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Hunt for Wolverine (Collected Editions)
Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor
Where's Wolverine? Who better to answer that question than some of his closest friends - Kitty Pryde, Storm, Rogue, Jubilee, Psylocke and Domino! Following a sighting of Logan's former alter ego Patch, they head to the streets of Madripoor, the infamous island of ill repute. What they find is a twisted cabal of crime! Can even this powerful crew survive when the whole city is hunting them? Plus, what is Magneto's connection to Logan's disappearance? And what is the Soteira Project? Madripoor's secrets are worth killing for - and if Kitty fails to uncover them, another X-Man may die! Past and present clash in a final battle on the island of secrets and sin!
Collects Hunt for Wolverine #1 and Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor #1-4.
Collects Hunt for Wolverine #1 and Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor #1-4.
136 pages, Paperback
Published December 4, 2018
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Jim Zub
920 books325 followersJim Zub is a writer, artist and art instructor based in Toronto, Canada. Over the past fifteen years he’s worked for a diverse array of publishing, movie and video game clients including Disney, Warner Bros., Capcom, Hasbro, Bandai-Namco and Mattel.
He juggles his time between being a freelance comic writer and Program Coordinator for Seneca College‘s award-winning Animation program.
He juggles his time between being a freelance comic writer and Program Coordinator for Seneca College‘s award-winning Animation program.
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February 6, 2019
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.
November 4, 2018
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]
March 4, 2019
The worst of the hunt for Wolverine. Very trite and as pointless as the other hunt stories, but offensively boring.
April 23, 2019
probably a 1 star to be honest but whatever. So this could of been good, solid team with a good setup storyline but no.... it was executed poorly all across the board. The story is about tracking down the body of Wolverine and I actually love the team that was picked to help but that where the good times stop. The story is pretty boring and the writing is flat, the art is a bag of shit. Psylocke and Domino are the only stand outs and that is not good enough to read this book. Skip it.
February 17, 2019
Meh. 'Nuff said.
April 2, 2019
3.5 Stars
Wolverine has returned. In this first "Hunt for Wolverine" Volume, we begin the story with what happened since his death. Though firmly encased in adamantium, Kitty Pryde phased Logan's body out of the shell and had him buried in a secret site, known only to the X-Men and Logan's closest friends. The shell stands remaining as a place for all others to come and pay their respects to him.... until now.... The Reavers have their eyes set on obtaining his body, so they invade the site, only to be stopped by the X-Men, but when the dust settles, it is revealed that the shell is empty and they leave. When Kitty goes to Logan's gravesite to tell him, he's gone from there as well. Where is Logan? Kitty sends out people to search for him. This Volume follows Kitty's team: Storm, Rogue, Jubilee, Psylocke and Domino.
Believing that it was possibly Magneto who removed Logan's body, the team heads off to Madripoor. Confronted by Magneto, he tells them it wasn't him, but he has information for them and they need to meet him tonight. Dressing to the nines, the X-ladies show up, but it is a trap set by the Femme Fatales: Mindblast, Viper, Knockout, Bloodlust, Snake Whip, and Sapphire Styx. (These ladies very closely match their X-team counterparts, and with the art, sometimes it was hard to tell them apart.) The battle ends with Psylocke, Rogue and Storm being taken captive. AND Magneto is their prisoner too.
The majority of the Volume deals with the conflict that unfolds between Psylocke and Sapphire. Feeding off of Betsy's psychic energy, Sapphire begins to hallucinate that Logan in his Patch persona and is controlling her. While they battle, Kitty and team are able to free Magneto, who helps them overthrown the Femme Fatales, who reveal the Soteira (there's that name again!) hired them to find Wolverine. Though Psylocke's body is dead (Sapphire having fed too deeply on her), she is able to use her psionic form to team with a sliver of Logan left inside Sapphire to destroy her from the inside out. Using the destruction, Psylocke is able to remake a body for herself, though it now resembles her original (more British) form.
Magneto rids Madripoor of Viper's criminal empire, and in a weird turn (which I guarantee we will see again) Revanche (Kwannon), Betsy's more Asian form, has returned to life too. (Don't get me started on how complicated the whole Psylocke thing is!)
The story continues... but when will the man himself make his glorious return? Is a showdown against Wolverine coming?
Recommend. Should be read at the same time as the other 3 Volumes.
Wolverine has returned. In this first "Hunt for Wolverine" Volume, we begin the story with what happened since his death. Though firmly encased in adamantium, Kitty Pryde phased Logan's body out of the shell and had him buried in a secret site, known only to the X-Men and Logan's closest friends. The shell stands remaining as a place for all others to come and pay their respects to him.... until now.... The Reavers have their eyes set on obtaining his body, so they invade the site, only to be stopped by the X-Men, but when the dust settles, it is revealed that the shell is empty and they leave. When Kitty goes to Logan's gravesite to tell him, he's gone from there as well. Where is Logan? Kitty sends out people to search for him. This Volume follows Kitty's team: Storm, Rogue, Jubilee, Psylocke and Domino.
Believing that it was possibly Magneto who removed Logan's body, the team heads off to Madripoor. Confronted by Magneto, he tells them it wasn't him, but he has information for them and they need to meet him tonight. Dressing to the nines, the X-ladies show up, but it is a trap set by the Femme Fatales: Mindblast, Viper, Knockout, Bloodlust, Snake Whip, and Sapphire Styx. (These ladies very closely match their X-team counterparts, and with the art, sometimes it was hard to tell them apart.) The battle ends with Psylocke, Rogue and Storm being taken captive. AND Magneto is their prisoner too.
The majority of the Volume deals with the conflict that unfolds between Psylocke and Sapphire. Feeding off of Betsy's psychic energy, Sapphire begins to hallucinate that Logan in his Patch persona and is controlling her. While they battle, Kitty and team are able to free Magneto, who helps them overthrown the Femme Fatales, who reveal the Soteira (there's that name again!) hired them to find Wolverine. Though Psylocke's body is dead (Sapphire having fed too deeply on her), she is able to use her psionic form to team with a sliver of Logan left inside Sapphire to destroy her from the inside out. Using the destruction, Psylocke is able to remake a body for herself, though it now resembles her original (more British) form.
Magneto rids Madripoor of Viper's criminal empire, and in a weird turn (which I guarantee we will see again) Revanche (Kwannon), Betsy's more Asian form, has returned to life too. (Don't get me started on how complicated the whole Psylocke thing is!)
The story continues... but when will the man himself make his glorious return? Is a showdown against Wolverine coming?
Recommend. Should be read at the same time as the other 3 Volumes.
December 7, 2024
The final group after Wolverine is led by Kitty Pryde. She takes a few of the X-Women (Storm, Jubilee, Rogue, Domino, and Psylocke) to Madripoor. Magneto has been in charge there and he seems like a likely suspect for taking Wolverine's body. They arrive to find Magneto himself has been kidnapped and a group of villainous women led by Viper have their own project that may or may not involve the fate of Wolverine.
The tone of this tale is like a James Bond-style spy adventure. The group of heroes tries to infiltrate the seedier side of Madripoor, so they dress scantily and head into action. They wind up fighting an interesting variety of opponents, also all female and scantily clad. So the whole package comes off a little exploitative. The story is interesting but does not resolve the larger mystery and only provides hints toward who really took Wolverine and where he is now.
Not really recommended--I guess you need to read this for the whole Hunt for Wolverine narrative but it definitely does not stand up on its own.
The tone of this tale is like a James Bond-style spy adventure. The group of heroes tries to infiltrate the seedier side of Madripoor, so they dress scantily and head into action. They wind up fighting an interesting variety of opponents, also all female and scantily clad. So the whole package comes off a little exploitative. The story is interesting but does not resolve the larger mystery and only provides hints toward who really took Wolverine and where he is now.
Not really recommended--I guess you need to read this for the whole Hunt for Wolverine narrative but it definitely does not stand up on its own.
December 26, 2018
I read this one first and I thought it was pretty cool! Each TPB starts with a Hunt for Wolverine issue that ties directly into the mini-series.
But I was wrong. They all reprint #1. Too bad because #1 ties directly into this one. It only makes sense here.
The Madripoor stories were . . . . OK . . . . It was a much better idea (women who were romantically involved with and/or mentored by Wolverine going to one of his old hangouts without him. (The Venn diagram of those women is maybe a little troubling.)) than execution (something involving some villains no one really cares about kind of petering out on its own).
But I was wrong. They all reprint #1. Too bad because #1 ties directly into this one. It only makes sense here.
The Madripoor stories were . . . . OK . . . . It was a much better idea (women who were romantically involved with and/or mentored by Wolverine going to one of his old hangouts without him. (The Venn diagram of those women is maybe a little troubling.)) than execution (something involving some villains no one really cares about kind of petering out on its own).
June 15, 2024
The hottest X-Women in one story. Wonder Woman, eat your heart out. Any one of these girls can kick your a$$. Except Jubilee. She never really amounted to much. I only have an issue with the way the artist draws lower jaws. Not feminine enough. Oh, let's not forget the story - it's entirely forgettable. But all that TnA in tight clothing... mmmm.
After a prolongued trip down memory lane - oh, Wolverine, we loved him so - the good gals suspect Magneto. Their visit to Madripoor triggers a trap set up by Viper and her own gang of hot AF gals. Kitty flees with Jubilee and Domino, but Storm, Psylocke and Rogue are captured. It ends well, don't worry, but it's hardly worth mentioning.
After a prolongued trip down memory lane - oh, Wolverine, we loved him so - the good gals suspect Magneto. Their visit to Madripoor triggers a trap set up by Viper and her own gang of hot AF gals. Kitty flees with Jubilee and Domino, but Storm, Psylocke and Rogue are captured. It ends well, don't worry, but it's hardly worth mentioning.
August 17, 2023
All of these TPB start with the same 20 or so pages, so if you're a collector you might be a little pissed about that This is one of the better ones in this series. None of the really develop anything about finding Wolverine, but here you have all the women he's influenced get together. At least there's some motivation behind the plot. Most interesting development Spoiler Alert for something over 2 years old: Betsy Braddock back in her original body and the Asian Psylocke still her own identity.
August 28, 2025
Kitty leads an all-female team to Madripoor. The plan is to ask Magneto if he knows anything about Wolverine's missing body. But instead they encounter Viper, who has an all-female team of her own.
The art is hit and miss. I assumed this grouping was actually going to move the plot forward, but it didn't as far as I can tell. Maybe some of these threads will get picked up in the Return of Wolverine.
The art is hit and miss. I assumed this grouping was actually going to move the plot forward, but it didn't as far as I can tell. Maybe some of these threads will get picked up in the Return of Wolverine.
October 20, 2019
Wanted to like this, cuz: kick-ass ladies! But was underwhelmed by the story getting sidetracked by other (villainous) kick-ass ladies. Where's Wolverine, y'all?
I didn't love the art (it was very all bright and colorful Anime/Street Fighter) but did love the X-Ladies team-up.
On to the next one!
I didn't love the art (it was very all bright and colorful Anime/Street Fighter) but did love the X-Ladies team-up.
On to the next one!
August 25, 2023
Pretty weak, but could have been a lot better with some tweaks. I did not care for the art. The plot was fine, but the script was lacking. It all felt like it was thrown together at the last minute. Weirdly, the separation of Kwannon from Betsy is low key probably the biggest thing to take from the entire Hunt for Wolverine event.
February 9, 2024
5/10:
This story is fine. Nothing particularly memorable about it outside of the overwhelming and seemingly forced woman dominated story. Something just felt so off having all of the main characters (heroes and villains alike) be women. Wolverine had lots of apprentices, so why were these ladies the only ones who got to help search for him?
This story is fine. Nothing particularly memorable about it outside of the overwhelming and seemingly forced woman dominated story. Something just felt so off having all of the main characters (heroes and villains alike) be women. Wolverine had lots of apprentices, so why were these ladies the only ones who got to help search for him?
February 13, 2022
Ok, that one was better than Claws of a Killer. I knew that thing happened at some point in recent continuity but didn't know it was here. Very weird place to put it, but hey, made this story actually interesting lol
August 25, 2018
I would have given this a full 5 stars if I didn't feel like the ending was so rushed, especially the whole...Psylocke-getting-her-body-back bit. Fun mini-series otherwise!
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February 26, 2019
Reprints the Hunt for Wolverine...again.
Honestly these volumes feel more like side shows than the actual hunt for Wolverine...after reading three of these I feel no progress in finding him.
Honestly these volumes feel more like side shows than the actual hunt for Wolverine...after reading three of these I feel no progress in finding him.
March 4, 2019
Seeing what Wolverine meant to each character, from their point of view, is lovely. I liked this book a lot.
April 15, 2019
Entertaining and fast paced. Looking forward to the next one, even though I'm not sure how I feel about Betsy and her new body. We'll see...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 24, 2019
Madripoor where life is criminal. More leads on Logan but the mystery remains.
December 27, 2019
Very disappointing.
All of the X-Team was heavily under utilized.
All of the X-Team was heavily under utilized.
March 14, 2021
Really liked the story and the art!
July 13, 2021
i love rouge so so much
January 14, 2024
mostly cool story. it's problab;y best to get the complete Hunt For Wolverine collection.
March 27, 2024
Decent story, uninteresting dialogue, sub-par artwork. A three-Bubs rating.
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January 24, 2025lo que sea que comieron el dia q le dibujaron ese pelo a kitty
November 17, 2023
Art style was very sexy lol the story was extremely lacking tho. This is not a porno you can watch for the plot
January 28, 2019
This volume felt a bit tacked on. I suppose it was meant to showcase some female X-Men characters upon whom Wolverine had had a significant influence, and I could see that, but the story itself wasn't terribly exciting, since it involved a lot of B-list villains that somehow took out a pretty powerful set of X-Men, which didn't seem terribly likely. Setting that aside, the story just wasn't particularly exciting or memorable, and it also didn't really find Wolverine, either. I just didn't really enjoy this one very much... and the thing with Psylocke didn't really feel like it had enough weight... it only took a couple of panels, and felt as tacked on as the rest of the book.
January 4, 2019
Maybe is not an excelent story but is really funny, I loved this book and the art is awesome!!!!
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