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Hunt for Wolverine (Collected Editions)
Hunt for Wolverine
Wolverine is back - but where is he? Just as the X-Men have finally come to terms with Logan's death, a terrible secret means old wounds are reopened, truths are questioned, and an epic quest begins across the Marvel Universe. But who will solve the puzzle first? Will it be Daredevil and his crack squad of investigators, including Misty Knight? Or Logan's former fellow New Avengers, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage? Or perhaps Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike and Daken will be the ones to track him down! With mystery in Madripoor and around the globe, the return of Wolverine will keep you guessing! COLLECTING: HUNT FOR WOLVERINE 1, HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: WEAPON LOST 1-4, HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: ADAMANTIUM AGENDA 1-4, HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: CLAWS OF A KILLER 1-4, HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: MYSTERY IN MADRIPOOR 1-4, WHERE'S WOLVERINE PAGES
400 pages, Hardcover
First published October 17, 2018
About the author
Charles Soule
1,535 books1,708 followersCharles Soule is a #1 New York Times-bestselling novelist, comics author, screenwriter, musician, and lapsed attorney. He has written some of the most prominent stories of the last decade for Marvel, DC and Lucasfilm in addition to his own work, such as his comics Curse Words, Letter 44 and Undiscovered Country, and his original novels Light of the Jedi, The Endless Vessel, The Oracle Year and Anyone. He lives in New York.
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June 21, 2023
Four limited serials and a Soule one-shot at each end tells the story of the mystery of Logan's missing corpse as four teams go out on the hunt. Daredevil's and the New Avenger teams are pretty top drawer stories. The later books drop the ball a bit, but the conclusion ratchets it up again. A quite pleasant and worthy read, better than I expected. 7 out of 12, Three Stars read.
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August 15, 2019
An ok comic collection. Working towards the Return of Wolverine.
The story begins with an attempt to steal Wolverine's body. However the X-Men have a secret, yet even they are in for a surprise.
So what has happened was his body taken for nefarious purposes? Or did he just get up and walk away? This is Woverine after all, and in any case how. That is what 4 different teams set out to find out.
The first team is lead by Daredevil. This is a part I really did not understand. Out of all the chacters in the book this team has the least to do with Wolverine. Daredevil himself is not know as an investigator. He does the smart thing and and gets a couple. However only one person on this team has anything of a connection to the man himself. Ok story 3 stars.
The the second team are Logan's former colleagues in the New Avengers, who made a promise of him. A good but sort of long winded story. Probably because the characters involved my faverite of the four.
The next team are the people who hate Wolverine/Logan the most they are looking to bury him. Yet are they falling into a trap themselves. I found this story a bit of a waste and dull really. 2 Stars.
The X-Women are traveling to the Island of adventure to find any clue to Wolverine but run into their own trouble. 3 Stars.
Then the wrap up and extracts of Marvel Legecy 1. I left the book more confused then I started it. Never a good sign. What worries me is they have 400 pages to get the setup done the actual return issues is 5 issues, they are going that to rush through the what's and how's plush deal with the return in a much smaller issue. I would say unless you are a huge X fan go straight for the return. Possible the New Avengers story but I would not recommend it to people looking for answers.
The story begins with an attempt to steal Wolverine's body. However the X-Men have a secret, yet even they are in for a surprise.
So what has happened was his body taken for nefarious purposes? Or did he just get up and walk away? This is Woverine after all, and in any case how. That is what 4 different teams set out to find out.
The first team is lead by Daredevil. This is a part I really did not understand. Out of all the chacters in the book this team has the least to do with Wolverine. Daredevil himself is not know as an investigator. He does the smart thing and and gets a couple. However only one person on this team has anything of a connection to the man himself. Ok story 3 stars.
The the second team are Logan's former colleagues in the New Avengers, who made a promise of him. A good but sort of long winded story. Probably because the characters involved my faverite of the four.
The next team are the people who hate Wolverine/Logan the most they are looking to bury him. Yet are they falling into a trap themselves. I found this story a bit of a waste and dull really. 2 Stars.
The X-Women are traveling to the Island of adventure to find any clue to Wolverine but run into their own trouble. 3 Stars.
Then the wrap up and extracts of Marvel Legecy 1. I left the book more confused then I started it. Never a good sign. What worries me is they have 400 pages to get the setup done the actual return issues is 5 issues, they are going that to rush through the what's and how's plush deal with the return in a much smaller issue. I would say unless you are a huge X fan go straight for the return. Possible the New Avengers story but I would not recommend it to people looking for answers.
August 14, 2019
Little more than a cash grab. Four separate miniseries and two one shots to find out you need to read the Return of Wolverine to find out what actually happened to Wolverine. These amount to 4 wild goose chases.
Weapon Lost by Charles Soule & Matteo Buffagni - 2 Stars
The setup was fine, even though I guessed back when they killed Wolverine, how they would resurrect him. It's exactly what you'd expect, but makes sense. The actual miniseries is crap. Daredevil, an Inhuman cop, Misty Knight, and Cypher hunt down internet rumors of Wolverine. It's all really boring. Soule tries to create interest by giving Cypher an internet addiction and utterly fails. Honestly, I'm guessing all of these miniseries can be skipped. They're all gonna end with the big reveal of, you need to buy another miniseries where we really find out what happened to Logan.
Adamantium Agenda by Tom Taylor & RB Silva - 4 Stars
By far the best of these Hunt for Wolverine minis. Iron Man gathers some of his old New Avengers buddies (Spider-Man, Luke Cage, and Jessica Jones) when he hears someone is auctioning off superhero DNA. Taylor writes some great team dynamics. This is the best Avengers comic I've read since Hickman left the title and the closest in tone to Bendis's work on New Avengers. It's fun and witty. Of course, since it's a Tom Taylor book, X-23 makes an appearance and Taylor unveils some new revelations for her character. R.B. Silva's art is crisp and clean. Why hasn't Marvel given Taylor a crack at the Avengers already?
Claws of a Killer by Mariko Tamaki, Butch Guice, & Mack Chater - 1 Star
Daken, Sabretooth, and Lady Deathstrike team up to find Wolverine and kill him. But when they think they've tracked him down, they find zombies instead, along with brainwashed? (who knows?... or cares?) versions of Daddy Deathstrike and Grayden Creed. That part didn't make sense at all. Those two have been dead for decades. This whole thing was a flaming pile of poo. Just read the Adamantium Agenda (cause it's at least fun) and skip the rest.
Mystery in Madripoor by Jim Zub, Thony Silas, & Leonard Kirk - 2 Stars
I honestly expect better from Jim Zub. This was a clunker. There's no mystery at all. Some of the X-Women head to Madripoor to look for Logan and get sidetracked by Viper. There's also some disappointing changes for Psylocke. All of these Hunt for Wolverine miniseries are looking more and more like a waste of time. The art has a bit of a Juan Doe influence which is a VERY bad thing.
Weapon Lost by Charles Soule & Matteo Buffagni - 2 Stars
The setup was fine, even though I guessed back when they killed Wolverine, how they would resurrect him. It's exactly what you'd expect, but makes sense. The actual miniseries is crap. Daredevil, an Inhuman cop, Misty Knight, and Cypher hunt down internet rumors of Wolverine. It's all really boring. Soule tries to create interest by giving Cypher an internet addiction and utterly fails. Honestly, I'm guessing all of these miniseries can be skipped. They're all gonna end with the big reveal of, you need to buy another miniseries where we really find out what happened to Logan.
Adamantium Agenda by Tom Taylor & RB Silva - 4 Stars
By far the best of these Hunt for Wolverine minis. Iron Man gathers some of his old New Avengers buddies (Spider-Man, Luke Cage, and Jessica Jones) when he hears someone is auctioning off superhero DNA. Taylor writes some great team dynamics. This is the best Avengers comic I've read since Hickman left the title and the closest in tone to Bendis's work on New Avengers. It's fun and witty. Of course, since it's a Tom Taylor book, X-23 makes an appearance and Taylor unveils some new revelations for her character. R.B. Silva's art is crisp and clean. Why hasn't Marvel given Taylor a crack at the Avengers already?
Claws of a Killer by Mariko Tamaki, Butch Guice, & Mack Chater - 1 Star
Daken, Sabretooth, and Lady Deathstrike team up to find Wolverine and kill him. But when they think they've tracked him down, they find zombies instead, along with brainwashed? (who knows?... or cares?) versions of Daddy Deathstrike and Grayden Creed. That part didn't make sense at all. Those two have been dead for decades. This whole thing was a flaming pile of poo. Just read the Adamantium Agenda (cause it's at least fun) and skip the rest.
Mystery in Madripoor by Jim Zub, Thony Silas, & Leonard Kirk - 2 Stars
I honestly expect better from Jim Zub. This was a clunker. There's no mystery at all. Some of the X-Women head to Madripoor to look for Logan and get sidetracked by Viper. There's also some disappointing changes for Psylocke. All of these Hunt for Wolverine miniseries are looking more and more like a waste of time. The art has a bit of a Juan Doe influence which is a VERY bad thing.
September 29, 2018
The Hunt for Wolverine is here! It's time to find Logan because...well he sells a lot so let's go fucking find him people.
This is split up into 4 different storylines, or actual books, that all come together by the end. We have Daredevil leading a team of mostly investigators and detectives on the hunt for wolverine. Then we have the Avengers of sorts (Luke Cage, Iron-man, Jessica Jones, Spider-man, and eventually Laura) who promised Logan something and plan on helping to find the body. Then have a group of x-women who are trying to find their friend Logan which includes people like Kitty, Storm, Domino, and more. Last but not least you have the story of these Mutants who have some relation to Logan. Lady Deathstrike, Sabertooth, and Draken all come together, not to help logan, but to find and kill him again.
Good: The two best storylines going are Soule's daredevil team up and Tom Taylor's Avengers like team up. Both stories have some great character moments, especially Taylors writing of Avengers team (please give him a team book with the Avengers Marvel). I also enjoyed the Sabertooth, Draken, and Lady Deathstrike fighting off zombies and losing their ability to heal and trying to survive. Was dumb but fun.
Bad: The X-Women team up was less than fun. I really didn't get the connection with the characters and besides a fun little "This is what Logan gave me" at the start of each chapter I didn't really care for their personality traits here. I also thought the ending of the entire collection was just okay and lead to "Oh so THAT'S where he is but...now we gotta read more"
Overall it's not a terrible cross over events. You can actually read each graphic novel by itself for these four stories. I'd say hunt down the Agenda and Daredevil team books, well worth the read. Both 3.5 and 4 out of 5. The zombie one is around a 2.5-3. And the X-Women team up is no more than maybe a 2. So overall around a 3-3.5. Check it out to lead up to the return of the big bad wolverine!
This is split up into 4 different storylines, or actual books, that all come together by the end. We have Daredevil leading a team of mostly investigators and detectives on the hunt for wolverine. Then we have the Avengers of sorts (Luke Cage, Iron-man, Jessica Jones, Spider-man, and eventually Laura) who promised Logan something and plan on helping to find the body. Then have a group of x-women who are trying to find their friend Logan which includes people like Kitty, Storm, Domino, and more. Last but not least you have the story of these Mutants who have some relation to Logan. Lady Deathstrike, Sabertooth, and Draken all come together, not to help logan, but to find and kill him again.
Good: The two best storylines going are Soule's daredevil team up and Tom Taylor's Avengers like team up. Both stories have some great character moments, especially Taylors writing of Avengers team (please give him a team book with the Avengers Marvel). I also enjoyed the Sabertooth, Draken, and Lady Deathstrike fighting off zombies and losing their ability to heal and trying to survive. Was dumb but fun.
Bad: The X-Women team up was less than fun. I really didn't get the connection with the characters and besides a fun little "This is what Logan gave me" at the start of each chapter I didn't really care for their personality traits here. I also thought the ending of the entire collection was just okay and lead to "Oh so THAT'S where he is but...now we gotta read more"
Overall it's not a terrible cross over events. You can actually read each graphic novel by itself for these four stories. I'd say hunt down the Agenda and Daredevil team books, well worth the read. Both 3.5 and 4 out of 5. The zombie one is around a 2.5-3. And the X-Women team up is no more than maybe a 2. So overall around a 3-3.5. Check it out to lead up to the return of the big bad wolverine!
November 4, 2018
So the biggest problem with Hunt for Wolverine is that it's likely to be a huge snipe hunt. Trying to gouge every dollar they can out of the fan base, Marvel has already scheduled a Return of Wolverine series, which suggests there won't be any Return in this Hunt. (And, I would never have picked these series up, as a result, if Marvel hadn't put out this nice compilation of all 18 issues.)
So, the question is if the individual authors of these miniseries could produce great stories despite that limitation. (Spoiler: nope.)
Weapon Lost (Soule). Daredevil and Frank McGee are joined by two characters that Soule isn't responsible for writing on a regular basis: Misty Knight and an inexplicably (and unbelievably) cyber-addicted Cypher. They hunt and by a weird coincidence find the cyborg Supermen ... er Wolverine ... a cyber-clone that I've never heard of and isn't really explained. He's allegedly harder to kill than Wolverine, but it doesn't even take a whole four-issue limited series to do so. Soule tries to focus on a romance between Knight and McGee and helping Cypher with his addiction ... but it's hard to care about any of this [2+/5].
Adamantium Agenda (Taylor). In a New Avengers reunion, Luke and Jessica think they're heading out to an auction that will be selling Logan's DNA ... but instead it's their daughter's DNA on sale. What are the odds!? The Adamantium Agenda (which has nothing to do with Admantium) does rise above its contrived premise with great team dynamics between Tony, Luke, Jessica, and Peter and a nice plot by Mr. Sinister, who certainly deserves to be involved in any DNA-related caper. It's never a great story, but it's interesting and well-written and there are some interesting secrets revealed at the end (though I'd have sworn one was already known) [3+/5].
Claws of a Killer (Tamaki). In a hilarious misunderstanding, Daken, Sabretooth, and Lady Deathstrike try to hunt down Wolverine, but instead end up in a zombie town, that by extreme coincidence also contains zombies of Lady's father and Sabretooth's son. Not only is there no characterization, but that shallow-as-heck characterization doesn't link well to the Weapon X series currently running. Not much plot either. Sad. [1+/5].
Mystery in Madripoor (Zub). What's the mystery? Oh, there really isn't one. The X-Men just want to go question Magneto and by a shocking coincidence, Madripoor has been taken over by a bunch of characterless evil-doers. They fight and about all that happens of interest is that Betsy finally loses her increasingly problematic kewl-90s-Asian body. [2/5]
A "Dead Ends" issue tries to tie everything together and it's actually laughable when it puts up this huge chart of interconnections, but it really comes down to, "Oh, some corp named Soleira was doing all the evil crap." Overall, this is another abject failure in Marvel's continuing series of awful death/rebirth miniseries. The Tom Taylor miniseries is all that redeems it, and even that is far below his normal quality of output.
So, the question is if the individual authors of these miniseries could produce great stories despite that limitation. (Spoiler: nope.)
Weapon Lost (Soule). Daredevil and Frank McGee are joined by two characters that Soule isn't responsible for writing on a regular basis: Misty Knight and an inexplicably (and unbelievably) cyber-addicted Cypher. They hunt and by a weird coincidence find the cyborg Supermen ... er Wolverine ... a cyber-clone that I've never heard of and isn't really explained. He's allegedly harder to kill than Wolverine, but it doesn't even take a whole four-issue limited series to do so. Soule tries to focus on a romance between Knight and McGee and helping Cypher with his addiction ... but it's hard to care about any of this [2+/5].
Adamantium Agenda (Taylor). In a New Avengers reunion, Luke and Jessica think they're heading out to an auction that will be selling Logan's DNA ... but instead it's their daughter's DNA on sale. What are the odds!? The Adamantium Agenda (which has nothing to do with Admantium) does rise above its contrived premise with great team dynamics between Tony, Luke, Jessica, and Peter and a nice plot by Mr. Sinister, who certainly deserves to be involved in any DNA-related caper. It's never a great story, but it's interesting and well-written and there are some interesting secrets revealed at the end (though I'd have sworn one was already known) [3+/5].
Claws of a Killer (Tamaki). In a hilarious misunderstanding, Daken, Sabretooth, and Lady Deathstrike try to hunt down Wolverine, but instead end up in a zombie town, that by extreme coincidence also contains zombies of Lady's father and Sabretooth's son. Not only is there no characterization, but that shallow-as-heck characterization doesn't link well to the Weapon X series currently running. Not much plot either. Sad. [1+/5].
Mystery in Madripoor (Zub). What's the mystery? Oh, there really isn't one. The X-Men just want to go question Magneto and by a shocking coincidence, Madripoor has been taken over by a bunch of characterless evil-doers. They fight and about all that happens of interest is that Betsy finally loses her increasingly problematic kewl-90s-Asian body. [2/5]
A "Dead Ends" issue tries to tie everything together and it's actually laughable when it puts up this huge chart of interconnections, but it really comes down to, "Oh, some corp named Soleira was doing all the evil crap." Overall, this is another abject failure in Marvel's continuing series of awful death/rebirth miniseries. The Tom Taylor miniseries is all that redeems it, and even that is far below his normal quality of output.
February 12, 2019
1. hunt for wolverine - an attention grabbing issue. i always like charles soule's writing. sometimes i forget the x-men and avengers exist together. they don't do a whole lot of mixing it seems. so i'm looking forward to this already!
2. weapon lost - this proves i always like soule's writing. i don't really know these characters and i couldn't care less about daredevil, but this was fine. 4/5
3. adamantium agenda - super fun, i love spider-man and i liked seeing laura get involved. 5!
4. claws of a killer - i skipped, it didn't grab me and kitty summed up what happened in the conclusion anyway...
5. mystery in madripoor - betsy's BACK, baby. also super fun. i love the x-women, and domino's dialogue was hilarious. 5.
6. dead ends - okay, who's she. you have my attention, marvel.
2. weapon lost - this proves i always like soule's writing. i don't really know these characters and i couldn't care less about daredevil, but this was fine. 4/5
3. adamantium agenda - super fun, i love spider-man and i liked seeing laura get involved. 5!
4. claws of a killer - i skipped, it didn't grab me and kitty summed up what happened in the conclusion anyway...
5. mystery in madripoor - betsy's BACK, baby. also super fun. i love the x-women, and domino's dialogue was hilarious. 5.
6. dead ends - okay, who's she. you have my attention, marvel.
January 17, 2019
Originally I picked this up for two reasons; One: it's the lead up to the Return of Wolverine that's coming out soon, and two: Wolverine was my first favorite X-man. And I was really pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed this much more that I though I would. It had Misty Knight in it, she is my favorite B-list Marvel superhero. And also, X-ladies needs to be a thing now, it really does.
November 3, 2023
Beş yüz sayfalık hikayenin seksen sayfalık özeti diyebilirim. Normalde kitaptan içerik çıkarılmasına çok kızsam da bu para tuzağı hikaye serisine yapılan için kızamıyorum. Bu kırpılıp yeniden şekil almış haliyle daha güzel olmuş bile diyebilirim. En azından daha katlanılabilir bir hale gelmiş.
Bilmeyenler için Hunt for Wolverine hikayesinin aynı isimle başlayan dört farklı mini serisi mevcut. Tüm bu mini serileri bitirip üzerine bu kitapta da mevcut olan "Çıkmaz" sayısı okununca hikaye tamamlanıyor. Bu mini seriler zaman kaybı ile para tuzağı arasında bir noktada bulunuyor. Wolverine'e ne oldu öğrenmek için Wolverine'in Dönüşü doğru adres olacaktır
Bilmeyenler için Hunt for Wolverine hikayesinin aynı isimle başlayan dört farklı mini serisi mevcut. Tüm bu mini serileri bitirip üzerine bu kitapta da mevcut olan "Çıkmaz" sayısı okununca hikaye tamamlanıyor. Bu mini seriler zaman kaybı ile para tuzağı arasında bir noktada bulunuyor. Wolverine'e ne oldu öğrenmek için Wolverine'in Dönüşü doğru adres olacaktır
May 25, 2019
Eu vi muita gente nas interwebs da vida falando mau deste quadrinho. Mas uma: foi difícil de achar e outra: acho que eles não andaram lendo "A Morte de Wolverine", porque aquilo sim que foi quadrinho ruim à beça. Bem, na verdade eu estou curtindo esse Retorno de Wolverine (que nos EUA saiu com o nome A Caçada por Wolverine). Uma porque os roteiristas envolvidos: Soule, Tamaki, Zub e Taylor são competentes. Outra porque os desenhistas envolvidos - vários - também o são. Também porque logo de cara Soule insere inimigos clássico dos X-Men na fase australiana, os Carniceiros. As X-Women são reunidas num título só para se aventurarem em Madripoor atrás de Wolverine. Os Novos Vingadores, com Homem de Ferro, Homem-Aranha, Luke Cage e Jessica Drew também estão atrás dele. Demolidor, Misty Knight, o inumano Frank McGee e o ex-Novo Mutante Cifra, estão em outra busca. Mas também inimigos como Lady Lethal, o filho de Wolverine, Daken, e Dentes de Sabre vão à procura de Logan. Assim, todos esses quadrinhos são uma grande homenagem ao universo dos X-Men que revolve ao redor de Wolverine. Por isso, não tem como um grande x-fã não curtir toda essa homenagem em histórias bem escritas e bem desenhadas.
February 21, 2020
Well, it starts off pretty great. Loved the Daredevil/Cypher mystery story. The remainder of the book's quality just keeps going downhill.
March 14, 2021
Wolverine's body is missing, and the hunt is on to find him! Four groups head out into the unknown to try and track the ultimate tracker - but will they like the answers that they find?
This volume collects all of the Hunt For Wolverine stories - the opening and closing one-shots, four four issue mini-series, and then some random Where's Wolverine? (it's like Where's Wally, but with more stabbing) single page stories.
The opening one-shot, The Hunt For Wolverine #1, sets things up nicely. The lead story sees the X-Men battling the Reavers for Wolverine's adamantium tomb, which is what clues them into the fact that he's missing in the first place. It's mostly superhero action, beautifully drawn by David Marquez, but there are also a few good emotional beats here as Charles Soule nails the X-Men's interactions and their feelings towards Logan in a short space of time. The back-up story acts as a springboard for the four mini-series, putting the characters on the board so that each story can spin out separately. This is also written by Soule, while Paolo Siqueira draws it. Not quite as nice as Marquez, but still great.
The first mini-series, Weapon Lost, is an extension of Charles Soule's other Marvel books as he teams Daredevil, Misty Knight, Frank McGee (from Uncanny Inhumans) and Cypher in a worldwide chase to track Wolverine down. The set-up is done well with the four characters each bringing something to the table and having good interactions with each other; the middle feels a bit shaky, but it's only once the true twist in the tale comes to light that it looks much better in hindsight. Also A+ for remembering such a random Wolverine-adjacent character to include as the villain of the piece. Matteo Buffagni channels his best Ron Garney impression for this mini-series, so it's all dark and gloomy and great.
Next up is Adamantium Agenda, by Tom Taylor, and R.B Silva, which brings together Iron Man, Spider-Man, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage for a New Avengers reunion as they try to track down some stolen genetic material. Add in Mister Sinister, a submarine, some hilarious dialogue, and wonderful artwork from Silva and this one's really, really good. Taylor's grasp of these characters is excellent, and he manages to weave in one of his favourites without shoving her in awkwardly.
Claws Of A Killer, by Mariko Tamaki, Butch Guice and Mack Chater has Daken, Sabretooth, and Lady Deathstrike fighting zombies, because of course. Most of this is a bloodbath, full of Daken swearing and Sabretooth and Deathstrike arguing. It's not bad, but there's not really enough story for four issues - more like two. The art's suitable for the urban setting (although Deathstrike's claws look super weird), but I'd have liked a nod to why these characters have had their healing factors restored after the events of Wolverines, since there's no explanation at all.
Mystery In Madripoor, from Jim Zub and Thony Silas, teams up some of the X-Ladies as they head to Madripoor (you'd never have guessed), only to run afoul of Viper and her mercenaries. This is a fairly by the books mystery with not very much payoff, but there's a big development for Psylocke that I hadn't realised actually occurred before all the HOXPOX stuff, so that was a nice surprise. Silas's art is great; it gives me Kris Anka vibes, but a little more stretchy.
And then it all comes back together for the final one-shot, suitably titled Dead Ends, which pulls all of the revelations from the four mini-series together to complete the puzzle. Most of this is recap I guess, which was for the people that only read one or two of the mini-series rather than this collected edition, but the last few pages which set up the villain reveal are absolutely chilling, and there's a funky Kitty Pryde moment that just goes to show why you don't fuck with her. The art's from Ramon Rosanas, who does a fine job, although he's never been one of my favourites.
Also included are the pages from Marvel Legacy that reintroduced Wolverine to the world, and the Where's Wolverine? back-up pages from across the Marvel line, which are mostly just fluff. They're more of a prelude to the Wolverine: Infinity Watch mini-series than anything else, although there's one Where's Wolverine? page that was directly addressed earlier on which I liked.
The Hunt For Wolverine is all just one big prelude to the Return, which is the nature of sequential comics - there's never a true ending, just whatever comes next. That doesn't stop it from being an enjoyable little diversion though; the four mini-series are surprisingly consistent despite the different writers and artists, and they all tackle the Hunt from different angles so they have a distinctive flavour. If I had to rank them, it'd probably be Agenda > Weapon Lost > Madripoor > Claws, but they each have something to them to be enjoyed.
This volume collects all of the Hunt For Wolverine stories - the opening and closing one-shots, four four issue mini-series, and then some random Where's Wolverine? (it's like Where's Wally, but with more stabbing) single page stories.
The opening one-shot, The Hunt For Wolverine #1, sets things up nicely. The lead story sees the X-Men battling the Reavers for Wolverine's adamantium tomb, which is what clues them into the fact that he's missing in the first place. It's mostly superhero action, beautifully drawn by David Marquez, but there are also a few good emotional beats here as Charles Soule nails the X-Men's interactions and their feelings towards Logan in a short space of time. The back-up story acts as a springboard for the four mini-series, putting the characters on the board so that each story can spin out separately. This is also written by Soule, while Paolo Siqueira draws it. Not quite as nice as Marquez, but still great.
The first mini-series, Weapon Lost, is an extension of Charles Soule's other Marvel books as he teams Daredevil, Misty Knight, Frank McGee (from Uncanny Inhumans) and Cypher in a worldwide chase to track Wolverine down. The set-up is done well with the four characters each bringing something to the table and having good interactions with each other; the middle feels a bit shaky, but it's only once the true twist in the tale comes to light that it looks much better in hindsight. Also A+ for remembering such a random Wolverine-adjacent character to include as the villain of the piece. Matteo Buffagni channels his best Ron Garney impression for this mini-series, so it's all dark and gloomy and great.
Next up is Adamantium Agenda, by Tom Taylor, and R.B Silva, which brings together Iron Man, Spider-Man, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage for a New Avengers reunion as they try to track down some stolen genetic material. Add in Mister Sinister, a submarine, some hilarious dialogue, and wonderful artwork from Silva and this one's really, really good. Taylor's grasp of these characters is excellent, and he manages to weave in one of his favourites without shoving her in awkwardly.
Claws Of A Killer, by Mariko Tamaki, Butch Guice and Mack Chater has Daken, Sabretooth, and Lady Deathstrike fighting zombies, because of course. Most of this is a bloodbath, full of Daken swearing and Sabretooth and Deathstrike arguing. It's not bad, but there's not really enough story for four issues - more like two. The art's suitable for the urban setting (although Deathstrike's claws look super weird), but I'd have liked a nod to why these characters have had their healing factors restored after the events of Wolverines, since there's no explanation at all.
Mystery In Madripoor, from Jim Zub and Thony Silas, teams up some of the X-Ladies as they head to Madripoor (you'd never have guessed), only to run afoul of Viper and her mercenaries. This is a fairly by the books mystery with not very much payoff, but there's a big development for Psylocke that I hadn't realised actually occurred before all the HOXPOX stuff, so that was a nice surprise. Silas's art is great; it gives me Kris Anka vibes, but a little more stretchy.
And then it all comes back together for the final one-shot, suitably titled Dead Ends, which pulls all of the revelations from the four mini-series together to complete the puzzle. Most of this is recap I guess, which was for the people that only read one or two of the mini-series rather than this collected edition, but the last few pages which set up the villain reveal are absolutely chilling, and there's a funky Kitty Pryde moment that just goes to show why you don't fuck with her. The art's from Ramon Rosanas, who does a fine job, although he's never been one of my favourites.
Also included are the pages from Marvel Legacy that reintroduced Wolverine to the world, and the Where's Wolverine? back-up pages from across the Marvel line, which are mostly just fluff. They're more of a prelude to the Wolverine: Infinity Watch mini-series than anything else, although there's one Where's Wolverine? page that was directly addressed earlier on which I liked.
The Hunt For Wolverine is all just one big prelude to the Return, which is the nature of sequential comics - there's never a true ending, just whatever comes next. That doesn't stop it from being an enjoyable little diversion though; the four mini-series are surprisingly consistent despite the different writers and artists, and they all tackle the Hunt from different angles so they have a distinctive flavour. If I had to rank them, it'd probably be Agenda > Weapon Lost > Madripoor > Claws, but they each have something to them to be enjoyed.
November 3, 2018
I think maybe my expectations were just too high for this one.
So we have four storylines here as well as the two bookend issues. Wolverine's body is missing, and it looks like he may not be dead. So four teams begin a search for him.
Hunt for Wolverine: This is the issue where his body is discovered missing. Nice battle with the Reavers here.
Weapon Lost: We have Daredevil, the Inhuman Nur, Misty Knight, and Cypher. This is mostly a noir type story and it looks like Wolverine is being used for evil deeds, much like when Hydra brainwashed him a while back.
The Adamantium Agenda: This includes a New Avengers reunion of Iron Man, Cage, Jessica Jones and Spiderman. Mr. Sinister ends up the baddie of this one as the team thinks someone is selling Wolverine's genetic code on the black market. Of course it's not that simple.
Claws of a Killer: Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike and Daken find out Wolverine may be alive so they want to hunt him down to kill him. Instead they end up battling...zombies. Yeah.
Mystery in Madripoor: The female X-Men journey to Madripoor to question Magneto about Wolverine. They run into a superteam of evil women. Also, in a really weird twist Psylocke returns to her original Betsy Braddock body and it looks like Kwannon is back as herself as well. This just seemed behind the times and read like an X-Men story of the 80s, and not the stronger ones.
Dead Ends: The teams compare notes and put everything together. It does all tie in to this weird new company Soteira who had been mentioned throughout the series and then we see a new villain show up at the end, Persephone. She seems a little underwhelming, and it looks like she's the one holding the answers.
The art wasn't bad but wasn't outstanding in most cases. This is very much a middle of the road series, and I really don't like where it's leading. I hope the Return of Wolverine is better, but really if you're a hardcore Wolverine fan this is worth a read. For casual fans, not so much.
So we have four storylines here as well as the two bookend issues. Wolverine's body is missing, and it looks like he may not be dead. So four teams begin a search for him.
Hunt for Wolverine: This is the issue where his body is discovered missing. Nice battle with the Reavers here.
Weapon Lost: We have Daredevil, the Inhuman Nur, Misty Knight, and Cypher. This is mostly a noir type story and it looks like Wolverine is being used for evil deeds, much like when Hydra brainwashed him a while back.
The Adamantium Agenda: This includes a New Avengers reunion of Iron Man, Cage, Jessica Jones and Spiderman. Mr. Sinister ends up the baddie of this one as the team thinks someone is selling Wolverine's genetic code on the black market. Of course it's not that simple.
Claws of a Killer: Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike and Daken find out Wolverine may be alive so they want to hunt him down to kill him. Instead they end up battling...zombies. Yeah.
Mystery in Madripoor: The female X-Men journey to Madripoor to question Magneto about Wolverine. They run into a superteam of evil women. Also, in a really weird twist Psylocke returns to her original Betsy Braddock body and it looks like Kwannon is back as herself as well. This just seemed behind the times and read like an X-Men story of the 80s, and not the stronger ones.
Dead Ends: The teams compare notes and put everything together. It does all tie in to this weird new company Soteira who had been mentioned throughout the series and then we see a new villain show up at the end, Persephone. She seems a little underwhelming, and it looks like she's the one holding the answers.
The art wasn't bad but wasn't outstanding in most cases. This is very much a middle of the road series, and I really don't like where it's leading. I hope the Return of Wolverine is better, but really if you're a hardcore Wolverine fan this is worth a read. For casual fans, not so much.
May 13, 2021
Everyone told me this sucked, and they were wrong. It’s good.
Spare me the gripes about resurrections in comics. You knew what you were getting into when you became a fan! Go cry to someone else!
What we have here are four very well written, well drawn minis by some outstanding writers, as well as some even better and very compelling one shots. The whole thing plays out like a murder mystery... only it’s the opposite. It’s a resurrection mystery. Where is Logan’s body? Why are there Wolverine sightings? We follow these teams of beloved, classic characters as they piece it together. Also, Tony Stark calls up Cage, Jones and Spidey to get the old New Avengers band back together, and Tom Taylor writes it all Bendis style. It’s really fun and totally cool.
If you missed this, give er a look!
Spare me the gripes about resurrections in comics. You knew what you were getting into when you became a fan! Go cry to someone else!
What we have here are four very well written, well drawn minis by some outstanding writers, as well as some even better and very compelling one shots. The whole thing plays out like a murder mystery... only it’s the opposite. It’s a resurrection mystery. Where is Logan’s body? Why are there Wolverine sightings? We follow these teams of beloved, classic characters as they piece it together. Also, Tony Stark calls up Cage, Jones and Spidey to get the old New Avengers band back together, and Tom Taylor writes it all Bendis style. It’s really fun and totally cool.
If you missed this, give er a look!
February 16, 2022
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May 17, 2019
This was decidedly a mixed bag, which isn’t surprising for a collection of four different miniseries by four different creative teams.
The best of the bunch was definitely Weapon Lost, starring Daredevil, Frank McGee, Misty Knight and Cypher as they open a proper investigation into the disappearance of Logan’s body. The writing and art were pretty damn good, especially the mystery they discover and interpersonal relationships.
Next best was Adamantium Agenda, starting Iron Man, Spider-Man, Luke Cage, and Jessica Jones. This was decent, with the heroes going after Logan’s genetic code and finding, who else, Sinister at the end.
The last two minis were equally as awful. First was Claws of a Killer, with Daken, Sabretooth, and Deathstrike banding together to find Logan... and kill him again if they have to. Never mind that both Sabretooth and Deathstrike are both working with Old Man Logan in Weapon X, and Daken has recently worked with both Laura Kinney and Jimmy Hudson, his “siblings” who are both calling themselves Wolverine, as a good guy. Also, they fight zombies and Sabretooth is somehow still inverted (nonsense).
Mystery in Madripoor should have been my favorite as it featured Psylocke, Jubilee, Shadowcat, Domino, Storm, and Rogue looking for Logan in Madripoor. They even ate laksa, but it was just so dumb, I couldn’t enjoy it at all. Even the art was awful.
The two bookend issues, Hunt for Wolverine and Dead Ends, were pretty good as they set up and gave a decent conclusion to the whole thing, even if that conclusion came with a pretty big cliffhanger.
Finally, they included the “Where is Wolverine?” pages from various other comics and the bit in Legacy that Logan is in, all showing Logan in various parts around the world doing stuff, which shouldn’t be possible given how the aforementioned Dead Ends ended. I smell shenanigans.
The best of the bunch was definitely Weapon Lost, starring Daredevil, Frank McGee, Misty Knight and Cypher as they open a proper investigation into the disappearance of Logan’s body. The writing and art were pretty damn good, especially the mystery they discover and interpersonal relationships.
Next best was Adamantium Agenda, starting Iron Man, Spider-Man, Luke Cage, and Jessica Jones. This was decent, with the heroes going after Logan’s genetic code and finding, who else, Sinister at the end.
The last two minis were equally as awful. First was Claws of a Killer, with Daken, Sabretooth, and Deathstrike banding together to find Logan... and kill him again if they have to. Never mind that both Sabretooth and Deathstrike are both working with Old Man Logan in Weapon X, and Daken has recently worked with both Laura Kinney and Jimmy Hudson, his “siblings” who are both calling themselves Wolverine, as a good guy. Also, they fight zombies and Sabretooth is somehow still inverted (nonsense).
Mystery in Madripoor should have been my favorite as it featured Psylocke, Jubilee, Shadowcat, Domino, Storm, and Rogue looking for Logan in Madripoor. They even ate laksa, but it was just so dumb, I couldn’t enjoy it at all. Even the art was awful.
The two bookend issues, Hunt for Wolverine and Dead Ends, were pretty good as they set up and gave a decent conclusion to the whole thing, even if that conclusion came with a pretty big cliffhanger.
Finally, they included the “Where is Wolverine?” pages from various other comics and the bit in Legacy that Logan is in, all showing Logan in various parts around the world doing stuff, which shouldn’t be possible given how the aforementioned Dead Ends ended. I smell shenanigans.
May 1, 2019
So this collected book contains four separate mini-series that detail the X-Men (and the rest of the Marvel Universe) discovering that Logan isn't in his grave and deciding they should figure out what's going on.
The first issue and the first mini-series collected, "Hunt for Wolverine #1" and Weapon Lost 1-4 both written by Charles Soule and featuring Daredevil, Frank McGee and Misty Knight as they detective their way around looking for Logan are really well written and interesting.
Admantium Agenda is a New Avengers reunion story in which Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Spider-Man and Iron Man team up to try to figure out the same issue. This one was also well-handled, particularly in the character work within the team as in both the present-set storyline and the flashback.
The Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike, Dakken storyline was meh. Wolverine's alive--surprise, they want to kill him. They fight zombies. Lame.
The final storyline in which a bunch of X-ladies go to Madripoor was serviceable but nothing special, although is hidden in the middle of the storyline.
Then the last issue regroups the teams to share conclusions: Surprise! Logan's alive--and they don't know much more than that. Mostly a setup for a second series of stories in The Return of Wolverine anyway.
The first issue and the first mini-series collected, "Hunt for Wolverine #1" and Weapon Lost 1-4 both written by Charles Soule and featuring Daredevil, Frank McGee and Misty Knight as they detective their way around looking for Logan are really well written and interesting.
Admantium Agenda is a New Avengers reunion story in which Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Spider-Man and Iron Man team up to try to figure out the same issue. This one was also well-handled, particularly in the character work within the team as in both the present-set storyline and the flashback.
The Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike, Dakken storyline was meh. Wolverine's alive--surprise, they want to kill him. They fight zombies. Lame.
The final storyline in which a bunch of X-ladies go to Madripoor was serviceable but nothing special, although is hidden in the middle of the storyline.
Then the last issue regroups the teams to share conclusions: Surprise! Logan's alive--and they don't know much more than that. Mostly a setup for a second series of stories in The Return of Wolverine anyway.
August 19, 2019
Weapon Lost teams up Daredevil with a few random heroes to track down leads on Wolverine. What they encounter is a surprise. Great art, creative story, and enjoyable!
Next, we have Adamantium Agenda, which teams up Spidey, Iron Man, Luke Cage, and Jessica Jones, with a few surprise appearances. They make good on a promise they made to Wolverine. I really enjoyed this story as well.
Claws of a Killer was by far the weakest storyline. The art is bad! After reading the Wolverines run, I thought Deathstrike/Sabretooth/Daken would not have the tepid relationship they do in this run. Daken is whiney, Sabretooth is weak (and unchanged, as he was in his Wolverines run), and ZOMBIES!! Odd run, poor artwork, and the weakest story yet.
Mystery in Madripoor was perhaps the best story. Great team-up of X-Women, with Kitty really taking the lead. I really liked the team of heroes that were selected, but the villains were all a bit weak. No-names that are D-listers made this book a bit weaker, but the story was still great. The transformation of Betsy may have lasting effects.
Finally, the closing book that summarizes these storylines was perfect. It put all the pieces together, had great artwork, and was just kind of sad… now, onto the Return of Wolverine!
Next, we have Adamantium Agenda, which teams up Spidey, Iron Man, Luke Cage, and Jessica Jones, with a few surprise appearances. They make good on a promise they made to Wolverine. I really enjoyed this story as well.
Claws of a Killer was by far the weakest storyline. The art is bad! After reading the Wolverines run, I thought Deathstrike/Sabretooth/Daken would not have the tepid relationship they do in this run. Daken is whiney, Sabretooth is weak (and unchanged, as he was in his Wolverines run), and ZOMBIES!! Odd run, poor artwork, and the weakest story yet.
Mystery in Madripoor was perhaps the best story. Great team-up of X-Women, with Kitty really taking the lead. I really liked the team of heroes that were selected, but the villains were all a bit weak. No-names that are D-listers made this book a bit weaker, but the story was still great. The transformation of Betsy may have lasting effects.
Finally, the closing book that summarizes these storylines was perfect. It put all the pieces together, had great artwork, and was just kind of sad… now, onto the Return of Wolverine!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 29, 2025
This contains the Hunt For Wolverine one-shot, the four Hunt For Wolverine miniseries, and the Dead Ends one-shot.
In the Hunt For Wolverine one-shot, the X-Men discover Wolverine's body is missing. In Weapon Lost, the unlikely team of Daredevil, Frank McGee, Misty Knight and Cypher investigate sightings of Wolverine and encounter someone from his past. In Adamantium Agenda, Wolvy's New Avengers pals encounter Mr. Sinister. In Claws Of A Killer, Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike and Daken encounter zombies. And in Mystery in Madripoor, the X-Men encounter Viper who has a team of her own. These stories all seem to go nowhere, but Dead Ends shows that they are all relevant to the story.
A mix of writers and artists, so a mixed bag on quality. I would have liked the relevancy of the stories to be more obvious, because I really felt like this was a waste of time.
In the Hunt For Wolverine one-shot, the X-Men discover Wolverine's body is missing. In Weapon Lost, the unlikely team of Daredevil, Frank McGee, Misty Knight and Cypher investigate sightings of Wolverine and encounter someone from his past. In Adamantium Agenda, Wolvy's New Avengers pals encounter Mr. Sinister. In Claws Of A Killer, Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike and Daken encounter zombies. And in Mystery in Madripoor, the X-Men encounter Viper who has a team of her own. These stories all seem to go nowhere, but Dead Ends shows that they are all relevant to the story.
A mix of writers and artists, so a mixed bag on quality. I would have liked the relevancy of the stories to be more obvious, because I really felt like this was a waste of time.
January 9, 2020
A good collection of some stories that covers a couple areas of the Marvel universe. Some fun team-ups here. I think I liked the Mystery in Madripoor sequence the best.
September 5, 2022
This big collection of four related stories in the search for Wolverine's missing body. I liked a lot here because it reminded me of the 90s however, at the end of the day, the book was pointless. It all leads to the next Wolverine series while not actually revealing much of anything. Readers were given four teams searching for Logan: 1) The New Avengers reunion, 2) Daredevil and friends, 3) Wolverine-related villains, and 4) X-Women. The books varied, with the best being The Avengers and Daredevil books. The art was decent throughout with the exception of The X-Women book. Overall, a decent collection that was completely unnecessary.
January 22, 2019
(Kind of a leftover of the great x-read of 2017/18...)
You know, I don't care if they bring back the original Logan (there are so freaking many Wolverine clones running around at this point I am not sure why we should care...) so I didn't have a lot of interest in the main plot arc of this book.
But you know what? It is pretty interesting. It is well-written and I found myself sucked in from start to finish. Is it necessary? No, but it is pretty entertaining in the end so I am okay with it.
You know, I don't care if they bring back the original Logan (there are so freaking many Wolverine clones running around at this point I am not sure why we should care...) so I didn't have a lot of interest in the main plot arc of this book.
But you know what? It is pretty interesting. It is well-written and I found myself sucked in from start to finish. Is it necessary? No, but it is pretty entertaining in the end so I am okay with it.
January 11, 2020
This is on the Captain Britain shelf solely because it is in this collection that Betsy Braddock gets her old body back. No other connection.
This is a pretty good story. Nothing to write home about. Basically we see all kinds of iterations of Wolverine, but fail to find the real one. It sets up the return of Wolverine in an interesting way, and recaps the impact he has made on so many people. It also reveals that one of the X-Men is not a mutant, but does not say which one.
This is a pretty good story. Nothing to write home about. Basically we see all kinds of iterations of Wolverine, but fail to find the real one. It sets up the return of Wolverine in an interesting way, and recaps the impact he has made on so many people. It also reveals that one of the X-Men is not a mutant, but does not say which one.
June 14, 2020
A great way to really cement Wolverine’s importance to the entire Marvel universe. Not only did he affect the X-Men, but his many enemies, the Avengers and the world as a whole. Getting to see the various perspectives of each team of investigators as they approached the search for Wolverine from so many different angles made this a truly one of a kind read. It’s a must-read for all Wolverine fans out there leading into the Modern Marvel age.
January 27, 2020
This was a weird one.
Individually the mini's themselves weren't that bad, but it's when they all tried to tie together that they made less sense.
And I also didn't get the one page bits at the end of Wolverine popping up everywhere, when he's supposed to be a prisoner? I mean, when did he come back from the dead?
Quite confused
Individually the mini's themselves weren't that bad, but it's when they all tried to tie together that they made less sense.
And I also didn't get the one page bits at the end of Wolverine popping up everywhere, when he's supposed to be a prisoner? I mean, when did he come back from the dead?
Quite confused
August 11, 2020
Not bad. It doesn't really involve Wolverine aside from a few flashbacks to show why the various teams are trying so hard to find Logan. Otherwise, the x-men, avengers, daredevil and Co, and Sabretooth, Daken and lady deathstrike hunt for the wearabouts of Logan after it turns out that his tomb is actually empty. Many lose ends that aren't really tied up. But otherwise I enjoyed it.
June 29, 2019
Это не идеал, но комикс на голову выше "Смерти росомахи". Интересный, с логичным сюжетом и без прыгающей рисовки, пусть даже и (по старой доброй традиции) обрывается он в пустоту, но главную сюжетную линию он до конца довел.
April 26, 2018
Reed Richards!?! :)
January 1, 2019
Fun
This was a fun read. I'm glad wolverine is back alive. Can't wait to see what happens next. If you're a wolverine fan would recommend this.
This was a fun read. I'm glad wolverine is back alive. Can't wait to see what happens next. If you're a wolverine fan would recommend this.
January 8, 2019
Awesome!
Fan of Wolvie? Then what the hell are you doing? Read it. He's coming back yo!
Fan of Wolvie? Then what the hell are you doing? Read it. He's coming back yo!
April 11, 2019
This was all pretty decent, I was surprised.
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