Isn’t it about time to limit Wolverine’s appearances to only, maybe, 40 or 50 books instead of the current million or so that currently feature him? I know the fanboys can’t get enough of all that testosterone he radiates, but hasn’t it gotten a little out of hand yet? (Wow, considering recent events, that’s one shitty pun, eh?) If there’s an X-book, he’s in it. If there’s a team book, he’s in it. If there’s a shameless marketing stunt, he’s in it. Enough already! Jeez. Thank goodness he’s a giant collection of schtick, so his characterization is consistent enough. Well, except for no one making any damn effort to coordinate what he’s doing while he runs around with every single other character in the Marvel universe. At the moment, by my count, he’s possessed by the Hand, trapped in the Savage Land, being turned into an alien killing machine, fighting the sentient Danger Room, fighting every tech-enabled Marvel villain, fighting a zombie samurai, fighting another resurrection of Jean Grey, and on and on and on. For all I know, he’s also battling Galactus, voting for a new pope, curing sub-Saharan famine, and giving Aunt May a sponge bath. He’ll probably be personally delivering your subscriptions next, just because he can be everywhere at once, like Santa Claus. Hmmmm, maybe that could be yet another mini-series for him…
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I’m so happy that I haven’t really read any Marvel books in over a decade or so.
I always thought I was the only one who hated the character of Wolverine for the very reason of overexposure that you mention.
Though it would be funny the do a final Wolverine story and have it be Aunt May that causes his death.
i think its because they’re going to tell us that he has a secondary mutation that allows him to be in multiple places at once….
That’s Santa CLAWS, bub.
Yeah, and kids will have to leave some beer and cigars by the fireplace to get their toys.
A not-so subtle push to get his soon-to-be-made movie some extra fanboy weight? Smells like market saturation to me. He’s one big walking character flaw and such a limited representative of the mutant population. I sort of feel the same way about Scott Summers. The books work the best when the ensemble works together. Just about every character by themselves is severely lacking. Except Colossus. He’s just too damn fine.