Contains Spoilers for Wolverine: Revenge #4!TheX-Menare no strangers to dark futures, and in Marvel’s latest grim timeline,Wolverinehas just found himself an enemy in the form of the surprise child ofColossus. The cycle of revenge is continuing ever onward, and even in dystopian futures like this one, violent acts have violent consequences.
Wolverine: Revenge#4 – written by Jonathan Hickman, with art by Greg Capullo –has introduced the son of Colossus, who’s ready for his own revenge against Wolverineafter Logan killed this world’sevil version of Piotr Rasputin.
This issue flashes forward two decades into this post-apocalyptic future, confirming whatRevenge#3hinted: that part ofColossus’ reason for breaking badwas protecting his family, whom Logan didn’t know about. Now, his son, who has inherited his father’s organic steel form, is on the warpath, with help from Sabretooth, out for his own petty revenge.
Jonathan Hickman’sWolverine: Revengehas been an exercise in surprising readers. The previous issues of the series were set in the immediate aftermath of a near-global blackout, in whicha new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, including Colossus, hoarded one of the world’s last major energy supplies. That team killed Captain America and the Winter Soldier, setting Wolverine off on a path to slaughter all of them. Now, 20 years afterhe completed that task,even after the world has seemingly settled down again, Logan is about to find out that his actions have consequences, in the form of Colossus' son.
It is hard to say whetherRevengeis withholding information about the mother from readers, because there is a further reveal in store…
The biggest immediate question is who Colossus’ son’s mother is. If it was someone readers knew, maybea classic Colossus love interest like Kitty Pryde, then surely that character would have been involved in the story before now. Therefore, it is hard to say whetherRevengeis withholding information about the mother from readers, because there is a further reveal in store – maybe of some additional powerset for Colossus’ son – or whether the series hasn’t provided an answer because the answer just isn’t important. With the final issue fast approaching, readers won’t have to wait long to find out.
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Colossus' Son Carries On His Father’s Legacy In The Darkest Way
The inclusion of Colossus son is this series’ way of diving into one of the classic themes of revenge stories, the cyclical nature of violence.Colossus’ violence begot Logan’s revenge, which has now created Colossus’ son’s own vendetta. Like all the best revenge stories, violence is only ever a short-term solution that creates more problems than it ever solves.When the new Colossus catches up to Wolverine, hopefully the elder mutant can find a way to break this cycle of violence, otherwise the legacy of this world’sX-Menmay be one of perpetual violence.
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