10. Being Ripped In Half By The Hulk (Ultimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk)
The Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk story pits two of the most feral superheroes against each other in a gore-soaked battle for supremacy. The first issue opens with Wolverine regaining consciousness after being torn in two by an out of control Incredible Hulk. The rest of the issues deal with the decisions which led to this moment combining common story threads from both characters to great effect; Bruce Banner exiling himself because he cant control The Hulk and Wolverine using his animal instincts to track someone down. Wolverine definitely comes out worse in this conflict receiving injuries including the aforementioned bisection, being reduced to just a head on a tray in the S.H.I.E.L.D Helicarrier (which is then shot by Nick Fury) and having one of his eyes gouged out by She-Hulk. Its a good job he can grow most of those things back. Despite all of this, it ends up being Logan who saves the day by showing Banner mercy and once again giving us an insight into the complicated moral layers of his character. There are certainly parallels to be drawn with Old Man Logan in that the conflict is between the same two central characters so it isnt a stretch that some of this action, most notably Wolverines legs being separated from his torso, making it into the upcoming movie. If nothing else itll make an awesome, R-Rated set-piece.
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