Its Official The XMens X23 is STILL Wolverine

It’s Official: The X-Men’s X-23 is STILL Wolverine

Marvel Comics has finally righted one of the great wrongs of recent X-Men comics – Laura Kinney is back to being the Wolverine once more!

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Its Official The XMens X23 is STILL Wolverine

Warning: SPOILERS for X-Men #5

It’s official: X-23 is still Wolverine. Created by Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost for an X-Men animation, Laura Kinney was introduced in NYX #3 as a female clone of Wolverine who had been brought up as a living weapon. Over the years, she’s developed into a complex and nuanced character in her own right, learning what it means to be human. She took on the name “Wolverine” in Logan’s honor after his death.

Of course, death is a revolving door in comics, and it was only a matter of time before Logan returned from the dead. That left Marvel faced with a difficult question; what do about Laura Kinney? Unfortunately, they decided to regress her character completely, and began marketing Laura as “X-23” again. That was a shocking step backwards for Laura, given “X-23” is not a codename; it’s essentially Laura’s “slave name,” given to her by her creators as part of an attempt to dehumanize her. In fact, Laura’s embracing the Wolverine identity was a symbolic rejection of her past, embracing the fact that she is now part of a family.

This week’s X-Men #5 confirms that, in-universe, Laura still considers herself a Wolverine. Laura is one of three mutants chosen for a mission into the Vault, a realm where time flows at an accelerated rate when compared to the real world. She’s hand-picked for the role because of her abilities, which should allow her to survive the time shear, and dons a new uniform – with a very distinctive mask. What’s more, when Cyclops makes the mistake of referring to Laura as X-23, she interrupts him. “Actually, I’m Wolverine,” she observes. Logan seems more than a little amused. “You tell ’em, kiddo,” he agrees. Frankly, both Wolverines feel as though they’re talking straight to the readers – and, perhaps, the editors as well.

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Jonathan Hickman has received strong criticism for his character-work, but this is actually quite an impressive scene. It’s important to remember that all three X-Men involved – Cyclops and both Wolverines – have a lot of history behind them. Years ago, when Cyclops had led the X-Men on the mutant island of Utopia, he’d viewed Laura as nothing more than a weapon rather than a person in her own right. Indeed, that had caused Cyclops and Logan to come to blows on one occasion, foreshadowing their eventual split in Schism. That history adds additional context to this scene, because it can be interpreted as Cyclops unconsciously reverting to type, addressing Laura with her “slave name,” and being openly corrected. Notice the little smirk on Logan’s face.

In truth, there’s no reason there can’t be more than one Wolverine. After all, there are multiple Spider-Men at any one time, and nobody really thinks it’s difficult to differentiate between Peter Parker and Miles Morales. In this case, it’s absolutely clear Logan is more than happy to share his codename with Laura. So – we now have two Wolverines again!

X-Men #5 is on sale now in comic book stores.

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Tom Bacon is one of Screen Rant’s staff writers, as well as a Peer Mentor for new writers and a member of the Care Team, offering support and a listening ear to members of the Comics group. A lifelong fan of major franchises including Star Wars, Doctor Who, and Marvel, Tom is delighted his childhood is back – and this time it’s cool. You can find him on Twitter @TomABacon. A graduate of Edge Hill University, Tom remains strongly connected with his alma mater as a volunteer chaplain. He’s heavily involved with his local church, and anyone who checks him out on Twitter will swiftly learn he’s into British politics too.

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