'Marvel Comics: The Untold Story' by Sean Howe and it was fun to see these explotative event or cross overs behind the scenes - basically they work with the illusion of change but nothing changes and it will always revert to the story's core values. The only rule they had was that Bucky stays dead but even that was broken. Not bought anything Marvel/DC since the death of Blue Beetle - did he make it back OK?

sheldipez · 17 February, 2013, 10:54:15 AM

Meh, he has dozens of clones that would take his place, that's the only way I can think that explains how he appears in the majority of Marvel's titles every month.

Frank · 17 February, 2013, 11:21:54 AM

Quote from: Buttonman on 17 February, 2013, 10:51:21 AM
I recently read the enjoyable 'Marvel Comics: The Untold Story' by Sean Howe and it was fun to see these explotative event or cross overs behind the scenes - basically they work with the illusion of change but nothing changes and it will always revert to the story's core values. The only rule they had was that Bucky stays dead but even that was broken. Not bought anything Marvel/DC since the death of Blue Beetle - did he make it back OK?

He and his Pa were caught in a net by happy faced aliens and kept looking exactly the same age by means which I have now forgotten. His brother just plain came back from the dead via magic, and a similar thing happened to a character from another continuity who had occasionally crossed over with the strip - but only after a few years of stories set prior to that character's death.

Other characters have been shown growing old then being given treatments which restore their youth, being awakened from cryogenic suspension in worlds and times far removed from their own, coming back as clones, being revealed to have had previously unmentioned kids who turn out to be pretty much reincarnations of themselves, and suddenly discovering that they and the stories in which they appear have had some of their more frivolous and eccentric elements removed and replaced with a 'griitier' approach ... but they always somehow end up working their way back to the original premise by reintroducing most of the silly stuff they got rid of.

Thank Tharg we don't have to put up with any of the nonsense which goes on in silly US comics!

sheldipez · 17 February, 2013, 11:46:29 AM

I was inspired to go back and re-read Batman Death in the Family after the current Death of the Family arc and on the back cover it has a quote from Batman Editor (at the time) Denny O'Neil; "It would be a really sleazy stunt to bring him [Jason Todd] back", why yes, yes it was. It didn't make much sense either, that's comics for you though.

Has anyone stayed dead?

Richmond Clements · 17 February, 2013, 11:47:48 AM

QuoteHas anyone stayed dead?

Wulf.

Buttonman · 17 February, 2013, 11:50:06 AM

Fink Angel (2nd time around) that guy from Halo Jones and Bad Jack Keller.

Buttonman · 17 February, 2013, 11:57:46 AM

Quote from: Buttonman on 17 February, 2013, 10:51:21 AM
Not bought anything Marvel/DC since the death of Blue Beetle - did he make it back OK?

Had a quick look at Wiki :

Quoteshow him how to turn the time around Ted's death into "malleable time." Booster Gold betrays Rip Hunter and with the other Beetles' help, rescues Ted Kord from death at the hands of Maxwell Lord.

It the goes on to him dying again and some mind rubbers being used. It's like they just make this shit up!

JOE SOAP · 17 February, 2013, 12:27:26 PM

Quote from: Buttonman on 17 February, 2013, 11:50:06 AM
that guy from Halo Jones

Moore intended to bring him back, if they gave him the right to own his ass!

Zarjazzer · 17 February, 2013, 02:52:42 PM

12 months tops before Wolvie returns. Of course it could be the ultimate twoothy/marvel cross over Wulferine. Two souls in one tortured body.

Richmond Clements · 17 February, 2013, 03:24:26 PM

Quote from: Zarjazzer on 17 February, 2013, 02:52:42 PM
12 months tops before Wolvie returns. Of course it could be the ultimate twoothy/marvel cross over Wulferine. Two souls in one tortured body.

12 months? For their cash cow? I'll give it 3.

Inspired idea for a crossover, by the way!

Little_Tengu · 17 February, 2013, 04:10:47 PM

Quote from: sauchie on 17 February, 2013, 11:21:54 AM
Thank Tharg we don't have to put up with any of the nonsense which goes on in silly US comics!

Both DC and Marvel should be thankful that they're apart of multimillion dollar companies or they would have been out of business ages ago

The Prodigal · 18 February, 2013, 08:09:50 AM

Its this sort of thing that had me give up superhero comics after a life time of addiction and return after a 30 year break to 2000AD.

The Adventurer · 18 February, 2013, 08:19:22 AM

Guys lets not kid ourselves. 2000 AD has had its share of resurrections, retcons, and reboot/reimaginings in its history. Not many, and to its credit has done a lot to rise above such things, but Tharg's as guilty as any other long running publisher, that rely on a handful of old standbys to keep the public interest up, of such things.

That being said. Announcing the death of Wolverine well in advance of the event? Not doing anything to get my interest back. And they were so close with some of the Marvel NOW launches too...