In a light week, nobody registered any major Character Developments. Wolverine survives his trip down memory lane with the conclusion of the X Lives of Wolverine mini series. He gets the most notable Defeats Antagonist from the week when he cuts Omega Red in half. It’s highly unlikely that Krakoa will be in a rush to resurrect the Russian spy. Titanium Man, another Russian agent, makes his first real appearance in about a decade and gets added to the Fantasy Comic League database.
Book the Week – The Marvels #9 (Review score: 60 Points; 19 Characters). The latest issue of the time-spanning and character-cramming Marvels title, sheds some more light on Lady Lotus’ background. Her quest to protect her homeland Siancong and its connection to the Dragonsbloom power gets more personal when she loses her two sons in a battle between the East and the West’s invading champions.
Hero of the Week – Thor (Review score: 12 Points/2 Appearances; 6.0 Pts/App). Thor faces a dark mirror of himself, one who embraced his maternal connection to the Phoenix Force. He handles the bulk of the action in the latest Avengers issue and takes out one of the Multiversal Masters of Evil and begrudgingly accepts the main Phoenix’s assistance. His second Appearance comes from one of the flashbacks seen in The Marvels.
Antagonist of the Week – Carnage (Review score: 12 Points/1 Appearance; 12.0 Pts/App). Carnage does what Carnage does best. Shows up for one Appearance and gets a dozen points. His second 12-point performance for the year gets him his second Antagonist of the Week. Acknowledging the small sample-size, Carnage’s Pts/App ratio (12.0) and Powers/App ratio (9.5) are best for Antagonists.
Top Characters (by review score). Carnage, Thor (12); Spectrum, Wolverine/James Howlett (11); Machine Man (10); Omega Red (9); Iron Man, Lady Lotus (7); Captain America, Phoenix/Maya Lopez (6)
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Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.
| Amazing Spider-Man #92.BEY (34) |
| Colleen Wing – TU (Morbius) Hornet Machine Man – Bionics, Blade, Computer, Flames, Melee, Stretch, Weapon, TU (Spectrum), DA (Beyond monsters) Misty Knight – TU (Morbius) Morbius – Durability, Toxin, TU (Colleen Wing), DA (Creature Z) Ricochet Spectrum – Energy, Energy Offensive, Flight, Influence, Melee, Speed, Teleport, TU (Machine Man), LT, DA (Beyond monsters) Spider-Man (BR) Antagonist(s) Lizard Queen Goblin |
| Avengers #54 (31) |
| Black Panther – Strength Captain America Captain Marvel – Strength, Vehicle Iron Man – Flight Namor – Strength Phoenix (ML) – Flames, Flames Offensive, Flight, Projectile, Whip Starbrand Thor – Blunt, Durability, Flames, Flight, Lightning, Projectile, DA (Hound) Valkyrie (JF) – Artifact, LT Antagonist(s) Black Skull Mephisto – Teleport |
| Carnage #1 (14) |
| Antagonist(s) Carnage – Appendage Offensive, Durability, Ensnare, Explosive, Influence, Melee, Projectile, Strength, Stretch, Swing, DA (Midnight Boys) Hydro-Man – Durability |
| Eternals: The Heretic #1 (4) |
| Druig Antagonist(s) Thanos – Melee, LT |
| The Marvels #9 (60) |
| Aarkus – Flight, Wind Offensive Aero – Flight, Wind Offensive Captain America – Agility, Melee, Shield Offensive, LT Captain Marvel (MV) – Durability, Energy, Melee Hawkeye (CB) – Projectile Hercules – Melee Human Torch – Flames, Flames Offensive, Flight Iron Man – Durability, Energy, Flight, Suit Mr. Fantastic – Ensnare, Stretch Nick Fury Scarlet Witch Storm – Flight, Wind Thing Thor – Blunt, Flight, Melee Antagonist(s) Crimson Dynamo – Durability, Flight, Melee Lady Lotus – Creature, Energy, Energy Offensive, Influence, Strength, LT Radioactive Man – Durability Titanium Man – Durability, Energy, Flight Unicorn – Energy Offensive |
| Reckoning War: Trial of the Watcher #1 (3) |
| Nick Fury – Stealth Uatu the Watcher |
| X Lives of Wolverine #5 (36) |
| Daken – Claws Gateway – Teleport Marvel Girl – Telepathy Moira MacTaggert Professor X – Telepathy Sage Scout – Claws Wolverine (JH) – Claws, Claws Defensive, Claws Offensive, Durability, Heal, Sense, Strength, Vehicle, Will Power, DA (Omega Red) Wolverine (LK) – Claws Antagonist(s) Mikhail Rasputin – Teleport Omega Red – Appendage, Appendage Offensive, Blade, Durability, Ensnare, Melee, Strength, Weapon |
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