Wolverine’s Family Affair In September
Previews below of the new series in which Wolvie goes to hell, and the new series of his daughter/clone X-23 and bad boy son Daken.
Your New Look at WOLVERINE GOES TO HELL
Marvel is proud to unveil your new look at Wolverine’s journey to hell in Wolverine #1, X-23 #1 and Daken: Dark Wolverine #1.
Beginning in September, these three all-new series set Wolverine and his family on their deadliest journey yet, as the Avenger and X-Man finds his soul banished to hell…and his body used to terrorize those closest to him! Wolverine must claw his way up from hell before his son and protégé find themselves the victims of a berserker barrage unlike any other! Can X-23 step up and fill Wolverine’s shoes with the X-Men? And will Daken choose to save Wolverine…or damn him?
Marvel’s hottest writers and rising star artists team up for the event of the fall, as Wolverine Goes To Hell! You can’t miss Wolverine #1, X-23 #1 and Daken: Dark Wolverine #1!
WOLVERINE #1 (JUL100629)
WOLVERINE #1 MCNIVEN VARIANT (JUL100630)
WOLVERINE #1 SMITH VARIANT (JUL100631)
WOLVERINE #1 DJURDJEVIC VARIANT (JUL100632)
WOLVERINE #1 LEE SKETCH VARIANT (JUL100633)
WOLVERINE #1 BLANK VARIANT (JUL100634)
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by RENATO GUEDES
Cover by JAE LEE
Variant Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Variant Cover by PAUL SMITH
Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Sketch Variant Cover by JAE LEE
Parental Advisory …$3.99
FOC—8/12/10, On-Sale—9/1/10
DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #1 (JUL100638)
DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #1 DJURDJEVIC VARIANT (JUL100639)
DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #1 DELL’OTTO VARIANT (JUL100610)
Written by DANIEL WAY & MARJORIE LIU
Art & Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Variant Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Parental Advisory …$3.99
FOC—8/19/10, On-Sale—9/8/10
X-23 #1 (JUL100635)
X-23 #1 DJURDJEVIC VARIANT (JUL100636)
X-23 #1 DELL’OTTO VARIANT (JUL100637)
X-23 #1 WOMEN OF MARVEL VARIANT (JUL100509)
Written by MARJORIE LIU
Penciled by WILL CONRAD
Cover by DANNI SHINYA LUO
Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Variant Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
Women of Marvel Variant by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC
Parental Advisory …$3.99
FOC – 8/26/10, On-Sale – 9/15/10
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Review
When I saw the first X-Men film, way back in 2000, 2 Canadian girls sitting next to me audibly gasped upon seeing the bare chested Wolverine debut. And with good reason. Hugh Jackman cuts a menacing figure, and he’s only been getting buffer in every film. I say that from a strictly heterosexual point of view, by the way. So as the X-Men films continued to be released, offering increasingly spectacular action, and Marvel cameos, it was only a matter of time until Logan received the honour of his own flick. It’s no surprise that Wolvie is the most popular X-Man, even headlining the recent (and excellent) animated series. He’s a bad boy.
This Gavin Hood directed film is a disappointment though. Wolvie deserves better. I’m happy to see that the humble Jackman has always respected his roots. This hairy character created his career, and he doesn’t forget it. Unfortunately the screen writers do. Now this film wasn’t produced by Marvel’s film studio, so it’s not as faithful to the source material as Iron Man, but it does it’s best with its constraints to give a nod to the fans. Certain lines that Wolvie says are some of his well-known quotes, and the cameos of other mutants, such as Gambit and Deadpool are welcome, but are barely screen-worthy.
I was expecting a film closer to the comics, but I also understand that Logan’s history is murky at the best of times. It’s only been in recent years that Marvel has offered a definitive version of the character’s origin, in the great Paul Jenkins & Andy Kubert Origin series. Fans of the X-Men films may well enjoy this, and see familiar, though again, unnecessary faces like Cyclops and a walking Professor X. The Weapon X project glimpsed in X2 is seen in more detail here and thanks to the 2 different alternate post-credits endings,we know that more Wolverine films (and a Deadpool) one are certainties. In the comics, Wolvie is a short, surly killer. He’s been cleaned up for the films and fans will wonder why. The main difference from the comics would be the fact that Sabretooth is Logan’s brother, while that has only ever been hinted at by Marvel.
This really is bland action film, with no concern for Logan’s love life and no complete understanding of his motivations. The special effects are okay, Liev Scrieber as a lunging Sabretooth rocks and the ending makes sense to those who wondered upon seeing the trailer how Wolverine met Cyclops and Sabretooth, yet forgot them in the first X-Men film. At times, Logan’s claws are very fake looking and the character is really only referred to as Jim or Logan prior to his adamantium lacing procedure, rather than James Howlett as he was in the comics. There’s also no sense of a proper time-frame, though it should be set in the 1980s primarily. At least he acknowledges his Canadian heritage though. Origins should’ve been better. Fanboys won’t be pleased and film fans won’t have any satisfactory answers. If you want more Wolverine in your diet, go to your local comic shop, or wait for the DVD of this film and the obligatory, but welcome doco on the history of the character.
Wolverine Art Appreciation Month
Logan will bask in Marvel’s love and respect in April when Wolverine celebrates his 35th anniversary with classic paintings re-imagined by top comic artists of today. This is a great idea I reckon. Press release below.
Marvel is proud to announce that in honor of Wolverine’s 35th anniversary, numerous Marvel titles will feature Wolverine Art Appreciation Variant Covers in April, as part of Wolverine Art Appreciation Month. In the tradition of Marvel’s previous variant cover programs, featuring everything from villains to zombies to monkeys, select Marvel titles will feature variant covers spotlighting the most popular X-Man through a unique lens! Inspired by some of the world’s greatest artists, these variant covers depict Wolverine like you’ve never seen him before, in styles reminiscent of Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol and more!
Captain Britain and MII3 #2 Edward Gory Style
“This is a huge year for Wolverine as he proves why he’s arguably one of the most popular characters in the world,” explained Joe Quesada, Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief. “He’s not just popular with fans but also with artists, as evidenced by how many of today’s top comic artists jockey for a chance to draw him. This got us thinking: what if Wolverine had been around for hundreds, if not thousands, of years? What great, classic artists would want a crack at drawing a Wolverine cover?”
Keep checking back with http://www.marvel.com for a complete listing of titles featuring the Wolverine Art Appreciation Variant Covers and a first look at these landmark covers!
Amazing Spider-Man #590 C.M Coolidge Style
The Gallery-Wolverine: Weapon X
That Logan fella sure is greedy. Apparently there’s no limit to the number of different series Wolverine can handle. Now, we can add another one as Marvel unveils Wolverine: Weapon X on April 8, a month before his big screen adventure in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Writer Jason Aaron (Vertigo’s Scalped) and artist Ron Garney re-team, after their Get Mystique arc, for this new ongoing series. Weapon X focuses on Rooxon’s attempt to create the perfect killing machine, all tied in with Wolvie’s past and the mysterious Adamantium Men. The first issue arrives with cover variants by Adam Kubert, Alan Davis and Olivier Coipel. See more pics below.
Wolverine: Worst Day Ever
Now this sounds like an interesting way to breath new life into Wolverine. That guy has more series every month than you can poke an adamantium prong at, but a new venture coming in April looks set to present him in an intriguing manner. Official press release below.
Marvel is proud to reveal that acclaimed YA novelist Barry Lyga (The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl, Hero-Type) will make his Marvel Comics debut with Wolverine: Worst Day Ever, a new illustrated young adults novel . Featuring new cover art by Todd Nauck (Amazing Spider-Man Obama Story), this original illustrated hardcover features a look at Wolverine like you’ve never seen before! “The book is told as a series of blog entries by a new student at Xavier’s School,” Lyga explained, “with illustrations culled from Wolverine and X-Men comics going back as far as Giant-Size X-Men #1. “The difficulty in writing a character like Wolverine is that so many people have had so many things to say about him already. It was my job to introduce the character to a new kind of reader, so I sort of gleefully plunged in and tried to distill Logan down to the basics and then look at him through the very warped eye of a kid who doesn’t have any kind of automatic respect for Wolverine or the X-Men or anyone else, for that matter. Honestly, I’m kinda surprised Marvel let me get away with it.” That’s right, Bub, Wolverine: Worst Day Ever is an all-new illustrated young adults novel examining Wolverine’s life and times as one of Marvel’s deadliest heroes. In stores this April, experience the most unique look ever inside the mind of everyone’s favorite X-Man in Wolverine: Worst Day Ever!
The Gallery-Wolverine: Origins #33
It’s father vs son in Wolverine: Origins #33 out on February 25.
These two clawed individuals have had a rather heated relationship, as Daken blames Logan for his mother’s death, and now that Daken has turned up in Dad’s old brown costume as part of Norman Osborn’s (Green Goblin) new Dark Avengers, things aren’t simmering down.
As Nick Fury and Wolverine uncover some secrets about the Japanese mutant offspring of everyone’s favourite X-Man, they delve deep into the underbelly of the Marvel Universe.
Written by Daken’s creator Daniel Way, with pencils by Doug Braithwaite, a text-free preview of the ish can be seen at the link below.
The claws are out!
The Gallery: Hulk Vs Concept Art
Like Hulk? What about Thor? How do you feel about Wolverine? If you’re fond of those three Marvel superheroes, then the Hulk Vs DVD is for you. Being released on January 27, the animated film is made up of two features, where Bruce Banner’s alter ego battles the norse god Thor and the popular X-Man Wolverine. Marvel has just released some great concept sketches of the film, including some from Jeff Matsuda, art director on the recent The Batman cartoon. For more info on the DVD and it’s new-fan friendly features, go here, and for more art click below, or go here.
Official Hulk Vs Site Launches
On January 27, Marvel’s newest direct to DVD animated feature hits shelves. Hulk Vs has the Jade Giant crossing paths, and trading blows with the blonde norse god, Thor and the scrappy X-Man Wolverine, in two separate films. The official site has just gone live. It’s filled with a picture gallery, clips, handy guides to all three characters and more.
Check it out here. This film will be a great jumping on point for new fans only familiar with these characters outside the comic books in which they exist. It will be available on DVD and Blu-Ray, in Standard and Special Editions, with some great features including trailers, looks at Marvel’s other upcoming cartoons featuring Wolvie and Thor, plus a doco on legendary artist Jack Kirby, who virtually created the Marvel Universe as we know it today, with writer Stan Lee back in the 1960s and 70s.
Hulk Vs Clips
Courtesy of Marvel, you can now view four new clips from the new Hulk Vs animated DVD right here. The film features the savage Hulk beating on Wolverine and a separate feature, in which he beats on the norse god, Thor. It’s released on January 27.
Hulk Vs Wolverine is a 33 minute short film and Hulk Versus Thor is 45 minutes long. It’s considered to be a prequel to the upcoming Wolverine and the X-Men cartoon, and I have to say it’s more bloody than I thought it would be. I might just pick this one up, especially as it has Loki, Frost Giants, Deadpool and Omega Red in it too.
