Wolverine is ready to slice and dice his pursuers in two new covers for November's Wolverine #18.
CBR can exclusively reveal the variants: one illustrated by Alex Maleev, the other by Greg Land with colors by Frank D'Armata. Maleev's cover has Wolverine about to dig his claws into the enemies of Krakoa, while the Land and D'Armata cover shows Logan alongside Maverick and C.I.A. agent Jeff Bannister.
Written by Benjamin Percy and illustrated by Lan Medina, Wolverine #18 features Logan -- a special ops member of X-Force, the de facto C.I.A. of mutant haven Krakoa -- protecting Jeff Bannister, an agent of the actual C.I.A.
Percy previously hinted that the newest arc in his Wolverine run would be a spy story resembling the 1998 action thriller Enemy of the State. Issue #17 follows Wolverine and Maverick as they team up, with Bannister fleeing from both mutant shadowy forces and the U.S. government after he discovers a surveillance device intended to monitor Krakoa, a plot thread that will continue into Issue #18.
Previous issues of Wolverine saw the X-Man grappling with his new place in Krakoa, battling Dracula's Vampire Nation and reuniting with rivals Omega Red and Solem.
Wolverine #18 releases on Nov. 3 from Marvel Comics.
WOLVERINE #18
- BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • LAN MEDINA (A)
- Cover by ADAM KUBERT
- Variant Cover by GREG LAND
- Variant Cover by Alex Maleev
- KRAKOA COMPROMISED!
- You’ve seen some action in Benjamin Percy’s WOLVERINE, but never quite like this! It’s a life-or-death protection mission as WOLVERINE goes on the run with his friend C.I.A. Agent Jeff Bannister when a secret surveillance device is discovered on Krakoa – and its owners are willing to kill to get it back! But who would go so far as to betray the mutants? Featuring the return of some unexpected adversaries!
- 32 PGS./Parental Advisory/$3.99
Source: Marvel