Frank Cho Unleashes A "Savage Wolverine"

[CBR News]

This January, writer/artist Frank Cho transports readers to a mysterious, primeval island with the launch of "Savage Wolverine." We spoke with him about his Marvel NOW! project.


Full article here.

[Pixie_Solanas]

Wolverine totally swung and missed on that sideboob there on the cover.

[rexfloyd94]

*direct reference to Ray Harryhausen*

Nice.

[BrotherUnitNo_4]

I find it hilarious that he's going to the Savage Land in WATXM, then somebody dumps him right back there like a week later.

Also funny is that he gets chumped by that pteranadon.

What is cool is that he's bringing Amadeus Cho into the picture. That should allow for some fun character interaction.

I missed it but who's filling in for Cho on art duties? It's good to hear he has a headstart, but I doubt he'll make the full year. His work is too detailed.

[chastmastr]

Please bestow some nice Wolvie beefcakery upon us in this series, O Frank!

[Kaiolino]

Amadeus Cho???

lol

[BrotherUnitNo_4]

Amadeus Cho???

lol

Kinda random right?

[Fused]

Frank Cho on... I don't even care: SOLD!

[Ingonyama]

Please bestow some nice Wolvie beefcakery upon us in this series, O Frank!

Seconded. That's the only reason to buy this book anyway. I'll have to stash it next to my back issues of 2 Magazine and my Falcon DVDs.

[IronMagnus]

To give "Savage Wolverine" a classic adventure feel, Cho looked to the pulp magazines of the '30s and '40s along with the Indiana Jones films for inspiration. He eventually decided to insert his protagonist into a "Lost World"-style story, blending the ancient archeological adventures of Indy with the pulp horror of writer H.P. Lovecrafts's Cthulhu mythos.

Yes! If he hits this tone right, I'm going to eat this up.

[Movieartman]

Well What do we have here????


a Frank cho babe with normal size boobs and ass WHY I NEVER!!!

no seriously art looks fantastic, wolverine looks BADASS.

[Movieartman]

Frank Cho on... I don't even care: SOLD!

EXACTLY my thoughts

[Joe Grendel]

This is going to be the first X-book I've bought in I don't know how long. I sort of wish they'd disconnected it from continuity, though; the moment I have to care about the big earth-shattering crossover du jour, I'm out.

[Movieartman]

though; the moment I have to care about the big earth-shattering crossover du jour, I'm out.

[Blade X]

The other appeal of writing and drawing "Savage Wolverine" is, of course, the chance to work with the title character. The creator has been a fan of the character since his youth and embraced the opportunity to tell a story with the adamantium-enhanced X-Man.

"I was a typical Marvel fan growing up. Wolverine, Spider-Man and the Punisher were three of my favorite characters. I liked Wolverine because he was this scrappy fighter with claws and a healing factor. He was the badass. When you're a kid, you kind of gravitate towards that," Cho explained. "In recent years though, I think Wolverine got a little too dark and too involved with his inner demons. For the last 15-20, years they've been tormenting him with all sorts of things, like his past. I wasn't interested in doing that. I just wanted to tell a nice adventure story with the character."

To give "Savage Wolverine" a classic adventure feel, Cho looked to the pulp magazines of the '30s and '40s along with the Indiana Jones films for inspiration. He eventually decided to insert his protagonist into a "Lost World"-style story, blending the ancient archeological adventures of Indy with the pulp horror of writer H.P. Lovecrafts's Cthulhu mythos.

That's all find and good. So why is the book carrying a PARENTAL ADVISORY rating? It really pisses me off that so many creators and editors these days are so damn selfish that they take characters that were originally created for all ages (and characters and comics that they themselves discovered as young kids) and turn it into something aimed at a narrow and shrinking older ten and adult readership.

That all being said, this series does sound and kook very interesting.