[quote]roybot wrote:
WolBarret wrote:
Batman edges out Wolverine for the win. Too many gadgets, too smart, too driven, and he’ll always find a way. Wolverine falls into his slash and gash method, which will cause him to lose. That argument has been refuted several times already.
I’ll read his book, but he gets too much face time anyway. He’s never been that integral in the marvel universe. Considering he’s a relatively late starter in the Marvel universe, I think he’s more than made his mark. His popularity has eclipsed that of many longer-established characters and his commercial success is testament to that.
I also believe Batman gets too much face time, but his makes more sense.If by face time you mean that both are over-exposed, well I agree. But that’s what happens when a character is popular - the publishers are going to milk that particular cash cow dry.
I don’t get your aversion to reading Wolverine comics because he’s on the cover or features heavily in them. Of course he’s going to be the focus of attention - he’s the title character. I’d feel pretty cheated if I opened up a book featuring my favourite character, only to find out they weren’t actually in it.
Comments like that suggest that you just don’t like him (dismissing his back story as ‘hog slop’ doesn’t help your cause, either). Which is fine, but it doesn’t bode well for an impartial and interesting discussion. I’d expect something a little more substantial than the ‘Wolverine will get angry, make a mistake and get owned by Batman’ argument you keep falling back on. This is really going nowhere until you get up to speed on what Wolverine really represents.
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Wolverine at his core is still a berserker and will fall back on his slash gash method. Can’t teach a dog new tricks. His character has always relied on that method.
And I believe Wolverine debuted in the late 70’s, which isn’t that new. And the story arcs he had from the mid 80’s to mid 90’s developed his character pretty well. It took characters like Luke Cage a hell of a lot longer to be developed.
And when I say integral to the Marvel Universe, I mean “If Ultron is attempting to destroy New York or Thanos has gotten control of the Infinity Gauntlets”, Wolverine was never on the list of people needed.
And I like Wolverine, but when he’s on the cover of Wolverine, X-men, Uncanny X-men, Astonishing X-men, Avengers, Black Panthers, and other titles, it bothers me. He’s not so important that every group in Marvel needs his help. There are tougher, smarter, stronger, and faster heroes out there.
And his popularity isn’t a good excuse for him to be in every damn book.
