Weekly Marvel Review: July 24, 2024 (Week 30)

Hunter’s Moon and Tigra Team-Up with Wrecker to break Khonshu out of his Asgardian prison for the biggest moment of the week. Wolverine becomes the second character to break 200 points.

Book of the Week – NYX #1 (Review score: 25 Points; 8 Characters). The latest X-title relaunch gives a few characters new roles. Prodigy becomes a professor at Empire State University and Hellion becomes the trouble-making Krakoan. Ms. Marvel and Sophie Cuckoo strike up an unlikely friendship.

Hero of the Week – Wolverine/James Howlett (Review score: 16 Points/3 Appearances; 5.33 Pts/App). Wolverine has been on a tear over the previous 13 weeks. In that time, he scored all five of his Hero of the Week titles with 21 Appearances for an average of 6.24 Points/App.

Antagonist of the Week – Ghost (Review score: 7 Points/1 Appearance; 7.0 Pts/App). Ghost shows up for the first time since the 2020 Strikeforce series, outside of two non-scoring Infinity Comics. He scores a Defeats Antagonist and gets rewarded with his first Antagonist of the Week title.

Top Characters (by review score). Wolverine/James Howlett (16); Deadpool (11); Venom/Eddie Brock (10); Ms. Marvel (8); Agatha Harkness, Ghost (7); Purple Man (6); Hunter’s Moon, Tigra, Stepford Cuckoos, Wrecker (5)

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

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Annihilation 2099 #4 (2)
Spider-Woman (SD) – Melee
Captain America #11 (4)
Captain America (SR)
Deadpool
Destroyer (SC)
Wolverine (JH)
Deadpool & Wolverine: WWIII #3 (18)
Deadpool – Blade, Explosive, Fourth Wall, Gun, Heal, Influence, Weapon, TU (Wolverine), DA (Soldier)
Wolverine (JH) – Claws, Claws Offensive, Durability, Heal, Rage, TU (Deadpool), DA (Soldier)
NYX #1 (25)
Anole
Caliban
Hellion – Flight, Telekinesis, CD (Adopts the mantle the Krakoan)
Ms. Marvel – Grow, Melee, Morph, Stretch, Swing, TU (Stepford Cuckoos), SC
Prodigy – CD (Becomes a teacher at Empire State University)
Stepford Cuckoos – Influence, Telekinesis, Telepathy, TU (Ms. Marvel)
Wolverine (LK) – Claws
Antagonist(s)
Empath – Influence
Strange Academy: Blood Hunt #3 (12)
Agatha Harkness – Creature, Flight, Grow, Magic, Magic Offensive, Melee
Clea Strange
Doctor Strange
Antagonist(s)
Doctor Doom – Flight, Magic
Ultimate Black Panther #6 (8)
Black Panther (Ultimate) – Durability, Melee, Tech
Killmonger (Ultimate)
Shuri (Ultimate)
Storm (Ultimate) – Flight
Vengeance of the Moon Knight #7 (16)
Hunter’s Moon – Crawl, Stealth, TU (Wrecker), CD (Frees Khonshu from Asgardian prison)
Moon Knight
Tigra – Crawl, Stealth, TU (Wrecker), CD (Frees Khonshu from Asgardian prison)
Antagonist(s)
Wrecker – Artifact, Stealth, TU (Tigra), CD (Frees Khonshu from Asgardian prison)
Venom: Separation Anxiety #3 (24)
Venom (EB) – Biokinesis, Crawl, Ensnare, Melee, Sense, Strength, Swing, SC, DA (Mugger)
Antagonist(s)
Ghost – Explosive, Intangibility, Intangibility Defensive, Intangibility Offensive, Thief, DA (Guards)
Kingpin
Purple Man – Appendage, Biokinesis, Energy, Influence, Projectile
Wolverine: Blood Hunt #4 (11)
Maverick – Gun, Melee, Weapon
Wolverine (JH) – Claws, Claws Defensive, Claws Offensive, Durability, Heal, Melee


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