Uncanny X-Men First Class #8 (Preview)
Writer: Jeff Parker
Artist: Fernando Blanco
From Marvel: “BEGORAH! The Classic All-New, All-Different X-Men travel with the Banshee back to the rolling green hills of Ireland! Murder most foul has struck the haunted halls of Cassidy Keep, and only our uncanny heroes can solve it. What makes this mystery so very unusual? The victim…is a Leprechaun! Join the strangest heroes of all in the strangest whodunit of all!”
On sale February 10, 2010.
Share your thoughts on the final issue of the series in the comments below. And if you haven’t picked up the issue, make sure to read the preview, linked next the series title above.
Comic Book Resources has unveiled a series of teasers for the next X-Titles crossover, ‘Second Coming’, featuring Wolverine in the final image (details)…
Daniel Way and Marjorie Liu talk with Comic Book Resources about Deadpool, X-23, Wolverine Origins and Dark Wolverine. Way reveals one key element has changed from his original ‘Wolverine Origins’ plans and who Romulus isn’t. (details)…
As for probable/possible Wolverine appearances this week (2/10/09), we have previews of…
–New Mutants #10 (preview): Wolverine as a chess piece on the cover…
–Super Hero Squad #2 (preview): The kiddie version of Wolverine…
–Uncanny X-Men: First Class #8 (preview): Final issue, at Cassidy Keep…
Just a quick update for everyone that since I live in Maryland, I am currently dealing with 24 inches of snow and counting.
The snow is certainly beautiful today, but that coupled with the loss of electricity (and heat!) means that I am running on computer and iPhone battery power, not to mention scarves, blankets and other rudimentary forms of heat.
So if a comment doesn’t get approved or posts don’t get updated, you will know the cause.
I will let everyone know once power returns… hopefully before the Super Bowl!
DiG…
UPDATE: Power returned Saturday night, so no frozen bodies in the house, but cable has yet to return.
A friendly neighbor, however, allowed us to watch the Super Bowl on DirectTV, so that disaster was barely averted.
More snow on Tuesday!
Ultimate Comics X #1 (Preview)
Writer: Jeph Loeb
Artist: Art Adams
From Marvel: “Who – or what – is Ultimate X? The answers and even more secrets arrive in the all new ULTIMATE X ongoing bi-monthly series from the superstar dream team of JEPH LOEB and ART ADAMS. Wolverine is dead. Captain America is a fugitive. The Fantastic Four disbanded. Lives have been destroyed and nothing can ever be the same – is there any hope left? It all begins with a search for a brand new character whose identity will leave jaws on the floor and change the Ultimate Universe forever.”
On sale February 3, 2010.
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X-Men Noir: Mark of Cain #3 (Preview)
Writer: Fred Van Lente
Artist: Dennis Calero
From Marvel: “‘Herr Wagner, here, started out in the circus before becoming the top second-story man in Europe. And don’t let Comrade Rasputin’s size fool you. It’s his artistic talent the Bolsheviks want to ship him to Siberia for – an expert forger of artworks and official documents. And Ororo’s skills at thievery are so renowned, even at her delicate age, that she is literally worshiped by the footpads of Cairo, if you can believe it. These are my all-new, all-different X Men,’ Professor Xavier said.”
Also on sale February 3, 2010.
Share your thoughts of these non-continuity Wolverine associate tales in the comments below.
Wolverine: Savage #1 (Preview)
Writer: Ryan Dunlavey
Artist: Richard Elson
From Marvel: “Monsters on the high seas means TWO-FISTED CHOPPING ACTION! Wolverine takes the action to new levels as he slices and dices his way through a bevy of foes you’ll never expect!”
On sale February 3, 2010.
Share your thoughts of this off-beat Wolverine tale in the comments below.
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Wolverine Weapon X #10 (Preview)
Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: C.P Smith
From Marvel: “The perfect jumping on point! Wolverine has never had luck with women. They usually die or try to kill him. So what happens when a new woman enters his life? You think you know how this one goes, but this one issue will stop even Wolverine dead in his tracks! This is the place to start reading if you’re not already — with stunning art by C.P. Smith, Jason Aaron is better than ever at what he does.”
On sale February 3, 2010.
The full review by jrpbsp will be up shortly, but in the meantime, share your thoughts on the core Wolverine series in the comments below.
Siege #2 (Preview)
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: Oliver Coipel
From Marvel: “The blockbuster Marvel event of the year goes full-blown carnage and madness as the biggest and most brutal battle in Marvel’s history brings together heroes from all sides. Lines have been drawn, and an unlikely hero will save one Avenger, but they can’t save them all. The Siege has begun and it claims its first victim as AN AVENGER WILL DIE!!”
On sale February 3, 2010.
Share your thoughts of this major event starring Dark Wolverine in the comments below.
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Marvel Digital Comics has released a new Wolverine comic, ‘Wolverine and Sunspot – Carni-Brawl’ #1 (details)…
As for probable/possible Wolverine appearances this week (2/03/09), we have previews of…
–Siege #2 (preview): The Marvel event continues with Dark Wolverine…
–Ultimate Comics X #1 (preview): Wolverine’s claws?…
–Wolverine: Savage #1 (preview): Wolverine makes sushi. Really…
–Wolverine Weapon X #10 (preview): Wolverine’s women troubles, Jason Aaron style…
–X-Men Noir: Mark of Cain #3 (preview): More drunken Wolverine noir…
I’ve been contemplating some Wolverine Files website changes for a few months now, and today is as good a time as any to roll them out.
So without further ado…
- Instead of trying to review every issue that relates to Wolverine every week, we will focus our energies on ONE key Wolverine appearance each week. Last week it was ‘Wolverine Origins’ #44. This upcoming week it will be ‘Wolverine: Weapon X’ #10. I hope this will encourage readers to interact more with jrpbsp and his reviews on a regular basis, because he truly does a herculean job for the site…
- To pick up the slack, I will be adding Open Threads for every significant Wolverine appearance on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The goal is for readers to add their initial thoughts and comments on each appearance as soon as you’ve read the comic. Even if it’s a cursory thought on the artwork or characterization, I urge you to take part and make this website more interactive…
- On Fridays, I will encapsulate all of the minor Wolverine appearances in a catch-all Open Thread called, ‘The Rest of the Rest’ intended for light-hearted commenting, and of course, chronicling any other Wolverine appearances I might have missed that week…
- Wolverine News & Previews will remain the same, shooting for a Monday publish date, as this weekly feature seems to garner the most interest on regular basis…
If all goes according to plan, this will allow me to focus more time on the Wolverine Chronology itself, add a few new weekly features, like Wolverine Appearances by year. And who knows, I might even be able to get my web comic launched and my great American novel finished.
As always, let me know what you think. It gets awful quiet here when you don’t add your two cents in the comments below!
DiG…
As previously mentioned, I plan to announce some nifty changes to the weekly Wolverine Files experience later tonight, but before that unveiling, let’s get to jrpbsp and his surprisingly positive review of ‘Wolverine Origins’ #44 (details)…
Wolverine has two other major appearances this week with ‘Wolverine: Wendigo!’ #23 (preview), reprinting Frank Tieri’s “Wolverine: Wendigo!” and “Wolverine vs. Thor’ from Marvel Digital Comics, and ‘X-Force’ #23 (preview), a confusing but satisfying continuation of the “X-Necrosha” storyline…
As for minor appearances, ‘Captain America: Reborn’ #6 (preview) features a Wolverine cover only cameo…
Finally, in non-continuity appearances, Wolverine has a humorous role in ‘Marvel Adventures Spider-Man’ #59 (preview), a separate continuity from all previous Marvel Adventure appearances, and a painful appearance in ‘X-Babies’ #4 (preview), thankfully the final issue in the miniseries…
