# Marvel debuts four Wolverine clones, but they are threats rather than Logan’s replacement A new Uncanny X-Men preview introduces four adamantium-clawed copies tied to Graymalkin Prison, sharpening the danger around Wolverine without retiring the original. By The Signal Edition | Entertainment / Comics Published: 2026-10-18T14:59:24.601Z Updated: 2026-10-18T14:59:24.601Z Canonical: https://www.thesignaledition.com/article/marvel-wolverine-four-clones-uncanny-x-men-94a5a5f Image: https://www.thesignaledition.com/media/5dfcf6a57d92fb2a21f6e0d75ee642e7.jpg (File image of an Uncanny X-Men comic cover featuring Wolverine; credit: CAFU / Marvel Comics, file image) ## Summary - Marvel’s latest Uncanny X-Men preview introduces four Wolverine clones. - The copies are connected to Sarah Gaunt and Graymalkin Prison. - The word replacement is headline shorthand; Marvel has not announced that Logan is being retired or recast. ## What Marvel has actually introduced Marvel's new Wolverine story introduces four apparent clones of Logan, each built around the same basic threat: heightened healing, familiar ferocity and adamantium claws. The characters emerge from the Graymalkin Prison storyline connected to Sarah Gaunt. They are positioned as weapons against Wolverine and the X-Men, not as a friendly team inheriting his identity. [1](https://screenrant.com/x-men-new-wolverine-scavengers-debut/) [2](https://collider.com/wolverine-replacement-new-clones-adamantium-claws-uncanny-x-men/) [3](https://www.cbr.com/uncanny-x-men-38-wolverine-clones-replacement/) That distinction corrects the most misleading version of the trend. Some headlines call the four characters Wolverine replacements, but Marvel has not announced that Logan is leaving the comics, surrendering the codename or being replaced in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The copies are antagonists whose resemblance to him is meant to create danger and psychological pressure. [1](https://screenrant.com/x-men-new-wolverine-scavengers-debut/) [2](https://collider.com/wolverine-replacement-new-clones-adamantium-claws-uncanny-x-men/) [3](https://www.cbr.com/uncanny-x-men-38-wolverine-clones-replacement/) ## Four copies raise the physical stakes One Wolverine is difficult to stop because his healing factor, training and metal skeleton let him survive damage that would disable other fighters. Four copies multiply the problem. The concept forces Logan to confront opponents who may match his durability while lacking his restraint, experience or relationships with the X-Men. It also deprives him of the usual advantage of being the hardest person in the fight to put down. [2](https://collider.com/wolverine-replacement-new-clones-adamantium-claws-uncanny-x-men/) [3](https://www.cbr.com/uncanny-x-men-38-wolverine-clones-replacement/) Advance coverage has described the clones as creations kept under Gaunt's control at Graymalkin Prison. Earlier solicit information placed the major confrontation in a later issue, while the newest preview identifies The Uncanny X-Men #37 as their official debut. The numbering difference reflects the gap between advance promotion and the final release sequence, not four separate replacement announcements. [1](https://screenrant.com/x-men-new-wolverine-scavengers-debut/) [2](https://collider.com/wolverine-replacement-new-clones-adamantium-claws-uncanny-x-men/) [3](https://www.cbr.com/uncanny-x-men-38-wolverine-clones-replacement/) ## Graymalkin’s continuing role Graymalkin Prison has been a source of trauma and conflict in the current X-Men run. Connecting the clones to the facility turns them into more than generic duplicates. They embody the effort to weaponize mutant bodies and identities, using Wolverine's own traits against him and the people he protects. Sarah Gaunt's involvement gives the copies an identifiable architect and purpose. [1](https://screenrant.com/x-men-new-wolverine-scavengers-debut/) [2](https://collider.com/wolverine-replacement-new-clones-adamantium-claws-uncanny-x-men/) Writer Gail Simone has used the Uncanny X-Men title to combine team relationships with horror-inflected threats. Wolverine clones fit that approach because they are physically recognizable but morally and emotionally wrong. Their debut can challenge Logan's sense of self while giving the wider team a problem that brute force alone may not solve. [2](https://collider.com/wolverine-replacement-new-clones-adamantium-claws-uncanny-x-men/) [3](https://www.cbr.com/uncanny-x-men-38-wolverine-clones-replacement/) ## What happens next The immediate question is how independent the four copies are. A clone can function as a disposable weapon, a programmed soldier or a character capable of breaking from its creator. The preview establishes their existence and danger, but it does not settle whether all four will remain loyal to Gaunt or survive the confrontation with Logan. [1](https://screenrant.com/x-men-new-wolverine-scavengers-debut/) [2](https://collider.com/wolverine-replacement-new-clones-adamantium-claws-uncanny-x-men/) [3](https://www.cbr.com/uncanny-x-men-38-wolverine-clones-replacement/) Readers should therefore treat replacement as a dramatic description, not a confirmed status change for Wolverine. The verified development is narrower and more interesting: Marvel has put four adamantium-clawed copies into the Uncanny X-Men conflict, creating a direct test of Logan's body, history and place on the team. Any permanent mantle change would require a separate announcement or story outcome. [1](https://screenrant.com/x-men-new-wolverine-scavengers-debut/) [2](https://collider.com/wolverine-replacement-new-clones-adamantium-claws-uncanny-x-men/) [3](https://www.cbr.com/uncanny-x-men-38-wolverine-clones-replacement/) ## Reporting sources 1. [ScreenRant: Marvel’s new Wolverine replacement officially debuts](https://screenrant.com/x-men-new-wolverine-scavengers-debut/) (October 18, 2026) 2. [Collider: Wolverine faces four new clones with adamantium claws](https://collider.com/wolverine-replacement-new-clones-adamantium-claws-uncanny-x-men/) (August 24, 2026) 3. [CBR: Uncanny X-Men brings Wolverine clones into the conflict](https://www.cbr.com/uncanny-x-men-38-wolverine-clones-replacement/) (August 25, 2026)