A new addition to Marvel’s library of youthful legacy characters—basketball prodigy Connor Young—makes his debut in the new Darkhawk series and the Fantasy Comic League review system. The Darkhawk Amulet finds its new owner after Chris Powell sent it away at the end of Darkhawk: Heart of the Hawk. Moon-Boy, Devil Dinosaur’s original companion, makes his first appearance in nearly four years and gets inducted into the score keeping.
Book the Week – Marvel’s Voices: Identity #1 (Review score: 55 Points; 15 Characters). Ahead of his box office premier, Shang-Chi leads the latest Marvel anthology spotlight book. Other popular Asian characters who share the book include Ms. Marvel and Silk, while a handful of characters not seen too often this year, such as Wave (first 2021 appearance) and Brawn (third 2021 appearance), fill out the rest of the stories.
Hero of the Week – Spider-Man/Peter Parker (Review score: 21 Points/3 Appearances; 7.0 Pts/App). Nothing can stop Spider-Man, especially with a series titled Non-Stop Spider-Man living up to its name. That in addition to a non-stop string of Symbiote Spider-Man books by Peter David. The fourth installment in this symbiote series, Crossroads, deals with Karnilla, the Norn Queen sending Peter and the symbiote across the otherdimensional realm.
Antagonist of the Week – Solem (Review score: 11 Points/1 Appearance; 11.0 Pts/App). Wolverine’s hunt for Solem intensifies as Blackmore the pirate details the Arakkii assassin’s origins. Solem’s constant pursuit of pleasure gets him eight distinct power usages in his first appearance since the “Swords of X” event.
Top Characters (by review score). Spider-Man/Peter Parker (21); Captain America, White Widow (17); Black Widow (13); Cable (12); Darkhawk/Connor Young, Solem, Thor (11); Bulldozer, Ms. Marvel, Red Guardian (9)
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Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.
| Amazing Spider-Man #72 (20) |
| Spider-Man (PP) – Durability, Melee Antagonist(s) Doctor Octopus – Appendage, Appendage Offensive Electro – Energy Offensive Green Goblin – CD (Reveals a deal made with Mephisto) Kindred Kraven (LS) – Projectile Mephisto – Morph Mysterio – Deception Sandman – Melee, Strength |
| Avengers Annual #1 (22) |
| Captain America – Agility, Projectile, Shield, Shield Defensive, Shield Offensive, Strength Captain Marvel Iron Man – Durability, Energy, Flight, Strength, Suit, Tech Nick Fury Jr. – Tech Nighthawk – Durability, Explosive Star Thor |
| Black Widow #10 (27) |
| Black Widow – Agility, Energy, Melee, Suit, Weapon, TU (Spider-Girl), LT, DA (Olio) Hawkeye (KB) – Projectile, Weapon, TU (Black Widow), DA (Olio) Spider-Girl – Crawl, Melee, Webs, TU (Black Widow), DA (Olio) White Widow – Agility, Energy, Melee, TU (Black Widow), LT, DA (Olio) |
| Cable: Reloaded #1 (49) |
| Abigail Brand – TU (Rocket Raccoon) Boom-Boom – Energy, Energy Offensive, Strength, Vehicle, CD (Rejoins X-Terminators), DA (Breakworldians) Cable – Bionics, Computer, Durability, Energy, Plants, Suit, Vehicle, TU (Rocket Raccoon), LT, CD (Resumes the role of S.W.O.R.D. security chief), DA (Breakworldians) Cannonball – Durability, Flight, Melee, Vehicle, CD (Joins X-Terminators) Khora of the Burning Heart – Influence, Projectile, Sense, Vehicle, CD (Joins X-Terminators), DA (Breakworldians) Lila Cheney – Teleport, Vehicle, CD (Joins X-Terminators) Rocket Raccoon – Tech, TU (Abigail Brand), LT Wiz Kid – Computer, Energy, Shield, Tech, Vehicle, CD (Rejoins X-Terminators) |
| Conan the Barbarian #24 (9) |
| Bêlit – Blade, DA (Ambushers) Conan – Blade, Melee, Strength, Vehicle, DA (Ambushers) |
| Darkhawk #1 (11) |
| Darkhawk (CY) – Agility, Appendage Defensive, Artifact, Claws, Durability, Flight, Sense, SC, CD (Becomes the new Darkhawk), DA (Looters) |
| Extreme Carnage: Riot #1 (7) |
| Agent Anti-Venom Silence – Personality, Telepathy Toxin Antagonist(s) Carnage – Influence |
| Marvel’s Voices: Identity #1 (55) |
| Armor Bishop – Energy, Weapon, TU (Wave) Brawn – Melee, Strength, TU (Silk), DA (Scarecrow) Chamber – Telepathy Jimmy Woo – Creature, Weapon, SC Jubilee – Energy Ms. Marvel – Ensnare, Grow, Melee, Shrink, Size, Stretch, TU (Red Dagger), DA (Khushkhati) Shang-Chi – Agility, Melee, Speed, Weapon, DA (Shang-Chi) Silhouette – Teleport Silk – Ensnare, Sense, Webs, TU (Brawn), DA (Scarecrow) Surge Wave – Blade, Flight, Melee, Water, Water Defensive, TU (Bishop), DA (Snake) Antagonist(s) Daken Scarecrow – Blade, Pheromones Silver Samurai |
| Non-Stop Spider-Man #4 (16) |
| Spider-Man (PP) – Agility, Blade, Crawl, Durability, Melee, Strength, Weapon, Webs Antagonist(s) Baron Zemo – Agility, Blade, Gun, Toxin, Weapon Doctor Strange |
| Strange Academy #12 (6) |
| Doctor Voodoo – Creature, TU (Howard the Duck), SC Howard the Duck – TU (Doctor Voodoo) |
| Symbiote Spider-Man: Crossroads #2 (22) |
| Black Cat Doctor Strange – Magic Hulk – Durability, Melee, Morph, Personality, Strength Moon-Boy – Creature Spider-Man (PP) – Agility, Artifact, Claws, Durability, Melee, Morph, Strength, Webs Antagonist(s) Karnilla – Magic |
| Thor #16 (34) |
| Angela Freyja – Blade, DA (Beast) Odin – Melee, Strength Thor – Blunt, Creature, Intellect, Melee, Sense, Speed, Strength, TU (Valkyrie), DA (Wrecker) Valkyrie (JF) – Agility, Flight, Melee, Strength, Weapon, TU (Thor), DA (Wrecker) Antagonist(s) Bulldozer – Strength, Weapon Piledriver – Strength, Weapon Wrecker – Melee, Projectile |
| United States of Captain America #3 (33) |
| Captain America – Influence, Intellect, Melee, Shield, Shield Defensive, Vehicle, TU (Falcon), LT, SC Falcon – Intellect, Projectile, Vehicle, TU (Captain America) Winter Soldier – Durability, TU (Captain America), SC Antagonist(s) Bulldozer – Durability, Melee, Speed, Strength, Weapon Speed Demon – Projectile, Speed, Speed Offensive, Weapon Superior – Blade, Gun |
| Winter Guard #1 (44) |
| Black Widow – Vehicle, TU (White Widow), DA (Wolf Spider Septsnaz) Captain Marvel – Energy Offensive, Melee, Strength, DA (Wolf Spider Septsnaz) White Widow – Agility, Energy, Espionage, Explosive, Melee, Vehicle, Weapon, TU (Black Widow), DA (Wolf Spider Septsnaz) Antagonist(s) Crimson Dynamo – Explosive, Flight, Water, LT Darkstar – Durability, Energy Defensive, Teleport Red Guardian – Durability, Espionage, Projectile, Suit, Tech, Thief, TU (White Widow), DA (Winter Guard) Ursa Major – Claws, Durability, Sense Vanguard – Shield, Shield Offensive |
| Wolverine #15 (18) |
| Sage Wolverine – Claws, Claws Offensive, Durability, Heal, DA (Boneclutch pirates) Antagonist(s) Solem – Agility, Blade, Deception, Durability, Influence, Precision, Thief, Weapon, CD (Reveals origin), DA (Blackmore) |
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