Government-controlled killing machine. Child of the streets. X-Man. X-23 has lived many lives, but none of them have ever felt right. She knows she's a killer, but she's not sure she can be anything else. The X-Men offer her a home and help facing her demons, but she's done being someone's project. She wants to be her own woman, and she'll do it on her own terms. Leaving the X-Men's island home of Utopia on a mission all her own, she's already found trouble. Even with the mutant thief Gambit at her side, her past haunts her. With new enemies rising, can X-23 trust herself not to succumb to her deadly ways? Or is it all just in her head? Free of her chains, can this killer finally taste true freedom? COLLECTING: X-23 #1-6.

Daken is out to prove to the world he's the best there is at what he does, one country at a time - and he's starting with Madripoor! But will the most dangerous men and women in the world simply topple where they stand, or will Daken find the tables turned - and his neck in a noose? Then, it's the crossover you've been waiting for, as Daken and X-23 join forces to hunt down Malcolm Colcord, the man responsible for countless reincarnations of the Weapon X Project - including one right here in Madripoor! But what is Daken's motivation? Does he want to stop Colcord from finally re-creating Wolverine, Daken's father, or does he simply want a piece of the action? Collecting: Daken: Dark Wolverine 5-9, X-23 7-9, material from Wolverine: Road to Hell

X-23 thought she had walked away from her past, but after her brutal discoveries in Madripoor, she realizes there are some crimes—of the heart and body—that cannot be so easily forgotten. But as memories begin to spin her out of control, an old mentor and maybe a new enemy come back into her life: Wolverine...and the vampire, Jubilee. Then, when X-23's kill-list is resurrected, she may now be forced to take the lives of the people she once spared. But with a vampire as her uneasy ally, is restraint even an option? Plus: a seemingly unstoppable cosmic force is tearing apart New York, and targeting X-23 and the Future Foundation's Sue Richards and Spider-Man. What strange connection do these three heroes share, and is it the key to saving the city and the world—or will it get them killed? COLLECTING: X-23 #10-16.

An offer to join Wolverine collides with an offer from the FF, and X-23 is forced to decide if she wants to continue her life as an assassin—or take a break and see what it's like to be a regular teenager! Plus, on an already disastrous night, what else could possibly go wrong for X-23? Dragons? Hellion and his bad mood? How about being kidnapped to another galaxy by the Collector? Then, X-23 goes back to Utopia to decide once and for all which side she falls on in the X-Men's Schism and Regenesis! COLLECTING: X-23 #17-21

The origin of X-23! Cloned from Wolverine's cells and ruthlessly conditioned by her harsh masters at the Facility, young Laura Kinney is the perfect assassin. But when she breaks free at last, can she rise above her training and killer instincts to forge her own path in the world? Or will the gallons of blood she has spilled drag her down? Follow Laura's journey of self-determination - including a search for family and friendship, her first meeting with Wolverine himself, her alliance with Gambit and a deadly clash with Logan's vicious son, Daken! But when memories threaten to overwhelm her, can Laura defeat the darkness within? Collecting X-23 (2005) #1-6, TARGET X #1-6, X-23 (2010A) #1, X-23 (2010B) #1-21, CAPTAIN UNIVERSE/X-23 #1 and DARK WOLVERINE #8-9 - plus material from TO SERVE AND PROTECT #2, THE ROAD TO HELL and ALL-NEW WOLVERINE SAGA.