The Hunt for Wolverine: Weapon Lost # 3 Review

Writer: Charles Soule / Artist: Matteo Buffagni / Marvel

“If you’re only a little lucky, you’re still mostly screwed.” – Daredevil

The life (and resurrection) of St. James Howlett (aka Wolverine, Logan, Weapon X, Patch, Black Dragon, Emilio Garra, John Logan, Captain Canada, etc) has taught us many things. The cornerstone of the lessons from his long life, however, is to protect your DNA at all costs. You never when one of those stray clones is going to show up again to kill you, or loved ones. In Weapon Lost #3 of the Hunt for Wolverine multi-series event, Daredevil and his squad find a Wolverine, but definitely not the one they intended. The Original Clone When the previous issue ended, Cypher was found bleeding out from three claw entry woulds into his chest. Just as Frank McGhee and Misty Knight manage to move Cypher, Daredevil realizes too late they were set up in a trap.  Albert, a clone of Wolverine created by the Reavers using organic and cybernetic parts, reveals himself as the attacker. Daredevil engages Albert for as long as he can, knowing that the cyborg could be even more deadly than Wolverine himself.

Using his enhanced senses, Daredevil pinpoints a weak spot in Albert’s body. The clone goes down with some team work, and due vengeance from Cypher. As their biggest liability and great asset, Cypher redeems himself even more by doing some investigations of his own with a smartphone he stole from a murdered ranger (you know, typical internet junkie behavior). …