Weekly Marvel Review: August 23, 2023 (Week 34)

Spider-Man learns that the grass is not always greener on the other side when he is the unwilling recipient of Green Goblin’s sins. The Kingpin was Emma Frost’s white knight after the Hellfire Gala, and now he becomes the Hellfire Club’s White King.

Book the Week – Captain America Finale #1 (Review score: 30 Points; 10 Characters). Bucky Barnes, the Revolution, makes his final play against the Outer Circle and wins the Century Game. Captain America does his part by leading the Defenders in a physical assault on the Shadow Capital.

Hero of the Week – Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze (Review score: 14 Points/2 Appearances; 7.0 Pts/App). Ghost Rider earns his second Hero of the Week title and breaks 100 points for the first time since the expansion of the scoring system in 2020.

Antagonist of the Week – Doctor Doom (Review score: 9 Points/2 Appearances; 4.5 Pts/App). Doctor Doom claims his place back atop the Antagonists chart, one point ahead of Green Goblin. His fifth Antagonist of the Week title ties him with Cletus Kasady on the year.

Top Characters (by review score). Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze (14); Moon Knight (12); Deadpool (10); Doctor Doom, Human Torch, Spider-Man/Peter Parker, Thor (9); Captain America/Steve Rogers, Echo, Kraven (Last Son) (8)

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Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.

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Amazing Spider-Man #32 (14)
Black Cat
Spider-Man (PP) – Absorb, Crawl, Sense, Swing, Tech, CD (Takes in Norman Osborn’s sins)
Antagonist(s)
Green Goblin – Melee
Kraven (LS) – Blade, Melee
Queen Goblin
Black Panther #3 (6)
Black Panther – Deception, Precision
Deathlok (MC) – Sense, DA (Guard)
Captain America Finale #1 (30)
Agent 13 – Artifact, Blunt, Weapon, DA (Viper)
Captain America (SR) – Projectile, Shield, Shield Defensive, Shield Offensive, DA (Crossbones)
Captain America (SW)
Nomad – Teleport
Winter Soldier – Creature, Durability, Morph, Teleport, DA (Fortunov)
Antagonist(s)
Bullseye
Crossbones – Gun
Doctor Doom – Creature
Taskmaster – Projectile, Weapon
Viper – Gun
Daredevil & Echo #4 (28)
Daredevil (EN)
Daredevil (MM) – Melee, Sense, TU (Ghost Rider), SC, DA (Demagoblin)
Echo – Blade, Melee, Precision, Weapon, TU (Ghost Rider), SC, DA (Demagoblin)
Ghost Rider (JB) – Flames, Flames Offensive, Vehicle, Whip, TU (Echo), DA (Demagoblin)
Antagonist(s)
Demagoblin – Durability, Ensnare, Flames Defensive, Flames Offensive, Vehicle
Deadpool #10 (21)
Deadpool – Blade, Creature, Durability, Explosives, Gun, Influence, Weapon, DA (Alcaudón)
Valentine Vuong – Blades, Durability, Ensnare, Weapon, DA (Drop)
Antagonist(s)
Lady Deathstrike – Agility, Claws Offensive, Creature, Melee, DA (Mobster)
Fantastic Four Annual #1 (26)
Agatha Harkness – Teleport
Clea – Magic, TU (Jessica Jones)
Ghost Rider (JB) – Durability, Melee, Morph, Vehicle, Weapon, Whip
Human Torch – Creature, Flames, Flames Defensive, Flames Offensive, Flight, Melee, Weapon, DA (Ghost Rider)
Jessica Jones – TU (Spider-Man)
Spider-Man (PP) – TU (Jessica Jones)
Thing
Immortal Thor #1 (16)
Fandral
Hildegarde
Hogun
Lady Sif
Thor – Agility, Elements, Energy Offensive, Flight, Lightning, Projectile, DA (Skrymir)
Volstagg
Antagonist(s)
Loki – Magic, Teleport
Invincible Iron Man #9 (15)
Captain America (SR) – Vehicle
Emma Frost – Sense, Telepathy
Iron Man – Suit, Tech
She-Hulk – Business
Thor
War Machine
Antagonist(s)
Feilong
Kingpin – CD (Becomes the new White King of the Hellfire Club)
Jean Grey #1 (1)
Marvel Girl
Marvel Unleashed #1 (9)
Lockjaw – Teleport
Throg
Antagonist(s)
Blackheart
Kraven (LS) – Agility, Projectile, Toxin, Weapon
Moon Knight: City of the Dead #2 (12)
Moon Knight – Blade, Blunt, Durability, Ensnare, Investigate, Melee, Projectile, Strength, Suit, TU (Scarlet Scarab), DA (Ramses)
Realm of X #1 (24)
Dust – Morph, Sand Offensive, TU (Mirage), DA (Orc)
Magik – TU (Mirage)
Marrow – Weapon, TU (Mirage), SC
Mirage – Creature, Projectile, Telepathy, TU (Typhoid Mary), LT, DA (Orc)
Saturnyne
Antagonist(s)
Typhoid Mary – Flames, Flames Offensive, TU (Mirage), SC
Storm #4 (18)
Colossus
Lockheed – Flight
Nightcrawler
Professor X – Telepathy
Rogue – Melee, Strength
Shadowkat
Storm – Elements, Wind
Wolverine (JH) – Vehicle
Antagonist(s)
Mystique – Deception, Morph
Venom #24 (14)
Venom (EB) – Creature, Durability, Melee, Strength, Swing, DA (Doombot)
Antagonist(s)
Doctor Doom – Creature, Durability, Energy, Flight, Magic, Suit
X-Force #43 (27)
Bishop – Energy Offensive
Colossus – Deception, Melee, Morph, Plants, LT
Deadpool
Domino – Investigate
Kid Omega – Telepathy
Multiple Man – Creature
Professor X
Sage – Tech
Wolverine (LK) – Claws
Antagonist(s)
Black Tom Cassidy – Plants
Mikhail Rasputin
Nimrod – Melee
Omega Red – Ensnare

 



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