The events of the summer are upon us. On a “small” scale, in terms of comics, the Fantastic Four win the Reckoning War, the recent self-contained event in their ongoing title. The precursor to the war between the X-Men and Eternals begins with A.X.E.: Eve of Judgement, which serves mostly as an introduction to the lesser-known Eternals. For anybody who has not read Kieron Gillen’s recent Eternals run, Eve of Judgement introduces the Eternals’ mission to correct excess deviation and Druig’s quest to destroy the mutants in his role as the Prime Eternal. But before war comes to Krakoa, the mutants host their second Hellfire Gala
Book the Week – X-Men: Hellfire Gala #1 (Review score: 121 Points; 64 Characters). Reeling from the news that mutants have solved death for their species, Emma Frost and the Quiet Council move forward with the second Hellfire Gala. Attendees to this year’s event include Spider-Man and Jon Hamm and unwelcome party crasher Moira MacTaggert via a mind-controlled Mary Jane Watson. The new X-Men team gets selected and includes popular characters such as Forge, Havok and Iceman, as well as former Hellion, Firestar.
Hero of the Week – Wolverine/James Howlett (Review score: 23 Points/5 Appearances; 4.6 Pts/App). Wolverine, the top mutant character, doesn’t get the chance to sit around and enjoy the party. He scores five appearances in a mutant-heavy week of books, including Immortal X-Men and the crossover Fortnight X Marvel book. Though 16 Appearances behind Iron Man, Logan trails him in Antagonists Defeated by one, landing him in second place for that category.
Antagonist of the Week – Mr. Sinister (Review score: 9 Points/3 Appearances; 3.0 Pts/App). Perhaps the most untrustworthy member of the Quiet Council, Mr. Sinister gives his fellow members another reason not to trust him. The reveal that he may be a clone of Dr. Stasis—the self proclaimed real Nathaniel Essex—has him running from the rest of the Quiet Council. Before he can pull the trigger on resetting the timeline via his Moira MacTaggert clone, he turns himself over to the Quiet Council.
Top Characters (by review score). Wolverine/James Howlett (23); Spider-Man/Peter Parker (17); Captain Marvel, Magik (15); Daredevil/Elektra Natchios (14); Captain Carter, Iron Man, Spider-Punk (12); Daredevil/Matt Murdock, Emma Frost, Moon Knight, Punisher, Storm (10)
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Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.
| A.X.E.: Eve of Judgement #1 (37) |
| Ajak – Deception Beast Captain America (SR) Captain Marvel Druig – LT Gambit Ikaris – Durability, Energy Offensive, Flight, Melee, Strength, Telepathy, LT, DA (Crimson Karlau) Iron Man Kingo Sunen Magik Makkari – Deception Marvel Girl Namor Nightcrawler Phastos – Blunt Sersi – Energy, Ensnare, DA (Crimson Karlau) Sprite – Magic Thena Wolverine (JH) Antagonist(s) Kro Mr. Sinister |
| Captain Carter #4 (12) |
| Captain Carter – Agility, Durability, Invisibility, Melee, Shield, Shield Offensive, Stealth, Tech, TU (Tony Stark), LT, DA (Henchman) |
| Captain Marvel #39 (41) |
| Accuser – Energy, Melee, Teleport, Weapon Agatha Harkness – Business, Magic Binary – Durability, Flames, Melee, Morph, Strength, TU (Spider-Woman), SC, DA (Vampires) Captain Marvel – Agility, Blade, Durability, Energy Offensive, DA (Dragon) Doctor Voodoo – Business Magik – Business Scarlet Witch – Business, Teleport Spider-Woman – Energy Offensive, Melee, TU (Binary), LT, DA (Vampires) Antagonist(s) Enchantress – Business, Magic Satana – Business |
| Daredevil #1 (33) |
| Daredevil (EN) – Agility, Blunt, Melee, Strength, Swing, Weapon, TU (Stick) Daredevil (MM) – Deception, Melee, Precision, Projectile, Sense, Swing, TU (Spider-Man), CD (Shares his secret identity with Spider-Man), DA (Bodyguard) Spider-Man (PP) – Ensnare, Swing, TU (Daredevil), CD (Relearns Daredevil’s secret identity), DA (Bodyguard) Stick – Blunt, Melee, Sense, Weapon, TU (Daredevil), DA (Soldier) Antagonist(s) Hammerhead – Weapon |
| Fantastic Four #45 (90) |
| Beta Ray Bill – Flight, Lightning, Weapon, TU (Thor) Brainstorm – Tech Captain Marvel – Flight Ch’od Corsair Firelord – Flames Offensive, Flight, TU (Thor) Gladiator – Flight, TU (Thor) Groot Hulkling Human Torch – Flames, Flight, TU (Silver Surfer), CD (Chooses to not return home with his family) Invisible Woman – Flight, Telekinesis, Telekinesis Defensive, TU (Doctor Doom) Iron Man – Flight Jack of Hearts – Flight Justice – Vehicle Moon Knight Mr. Fantastic – TU (Doctor Doom) Nova (FR) – Energy, Flight, TU (Thor) Nova (RR) – Durability, Energy, Flight, TU (Thor) Powerhouse – Reality Raza Rocket Raccoon She-Hulk – TU (Doctor Doom) Silver Surfer – Artifact, Flight, Telekinesis, TU (Human Torch), LT Sky – Flight Smasher Squirrel Girl Thing – TU (Doctor Doom) Thor – Flight, Projectile, TU (Beta Ray Bill) Uatu the Watcher – Absorb, Reality, Teleport, CD (Becomes the one and only Watcher) Unseen Wiccan Antagonist(s) Doctor Doom – Tech, TU (Fantastic Four) Ego – TU (Thor) Galactus – Energy, Flight Terrax – Flight, Weapon, TU (Thor) Victorious |
| Fortnite X Marvel: Zero War #2 (52) |
| Captain America – Melee, TU (Storm), DA (IO Guard) Captain Marvel – Flight, Speed, TU (Storm), LT Iron Man – Energy, Flight, Suit, Vehicle, TU (Storm), LT, DA (IO Guard) Quicksilver – Melee, TU (Storm), DA (IO Guard) She-Hulk – Melee, TU (Storm) Shuri – Blade, TU (Wolverine) Spider-Man (PP) – Sense, Swing, Tech, TU (Wolverine) Storm – Elements, Flight, Lightning, TU (Iron Man) Thor – Durability, Elements, Flight, TU (Storm) Vision – Flight, TU (Storm) Wolverine – Claws, Claws Defensive, Claws Offensive, Heal, Sense, TU (Spider-Man) |
| Immortal X-Men #4 (52) |
| Beast – Melee Colossus – Business, Melee, DA (Sinister clone) Cyclops Emma Frost – Business, Morph, Sense, Telepathy Hope Summers Kate Pryde – Business Nightcrawler – Business, Melee, Teleport, DA (Sinister clone) Professor X – Business, Sense, Telepathy Storm – Business, Flight, Lightning, DA (Sinister clone) Wolverine (JH) – Melee Antagonist(s) Destiny – Agility, Business, Influence Exodus – Business, Flight, Telepathy, Teleport Krakoa Mr. Sinister – Business, Creature, Gun, Tech, Teleport, Weapon Mystique – Business Sebastian Shaw – Business |
| Marauders #4 (32) |
| Aurora – Energy, Melee, DA (Kin Crimson Nobles) Bishop – Absorb, Agility, Energy Offensive Daken – Claws, Sense Kate Pryde – Intangibility, Intangibility Defensive Psylocke – Blade, Telepathy, DA (Kin Crimson Noble) Somnus Tempo – Ensnare, Teleport, Temporal Antagonist(s) Cassandra Nova – Intellect, Telekinesis, Telepathy Deathbird – Energy, DA (Crystal Claws) Holocaust – Melee |
| Moon Knight #13 (12) |
| Moon Knight – Blade, Flames, Investigate, Melee, Personality, Weapon, SC, DA (Vampires) Tigra Antagonist(s) Taskmaster – Business |
| New Mutants #27 (22) |
| Colossus – Durability, TU (Magik) Magik – Artifact, Durability, Magic, Sense, Teleport, Weapon, TU (Colossus), LT Mirage – Melee, TU (Goblin Queen) Wolfsbane – TU (Goblin Queen) Antagonist(s) Belasco – Energy, Melee Goblin Queen – TU (Mirage) |
| Punisher #4 (19) |
| Ares – Influence, Strength, Telepathy Punisher – Assassin, Blade, Durability, Flames, Influence, Projectile, Weapon, LT, DA (Lord Deathstrike) Antagonist(s) Lady Bullseye – Blade, Melee, Weapon, TU (Lord Deathstrike) |
| Savage Avengers #3 (36) |
| Anti-Venom – Agility, Biokinesis, Melee, TU (Daredevil) Black Knight (DW) – Blade, Suit, Weapon, TU (Daredevil) Cloak – Ensnare, Teleport, TU (Daredevil) Conan – Blade, Melee, Weapon, TU (Daredevil) Dagger – Energy, Projectile, TU (Daredevil) Daredevil (EN) – Blade, Magic, Weapon, TU (Conan), LT Weapon H – Absorb, Claws, Melee, Morph, Strength, TU (Daredevil) |
| Spider-Man 2099: Exodus #4 (9) |
| Spider-Man (MoH) – Computer, Crawl, Ensnare, Investigate, Swing, Vehicle, TU (Black Widow), SC |
| Spider-Punk #3 (12) |
| Spider-Punk – Agility, Crawl, Durability, Ensnare, Melee, Projectile, Sense, Swing, Weapon, TU (Daredevil Drummer of Philly), DA (Armor) |
| Wolverine #23 (24) |
| Beast Danger – Computer, Creature Deadpool – Blade, Gun, Heal, Weapon, TU (Wolverine), CD (Joins X-Force), DA (X-Bot) Domino Sage – Computer Wolverine (JH) – Claws, Claws Offensive, Durability, Heal, Sense, TU (Deadpool), DA (X-Bot) Antagonist(s) Omega Red |
| X-Men: Hellfire Gala #1 (121) |
| Andromeda Armor Banshee Bishop – Business, LT Black Widow Captain America (SR) Captain America (SW) Captain Britain Captain Marvel Clea – Magic Cyclops – Deception, CD (Learns the secret about Moira) Cypher – Intellect, Sense Deadpool Doctor Cecilia Reyes – Heal, Intellect, Tech Doctor Strange Druig Egg Elixir Emma Frost – Business, Telepathy, LT, CD (Learns the truth about Doctor Stasis) Firestar – CD (Joins the main X-Men team) Forge – CD (Joins the main X-Men team) Gentle Glob Gwenpoole – Fourth Wall Havok – CD (Joins the main X-Men team) Hope Summers – CD (Kept out from a Quiet Council meeting) Iceman – Morph, CD (Joins the main X-Men team) Invisible Woman Iron Man Kate Pryde – Business Loa Magik – Weapon, CD (Joins the main X-Men team) Marvel Girl – Deception, Telepathy Moira MacTaggert – Agility, Energy, Possession, Tech, Teleport, CD (Works with the Eternals in their war against the mutants) Mr. Fantastic – Stretch, Tech Multiple Man Polaris – CD (Leaves the main X-Men team) Powerhouse Professor X – Business, Telepathy Psylocke Rogue – CD (Leaves the main X-Men team) Scarlet Witch – Telepathy Scout She-Hulk Spider-Man (PP) – Durability, Melee, Sense, Swing, TU (Wolverine) Stepford Cuckoos – Telepathy Sunfire Surge – Energy Offensive Synch – CD (Learns that synching from memory ages him) Tempus Vision Warlock Warpath Wolfsbane Wolverine (JH) – Claws, Melee, TU (Spider-Man), LT Wolverine (LK) – CD (Leaves the main X-Men team) Antagonist(s) Destiny Doctor Doom Doctor Stasis – Computer Feilong Greycrow Mr. Sinister Proteus – Flight, Melee, CD (Learns he was created on purpose by Moira) Sebastian Shaw – Business |
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