Hunt For Wolverine: Mystery In Madripoor (#1-4) by Jim Zub

Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor (#1-4) by Jim Zub, Thony Silas (Illustrator), Greg Land (Illustrator),

Giuseppe Camuncoli (Illustrator)

WHAT MAYHEM HAS THE RETURN OF THE MUTANT WITH METAL CLAWS CAUSED IN MADRIPOOR? When Wolverine's former alter-ego Patch is sighted on the streets of Madripoor, the infamous island of ill-repute, Kitty Pryde pulls together a group of Logan's closest friends to try and find him: Storm, Rogue, Psylocke, Domino, and Jubilee. What they discover is a twisted cabal of crime and dark mysteries that will take these X-Men from the depths of Lowtown to the stars circling overhead in the Hunt For Wolverine.

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Out of the four Hunt for Wolverine mini series, Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor was easily my favorite. Everyone is looking for Logan's missing body, so each series focuses on a different group of people as they search for its whereabouts. Logan's body is dangerous whether he's dead or alive, and the ramifications of its loss are unfathomable. What could someone do with his DNA? What if he was cloned? What if someone did something to his brain so he hurt others? The possibilities are endless, which is why it's imperative that someone finds him as soon as possible.

Kitty's team is the only all-female group, and they kicked ass. I loved watching everyone work together despite a few disagreements at the start. They questioned Domino and her reasons for being there, but she has her own past with Logan. I'm also a little partial to Domino since I've been reading her comic -- girl has had a rough life. It isn't much easier now, but she's learning more about herself and making friends along the way. (You can find my review for the first two issues of Domino here.)

It was surprising how many twists Zub managed to squeeze into just four issues, but the all-female villain team might be my favorite. I knew they would encounter someone or something when they arrived in Madripoor (there's always conflict in comics), but their adversary was unexpected. I enjoyed Zub's writing and thought he did a wonderful job portraying some of my favorite characters.

There were so many layers to this one, too. Psylocke is struggling in a way only Psylocke can, Kitty is scrambling trying to put her team back together, and the others are fighting to stay alive and save the day. It was interesting to see how everyone fought against each other, since they all have such unique gifts.

If you have a chance to read one of the Hunt for Wolverine mini series, I highly recommend Mystery in Madripoor (or all of them). The others are good (especially Tom Taylor's team), but this was the one I looked forward to the most. I think they all play off one another a little to create the final one-shot issue, but you can read them individually with no problems.