Weekly Marvel Review: January 17, 2024 (Week 03)

Beisa, Black Panther’s newest ally on his quest to learn more about Wakanda, gets added after scoring her sixth Appearance in under a year. Synch and Talon share one of the biggest moments from the week when the lovers say goodbye, but Synch absorbs the dying Talon’s subconscious into his own mind in an effort to preserve her memory.

Book of the Week – Jackpot #1 (Review score: 35 Points; 6 Characters). Mary Jane’s next stage of super heroics launches with her own self titled series. She teams up with Spider-Man and She-Hulk to defeat Armadillo while Saving a Civilian along the way.

Hero of the Week – Cable (Review score: 19 Points/1 Appearance; 19.0 Pts/App). Cable Teams-Up with his younger self in one of his typical time-travel adventures. His power-heavy Appearance also includes a Leads Team and Defeats Antagonist.

Antagonist of the Week – Electro/Francine Frye (Review score: 8 Points/2 Appearances; 4.0 Pts/App). Electro shows up in Amazing Spider-Man to support Beetle, her leader in the Syndicate, during the Gang War. She also takes center stage as the main antagonist in Mary Jane’s Jackpot series.

Top Characters (by review score). Cable (19); She-Hulk (14); Spider-Man/Peter Parker (12); Spider-Man/2099 (11); Jackpot (10); White Widow (9); Daredevil/Matt Murdock, Electro/Francine Frye (8); Cable/Young, Forge, Ironheart, Penance (7)

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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 #42 (20)
Luke Cage
She-Hulk – TU (Spider-Man)
Spider-Man (PP) – TU (She-Hulk)
Antagonist
Beetle
Count Nefaria
Electro (FF)
Kingpin
Lady Octopus
Madame Masque – Influence, TU (Rabble)
Rabble – Tech, TU (Madame Masque)
Scorpia
Silvermane
Tombstone
White Rabbit
Black Panther #8 (15)
Beisa – Ensnare, TU (Black Panther)
Black Panther – Heal, Melee, Projectile, TU (Beisa)
Penance – Claws, Claws Offensive, Flight, Morph, Telekinesis, Telepathy
Cable #1 (28)
Cable – Bionics, Blade, Computer, Creature, Explosives, Flight, Gun, Investigate, Melee, Sense, Telekinesis, Telekinesis Offensive, Telepathy, Vehicle, Weapon, TU (Cable), LT, DA (Stark Sentinel)
Cable (Young) – Flight, Gun, Investigate, Telekinesis Offensive, Weapon, TU (Cable)
Antagonist
Grey Gargoyle – Morph
Daredevil #5 (16)
Daredevil (MM) – Ensnare, Projectile, Sense, Swing, Weapon, Will Power, DA (Gluttony)
Doctor Strange – Flight
She-Hulk – Melee, Rage, Strength, Weapon
Antagonist
Mr. Hyde
Fantastic Four #16 (13)
Brainstorm – Intellect, Teleport
Invisible Woman
Mr. Fantastic – Intellect, Morph, Stretch
Powerhouse – Intellect, Teleport, Vehicle
The Thing
Guardians of the Galaxy #10 (28)
Drax – Blade, Melee, Strength, Vehicle, DA (Spartoi Ship)
Gamora – Blade, Weapon, DA (Spartoi Soldier)
Mantis – Melee, Strength, Vehicle, DA (Spartoi Ship)
Rocket Raccoon – Vehicle
Star-Lord – Gun, Vehicle, Weapon, LT, DA (Krakeen Toreth)
Antagonist
Nebula – Computer, Energy, Melee, DA (Spartoi Soldier)
Invincible Iron Man #14 (22)
Emma Frost
Firestar
Forge – Influence, Melee, Tech, Vehicle, TU (Ironheart), DA (Dwarves of Nidavellir)
Iron Man
Ironheart – Artifact, Energy, Flight, TU (Forge), CD (Gives up the Mandarin’s Rings), DA (Dwarves of Nidavellir)
Antagonist
Doctor Stasis
Feilong
Moira X
Nimrod
Omega Sentinel
Jackpot #1 (35)
Jackpot – Energy, Ensnare, Flight, Ice, Tech, Wind, TU (Spider-Man), SC, DA (Armadillo)
She-Hulk – Melee, Strength, TU (Jackpot)
Spider-Man (PP) – Crawl, Ensnare, Projectile, Swing, Tech, TU (Jackpot), DA (Armadillo)
Antagonist
Armadillo – Claws Offensive, Morph
Electro (FF) – Absorb, Energy, Energy Defensive, Energy Offensive, Flight, Melee
Man-Bull – Melee, Strength
Miguel O’Hara – Spider-Man 2099 #3 (11)
Spider-Man (2099) – Biokinesis, Blades, Computer, Crawl, Creature, Influence, Melee, Swing, Whip, DA (Atlantean)
White Widow #3 (12)
She-Hulk – Melee, Strength
White Widow – Agility, Blade, Energy, Flames, Melee, Swing, Weapon, DA (Armament Augmented Ambassador)
X-Men #30 (27)
Cyclops
Firestar – Flight
Iron Man – Flight, Invisibility
Ms. Marvel
Spider-Man (PP) – Intellect
Synch – Claws, Influence, Telekinesis, Telepathy, CD (Takes Talon’s mind into his own)
Talon – Claws Offensive, Melee, CD (Dies but has her mind saved by Synch)
Antagonist
Doctor Stasis
Feilong
Green Goblin
High Evolutionary – Energy Offensive, Melee, Teleport, DA (Talon)

 



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