Spider-Man Vs. Wolverine: "High Tide"

[superboyprime]

"These 'ideas' are not ideas at all. Ideas bring life to these legends and extend/renew their freshness. Chopping off Aquaman’s hand did nothing for Aquaman, marrying off Clark Kent did nothing for Superman. They sold some comic books, but these are dead ideas in that they lead to dead ends. Marvel *completely* misinterpreted and distorted Spider-Man vs. Wolverine to use it as justification to marry Pete and MJ, when the point of that story was the *exact* opposite: why theirs would be a dysfunctional and unsustainable relationship. Years later, Marvel did it again, completely missing the entire point of my BP/Storm flirtation–the unconsummated love since childhood–and married them off. No offense to the writer, but it was a dead idea in that all it did was build a dead end to T’Challa’s future and make him less interesting. Having Batman run around with an un-dead 10-year old violates everything Batman is about." - Christopher J. Priest

Comments

[silicondream]

Yeah, I know there's some inconsistency in whether 616 Wolverine's bones are inseparable (and what would make them that way--tiny adamantium chains at the joints?) Professor X thought it was feasible to separate Logan's head from his body; OTOH, I think some super-strong dudes have tried and failed to tear him limb from limb.

Still, you don't need to separate vertebrae completely to damage the spinal cord or cut off blood flow to important parts of the brain; just twist them a little farther than they go naturally. It'd be worth trying, anyway.