Comments on: Wolverine: Prodigal Son

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:30:09 +0000

Unfortunately, never. Plans for a second book have been canceled.

By: pat

pat — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:49:55 +0000

when are they making #2

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X-Men Misfits No More? » Manga Worth Reading — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:18:23 +0000

[...] (4/12/10) The followup to the other Del Rey-licensed Marvel manga, Wolverine: Prodigal Son, has also been cancelled, according to writer Antony Johnston. As he posted, Unfortunately, the [...]

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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:00:17 +0000

[...] with Rurouni Kenshin, a historical samurai story with lots of people with exaggerated abilities. Or Wolverine: Prodigal Son, a manga take on the superhero character. [...]

By: X-Men: Misfits » Manga Worth Reading

X-Men: Misfits » Manga Worth Reading — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:45:17 +0000

[...] this year, Del Rey (in conjunction with Marvel) published Wolverine: Prodigal Son, a shonen manga take on the loner with a healing factor. I thought it wasn’t bad, but I was [...]

By: Ed Sizemore

Ed Sizemore — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:54:22 +0000

Kiki, just got a copy of the book. It has a 13+ rating on the back. Mostly language and violence from what I’ve read so far.

By: Kiki

Kiki — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:35:36 +0000

Thanks Chris R. It definitely makes it inappropriate for my library. It’s always good to know these things before I lay out the funds.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:35:20 +0000

Good catch, thanks.

By: Chris R.

Chris R. — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:47:14 +0000

They use the word “asshole” in the book which would definitely piss off some of the parents I know.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:38:56 +0000

Nothing stands out as worse than your usual superhero comic. I don’t recall right now whether Del Rey uses ratings.

By: Kiki

Kiki — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:13:05 +0000

So is this something that’s 5th-6th grade appropriate? I know my boys (and some girls) would enjoy a Wolverine book – especially done in the manga style – but I don’t want to get something for them that will get me calls from angry parents.

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MangaBlog » Blog Archive » New Rumiko Takahshi manga to launch online — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:10:32 +0000

[...] (Tangognat) Oyceter on vols. 2 and 3 of Pumpkin Scissors (Sakura of DOOM) Johanna Draper Carlson on vol. 1 of Wolverine: Prodigal Son (Comics Worth Reading) John Thomas on vol. 1 of Wolverine: Prodigal Son (Comics [...]

By: Johanna

Johanna — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:55:12 +0000

There’s one other in the works, an X-Men shojo due out in July. That one is written by Raina Telgemeier and Dave Roman, so it should be good.

By: James Schee

James Schee — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:25:41 +0000

Huh.. I didn’t know Del Rey was doing these. Is there a list for what else they plan?