Marvel is saying goodbye to beloved superhero character Wolverine with the release of four-issue comic series Death of Wolverine.
40 years after first appearing in the final teaser panel of The Incredible Hulk #180, Wolverine’s journey is nearing an end. The first issue of Death of Wolverine kicks off the process by reducing Logan to near mere mortal status by removing him of his regenerative healing ability.
Marvel has been telling fans to “grab a box of tissues”, because “nothing will ever be the same for the clawed Canadian ever again – mostly because it’s hard to change things for a dead guy”, a stance Death of Wolverine writer Charles Soule is backing, for the most part.
“The idea is not to bring him back,” he said. “This isn’t one of those stories where he’s back in two weeks. The point is to tell an awesome ending story for Wolverine. I’m not gonna say he will never be brought back.”
“I’m very involved in all the Wolverine-related discussions at Marvel and the thing we have not talked about at all is how to bring him back, and I’m involved in discussions for stuff out into 2016 at this point.
While Hugh Jackman set to reprise his role of Logan at least twice more when the X-Men and Wolverine franchises receive new films, in 2016 and 2017 respectively, the American publisher insists that Wolverine will not be making any further appearances in comic book form.
“We have a plan, obviously, as to what we can do to replace him – either physically or spiritually – in the Marvel universe,” Marvel editor in chief Axel Alonso said. “But it’ll be fans who decide what works or not. Time will tell. We’re about to find out.”
