Marvel is Killing Off Wolverine

[wktf]

Yawn.....

[Rocket]

Maybe the thread title should read "Marvel giving Wolverine a short vacation"

[Marvelito]

Maybe they'll bring in a younger Wolverine from the past.

[Luminous]

Just wish they wouldn't announce these deaths and title the series around the event. We all know it won't be permanent. So why not at least provide the reader with somewhat of a surprise when the death happens?

[Kicksplode]

That's not how Marvel operates these days. All that matters to them is the temporary sales boost these spoilery announcements create. I'm sure we'd all be happier if the series was called "Wolverine: Snikt-ity Snikt" and his death was a completely unexpected twist, but it wouldn't convince random folks who only know Wolverine from the movies to venture into a comic shop. The Death of Captain America announcement created a slippery slope where Marvel went from encouraging mass-media spoilers the day of release to the day before to a week or two before to where we are now, where they basically tell us how a story is going to end months ahead of time. It caters to newbies with a fleeting interest in comics at the expense of devoted readers. And it's just one example of the annoying emphasis on short-term thinking in this industry.

[Rocket]

Originally Posted by Kicksplode

That's not how Marvel operates these days. All that matters to them is the temporary sales boost these spoilery announcements create. I'm sure we'd all be happier if the series was called "Wolverine: Snikt-ity Snikt" and his death was a completely unexpected twist, but it wouldn't convince random folks who only know Wolverine from the movies to venture into a comic shop. The Death of Captain America announcement created a slippery slope where Marvel went from encouraging mass-media spoilers the day of release to the day before to a week or two before to where we are now, where they basically tell us how a story is going to end months ahead of time. It caters to newbies with a fleeting interest in comics at the expense of devoted readers. And it's just one example of the annoying emphasis on short-term thinking in this industry.

Perfectly put

[Pyrotwilight]

Every time a death is announced I'm reminded of Dark Beast's joke in an X-Men comic that went something like:

Well sure but she's Jean Grey. Just how dead is she right now?

[Pyrotwilight]

Originally Posted by Marvelito

Maybe they'll bring in a younger Wolverine from the past.

Honestly a young James Howlett who's not even a Weapon X experiment yet probably would be pretty interesting to see and with time messed up they could have the character do almost anything without threat of time breaking (further).

[Luminous]

Originally Posted by Kicksplode

That's not how Marvel operates these days. All that matters to them is the temporary sales boost these spoilery announcements create. I'm sure we'd all be happier if the series was called "Wolverine: Snikt-ity Snikt" and his death was a completely unexpected twist, but it wouldn't convince random folks who only know Wolverine from the movies to venture into a comic shop. The Death of Captain America announcement created a slippery slope where Marvel went from encouraging mass-media spoilers the day of release to the day before to a week or two before to where we are now, where they basically tell us how a story is going to end months ahead of time. It caters to newbies with a fleeting interest in comics at the expense of devoted readers. And it's just one example of the annoying emphasis on short-term thinking in this industry.

Yeah, I get that. More of a rhetorical question. That's why it was a wish.

[Dan_Lebou]

If it were permanent then maybe I'd come out of comic buying retirement but we all know it's the same bollocks they've pulled a million times before so screw em, they can keep their pointless junk that's only suitable for the recycling bin.