Wolverine, Deadpool Debut Major Upgrades As the Duo Takes Over Marvel's X-Cutioners
WARNING! Potential spoilers ahead for Deadpool/Wolverine #5Wolverine and Deadpool are getting an upgrade in the Marvel Universe, as the two heroes are set to become X-Cutioners doing the bidding of major villain Stryfe. They’ve fought each other countless times before, but with the fate of all human and mutant life hanging in the balance, their latest smackdown might be the most consequential of them all.
Set to be released in May, Deadpool/Wolverine #5 continues the duo's latest team-up series, which has so far featured Deadpool recruited by the future villain Stryfe for nefarious ends. Now, it looks like Wolverine will be joining the Merc with a Mouth, as the two become Stryfe’s X-Cuntioners.
Deadpool/Wolverine #5 (2025) | |
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Release Date: | May 28, 2025 |
Writers: | Benjamin Percy |
Artists: | Joshua Cassara |
Cover Artist: | Joshua Cassara |
Variant Covers: | Iban Coello, Alex Ross |
END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT! WOLVERINE and DEADPOOL serve STRYFE as his X-CUTIONERS! This could very well be the end of human and mutant life on Earth…so what is Stryfe’s endgame? | |
Deadpool’s appearance in Deadpool/Wolverine #1 was quite shocking, as the anti-hero finds himself under mind control from Stryfe. Even though the second issue saw Wade snap out of it, it looks like both he and Wolverine will find themselves being controlled by Stryfe.
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While Stryfe’s ultimate plan remains a mystery for now, the second issue saw him hatching a clutch of mysterious eggs, unleashing a batch of gnarly-looking dinosaur/dragon creatures on the world at large. While Deadpool was initially riding one of the creatures as it attacked Wolverine, a blast of gunfire from fellow Weapon-X survivor Maverick was enough to snap Deadpool free from Stryfe’s control. The three were able to defeat the creatures attacking them, but the issue ended with a double-page splash of Stryfe leading a host of winged dragon creatures.
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Deadpool/Wolverine #2 also showed off an X-Cutioner suit that appears to be tailor-made for Wolverine, given that the gloves had slits for Logan’s razor-sharp claws. Maverick wondered if Wolverine might be already acting under Stryfe’s control without knowing it, so the sight of him wearing the X-Cutioner suit alongside Deadpool on the cover for Deadpool/Wolverine #5 doesn’t bode well for either character. Further, with the solicitation for the issue teasing that the fate of all mutant and human life hangs in the balance, the stakes couldn’t be higher for Deadpool and Wolverine’s latest series.
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However things turn out, fans can expect many expended bullets and popped adamantium claws along the way, with Deadpool/Wolverine #3 in particular promising a brutal fight between the two title characters. Both heroes have quite the battle ahead of them, and with Styfe having reawakened the bony dragon creatures, the fight is only beginning for Wade and Logan. Whether they can break free from Stryfe’s control as X-Cutioners or not remains to be determined, but eithe way the latest team-up between DeadpoolandWolverine just might be the wildest of them all.
Deadpool/Wolverine #5 will be available May 28, 2025 from Marvel Comics
- NAME
- James "Logan" Howlett
- Alias
- James "Logan" Howlett
- Created By
- Roy Thomas, Len Wein, John Romita Sr.
- POWERS
- Retractible claws and Adamantium skeleton. Superhuman senses, stamina, and strength. Healing factor and longevity.
- Franchise
- X-Men, Marvel
- Age
- 197 (in the MCU)
The human mutant Wolverine (a.k.a. Logan) was born James Howlett, blessed with a superhuman healing factor, senses, and physiology. Subjecting himself to experimentation to augment his skeleton and claws with adamantium, Logan is as deadly as he is reckless, impulsive, and short-tempered. Making him the X-Men's wildest and deadliest member, and one of Marvel Comics' biggest stars. He's played in Fox and Marvel's movie franchises by Hugh Jackman.
- Alias
- Wade Wilson
- Created By
- Fabian Nicieza, Rob Liefeld
- POWERS
- Healing factor, regeneration, superhuman strength and agility,
- Franchise
- Marvel
- Birthday
- November 22
- Height
- 6'2”
The merc with the mouth first appeared in an issue of New Mutants in 1990, and since then has gone on to get his own series and a massive cult following. With his incredible powers of healing and regeneration, Deadpool was initially depicted as an X-Men villain but went on to become an anti-hero. After getting his own movie series starting in 2016, the third Deadpool movie finally brings the wisecracking, fourth-wall-breaking character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
