Summary

Marvel’s upcomingVenomWaris set to be one of the most intense story events of the year; now, the publisher has confirmed it is addingWolverineto the mix. Already thegreatest killing machine in the Marvel Universe,Wolverine will become even more deadly as he bonds with his own symbiote.

CBR shared an exclusive first lookatVenom War: Wolverine#1 – written by Tim Seeley, with art by Tony Fleecs – which willtie into the mainVenom Warstoryline, as Wolverine is taken over by a Zombiote, forcing him to fight against his darkest impulses, to make sure he doesn’t end up killing an innocent person.

Venom War: Wolverine #1, Wolverine grimaces as a symbiote bonds to him.

As the solicitation states, the symbiote that bonds with Wolverine is entirely mindless and feral. It is an animal, trying to force Wolverine to give into his worst impulses, which is Wolverine’s biggest fear.

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Wolverine and Venom are both formidable characters in Marvel Comics, with a Venomized version of Logan getting a deadly live-action look to die for.

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Venom War: Wolverine#1 – Written By Tim Seeley Tony Fleecs; Art By Kev Walker, & Ken Lashley

There have been a few other times when Logan has been taken over by a symbiote, but his experience in theVenom Waris set to be different. This is by far the worst symbiote he has ever encountered.

Venom Waris shaping up to beone of Marvel’s biggest events, one that will likely change the future of Eddie Brock’s character forever. That said,Venom Warwon’t just affect the Brock family –Wolverine and many other Marvel characters are also going to be caught in this war.While Eddie and Dylan work out their problems through this brutal conflict, the rest of Marvel’s heroes, will simply need to try their best to survive. As the reveal ofVenom War: Wolverine#1 makes clear, Wolverine is set to have a significant role in the crossover.

Venomized Wolverine with claws out ready to fight and another snarling as they transform next to him

Wolverine has had experience with symbiotes andVenom War: Wolverine#1 will be far from the first time he’s been bonded to one. In fact, Wolverine was one of the first characters in Marvel to encounter the symbiotes, as canonically,Wolverine encountered the Venom symbiote long before Spider-Man. There have been a few other times when Logan has been taken over by a symbiote, but his experience in theVenom Waris set to be different. This is by far the worst symbiote he has ever encountered, as this feral symbiote wants nothing more than to kill and eat innocent people.

Wolverine is someone who constantly has to remind himself that he’s more man than animal, and that he’s more than a weapon, but being bonded to this feral symbiote will truly test that once more.

Close up of Wolverine snarling and showing his claws, against a cosmic backdrop.

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An Unwilling Pawn Once More

One of the darkestaspects of Wolverine’s historyis how often he’s been forced to be a weapon for someone else. During the infamous Weapon X program, Wolverine was experimented on, and brainwashed to try and create the perfect killing machine. He was also brainwashed and turned into a villain during the events ofEnemy of the State, where he fell under the control of Hydra.Wolverineis someone who constantly has to remind himself that he’s more man than animal, and that he’s more than a weapon, butbeing bonded to this feral symbiote will truly test that once more.

Source:CBR

Venom Warwill be on sale from Marvel Comics in August.Wolverine: Venom War#1’s release date will be announced soon.

Wolverine

The human mutant Wolverine (a.k.a. Logan) was born James Howlett, blessed with a superhuman healing factor, senses, and physiology. Subjecting himself to experimentation to augment his skeleton and claws with adamantium, Logan is as deadly as he is reckless, impulsive, and short-tempered. Making him the X-Men’s wildest and deadliest member, and one of Marvel Comics' biggest stars. He’s played in Fox and Marvel’s movie franchises by Hugh Jackman.

Wolverine in Comic Art by Leinil Yu