Wolverine Origins #40 - Marvel

We finally get to see Romulus this issue. And we get to watch he and Logan fight for pretty much the entire issue. But what's never really said . . what's never really confirmed is . . I think Romulus is Logan's actual father. That's not to say that Romulus doesn't have other children. By his own admittance he's lived longer than even he can remember. I'm sure he's gotten more than 1 woman pregnant in all that time. But, I think Logan is the one that he sees as his successor. He says he wants to live forever, but Logan has figured out that he's not immortal. So when he says he wants to live forever, I think he means that he wants what he's created to live forever. And that can only be done by a successor that's worthy of what he's leaving behind. And it appears for that . . he's chosen Logan. Well . . Logan and Daken. Daken probably wants it more, but Logan is much more experienced. And this contest is a way of proving whether Logan is ready or not. Probably to himself and to Logan. In the end Logan gets the upper hand on Romulus, but then he turns his back on him. That's when Romulus knocks him out with the Muramasa blade. When he leaves, he leaves Logan with the blade. 'Keep that. You'll need it!' By the way, at the end of last issue it appears that Omega Red has killed Wild Child. And after fighting Logan, Omega Red also lies dying. Daniel Way has done a great job exploring this part of Logan's past. We don't know for sure that Romulus is his father, but . . I'm guessing. So we still have all the semantics to sort out. And . . eventually . . we're going to have to see the origin of Romulus, and how he's connected to Logan. Are you up to the challenge, Daniel? I think you are. You've done a fantastic job already. Scot Eaton does the pencils for this issue. I can't wait to see what's next in this book. How do you top this?