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| Topic Started: Nov 25 2011, 04:58 PM (621 Views) | |
| Gabriel Zero | Nov 25 2011, 04:58 PM Post #1 |
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Any hardcore collectors actually figure out the math to see if all of the Wolverine volumes combined add to 300? I added the first volume which was 169 something issues, and the second volume was 90 something issues. So isn't that only around 250 issues? |
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| Logerine | Nov 25 2011, 11:39 PM Post #2 |
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I have a complete set of Wolverine's 1st on-going series except for the Nabisco 145 variant. (Man, I kick myself for not clipping the proof-of-purchase things and ordering a copy.). If you include the Wolverine -1 and 1/2, and the 102.5, plus the 189 issues of the first on-going series, you have 192. His second on-going series ended with issue 74. With issue 75 the series becomes Dark Wolverine. So, if you add 192 + 74 = 266, but if you choose to ignore the -1, 1/2, and 102.5, the the total is 263. You could also include the four issues from the 1982 limited series. |
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| Gabriel Zero | Nov 26 2011, 11:26 AM Post #3 |
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Thanks Logerine. I was thinking maybe they were counting Wolverine Origins, but then it would be way over 300 right? Perhaps they were counting Wolverine Weapon X as the unofficial third volume? But that wouldn't add to three hundred would it? Even if they added in the current volume that is presently ongoing right? I wonder if anyone else is going to call BS on this. It would of been really cool if they added all the past and present volumes to be a legit three hundreds issues in total. |
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| Logerine | Nov 26 2011, 04:18 PM Post #4 |
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If you add Wolverine Weapon X, Wolverine Origins, and the current on-going series, I'm totally lost. I don't know. I would have to research it. There was a short period during the 1st Wolverine on-going series that WEAPON X: THE AGE OF APOCALYPSE 1, 2, 3, 4 was published in lieu of the on-going. Should those four issues be part of the 300? Just curious, where did you read this about the 300 issues? |
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| Gabriel Zero | Nov 26 2011, 08:04 PM Post #5 |
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Here is a link: http://jasoneaaron.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-stuff-coming-in-january-2012.html Jason Aaron's Wolverine book is changing at issue #20 to number three hundred. So I was trying to figure out the math for the big number change. Here is my math: There is 189 issues for volume 2. http://marvel.wikia.com/Wolverine_Vol_2 Now the method to my madness is if you count Dark Wolverine as part of volume 3, then you get a total of 90 issues all together. http://marvel.wikia.com/Wolverine_Vol_3 http://marvel.wikia.com/Dark_Wolverine This brings the total count to 279. However if this bothers you, then you can always substitute Dark Wolverine with Wolverine: Weapon X and the grand total still comes out to 279. http://marvel.wikia.com/Wolverine:_Weapon_X_Vol_1 NOW it looks like volume 4 will come to a close at issue 20. This brings the grand total to 299! This is the only math that makes sense and hopefully I get the NO PRIZE award for my nerdom. |
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| Logerine | Nov 27 2011, 04:03 AM Post #6 |
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That sounds good enough for me, GZ. I didn't know that Jason's run on Wolverine was changing the numbering. Is that a marketing scheme, or what?  Edited by Logerine, Nov 27 2011, 04:07 AM.
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| jrpbsp | Nov 28 2011, 05:20 PM Post #7 |
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Actually it's like this. They are including Wolverine: Weapon X in the count since for a while it was the main (IE only Wolverine title). So 189 + 74 (second series 74 issues before it went to Dark), +16 Weapon X + 20 issues of the 3rd =299. The next issue is then 300. |
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| PDA | Nov 29 2011, 04:44 PM Post #8 |
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From jrpbsp - "Actually it's like this. They are including Wolverine: Weapon X in the count since for a while it was the main (IE only Wolverine title). So 189 + 74 (second series 74 issues before it went to Dark), +16 Weapon X + 20 issues of the 3rd =299. The next issue is then 300." Thank you. This makes sense (although why Marvel is renumbering Wolverine doesn't really!). It also leaves out Way's "Wolverine: Origins," which I'd just as soon was left out! HA! However, this also doesn't take into account the 4-issue Claremont/Millar miniseries or the 8-issue (?) "Marvel Comics Presents" with Barry Windsor Smith's "Weapon X." At least sometimes, I've seen that the 4-part minseries is referred to as "Volume 1" of Wolverine's on-going. So, is #300 going to be a new Wolverine solo series? |
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| Logerine | Nov 29 2011, 07:44 PM Post #9 |
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The way I understand it is that the current Wolverine series will continue on starting with #300 instead of #21. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,300,301,302....etc..etc... |
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| jrpbsp | Nov 30 2011, 12:05 PM Post #10 |
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Yep it's a pure renumbering, same title, new number. Just like the did with X-Factor. I would have included the limited as well, but they are basically saying, #300 in the ongoing title. So that leaves out the limiteds. I mean if you really wanted to start counting issues, you could probably go 400 easy. |
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