A Marvel Comics villain put Wolverine and Deadpool in a blender, literally

It is inarguable that the “healing factor” is one of the more impactful superpowers out there, and yet it raises many questions once you think about it for more than a second. How do people with healing factors — like Wolverine and Deadpool — keep their hair and nails in check? It seems that it grows back in exactly the same way every time. They can get haircuts. Tattoos? Piercings? Is it possible to cut the piercings in half? Are starfish the new rules of fishing?

In this week’s Wolverine #23, artist Adam Kubert and writer Benjamin Percy served up an illustration in which Wolverine was put in a room with a lot of buzzsaws by a villain until both their bodies became one unrecognizable puree. Above you can see their combined healing powers.

Because god is merciful, this Poolverine monstrosity was a temporary state, only lasting until each guy’s cells worked out who was who and they budded off of each other like amoeba. Phew.

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Image: Benjamin Percy, Adam Kubert/Marvel Comics

Also, Deadpool, who had been a Krakoan nuisance for a whole year, finally found a way to speak with Wolverine. This was enough to convince X-Force that he is allowed to rejoin the team. Even though he’s not a mutant. It must really put things into perspective to have your cells reduced into a pink slurry mingling with another guy’s.

Image Credit: Gerry Duggan, Kris Anka/Marvel Comics

Speaking of “things that are canon now”: Jon Hamm and Emma Frost. What the Hellfire Gala lacked compared to last year’s drawn-in celebrity cameos, it made up for in the star power of Jon Hamm. And Cyclops mentioning that the actor is one of Jean Grey’s “hall passes.”

Image: Loïc Locatelli-Kournwsky/Boom Studios

Flavor Girls is a new series from Loïc Locatelli-Kournwsky at Boom that is making big homages to Sailor MoonWith a side of Neon Genesis EvangelionThere are some amazing next-level artwork. I almost regret showing this series of panels that’s deliberately drawn looser for comedy’s sake; there are some gorgeous alien disasters, splash panels, and color choices from Locatelli-Kournwsky and collaborator Eros de Santiago.

Also! You can also find back issues with Magical-girl fashion spreads. Who doesn’t love that?