Things are looking up for the mutants, despite having a book titled Death to the Mutants being released. The two deaths which happen in that issue happen to belong to the Eternals. Ikaris, who has been upset that an Eternal’s resurrection comes at the cost of a human’s life, gets his wish and dies a permanent death. Phastos “kills” the Machine That is Earth by rebooting the system in order to delay the Progenitor’s destruction of the planet. The judgements also continue this week, but the seven positive rulings for Lin Lie, Loki, Captain Marvel, Lauri-Ell, Mr. Fantastic, Legion and Logan, amount to too little too late.
Book the Week – Immortal X-Men #7 (Review score: 55 Points; 22 Characters). The mutants scramble to save the world, but not without a cost. The Quiet Council plots their next move including a controversial decision to resurrect a non-mutant and aligning themselves with Orchis. At the center of all this is Nightcrawler, who sacrifices himself over and over again.
Hero of the Week – Nightcrawler (Review score: 23 Points/3 Appearances; 7.67 Pts/App). Nightcrawler has his best performance in the Fantasy Comic League and is awarded with his first ever Hero of the Week. Fifteen of his nearly two dozen points come from his impressive performance in Immortal X-Men. His big week makes him the fourth best X-character behind Wolverine, Marvel Girl and Storm. He is now performing better than notable mutants such as Cyclops, Emma Frost, Magik and Professor X.
Antagonist of the Week – Doctor Doom (Review score: 11 Points/1 Appearances; 11.0 Pts/App). Doctor Doom, arguably Marvel’s most prominent antagonist, has been sitting in first place from a scoring point of view the majority of the year, but it took him nearly nine and a half months to earn his first Antagonist of the Week. His latest run-in with the Avengers in All-Out Avengers mysteriously finds him a man divided, with his good and bad side separated. His better half teams up with the Avengers to beat, and remerge with, Dark-Doom.
Top Characters (by review score). Nightcrawler (23); Iron Man (22); Captain America/Steve Rogers, Shuri, Wolverine/James Howlett (17); Captain Marvel (16); Sersi (15); Invisible Woman, Legion (13); Storm (12)
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Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.
| A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #3 (40) |
| Ajak Captain America (SR) – TU (Nightcrawler) Emma Frost – TU (Eternals) Ikaris – Energy Offensive, Flight, Speed, TU (Mutants), CD (Dies) Iron Man – TU (Eternals) Nightcrawler – TU (Captain America) Phastos – Agility, Blunt, Computer, Energy, Intellect, Telepathy, TU (Nightcrawler), CD (Kills/reboots the Machine That Is Earth) Sersi – Energy Offensive, Flight, Telepathy, TU (Mutants), LT Starfox – TU (Mutants), LT Thena – TU (Iron Man) Zuras Antagonist(s) Exodus – Flight, TU (Syne the Memotaur) Kro |
| A.X.E.: Eternals #1 (43) |
| Ajak – Assassin, Blunt, Energy Offensive, Flight, Melee, Weapon, TU (X-Men), LT, DA (Construct) Iron Man – Energy, Flight, Melee, Suit, TU (Eternals), DA (Construct) Makkari – Melee, Speed, TU (X-Men), DA (Construct) Marvel Girl – Flames, Flight, Influence, Strength, TU (Eternals) Sersi – Energy, Energy Offensive, Flight, Melee, Telepathy, TU (X-Men), LT, DA (Construct) Wolverine – Claws Offensive, TU (Eternals), DA (Construct) Antagonist(s) Mr. Sinister – TU (Eternals) |
| A.X.E.: Iron Fist #1 (17) |
| Iron Fist (LL) – Artifact, Blade, Durability, Energy, Melee, Weapon, TU (Loki), CD (Receives positive judgement) White Fox Antagonist(s) Loki – Magic, Magic Offensive, Teleport, Weapon, TU (Iron Fist), CD (Receives positive judgement) |
| All-Out Avengers #2 (36) |
| Black Panther – TU (Doctor Doom) Blade – Blade, Stealth, Weapon, DA (Monster) Captain America (SR) Captain Marvel Iron Man – Computer, Durability, Energy, Flight, Speed, Teleport, TU (Doctor Doom), LT She-Hulk – Durability, Melee, Morph, Strength, TU (Doctor Doom) Thor Antagonist(s) Doctor Doom – Absorb, Durability, Energy, Lightning, Shield, Teleport, TU (Iron Man), LT, CD (Splits his good and bad personalities), DA (Dark-Doom) |
| Amazing Spider-Man #11 (8) |
| Black Cat Ms. Marvel Spider-Man (PP) – Swing Antagonist(s) Green Goblin – Business Hobgoblin (RK) – Business |
| Black Panther #10 (35) |
| Black Panther – Durability, Influence, TU (Captain America) Captain America (SR) – Melee, Precision, Projectile, Shield, Shield Defensive, Shield Offensive, TU (Black Panther), DA (Soldier) Captain Marvel – Energy, Energy Defensive, Energy Offensive, Flight, Melee, Strength, TU (Black Panther), DA (Soldier) Shuri – Computer, Tech, Vehicle, TU (Captain America), DA (Soldier) Thor – Flight, Lightning, Projectile, TU (Black Panther), DA (Soldier) Tosin Oduye |
| Captain Marvel #42 (11) |
| Accuser – Artifact, Ensnare, TU (Captain Marvel), CD (Receives positive judgement) Captain Marvel – Melee, Strength, TU (Accuser), LT, CD (Receives positive judgement) |
| Daredevil #4 (16) |
| Daredevil (EN) – Blade, Melee, Weapon, CD (Becomes the Queen of the Reformed Fist), DA (Hand ghosts) Daredevil (MM) – Blade, Influence, Sense, Weapon, CD (Becomes the King of the Reformed Fist), DA (Hand ghosts) Doc Sasquatch – CD (Joins the Fist) Stick |
| Fantastic Four #48 (23) |
| Human Torch – Flames, Intellect, Tech, Vehicle Invisible Woman – Creature, Energy, Ensnare, Influence, Intellect, Invisibility, Sense, Telekinesis, Telekinesis Defensive, Telekinesis Offensive, SC, DA (Space Boy) Mr. Fantastic – CD (Receives positive judgement) Thing – Strength, Will Power |
| Gambit #4 (15) |
| Gambit – Agility, Energy, Investigate, Melee, Precision, Thief, Vehicle, Weapon, DA (Bounty) Lila Cheney – Business, Teleport Storm – Thief |
| Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel #4 (19) |
| Genis-Vell – Durability, Energy, Energy Defensive, Energy Offensive, Flight, Melee, Sense, Strength, Teleport, DA (Guards) Phyla-Vell – Flight, Speed, Vehicle, TU (Rick Jones) Rick Jones – Teleport, TU (Phyla-Vell) |
| Ghost Rider #7 (2) |
| Ghost-Rider (JB) Antagonist(s) Blackheart |
| Immortal X-Men #7 (55) |
| Captain America (SR) Colossus – Business Egg Elixir Emma Frost – Business Glob Hope Summers – Business, Influence, Telepathy, LT Kate Pryde – Business Magik – Teleport Moira MacTaggert Nightcrawler – Agility, Blade, Business, Deception, Influence, Tech, Teleport, Teleport Defensive, Teleport Offensive, Vehicle, Weapon, TU (Moira), LT, DA (Nimrod) Professor X – Business, Telepathy Storm – Business Tempus Antagonist(s) Destiny – Business, Sense Exodus – Business Krakoa Mr. Sinister – Business, Gun Mystique – Business Nimrod Proteus – Reality Sebastian Shaw – Business |
| Legion of X #6 (50) |
| Banshee – Flight, Influence Blindfold Fisher King – Weapon, TU (Iron Man) Iron Man – Energy, Flight, TU (Storm) Legion – Creature, Energy, Energy Offensive, Flight, Grow, Heal, Influence, Melee, Reality, Strength, CD (Receives positive judgement), DA (Uranos’ war machines) Magneto – Influence, Magnetics, TU (Iron Man) Nightcrawler – Deception, Strength, Teleport, Teleport Defensive, SC Professor X Storm – Flight, Lightning, TU (Iron Man) Sunspot – Flight, TU (Iron Man) Antagonist(s) Isca the Unbeaten – Melee Uranos – Durability, Flight, Lightning, Melee, Weapon |
| Punisher War Journal: Brother #1 (21) |
| Punisher – Blade, Blunt, Deception, Durability, Intellect, Melee, Stealth, Weapon, LT, DA (Assassins) Antagonist(s) Archpriestess Jigsaw – Assassin, Blade, Durability, Explosive, Gun, Melee, Weapon, DA (Assassin) |
| Venom #11 (8) |
| Sleeper – Melee, Morph, Sense Venom (DB) – Blade, Personality, CD (Has his consciousness absorbed into the symbiote) |
| Wakanda #1 (17) |
| Odin Okoye Shuri – Computer, Flight, Melee, Morph, Speed, Strength, Tech, Vehicle, SC, DA (Rhino) Antagonist(s) Rhino – Deception, Melee, Strength |
| Wolverine #25 (28) |
| Blade – Blade, TU (Wolverine), DA (Vampires) Captain America – Melee, TU (Wolverine), DA (Thugs) Maverick Tyger Tiger – Thief Wolverine (JH) – Blade, Claws, Claws Offensive, Durability, Strength, Weapon, TU (Solem), CD (Receives positive judgement), DA (Ice golem) Antagonist(s) Sabretooth – Gun Solem – Blade, Weapon, TU (Wolverine), DA (Ice golem) |
| X-Force #32 (40) |
| Beast Deadpool – Blade, Claws, Heal, Melee, Weapon Icarus – Flight Maggott – Creature, DA (Eternal) Sage – Tech Storm – Flight, Lightning, DA (Eternal) Wolverine (JH) – Claws, Sense Antagonist(s) Black Tom Cassidy – Morph, Plants, Sense Kraven (LS) – Assassin, Blade, Claws, Melee, Projectile, Stealth, Tech, Weapon, DA (Maggott) Omega Red – Appendage, Appendage Defensive, Claws, Intellect |
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