"The Wolverine" Claws Back Start Date

According to VancouverFilm.Net, 20th Century Fox's "The Wolverine" has hired writer Mark Bomback ("Live Free or Die Hard") to rewrite Christopher McQuarrie's original screenplay.

The film will be a stand-alone feature and not a sequel to director Gavin Hood's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine", also starring Jackman as Marvel Comics' Canadian superhero.

McQuarrie's original screenplay was based on writer Chris Claremont and artist Frank Miller's Marvel Comics "Wolverine" solo, 4-part 1982 limited series.

In that comic book series, 'Logan', aka 'Wolverine', the mutant with 'adamantium' retractable claws, is a 'ronin', or masterless, failed samurai who hides a deep-seated code of honor underneath his rage.

Logan travels to Japan to confront the woman he loves and the man that would keep them apart.

Claremont introduced the villain 'Shingen Yashida', a crime lord that is Wolverine's physical better.

When his foe is eventually defeated, Logan prepares to settle down into wedded bliss with 'Lady Mariko', but the presence of new villains threatens to derail the peace, leading to a climactic battle between Wolverine and the 'Silver Samurai'.

Also included in the stories are "X-Men" mutants 'Rogue', 'Cyclops', 'Storm', 'Kitty Pryde' and 'Nightcrawler'.

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Enter "Batgirl" - September 7, 2011

DC Comics' "Batgirl" #1, available September 7, 2011, is written by Gail Simone and illustrated by Ardian Syaf, Vincente Cifuentes, with a cover by Adam Hughes :

"...'Barbara Gordon' is back as 'Batgirl' – and she's going to have to face the city's most horrifying new villains as well as the dark secrets from her past..."

"Batgirl" #2, available October 12, 2011, is also written by Simone and illustrated by Syaf, Cifuentes, with a cover by Hughes :

"...the nightmare-inducing brute known as 'Mirror' is destroying the lives of 'Gotham City' citizens seemingly at random, while an explosive confrontation between 'Batgirl' and Mirror leads Babs to question whether she should wear the cape and cowl at all..."

"Batgirl #3, available November 9, 2011, is also written by Simone, with illustrations by Syaf, Cifuentes and a cover by Hughes :

"...as 'Barbara Gordon struggles to find her place in the world, 'Batgirl' and 'Nightwing' collide with the unstoppable force of a train wreck! Will it be sparks flying, or fists for this star-crossed duo? Also, the terrifying 'Mirror' ups the ante in his bizarre war on the citizens of 'Gotham City'..."

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