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Wolverine: Dangerous Games
A collection of stories in which Logan, also known as Wolverine, finds himself facing savage killers, gangsters, and bears.
144 pages, Hardcover
First published December 24, 2008
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Gregg Hurwitz
304 books6,854 followersGregg Hurwitz is the critically acclaimed, New York Times and internationally bestselling author of 20 novels, including OUT OF THE DARK (2019). His novels have been shortlisted for numerous literary awards, graced top ten lists, and have been published in 30 languages.
He is also a New York Times Bestselling comic book writer, having penned stories for Marvel (Wolverine, Punisher) and DC (Batman, Penguin). Additionally, he’s written screenplays for or sold spec scripts to many of the major studios, and written, developed, and produced television for various networks. Gregg resides in Los Angeles.
He is also a New York Times Bestselling comic book writer, having penned stories for Marvel (Wolverine, Punisher) and DC (Batman, Penguin). Additionally, he’s written screenplays for or sold spec scripts to many of the major studios, and written, developed, and produced television for various networks. Gregg resides in Los Angeles.
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December 19, 2013
Dangerous Games is a collection of seven Wolverine one-shot comics, each one a standalone story that anyone can read and follow whether you’re familiar with Wolverine or not. Unfortunately, despite their accessibility most of the stories are garbage! It’s strange that the quality of the stories are so bad given the talent involved like Gregg Hurwitz, Rick Remender and Chris Yost.
In each story, Wolverine is attacked by some bad guys, he waits until it’s near the end of the story, then SNICKT - repeat x 6. Has anyone read Si Spurrier’s comics? This guy is now among my most disliked comics writers. He is the pits. Numbercruncher was awful, I’m trudging my way through X-Men: Legacy (four attempts to get through a six-issue book but I will not be beaten!), and his contribution to this book, featuring fox-hunting English stereotypes, was a trial to read and by far the worst story in a bunch of bad stories.
Mike Carey provided the only respite with his story Firebreak where Wolverine was temporarily blinded and helped a family escape a forest fire with his nose. The story is framed by the family, whose husband and wife are going through marital troubles (he cheated), who then have to escape the fire headed their way, and then they encounter Wolverine. The meeting of real world and Marvel is a potent one and seeing ordinary people getting dragged into a superhero’s world is an interesting story to read. That Wolverine was vulnerable and being hunted by HYDRA only heightened the tension and excitement. Firebreak was a really excellent story.
There were moments in the story where Wolverine and Trance were held captive that were decent. Wolverine’s trying to psyche a terrified Trance into busting him free by telling her all the ways he can be killed and prove that he’s not invulnerable. They are pretty extreme deaths but then nothing about Wolverine is moderate!
Dangerous Games underlines the difficulty Marvel has of putting out good solo books for Wolverine. He’s a great, enormously popular character but he’s so hard to get right on his own. While accessible to lay readers, Dangerous Games is a helluva boring book, especially for long-time readers of the character. Mike Carey’s story is the only one worth reading but it’s not really worth seeking out just to read it.
In each story, Wolverine is attacked by some bad guys, he waits until it’s near the end of the story, then SNICKT - repeat x 6. Has anyone read Si Spurrier’s comics? This guy is now among my most disliked comics writers. He is the pits. Numbercruncher was awful, I’m trudging my way through X-Men: Legacy (four attempts to get through a six-issue book but I will not be beaten!), and his contribution to this book, featuring fox-hunting English stereotypes, was a trial to read and by far the worst story in a bunch of bad stories.
Mike Carey provided the only respite with his story Firebreak where Wolverine was temporarily blinded and helped a family escape a forest fire with his nose. The story is framed by the family, whose husband and wife are going through marital troubles (he cheated), who then have to escape the fire headed their way, and then they encounter Wolverine. The meeting of real world and Marvel is a potent one and seeing ordinary people getting dragged into a superhero’s world is an interesting story to read. That Wolverine was vulnerable and being hunted by HYDRA only heightened the tension and excitement. Firebreak was a really excellent story.
There were moments in the story where Wolverine and Trance were held captive that were decent. Wolverine’s trying to psyche a terrified Trance into busting him free by telling her all the ways he can be killed and prove that he’s not invulnerable. They are pretty extreme deaths but then nothing about Wolverine is moderate!
Dangerous Games underlines the difficulty Marvel has of putting out good solo books for Wolverine. He’s a great, enormously popular character but he’s so hard to get right on his own. While accessible to lay readers, Dangerous Games is a helluva boring book, especially for long-time readers of the character. Mike Carey’s story is the only one worth reading but it’s not really worth seeking out just to read it.
August 8, 2019
Most of the stories were average and maybe only somewhat interesting.
"Killing Wolverine Made Simple" had potential. I liked the other mutant character that was introduced, but it still wasn't very developed or flavorful by the end.
"Disturbing Consequences" was my favorite. It once again had some fun potential on a scientific level. Too short and not developed enough. I could have had more intrigue with this one.
"Firebreak" was pretty decent.
"Killing Wolverine Made Simple" had potential. I liked the other mutant character that was introduced, but it still wasn't very developed or flavorful by the end.
"Disturbing Consequences" was my favorite. It once again had some fun potential on a scientific level. Too short and not developed enough. I could have had more intrigue with this one.
"Firebreak" was pretty decent.
October 21, 2019
I really enjoyed the first story, as well as some of the shorter ones. As a comic collection, it was refreshing to see a couple of different setups, as opposed to everything being the same length. Decent artwork on most of them, although nothing breathtaking.
February 21, 2012
One good story, some average ones. Okay. But I'd read it before. Must stop getting comics out the library that I've already read.
October 21, 2023
A collection of Wolverine one-shots that see him hunting reluctant bank robbers, being hunted himself by a British aristocrat, rescuing a teenage mutant from kidnappers, saving a family from an unnatural forest fire and more.
What if Wolverine was grumpy and he used his claws to stab people who made him angry.
That's it. That's the book.
Because these are a bunch of one-shots by writers who don't usually write Wolverine, each one is self-contained, of little consequence and has to hit all of the obvious Wolverine tropes. It's pretty disappointing, considering some of the creative talent involved.
I was tempted to bump my rating up a bit based on the fact that Mike Carey's 'Firebreak', in which a blinded Logan has to lead a family through a burning forest, was particularly good, but Simon Spurrier's horrible British toff stereotype in his story was so bad that I changed my mind. Sure, entitled fox-hunting aristocrats are absolutely the scum of the Earth and one of the worst things we Brits have contributed to human society (along with tabloid journalism) but by turning them into a caricature, you make them silly and unbelievable.
It also feels weirdly like an American take on a British person, which is particularly odd because Spurrier is British. Perhaps he was pandering to a US audience? I don't know, but I hated it.
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What if Wolverine was grumpy and he used his claws to stab people who made him angry.
That's it. That's the book.
Because these are a bunch of one-shots by writers who don't usually write Wolverine, each one is self-contained, of little consequence and has to hit all of the obvious Wolverine tropes. It's pretty disappointing, considering some of the creative talent involved.
I was tempted to bump my rating up a bit based on the fact that Mike Carey's 'Firebreak', in which a blinded Logan has to lead a family through a burning forest, was particularly good, but Simon Spurrier's horrible British toff stereotype in his story was so bad that I changed my mind. Sure, entitled fox-hunting aristocrats are absolutely the scum of the Earth and one of the worst things we Brits have contributed to human society (along with tabloid journalism) but by turning them into a caricature, you make them silly and unbelievable.
It also feels weirdly like an American take on a British person, which is particularly odd because Spurrier is British. Perhaps he was pandering to a US audience? I don't know, but I hated it.
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September 30, 2025
A random collection Wolverine tales are collected here and besides the main character the other thing they have in common is their mediocrity. Nothing here stands out and the best of the bunch is just okay, the worst is awful. Every writer thinks they have a Wolverine tale to tell but year after year its proven that most are just run of the mill. There is bunch of different artists involved here as well and the results are similar. Overall, this is probably just for completists.
May 7, 2020
The more I read Wolverine stand alone comics, the more I realize that I do not like Wolverine standalone comics. There's so much repetition in the narration and so little plot in any of these. Wolverine can be such an interesting character when done well but all of these just missed the mark for me.
October 15, 2018
Good collection of standalone wolverine stories. Some nice twists and elements of character development in a short form.
October 19, 2020
Wolverine
This chapter of Wolverine was great. Each story was well told, artwork jump off the pages. Can't wait to read the next book.
This chapter of Wolverine was great. Each story was well told, artwork jump off the pages. Can't wait to read the next book.
December 15, 2023
A good little collection of hit and miss Wolverine stories. More hits than misses I will say.
March 27, 2024
Some excellent short stories. Extremely brutal with plenty of blood and gore. Fans of the more hardcore version of Wolverine will enjoy this read.
May 3, 2023
A collection of Wolverine one-shots, with a varying degree of quality.
Wolverine Annual #1 (Deathsong) - one of my favourites of this book; a small-time criminal thinks about his life story and recounts it in his head, up to the point where crossing paths with Wolverine. I like the way the narration was done, and the plot/story itself was interesting too, even though pretty easy to predict. Art was ok.
Dangerous Games - the first story (Tally Ho) about a group of British hunters was pretty mediocre and full of cliches, easily forgettable. The second story (purity) was better, and it told a short tale of Logan's life at a Buddhist retreat and his entanglement with the local crime family. Nothing spectacular, but ok.
Killing Made Simple - the first (titular) story was good, Wolverine tries to help a mutant girl named Trance escape from the clutches of Nanny and Orphan-Maker, while also recounting various ways in which others tried to kill him. Fun stuff, good art, good balance. The second story is more bland - the premise with the abandoned science station in Antarctica was ok, the main plot point and reveal were told through exposition, so eventually the story fell flat. There's also an excerpt from Wolverine: First Class #5 (I think), which was pointless.
Firebreak - the story with the same name was also one of my favourites. A family with marital trouble tries to escape a massive forest wildfire with Wolverine's help. Their path is not easy, ant there are some gripping moments along the way. The narration is told from the husband's perspective, and makes for good story-telling. The final story was rather little mediocre in terms of plot, got slightly better towards the end, but I absolutely hated the art.
Wolverine Annual #1 (Deathsong) - one of my favourites of this book; a small-time criminal thinks about his life story and recounts it in his head, up to the point where crossing paths with Wolverine. I like the way the narration was done, and the plot/story itself was interesting too, even though pretty easy to predict. Art was ok.
Dangerous Games - the first story (Tally Ho) about a group of British hunters was pretty mediocre and full of cliches, easily forgettable. The second story (purity) was better, and it told a short tale of Logan's life at a Buddhist retreat and his entanglement with the local crime family. Nothing spectacular, but ok.
Killing Made Simple - the first (titular) story was good, Wolverine tries to help a mutant girl named Trance escape from the clutches of Nanny and Orphan-Maker, while also recounting various ways in which others tried to kill him. Fun stuff, good art, good balance. The second story is more bland - the premise with the abandoned science station in Antarctica was ok, the main plot point and reveal were told through exposition, so eventually the story fell flat. There's also an excerpt from Wolverine: First Class #5 (I think), which was pointless.
Firebreak - the story with the same name was also one of my favourites. A family with marital trouble tries to escape a massive forest wildfire with Wolverine's help. Their path is not easy, ant there are some gripping moments along the way. The narration is told from the husband's perspective, and makes for good story-telling. The final story was rather little mediocre in terms of plot, got slightly better towards the end, but I absolutely hated the art.
August 16, 2014
3.5/5.
Collections of short stories tend to be pretty weak, but this one is pretty good. All the stories aren't uniformly good, but none of them is bad. The book does suffer from the inherent problem -- it's a bunch of unconnected stories. But good nonetheless.
Collections of short stories tend to be pretty weak, but this one is pretty good. All the stories aren't uniformly good, but none of them is bad. The book does suffer from the inherent problem -- it's a bunch of unconnected stories. But good nonetheless.
May 29, 2009
I enjoyed this one, the stories are varied and interesting. Wolverine is captivating for me and this one reveals more of his strange vigilante life.
July 30, 2014
Very gory but well done.
April 3, 2024
Well, I get why the seller sold it cheap.
Not very good stories.
Not very good stories.
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