Gambit: 10 Lessons It Must Learn From X-Men Failures

2. No Wolverine

Recently Marvel courted controversy (and increased comics sales) by killing Wolverine off in, fittingly, a major crossover event and miniseries called Death Of Wolverine. Logan won't remain buried for long €“ it's not in his nature, and fan-favourite characters rarely stay dead €“ but it spoke to something readers had been feeling for years. Wolverine was being spread thing. What was once a mysterious, enigmatic outsider had become the opposite, as he appeared in almost every X-book going and frequently cameoed in other books too. The market was saturated with Wolverine. The X-Men movies have the same problem. What works so well as an ensemble in print has totally become Hugh Jackman (And Friends) on the screen, with Wolverine being front and centre of every single X-Men film released so far except for First Class - and even then he stole the show with a five-second, four-letter cameo. So here's a novel idea: don't kill Wolverine off, but cool it with the appearances for a while. Jackman would probably appreciate a break. And when you're introducing a new character like Gambit, he doesn't need to be overwhelmed by an established, beloved one like Logan.