Wolverine Origins
 

Dont know If this has been mentioned yet, but what do you guys think of the new Wolverine origins series that came out? It looks to be pretty interesting to me, seeing is how Wolverine is the best character to come out of the print comic world. I havent read the second one yet, though. Any thoughts?

Wait... Him in his manor as a child or him and Weapon X?

My thought is that if you think Wolverine is the best print comic character, you need to read more comics. He might be the most popular, that's debatable. But the best? Not even close.

As compared to? Magneto? Charles Xavier?

Juggernaut?

He's a lot better than Jubilee. He's probably the closest the Earth-616 Universe has to a god moded mutant.

But I'm open to hear your thoughts.

Deadpool, in my opinion.
He's quite able to take care of himself. Has a comparable healing power to Wolverine, if I remember well. Plus, he knows he's in a comic.

What more would you need? But, I'm sure there will be people who disagree, and so the cycle continues.

Have you read, like, three whole comic books? You've got Juggernaut (come on, that whole bit with the fish kid was excellent), Iceman, Rogue, hell, I like Gambit better than Wolverine, and I'm a man who hates me some Gambit.

Of course, that's just Marvel. In DC, you've got Superman, Batman, pick any of the Green Lanterns...

Yeah, but all of the mainstream DC Comics characters are overpowered. Only exception I can think of is Aquaman, because talking to fish is kinda dumb compared to being invincible to anything but green space rocks. Or the color yellow.

Whataminute...

I haven't read the Origins series, but I'll be sure to read Wolverine's wikipedia article as it gets updated (my local comic book shop closed down, cutting off my supply).

Molly Hayes > Wolverine.

And that has been proven in a fist-fight.

"198 mutants left on the stinkin' planet, and that girl's gotta be one of them."

Yeah, fine, but Molly Hayes is superstrong. Wolverine is just invincible and has claws.

He doesn't seem to be invincible against 12 year old girls.

And Molly has him beat on number of times saying "frickin'" as well. Plus, she eats the same cereal as Calvin.

Wolverine's looking to be the lesser of the two, my friend. I advise you to step back from the brink. :D

What? I hate Wolverine to death. I just think pitting him against a girl who can lift cars is unfair.

How about considering any single comic character that isn't a mutant?

But yeah, Wolverine is cool - twenty years ago, before they stripped everything that made him interesting out of him, and gave him God-Mode Powers of Deus Ex Machina, the World's Stupidest Fucking Origin, oh and yeah, bone claws.

You know what? Fuck bone-claws.

As do I, but, wait...wasn't he introduced in a fight with Wendigo AND the Hulk? (Correct me if I'm wrong on that one) Molly's cool, I admit, but a good part of that is for reasons unrelated to her strength. Versus Hulk, she'd get splattered like a frog strapped to a firecracker.

At any rate, I agree with Fifthfiend. Even Marvel seems to see that Wolverine has become an obnoxious, overexposed caricature of what he was back in the day (See: 6-Wolverine Exiles team.)

That...that was just a joke, right? They wouldn't violate one of my favorite titles like that, would they?s

It's happening, apparently. But I'm opperating under the impression that it's a joke on the part of Marvel.

I have to.

Otherwise I start crying...and it disturbs patrons when they find you curled up in the Government Documents, sobbing in the fetal position.

...or so I've heard.

Funniest post ever. But if Wolverine becomes the Exiles...well, let's just say I'll be boycotting two comic companies.

I never said I liked Wolverine. I'm personally a bigger fan of the chicks. Storm, Rogue... But that's me. :D

heh, thanks. but honestly, I can't see the Wolvie thing lasting too long, so don't get that boycott ready TOO quick.

His bones are made of adamantium. If he sprouted claws made of his bones, they would still be adamantium. Also, how could bone possibly be stronger than unbreakable metal?

not to go all comic book guy here....but please, for the love of god, man....either make it clearer you're joking, or crack a freakin' comic every decade or so before contributing to discussions on them.



Let's assume you weren't joking for the sake of the rest of this rant. If you were, then please disregard.

The Adamantium is GRAFTED to his normal bones. Part of Wolverine's mutation is claws which are made out of bone. Hence they had adamantium grafted to them, hence he has the adamantium claws.

And I don't think Fifth said they were stronger. I believe he said "fuck bone claws." Indicating his dislike of said bone claws in that loveable way Fifth says things (i.e. full of hate and fun.)

It's Tony Bedard's little way of saying "You want Claremont? I'll give you fucking Claremont!"

(Chris Claremont was supposed to replace him as writer of the book just recently, but then he got sick or something.)

No one said the bone claws were better, there was just a storyline where Wolverine lost his adamantium and Marvel couldn't stand the thought of their cash wolverine going without claws even for a short time since that's what all the boys bought the comics for. So: "by the way guys, they're made of bone and here they are. HE CAN STILL BE BADASS DON'T RUN AWAY!"

I was going to compare it to the Star Trek episode where Spock goes blind, but then I realized I would implode with geekiness.

And by the way, the "best character to come out of print comics" discussion is not only a matter of taste, but also off-topic in this thread.

Captain Picard's quarters on the Enterprise D were located on deck 9, room 3601. His Serial Number is SP 937-215.

There. Can we agree that no one else has to worry about being too geeky in this thread? At least until you're done beating me up and taking my juice money, that is.

Oh man, we're going to pick you up by your ankles and hold you upside down and shake the fuckin' change out of your pockets.

Oh man, we are gonna swirlie you and wedgie you at the same time!

I actually wrote a whole thing once about how Frank Miller was the George Lucas of comics.

I mean, you know. It happens.

No! Not my juice money! I need that!

For juice!