Episode 206: Wolverine (1982)

The Comics Canon

On this episode, it’s the return of “Miller March,” featuring a month of Frank Miller comics! First up is the 1982 miniseries Wolverine by Chris Claremont and the aforementioned Mr. Miller, published by Marvel Comics!

The very first comic series to feature Wolverine’s name in the title takes Logan to Japan, where his lady love Mariko has entered into an abusive marriage arranged by her father, the crime lord Shingen. His heart broken by Mariko, humiliated by Shingen, Logan spirals into a dark night of the soul as he’s pursued by the deadly ninja clan known as the Hand!

Will Logan’s new friend Yukio stop trying to make “Gotcha!” happen? Can Logan redeem himself, defeat his enemies and regain Mariko’s love? And can this miniseries fight its way ino that House of Flying Daggers known as ... The Comics Canon?

In This Episode:

· There sure are a lot of ninja in 1980s Japan

· Does the Hand recruit from Cobra?

· Avengers: The Impossible City

· Shōgun

· X-Men Epic Collection: The Fate of the Phoenix

· Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Anthology

· Curt’s appearance on The Origin Story Podcast

Join us in two weeks as we revisit our most controversial episode with a FRESH NEW LOOK at Batman: The Dark Knight Returns!

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