Weapon X (story arc)

"Weapon X"
Cover of Marvel Comics Presents vol. 1, #79 (Mar 1991), art by Barry Windsor-Smith
PublisherMarvel Comics
Publication dateMarch – September 1991
Genre
Title(s)Marvel Comics Presents #72–84
Main character(s)Wolverine
Abraham Cornelius
Carol Hines
Creative team
WriterBarry Windsor-Smith
ArtistBarry Windsor-Smith
Wolverine: Weapon X ISBN 978-0-7851-3726-9

"Weapon X" is a comic book story arc written and illustrated by Barry Windsor-Smith and published by American company Marvel Comics. The story arc appears in Marvel Comics Presents #72–84 and tells the story of Wolverine during his time in Weapon X. Only the prologue and part of the final chapter are told from the perspective of Wolverine, who is in a near mindless state for the bulk of the story. Instead, three members of the Weapon X team serve as the protagonists: Abraham Cornelius, Carol Hines, and a man referred to within the story as only "the Professor".

Much of the story arc roughly follows the formula of a slasher film, with the protagonists being stalked in an isolated location by a seemingly unstoppable killing machine. It also contains several sequences of intense body horror.