Astonishing X-Men #17 (2006)
Written by Joss Whedon
Artwork by John Cassaday
Colors by Laura Martin
Chef’s Note: In this scene, Wolverine has lost much, if not all, of his memory – as you might surmise by his oddly affected speech and his sudden lack of fluency in Japanese.
This dire, and slightly whimsical, delusion is quickly disrupted by a violent alien attack on the school. But it is only when he gets firmly smacked on the snout by a falling can of beer* that his memory of self returns.
I love the last two panels here which show this focus returning as he sits there contemplating the pull tab and what it means. Well done, Mr. Cassaday!
If there is one thing that can be said definitively about Wolverine, without any of his many stories contradicting it, is that he loves beer. It’s pretty much always on his mind.
Chef’s Note: So, in honor of the greatest beer-lover of all comic-dom, Happy National Beer Lovers Day!
The can reads “6 Beer” from the Prince Edward VI brewing company, but the closest I can find is Prince Eddy Brewing from Ontario, and West 6th Brewery from Lexington.
The can looks a little like the Prince Eddy C.R.E.A.M. Ale, and that big 6 on it looks like the logo for West 6th. It seems to be based on the cans for Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale, but in all honesty, the can reminds me most of Duff Beer from the Simpsons, and I believe this 6 beer is also a fictional brand so no royalties had to be paid. Nice touch to have given it a name based on UK Royals, since Canadian Logan would probably be partial to Canadian beer, and we tend to tip our hats to our past like that.