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Marvel Announces SAVAGE WOLVERINE

Frank Cho will be writing and drawing the upcoming Marvel NOW! series.

Last week we saw the Marvel NOW! teaser 'SAVAGE' that only listed Frank Cho's name. The slash marks lead us to believe Wolverine would be involved. The question was, why would suddenly be savage in a new ongoing title?

Today, Marvel has released some more information on the title.

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As you can see, the title does involved Wolverine. Frank Cho will be writing and drawing the title, which debuts in January 2013. Frank Cho is no stranger to the savage element. Cho gave an idea as to why the title will have the savage adjective at Marvel.com.

Oh, it's gets pretty bloody and savage—in a good way.

As to how Cho got involved, Marvel EIC, Axel Alonso, called up Cho and asked if he wanted to work on Wolverine.

I came up with a cool Indiana Jones/Cthulhu type story that I've been toying around with, modified it and turned it into a Wolverine story. Axel loved the story and told me to start working.

It won't be all gruesome action. Cho reminds us that he does come from a humor background. He also pointed out that it's not just a Wolverine solo story. It'll be a team-up with Shanna the She-Devil. Surprisingly, Ka-Zar will not be seen in the story. What are the chances of Wolverine trying to hook up with her?

Check out the full interview over at Marvel.com.

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pretty disappointed, The the design is terrible he should got a new suit to match with his fellow avengers. Hes no longer a x-men to me. 2/5 on the cover.

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@sEsposito7 said:

If this is a mini, cool... I hope it's a mini at least...

no, its the on-going its just starting out in savage land i would think.

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Does only dc fans comment on marvel stories n vice versa, all I ever see is hate.... Wolverine is an awesome character.... The savage lands is one of my favorite places in the marvel u

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@Awesomecris88 said:

Does only dc fans comment on marvel stories n vice versa, all I ever see is hate.... Wolverine is an awesome character.... The savage lands is one of my favorite places in the marvel u

i like the savage land and wolvey to but the design isn't very good.

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...sigh

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OMG THOES CLAWS lol

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I want this to be good... I was hoping of adding a marvel book to my pull list, but ill wait for the reviews first.

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Another Wolverine title?!? All Right!!!

(Sarcasm)

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two words NOT INTERESTED

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@Awesomecris88: I've only only recently really latched on to dc comics. Every since the new adv of BTAS and JLU, i've had a real fondness for the characters. I grew up reading marvel and have usually been partial to them. Marvel has been trash lately.

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Am I wrong for feeling as if X-Men's suddenly become "Wolverine, Wolverine, Wolverine...and the Other Guys...and WOLVERINE" in recent years?

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I'm not the least bit interested in this. I thought Cho's art was pretty awesome when I saw Liberty Meadows, I liked the mixture of styles he used, but I don't like him doing super heroes. *shrugs*

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@Awesomecris88 said:

Does only dc fans comment on marvel stories n vice versa, all I ever see is hate.... Wolverine is an awesome character.... The savage lands is one of my favorite places in the marvel u

Even though I agree that the comic book fandom contains a dangerous amount of cynicism nowadays, and that whenever you see an announcement from the Big Two there's a lot of negative reactions, this news is less than inspiring for a lot of people for various reasons:

  1. Wolverine gets a comic book. Not surprising. This is as exciting to hear as Batman getting a new series.
  2. Even though Cho might be a talented artist, that probably won't apply to his writing duties. There's a lot of cases of artists being horrible writers.
  3. Finally, some people truly aren't interested in this.
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I would like to see Wolverine fight Hawkman to see who's more savage.

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Cho has me not only at Savage...but also at mention of Sheena...and Cthulhu...Wow. I guess we can say Wolverine will have another notch on his romantic conquests belt if its a team up with Sheena.

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I'll give it a try if for no other reason than it's a Wolverine solo that isn't delving into his past. I swear, it seems like all writers ever want to do is wade waist-deep into Wolvie's convoluted history. And honestly, I stopped caring about his past in the early '90s.

At least this is something new for him to do, and looks to steer away from the standard Wolvie-Angst we're usually treated to. Now if only we could get Jubilee back as a semi-regular sidekick.

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The December solicit for the regular Wolverine series states its the final issue of that series. I think this is replacing that one. They had me until "Team Up".

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Marvel: "Hey! DC launched hawkman with the word Savage in front of it! How should we process that information...?"

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Edited By scuzz2.0

This sounds like a secondary wolverine title. hopefully there is a main title that sounds better.

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Why is Wolverines claws larger than his forearm?

Why is Wolverine wearing Batman's utility belt?

Why is Wolverine wearing sneakers and not his boots that suits with his uniform?

And what so 'Savage' about Wolverine that we don't know already?

Regardless, I'll pick this up if I hear some positive review when it comes out.

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Cool another pairing (shanna ka zar) logan can screw up by being him good call marvel.

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Mercy announces that she does not care.

I'm also generally against writers pulling double duty and drawing as well, I think it diminishes the quality of a book (not that I"ll be reading this, anyways).

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That red banner at the bottom really spoils the cover. Other then that I'll pick up #1 and if it's crap then it's getting dropped. But I hope it's awesome.

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Looks terrible. LOL

He is just taking his Shanna and adding Wolverine.

Great, it is an Indiana Jones type story, but why do I care? This sounds like a worthless throwaway story. It'll sell nonetheless though so I can see why Marvel doesn't care what material is in it.

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Yay! can't wait!

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Wolverine is a GREAT character.

Unfortunately, i only care enough to follow what's going on in summary format, but not enough to buy the series. I think it's the overexposure, which many people speak of, that has made me numb.

I think most people vocalize how they aren't interested because they want to be interested, but are jaded by the overexposure. The overexposure to me means that nothing relevant can happen to the character because he/she is governed by a large group many of which aren't writers and also because the character is in multiple places at once. Even though he's in savage land he's also in NYC and at the X-School and wherever else he is. If he's in other places it feels that the current story isn't that important... E.G. Daredevil feels more real & that that story is important.

I understand why they do it. The all mighty dollar, plus I'd think many writers would like to write him. He adds an element to many teams. But it has caused a loss of a certain "intimacy" with the character.

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Edited By Kairan1979

If you want SAVAGE Wolverine, don't let him wear yellow tights.

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@scuzz2.0 said:

This sounds like a secondary wolverine title. hopefully there is a main title that sounds better.

It's called Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron and it's awesome!!!!!!

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@mattwing87: Thats more of a team book. There should be a solo wolverine that rivals Snyder's Batman for Quality and this wont be it.

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He is wearing a uniform and his shoe laces are very neatly tied, not very savage. I kid, I hope this turns out good, and it focuses on character rather than "He goes savage n fights n stuff".

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anything with wolverine is a must for me!

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I'm gonna get this for sure

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We need more Wolverine BOOKS!

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I'm actually interested that Logan returns to the Savage Land. Maybe they finally roll up the plot of the son he had in the Savage land in the Jungle Adventure. Then again, another story about Wolverine's kids? One other hand, it has potential to be a good plot, if only Cho comes up with something actually new.

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