The launch of Wolverine #5 this week handled readers to one of many first references to Fortnite in Marvel’s comics now that the battle royale game officially exists within continuity of the comics. The crossover between Marvel and Fortnite occurred on the very finish of the problem and is related to different comics exterior of Wolverine, so it’d be a straightforward one to overlook in case you weren’t caught up on what’s been occurring within the game throughout Season 4.
Marvel’s Fortnite reference in Wolverine #5 comes on the finish of the comedian after the “Coming Soon” web page marketed what’s on the horizon for the remainder of the month. The darkness is all of the sudden pierced by the rainbow colours of the Bifrost as Wolverine protests and says he’s acquired stuff to do. A voice replies to him that his considerations don’t matter and that he’s wanted elsewhere, and whereas we will’t see who’s speaking, the usage of the Bifrost suggests Wolverine’s being summoned by Thor and Sif. He seems to be introduced again not lengthy after he was pulled away.
As for the situation Wolverine was zoomed away to, it makes extra sense in case you’ve learn Fortnite X Marvel – Nexus War: Thor #1. In that comedian from Donny Cates, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, and Frand D’Armata, you’ll see Thor take a detour from his adventures alongside Galactus to pay a go to to the world of Fortnite. More particularly, he lands on the island the place the game is about and sees a ton of in style Fortnite characters like Peely and others.
After brawling with them for some time, he sends out a message to Sif to name for assist. The result’s the summoning of among the hottest Marvel heroes round by way of use of the Bifrost which leads us to the crossover beneath that comes from the ultimate web page within the Marvel X Fortnite comedian.
It doesn’t take lengthy for these occasions to transpire within the Wolverine comedian, however Fortnite gamers can have the complete season to take advantage of the Marvel crossovers. Players are nonetheless working their method in direction of the Wolverine pores and skin that may solely be unlocked by finishing challenges, so it’ll nonetheless be some time earlier than we see gamers operating round as Wolverine in-game.
Cates, the author for the Fortnite X Marvel – Nexus War: Thor #1 comedian referenced above, recently defended the crossover between the 2 properties. We’ve seen Marvel come to Fortnite a number of occasions earlier than, however seeing Fortnite come to Marvel is new to readers.
