Wolverine: Enemy Of The State Volume 1 HC (Wolverine (Mass)) [Hardcover]

Mark Millar (Author), John Romita Jr. (Author)

Book Description

Series: Wolverine (Mass) | Publication Date: May 11, 2005

The world's deadliest living weapon just fell into the wrong hands. It's Wolverine vs. the Marvel Universe in the best-selling, blockbuster storyline that will have Logan shredding his way through the X-Men, Fantastic Four, S.H.I.E.L.D., and more! How does Wolverine end up fighting to destroy everything he holds dear? Collects Wolverine #20-25.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Marvel Comics (May 11, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785118152
• ISBN-13: 978-0785118152
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 6.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,219,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Along with Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Millar has been one of the key writers for Marvel Comics in the 21st century. After proving himself in the '90s as a talent to watch while writing for DC Comics and the UK comic 2000AD, his arrival to Marvel came at a time when Ultimate Spider-Man had just shot up the sales charts. It was in this environment that Millar made his first major contribution to Marvel with Ultimate X-Men, as Millar integrated forty years' worth of X-Men history, characters and lore into a solid two-year run, making the companion title to Ultimate Spider-Man every bit the creative and commercial success. Next up was The Ultimates, a new rendering of the Avengers that was to continue building on the success of the Ultimate line. He and artist Bryan Hitch pulled it all off in spades: The Ultimates and its sequel, Ultimates 2, were ensconced at the top of the sales charts every month; what's more, they were critical successes, as well. Meanwhile, Millar was invited to enter the regular Marvel Universe to take a stab at two of its most iconic characters: Spider-Man and Wolverine. Paired with industry heavyweights to draw his stories -- Terry Dodson on Marvel Knights Spider-Man and John Romita Jr. on Wolverine -- Millar brought the same fast-paced and cleverly constructed plots with which his Ultimate fans were already familiar. Amid building a small library of Millarworld indie comic books -- including the titles Chosen and Wanted, the latter of which was turned into a Hollywood blockbuster starring Angelina Jolie -- he managed to write Civil War, the epic seven-issue miniseries that definitively reshaped the landscape of Marvel's heroes. Kick-A**, a Marvel Icon project done in tandem with John Romita Jr., made an impressive impact on the sales chart before also being adapted for a major motion picture. In addition, Millar has reunited with Civil War artist Steve McNiven in both the pages of Wolverine and their creator-owned book Nemesis.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jam-Packed Action Movie, December 23, 2006

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This review is from: Wolverine: Enemy of the State (Hardcover)

Probably the best Wolverine story that I've read in a long long time. This is basically a four hour action movie, as many reviewers have said, of Wolverine vs. the Marvel Universe. It's nothing deep or compelling, but it is exciting and a lot of fun to read. Mark Millar captures Wolverine's sarcastic voice and attitude perfectly well, and John Romita Jr's always available art is a pleasure to look at it. The coloring is absolutely gorgeous as well. A perfect weekend's worth of entertainment. A+

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Wolverine story in a long time, May 14, 2005

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N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wolverine: Enemy Of The State Volume 1 HC (Wolverine (Mass)) (Hardcover)

Greg Rucka's run on the relaunched solo Wolverine title had it's share of up's and down's, and upon his departure after signing an exclusive deal with DC, Marvel enlisted Ultimates scribe Mark Millar to take over the book and inject some life into it, and boy does he. Beginning with an investigation that leads to the discovery of an alliance between Hydra, the Hand, and an organization called the Dawn of the White Light. This alliance has a grand scheme, and Wolverine is in the center of it as he finds himself being captured and obeying the voice in his head: telling him to kill. Soon, Nick Fury, Elektra, and the rest of S.H.I.E.L.D. are on his trail in an attempt to bring him down as a brainwashed Wolverine sets his sights on taking down the Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Elektra, and even his fellow X-Men. The surprisingly edgy storytelling by Millar is a welcome addition to the character, while the pencils by the great John Romita, Jr. with inks by Dark Knight Returns inker Klaus Janson give Enemy of the State an awesome look. If you missed out on the single issues and you're a Wolverine fan, definitely pick this up, and by the time you get to the last page, you'll be salivating to see what happens next.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wolvie vs. Marvel Super Heroes, October 12, 2005

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green giggie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wolverine: Enemy of the State, Vol. 1 (Paperback)

If you ever asked yourself, "what would happen if Woverine were bad" then this book is for you. The Hand and Hydra team up and take over Logan using him as their ultimate killing machine. There are a lot of good cameos in here such as The X-Men, FF, Avengers, Shield, Daredevil and Electra, even the Slingers Hornet is in here, but I wont tell you exactly what his cameo is about.

I would go as far to say this is a Electra book as much as it is a Wolverine book. She is sent by Shield to take out Wolverine and does a lot of @$$ kicking in the process.

Mark Millar and John Romita JR. do a excellent job story telling, the only draw back to this book is the story doesn't finish at the end, I have to wait until vol. 2 comes out and who knows how long that will take. I like this book a lot but my advice to all who might consider buying this is you might want to wait until the come out with a "Enemy of the State" collected edition, because the end of the book really leaves you hanging.