While Wolverine‘s healing factor may have withstood some of the deadliest weapons (and deadliest individuals) in Marvel lore, his new battle against Godzilla pushes its limits like only the King of Monsters’ atomic breath can. Wolverine is taking on Godzilla as part of Marvel’s celebrations for the upcoming release of Godzilla #1 Facsimile Edition and Godzilla: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus.
Over September, Marvel has revealed it will be publishing 21 variant covers showing its iconic heroes going toe-to-toe with Godzilla. The epic collaboration with Toho International brings Godzilla back into the Marvel Universe to honor its 1977-1979 series from Doug Moench and Herb Trimpe, which saw Godzilla take on famous faces including the Avengers and Fantastic Four. However, one particularly eye-catching cover comes from Roge Antonio, with the variant for Wolverine #2 showing Godzilla stripping the flesh from Wolverine’s bones.
Wolverine can famously survive almost anything, so it’s surprising that Marvel is willing to admit – even in variant cover form – that the X-Men’s indestructible brawler wouldn’t stand a chance against the King of Monsters. While there’s a definite size advantage to Godzilla, Wolverine has spent his entire career fighting gigantic Sentinels, and his unbreakable adamantium-coated claws and speedy healing factor might have made some fans think he had a chance in this 1 vs 1 fight to the death.
Marvel’s 2024 Godzilla Variant Covers | ||
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Issue | Artist | Release Date |
Daredevil #13 | Nick Bradshaw | September 4 |
Exceptional X-Men #1 | Leinil Francis Yu | September 4 |
Fantastic Four #25 | Leinil Francis YuGreg Land | September 4 |
Immortal Thor #15 | Jonas Scharf | September 4 |
Miles Morales: Spider-Man #24 | Romy Jones | September 4 |
Scarlet Witch #4 | Mitsuhiro Arita | September 4 |
Spider-Boy #11 | Lee Garbett | September 4 |
Captain America #13 | Phil Noto | September 11 |
Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider #5 | InHyuk Lee | September 11 |
Vengeance of the Moon Knight #9 | Taurin Clarke | September 11 |
Avengers #18 | Ario Anindito | September 18 |
Dazzler #1 | Elizabeth Torque | September 18 |
Deadpool #6 | Paco Medina | September 18 |
Incredible Hulk #17 | Andrei Bressan | September 18 |
Venom #37 | Dave Wachter | September 18 |
X-Men #4 | Chris Samnee | September 18 |
Amazing Spider-Man #58 | Leo Romero | September 25 |
Avengers Annual #1 | Pete Woods | September 25 |
Phoenix #3 | Rickie Yagawa | September 25 |
Uncanny X-Men #2 | David Baldeon | September 25 |
Wolverine #2 | Roge Antonio | October 16 |
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Logan Can Survive a Lot, But Not This Type of Incineration
While Wolverine can survive a lot of damage, he’s not immortal. Indeed, Roge Antonio’s art recreates Logan’s most iconic comic death – having his flesh incinerated by a Sentinel in Days of Future Past (Chris Claremont and John Byrne.) Wolverine’s healing factor stems from his bone marrow, with his blood carrying its special properties all around his body. While the strength of Wolverine’s healing can vary according to his recent caloric intake, Marvel has been relatively consistent that an incinerating burst of heat is still deadly.
Most recently, 2021’s Inferno #1 (Jonathan Hickman and Valerio Schiti) saw Wolverine meet the same fate at the hands of Nimrod. Not only did Nimrod kill Wolverine with a burst of Godzilla-style energy, but since the X-Men kept resurrecting Logan and sending him back to try again, Nimrod killed him multiple times, each time taking his adamantium-coated skeleton to create a new ‘Sentinel Zero’ unit.
While Wolverine might still be able to do some damage once he’s actually inside Godzilla, Marvel’s cover suggests he’d never get that far. Of course, if Marvel follows up its Godzilla covers with a full crossover series, it’s possible Wolverine will get another shot at actually doing some damage to the ultimate kaiju.
Wolverine #2 is coming October 16 from Marvel Comics.
Source: Marvel
Wolverine
- Summary:
- Perhaps the most widely known of the X-Men, Wolverine first appeared in Marvel Comics in 1974. With his healing factor, retractable claws, adamantium skeleton, and combat skills, he’s become an iconic anti-hero. Portrayed by Hugh Jackman in the X-Men movies by 20th Century Fox, the character is inducted into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Deadpool 3.
- Franchise:
- X-Men, Marvel
- Race:
- Human-Mutant
- Alias:
- James “Logan” Howlett
- Created By:
- Roy Thomas, Len Wein, John Romita Sr.
- Movies:
- X-Men, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Wolverine, Logan, X-Men: The Last Stand, Deadpool
- TV Shows:
- X-Men
- Comic Books:
- Wolverine #1, X-Men #1
- Cast:
- Hugh Jackman
- First Appearance:
- The Incredible Hulk
- Alliance:
- X-Men, Avengers, Canadian Army, OSS/CIA, Avengers Unity Squad, Alpha Flight, New Avengers, New Fantastic Four, Savage Avengers, Weapon X, X-Force
Godzilla
- Movie(s):
- Godzilla, Godzilla 2, Godzilla 3, Shin Godzilla, Godzilla (2014), Godzilla (1998), Godzilla Vs Kong, Godzilla Minus One, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Godzilla Vs King Kong, Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., godzilla: monster planet, Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972), Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, Godzilla: Final Wars (2004), King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, Godzilla: The Showa Era Films, Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
- Created by:
- Tomoyuki Tanaka, Akira Watanabe
- First Film:
- Godzilla
- Latest Film:
- Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
- First Episode Air Date:
- 2023-11-17
- Cast:
- Akira Takarada, Momoko Kôchi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell
- TV Show(s):
- Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
- Video Game(s):
- Godzilla, Super Godzilla, Godzilla (1990), Godzilla: Unleashed, Godzilla: Monster War, Godzilla: Battle Legends, Godzilla: Save The Earth, Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!, Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee