Blood Hunt | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
Format | Limited series |
Publication date | May 2024 |
No. of issues | 5 |
Main character(s) | Avengers Blade Bloodline Spider-Man Hunter’s Moon Morbius, the Living Vampire Tigra Doctor Strange Clea |
Creative team | |
Written by | Jed MacKay |
Penciller(s) | Pepe Larraz |
Colorist(s) | Marte Gracia |
"Blood Hunt" is an American comic book crossover event written by Jed MacKay with art by Pepe Larraz and Marte Gracia, published in 2024 by Marvel Comics. The event involves the rise of the Vampire Nation united by a single vision for the first time in millennia.[1]
Publication history[edit]
At the New York Comic Convention in October 2023, Marvel Comics teased "Blood Hunt" as the next major crossover event that will command its own main limited series, as well as spilling out into tie-in issues and spinoff limited series.[2]
Blood Hunt is announced as a five-issue limited series written by the current Avengers scribe Jed MacKay debuting in May 2024. The series is a culmination of a naturally building story about the vampire apocalypse involving the Avengers, Blade, Bloodline, Spider-Man, Morbius, Hunter's Moon, Tigra, Doctor Strange, and Clea.[3]
Main characters[edit]
The characters who were credited as main character in atleast one issue from Blood Hunt #1 to #5. |
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Issues involved[edit]
Prelude issues[edit]
Title | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colorist | Release date |
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Free Comic Book Day 2024: Blood Hunt/X-Men | 1 | Jed MacKay | Sara Pichelli | TBA | May 4, 2024[4] |
Main series[edit]
Title | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colorist | Debut date | Conclusion date |
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Blood Hunt | 1–5 | Jed MacKay | Pepe Larraz | Marte Gracia | May 1, 2024[3] | July 24, 2024[5] |
Tie-ins[edit]
Limited series[edit]
Title | Issues | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colorist | Debut date | Conclusion date |
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Blood Hunters | 1–4 | Mark Russell Christos Gage Erica Schultz |
Bob Quinn Javier Garrón Bernard Chang |
TBA | May 8, 2024[6][7][8] | July 17, 2024[5] |
Dracula: Blood Hunt | 1–3 | Danny Lore | Vincenzo Carratù | July 3, 2024[5] | ||
Strange Academy: Blood Hunt | Daniel José Older | Luigi Zagaria | July 24, 2024[5] | |||
The Amazing Spider-Man: Blood Hunt | Justina Ireland | Marcelo Ferreira | May 15, 2024[9][10] | July 17, 2024[5] | ||
Union Jack the Ripper: Blood Hunt | Cheryl Lynn Eaton | Farid Karami | July 10, 2024[5] | |||
Black Panther: Blood Hunt | Cavan Scott | Kev Walker | May 29, 2024[11][12] | July 3, 2024[5] | ||
Midnight Sons: Blood Hunt | Bryan Hill | Germán Peralta | July 24, 2024[5] | |||
Wolverine: Blood Hunt | 1–4 | Tom Waltz | Juan José Ryp | June 5, 2024[13] | July 24, 2024[5] |
One-shots[edit]
Title | Writer | Artist | Colorist | Release date |
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Hulk: Blood Hunt | Phillip Kennedy Johnson | Danny Earls | TBA | July 10, 2024[14] |
Werewolf by Night: Blood Hunt | Jason Loo | Adam Gorham | July 3, 2024[14] | |
X-Men: Blood Hunt – Jubilee | Preeti Chhibber | Enid Balám | June 12, 2024[15] | |
X-Men: Blood Hunt – Magik | Ashley Allen | Jesús Hervás | June 26, 2024[15] | |
X-Men: Blood Hunt – Psylocke | Steve Foxe | Lynne Yoshii | July 3, 2024[15] | |
X-Men: Blood Hunt – Laura Kinney The Wolverine | Stephanie Phillips | Robert Gill | July 17, 2024[15] |
Series tie-ins[edit]
Title | Issues | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colorist | Debut date | Conclusion date |
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Vengeance of the Moon Knight (vol. 2) | 5–7 | Jed MacKay | Alessandro Cappuccio | TBA | May 1, 2024[16] | July 24, 2024[5] |
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) | 49 | Zeb Wells | John Romita Jr. | May 8, 2024[16] | ||
The Avengers (vol. 9) | 14–16 | Jed MacKay | C.F. Villa | May 8, 2024[16] | July 10, 2024[5] | |
Doctor Strange (vol. 6) | 15–17 | Pasqual Ferry | July 3, 2024[5] | |||
Venom (vol. 5) | 33–34 | Al Ewing | Juan Ferreyra | June 5th, 2024 | ||
Fantastic Four (vol. 7) | 21–22 | Ryan North | Ivan Fiorelli | June 12, 2024[16] | July 24, 2024[5] | |
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (vol. 2) | Cody Ziglar | Travel Foreman | July 3, 2024[5] |
References[edit]
- ^ Wilson, Carl (2023), Bacon, Simon (ed.), "Gaming and Vampires", The Palgrave Handbook of the Vampire, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 1–19, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-82301-6_67-1, ISBN 978-3-030-82301-6, retrieved 2023-12-27
- ^ "NYCC 2023: 'Blood Hunt,' Marvel Comics' Next Crossover Event, Revealed". www.marvel.com. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ a b "'Blood Hunt' Drags the Marvel Universe into Darkness". www.marvel.com. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ "Marvel's 2024 Free Comic Book Day Titles Present the First Post-Krakoa X-Men Story, the Opening Kill of 'Blood Hunt,' and More". Marvel Comics. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n McMillan, Graeme (April 19, 2024). "Marvel Comics' July 2024 solicitations: X-Men, Spider-Man, Avengers and everything else, all in one place!". Popverse. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "Dagger Forms a Team of Vampire Slayers, Hawkeye Stands Against the Hordes, & More in 'Blood Hunters'". www.marvel.com. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "In 'Dracula: Blood Hunt,' the Lord of Vampires Takes the Daughter of Blade Under His Wing". www.marvel.com. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "'Strange Academy: Blood Hunt' Sends Marvel's Most Promising Magic Users After the Darkhold". www.marvel.com. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "'Amazing Spider-Man: Blood Hunt' Makes Morbius the Marvel Universe's Best Chance Against the Vampire Invasion". www.marvel.com. 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ "Union Jack Paints the UK Red in 'Union Jack the Ripper: Blood Hunt'". www.marvel.com. 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
- ^ "'Black Panther: Blood Hunt' Transforms T'Challa into a Vampire". www.marvel.com. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
- ^ "'Midnight Sons: Blood Hunt' Reunites Marvel's Original Group of Supernatural Heroes". www.marvel.com. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "'Wolverine: Blood Hunt' Pits the Undead Against the Unkillable". www.marvel.com. 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ a b "Hulk & Werewolf by Night Unleash Terror on the Vampire Hordes in 'Blood Hunt' One-Shots". www.marvel.com. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ a b c d "'X-Men: Blood Hunt' One-Shots Recruit Mutantkind for the War Against Vampires". www.marvel.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ a b c d "The Fantastic Four Race for a Cure, Cap Forms a Team of Avengers, & More in 'Blood Hunt' Tie-Ins". www.marvel.com. 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-21.