So Wolverine has a SON!

[Jib]

Okay I remember Wolverine (then called "Logan") in a graphic novel alone in the Savage Land and involved with a cave woman.

Now he has a son who is fighting along side the Avengers?

Please catch me up to date...

And why is Logan no longer his name?

[Lord Stewpndous]

Not sure about the son, but he is no longer Logan because he now remembers his past (detailed in Wolverine: Origins comic). His name is James Howlett. Worth checking out if you are into Wolverine, shows him from childhood (which appears to be in the new movie as well).

EDIT:

Here is a wikipedia article on his son Daken

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[Larry Lichman]

A little off topic, but this whole Wolverine thing has gotten pretty silly. The fact that he has a son is fine, but the fact that he's now pretty much immortal and unkillable is ridiculous.

I've seen him practically get disintegrated (well, burned down to nothing but a skeleton) and his "healing factor" brought him back from the dead. I know the "healing factor" can be an impressive trait, but to come back from the dead just pushes believeability a little too far.

Really, if you're dead, how would the healing factor activate? It seems like there should be something of the person left alive so the body can recognize that it needs to be healed. Otherwise, it's just like a contingency spell/magic. A skeleton with all flesh burned off should not be able to trigger this power - you can't heal dead flesh, and dead cells cannot communicate to activate the DNA of the healing factor. Needless to say, I no longer read Wolverine.

(I realize this view may not be popular with Wolverine fans, but it is what it is).

[Mikaze]

Huh, guess Logan's Savage Land baby is still in limbo, just like Colossus'. Honestly, given the way Marvel and DC treat their characters these days, it's safer for them to stay there.

Larry Lichman wrote:

(I realize this view may not be popular with Wolverine fans, but it is what it is).

Oh no, more than a few Wolverine fans hate the power bloat he's fallen victim to, this one included.

Honestly, I like Wolverine, but it wouldn't break my heart to see him gone for around five years.

[The Black Bard]

To be fair, the core of the body's ability to heal is blood, since it is the medium for material transfer within the body.

And bone marrow is where blood comes from. Assuming the admantium has micropores to allow blood production, then as long as his skeleton exists, he could regenerate. Now, this doesn't deal with any of the issues like memory transference and such (although his brain is likewise protected by adamantium on his skull) but thats not the issue.

Just wanted to point out a pseudo-science reason why he could regenerate even in such a state.

[Aberzombie]

I left off Wolverine (and most Marvel Comics) several years agao and am only now getting back into it via the excellently written "Old Man Logan" storyline currently running late. That story certainly does not show a Wolverine with any kind of power-bloat, and I am enjoying it immensely.

[B_Wiklund]

I stopped reading x men years ago. Wolverine was a great character and I really liked the stuff after he had lost his adamantium from his encounter with Magneto. He suddenly became a much more interesting character as he was no longer the best at what I do kind of guy but just trying to survive. Reading it I wished that they had the guts to kill him off during that period or at least retire him. From what I've heard what followed I'm glad I tuned out.

[mortellan]

James Howlett? Whu? That's just blah if you ask me. Please tell me he isn't going around calling himself James now. Legions of children in the U.S. have been named after Wolverine's character after all. (personally knows 5 of them born in the last 6 years) ;)

[Freehold DM]

Larry Lichman wrote:

A little off topic, but this whole Wolverine thing has gotten pretty silly. The fact that he has a son is fine, but the fact that he's now pretty much immortal and unkillable is ridiculous.

I've seen him practically get disintegrated (well, burned down to nothing but a skeleton) and his "healing factor" brought him back from the dead. I know the "healing factor" can be an impressive trait, but to come back from the dead just pushes believeability a little too far.

Really, if you're dead, how would the healing factor activate? It seems like there should be something of the person left alive so the body can recognize that it needs to be healed. Otherwise, it's just like a contingency spell/magic. A skeleton with all flesh burned off should not be able to trigger this power - you can't heal dead flesh, and dead cells cannot communicate to activate the DNA of the healing factor. Needless to say, I no longer read Wolverine.

(I realize this view may not be popular with Wolverine fans, but it is what it is).

Preach on brother. Preach on.