Marvel to kill off Wolverine after '3 Months to Die' this summer

Marvel Comics is killing off Wolverine later this year after the story arc "3 Months to Die" this summer.

The Death of Wolverine series will start on September 3 with issue #1 and conclude on September 24 with issue #4, presumably with Wolverine dead.

I guess the real question is: how are they going to bring him back to life? Death is just an overused tool now in comics to revive a title. Wolverine is the most popular mutant in Marvel -- they can't possible just get rid of their cash cow. I guess the writers just need a breather for a bit so they can explore their other titles.

From EW:

Marvel has been teasing a radical new development in Wolverine’s history with this summer’s story arc, “3 Months to Die,” which robs Wolverine of his healing factor, the mutant power that has kept him alive and kicking through decades of fatal injuries. Now, EW is excited to announce exclusively that “3 Months to Die” will culminate in a 4-part miniseries in September called, simply, Death of Wolverine. Written by Charles Soule and drawn by Steve McNiven, Death of Wolverine #1 hits on September 3 (that’s the cover image above.) The next three issues of the series will follow every week ensuing, climaxing with Death of Wolverine #4 on September 24.