After years of debate over the character’s origins, the co-creator of Wolverine has finally shared his opinion on the credits of the Marvel movie following the release of Deadpool & Wolverine.
In 1972, Roy Thomas took over as Marvel’s editor-in-chief, succeeding Stan Lee and becoming the first person to hold this position. Throughout the comics, Thomas was renowned for co-creating beloved characters such as Vision, Carol Danvers, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist.
Over the years, he has consistently advocated for recognition as a co-creator of the character Wolverine. However, until the release of Deadpool & Wolverine, Thomas had not received credit for his contributions to the X-Men movies or any other media featuring the Hugh Jackman character.
Additionally, the recently released Marvel film acknowledges Thomas as a co-creator, including his name in the credits. However, this decision has sparked criticism from both fans and artists, as it goes against the longstanding tradition of not giving editors creator credits. This is especially notable since Thomas was still serving as editor-in-chief when Wolverine made his debut in 1974.
Thomas maintains he initiated Wolverine’s creation
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Thomas expressed his thoughts on the new film in a statement and also discussed his new co-creator credit.
He expressed his gratitude to Marvel Entertainment for recognizing the validity of his stance from a few months ago, in which he advocated for the acknowledgement of Len Wein, John Romita, and himself as official “co-creators”of Deadpool & Wolverine. This same recognition has been granted to the two original co-creators of Deadpool.
In the credits for Logan, Thomas was recognized in the ‘thank-you’ section. However, despite being credited in both Deadpool and Wolverine, the former Marvel editor-in-chief believes that his name should have been listed first.
The speaker expressed his belief that his name should have been listed first in the Wolverine grouping, as he conceived the Wolverine character on which Len and the others built. However, he also acknowledged that being listed last did not hinder the success of notable names such as Oliver Hardy, Lou Costello, Jerry Lewis, or Paul McCartney, and even Jack Kirby in the cases of “Simon and”and “Lee and.”
He further commented, “It is unfortunate that there has been a lot of negativity in the past few months since Marvel recognized me as the official co-creator. However, I have always believed, just like Herb, that we deserve this recognition.”
“This has been especially true considering my side of the creation story has been publicly documented in articles published in 1982 and 1999.”
To learn more, be sure to look into the various versions of Wolverine featured in Deadpool & Wolverine. Additionally, you can uncover all the hidden references in the latest film and stay updated on the developments in Marvel’s Phase 6.
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