Only in comics can a character who is dead, or in a coma, or suffering severe neck trauma, can still rake in the points and place in the top performances of the week. Despite a whole series focused on the Death of Doctor Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme tops the top performances with four appearances on the week. Peter Parker remains in a coma in the Amazing Spider-Man, but he also notches four appearances. Iron Man comes in behind them with three appearances for 12 points all while dealing with a broken neck in his main title. It helps that he has a super powered suit sustaining him and—as of his latest issue—a portion of the power cosmic.
Book the Week – X-Force: Killshot Anniversary Special #1 (Review score: 44 Points; 15 Characters). Limiting Rob Liefield’s latest Marvel story to just 15 characters may seem a bit disingenuous because it features numerous version of past and present X-Force team members. Cable rallies different versions of characters such as Deadpool, Domino for a climatic battle with Stryfe, and he even brings in the Thing to clobber his nemesis. The book also focuses on the return of Major X, Liefield’s latest gun-totting antihero.
Hero of the Week – Doctor Strange (Review score: 20 Points/4 Appearances; 5.0 Pts/App). Doctor Strange is dead, long live Doctor Strange—at least for a week. That’s how long the classic Doctor Strange has been called forth to help solve his future-self’s murder. Considering this past Doctor Strange comes from his past he remains earning points as the main Doctor Strange. In other titles, he is rallying and debriefing the Avengers on threats in Hulk and Black Panther’s first issues in their new titles. His fourth appearance comes in the conclusion of the latest Symbiote Spider-Man title.
Antagonist of the Week – Karnilla (Review score: 10 Points/1 Appearance; 10.0 Pts/App). Karnilla’s rampage in Symbiote Spider-Man comes to an end when some eternal elder gods, Odin and Zarus, join forces. However, before her defeat she managed to hold her own (and then some) against major powerhouse characters Hulk and Ikaris.
Top Characters (by review score). Doctor Strange (20); Thor (18); Hawkeye/Kate Bishop (16); Spider-Man/Peter Parker (14); Black Panther, Hulk/Bruce Banner, Wolverine (13); Iron Man (12); Captain America, Karnilla, Spirit Rider (10)
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Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.
| Amazing Spider-Man #79 (18) |
| Spider-Man (BR) – Agility, Crawl, Melee, Sense, Tech, Webs, SC, DA (Robbers) Spider-Man (PP) Antagonist(s) Kraven (LS) – Blade, Deception, Explosive, Melee, Projectile, Toxin, Weapon |
| Black Panther #1 (35) |
| Black Panther – Agility, Business, Claws, Melee, Tech, Vehicle, TU (Doctor Strange), LT, CD (Takes a leave of absence as Avengers Chairperson), DA (Unknown feral humanoids) Captain America – Melee, Precision, Projectile, Shield, Shield Offensive, TU (Doctor Strange), DA (Unknown feral humanoids) Doctor Strange – Flight, Magic Defensive, Teleport, TU (Avengers), DA (Unknown feral humanoids) Shuri – Tech Thor – Blunt, Elements, Flight, Lightning, Weapon, TU (Doctor Strange), DA (Unknown feral humanoids) |
| Death of Doctor Strange #3 (31) |
| Black Panther Captain America Captain Marvel Clea – Creature, Intellect, Magic, Magic Offensive, TU (Doctor Strange), CD (Regains her memories of her relationship with Doctor Strange) Doctor Strange – Ensnare, Flight, Intellect, Magic, Magic Offensive, Sense, Teleport, TU (Clea) Iron Man Thor Valkyrie (JF) – Business, TU (Doctor Strange) Wong – Flight, Magic, Melee, TU (Clea) Antagonist(s) Baron Mordo – Thief |
| Fantastic Four Infinity Comic #3 (9) |
| Brainstorm Human Torch Invisible Woman – Computer, Invisibility Mr. Fantastic – Stretch Powerhouse Thing |
| Ghost RIder: Kushala Infinity Comic #8 (17) |
| Spirit Rider – Creature, Flames, Flames Offensive, Flight, Heal, Magic Defensive, Teleport, SC, DA (Doctor Doom) Antagonist(s) Doctor Doom – Flight, Magic, Magic Defensive, Magic Offensive, Melee, LT |
| Hawkeye: Kate Bishop #1 (18) |
| Alloy Fuse Hawkeye (KB) – Agility, Ensnare, Explosive, Melee, Precision, Projectile, Sleuth, Tech, Weapon, Webs, CD (Leaves Los Angeles), DA (Robbers) Jessica Jones Ms. America Stinger |
| Hulk #1 (30) |
| Black Panther Black Widow Captain America Captain Marvel Doctor Strange Falcon (SW) Ghost Rider (RR) Hulk (BB) – Durability, Energy, Melee, Rage, Strength, CD (Turns the Hulk into a piloted body), DA (Iron Man) Hulk (JW) Human Torch Invisible Woman Iron Man – Creature, Durability, Energy, Ensnare, Explosive, Suit Mr. Fantastic Phoenix (ML) Spider-Man (PP) Thing Thor |
| Hulkling & Wiccan Infinity Comic #4 (8) |
| Agatha Harkness – Magic, Teleport Hulkling – Sense Wiccan – Flight, Magic |
| Iron Man #14 (7) |
| Iron Man – Computer, Cosmic, CD (Ascends to Godhood) Antagonist(s) Korvac – Cosmic, CD (Ascends to Godhood) |
| Lucky the Pizza Dog Infinity Comic #1 (6) |
| Hawkeye (KB) – Ensnare, DA (Porcupine) Antagonist(s) Porcupine – Ensnare, Projectile |
| Spine-Tingling Spider-Man #3 (7) |
| Spider-Man (PP) – Agility, Crawl, Melee, Strength, Webs, DA (Spider-Slayers) |
| Symbiote Spider-Man #5 (43) |
| Black Cat – TU (Doctor Strange) Doctor Strange – Magic Offensive, Teleport, TU (Black Cat) Hulk (BB) – Durability, Melee, Strength, TU (Spider-Man) Ikaris – Durability, Energy Defensive, Energy Offensive, Flight, Melee, Strength, TU (Spider-Man) Odin – Size, TU (Spider-Man), DA (Karnilla) Spider-Man (PP) – Ensnare, Melee, Sense, TU (Hulk) Zuras – Melee, Size, TU (Spider-Man), DA (Karnilla) Antagonist(s) Karnilaa – Creature, Durability, Energy, Ensnare, Grow, Magic, Magic Offensive, Melee, Size |
| Thor #19 (12) |
| Odin – Durability Sif – Teleport Thor – Blade, Durability, Influence, Melee, Strength, TU (Odin), DA (Gladiator) |
| Wolverine #18 (23) |
| Forge – Tech Maverick – Durability, Explosive, Gun, Precision, Weapon, LT Sage Wolverine – Claws, Claws Offensive, Crawl, Durability, Heal, Melee, Sense, Weapon, SC, DA (Sniper) Antagonist(s) Black Tom Cassidy Juggernaut |
| X-Force: Killshot Anniversary Special #1 (44) |
| Cable – Computer, Gun, Melee, Weapon, LT, CD (Gathers X-Force members across time to take on Stryfe) Cannonball – Flight Deadpool – Gun, Melee, Weapon Domino – Gun Major X – Bionics, Blade, Gun, Melee, Weapon, DA (Reaper) Shatterstar – Weapon Tempo – Flight Thing – Melee, CD (Joins X-Force) Warpath Wolverine – Melee Antagonist(s) Forearm – Melee Reaper – Weapon Stryfe – Energy, Melee Wildside – Durability, Melee Zero – Computer |
| X-Men #5 (29) |
| Cyclops – Energy Offensive Emma Frost Marvel Girl – Influence, Telekinesis, Telepathy Polaris – Flight, Magnetics, Magnetics Defensive, Magnetics Offensive, Sense, Weapon, SC, DA (Reavers) Rogue – Flight, Melee, Vehicle Synch – Absorb, Energy Sunfire – Flames Wolverine (LK) – Claws, Weapon, DA (Reavers) |
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