X-Men legends Greg Capullo and Jonathan Hickman team up for Wolverine: Revenge
Polygon is proud to reveal that Greg Capullo will be drawing the Jonathan Hickman-written miniseries Wolverine: Revenge, thereby solving one of the enduring mysteries of 2024 in comics.
All the way back in January, Capullo tweeted a peek at a mystery Marvel project that didn’t have any particularly identifying details in it — except, as perceptive fans immediately noticed, that it appeared to be titled “Wolverine.” The conclusion was clear: Capullo, a storied talent for his work on X-Force and Spawn in the 1990s and a 50-issue run on Batman in the 2010s, was returning to Marvel to draw a Wolverine series.
Perhaps he’d even be drawing the Wolverine series of this summer’s relaunch of the X-Men line? The mystery thickened this month when Marvel announced a new Wolverine ongoing from writer Saladin Ahmed and artist Martín Cóccolo — with no Capullo to be seen.
Polygon can now share the actual Wolverine series Capullo is working on, Wolverine: Revenge, with Krakoan Era architect Jonathan Hickman penning the story.
“I’ve finally returned home to Marvel and I’m ready to raise some Hell,” Capullo told Polygon via email. “And, who better to do that with than the Hitman Hickman? To celebrate, Marvel has removed the fences and let us off our leash so that we can bring the most vicious and punishing Wolverine story possible to the fans this summer. I hope they’re prepared.”
In five issues, Wolverine: Revenge promises to “pit WOLVERINE against a cadre of foes who will turn his world upside down!” according to Marvel’s official summary. “He’s been beaten! He’s been bloodied! And LOGAN only has one thought on his mind: REVENGE!”
Preview pages from the first issue (read ’em below!) show Logan hunting alongside the Zebra People of the Savage Land and battling a dinosaur in a truly classic bit of Marvel action.
“Well, obviously it’s such a privilege to get to work with a legend like Greg,” said Hickman via email. “When we first talked about the project, our number one concern
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