Destroy All Monsters: Death And The Superhero

On the weekend, Hugh Jackman posted a picture which seemed to suggest that the yet-unsubtitled Wolverine 3 (or, I presume, Wolverine III, with the i's to be replaced by claws, claw-scratches, or something similar) will be his final appearance in the role that made him famous. It's an exit long in coming, and surprising only for the degree to which Jackman has tenaciously held on to Logan far longer (and more successfully) than any of us had any business hoping, back in 2000. The man doesn't age, which has certainly helped him; or if he does age, those crags seem to simply disappear into the even-more-holy-fuck-ripped upper body that Jackman turns out with each successive appearance of the mutant on screen. Last summer I argued...

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