Ooooo, lookit the sexy Hitch variant cover!

[Kefky]

http://www.newsarama.com/marvelnew/Wolverine/Origins/wolvieoriginshitch.jpg

WOOF!

[ds9]

I made it a screen saver

[Gregory]

Are they falling out of a plane?

[joeAR]

http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=67660

[Kefky]

http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=67660

What, the picture isn't showing in my post? :scared:

[ds9]

What, the picture isn't showing in my post? :scared:No its just an x.

[JABSEN]

It is sweet. Too bad it'll probably 25 bucks

[YouStayClassy]

Man it's weird seeing the brown costume again.

[joeAR]

Man it's weird seeing the brown costume again.


If logan's sporting a costume it should be the brown costume. Fruity yellow just aint Logan's thing, HE'S ALL MAN DAMNIT!!!

[Ryan Elliott]

That's an awesome Hitch Red X.

[Kefky]

No its just an x.

Fixed. :surrend:

[Joe Henderson]

I hate to join in on the chorus of people saying "Hitch, stop drawing variants and finish Ultimates!" but...Hitch, stop drawing variants and finish Ultimates!

[SolidGoldBomb]

It is sweet. Too bad it'll probably 25 bucks

I thought I was special getting the Turner variant for #1, but apparently its a 50/50 ratio on these Wolverine: Origins variant covers.

[Kefky]

If logan's sporting a costume it should be the brown costume. Fruity yellow just aint Logan's thing, HE'S ALL MAN DAMNIT!!!

Yea, and he's gotta have a big ol' brown belt too! 'Cause only real men wear big belts!

[joeAR]

Yea, and he's gotta have a big ol' brown belt too! 'Cause only real men wear big belts!


It's in the John Wayne Rulebook on how to be a real man.

[JABSEN]

I thought I was special getting the Turner variant for #1, but apparently its a 50/50 ratio on these Wolverine: Origins variant covers.Really? well that's cool

[YouStayClassy]

I hate to join in on the chorus of people saying "Hitch, stop drawing variants and finish Ultimates!" but...Hitch, stop drawing variants and finish Ultimates!

I have the creepiest feeling Civil War #7 will hit the shelves before Ultimates 2 #13 will.

[SLAvery]

That's some good burly muscle porn.

[Gavin]

Too bad Hitch isn't the artist on the series. I prefer him to Dillon.

[Howlett]

Too bad Hitch isn't the artist on the series. I prefer him to Dillon.
True. But at least with Dillon issue 2 will be out before Marvels 2009 event :p

Great cover by the way, to stay mostly on topic. I think this'll be the only issue I don't get Quesada's cover for. The regular issue 2 cover is just weak.

[TheKraken]

I still can't believe they think Nuke is a credible threat to Wolverine...

[Marcdachamp]

That's an AWESOME cover.

[Jacob Lyon Goddard]

um.....


kinky?

[Ryan Elliott]

I still can't believe they think Nuke is a credible threat to Wolverine...



What're his abilities?


They did a little special on hin in Wizard, but I can't remember any of it.

[Jacob Lyon Goddard]

What're his abilities?


They did a little special on hin in Wizard, but I can't remember any of it.
if i remember correctly, he's made out of plastic, or some such
and he's heavily medicated

he's supposed to be the next generation Bucky or something

[Blake Sims]

if i remember correctly, he's made out of plastic, or some such
and he's heavily medicated

he's supposed to be the next generation Bucky or something
wait what? he's made of plastic?

[RODGER]

hot stuff

[LenNWallace]

Oh... Snap...

[YouStayClassy]

http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/darenuke.htm


Powers/Abilities: Nuke was very strong for a normal human (possibly Class 10, but at least above peak human) and almost impervious to pain and conventional injury. He also possessed superhuman speed with peak range of 700 mph (see comments). The latter was due to his skin which had been reinforced with some sort of plastic. He was completely insane, a savage fighter, and good with a firearm. He took red pills (amphetamines) to boost his adrenaline in a fight, white (barbiturates) to bring him down and blue (sedatives) to keep him calm and relaxed.

[Kefky]

C'mon, people, the gornment's been keeping him in hiding for 20 freaking years. You can bet they've made tons of improvements on him.

[Mister Mets]

That's pretty cool.

Why did it take so long to bring back Nuke?

[Mike]

nuke was a part of the weapon plus program, as revealed by mr. grant morrison

[YouStayClassy]

That's pretty cool.

Why did it take so long to bring back Nuke?

It appears he was dead for quite some time until Morrison's New X-Men.

[Kefky]

That's pretty cool.

Why did it take so long to bring back Nuke?

That IS weird. I mean, born again's obviously very respected, but there's just so many ways to bring back a character like that. I don't think it's a "it cheapens the original story" case at all.

[Kefky]

It appears he was dead for quite some time until Morrison's New X-Men.

Eh, Morrison didn't say he was alive. Just retconned that he was part of the weapon x project.

[TheKraken]

That IS weird. I mean, born again's obviously very respected, but there's just so many ways to bring back a character like that. I don't think it's a "it cheapens the original story" case at all.

I think it has more to with him being completely 1 dimensional. His whole life revolves around eating pills. He was obviously a throw away gag in my mind... I bet Frank Miller would find his return pretty funny...

[Kefky]

I think it has more to with him being completely 1 dimensional. His whole life revolves around eating pills. He was obviously a throw away gag in my mind... I bet Frank Miller would find his return pretty funny...

He's silly, alright, but he's a psychotic hardcore bad-ass. Comic-book writers KILL for those types of villains. And this is a character that could've been brought back so easily.

[Alex(sadly)Maleev]

That's from the" How to avoid drawing hands"? series? :)

[Kefky]

That's from the" How to avoid drawing hands"? series? :)

Oooo, artist fight!

[Alex(sadly)Maleev]

Oooo, artist fight!
I only chop pinkies.

[Kenneth I. Wolfe]

That's from the" How to avoid drawing hands"? series? :)

Do you think it was intentional?

[Mr. E!]

Are they falling out of a plane?

They had to get away from the snakes!

Oh, sorry. I now feel shame.

And Nuke was Weapon VII:
Weapon VII


Weapon VII, aka Project: Homegrown, experimented on human soldiers during the Vietnam War. Some of the known participants who died in Project: Homegrown included Andrew Perlmutter, Michael Labash, John Walsh, James MacPherson and fourteen other unknown recruits. The only known successful subject of Project: Homegrown was Nuke, who had armored implants under his epidermis and was addicted to powerful steroids.

[Alex(sadly)Maleev]

Do you think it was intentional?
My guess is as good as yours. It was his choice. Mine would have been different, but not necessarily better.

[J. R. Scherer]

That's from the" How to avoid drawing hands"? series? :)
Ha! That's EXACTLY what I got out of it as well.


Powers/Abilities: Nuke was very strong for a normal human (possibly Class 10, but at least above peak human) and almost impervious to pain and conventional injury. He also possessed superhuman speed with peak range of 700 mph (see comments). The latter was due to his skin which had been reinforced with some sort of plastic. He was completely insane, a savage fighter, and good with a firearm. He took red pills (amphetamines) to boost his adrenaline in a fight, white (barbiturates) to bring him down and blue (sedatives) to keep him calm and relaxed.

So Nuke has superspeed in the Quicksilver range just because he has plastic skin? Hunh?

[J. R. Scherer]

I do hope that the brown costume sticks around. Primary yellow and blue for Wolverine is just so stupid and annoying.

[Jacob Lyon Goddard]

That's pretty cool.

Why did it take so long to bring back Nuke?
probably because the character's stupid

like with almost all of Miller's superhero stuff, Born Again falls apart in the 3rd act

[Dead Moogle]

probably because the character's stupid

like with almost all of Miller's superhero stuff, Born Again falls apart in the 3rd act

All-Star Batman fell apart in the first.

[TIP]

:lol:

T

[joeAR]

probably because the character's stupid

like with almost all of Miller's superhero stuff, Born Again falls apart in the 3rd act


:mistrust: :nonono2:

[Jacob Lyon Goddard]

:mistrust: :nonono2:
it all starts out as humanistic looks at people struggling with both themselves and the adversity around them, and always devolves into a romanticized look at people punching each other

[TheKraken]

it all starts out as humanistic looks at people struggling with both themselves and the adversity around them, and always devolves into a romanticized look at people punching each other


It's funny 'cuz it's true... Did Year One end that way? It's been so long I can't even remember how it ends... but I seem to recall it having a pretty strong finish...

[Jacob Lyon Goddard]

It's funny 'cuz it's true... Did Year One end that way? It's been so long I can't even remember how it ends... but I seem to recall it having a pretty strong finish...
ended with a kidnapping/car chase and a pretty clean wrap up
but better (and not as drawn out) than the rest

[dEnny!]

Really? well that's cool

So both copies it is then?

[joeAR]

it all starts out as humanistic looks at people struggling with both themselves and the adversity around them, and always devolves into a romanticized look at people punching each other


:Panic: Somebody throwing a punch or two in a superhero comic? INSANITY :Panic:

[Thudpucker]

That doesn't look like his art at all, very little detail. Huh.

[J. R. Scherer]

That doesn't look like his art at all, very little detail. Huh.
Yeah, it looks kind of phoned in to me as well.

The only thing that I really like in it is the fact that Wolverine is wearing the brown costume.

[Ashton]

see I just don't care about these variant covers because they're never put out on the wed they're released. but the following week they're on the wall and marked up to $20+ dollars. I wish they'd print the run half and half because some of these covers are very nice but I'm just not going to pay $20-30 for them.

[Bearpod91]

Does anyone else think that the brown on the costume looks too red?

[NickT]

:Panic: Somebody throwing a punch or two in a superhero comic? INSANITY :Panic:
Actually, I thought Born Again's ending lost a bit at the end too. It went from Daredevil to Daredevil & Avengers.