The beloved X-Men hero Wolverine is many, many things, but rarely is the word "adorable" used to describe the gruff and powerful man called Logan. However, a new piece of fanart by Jesse Lonergan makes James Howlett unbelievably adorable, as the mutant is turned into an actual wolverine!The Eisner-award nominated Jesse Lonergan's (Hedra, Planet Paradise) adorably vicious interpretation of Wolverine is hilariously titled "Wolverine Wolverine" and perfectly captures what it would look like if an X-Men villain used a ray gun to turn Logan into an actual wolverine.
Wolverines are incredibly resilient, ferocious animals known for their solitary nature and disproportionate strength. Even though Logan does not have many actual physical characteristics of a Wolverine, unlike Marvel characters such as Toad or Tigra, he is still a pretty solid representation of a wolverine.
Perhaps Jonathan Has Finally Decided To Join The X-Men
Of course, in the X-Men comics there is actually a real wolverine that is part of Logan's Snikt Family: Jonathan, the truly precious pet wolverine of Laura Kinney's clone, Gabby aka Honey Badger. Jonathan the wolverine was introduced in All-New Wolverine #7 after he was rescued from a lab by Squirrel Girl and brought to Laura Kinney's apartment because Squirrel Girl hilariously thought Laura could talk to wolverine's the same way she can talk to squirrels. Nicknamed Jonathan the Unstoppable, and given a translator by Rocket Raccoon that allows him to speak, the wolverine quickly became a beloved pet of Gabby's and a member of the Snikt Family, with Gabby at times dressing him up in an adorable Wolverine-inspired costume. While Jesse's fanart of Wolverine as a wolverine does not indicate that this is in fact Jonathan, it is truly funny that Marvel actually already has a real wolverine as an X-Men character. There are a lot of different origin stories for how Logan got the name Wolverine, which is what he was called after being labeled "Weapon X" and escaping from the secret government research facility of the same name.
There have been rumors for years that the creator of Wolverine, Len Wein, had intended for him to actually be an evolved wolverine cub, but Wein has time and time again denied this, reporting he always intended Wolverine to be a mutant. The 1992 comic Marvel Comics Presents #98 shows a story of Wolverine saving an Indigenous American tribe from a monstrous worm. Afterwards the tribe members honoring Logan by calling him "skunk-bear" or "Caracajou," which is another word for "Wolverine," presenting one possible origin of his name. However, in 2002's Wolverine: The Origin #6 it is shown that Wolverine got his name from being an incredibly fierce cage fighter, eventually being named "Logan the Wolverine" because of his incredible resilience and strength. While Wolverine does not have fur, or a tail, he is an incredibly solitary creature, and he is known for his powerful claws (which were originally natural bone before being coated with adamantium) and his short stature, meaning Logan has more in common with the wolverine than one might think.
Wolverine's Name Has Many Different Origins
Regardless, there are very few versions of Logan that could be considered "adorable" - handsome perhaps, but probably not a traditional "cute" - so Jesse Lonergan's "Wolverine Wolverine" fanart is the perfect chance for the X-Men's gruffest hero Wolverine to finally live out his destiny as an enchanting woodland creature.
Source: Jesse Lonergan