Marvel’sTVAare finally starring in their own miniseries after their recent streaming success on Disney+‘sLoki, and Marvel has just revealed thatWolverine’s forgotten son will be joining them as they put together their own multiversalAvengers-style team. However, whether he can step out of his father’s short, sharp shadow remains to be seen.
The first look at David Yardin’s variant cover forTVA #3has seemingly revealed that Jimmy Hudson, son of the original Ultimate Wolverine, will be working with the titular organization, which makes perfect sense for his role as a multiversal misfit.TVAis coming from Katharyn Blair and Pere Pérez.
Jimmy first appeared as the star of 2010’sUltimate X #1, written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Arthur Adams. The story was set shortly after the original Ultimate Wolverine’s death and established Jimmy as his replacement. What readers wouldn’t have guessed from these humble origins is that Jimmy would last decades, move to Marvel’s main continuity and eventually join something like the TVA.
TVA’s team is turning several variant heroes into an Avengers-style superteam, including Spider-Gwen and Peggy Carter’s Captain Britain.
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Jimmy Hudson, Wolverine’s Ultimate Universe Son, is Joining the TVA’s New Team
Jimmy Hudson’s Poison Hasn’t Been Seen in Years
Surprisingly, Jimmy was one of the few survivors of the original Ultimate Universe after its destruction in 2015’sSecret Wars, written by Jonathan Hickman with art by Esad Ribić. He popped up in writer Cullen Bunn’sX-Men: Blueshortly thereafter, bonding with theanti-symbiote predator known as Poison. Sadly, six years then passed without any further adventures for Jimmy, and he only recently returned in Cullen Bunn and Roberto Di Salvo’sVenom War: Deadpool #1.
The series revealed that Jimmy has been laying low in the underground Monster Metropolis, losing even more control of his mind to the Poison symbiote. Thankfully, things are looking up, as the art seemingly reveals that the TVA’s new team of alt-universe superheroes will include Jimmy.
It’s the TVA’s Time to Shine
Giving the Time Variance Authority Their Own Avengers Is a Genius Idea
The TVA, aka the Time Variance Authority, have been around in Marvel for decades, but only recently with their starring role in Disney+’sLokihave they become major players. Their job is to clean up messes in Marvel’s timeline, and often find themselves working at odds against characters like the Fantastic Four. Part of the TVA’s appeal is thatthey’ve always poked fun at Marvel editorial’sown desire to keep continuity straight, and in an era where fans are obsessed with ‘lore’ it makes perfect sense that they’re having a moment.
The newTVAseries will include anAvengers-style team of alt-universe variants, including Spider-Gwen, Peggy Carter and aChanning Tatum-esque Gambit, as well as members who look like the MCU’s Hunter B-15, Sylvie, Mobius and Ouroboros. Pérez’s cover essentially confirms Jimmy Hudson will soon join this superteam to investigate a serial killer stalking the TVA offices.
TVA’s superteam is likely Jimmy Hudson’s last chance to take off as a character.
Wolverine’s Forgotten Son Has a Terrible Alternative to Adamantium
In the Ultimate Universe, Wolverine’s son, Jimmy Hudson Jr., has claws like his father, except his can grow their own organic metal like Colossus.
This Is Probably the Last Chance for Wolverine’s Long-Lost Son
TVA Needs to Make Jimmy Feel Unique
After six years in the shadows, the question is whether Jimmy has any future beyond this one miniseries. If he’s going to stick as a character, then it’s vital that he gets a consistent characterization and motive that sets him apart fromthe rest of Wolverine’s family. His lack of staying power in other stories proves that ‘slightly younger, blond Wolverine’ just isn’t enough, while the symbiote angle has failed to earn him the stories he needs to shine.
As a series that will explicitly deal with its heroes being multiversal variants,there’s genuine hope thatTVAcan find a unique angle on Jimmy, giving him a new life in Marvel lore. However, it’s also likely this is the character’s last chance to really take off. Is Jimmy Hudson going to remain a third-rateWolverineforever, or is he about to find a new interdimensional purpose in the TVA’s makeshiftAvengers?
TVA #1is coming December 18 from Marvel Comics, withTVA #3following July 03, 2025.
Wolverine
The human mutant Wolverine (a.k.a. Logan) was born James Howlett, blessed with a superhuman healing factor, senses, and physiology. Subjecting himself to experimentation to augment his skeleton and claws with adamantium, Logan is as deadly as he is reckless, impulsive, and short-tempered. Making him the X-Men’s wildest and deadliest member, and one of Marvel Comics' biggest stars. He’s played in Fox and Marvel’s movie franchises by Hugh Jackman.
