Back Issue: Wolverine Agent of S.H.E.I.L.D. Review

This is part two of the Enemy of the State event and concludes the story of what happens with Wolverine and The Gorgon. The story starts out with a little history of the Gorgon which is actually is kind of interesting. You tend to get lost in all the action and the story and sometimes just accept things for what they are, like this character the Gorgon. Though it’s not a strong and extensive history for it, he is there and it works. It also makes you appreciate the evil that the character really is.

The story goes on with Northstar about to be decapitated so he doesn’t turn into one of the Hand and just as the X-Men are saying their good byes Elektra and the Hand teleport in and grab up Northstar. The X-Men don’t stand a chance and Northstar is gone. Mean while back on the Shield Heli-Carrier they are giving Wolverine extensive simulations to go through in order to deprogram all the brainwashing that was done to him. He doesn’t seem to be taking it to well but when we catch up to him he just made a breakthrough of not killing a pregnant woman. This was the two hundredth time he went through the simulation and didn’t kill her.

As Wolverine is going through the simulations, the Gorgon and all his brainwashed bad guys and new super heroes attack the Shield Heli-Carrier. This is where we are left after the first issue. Again there are six issues and this time things speed up a little bit faster. Jumping in from here in the second issue the doctors fear for their lives and although they don’t think Wolverine is ready to be let off the chains, they figure they’re going to die anyway so screw it. They disconnect Wolverine from the cables and when the villains finally reach the room where Wolverine was kept, there is no one in sight. Wolverine moves through the shadows killing villains all over the place, taking them out one by one.

Meanwhile Nick Fury is getting the crap kicked out of him by Northstar and Elektra. The baddies bring down the Heli-Carrier and take out most of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Gorgon watches the mayhem and enjoys it. Wolverine is back on the right side of the line and now has a personal vendetta against the people that brainwashed him. And let’s be honest, no one wants a personal vendetta against Wolverine.

From here he goes after The Dawn of the White Light, The Hand, and Hydra. This is where it gets fun. The next few books are straight action and the surprises are priceless. There is one part in the third one where you will just smile ear to ear. I did.

By the end you get what you want and it ends like most Wolverine stories. Not happy. But nor do many and that is fulfilling in its own right. Again the art was great by Romita and the writing was priceless by Mark Millar. Everything worked again and for a part two, it really worked. As you can tell I just really enjoyed it.

Let me know what your thoughts are as I really want to hear them. I tried not to give too much away this time so let me know if that works for you guys.