The final moments of Moon Knight come to an end in the conclusion of his current series, as does Azazel and Fisher King in their respective appearances. But when three characters fall, three more rise to take their place. 8-Ball joins the Midnight Mission to fill Moon Knight’s vacancy, Feint joins the X-Men after Azazel perishes, and Xilo seeks a new host in Ora Serrata. Gambit breaks 100 points and Finesse gets added to the database.
Book the Week – X-Men: Red #18 (Review score: 54 Points; 23 Characters). Storm and her Brotherhood of Arrako successfully defend their home from Genesis and Annihilation’s invasion. The new magical island of Kaorak brought to life by Apocalypse’s magic joins with its sister island.
Hero of the Week – Spider-Man/Miles Morales (Review score: 15 Points/1 Appearance; 15.0 Pts/App). Miles’ hot streak continues. Over three weeks he makes four appearances and scores 36 points, grabbing two titles in the process. His fourth Hero of the Week ties him with Venom for third most.
Antagonist of the Week – Azazel (Review score: 8 Points/1 Appearance; 8.0 Pts/App). Though Azazel hits the highs of earning his first Antagonist of the Week, it’s not enough to soften the blows of his recent set backs. After having his role as Nightcrawler’s father stripped away, he soon dies in Dark X-Men finale.
Top Characters (by review score). Spider-Man/Miles Morales (15); Daredevil/Elektra Natchios, Storm (12); Ghost-Spider, Punisher/Joe Garrison (10); Blade (9); Azazel, Captain America/Steve Rogers, Cloak, Luke Cage, Mantis (8)
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Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.
| Blade #6 (17) |
| Blade – Blade, Melee, Morph, Rage, Strength, Weapon, TU (Dracula), DA (Blood zombies) Hulk Antagonist(s) Dracula – Claws, Creature, Influence, Morph, Sense, TU (Blade) |
| Captain America #4 (15) |
| Captain America (SR) – Agility, Intellect, Melee, Precision, Projectile, Shield, Shield Defensive Destroyer (SC) Doctor Strange – Flight, Magic Offensive Misty Knight Antagonist(s) Baron von Strucker Baron Zemo |
| Daredevil: Gang War #1 (21) |
| Daredevil (EN) – Agility, Blunt, Ensnare, Explosives, Melee, Precision, Projectile, Sense, Weapon, Whip, DA (Heat gang member) Luke Cage Spider-Man (PP) – Agility, Crawl, Melee, Swing, DA (Heat gang member) Antagonist(s) Owl – Flight |
| Dark X-Men #5 (44) |
| Albert – Claws, DA (Agent Krol) Callisto Feint – Influence, Morph, CD (Joins the X-Men) Gambit – Blunt, Energy, Projectile, Weapon, DA (Orchis agent) Havok – Energy, Energy Offensive Maggott Rogue Synch Talon – Claws Antagonist(s) Azazel – Crawl, Stealth, Teleport, Teleport Offensive, Weapon, CD (Dies), DA (Agent Vallens) Emplate – Melee Goblin Queen – Blade, Ensnare, Flight, Rage, Telepathy, DA (Goblin Queen) Zero (KU) – Claws, Morph, Stretch, DA (Agent Krol) |
| Guardians of the Galaxy #9 (17) |
| Drax Gamora – Blade, Vehicle Groot Mantis – Energy, Flight, Melee, Morph, Reality, Weapon, DA (Soul shadows) Rocket Raccoon Star-Lord Antagonist(s) Collector Nebula |
| Immortal Thor #5 (29) |
| Beta Ray Bill – Artifact, Elements, Flight, Lightning Storm – Artifact, Flight, Lightning Thor – Artifact, Flight, Teleport, DA (Toranos) Valkyrie (JF) – Artifact, Creature, Lightning, Projectile, Sense Antagonist(s) Enchantress Loki – Artifact, Flight, Magic, Projectile, Teleport Minotaur Skurge |
| Luke Cage: Gang War #2 (34) |
| Cloak – Energy Offensive, Flight, Teleport, Teleport Defensive, Teleport Offensive, TU (Luke Cage), DA (Spider-Slayers) Dagger – Energy, Projectile, TU (Luke Cage), DA (Spider-Slayers) Iron Fist (DR) – Agility, Melee, TU (Cloak), DA (Spider-Slayers) Jessica Jones – Melee, Strength, TU (Cloak), DA (Spider-Slayers) Luke Cage – Durability, Melee, Strength, TU (Cloak), LT, DA (Spider-Slayers) Spider-Man (PP) Antagonist(s) Spider-Slayer – Creature, Explosives |
| Miles Morales: Spider-Man #13 (31) |
| Colleen Wing – Blade, Weapon, TU (Spider-Man) Misty Knight – Gun, Melee, Vehicle, Weapon, TU (Spider-Man) Spider-Man (MM) – Agility, Blade, Crawl, Energy, Energy Offensive, Invisibility, Melee, Projectile, Sense, Swing, Tech, TU (Daughters of the Dragon), SC, DA (Buzz Boyz) Antagonist(s) Hightail Hobgoblin (RK) – Vehicle Prowler (AD) Scorpion Taskmaster |
| Moon Knight #30 (12) |
| Hunter’s Moon Moon Knight – Creature, Personality, CD (Dies) Tigra Antagonist(s) 8-Ball – CD (Joins the Midnight Mission) Black Spectre (RP) Bushman Zodiac – Creature |
| Punisher #2 (22) |
| Punisher (JG) – Durability, Energy, Explosives, Flames, Gun, Melee, Stealth, Weapon, DA (Night Shift) Antagonist(s) Bushwacker – Blade, Durability, Gun, Morph Eel – Energy Finesse – Agility, Melee, Precision, Projectile |
| Silver Surfer Rebirth: Legacy #4 (15) |
| Genis-Vell – Energy, Flight, Melee, Sense Silver Surfer – Durability, Energy, Energy Offensive, Vehicle Antagonist(s) Mephisto – Flames, Melee Thanos – Melee |
| Spider-Gwen: Smash #1 (10) |
| Ghost-Spider – Creature, Ensnare, Projectile, Sense, Swing, Tech, TU (Dazzler), SC, DA (Pink Velvet) |
| White Widow #2 (18) |
| Diamondback – Agility, Blunt, Weapon, TU (Black Mamba) White Widow – Blade, Explosives, Melee, Weapon, TU (Wolverine), DA (Assassin) Wolverine (JH) – TU (White Widow) Antagonist(s) Black Mamba – Energy Offensive, Melee, TU (Diamondback) |
| X-Men: Red #18 (54) |
| Fisher King – CD (Dies), DA (Ora Serrata) Jon Ironfire – Blade, Morph, Precision, Weapon, DA (White Sword) Khora of the Burning Heart – Blade, Influence, DA (Rebel) Kobak Never-Held – Melee Lactuca the Knower – Sense Lodus Logos – Projectile, DA (Rebel) Prince of Power Sobunar of the Depths Storm – Elements, Flight, Ice, Lightning, Will Power, Wind, DA (Genesis) Sunfire Sunspot – Absorb, Flames Syzya of the Smoke Weaponless Zsen Xilo – CD (Bonds with Ora Serrata) Antagonist(s) Apocalypse Death (FH) Famine (FH) Genesis – Ensnare, Magic, Plants Offensive Ora Serrata – Sense, CD (Bonds with Xilo) Redroot the Forest Vulcan War (FH) White Sword – Blade, Heal |
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