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Marvel retcons Wolverine, Squirrel Girl from mutants to Inhumans

Despite years of comic-book history identify both as mutants of the X-Men variety, forthcoming Marvel titles will reveal that both Wolverine and Squirrel Girl are, in fact, Inhumans. This won’t be the first time Marvel has made such changes; Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver had their origins tweaked to tighten Marvel Studios’ grip on both characters. And few non-comic-book readers have much sense of Squirrel Girl, rumored to be making an appearance in either the forthcoming Luke Cage series, or the next season of Jessica Jones. But Logan, aka Wolverine, has been identified with the X-Men since nearly his first appearance.

The move comes as part of a broader strategy by Disney/Marvel….

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