Talk about an exclusive guest list. Not just the Hellfire Gala, but the Fantasy Comic League database. For the first time in a long time, no new characters get added to the review system. Surprising given all the opportunities for random characters to pop up at the Hellfire Gala, but I guess the mutants were a bit selective in who they invited. Despite it being their party, the X-Men do not score a lot of points in the first three issues of the crossover event. Emma Frost, serving as the gracious host, is the only mutant to land in the Top 10 characters of the week.
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Book the Week – X-Force #20 (Review score: 63 Points; 40 Characters). Marauders kicks off the event, Hellions offers a look in at Krakoa’s black sheep, and X-Force has the majority of the action. Deadpool tries infiltrating the selective soiree but is met with “force” from the bouncers Wolverine and Domino. Beast remains up to no good, but his schemes may begin to unwind now that Emma Frost has caught him trying to bug the world’s ambassadors.
Hero of the Week – Nighthawk (Review score: 32 Points/3 Appearances; 10.67 Pts/App). The weekly Heroes Reborn spotlight falls on Nighthawk, a character who mashes up some of Batman and Spider-Man’s most tragic backstories, infamous rogues galleries and supportive allies. As one would expect from blending DC and Marvel’s respective top characters, Nighthawk puts up impressive numbers in his three appearances including 17 distinct power usages.
Antagonist of the Week – Greycrow (Review score: 4 Points/1 Appearance; 4.0 Pts/App). It seems that the villains take the week off. Both Greycrow and Absorbing Man notch four points, but the title belongs to Greycrow for leading his team of outcasts in crashing the Hellfire Gala.
Performance of the Week – Nick Fury Jr. (Review score: 10 Points/1 Appearance; 10.0 Pts/App). Nick Fury Jr. gets the second highest Points/Appearance ratio behind Nighthawk, so while it’s not the best performance, it’s one of the spy’s best. He makes the most of his appearance in the Iron Man Annual. His 10 points in that issue account for nearly a third of all of his points in 2021 so far and hint at his larger involvement in the upcoming Infinity storyline.
Top Characters (by review score). Nighthawk (32); Iron Man (26); Spider-Man/Peter Parker (16); Nick Fury Jr. (10); Conan, Emma Frost, Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze, Thor (9); Captain America, Okoye (8)
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Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.
| Amazing Spider-Man #67 (17) |
| Silver Sable – Melee, DA (Training ninjas) Spider-Man (PP) – Computer, Intellect, Melee, Strength, Webs Antagonist(s) 8-Ball Chameleon – Durability, Morph Doctor Octopus Foreigner Kindred Mole Man |
| Black Cat #7 (7) |
| Black Cat – Deception, Explosive, Tech, CD (Sacrifices her father figure to save Manhattan), DA (Black Fox) Antagonist(s) Black Fox |
| Hellions #12 (55) |
| Aurora Beast Black Panther Captain America Captain Britain Colossus Cyclops Doctor Strange Havok Iceman Iron Man Jubilee Kate Pryde Kid Omega Magik – Teleport Offensive Magneto – Magnetics Offensive Mirage Mr. Fantastic – Grow Multiple Man Nightcrawler Polaris Powerhouse Prestige Prodigy Professor X Psylocke – Melee, Telepathy Stepford Cuckoos – Personality, Telepathy Sunfire Thing Thor Antagonist(s) Daken Empath – Influence Exodus Greycrow – Influence, Melee, LT Mr. Sinister Mystique Nanny – Weapon Orphan Maker – Melee Pyro Wild Child – Claws Offensive, Melee |
| Heroes Reborn #5 (16) |
| Blade Echo Nighthawk – Business, Computer, Creature, Durability, Explosive, Melee, Projectile, Sleuth, Tech, Toxin, Vehicle, Weapon, DA (Kraven) |
| Heroes Reborn: American Knights #1 (4) |
| Nighthawk – Durability, Ensnare, Melee |
| Heroes Reborn: Marvel Double Action #1 (18) |
| Blur Doctor Spectrum Hyperion Nighthawk – Agility, Business, Computer, Creature, Ensnare, Intellect, Melee, Strength, Tech, Vehicle, Will Power, CD (Kills Falcon trying to save him), DA (The Goblin) Power Princess |
| Immortal Hulk #47 (49) |
| Black Panther – Blade, Claws, Energy, Weapon Blade – Blade Captain America – Precision, Projectile, Shield Defensive, LT Captain Marvel – Absorb, Durability, Energy Offensive, Flight, Melee Doc Samson Harpy – Claws Offensive, Melee Hulk (BB) – Durability, Heal, Melee, Strength Hulk (JW) – Strength, TU (Gamma Flight), CD (Chooses Bruce over the Avengers) Iron Man – Energy, Flight Puck – Agility, LT Rick Jones Thor – Blunt, Durability, Lightning, Rage, Weapon Antagonist(s) Absorbing Man – Blunt, Durability, Whip Titania |
| Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon #6 (24) |
| Fat Cobra – Melee, TU (Okoye) Iron Fist – Energy, Energy Offensive, Melee, TU (Okoye), LT, CD (Transfers the Iron Fist to Okoye) Luke Cage – Durability, Melee, TU (Okoye) Okoye – Blade, Durability, Energy, Weapon, TU (Iron Fist), CD (Receives the Iron Fist from Danny), DA (Ghost Dragon) Prince of Orphans – TU (Okoye) |
| Iron Man Annual #1 (31) |
| Iron Man – Absorb, Agility, Business, Computer, Creature, Durability, Energy, Explosive, Flight, Intellect, Melee, Strength, Suit, Tech, Weapon, TU (Spider-Man), DA (Henchmen) Nick Fury, Jr. – Blade, Computer, Explosive, Gun, Intellect, Melee, Vehicle, Weapon, DA (Hydra agents) Spider-Man (MM) – Ensnare, TU (Iron Man) |
| Marauders #21 (60) |
| Banshee Beast Bishop Blade Brainstorm Callisto Cannonball Captain America Captain Marvel Colossus Cyclops Dazzler Doctor Strange – Teleport Domino Emma Frost – Business, Morph, Telepathy, LT Ghost Rider (RR) Gloriana Guardian Hulk (JW) Human Torch Iceman Invisible Woman Iron Man – Flight, Tech Jubilee Kate Pryde Kid Omega – Telepathy Magik Marvel Girl – Telepathy Mirage Mr. Fantastic Nightcrawler Northstar Penance Powerhouse Professor X Rogue Sage Stepford Cuckoos – Telepathy Thing Thor Wolverine (JH) Wolverine (LK) Antagonist(s) Doctor Doom – Teleport Donald Pierce Fenris Kade Kilgore Pyro Sebastian Shaw Shinobi Shaw |
| Non-Stop Spider-Man #3 (11) |
| Spider-Man (PP) – Agility, Crawl, Durability, Ensnare, Intellect, Sense, Strength, Webs, SC Antagonist(s) Baron Zemo |
| Savage Avengers #21 (21) |
| Conan – Blade, Blunt, Creature, Durability, Melee, Weapon, Whip, SC Emma Frost – Telepathy, Telepathy Defensive Ghost Rider (JB) – Demonic, Durability, Ensnare, Flames Offensive, Melee, Vehicle, Weapon, Whip |
| X-Force #20 (63) |
| Angel Beast – LT, CD (Uses the Hellfire Gala to bug ambassadors from around the world) Black Panther Cannonball Captain America Colossus Cyclops Cypher Deadpool – Durability, Ensnare, Fourth Wall, Gun, Melee Doctor Strange – Magic Domino – Flames, Melee, Strength, DA (Deadpool) Emma Frost Frenzy Hulk (JW) Iron Man Jubilee Kid Omega – Telekinesis, Telepathy Manifold Marvel Girl Mercury Multiple Man – Creature Penance Pixie Prestige Professor X – Telepathy Rictor Rogue Sage – Computer, LT Shuri Storm Sunfire Synch Thor Wiz Kid Wolverine (JH) – Claws, Claws Offensive, Heal, Melee, Sense Wolverine (LK) Antagonist(s) Doctor Doom Forearm Mr. Sinister Mystique |
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