If you haven’t bonded with a symbiote by now, can you really be considered one of Marvel’s top characters? Black Widow becomes the latest hero to receive a symbiote familiar—appropriately named Widow—in Venom. Sibling rivalry in X-Men: Red results in the Horseman Death killing his sister Pestilence in the Genesis War sweeping over Arakko. Minor Avenger Firebird makes her first Appearance in over a decade and gets added to the Fantasy Comic League database.
Book the Week – X-Men: Red #16 (Review score: 57 Points; 18 Characters). The First Horsemen of Apocalypse decimate Port Prometheus. The Brotherhood of Arakko does their best to evacuate the civilians. Storm takes the fight to the Horsemen and takes down both War and Famine. Its her connection with Death, and Nova’s sacrifice, that saves her from Pestilence’s attack. In the background, Uranos—bound to serve Arrako when called upon due to his role in Judgement Day—sits and waits to be deployed against Arakko’s adversaries.
Hero of the Week – Captain Marvel (Review score: 19 Points/2 Appearances; 9.5 Pts/App). Carol earns her first Hero of the Week ahead of The Marvels debut in theaters. In her two Appearances she scores two Team-Ups and two Defeat Antagonists. Her performance raises her standing to sixth place in the Hero category.
Antagonist of the Week – Doctor Octopus (Review score: 17 Points/1 Appearance; 17.0 Pts/App). Doctor Octopus earns his first Antagonist of the Week, but in what would surely be a bruise to his ego, it’s done while flashing back to his Superior Spider-Man days.
Top Characters (by review score). Captain Marvel (19); Doctor Octopus (17); Captain America/Steve Rogers, Shark Girl, Spider-Man/India, Sunspot, Wiccan (11); Hulkling, Wolverine/James Howlett (10); Black Widow (7)
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Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.
| Amazing Spider-Man #35 (24) |
| Jackpot – Energy, Tech Spider-Man (PP) – Crawl, Melee, Strength, Swing, Weapon Antagonist(s) Green Goblin – Blade, Tech, TU (Kraven), DA (Spider-Man) Hammerhead Kraven (LS) – Melee, TU (Green Goblin), DA (Spider-Man) Queen Goblin – Blunt, Flames, Melee, Vehicle |
| Avengers #6 (39) |
| Black Panther – Explosives Captain America (SW) – Flight, Investigate, Tech, TU (Firebird) Captain Marvel – Absorb, Energy Offensive, Flight, Investigate, Strength, TU (Firebird), DA (Lord Ennui) Firebird – Flames, Influence, Investigate, Sense Iron Man – Creature, Flight, Intangibility, Melee, DA (Citysmith) Scarlet Witch – Ensnare, Teleport, DA (The Dead) Thor – Flight, Lightning, Precision, DA (Idol Alabaster) Vision – Bionics, Intangibility, DA (Meridian Diadem) |
| Blade #4 (12) |
| Blade – Blade, Weapon, TU (Doctor Strange), LT, DA (Vampire) Doctor Strange – Intellect, Magic, Teleport, TU (Blade), SC |
| Captain Marvel: Assault on Eden #1 (25) |
| Captain Marvel – Energy, Energy Offensive, Flight, Influence, Melee, Morph, Strength, TU (Wiccan), SC, DA (Kree sentry) Hulkling – Blade, Teleport, TU (Captain Marvel) Photon – Energy Offensive, Flight Wiccan – Artifact, Flight, Magic, Teleport, TU (Captain Marvel), SC |
| Guardians of the Galaxy #7 (18) |
| Drax Gamora Groot Hulkling – Blade, Business, Investigate, Melee, DA (Groot horse) Mantis Rocket Raccoon Star-Lord – Influence Wiccan – Investigate, Light, Magic Antagonist(s) Nebula |
| Magneto #3 (20) |
| Cannonball Karma Magma Magneto – Flight, Magnetics, Magnetics Offensive, Rage, DA (Santo Marco military) Mirage Quicksilver Scarlet Witch – Flight Sunspot Warlock – Flight, Sense Wolfsbane Antagonist(s) Mastermind Toad |
| Moon Knight: City of the Dead #4 (5) |
| Hunter’s Moon Moon Knight – Blade, CD (Receives Doctor Alraune’s forgiveness for his role in his death), DA (Ammut) |
| Silver Surfer Rebirth: Legacy #2 (19) |
| Adam Warlock – Energy, Energy Offensive Gamora Genis-Vell – Durability, Energy, Energy Offensive Pip the Troll – Weapon Silver Surfer – Artifact, Durability, Energy, Energy Offensive, Vehicle Antagonist(s) Mephisto – Possession Thanos |
| Spider-Man: India #5 (11) |
| Spider-Man (India) – Biokinesis, Computer, Crawl, Durability, Influence, Melee, Strength, Swing, Weapon, DA (Lizard) |
| Superior Spider-Man Returns #1 (17) |
| Antagonist(s) Doctor Octopus – Agility, Appendages, Appendages Defensive, Appendages Offensive, Crawl, Creature, Deception, Ensnare, Intellect, Projectile, Strength, Swing, Tech, Thief, LT, DA (Slyde) |
| Venom #26 (12) |
| Black Widow – Absorb, Creature, Sense, Swing, TU (Venom), CD (Bonds with the Widow Symbiote) Venom (DB) – Creature, Sense, Swing, TU (Black Widow) |
| Wolverine #38 (24) |
| Captain America (SR) – Crawl, Precision, Projectile, Shield, Shield Defensive, Shield Offensive, Stealth, Vehicle, TU (Wolverine), DA (Guards) Nick Fury Jr. Wolverine (JH) – Claws, Claws Defensive, Crawl, Gun, Melee, Stealth, Vehicle, TU (Captain America), DA (Guards) Antagonist(s) Hammerhead Mr. Negative |
| X-Men: Red #16 (57) |
| Fisher King Kobak Never-Held Nova (RR) – Energy Defensive, Flight Prince of Power Shark-Girl – Claws Offensive, Heal, Influence, Investigate, Melee, Morph, Sense, Strength, TU (Sunspot), DA (Cultist) Storm – Flight, Ice, Lightning, Wind, DA (Famine) Sunspot – Absorb, Energy, Energy Offensive, Flight, Influence, Investigate, TU (Shark-Girl), LT, DA (King Cobra) Syzya of the Smoke – Teleport Weaponless Zsen – Influence Xilo Antagonist(s) Apocalypse Cobra – Toxin Death (FH) – Sense, Toxin, CD (Kills his sister), DA (Pestilence) Druig Famine (FH) – Water Offensive Pestilence (FH) – Projectile, Toxin, CD (Dies) Uranos War (FH) – Flames, Flames Offensive |
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