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* ILetGwenStacyDie: Hoo-boy, trademark example with [[spoiler: Gary's wife, Rebecca]]. Chances are your most prominent memory of her is [[spoiler: her head turned almost backwards as she lies in a big pool of blood with vampire bites in her neck.]] That haunts Gary and drives the remainder of the story throughout the entire run.
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* StuffedIntoTheFridge: Hoo-boy, trademark example with [[spoiler: Gary's wife, Rebecca]]. Chances are your most prominent memory of her is [[spoiler: her head turned almost backwards as she lies in a big pool of blood with vampire bites in her neck.]] That haunts Gary and drives the remainder of the story throughout the entire run.
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* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Gary suffered from this even before he became the Wolf-Man. He is a SelfMadeMan who built his company from the ground up, but he always acted as if he was somehow guilty for the fact that many other people are not as fortunate. Therefore, he did his best to help the poor, gave a lot of his wealth to charity and even rended aid personally (in a flashback, he's shown giving a bag of groceries to a homeless man, and there's also the way he resolved the rivalry with Dunford's company). However, no matter how much he helped, he always felt he did not help enough. Things only got worse when he's turned into a werewolf.
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* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Gary suffered from this even before he became the Wolf-Man. He is a SelfMadeMan who built his company from the ground up, but he always acted as if he was somehow guilty for the fact that many other people are not as fortunate. Therefore, he did his best to help the poor, gave a lot of his wealth to charity and even rended rendered aid personally (in a flashback, he's shown giving a bag of groceries to a homeless man, and there's also the way he resolved the rivalry with Dunford's company). However, no matter how much he helped, he always felt he did not help enough. Things only got worse when he's turned into a werewolf.
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* TraumaCongaLine: Gary goes though a hell of one for the most of the comic's run. He gets turned into a werewolf and is having a lot of fun, using his newfound powers to combat crime, but in the meantime, his personal life is falling apart. The media circus resulting from his month-long coma and subsequent blow to his corporation's interests get him locked out of the company, later his assets are frozen due to charges of embezzlement, his family is evicted from their manor and forced to live in an underground bunker beneath a shopping mall. The relations with his wife and daughter deteriorate -- especially with Chloe, who grows to hate her father and blame him for everything that's befallen them. [[spoiler:And just when you think things cannot get any worse, Zechariah murders Rebecca and Gary is falsely accused of her death. He becomes a fugitive, hunted relentlessly by law enforcers, government agents and even ordinary citizens who report his whereabouts to the police whenever they recognize him. Even his own daughter is out to kill him. In the end, he is captured, deemed guilty of her wife's murder and thrown into prison. In a span of mere days, Gary lost literally everything he held dear]].
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* TraumaCongaLine: Gary goes though a hell of one for the most of the comic's run. He gets turned into a werewolf and is having a lot of fun, using his newfound powers to combat crime, but in the meantime, his personal life is falling apart. The media circus resulting from his month-long coma and subsequent blow to his corporation's interests get him locked out of the company, later his assets are frozen due to charges of embezzlement, his family is evicted from their manor and forced to live in an underground bunker beneath a shopping mall. The relations with his wife and daughter deteriorate -- especially with Chloe, who grows to hate her father and blame him for everything that's befallen them. [[spoiler:And just when you think things cannot get any worse, Zechariah murders Rebecca and Gary is falsely accused of her death. He becomes a fugitive, hunted relentlessly by law enforcers, government agents and even ordinary citizens who report his whereabouts to the police whenever they recognize him. Even his own daughter is out to kill him. In the end, he is captured, deemed guilty of her his wife's murder and thrown into prison. In a span of mere days, Gary lost literally everything he held dear]].
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* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler:At some point, Zechariah [[MercyKill euthanises]] his bedridden and terminally ill son after explaining to him that since he had aged so much as ordinary human, he cannot be turned into a vampire and used in his scheme]].
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** Never ever badmouth Chloe's parents in her presence. Especially when she's currently holding something hard or sharp.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: The Elder has no illusions that other werewolves despise him for everything he's done and only follow his commands out of fear, not any genuine loyalty.
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* ChestInsignia: - of a styled wolf on Wolf-man's bulletproof vest.
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* ChestInsignia: - of Of a styled wolf on Wolf-man's bulletproof vest.vest.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Gary suffered from this even before he became the Wolf-Man. He is a SelfMadeMan who built his company from the ground up, but he always acted as if he was somehow guilty for the fact that many other people are not as fortunate. Therefore, he did his best to help the poor, gave a lot of his wealth to charity and even rended aid personally (in a flashback, he's shown giving a bag of groceries to a homeless man, and there's also the way he resolved the rivalry with Dunford's company). However, no matter how much he helped, he always felt he did not help enough. Things only got worse when he's turned into a werewolf.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Gary suffered from this even before he became the Wolf-Man. He is a SelfMadeMan who built his company from the ground up, but he always acted as if he was somehow guilty for the fact that many other people are not as fortunate. Therefore, he did his best to help the poor, gave a lot of his wealth to charity and even rended aid personally (in a flashback, he's shown giving a bag of groceries to a homeless man, and there's also the way he resolved the rivalry with Dunford's company). However, no matter how much he helped, he always felt he did not help enough. Things only got worse when he's turned into a werewolf.
* DarkerAndEdgier: The first seven or so issues of the series, though gory at times, are fairly light and standard superhero fare. After [[spoiler: Gary’s wife is murdered]], however, the story becomes much tighter and more serialized, the pace improves, the twists are huge and the stakes are constantly raised.
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:The Elder. He once thought he could lead all werewolves into bright future alone better than council of elders, but his actions brought their race to near-extinction instead. Now he deems himself a failure and has spent quite some time looking for someone suitable to be turned into a new elder -- so they would kill him and supplant as a leader werewolves truly need. Even as he's [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown pummeling]] Gary during their final duel, he urges him to fight back and deal the killing blow]].
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Of a fashion. Dunford used to be the CEO of a corporation which rivalled with Gary's company and was brought to the edge of bankruptcy. However, instead of driving his competitor to the ground, Hampton -- being the inherently good guy that he is -- decided it would be better to buy out their assets and merge them with his own corporation, letting many people keep their jobs and making Dunford his associate. It wasn't long before the two became best friends.
* DependingOnTheWriter: ''Wolf-Man'' and ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' have an odd case of this happening between two series by the same writer with the character of Cecil Stedman, who appears in both series. In ''Wolf-Man'', Cecil is shown to be much nicer than in ''Invincible''; for example, he's willing to believe the best about Wolf-Man (that [[spoiler:he didn't kill his wife]]), whereas he always believes the worst about Invincible (that [[spoiler:he's a bad guy working with his father]]). On the other hand it's fairly well-known that Cecil tends to hold grudges (by his own admission) and Gary has never given Cecil a ''reason'' to doubt him, unlike Omni-Man or Invincible.
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:The Elder. He once thought he could lead all werewolves into bright future alone better than council of elders, but his actions brought their race to near-extinction instead. Now he deems himself a failure and has spent quite some time looking for someone suitable to be turned into a new elder -- so they would kill him and supplant as a leader werewolves truly need. Even as he's [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown pummeling]] Gary during their final duel, he urges him to fight back and deal the killing blow]].
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Of a fashion. Dunford used to be the CEO of a corporation which rivalled with Gary's company and was brought to the edge of bankruptcy. However, instead of driving his competitor to the ground, Hampton -- being the inherently good guy that he is -- decided it would be better to buy out their assets and merge them with his own corporation, letting many people keep their jobs and making Dunford his associate. It wasn't long before the two became best friends.
* DependingOnTheWriter: ''Wolf-Man'' and ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' have an odd case of this happening between two series by the same writer with the character of Cecil Stedman, who appears in both series. In ''Wolf-Man'', Cecil is shown to be much nicer than in ''Invincible''; for example, he's willing to believe the best about Wolf-Man (that [[spoiler:he didn't kill his wife]]), whereas he always believes the worst about Invincible (that [[spoiler:he's a bad guy working with his father]]). On the other hand it's fairly well-known that Cecil tends to hold grudges (by his own admission) and Gary has never given Cecil a ''reason'' to doubt him, unlike Omni-Man or Invincible.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: The first seven or so issues of the series, though gory at times, are fairly light and standard superhero fare. After [[spoiler: Gary’s wife is murdered]], however, the story becomes much tighter and more serialized, the pace improves, the twists are huge and the stakes are constantly raised.
* DependingOnTheWriter: ''Wolf-Man'' and ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' have an odd case of this happening between two series by the same writer with the character of Cecil Stedman, who appears in both series. In ''Wolf-Man'', Cecil is shown to be much nicer than in ''Invincible''; for example, he's willing to believe the best about Wolf-Man (that [[spoiler:he didn't kill his wife]]), whereas he always believes the worst about Invincible (that [[spoiler:he's a bad guy working with his father]]). On the other hand it's fairly well-known that Cecil tends to hold grudges (by his own admission) and Gary has never given Cecil a ''reason'' to doubt him, unlike Omni-Man or Invincible.
* DependingOnTheWriter: ''Wolf-Man'' and ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' have an odd case of this happening between two series by the same writer with the character of Cecil Stedman, who appears in both series. In ''Wolf-Man'', Cecil is shown to be much nicer than in ''Invincible''; for example, he's willing to believe the best about Wolf-Man (that [[spoiler:he didn't kill his wife]]), whereas he always believes the worst about Invincible (that [[spoiler:he's a bad guy working with his father]]). On the other hand it's fairly well-known that Cecil tends to hold grudges (by his own admission) and Gary has never given Cecil a ''reason'' to doubt him, unlike Omni-Man or Invincible.
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* GlassCannon: For all his power, the Elder turns out to be this in the end. He [[CurbStompBattle effortlessly defeats]] the Triple Threat team when they invade his forest and [[spoiler:[[WorfEffect worfs]] ''[[BigBad Zechariah]]'' by killing him instantly in a single blow to the heart. However, his body has withered with age, greatly limiting his [[HealingFactor regeneration abilities]] (he is even unable to turn into his human form -- which would normally instantly heal all his wounds -- because he is so old that he would die upon doing so). Thus, when Gary rips his throat apart during their final duel, he is unable to regenerate the damage in time and bleeds to death]].
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* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Zechariah]].
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* FalseFriend: Chloe's school friends are apparently this. They shun her and treat her like garbage the moment her family's fortune is (temporarily) lost.
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* HopeSpot: In issue #7, things seem to be finally looking up for Gary. He is cleared of embezzlement charges, he regains his position in the company, his assets are unfrozen, and although Rebecca is about to move away (at least for a while), he manages to reconcile with her and make a solemn promise he will make things right. He even locks Zechariah out of his life, having grown fed up with his lies. [[spoiler:And then, just when it seems like everything is going to change for the better from now on, Zechariah turns up and murders Gary's wife, allowing the blame to fall squarely on Hampton's shoulders]].
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* TraumaCongaLine: Gary goes though a hell of one for the most of the comic's run. He gets turned into a werewolf and is having a lot of fun, using his newfound powers to combat crime, but in the meantime, his personal life is falling apart. The media circus resulting from his month-long coma and subsequent blow to his corporation's interests get him locked out of the company, later his assets are frozen due to charges of embezzlement, his family is evicted from their manor and forced to live in an underground bunker beneath a shopping mall. The relations with his wife and daughter deteriorate -- especially with Chloe, who grows to hate her father and blame him for everything that's befallen them. [[spoiler:And just when you think things cannot get any worse, Zechariah murders Rebecca and Gary is falsely accused of her death. He becomes a fugitive, hunted relentlessly by law enforcers, government agents and even ordinary citizens who report his whereabouts to the police whenever they recognize him. Even his own daughter is out to kill him. In the end, he is captured, deemed guilty of her wife's murder and thrown into prison. In a span of mere days, Gary lost literally everything he held dear]].
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* SilverBullet: An assassin explains that even if the story about silver bullets wasn't true, silver bullets should at least hurt as much as regular ones. As it turns out, there are a few elements harmful to werewolves, but Silver is the most commonly known one.
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* SilverBullet: An assassin Agent Hunter uses them against Wolf-Man when trying to apprehend him. He explains that even if the story about silver bullets wasn't true, silver bullets should at least hurt as much as regular ones. As it turns out, there are a few elements harmful to werewolves, but Silver is the most commonly known one.
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* FallenHero: [[spoiler:When Zechariah was turned into a vampire, he decided to use his newfound powers to do good, hunt down criminals and sate his bloodlust on them instead of innocents -- making him one of the first (if not ''the'' first) superheroes in existence. Currently, however, he is just a scheming bastard, manipulating others and using them as pawns in his grand plan of bringing upon the new world order]].
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** Zechariah is this to Gary. Each one of them used to be an ordinary human, but was turned into a monster (a vampire and a werewolf respectively) and decided to use his supernatural abilities to help people and fight injustice. [[spoiler:However, while Zechariah eventually got DrunkWithPower and decided he would make the world better by actually creating a vampire society that would secretly influence it (with himself in charge, of course), Gary is driven only by genuine kindness and willingness to help others. Ironically, although he never sought to accumulate any power for himself, he still ended up becoming a leader of all werewolves, with intent to use them to make the world a better place -- not because he wanted this, but because he was worthy of it. Zechariah, on the other hand, saw himself as a future overlord of a similar society, but his actions prove that he was unworthy of such position]].
** Gary and the Elder share a similar dynamic. They are both werewolves of a rare and potent strain, destined to lead their kin, but [[spoiler:when the latter was turned, he quickly got DrunkWithPower, murdered all elder werewolves in order to become a sole ruler of entire race and thought he would make it great and dominate the world. However, he turned out to be an incompetent leader and brought the werewolves to near-extinction, which forced them into hiding. Meanwhile, Gary has no intention of enforcing his will on others nor lust for power, which is exactly what makes him a responsible leader material. The Elder lampshades this, explaining that while he was never prepared for leadership and turned out to be a failure because of it, Gary already is an influential man -- a businessman in charge of entire company -- who is nonetheless driven by sheer goodwill, so he would never let the power get to his head like the Elder did]].
** Zechariah is this to Gary. Each one of them used to be an ordinary human, but was turned into a monster (a vampire and a werewolf respectively) and decided to use his supernatural abilities to help people and fight injustice. [[spoiler:However, while Zechariah eventually got DrunkWithPower and decided he would make the world better by actually creating a vampire society that would secretly influence it (with himself in charge, of course), Gary is driven only by genuine kindness and willingness to help others. Ironically, although he never sought to accumulate any power for himself, he still ended up becoming a leader of all werewolves, with intent to use them to make the world a better place -- not because he wanted this, but because he was worthy of it. Zechariah, on the other hand, saw himself as a future overlord of a similar society, but his actions prove that he was unworthy of such position]].
** Gary and the Elder share a similar dynamic. They are both werewolves of a rare and potent strain, destined to lead their kin, but [[spoiler:when the latter was turned, he quickly got DrunkWithPower, murdered all elder werewolves in order to become a sole ruler of entire race and thought he would make it great and dominate the world. However, he turned out to be an incompetent leader and brought the werewolves to near-extinction, which forced them into hiding. Meanwhile, Gary has no intention of enforcing his will on others nor lust for power, which is exactly what makes him a responsible leader material. The Elder lampshades this, explaining that while he was never prepared for leadership and turned out to be a failure because of it, Gary already is an influential man -- a businessman in charge of entire company -- who is nonetheless driven by sheer goodwill, so he would never let the power get to his head like the Elder did]].
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Created by Robert Kirkman and Jason Howard, this {{comic book}} begins with a fairly simplistic concept: a werewolf superhero. What most product descriptions don't tell you, however, is that over its short-lived 25 issue run (July, 2007-November, 2010), the book quickly veers all over the place into multiple unexpected (and [[DarkerAndEdgier arguably darker]]) territories very early in the series. Written by Robert Kirkman, famous for ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead'', the series is tied into the larger Creator/ImageComics superhero universe, and features frequent recurring characters from Kirkman's other work, ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}''.
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Created by Robert Kirkman Creator/RobertKirkman and Jason Howard, this {{comic book}} begins with a fairly simplistic concept: a werewolf superhero. What most product descriptions don't tell you, however, is that over its short-lived 25 issue run (July, 2007-November, 2010), the book quickly veers all over the place into multiple unexpected (and [[DarkerAndEdgier arguably darker]]) territories very early in the series. Written by Robert Kirkman, famous for ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead'', the series is tied into the larger Creator/ImageComics superhero universe, and features frequent recurring characters from Kirkman's other work, ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}''.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Gary goes through this when he realizes [[spoiler: ''[[ConsummateLiar Zechariah]]'' has been lying and keeping things from him.]]
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** Gary goes through this when he realizes [[spoiler: ''[[ConsummateLiar Zechariah]]'' has been lying and keeping things from him.]]
* NeverGotToSayGoodbye** Chloe also has this reaction during [[spoiler:prison break scene, when Gary refuses to fight her even after she's impaled him with her sword. Apparently, this makes her finally realize that even after being turned into a werewolf, her father remained a good man he always was, never turned into a beast she thought he's become nor harmed her mother, and she had been misjudging him the whole time]].
--->'''Chloe:''' [[spoiler:''[after Wolf-Man has collapsed to the ground]'' Daddy? [[PleaseWakeUp DADDY!]]]]
** Gary goes through this when he realizes [[spoiler: ''[[ConsummateLiar Zechariah]]'' has been lying and keeping things from him.]]
--->'''Chloe:''' [[spoiler:''[after Wolf-Man has collapsed to the ground]'' Daddy? [[PleaseWakeUp DADDY!]]]]
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* MillitaryRankSuperheroVillainNames: MilitaryRankNames: Sergeant Superior, one of the Actioneers.
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* FlatEarthAtheist: Mecha-Maid -- a sentient, [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Ridiculously Human]] [[FemBot Fembot]], living (so to speak) in a world where superpowers, aliens and humanoid hybrids are real and widely known phenomenons -- is skeptical about the idea that Wolf-Man is an actual werewolf, chalking it up to really convincing costume.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Remember the old man Gary attacked on his first night as a werewolf in Issue #1? [[spoiler: Well, he was a retired CIA agent who becomes a werewolf as a result and later works with Wolf-man after returning to government work. Oh, and he also had a terminal cancer. [[IOweYouMyLife Gary turning him into a werewolf literally saved his life.]]
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* ChekhovsGunman: Remember the old man Gary attacked on his first night as a werewolf in Issue #1? [[spoiler: Well, he was a retired CIA agent who becomes a werewolf as a result and later works with Wolf-man after returning to government work. Oh, and he also had a terminal cancer. [[IOweYouMyLife Gary turning him into a werewolf literally saved his life.]]]]]]
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* {{Gorn}}: Compared to [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead that other series]] Kirkman is famous for, there's not much gore. There is however a good deal of it here.
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* {{Gorn}}: Compared to [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead that other series]] Kirkman is famous for, there's not much gore. There is however a good deal of it here.
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* DarkerAndEdgier[=/=]GrowingTheBeard: The first seven or so issues of the series, though gory at times, are fairly light and standard superhero fare. After [[spoiler: Gary’s wife is murdered]], however, the story becomes much tighter and more serialized, the pace improves, the twists are huge and the stakes are constantly raised.
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* DarkerAndEdgier[=/=]GrowingTheBeard: DarkerAndEdgier: The first seven or so issues of the series, though gory at times, are fairly light and standard superhero fare. After [[spoiler: Gary’s wife is murdered]], however, the story becomes much tighter and more serialized, the pace improves, the twists are huge and the stakes are constantly raised.
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* LetsGetDangerous: Wolf-man and an ensemble of {{Badass}}es have one of these before storming a research center.
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* LetsGetDangerous: Wolf-man and an ensemble of {{Badass}}es badasses have one of these before storming a research center.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Remember the old man Gary attacked on his first night as a werewolf in Issue #1? [[spoiler: Well, he was a retired CIA agent who becomes a werewolf as a result and later works with Wolf-man after returning to government work.]]
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* ChekhovsGunman: Remember the old man Gary attacked on his first night as a werewolf in Issue #1? [[spoiler: Well, he was a retired CIA agent who becomes a werewolf as a result and later works with Wolf-man after returning to government work. Oh, and he also had a terminal cancer. [[IOweYouMyLife Gary turning him into a werewolf literally saved his life.]]
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* MrFanservice: Gary/Wolf-man goes [[WalkingShirtlessScene shirtless]] many times in all his [[HeroicBuild muscular and perfectly sculpted]] glory. And as a werewolf he naturally suffers ClothingDamage often.
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* MrFanservice: Gary/Wolf-man goes [[WalkingShirtlessScene shirtless]] many times in all his [[HeroicBuild muscular and perfectly sculpted]] glory. And as a werewolf he naturally suffers ClothingDamage often. This only applies to his werewolf form though, as a human he's decidedly average.
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** Zechariah shares how he'd hoped to join the great world of vampires who move in secret and live in powerful luxury. However, he soon discovered vampires are nothing more than junkies, desperate for their latest "fix" and couldn't organize a picnic, let alone a grand society.
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: The series ends with Gary commanding a new task force made up entirely of werewolves, now presumably under the employ of the U.S. government.
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* HatesBeingTouched: Besides being a technological genius (she's the one who finally gets Wolf-Man's gauntlets to work so he can stay a werewolf for some time during the day), this is Construct's most known trait. The first time we see her, she freaks when Wolf-Man destroys her robot and is near her, and later we see that in her secret headquarters, she has a laser defense system designed specifically to shoot off next to her if someone tries touching her.
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* BigBadassWolf: [[CaptainObvious The title character for one]]. But there are a number of other werewolf characters that appear and unsurprisingly fit this trope.
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* StuffedIntoTheFridge: Hoo-boy, trademark example with [[spoiler: Gary's wife, Rebecca]]. Chances are your most prominent memory of her is [[spoiler: her head turned almost backwards as she lies in a big pool of blood with vampire bites in her neck.]] That haunts Gary and drives the remainder of the story throughout the entire run.
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* WomenInRefrigerators: Hoo-boy, trademark example with [[spoiler: Gary's wife, Rebecca]]. Chances are your most prominent memory of her is [[spoiler: her head turned almost backwards as she lies in an unnecessarily big pool of blood with vampire bites in her neck.]] That haunts Gary and drives the remainder of the story throughout the entire run.
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** Appears to be COMPLETELY averted with the final issue's ominous introduction of [[spoiler: Dracula.]] [[LeftHanging Not that we'll ever know...]]
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** Appears to be COMPLETELY averted with the final issue's ominous introduction of [[spoiler: Dracula.]] [[LeftHanging Not that we'll ever know...]]]] (Though Hickman has hinted the rebooted Guarding The Globe/Invincible Universe title just may see some further development of that thread.)
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* ShipTease: [[spoiler: Wolf-man]] and [[spoiler: Mecha-Maid]] started to get ''really'' close when they were working together. The cover for [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/3/38780/1183193-astounding_wolf_man_22_super.jpg #22]] really takes the cake though because [[spoiler: that [[CoversAlwaysLie never happens in-story]]]].
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* ShipTease: [[spoiler: Wolf-man]] and [[spoiler: Mecha-Maid]] started to get ''really'' close when they were working together. The cover for [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/3/38780/1183193-astounding_wolf_man_22_super.jpg #22]] #22 really takes the cake though because [[spoiler: that [[CoversAlwaysLie never happens in-story]]]].
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* {{Art Evolution}}: Jason Howard was a new artist at the time of starting the book, and he and Kirkman both note in the collected editions how his style changed and improved over the 25 issues.
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* {{Big Badass Wolf}}: [[CaptainObvious The title character for one]]. But there are a number of other werewolf characters that appear and unsurprisingly fit this trope.
* BerserkButton: Go ahead, [[PapaWolf try to harm Gary's daughter]] Chloe.
* BerserkButton: Go ahead, [[PapaWolf try to harm Gary's daughter]] Chloe.
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* {{Big Badass Wolf}}: BigBadassWolf: [[CaptainObvious The title character for one]]. But there are a number of other werewolf characters that appear and unsurprisingly fit this trope.
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* {{Downer Ending}}: The first compiled volume of the series ends with issue #7, which has [[spoiler: Zechariah accidentally but brutally murdering Gary’s wife, and when Gary finds her mutilated body, his daughter walks in and believes he did it...as does pretty much everyone else in the world.]]
* {{Darker and Edgier}}/{{Growing the Beard}}: The first seven or so issues of the series, though gory at times, are fairly light and standard superhero fare. After [[spoiler: Gary’s wife is murdered]], however, the story becomes much tighter and more serialized, the pace improves, the twists are huge and the stakes are constantly raised.
* {{Darker and Edgier}}/{{Growing the Beard}}: The first seven or so issues of the series, though gory at times, are fairly light and standard superhero fare. After [[spoiler: Gary’s wife is murdered]], however, the story becomes much tighter and more serialized, the pace improves, the twists are huge and the stakes are constantly raised.
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* {{Downer Ending}}: DownerEnding: The first compiled volume of the series ends with issue #7, which has [[spoiler: Zechariah accidentally but brutally murdering Gary’s wife, and when Gary finds her mutilated body, his daughter walks in and believes he did it...as does pretty much everyone else in the world.]]
*{{Darker and Edgier}}/{{Growing the Beard}}: DarkerAndEdgier[=/=]GrowingTheBeard: The first seven or so issues of the series, though gory at times, are fairly light and standard superhero fare. After [[spoiler: Gary’s wife is murdered]], however, the story becomes much tighter and more serialized, the pace improves, the twists are huge and the stakes are constantly raised.
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* {{Gorn}}: Compared to [[TheWalkingDead that other series]] Kirkman is famous for, there's not much gore. There is however a good deal of it here.
* {{Heel Face Revolving Door}}: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] with [[spoiler: Chloe]]. She was misinformed and misled all over the place before returning to Gary's side.
* {{Heel Face Revolving Door}}: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] with [[spoiler: Chloe]]. She was misinformed and misled all over the place before returning to Gary's side.
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* {{Gorn}}: Compared to [[TheWalkingDead [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead that other series]] Kirkman is famous for, there's not much gore. There is however a good deal of it here.
*{{Heel Face Revolving Door}}: HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] with [[spoiler: Chloe]]. She was misinformed and misled all over the place before returning to Gary's side.
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* {{Left Hanging}}: [[spoiler: Dracula]] is introduced...in the last issue ever.
* LetsGetDangerous: Wolf-man and an ensemble of [[{{Badass}} badasses]] have one of these before storming a research center.
* LetsGetDangerous: Wolf-man and an ensemble of [[{{Badass}} badasses]] have one of these before storming a research center.
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* {{Left Hanging}}: LeftHanging: [[spoiler: Dracula]] is introduced...in the last issue ever.
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* {{Millitary Rank Superhero Villain Names}}: Sergeant Superior, one of the Actioneers.
* MrFanservice: Gary/Wolf-man goes [[WalkingShirtlessScene shirtless]] many times in all his [[HeroicBuild muscular and perfectly sculpted]] glory. And as a werewolf he naturally suffers {{clothing damage}} often.
* MrFanservice: Gary/Wolf-man goes [[WalkingShirtlessScene shirtless]] many times in all his [[HeroicBuild muscular and perfectly sculpted]] glory. And as a werewolf he naturally suffers {{clothing damage}} often.
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* {{Millitary Rank Superhero Villain Names}}: MillitaryRankSuperheroVillainNames: Sergeant Superior, one of the Actioneers.
* MrFanservice: Gary/Wolf-man goes [[WalkingShirtlessScene shirtless]] many times in all his [[HeroicBuild muscular and perfectly sculpted]] glory. And as a werewolf he naturally suffers{{clothing damage}} ClothingDamage often.
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* {{Our Vampires are Different}}: Zechariah's vampiric powers come straight out of typical lore, including being able to turn into bats and mist, but his personality is much more layered and he appears to be more compassionate than common vampires, as he takes on a mentor role with Gary in the early issues. [[spoiler: Until he turns into a straight-up villain after his {{Face Heel Turn}} anyway.]]
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* {{Our Vampires are Different}}: OurVampiresAreDifferent:
** Zechariah's vampiric powers come straight out of typical lore, including being able to turn into bats and mist, but his personality is much more layered and he appears to be more compassionate than common vampires, as he takes on a mentor role with Gary in the early issues. [[spoiler: Until he turns into a straight-up villain after his {{Face Heel Turn}} anyway.]]
** Zechariah's vampiric powers come straight out of typical lore, including being able to turn into bats and mist, but his personality is much more layered and he appears to be more compassionate than common vampires, as he takes on a mentor role with Gary in the early issues. [[spoiler: Until he turns into a straight-up villain after his {{Face Heel Turn}} anyway.]]
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* {{Screw The Rules I Have Supernatural Powers}}: ComicBook/{{Invincible}} mentions this during a crossover with The Astounding Wolf-Man. When Wolf-Man asks if Invincible will get in trouble for breaking government property and beating up superheroes, Invincible shrugs it off, saying that as long as he's strong enough to save the earth, he gets a pass.
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* {{Silver Bullet}}: SilverBullet: An assassin explains that even if the story about silver bullets wasn't true, silver bullets should at least hurt as much as regular ones. As it turns out, there are a few elements harmful to werewolves, but Silver is the most commonly known one.
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* {{Women In Refrigerators}}: Hoo-boy, trademark example with [[spoiler: Gary's wife, Rebecca]]. Chances are your most prominent memory of her is [[spoiler: her head turned almost backwards as she lies in an unnecessarily big pool of blood with vampire bites in her neck.]] That haunts Gary and drives the remainder of the story throughout the entire run.
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* {{Women In Refrigerators}}: WomenInRefrigerators: Hoo-boy, trademark example with [[spoiler: Gary's wife, Rebecca]]. Chances are your most prominent memory of her is [[spoiler: her head turned almost backwards as she lies in an unnecessarily big pool of blood with vampire bites in her neck.]] That haunts Gary and drives the remainder of the story throughout the entire run.
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->''When Gary Hampton is mauled and left for dead, his life takes a drastic turn! Gary is cursed -when the moon is full he transforms into a beast of the night - a werewolf! This curse will not be used for evil - witness the birth of the world's most unlikely new superhero.''
Created by Robert Kirkman and Jason Howard, this {{comic book}} begins with a fairly simplistic concept: a werewolf superhero. What most product descriptions don't tell you, however, is that over its short-lived 25 issue run (July, 2007-November, 2010), the book quickly veers all over the place into multiple unexpected (and [[DarkerAndEdgier arguably darker]]) territories very early in the series. Written by Robert Kirkman, famous for ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead'', the series is tied into the larger Creator/ImageComics superhero universe, and features frequent recurring characters from Kirkman's other work, ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}''.
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!!This comic book series provides examples of:
* AdaptiveArmor: Mecha-Maid can transform into this to [[PowerFist awesome]] [[{{BFG}} effect]].
* TheAdjectivalSuperhero / {{Something Person}}
* AlasPoorVillain: The Elder. He turned Gary into a werewolf effectively ruining his life. Then he proceeds to toy with Gary's life before challenging him to a {{duel to the death}}. But in the series final moments we learn The Elder's motives and they are a bit more humanizing than one might expect.
* {{Art Evolution}}: Jason Howard was a new artist at the time of starting the book, and he and Kirkman both note in the collected editions how his style changed and improved over the 25 issues.
* AudibleSharpness: Thrill Kill's blades pop out with a ''"SHUKKT!"''
* {{Big Badass Wolf}}: [[CaptainObvious The title character for one]]. But there are a number of other werewolf characters that appear and unsurprisingly fit this trope.
* BerserkButton: Go ahead, [[PapaWolf try to harm Gary's daughter]] Chloe.
** Alternatively [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown see what happens]] when you disrupt the Elder's forest.
* {{BFG}}: At various points characters tote these. Also Mecha-Maid [[AdaptiveArmor can become one]].
* BloodIsTheNewBlack: It's often easier to count the times we see Gary without blood on him, than with. Just part of the {{gorn}}.
* BodyHorror: The Face's ... faces.
* BolivianArmyEnding: The series ends with one.
* BoxingLessonsForSuperman: Being a werewolf is cool. [[spoiler: Being trained specifically to kill vampires is 20% cooler.]]
* BroughtDownToNormal: The time Gary was confronted at sunrise (and thus unable to take wolf form), he had to fend for himself in human form.
* ChekhovsGunman: Remember the old man Gary attacked on his first night as a werewolf in Issue #1? [[spoiler: Well, he was a retired CIA agent who becomes a werewolf as a result and later works with Wolf-man after returning to government work.]]
* ChestInsignia: - of a styled wolf on Wolf-man's bulletproof vest.
* CooldownHug: Gary with Chloe [[spoiler: when they are finally reunited and talk things over.]]
* CoversAlwaysLie: The cover of issue #22 has Wolf-Man and Mecha-Maid about to kiss each other. They [[spoiler:do not kiss in that issue, or anywhere else in the series. In fact, no romantic interest between them is ever implied.]]
* {{Cross Over}}: Quite a few with ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}''. Supporting Invincible character Cecil is even pretty much a main character for the latter half of Wolf-Man's run.
** Recurring ''Capes'' villain Vault and some actual members of Capes Inc. also make an appearance. Kid Thor offers Gary a job at the company -- night shift, of course.
** The Actioneers show up in ''Invincible'' a while after the end of their home series' run, with reformed Invincible rogue Powerplex as a new member.
* CryIntoChest: Chloe to Gary.
* {{Downer Ending}}: The first compiled volume of the series ends with issue #7, which has [[spoiler: Zechariah accidentally but brutally murdering Gary’s wife, and when Gary finds her mutilated body, his daughter walks in and believes he did it...as does pretty much everyone else in the world.]]
* {{Darker and Edgier}}/{{Growing the Beard}}: The first seven or so issues of the series, though gory at times, are fairly light and standard superhero fare. After [[spoiler: Gary’s wife is murdered]], however, the story becomes much tighter and more serialized, the pace improves, the twists are huge and the stakes are constantly raised.
* DependingOnTheWriter: ''Wolf-Man'' and ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' have an odd case of this happening between two series by the same writer with the character of Cecil Stedman, who appears in both series. In ''Wolf-Man'', Cecil is shown to be much nicer than in ''Invincible''; for example, he's willing to believe the best about Wolf-Man (that [[spoiler:he didn't kill his wife]]), whereas he always believes the worst about Invincible (that [[spoiler:he's a bad guy working with his father]]). On the other hand it's fairly well-known that Cecil tends to hold grudges (by his own admission) and Gary has never given Cecil a ''reason'' to doubt him, unlike Omni-Man or Invincible.
* DrowningMySorrows: Gary tries to do this while on the run but can't bring himself to and throws away the bottle unopened.
* DuelToTheDeath: Two '''epic''' ones. [[spoiler: Wolf-man v. The Elder]]. [[spoiler: Wolf-man v. Zechariah would have been to the death if Zech hadn't ''[[KarmaHoudini lucked out.]]'' ]]
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Zechariah]].
* FurryComic: Naturally.
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Wolf-man, Zechariah, and Hunter fall prey to this very often. Their injuries include [[spoiler: Hunter being ripped completely in half, Zech having his head lopped off, and Wolf-man having a giant clawed hand through his entire midsection.]]
* {{Gorn}}: Compared to [[TheWalkingDead that other series]] Kirkman is famous for, there's not much gore. There is however a good deal of it here.
* {{Heel Face Revolving Door}}: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] with [[spoiler: Chloe]]. She was misinformed and misled all over the place before returning to Gary's side.
* HeroicBSOD: Truly the whole series is sort of an extended one of these. But a critical moment would be [[spoiler: when Gary's wife is killed by Zechariah.]]
* HeroicFireRescue: As with many heroes this is one of Wolf-Man's first heroic deeds.
* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Very averted. [[spoiler: Gary is out to KILL Zechariah for what he's done. When he finally finds the chance he takes it. Cecil has a different plan unfortunately.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Zechariah]]
* InvoluntaryShapeshifting: The 'Moon Rage' that overtakes werewolves on the first night of the full moon. They can learn to control the transformations on any other night.
* ItAlwaysRainsAtFunerals: [[spoiler: Dunford's funeral]]
* {{Left Hanging}}: [[spoiler: Dracula]] is introduced...in the last issue ever.
* LetsGetDangerous: Wolf-man and an ensemble of [[{{Badass}} badasses]] have one of these before storming a research center.
* LookWhatICanDoNow: Gary when he [[spoiler: fights Zechariah and uses his training to bite off Zech's arm for good.]]
* {{Millitary Rank Superhero Villain Names}}: Sergeant Superior, one of the Actioneers.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Gary goes through this when he realizes [[spoiler: ''[[ConsummateLiar Zechariah]]'' has been lying and keeping things from him.]]
* NeverGotToSayGoodbye
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Several fights, but particularly the final duel.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler: When Gary is caught at sunrise while he's mourning over Rebecca's grave.]]
* {{Our Vampires are Different}}: Zechariah's vampiric powers come straight out of typical lore, including being able to turn into bats and mist, but his personality is much more layered and he appears to be more compassionate than common vampires, as he takes on a mentor role with Gary in the early issues. [[spoiler: Until he turns into a straight-up villain after his {{Face Heel Turn}} anyway.]]
** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] with [[spoiler: Chloe. She's got some powers of a vampire due to using vampire blood, but she's not an actual vampire herself.]]
** Appears to be COMPLETELY averted with the final issue's ominous introduction of [[spoiler: Dracula.]] [[LeftHanging Not that we'll ever know...]]
* OurWereWolvesAreDifferent: In this universe werewolves can come to control their transformations on all nights except for the first full moon of the month where they fall into a bloody rage. [[spoiler: Werewolves also survive as a race proper, outside of normal society, and are ruled by a more potent strain of werewolf called an ''elder''.]]
* PowerLimiter: Gary is placed in one when [[spoiler: he goes to jail.]] It keeps him from using his wolf form.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: The general undertone of the series from #7 on.
* {{Screw The Rules I Have Supernatural Powers}}: ComicBook/{{Invincible}} mentions this during a crossover with The Astounding Wolf-Man. When Wolf-Man asks if Invincible will get in trouble for breaking government property and beating up superheroes, Invincible shrugs it off, saying that as long as he's strong enough to save the earth, he gets a pass.
* SealedEvilInACan: Gorgg. More like "Sealed Evil In a ''Stonehenge''"
* ShipTease: [[spoiler: Wolf-man]] and [[spoiler: Mecha-Maid]] started to get ''really'' close when they were working together. The cover for [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/3/38780/1183193-astounding_wolf_man_22_super.jpg #22]] really takes the cake though because [[spoiler: that [[CoversAlwaysLie never happens in-story]]]].
* {{Silver Bullet}}: An assassin explains that even if the story about silver bullets wasn't true, silver bullets should at least hurt as much as regular ones. As it turns out, there are a few elements harmful to werewolves, but Silver is the most commonly known one.
* SparklingStreamOfTears: A touching example when [[spoiler: Gary returns to his secret base for the first time since Rebecca died there.]]
* TellMeAboutMyFather: Not that Chloe asks for it... Dunford explains to her how truly dedicated and good her father is and always has been despite his lycanthropy.
* TerribleTrio: ''"Triple Threat"'' Construct is ''supposed'' to be the most competent one (but her arrogance often gets in the way), the other two are goons.
* TrainingFromHell: [[spoiler: Gary's vampire-killing training is pretty awful. Particularly the training of his healing powers which involves being '''DISEMBOWELED''' by the Elder!]]
* UnhandThemVillain: A hilarious example. The villain, trying to be [[GenreSavvy genre savvy]], insists that if he drops the hostage off of the ledge he will be able to get away because Wolf-man will be too busy saving the hostage. So when villain drops the hostage Wolf-man lunges over the edge... and brings the villain with him!
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Gary/ Wolf-man has an exceptional number of these.
* [[WhamEpisode Wham Issue]]: Issue #7, mainly for its ending. The entire premise of the series changes completely after this issue. This is also the moment things get {{Darker And Edgier}}.
* {{Women In Refrigerators}}: Hoo-boy, trademark example with [[spoiler: Gary's wife, Rebecca]]. Chances are your most prominent memory of her is [[spoiler: her head turned almost backwards as she lies in an unnecessarily big pool of blood with vampire bites in her neck.]] That haunts Gary and drives the remainder of the story throughout the entire run.
* YoureNotMyFather: Deconstructed a bit in that Chloe actually believes her father's lycanthropy has changed him into a new 'person,' [[spoiler: the 'person' who killed her mother.]]
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->''When Gary Hampton is mauled and left for dead, his life takes a drastic turn! Gary is cursed -when the moon is full he transforms into a beast of the night - a werewolf! This curse will not be used for evil - witness the birth of the world's most unlikely new superhero.''
Created by Robert Kirkman and Jason Howard, this {{comic book}} begins with a fairly simplistic concept: a werewolf superhero. What most product descriptions don't tell you, however, is that over its short-lived 25 issue run (July, 2007-November, 2010), the book quickly veers all over the place into multiple unexpected (and [[DarkerAndEdgier arguably darker]]) territories very early in the series. Written by Robert Kirkman, famous for ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead'', the series is tied into the larger Creator/ImageComics superhero universe, and features frequent recurring characters from Kirkman's other work, ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}''.
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!!This comic book series provides examples of:
* AdaptiveArmor: Mecha-Maid can transform into this to [[PowerFist awesome]] [[{{BFG}} effect]].
* TheAdjectivalSuperhero / {{Something Person}}
* AlasPoorVillain: The Elder. He turned Gary into a werewolf effectively ruining his life. Then he proceeds to toy with Gary's life before challenging him to a {{duel to the death}}. But in the series final moments we learn The Elder's motives and they are a bit more humanizing than one might expect.
* {{Art Evolution}}: Jason Howard was a new artist at the time of starting the book, and he and Kirkman both note in the collected editions how his style changed and improved over the 25 issues.
* AudibleSharpness: Thrill Kill's blades pop out with a ''"SHUKKT!"''
* {{Big Badass Wolf}}: [[CaptainObvious The title character for one]]. But there are a number of other werewolf characters that appear and unsurprisingly fit this trope.
* BerserkButton: Go ahead, [[PapaWolf try to harm Gary's daughter]] Chloe.
** Alternatively [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown see what happens]] when you disrupt the Elder's forest.
* {{BFG}}: At various points characters tote these. Also Mecha-Maid [[AdaptiveArmor can become one]].
* BloodIsTheNewBlack: It's often easier to count the times we see Gary without blood on him, than with. Just part of the {{gorn}}.
* BodyHorror: The Face's ... faces.
* BolivianArmyEnding: The series ends with one.
* BoxingLessonsForSuperman: Being a werewolf is cool. [[spoiler: Being trained specifically to kill vampires is 20% cooler.]]
* BroughtDownToNormal: The time Gary was confronted at sunrise (and thus unable to take wolf form), he had to fend for himself in human form.
* ChekhovsGunman: Remember the old man Gary attacked on his first night as a werewolf in Issue #1? [[spoiler: Well, he was a retired CIA agent who becomes a werewolf as a result and later works with Wolf-man after returning to government work.]]
* ChestInsignia: - of a styled wolf on Wolf-man's bulletproof vest.
* CooldownHug: Gary with Chloe [[spoiler: when they are finally reunited and talk things over.]]
* CoversAlwaysLie: The cover of issue #22 has Wolf-Man and Mecha-Maid about to kiss each other. They [[spoiler:do not kiss in that issue, or anywhere else in the series. In fact, no romantic interest between them is ever implied.]]
* {{Cross Over}}: Quite a few with ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}''. Supporting Invincible character Cecil is even pretty much a main character for the latter half of Wolf-Man's run.
** Recurring ''Capes'' villain Vault and some actual members of Capes Inc. also make an appearance. Kid Thor offers Gary a job at the company -- night shift, of course.
** The Actioneers show up in ''Invincible'' a while after the end of their home series' run, with reformed Invincible rogue Powerplex as a new member.
* CryIntoChest: Chloe to Gary.
* {{Downer Ending}}: The first compiled volume of the series ends with issue #7, which has [[spoiler: Zechariah accidentally but brutally murdering Gary’s wife, and when Gary finds her mutilated body, his daughter walks in and believes he did it...as does pretty much everyone else in the world.]]
* {{Darker and Edgier}}/{{Growing the Beard}}: The first seven or so issues of the series, though gory at times, are fairly light and standard superhero fare. After [[spoiler: Gary’s wife is murdered]], however, the story becomes much tighter and more serialized, the pace improves, the twists are huge and the stakes are constantly raised.
* DependingOnTheWriter: ''Wolf-Man'' and ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' have an odd case of this happening between two series by the same writer with the character of Cecil Stedman, who appears in both series. In ''Wolf-Man'', Cecil is shown to be much nicer than in ''Invincible''; for example, he's willing to believe the best about Wolf-Man (that [[spoiler:he didn't kill his wife]]), whereas he always believes the worst about Invincible (that [[spoiler:he's a bad guy working with his father]]). On the other hand it's fairly well-known that Cecil tends to hold grudges (by his own admission) and Gary has never given Cecil a ''reason'' to doubt him, unlike Omni-Man or Invincible.
* DrowningMySorrows: Gary tries to do this while on the run but can't bring himself to and throws away the bottle unopened.
* DuelToTheDeath: Two '''epic''' ones. [[spoiler: Wolf-man v. The Elder]]. [[spoiler: Wolf-man v. Zechariah would have been to the death if Zech hadn't ''[[KarmaHoudini lucked out.]]'' ]]
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Zechariah]].
* FurryComic: Naturally.
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Wolf-man, Zechariah, and Hunter fall prey to this very often. Their injuries include [[spoiler: Hunter being ripped completely in half, Zech having his head lopped off, and Wolf-man having a giant clawed hand through his entire midsection.]]
* {{Gorn}}: Compared to [[TheWalkingDead that other series]] Kirkman is famous for, there's not much gore. There is however a good deal of it here.
* {{Heel Face Revolving Door}}: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] with [[spoiler: Chloe]]. She was misinformed and misled all over the place before returning to Gary's side.
* HeroicBSOD: Truly the whole series is sort of an extended one of these. But a critical moment would be [[spoiler: when Gary's wife is killed by Zechariah.]]
* HeroicFireRescue: As with many heroes this is one of Wolf-Man's first heroic deeds.
* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Very averted. [[spoiler: Gary is out to KILL Zechariah for what he's done. When he finally finds the chance he takes it. Cecil has a different plan unfortunately.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Zechariah]]
* InvoluntaryShapeshifting: The 'Moon Rage' that overtakes werewolves on the first night of the full moon. They can learn to control the transformations on any other night.
* ItAlwaysRainsAtFunerals: [[spoiler: Dunford's funeral]]
* {{Left Hanging}}: [[spoiler: Dracula]] is introduced...in the last issue ever.
* LetsGetDangerous: Wolf-man and an ensemble of [[{{Badass}} badasses]] have one of these before storming a research center.
* LookWhatICanDoNow: Gary when he [[spoiler: fights Zechariah and uses his training to bite off Zech's arm for good.]]
* {{Millitary Rank Superhero Villain Names}}: Sergeant Superior, one of the Actioneers.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Gary goes through this when he realizes [[spoiler: ''[[ConsummateLiar Zechariah]]'' has been lying and keeping things from him.]]
* NeverGotToSayGoodbye
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Several fights, but particularly the final duel.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler: When Gary is caught at sunrise while he's mourning over Rebecca's grave.]]
* {{Our Vampires are Different}}: Zechariah's vampiric powers come straight out of typical lore, including being able to turn into bats and mist, but his personality is much more layered and he appears to be more compassionate than common vampires, as he takes on a mentor role with Gary in the early issues. [[spoiler: Until he turns into a straight-up villain after his {{Face Heel Turn}} anyway.]]
** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] with [[spoiler: Chloe. She's got some powers of a vampire due to using vampire blood, but she's not an actual vampire herself.]]
** Appears to be COMPLETELY averted with the final issue's ominous introduction of [[spoiler: Dracula.]] [[LeftHanging Not that we'll ever know...]]
* OurWereWolvesAreDifferent: In this universe werewolves can come to control their transformations on all nights except for the first full moon of the month where they fall into a bloody rage. [[spoiler: Werewolves also survive as a race proper, outside of normal society, and are ruled by a more potent strain of werewolf called an ''elder''.]]
* PowerLimiter: Gary is placed in one when [[spoiler: he goes to jail.]] It keeps him from using his wolf form.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: The general undertone of the series from #7 on.
* {{Screw The Rules I Have Supernatural Powers}}: ComicBook/{{Invincible}} mentions this during a crossover with The Astounding Wolf-Man. When Wolf-Man asks if Invincible will get in trouble for breaking government property and beating up superheroes, Invincible shrugs it off, saying that as long as he's strong enough to save the earth, he gets a pass.
* SealedEvilInACan: Gorgg. More like "Sealed Evil In a ''Stonehenge''"
* ShipTease: [[spoiler: Wolf-man]] and [[spoiler: Mecha-Maid]] started to get ''really'' close when they were working together. The cover for [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/3/38780/1183193-astounding_wolf_man_22_super.jpg #22]] really takes the cake though because [[spoiler: that [[CoversAlwaysLie never happens in-story]]]].
* {{Silver Bullet}}: An assassin explains that even if the story about silver bullets wasn't true, silver bullets should at least hurt as much as regular ones. As it turns out, there are a few elements harmful to werewolves, but Silver is the most commonly known one.
* SparklingStreamOfTears: A touching example when [[spoiler: Gary returns to his secret base for the first time since Rebecca died there.]]
* TellMeAboutMyFather: Not that Chloe asks for it... Dunford explains to her how truly dedicated and good her father is and always has been despite his lycanthropy.
* TerribleTrio: ''"Triple Threat"'' Construct is ''supposed'' to be the most competent one (but her arrogance often gets in the way), the other two are goons.
* TrainingFromHell: [[spoiler: Gary's vampire-killing training is pretty awful. Particularly the training of his healing powers which involves being '''DISEMBOWELED''' by the Elder!]]
* UnhandThemVillain: A hilarious example. The villain, trying to be [[GenreSavvy genre savvy]], insists that if he drops the hostage off of the ledge he will be able to get away because Wolf-man will be too busy saving the hostage. So when villain drops the hostage Wolf-man lunges over the edge... and brings the villain with him!
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Gary/ Wolf-man has an exceptional number of these.
* [[WhamEpisode Wham Issue]]: Issue #7, mainly for its ending. The entire premise of the series changes completely after this issue. This is also the moment things get {{Darker And Edgier}}.
* {{Women In Refrigerators}}: Hoo-boy, trademark example with [[spoiler: Gary's wife, Rebecca]]. Chances are your most prominent memory of her is [[spoiler: her head turned almost backwards as she lies in an unnecessarily big pool of blood with vampire bites in her neck.]] That haunts Gary and drives the remainder of the story throughout the entire run.
* YoureNotMyFather: Deconstructed a bit in that Chloe actually believes her father's lycanthropy has changed him into a new 'person,' [[spoiler: the 'person' who killed her mother.]]
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