Wolverine is going for gold. After celebrating the metal-clawed mutant’s 50th anniversary in 2024, Marvel Comics has revealed the first look at another milestone in 2025: Wolverine #400. On stands in April, the over-sized Wolverine #8 — from ongoing series creative team Saladin Ahmed (Daredevil) and Martín Cóccolo (The Immortal Thor), with a bonus story by guest writer-artist Daniel Warren Johnson (Transformers) — marks 400 issues of The Best There Is as the adamantium-coated Canuck faces the mysterious call of the Adamantine.
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Marvel’s solicits have been teasing that March’s Wolverine #7 (legacy #399) contains a “key appearance” and “a shock twist and surprising return you’ll have to read to believe.” In Wolverine #400, on sale April 16, the milestone issue promises to shake up the status quo with “several key appearances and revelations that will define Logan’s adventures moving forward.”
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“A big anniversary issue is always a great excuse to go crazy with reveals and unveilings, and we’ve taken that to heart here,” Ahmed said. “In this over-sized issue, an old enemy drives Logan’s new pupil the Wendigo to the brink, Logan finally comes face to face with the cryptic entity known as the Adamantine, and a stunning new family revelation plants the seeds for the next chaotic chapter of Logan’s life.”
Who might that familial link be? When December’s Timeslide #1 peered into the future of the Marvel Universe, it showed a glimpse of the feral mutant Wild Child, who Logan called “untameable” during their time together in Canada’s Department H (in Alpha Flight).
After all, the animalistic mutant has powers similar to Wolverine’s — claws, enhanced senses, and a healing factor — and Logan has sired many children over the centuries (including his son, Akihiro/Daken, and his daughter, Laura Kinney/Wolverine).
The Wolverine #400 cover above features classic foes Omega Red and Logan’s longtime archnemesis Sabretooth (who was killed with a Muramasa blade in last year’s Volume 7-ending Wolverine #50), plus Cyber, Lady Deathstrike, and Constrictor, all of whom have been infected by The Adamantine: an ancient, primal presence that seeks to purify and purge the “false metal” adamantium from the Earth.
Ahmed and Cóccolo’s ongoing Wolverine comic run also introduced a new Wendigo named Leonard, a cursed teenager that Logan took under his wing while in the Canadian wilderness. Meanwhile, The Adamantine has been imbuing Wolverine’s adamantium-laced enemies with the golden Metal of the Gods that is similar to the artificial metal alloy that coats Wolverine’s claws and skeleton — only godlier.
Below, see the solicits for upcoming issues of Wolverine and issue #400 variant covers by Andy Kubert (X-Men, Wolverine: Origin) and Jerome Opeña (Hulk, Inferno).
Wolverine #6
HEAVY METAL CLASH! Two WOLVERINEs and a NIGHTCRAWER versus CONSTRICTOR, CYBER and DEATHSTRIKE in a clash of the adamantium titans! United by a mysterious power, if LOGAN can’t beat them…will he join them? Come for the battle – stay for the jaw-dropping surprise!
On sale: Feb. 5
Wolverine #7 (Legacy #399)
GO FOR THE GOLD METAL! The ADAMANTINE saga reaches new heights, with a shock twist and surprising return you’ll have to read to believe! The GOLDEN metal means death for WOLVERINE…but is it also the world’s salvation? Collectors’ note: A key appearance is contained in this issue.
On sale: March 5
Wolverine #8 (Legacy #400) — Andy Kubert Variant Cover
A massive issue you cannot afford to miss! Wolverine faces off with the Adamantine! The Wendigo is pulled into a deadly trap as a specter from Wolverine’s past emerges – and the Wolverine story you never thought you’d see begins here!
On sale: April 16
Wolverine #8 (Legacy #400) — Jerome Opeña Variant Cover
On sale: April 16
