‘Logan’ is looking better and better the closer it gets to its premiere date, with each new trailer adding new layers of darkness and intricacy to the film, as well as intriguing new plot points to the world that the film inhabits. One of the more interesting elements recently introduced is the idea that in the universe that ‘Logan’ inhabits there are ‘X-Men’ comics, which we see Hugh Jackman’s character holding in one of the trailers, which opens up a world of possibilities. With the ‘X-Men’ films being as serious and relatively grounded as they are (except of course for ‘Deadpool’), I never thought we would see them get this self-referential, but it seems there is a very definitely point to those comics, and they are not just any regular ‘X-Men’ issues either.
According to the latest issue of Empire Magazine, which will feature Hugh Jackman as Logan on the cover, the comics in ‘Logan’ were done by Marvel CCO Joe Quesada himself for the movie, with Quesada stating that he worked extensively with director James Mangold to create these pages for the film, and that there will be a many pages featured in the film, though he said little more than that. My personal theory about the comics? In ‘Old Man Logan,’ there is a whole flashback explaining what exactly happened to the X-Men team, a memory which haunts Wolverine due to his personal involvement in the death of his teammates, and I would not be surprised if Mangold took some creative license here and decided that instead of doing it in flashbacks, maybe the story of the fall of the X-Men will be told in those comic pages, which makes the juxtaposition of the bright and colorful pages against the dark and tragic story told within exceptionally sad for Logan, and somehow very fitting for this film.
My personal theory about the comics? In ‘Old Man Logan,’ there is a whole flashback explaining what exactly happened to the X-Men team, a memory which haunts Wolverine due to his personal involvement in the death of his teammates, and I would not be surprised if Mangold took some creative license here and decided that instead of doing it in flashbacks, maybe the story of the fall of the X-Men will be told in those comic pages, which makes the juxtaposition of the bright and colorful pages against the dark and tragic story told within exceptionally sad for Logan and somehow very fitting for this film.
That’s just my theory, though, and I’ve been proven wrong many, many times before. What are your thoughts on having those comic pages in the film? Do you have any theories on what they might be used for? Feel free to share your opinions and theories in the comments below!
