Posted on: March 31st, 2009 The Back Issue: Wolverine Enemy of the State
Ok, let’s just start with saying Wolverine is my favorite X-Men. Since I was a little kid he was always the one that interested me most. He was a loner, a killer, and had no history (until recently) and this just made him a badass. He said whatever he wanted whenever he wanted and for a kid, he was to cool. So now that I got this off my chest, I have to say I love Enemy of the State.
This is the first part of a two event series. The one after this is Agent of Shield which I will probably review at a later point. Enemy of the state is a six part event going from Wolverine (Volume 2) 20-25. This is the story of Wolverine getting captured by the Gorgon and the Hand. From here he is brainwashed to work for the Hand, Hydra, and the Gorgon. This team of bad guys has brainwashed the killing machine whose name everyone already fears. And he was a good guy.
From here we follow Wolverine go up against the Elektra, which is always cool, The Fantastic Four, Daredevil, and finally the X-Men. Elektra plays a big part in helping shield get Wolverine back as she was also brainwashed by Hydra, and her and Nick Fury team up to stop him. Together they always seem to be one step behind Wolverine, never quite predicting his next move.
The best part of this whole series is seeing what’s going on in Wolverine’s head. I always find it most interesting hearing his thoughts, as they are usually not what you would expect from a trained killer. Wolverine is a much better person then he lets people know, which I always found interesting that because of his past and what he has done, he always beats himself up. So through this event we get to see Hydra in his head in green boxes and his own thoughts in yellow. Listening to him bicker with himself was very cool, the fact he always wanted to do good, but the brainwashing continued to push him in a direction we know he didn’t want to go. The best part was when he falls onto the sword while fighting Daredevil and he loses the connection with Hydra for a few seconds. He tells Matt Murdock that he is sorry and what the next plans are. He actually tears up, and if you can get into comics like I can, you actually feel bad for him.
When you have Mark Millar as the writer you know it’s going to be worth the read, and really he does wonders here. With all this action, and everyone loves action, it makes for one hell of a ride. When the story ends, and it leaves you with a great cliffhanger, you are ready to jump into the next part of the story. Please check this out and let me know what you think. If you are a Wolverine fan, like myself, then you owe it to yourself to go pick up the TPB. Let me know your thoughts and what not, I would love to hear from you.
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