Summary
WhileWolverine’s healing factor may have withstood some of the deadliest weapons (and deadliest individuals) in Marvel lore, his new battle againstGodzillapushes its limits like only the King of Monsters' atomic breath can.Wolverine is taking on Godzilla as part of Marvel’s celebrations for the upcoming release ofGodzilla #1 Facsimile EditionandGodzilla: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus.
Over September,Marvelhas revealed it will be publishing 21 variant covers showing its iconic heroes going toe-to-toe with Godzilla. The epic collaboration with Toho Internationalbrings Godzilla back into the Marvel Universeto honor its 1977-1979 series from Doug Moench and Herb Trimpe, which saw Godzilla take on famous faces including the Avengers and Fantastic Four. However, one particularly eye-catching cover comes from Roge Antonio, with the variant forWolverine #2showing Godzilla stripping the flesh from Wolverine’s bones.
Wolverine can famously survive almost anything, so it’s surprising that Marvel is willing to admit - even in variant cover form - that the X-Men’s indestructible brawler wouldn’t stand a chance against the King of Monsters. While there’s a definite size advantage to Godzilla, Wolverine has spent his entire career fighting gigantic Sentinels, andhis unbreakable adamantium-coated clawsand speedy healing factor might have made some fans think he had a chance in this 1 vs 1 fight to the death.
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Logan Can Survive a Lot, But Not This Type of Incineration
While Wolverine can survive alotof damage, he’s not immortal. Indeed,Roge Antonio’s art recreates Logan’s most iconic comic death- having his flesh incinerated by a Sentinel inDays of Future Past(Chris Claremont and John Byrne.) Wolverine’s healing factor stems from his bone marrow, with his blood carrying its special properties all around his body. Whilethe strength of Wolverine’s healingcan vary according to his recent caloric intake, Marvel has been relatively consistent that an incinerating burst of heat is still deadly.
Most recently, 2021’sInferno #1(Jonathan Hickman and Valerio Schiti) saw Wolverine meet the same fate at the hands of Nimrod. Not only did Nimrod kill Wolverine with a burst of Godzilla-style energy, but since the X-Men kept resurrecting Logan and sending him back to try again, Nimrod killed him multiple times, each time taking his adamantium-coated skeleton to create a new ‘Sentinel Zero’ unit.
While Wolverine might still be able to do some damage once he’s actually inside Godzilla, Marvel’s cover suggests he’d never get that far. Of course, if Marvel follows up itsGodzillacovers with a full crossover series, it’s possibleWolverinewill get another shot at actually doing some damage to the ultimate kaiju.
