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Does what you're doing with Logan in X-Force tie into or pave the way for the Wolverine solo series you're working on?
There will be no questions of continuity with me writing X-Force and Wolverine. The books will feed into each other, yes, but they’ll also be different in their tone, style and scope.
Wolverine is a character that can be involved in almost any kind of tale. So what types of stories are you interested in telling in that book? What do you want readers to know about it?
The first issue is oversized. I’m not sure I’m allowed to say just how long it is yet, but know that it contains two separate stories that are extremely different in tone. One is a crime/adventure/mystery story that wrestles with memory and identity. The other is a horror/adventure story (with a dash of romance in it) that tackles questions about history and the toll and responsibility of immortality.
I mention this, because right out of the gates, the reader will understand that this is going to be a wild, complex, wide-ranging ride we’re taking them on.
Wolverine has been resurrected from the dead twice in less than a year. (It has been a year, right?) What kind of impact does that have on his psyche, and how will it impact his story in both X-Force and his solo series?
If you’ve read HOX/POX, then you know that the notion of resurrection — and the scars people carry with them even as their bodies are renewed — applies to the whole line of X-books now. I can’t go into much detail, but know that in X-Force, Domino is going to be struggling with some physical and emotional trauma—and seeking revenge as an antidote for it. And Wolverine will be a kind of sounding board for her, because he’s been through this thresher before.
Death and rebirth — of the mind and body — have always been a part of Wolverine’s legacy. That’s nothing new. But I will find fresh ways of exploring the many lives he’s endured (as well as the ones he’s taken).
I would have been thrilled to write these books at any time in my life, but hot damn if this isn’t a great time to be a mutant. Hickman has planted a rich garden and it feels like a thousand years of storytelling could grow out of it. X-Force is a really exciting offshoot of the paradigm shift. This is not simply a team or a “dark X-Men” book — we’re talking about the mutant CIA. And ahead of us we have some wild territory that is going to be both thrilling and morally knotty territory to navigate.
As for Wolverine…he’s my favorite character. He’s always been my favorite character. And you better believe I’m writing the hell out of this book.