Wolverine set to die, and he's not coming back

Marvel posted the cover of Death of Wolverine part one on Twitter

Despite having a skeleton made of the fictional but indestructible adamantium metal, Wolverine looks set to make a pretty permanent exit.

The clue was in a revelatory four-part comic series called Death of Wolverine.

Ahead of the first issue, Marvel posted: "Grab a box of tissues, because the moment that all of you Wolverine fans have been anticipating has arrived.

"Nothing will ever be the same for the clawed Canadian... mostly because it's hard to change things for a dead guy."

Hugh Jackman plays Wolverine on the big screen in the X-Men films

Without giving too much away, the mutant character isn't dead by the end of the first comic but he's on his way out.

The publishers said: "Wolverine's been tested in the past, and he's even come close to death on a few occasions.

"Back then he had his healing factor to pull him out of death's clutches, but now he's not so lucky."

Articles like one title Relax, Wolverine won't be dead long suggest some aren't too convinced that the death will be permanent.

However, writer Charles Soule told USA Today that the death of Wolverine "is an event that's designed to stick".

Talking about the character, who first appeared in a comic in 1974, Marvel editor-in-chief Axel Alonso added: "What better time to kill someone than their 40th birthday."

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