With the release of the first trailer for Logan (see “First Trailer For 'Logan'”), Marvel announced a slew of Wolverine collections for fans looking to delve into the character’s past.
Wolverine Epic Collection: Shadow of Apocalypse has Logan taking on pretty much everyone in the Marvel Universe, from the Avengers to Apocalypse. Written by Erik Larsen, Eric Stephenson, Fabian Nicieza, and Joe Casey with art by Jeff Matsuda, Leinil Francis Yu, Mike Miller, Roger Cruz, Graham Nolan, Ron Garney, Stephen Platt, and more; this 504-page, full-color trade paperback collects Wolverine (1988) #133-149, Hulk (1999) #8 and Wolverine / Cable. MSRP is $39.99, and the trade will be in stores February 1, 2017.
Logan joins up with Ghost Rider and Punisher to take down the king of Hell in Ghost Rider / Wolverine / Punisher: Hearts of Darkness, written by Howard Mackie and drawn by John Romita Jr. and Ron Garney. The 112-page, full-color trade paperback collects Ghost Rider / Wolverine / Punisher: Hearts Of Darkness and The Dark Design. MSRP is $15.99, and the book will be in stores February 8, 2017. Logan’s past and origins are examined in Wolverine: Prehistory, written by Mark Millar, Howard Mackie, Mark Jason, Jeff Parker, Neal Adams, Christos Gage, Larry Hama, Joe Casey, Tim Truman, David Lapham, Rick Spears, and more; and drawn by Kaare Andrews, John Paul Leon, Tomm Coker, Benton Jew, Neal Adams, Cary Nord, Stephen Platt, Todd Fox, Johnny Timmons, Timothy Green II, and more. The 504-page, full-color trade paperback collects Wolverine (2003) #32, Logan: Path Of The Warlord and Shadow Society, Wolverine: Agent Of Atlas #1-3, First X-Men #1-5, Wolverine: Hunger, Wolverine (1988) #-1, Before The Fantastic Four: Ben Grimm & Logan #1-3, and Wolverine / Cable — plus material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #93-98, Wolverine: The Amazing Immortal Man & Other Bloody Tales, and Wolverine #1000. MSRP is $39.99, and the book is in stores February 15, 2017. Wolverine Vs. Deadpool pits Logan against the Merc with the Mouth with stories written by Larry Hama, Rob Liefeld, Eric Stephenson, Joe Kelly, Fabian Nicieza, Daniel Way, Stuart Moore, Christopher Golden, and Marc Andreyko; and drawn by Adam Kubert, Fabio Laguna, Liefeld, Walter McDaniel, Ron Lim, Steve Dillon, Shawn Crystal, and Ben Herrera. The 336-page, full-color trade paperback collects Wolverine (1988) #88 and #154-155, Deadpool (1997) #27, Cable & Deadpool #43-44, Wolverine: Origins #21-25, Wolverine / Deadpool: The Decoy #1, and material from Wolverine Annual ’95 and ’99. MSRP is $29.99, and the book is on shelves February 22, 2017.The movie opens in theaters on March 3, 2017.