In Marvel Comics, Wolverine is one of the most popular characters. So much that there is more than one! We are not speaking about X-23, maybe the most famous Wolverine after the Original, but about Old Man Logan today. But be careful as there are actually three versions of the older and grimmer Logan!
The original Old Man Logan made his first appearance in Fantastic Four (1998) #558 before appearing in Wolverine #66. Created by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven, he lives in a dystopian future where the villains won — Earth-807128, aka the Wastelands timeline. He is mostly the star of a famous storyline and made a few other appearances.
Another version of the character was introduced in Secret Wars and found its way into Marvel’s main continuity after his Earth-shattering events. If you thought that the two characters were the same Old Man Logan, nobody could blame you! It was first suggested as such, with the character blending elements from the original dystopian story with elements from 616 Wolverine. It was later explained that this version was this was another Old Man Logan. And, let’s not forget that an alternate version of the second Old Man Logan was introduced in Edge of Venomverse #4.
Today, we’re taking a closer look at both versions of Old Man Logan—to avoid any confusion—starting with the story that began it all, then moving on to the second Old Man Logan’s many adventures across the Marvel Universe.
The Original Old Man Logan Reading Order
The Original Old Man Logan was created by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven. Living in an alternate future universe in which the supervillains overthrew the superheroes (now known as Earth-807128), he has abandoned his Wolverine persona to settle down and take care of his family. Years later, he is forced to help an old friend, Old Man Hawkeye, to assure his family’s safety.
This is a self-contained story that Marvel will reprint this year in their Marvel Premier Collection:
- Wolverine: Old Man Logan [Marvel Premier Collection]
Collects Wolverine #66-72, Wolverine Giant-Size Old Man Logan (2009) #1.
This story can also be found in the classic trade paperback collection Wolverine: Old Man Logan as well as in the Wolverine by Mark Millar Omnibus.
While published many years later, Wastelanders: Wolverine is picking up not long after the end of the original Old Man Logan limited series and look at what the future holds for him
- Wastelanders: Wolverine #1
Collected in Wastelanders
Around the same time as the Old Man Logan limited series, Mark Millar was also writing the Fantastic Four (with art by Bryan Hitch) and introduces the New Defenders, a team coming from the distant future led by Sue Storm and including a man known as the Hooded Man!
- Fantastic Four by Millar & Hitch Omnibus
Collects Fantastic Four (1998) #554-569 and Annual #32, Fantastic Force (2009) #1-4 and Marvel 1985 #1-6.- Old Man Logan appears in FF #558-561 and Fantastic Force (2009) #1-4
- FF #558-561 were also collected in Fantastic Four: World’s Greatest
When a team of Wolverines from across the Multiverse is assembled to take on a foe under Christos Gage’s supervision, the Original Old Man Logan is part of the team and this is, to this date, his most recent appearances in the Marvel Universe.
- Weapon X-Men
Collects Weapon X-Men Vol 1-4
Your Guide to Old Man Logan Comics, Post Secret Wars!
Originally presented as the same as his Earth-807128 counterpart, it was later established that the Old Man Logan introduced in Secret Wars was from a different reality. To be specific, from Earth-21923. Created by Brian Michael Bendis and Andrea Sorrentino, this other Old Man Logan is way older than Prime Wolverine and his own history plays a little differently than the original Old Man Logan. When the Multiverse was destroyed and reborn in the form of Battleword, this Old Man Logan found himself in the Wastelands, a recreation of his reality.
When the dust settled–or simply, a new Marvel Universe was born–, he woke up in the new Prime Marvel Universe, starring in his own comic title by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino. He also joined Storm’s team in Extraordinary X-Men also written by Lemire with art from Humberto Ramos.
- Old Man Logan Vol. 0 – Warzones
Collects Old Man Logan #1–5, Secret Wars: Old Man Logan. This collection is part of Secret Wars. - Old Man Logan Vol. 1: Berzerker
Collects Old Man Logan #1–4, Giant-Size Wolverine Old Man Logan #1.
- Extraordinary X-Men Vol. 1: X-Haven
Collects Extraordinary X-Men #1-5. - Extraordinary X-Men Vol. 2: Apocalypse Wars
Collects Extraordinary X-Men #6-12. - Old Man Logan Vol. 2: Bordertown
Collects Old Man Logan vol. 2 #5–8, Uncanny X-Men #205. - Old Man Logan Vol. 3: The Last Ronin
Collects Old Man Logan vol. 2 #9–13. - Extraordinary X-Men Vol. 3: Kingdoms Fall
Collects Extraordinary X-Men #13-16, Annual #1.
Event Alert! It’s time for Civil War II. The X-Men played a minor part in the event, but if you want to know more about it, a full reading order is here. The X-Titles connected to the war are there:
- All-new Wolverine Vol. 2: Civil War II
Collects All-New Wolverine #7-12. - Extraordinary X-Men Vol. 3: Kingdoms Fall
Collects Extraordinary X-Men #13-16, Annual #1. - Old Man Logan Vol. 4: Old Monsters
Collects Old Man Logan vol. 2 #14–18.
Event Alert! Inhumans Vs. X-Men! The story begins with the Inhumans’ power-granting Terrigen mists threatening the lives of every mutant on the planet, the X-Men have no choice but to declare war in order to save their future. If you want to know more about it, a full reading order is here.
- Inhumans Vs X-Men
Collects IvX #0-6. - Extraordinary X-Men Vol. 4: IvX
Collects Extraordinary X-Men #17-20. - Old Man Logan: Past Lives
Collects Old Man Logan vol. 2 #19–24.
Following the the events of Inhumans Vs. X-Men, Logan joined Kitty Pryde’s team of X-Men alongside Nightcrawler, Prestige, Colossus, and Storm in X-Men Gold from himself in an uneasy alliance with Sabretooth to hunt down the revived Weapon X program and stomp it out before it gets any stronger–in a title written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Greg Land.
- X-Men Gold: Back to the Basics
Collects X-Men Prime No. 1, X-Men Gold #1–6. - Weapon X, Volume 1: Weapons of Mutant Destruction Prelude
Collects Weapon X (Vol. 3) #1–4, Totally Awesome Hulk #19. - Weapons of Mutant Destruction
Collects Weapon X (Vol. 3) #5–6, Totally Awesome Hulk #20–22, Weapons of Mutant Destruction #1.
Alert (optional) Event! Secret Empire: Captain America, Sentinel of Liberty, is living a lie! The Cosmic Cube has remade the world’s greatest hero into a secret true believer in the cause of Hydra, wholly dedicated to its mission of progress through authority and unity through adversity! Here is the full reading order.
- X-Men Gold: Evil Empires
Collects X-Men Gold #7–12.
The new Astonishing X-Men series starts when a band of X-Men members finds themselves reunited in London in order to face the threat of the Shadow King. The team includes Psylocke, Bishop, Angel, Gambit, Fantomex, Old Man Logan, Rogue, and Mystique (initially disguised as Beast). At the same time, writer Ed Brisson and artist Mike Deodato Jr. start their run on Old Man Logan!
- Astonishing X-Men: Life of X
Collects Astonishing X-Men (vol. 4) #1–6. - Old Man Logan: Days of Anger
Collects Old Man Logan vol. 2 #25–30. - Weapon X, Volume 2: Search for Weapon H
Collects Weapon X (Vol. 3) #7–11. - Phoenix Resurrection: The Return Of Jean Grey
Collects Phoenix Resurrection #1-5. - X-Men Gold: Mojo Worldwide
Collects X-Men Gold #13–15 and X-Men Blue #13–15. - Old Man Logan: Scarlet Samurai
Collects Old Man Logan vol. 2 #31–35.
- X-Men Gold: The Negative Zone War
Collects X-Men Gold #16–20. - Weapon X, Volume 3: Modern Warfare
Collects Weapon X (Vol. 3) #12–16. - Deadpool vs. Old Man Logan
Collects Deadpool vs. Old Man Logan #1-5. - Astonishing X-Men: A Man Called X
Collects Astonishing X-Men (vol. 4) #7–12. - Weapon X, Volume 4: Russian Revolution
Collects Weapon X (Vol. 3) #17–21. - Old Man Logan: To Kill For
Collects Old Man Logan vol. 2 #36–40. - Old Man Logan: The Hunter and the Hunted
Collects Old Man Logan vol. 2 #41–45. - Old Man Logan: End of the World
Collects Old Man Logan vol. 2 #46–50, Old Man Logan Annual.
Dead Man Logan is a 12-issue comic series that serves as a follow-up and conclusion to Ed Brisson’s run on Old Man Logan and offers a conclusion to the character. It’s the end of the road for Old Man Logan but Logan still has unfinished business to take care of!
- Dead Man Logan: The Complete Collection
Collects Dead Man Logan (2018) #1-12.
Old Man Venom
From Old Man Logan… to Old Man Venom?! This version of the character is a variant of Logan from Earth-21923, created by Ryan Key and Mike Hawthorne. You guessed it, he bonded with a Venom symbiote before appearing in Venomverse!
- Edge of Venomverse #4
Collected in Edge of Venomverse - Venomverse
Collects Venomverse #1-5.
Want more Wolverine? Check out our Complete Wolverine Reading order for more of his solo adventures, or explore our X-Men Guide to learn more about Wolverine’s role with the X-Men