I know I said that my next post would be on Deadpool: Suicide Kings 1 and 2. Well, while I was picking up some new comics today. I came across a graphic novel titled the "Death of Wolverine." Now, I have not read it, it has gotten me intrigued. It got me thinking about the all of the deaths of super heroes and what I thought about them.
I was too young to remember the "Death of Superman", I owned the issue where he comes back to life, but still. I do not remember much, and never thought much at the time. Superman is the most powerful superhero around, how could he possibly die?
I have heard that Batman dies in "Final Crisis", but have not read it yet. I know about the near deaths of Batman in Frank Miller's comics. I never thought that Batman would die, so its pretty shocking. Batman is one of those iconic character that almost seem like they can not die. To be honest, I am glad that DC decided it was time to kill Batman off and show the after effects with "Battle for the Cowl". Batman is such a great character and so relatable because he is human with no real powers, he had to die eventually. I had always thought when/if it happened, it would be the Joker. It would only be fitting to die at the hands of his mortal enemy. Not someone who had a grudge against Batman, or someone like Bane, who comes after Batman just to prove his ability. I am excited to try to find all of the issues of "Final Crisis", so I can find out what happens. No one ruin it for me!
I do not know anything about the death of Wolverine, yet. So I apologize it for bringing it up. I love Wolverine, I think he is the perfect character. With tons of depth, incredibly dark at times. Wolverine is the epitome of the anti-hero. Not to mention that despite all that we do know about Wolverine, there is so much more that we do not know about him. I do not think Wolverine could even seriously be killed? I did not read the graphic novel yet, but is he not supposed to be indestructible? I assume the only way to kill him would be to drown him, because his body can not create its own oxygen. I would be pissed, if they kill off Wolverine. I do not think that any of the characters in the Wolverine universe could take over. Daken, while I may be the only person who likes him, could not do it. Daken is a bit of a drama queen. Deadpool could, but he is not really in the same vein as Wolverine. Deadpool is liked for different reasons. Sabertooth is the ultimate villain.
The "Death of Captain America" also was a bit of a surprise, but again. It needed to happen. Captain America was beginning to become a little dated. He is a great character, but is a little one dimensional. I mean "he is a throw-back, a relic, from the dark ages (to quote Layer Cake)." He is another one of the Golden Age/ Silver Age heroes that always does what is right. I still really enjoy Captain America, but I started to really like Bucky Barnes and Winter Solider more. He was a much more interesting character, well to me. I also really like that Barnes took up the shield.
I apologize, I am still pretty new to comics, but I know that Spider-Man has not been killed off. I mean the closet we have come is in "Kraven's Last Hunt". Should Spider-Man be killed off. Who would replace him? Can he even be replaced? I think that if Marvel decides to kill Spider-Man, they could be in for a world of problems. Spider-Man dying would not be like say, Tony Stark dying. Within the Iron Man world, there is War Machine and a slew of other Iron Man suits. While no one could replace Tony, I do feel that the comics would continue because of the other characters he is surrounded with.
Who do you think could be killed off/ should be killed off? Do you even like when heroes die? What about villains, do you enjoy when they are killed off? Let me know what you think.
- Aaron
I will be posting this weekend about Deadpool: Suicide Kings 1-3, Dark Avengers #5 near the end of this bad foundational arch and the first two Dark Reign: Hawkeyes.