Editor's Desk 
More than 20 issues into his Wolverine run, Saladin Ahmed has had something increasingly rare in superhero comics: time.
That extended runway has allowed Ahmed to plant story elements well in advance, sometimes waiting a year or more before revealing exactly where they are headed. Speaking on the AIPT Comics podcast, Ahmed teased that there is plenty more planned for Logan as his run continues.
“We’ve got all sorts of other plans for Logan, and it really is, that kind of tenure and runway is just golden because you can really live with that character, grow them, put them through different kinds of paces, set up things that’ll pay off a year later,” Ahmed said.
Readers have already seen one major example. Ahmed began seeding the Adamantine storyline in his first issue, eventually paying it off with the destruction of one set of Wolverine’s claws.
For Ahmed, writing an ongoing series also means having enough space to occasionally move away from the larger plot.
“I love those kinds of one-offs and bottle episodes and side spots,” Ahmed said. “When I’m playing video games, I’m always off doing the side quests, right? Because that, to me, is almost more satisfying often than the big overarching plot stuff.”
That philosophy was on display when Wolverine and Nightcrawler recently attempted to take a vacation together. Naturally, Logan didn’t exactly get to kick back for long, with Absorbing Man eventually providing the requisite superhero fight.
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“Having fun is something that I love to show characters doing,” Ahmed said. “That was a really fun episode to write, just an old-fashioned superhero-supervillain fight with some superhero buddy antics there.”
Those quieter detours also give Ahmed room to explore Logan beyond the violence that frequently defines his solo adventures. The writer has made Wolverine’s internal life a major concern of his run, particularly as Logan deals with the loss of his claws and old trauma resurfacing.
Artist Júlio Ohta has become an important collaborator in that effort. Ahmed praised Ohta’s ability to move between Wolverine’s bloody action and more intimate character moments.
“He has really classic comics chops,” Ahmed said. “He’s just got this incredible dynamism. He can do brutal stuff, he can do expressive stuff, and he’s got just enough stylization.”
Ahmed even occasionally changes dialogue after seeing Ohta’s finished artwork, another benefit of a collaboration that has had time to develop.
Marvel currently lists Ahmed as writer of the ongoing Wolverine series, with the publisher’s collected editions continuing to gather his extended run.
And judging by Ahmed’s comments, readers shouldn’t assume the biggest seeds he’s planted have already sprouted.
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