Maystorm forms the new Ultimate X-Men team—which consists of just her and Nico so far—and gets added to the FCL database. Big moments from the week include Scarlet Witch getting possessed by Moridun; Colleen Wing becomes the latest vampire; and the Prince of Power, current wielder of the Power Stone, adopts the Apex moniker. Spider-Man breaks 300 points and Thor reaches 100.
Book of the Week – Blood Hunters #4 (Review score: 45 Points; 11 Characters). The Silver Surfer attempts to rescue the Dark Force users trapped in the eternal darkness. Elsa Bloodstone, Dagger, Hallow’s Eve and White Widow join together to fight the vampiric hordes and launch their upcoming team-up book.
Hero of the Week – Spider-Man/Peter Parker (Review score: 17 Points/2 Appearances; 8.5 Pts/App). Spider-Man breaks 300 points, three weeks ahead of his pace from 2023. He scores a Team-Up and two Defeats Antagonist in his two Appearances, giving him his eighth Hero of the Week title.
Antagonist of the Week – Satana (Review score: 8 Points/1 Appearance; 8.0 Pts/App). Satana earns her first Antagonist of the Week, featuring in the Blood Hunters anthology with a Defeats Antagonist as vampires try to take over her LA club.
Top Characters (by review score). Spider-Man/Peter Parker (17); Phoenix (11); Daredevil/Elektra Natchios, Iron Man (10); Prince of Power, Thor (9); Dagger, Satana, Spider-Woman (8); Elsa Bloodstone, Namor, Quicksilver, Wolverine/Laura Kinney (7)
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Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.
| Amazing Spider-Man: Blood Hunt #3 (27) |
| Colleen Wing – CD (Vampirized) Misty Knight – Melee, Vehicle, TU (Spider-Man) Morbius – Intellect, Melee, TU (Spider-Man), LT Spider-Man (PP) – Crawl, Ensnare, Heal, Melee, Sense, Strength, Swing, Tech, TU (Misty Knight), DA (Vampire) Antagonist(s) Lizard – Melee, Strength, TU (Misty Knight), DA (Vampires) |
| Annihilation 2099 #3 (1) |
| Spider-Man (MOH-2099) |
| Blood Hunters #4 (45) |
| Cloak Dagger – Energy, Heal, Melee, Projectile, Strength, TU (Elsa Bloodstone), DA (Vampires) Darkstar Elsa Bloodstone – Energy, Energy Offensive, Gun, Weapon, TU (Dagger), DA (Vampires) Hallow’s Eve – Morph, Weapon, Whip, TU (Dagger), DA (Vampires) Shroud Silhouette – Will Power Silver Surfer – Light, Sense, Telekinesis, Vehicle White Widow – Blade, Melee, TU (Dagger), DA (Vampires) Antagonist(s) Black Mamba Satana – Blade, Creature, Flames, Flames Offensive, Flight, Magic, DA (Vampires) |
| Daredevil: Woman Without Fear #1 (19) |
| Daredevil (EN) – Agility, Melee, Precision, Projectile, Sense, Swing, Weapon, Whip, DA (Crossbones) Punisher (JG) – Gun Antagonist(s) Count Nefaria Crossbones – Blunt, Melee, Strength, Weapon Silvermane |
| Dracula: Blood Hunt #3 (11) |
| Blade Bloodline – Will Power Antagonist(s) Dracula – Agility, Blade, Speed, Weapon, DA (Vampires) Varnae – Telepathy |
| Immortal Thor Annual #1 (28) |
| Agent Coulson – Melee, Weapon Nighthawk – Melee, Projectile Prince of Power – Absorb, Durability, Energy, Melee, Strength, TU (Thor), CD (Adopts the Apex moniker), DA (Champion of the Universe) Thor – Artifact, Flight, Melee, Teleport, Water, Weapon, TU (Prince of Power), DA (Champion of the Universe) Antagonist(s) Champion of the Universe – Blade, DA (Killkrab) Loki |
| Incredible Hulk #14 (10) |
| Deadpool – Blade, Durability Hulk – Deception, Personality Wolverine (JH) – Claws, Claws Offensive, Durability |
| Invincible Iron Man #20 (24) |
| Emma Frost – Business, Telepathy Iron Man – Durability, Energy, Ensnare, Flames, Flight, Strength, Suit, Tech, DA (Crimson Dynamo) Ironheart – Flight She-Hulk – Business War Machine – Flight Antagonist(s) Doctor Doom Feilong – Energy Minotaur Tombstone |
| Namor #1 (8) |
| Namor – Durability, Flight, Influence, Melee, Strength, DA (Manowar) Stingray |
| Phoenix #1 (23) |
| Corsair Cyclops – Sense Nova (RR) – Energy, Melee, TU (Phoenix) Phoenix – Absorb, Ensnare, Flames, Flight, Melee, Sense, Strength, Telepathy, TU (Nova), DA (Morg) Antagonist(s) Black Dwarf Corvus Glaive Ebony Maw Gorr Proxima Midnight |
| Scarlet Witch #2 (16) |
| Polaris – Flight, Magnetics, TU (Quicksilver) Quicksilver – Blade, Speed, Speed Offensive, Weapon, TU (Polaris), DA (Demons) Scarlet Witch – Flight, Magic, Magic Offensive, CD (Possessed by Moridun) |
| Spectacular Spider-Men #5 (19) |
| Spider-Man (MM) – Energy Offensive, Invisibility, Melee Spider-Man (PP) – Ensnare, Melee, Sense, Tech, DA (Turk Barrett) Antagonist(s) Arcade – TU (Hammerhead) Hammerhead – TU (Arcade) Mentallo – TU (Arcade) Turk Barrett – Blunt Vermin |
| Spider-Woman #9 (13) |
| Spider-Woman – Crawl, Energy, Energy Offensive, Flight, Invisibility, Stealth, TU (Liberty) Antagonist(s) Angar the Screamer – Sonics Offensive Quicksand – Flight Zzzax |
| Ultimate X-Men #5 (10) |
| Armor (Ultimate) Maystorm (Ultmate) – CD (Forms the Ultimate X-Men) Nico Minoru (Ultimate) – Investigate, Magic Offensive, CD (Joins the Ultimate X-Men) Surge (Ultimate) – Energy Offensive Antagonist(s) Shadow King (Ultimate) |
| X-Men: Blood Hunt – Laura Kinney the Wolverine #1 (12) |
| Scout – Claws, Claws Offensive, Melee, TU (Wolverine), DA (Vampires) Wolverine (LK) – Claws, Claws Offensive, Heal, Sense, TU (Scout), DA (Vampires) |
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