What If? Wolverine Enemy of the State

(Marvel, 2007)

What if Wolverine—one of the most dangerous men alive—had never been deprogrammed, and remained a pawn of Hydra and the Hand? In less than a year, a fully brainwashed Wolverine has decimated the super-hero community. Although some have been turned like him, most died, their blood on his claws. His fellow X-Men, the Avengers, Spider-Man… none can stand against his savagery, physical power, and ruthless cunning, until only a handful are left to try.

Magneto, Kitty Pryde, Sue Richards, and a wheelchair-bound Captain America prepare a last stand against their friend. Between Cap’s leadership, their combined powers, and Kitty’s emotional bond with Logan, they might actually survive. Sure the “best laid plans” don’t always work, but that leaves Plan B, which of course was Cap’s real plan all along… but if one hero becomes a monster in order to stop a friend who has become a beast, which side really wins?

— Joseph Self

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