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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
Schedule | Monthly |
Format | List
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No. of issues | List
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Main character(s) | Wolverine |
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Written by | List
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Penciller(s) | List
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Inker(s) | List
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Letterer(s) | List
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Colorist(s) | List
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Editor(s) | Louise Jones |
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Wolverine | ISBN 978-0-7851-3724-5 |
Wolverine is a number of Marvel Comics comic book series starring the X-Men member Wolverine. As of April 2013 [update] , 323 issues and 11 annuals have been published. It is the original flagship title created for the character.
The first Wolverine was a four issue limited series (the company's second-ever limited series), written by Chris Claremont with pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein, letters by Tom Orzechowski, and colors by Glynis Wein. Marvel Comics published the series in 1982, cover dated from September to December. Highlighting Wolverine's time in Japan, this story arc covers his battle with the yakuza, The Hand ninja organization, and his engagement to Mariko Yashida.
An ongoing series started publication in 1988 and lasted until 2003 when it was relaunched after issue #189. The original creative team consisted of writer Chris Claremont and penciler John Buscema. Claremont described the series as "high adventure rather than super heroics, sort of a combination of Conan meets Terry and the Pirates ." [1] As a visual manifestation of the series' break from the traditional superhero genre, throughout Claremont's run, Wolverine wears either civilian clothes or a mask-less, all-black outfit instead of his superhero costume. Costumed characters in general were few and far between. [2]
The second volume carries ties to both the "Apocalypse: The Twelve" and the "Ages of Apocalypse" story arcs. The volume is also tied to the "Phalanx Covenant" story arc as well. Nearly half of the volume's run was written by Larry Hama. Other writers on the series included Peter David, Archie Goodwin, Jo Duffy, Warren Ellis, Todd Dezago, Erik Larsen, Steve Skroce, Rob Liefeld, Frank Tieri, Matt Nixon and Daniel Way. Marc Silvestri penciled Wolverine from 1990 to 1992.
Volume 3 shares large ties to the "House of M", "Decimation", and "Civil War" story arcs, which made a large impact to the Marvel universe. "X-Men: Divided We Stand" and the alternate timeline "Old Man Logan" story arcs are also prominent in the third volume as well. Volume 3 is also notable for beginning of the Wolverine: Origins story, which introduces Wolverine's son, Daken. And as part of the "Dark Reign" storyline, the series was renamed Dark Wolverine in 2009 with issue #75 giving more focus on Daken. The third volume began in July 2003, and ended in August 2009 with issue #90. Volume 3 featured arcs written by Greg Rucka, Mark Millar, Daniel Way, Marc Guggenheim, Jeph Loeb, and Jason Aaron. Wolverine: Origins and Dark Wolverine (Vol. 3 #75-90) were also by Way.
A fourth volume was launched in September 2010 with a new #1. Consisting of the "Wolverine Goes to Hell" and "Goodbye Chinatown" story arcs, the fourth volume also carries ties into the X-Men: Regenesis story arc as well.
The fourth volume ended after issue #20, and the series returned to its original ongoing numbering as issue #300. How Marvel reached issue #300 is like this: Volume 2 (#1-189), Volume 3 (#1-90/#190-279), and Volume 4 (#1-20/#280-299), with Volume 4's issue #21 ending up as #300.
The fourth volume was primarily written by Jason Aaron, and was concluded with issue #317 in December 2012 in the wake of the Marvel NOW! initiative. [3]
As part of the Marvel NOW! relaunch, Wolverine Vol. 4 was cancelled as of issue #317 and a fifth volume was launched in March 2013, with the creative team of Paul Cornell and Alan Davis. [4] The fifth volume consists of the "Hunting Season" and "Killable" story arcs of Wolverine's life, with a brief run of 13 issues. Volume 5 serves as one of the preludes to the "Death of Wolverine" story arc.
An additional series titled Savage Wolverine debuted in January 2013. The title features team-ups between Wolverine and Shanna the She-Devil, as they try to survive The Savage Land, and various encounters with other Marvel characters. [5]
A sixth volume of Wolverine by Paul Cornell and Ryan Stegman was launched as part of All-New Marvel NOW! initiative in February 2014, featuring a changed Wolverine, who has joined a group of minor supervillains as an attempt to simplify his life. [6] Consisting of the "Three Months to Die" story arc, the sixth volume ran for thirteen issues, and also served as a prelude to the "Death of Wolverine" story arc.
The seventh volume of Wolverine was released as part of the Dawn of X, Reign of X, and Destiny of X relaunches. The first two relaunches took place in the year of 2020, being overseen by Jonathan Hickman. The volume is written by Benjamin Percy and illustrated by Adam Kubert. [7] The sixth and seventh issues are the tie-ins to the "X of Swords" crossover storyline of Dawn of X, while issues #8–19 are connected to the "Hellfire Gala" crossover storyline in the Reign of X relaunch. Issue #20 ties into the "X Lives of Wolverine and X Deaths of Wolverine" story event, along with the Destiny of X relaunch that will follows the event. Issues #24-25 tie into the "Judgement Day" crossover event. Issues #41-50 consist of the "Sabretooth War" story arc, and a connection to the Fall of X relaunch. The overall seventh volume concludes with issue #50.
Issue | Publication date | Writer | Artist(s) | Colorist(s) | Comic Book Roundup rating [8] | Estimated sales to North American retailers (first month) | Notes |
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#1 | February 19, 2020 | Benjamin Percy | Adam Kubert and Viktor Bogdanovic | Frank Martin and Matthew Wilson | 8.3 by 23 professional critics | 190,568 [9] | None |
#2 | March 25, 2020 | Adam Kubert | Frank Martin | 7.9 by 15 professional critics | 74,228 [10] | ||
#3 | July 22, 2020 | 8.1 by 9 professional critics | Data not yet available | ||||
#4 | August 19, 2020 | Viktor Bogdanovic | Matthew Wilson | 8.2 by 10 professional critics | |||
#5 | September 2, 2020 | 7.4 by 6 professional critics | |||||
#6 | October 7, 2020 | 7.8 by 11 professional critics | X of Swords tie-in | ||||
#7 | November 11, 2020 | Benjamin Percy Gerry Duggan | Joshua Cassara | Guru e-FX | 7.9 by 10 professional critics | ||
#8 | December 30, 2020 | Benjamin Percy | Viktor Bogdanovic Adam Kubert | Antonio Fabela Matt Wilson | 8.1 by 10 professional critics | None | |
Volume 8 of the definitive Wolverine title will begin in mid-to-late 2024, as part of the upcoming X-Men: From the Ashes relaunch. Following the tragic end of the Krakoan Era, Wolverine finds himself dealing with the hostile human-mutant conflict once more.
Years | Writer | Issues |
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1982 | Chris Claremont | #1–4 |
Years | Penciler | Issues |
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1982 | Frank Miller | #1–4 |
Years | Writer | Issues |
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1988-1989, 1998 | Chris Claremont | #1–8, #10, #125-128 |
1989, 1990, 1991 | Peter David | #9, #11-16, #24, #44 |
1989-1990 | Archie Goodwin | #17-23 |
1990 | Jo Duffy | #25-30 |
1990-1997 | Larry Hama | #31–43, #45–53, #55-57, #60–109, #111–118, Annual ‘95; #-1 |
1992, 1998, 2000 | Fabian Nicieza | #54, #132, #146 |
1992 | D. G. Chichester | #58-59 |
1996 | Dan Slott | #102.5 |
1997 | Ben Raab | #1/2 |
1997, 1998 | Tom DeFalco | #110, #123-124 |
1997-1998 | Warren Ellis | #119-122 |
1998 | Todd Dezago | #129-131 |
1998 | Brian K. Vaughan | #131 |
1999 | Marc Andreyko | Annual ’99 |
1999-2000 | Erik Larsen | #133-149 |
1999, 2000 | Eric Stephenson | #142-144, #154-157 |
2000 | Steve Skroce | #150-153 |
2000 | Rob Liefeld | #154-157 |
2001 | Joe Pruett | #158 |
2000-2003 | Frank Tieri | #159-176, #181-186, Annual 2000, Annual 2001 |
2002 | Matt Nixon | #177-180, #183 (second story) |
2003 | Daniel Way | #187-189 |
Years | Penciler | Issues |
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1988-1989, 1990 | John Buscema | #1–8, 10-16, #25, #27 |
1989, 1990 | Gene Colan | #9, #24 |
1989-1990 | John Byrne | #17-23 |
1990 | Klaus Janson | #26 |
1990 | Barry Kitson | #28-29 |
1990 | Bill Jaaska | #30 |
1990-1992 | Marc Silvestri | #31-46, 48–50, 52-53, 55–57 |
1991 | Larry Stroman | #44 |
1991 | Gerald DeCaire | #47 |
1992 | Andy Kubert | #51 |
1992 | Darick Robertson | #54, #58-59 |
1992 | Dave Hoover | #60 |
1992-1993, 2001 | Mark Texeira | #61-63, #65-68, #163 |
1992 | Mark Pacella | #64 |
1993 | Steve Biasi | #68 |
1993 | Dwayne Turner | #69-73 |
1993 | Jim Fern | #74 |
1993-1996 | Adam Kubert | #75, #77–79, #81–82, #85, #87–88, #90, #92–93, #95–97, #100, #102 |
1993 | Tomm Coker | #76 |
1994, 2000 | Ian Churchill | #80, #156-157 |
1994 | Bob McLeod | #82 |
1994 | John Nadeau | #83 |
1994 | Ron Wagner | #84 |
Yancy Labat | ||
1994 | Ron Garney | #86 |
1994-1995 | Fabio Laguna | #88-89 |
1995 | Duncan Rouleau | #91 |
1995 | Chris Alexander | #94 |
1995 | Luciano Lima | #96 |
1996 | Ramon Bernado | #98 |
1996 | Val Semeiks | #99, #101, #103-106 |
1996 | Mark Buckingham | #102.5 |
1996-1997 | Anthony Winn | #107-109, #111-112 |
1997 | Joe Bennett | #110 |
1997-1999 | Leinil Francis Yu | #113-122, #125-127, #129-130, #132, #139-143, #145 |
1997 | Joe Phillips | #1/2 |
1998 | Denys Cowan | #123-124 |
1998 | Carlos Pacheco | #127 |
Mel Rubi | ||
1997, 1998 | Cary Nord | #127, #131; #-1 |
1998, 1999 | Jeff Matsuda | #127, #133-138 |
1998, 1999-2000 | Mike Miller | #127, #144, #146 |
1998 | Stephen Platt | #128 |
Angel Unzueta | ||
1999 | Walter A. McDaniel | Annual ’99 |
2000 | Roger Cruz | #147-148 |
2000 | Graham Nolan | #149 |
2000 | Steve Skroce | #150-153 |
2000 | Rob Liefeld | #154-155 |
2001 | Sunny Lee | #158 |
2001-2003 | Sean Chen | #159-162, #164-166, #170-176, #181-185 |
2001 | Barry Windsor-Smith | #166 |
2001, 2002 | Dan Fraga | #167-169, #177-178 |
2001 | Jorge Santamaria | Annual 2000 |
2002 | Matthew Marsilia | Annual 2001 |
2002 | Ethan Van Sciver | #179 |
2002 | Jorge Lucas | #180 |
2003 | Ryan Bodenheim | #183 (second story) |
2003 | Terry Dodson | #186 |
2003 | John McCrea | #187 |
2003 | Staz Johnson | #188-189 |
Years | Writer | Issues |
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2003-2004 | Greg Rucka | #1-19 |
2004-2005, 2008-2009 | Mark Millar | #20-32, #66-72 |
2005-2006, 2009 | Daniel Way | #33-40, #73-74 |
2006 | Stuart Moore | #41 |
2006-2008 | Marc Guggenheim | #42-48, #57-61 |
2007 | Rob Williams | #49 |
2007 | Jeph Loeb | #50-55 |
2007-2008, 2009 | Jason Aaron | #56, #62-65, #73-74 |
Years | Penciler | Issues |
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2003-2004 | Darick Robertson | #1-6, #12-19 |
2004 | Leandro Fernandez | #7-11 |
2004-2005 | John Romita Jr. | #20-31 |
2005 | Kaare Andrews | #32 |
2005-2006 | Javier Saltares | #33-40 |
2006 | C.P. Smith | #41 |
2006-2007 | Humberto Ramos | #42-48 |
2007 | Laurence Campbell | #49 |
2007 | Simone Bianchi | #50-55 |
2007 | Ed McGuinness | #50 (second story) |
2007-2008 | Howard Chaykin | #56-61 |
2008 | Ron Garney | #62-65 |
2008-2009 | Steve McNiven | #66-72 |
2009 | Adam Kubert | #73-74 |
2009 | Tommy Lee Edwards | #73-74 |
Years | Writer | Issues |
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2009-2010 | Daniel Way | #75-90 |
Marjorie Liu |
Years | Penciler | Issues |
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2009-2010 | Giuseppe Camuncoli | #75-77, #81-84 |
2009-2010 | Stephen Segovia | #78-80, #85-86, #88-89 |
2010 | Paco Diaz | #80, #88-89 |
2010 | Mirco Pierfederici | #87, #90 |
IGN gave the trade paperback collection of the first Wolverine series a "Must Have" rating. [13]
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