Wolverine: Old Man Logan pt.1 - Stillborn

' No one knows what happened on the night the heroes fell. All we know is that they disappeared and evil triumphed and the bad guys have been calling the shots ever since. What happened to Wolverine is the biggest mystery of them all. Some say they hurt him like no one ever hurt before. Others say he just grew tired of all the fighting and retired to a simpler life. Either way he hasn't raised his voice or popped his claws in fifty years. His old friends would barely recognize him now. '

50 years later, Logan lives with his wife Maureen, his son Scotty and daughter Jade on a plot of land in Sacramento, California, now part of land known as "Hulkland". He requires money to pay his rent to the landlords of this territory: the descendants of Bruce Banner, the Hulk, who are a product of years of incestuous procreation. He refuses to sell his children's toys to pay for the rent. Logan is shown as a broken old man, refusing to fight anyone and living peacefully; he realizes that he will be unable to pay the rent, and that the Hulk family will not accept a plea to pay double next month on its own.

The Hulk gang arrives the next day to confront Logan on his lack of payment, and violently beat him, deriding his inability to fight back despite once having been the most violent of superheroes; though Logan entertains visions of gutting the eldest Hulk brother, he remains calm and takes his beating, to the disappointment of his son, Scott. While healing from the injuries in bed during the night - though very slowly due to his age - and is confronted by a blinded, elderly Hawkeye. In order to pay off his rent, Logan accepts a job from Hawkeye: help him navigate across the country and deliver a secret package, possibly illegal.

The next morning Logan says goodbye to his wife and children. They leave in the vehicle once known as the Spider-mobile, newly customized by Hawkeye for a long trek. Hawkeye is in the driving seat; despite his being blind, the vehicle is still his, and Logan's purpose along the journey is to help him stick to the right direction.

Turning on the car's Satnav, Logan (and the reader) sees a map of America, now a land dominated entirely by super-villains, who have renamed cities and areas in America for themselves, with names such as Lair of the Creel Gang, The Lizard King, Paste Pot Creek, Hammer Falls, Osborn City,The Kingdom of the Kingpin, and Doom's Lair. The route plotted for the two old men goes straight through neo-America.
They make their way to Iowa, where the two stop at a bar for a drink. It is here that Wolverine reveals that he's only doing this for the money to pay the rent for his family. He says he doesn't get excited by death anymore, and doesn't want to go back to the way he was - that he says he's afraid to. That statement triggers a flashback to Wolverine, costume torn and bloodied, standing over the dead bodies of Omega Red, Mister Sinister, and Lady Deathstrike. A man then comes over and is about to joke about the two heroes' "heart-to-heart" when Wolverine tackles him and puts his fist under his jaw, tempting him to make a joke. He then storms out of the bar, after being stopped by Hawkeye. Hawkeye, frustrated and curious, begs Logan to tell him what happened to him. Logan then agrees to tell him his story about what happened to him on the night the heroes fell.

Wolverine recounts to Hawkeye the tale of the night the heroes fell after a group of super villains (many of whom were already dead) seemingly invade the mansion. Wolverine begins to evacuate the younger students while the rest of the X-Men had mysteriously vanished since the onslaught began. Finally the fight comes down to Wolverine and Bullseye. After finally killing him off, Bullseye is revealed to be Jubilee. Mysterio appears and the illusion is swept away: Wolverine had slaughtered the X-Men. Stricken with grief, Wolverine runs into the wilderness and is unable to account for his time there. He then tries to kill himself by laying his neck on the train tracks as a train approaches. The act doesn't kill Wolverine but he decides that "Wolverine" is dead, puts the violence of his past behind him and goes simply by Logan. Wolverine hasn't used his claws since that night 50 years ago.

Logan, Hawkeye, The Hulk Gang, Bruce Banner the Hulk, Kingpin, Spider-Bitch, Red Skull, X-Men, Venom, Jubilee, Stryfe, Doctor Octopus, Mr. Sinister, Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike, Mysterio, Omega Red, Bullseye, Storm, Beast, Cyclops, Gambit, Mr. Hyde, Klaw, The Blob, Absorbing Man, Green Goblin, Silver Samurai, The Scorpion.

Creative Team- Mark Millar & Steve McNiven
Audio - Goldberg's Theme, Black Label Society
Video - Marvel Comics

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[ironman1181]

he is like ezio, he gets more badass with the years.

[77alexie]

but i thought wolverine doesnt age

[TemplarX2]

Just show how dangerious Wolverine is when he is fighting to kill. Look how he messed beast up, Jesus.

[fgt73]

Fucking Mysterio!

[ak121293]

well that would take 1000's of years as he ages very slowly

[SithHound]

Great job, Hex! Millar had us on pins and needles with that revelation.

[LittleImpaler]

didn't I already see this one????????

[bestjonbon]

Cool story. Did you pick this up from a video, comic, or write it yourself? I think I see the answer at the bottom of the info, but I'm not sure.

[angelicbeing2001]

cool video hex like always



[maxxxxsolo]

Man you always do great cinematic vids. Keep doing your thing and having fun.