X-POSITION: Cornell Gives "Wolverine" "Three Months to Die"

[Tonamelt]

The real question is...

How many months til' the ******* comes back?

[Dubbilex]

Has there ever been a time where one writer sets up a story for years on end only for another writer to swoop in and enjoy the prestige? I certainly hope not.

This seems to be a bit of a common misconception, but no. Cornell never planned to kill Wolverine off. He's finishing his story the way he intended, and then "Death of..." is a story that comes after that.

He clarifies it a bit in a newsarama interview (http://www.newsarama.com/21103-corne...s-death.html):

I'm pleased to be finishing my 25-issue story about Wolverine in the way it was intended, without having to bend it out of shape because my bosses decided to kill him. I'm pleased to work for people who let me do that. This story leads into the event in a way which lets both breathe, a natural way, and I think both stories benefit from the separation. I did have a go at killing him, but my heart wasn't really in it, because it changed the theme of my story so much.