One-Shots are those issues that either completely suck or are just so good you hate they are one-shots. They are single issue stories.  Wolverine seems to have had a bunch of them in the past year and I think this is because he is a character who's adventures and history can be explored to infinity.  Wolverine seems to be in as many (if not more comics) than Iron Man and Spider-Man. So readers addicted to Wolverine never suffer a drought.  Some of the one-shots with Wolverine have been good and cool. Some have pretty much sucked completely. I've found that the recent batch has had a healthy dose of blood and guts - emphasizing Wolverine's whop 'em chop 'em skills.

Writers and artists seem to think that Wolverine is a great subject for Christmas-y stories because he is the ultimate bitter grouch. Nevertheless, he still has that sense of morality that does the "right thing" (even if its not the right way). This story was pretty good, but predictable.

With the title comic "Wolverine," the "Wolverine: Origins" series, the Ultimate Marvel Universe Wolverine, the X-titles (including X-Force), and the kid's series "Wolverine: First Class," there is plenty of Wolverine for everyone to enjoy. Because of this massive amount, it seems like to do a one-shot, the story and art has to be fantastic. While these one-shots were okay, they were not great so what the heck are the writers/artists thinking? Sure, Wolverine is a cool character with possibilities galore, but so much is being done with him that if you are going to do a one-shot, it needs to be outstanding, not mediocre.