Brak Dayton
Junior Member
The problem with Wolverine is that the longer he's existed in the comic pages he's gotten stronger and more powerful. It's the Superman syndrome all over again.
In his first appearances he was a tough nut. Tough enough to go up against both Wendigo and Hulk. We never got to see how tough he was completely because he was knocked out by magic first and then recalled by Department H before he had the chance to complete his mission.
On his next missions (in out time, not comic time) with the X-Men he keeps getting knocked out or left behind.
Knocked out?!!!
In X-Men 108 he gets whacked into space by a little alien robot. In 114 he gets bitten by a velocoraptor and his hand takes a while to heal. (I think that's the first time his healing factor and unbreakable bone are mentioned. In 139 he gets battered unconcious by Wendigo again. In 141 he gets his flesh and organs incinerated by a Sentinal. Dead.
An alternate future may not happen BUT it could. Just because it doesn't happen or it's wiped out doesn't destroy the posibility.
So my point is this. Writers have destroyed the concept of a 'believable' character. Without the possibility of death, or the threat of danger, stories just become wish fulfilment. Now that's okay for the 8 year olds out there but I want more.
How to kill Wolverine: Snap his spinal chord to paralise him, then cut his jugular and hold the two parts of the vein apart. Or hold him underwater. Or get a Sentinal to flash fry him. Or get Prof X, Jean Grey, Psylock, or Emma Frost to fry his brain. Or get Gladiator or Smasher (from the Imperial Guard) to punch him in the face.
Nuff said.