Obviously he didn't seeing as how he already absorbed concrete in the panel before.
If he was flesh and blood, and saw the shield coming for him, he's surely try and absorb it. Besides, he's absorb the properties of the shield in the past.
i think someone needs to start reading more absorbing man fights and see how his powers work,,,
he braces himself for absorption when it comes to energy and physical attacks in order to steal the power...
he fails to absorb attacks when he isnt actively aware of the material and is struck by them..
if he is in the middle of the absorption process it can be interrupted by tossing something else.
AM doesnt absorb crap he is struck with while fighting and most importantly wolverine has already proven to be able slice absorbing man and absorbing man not immediately absorb the metal when making contact..
unless AM is walking around and fighting with his absorption power constantly on while fighting logan he will not absorb the metal with a slight quick contact.. also i am sure him glowing would be the tip off.
so why did he fail in the pass to absorb logan's adamantium when logan sliced off his arm..
why did he get a bullet stuck inside him if he absorb the properties?...
why has he bn shattered by uru mace and hammer if he absorbs it the minute it touches him?...
why did he fail to absorb caps shield when he was struck by it?
most importantly why does he usually grab and hold on to thinks as he transforms? why has it bn to the point that the process can be interrupted?
AM ability is somewhat quick but it isnt instantaneous nor does it work with everything that touches him that is why he usually reaches for things or braces himself....
most importantly his reaction time isnt actually superhuman or enhance at least his neural kinetics arent he can be beaten to the punch easily as it has bn proven in the past.
answer me this if absorbing man is rock or iron and logan goes for the quick decapitation how far will logan's claws get b4 AM turns into Adamntium?
count and compare one anothers reaction time who is actually able to out react who in the reflex reaction time starting from the same nonpowered attack.
I don't think he knew about wolverine at that point.
What is absorbing man was in space?Could he become space or would he acctually be absoring nothing?
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i just want to make clear that i dont think wolverine wins the majority not even a close fight but i am simply arguing ppl's warped belief that AM's power is somehow reflexive and works with whatever touches him instantaneously.