Warning! Spoilers ahead for Wolverine #17
Marvel Comics' most recent issue of Wolverine just paid tribute to 2017's Logan and its emotional but well-done marketing. Directed by James Mangold, Logan was, as of right now, the final film for actor Hugh Jackman in the titular role, serving as the perfect farewell to the character he'd played since 2000. Now, the new Wolverine #17 pays tribute to the trailers released for the film which featured Johnny Cash's rendition of Hurt.
Logan is set in the year 2029, featuring an aging Wolverine struggling to survive with a failing healing factor. Caring for Professor Charles Xavier who's suffering from dementia (which makes him extremely dangerous), Logan soon comes into contact with Laura, a young child who is either the female clone of Wolverine or his actual biological daughter. The movie follows the title mutant as he tries to evade agents from the corporation Alkali-Transigen who want her back. Logan is a very intense and often depressing tale that ends with Wolverine giving his life to save Laura, along with the rest of the children who had escaped Transigen.
Now, the new Wolverine #17 from writer Benjamin Percy and artist Lan Medina pays tribute to Logan in a pretty funny way. While Wolverine is attempting to plan his next mission to defend the mutant island nation of Krakoa with Domino, it just so happens that several of the other X-Men are participating in Krakoa Karaoke Night. Featuring the vocal talents of the Blob singing "Blob-ra Ann," Pyro singing We Didn't Start The Fire, and a duet of Unbreak My Heart from Jean Grey and Storm, it seems as though everyone's getting in on the fun... except Logan. As Wolverine refuses to sing, Jean suggests Nick Cave or Johnny Cash, seemingly a reference to Cash's Hurt, which was used in the trailers for Logan.
Despite Logan's staunch refusal to sing, it's fun to know that his singing voice apparently lends itself to Cash or Cave all the same. Despite how depressing Hurt is, it worked incredibly well for Logan's marketing, perfectly conveying the pain and toll that time has taken on the X-Man. It reflects Logan's overall struggle caring for Xavier and the former Wolverine's failing healing factor, enduring pain and hurt like he's never had to before.
As such, the use of the Cash's Hurt became iconic for Logan, and it's fun to see Wolverine nod to the song in the comics. While it would have been exciting to see Logan actually perform Hurt on stage for Karkoa Karaoke Night, it probably would have been too on the nose and somewhat forced, especially considering the fact that Wolverine was so focused on saving the island nation at the time.
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