X-MEN Comic Writer Chris Claremont Returns to Marvel for New Wolverine Series WOLVERINE: MADRIPOOR NIGHTS
X-Men comic book writer Chris Claremont, who wrote classic comics including Days of Future Past and The Dark Phoenix Saga, has returned to Marvel Comics for a new Wolverine series titled Wolverine: Madripoor Nights. The comic is being developed in celebration of 50 years of Wolverine.
Claremont is writing the series, and Edgar Salazar was brought on board to do the art. The comic will consist of five issues and it will feature several variant covers from superstar artists, including Philip Tan, whose cover you can see below.
The story features Wolverine teaming up with Captain America and Black Widow. Claremont said in a statement: "Hard to believe, Bub, I've known Logan for 50 years! And Natasha was in the first Marvel story I ever wrote. This trip back to Madripoor reveals hidden truths about two of my favorite characters on the adventure that shaped their lives."
The description reads: “Having defined the character for decades in his legendary work on Uncanny X-Men and helming the character's first solo adventures, there's no better creator to kick things off, and Claremont will mark the occasion by following up on the events of one of the his most beloved Wolverine tales: Uncanny X-Men #268. Featuring iconic artwork by Jim Lee, this blockbuster issue is a hallmark of 90s X-Men. The saga includes Wolverine's earliest meeting with Captain America during World War II as they team up to rescue a young Natasha Romanoff and connects it with a present-day Wolverine adventure where he fights alongside Black Widow in Madripoor. It's a one-issue masterpiece of epic storytelling, and now fans can experience a long-awaited sequel to this undisputed classic!”
Claremont and Salazar will pick things up where Uncanny X-Men #268 left off as “Captain America joins Wolverine and Black Widow in the dangerous streets of Madripoor to hunt down a planet-threatening weapon and…the multiple enemies looking to control it!”
It’s explained: “When a secret weapon brings Captain America to Madripoor, the trio team-up you've been waiting decades for will finally come to pass as the mission brings Logan and Black Widow into a race against time, against a multitude of foes, including the Hand! You've been waiting for this one…and you'll never guess where it goes!”
Wolverine: Medripoor Nights #1 will be in stores this February.
