Twelve big developments in a week of epic finales and beginnings. Spider-Man destroys the Green Goblin persona in the conclusion of his “Easy Being Green” storyline and Captain Marvel destroys the Negabands in the final issue of her most current solo title. In the Blood Hunt finale, Bloodline breaks Varnea’s hold over her father while Doctor Strange bestows the title of Sorcerer Supreme upon Doctor Doom. In the Heir to Apocalypse finale, Cypher wins the contest and becomes Revelation. Forge forms a new X-Force team featuring Tank, a new addition to the database. Also added is Ultimate Captain Britain.
Book of the Week – Blood Hunt #5 (Review score: 63 Points; 16 Characters). The big summer event takes it second Book of the Week title, its first since the start of the event. Vampires have a new status quo, being able to walk in the light, and Doctor Doom deceives Doctor Strange, choosing to keep the title of Sorcerer Supreme and setting up a new world order.
Hero of the Week – Deadpool (Review score: 19 Points/3 Appearances; 6.33 Pts/App). Deadpool’s two Appearances in the “Weapon X-Traction” backup story lead to him earning his first Hero of the Week. Unfortunately, he also gets left off of the X-Force roster and learns Forge only teamed up with him to poison Taboo, the team’s first major challenge.
Antagonist of the Week – Green Goblin (Review score: 10 Points/2 Appearances; 5.0 Pts/App). With the help of Spider-Man, Norman Osborn frees himself the Green Goblin personality, but time will tell how long that lasts. Still firmly in the Antagonist division, he takes his third title and leaps over five other characters to take fifth place.
Top Characters (by review score). Deadpool (19); Captain Marvel (17); Wolverine/James Howlett (14); Forge (13); Askani (12); Black Widow, Ms. Marvel, Spider-Man/Peter Parker (11); Ghost-Spider, Green Goblin (10)
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Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.
| Amazing Spider-Man #54 (17) |
| Ms. Marvel – Appendage, Stretch Rek-Rap – Durability Spider-Man (PP) – Personality, Will Power, CD (Destroys the Green Goblin personality) Antagonist(s) Green Goblin – Artifact, Blade, Melee, Personality, Weapon Kraven (LS) Lizard, The |
| Black Widow: Venomous #1 (30) |
| Black Widow – Agility, Appendage, Creature, Energy, Influence, Melee, Swing, Whip, TU (Hawkeye), DA (Security Guard) Hawkeye (CB) – Influence, Projectile, TU (Black Widow) Nick Fury, Jr. – Influence, TU (Black Widow) Phil Coulson – Influence, TU (Black Widow) Spider-Woman – Agility, Influence, TU (Black Widow) Winter Soldier – Blade, Influence, Melee, TU (Black Widow) |
| Blood Hunt #5 (63) |
| Black Panther – TU (Moon Knight) Blade Bloodline – Blade, TU (Spider-Man), CD (Frees her dad from his possession), DA (Vernae) Captain America (SW) – Flight, Melee, TU (Moon Knight) Captain Marvel – Energy, Energy Offensive, Flight, TU (Moon Knight), LT Clea Strange – TU (Doctor Doom) Doctor Strange – TU (Doctor Doom), CD (Gives Doctor Doom the title of Sorcerer Supreme) Iron Man – Energy, Flight, Heal, Tech, TU (Moon Knight) Moon Knight – Blade, TU (Avengers) Scarlet Witch – Ensnare, Flight, Magic, Magic Offensive, TU (Moon Knight) Spider-Man (MM) – Blade, Swing, TU (Bloodline), DA (Vernae) Thor – Artifact, Lightning, TU (Moon Knight) Vision – Energy, Energy Offensive, Flight, Intangibility Defensive, TU (Moon Knight), DA (Damascene) Antagonist(s) Doctor Doom – Magic, TU (Doctor Strange), CD (Becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme) Dracula – TU (Bloodline) Vernae – Energy, Ensnare |
| Captain Marvel #10 (31) |
| Accuser – Absorb, Blade, Flight, Weapon, TU (Phyla-Vell) Captain Marvel – Energy, Energy Offensive, Flight, Heal, Melee, TU (Phyla-Vell), CD (Destroys the Negabands), DA (The Undone) Genis-Vell Hulkling Phyla-Vell – Flight, Strength, Weapon, TU (Accuser) Rick Jones Wiccan Yuna Yang – Absorb, Blunt, Energy, Weapon, TU (Captain Marvel), DA (Omens) |
| Fantastic Four #22 (24) |
| Brainstorm Human Torch – Flames, Flames Offensive, Flight, Light, SC Invisible Woman – Telekinesis, Telekinesis Defensive, Telekinesis Offensive, SC Mr. Fantastic – Durability, Intellect, Morph, Stretch, Tech, SC Powerhouse Thing, The – Strength, SC Antagonist(s) Doctor Doom |
| Hellverine #3 (12) |
| Fang – Claws Defensive, Claws Offensive, Melee, Morph, Strength, Vehicle, Whip, DA (Hellfire Soldier) Wolverine (JH) – Sense, Vehicle |
| Immortal Thor #13 (30) |
| Deadpool – Blade, Durability, Heal, Melee, Weapon, TU (Wolverine), DA (Evil Battle Librarian) Hercules – Melee, TU (Thor) Thor – Creature, Lightning, Strength, TU (Hercules) Wolverine (JH) – Claws Offensive, Durability, Heal, TU (Deadpool), DA (Evil Battle Librarian) Zeus – Flight, Lightning Antagonist(s) Loki – Deception, Flight, Teleport, TU (Hercules) |
| Midnight Sons: Blood Hunt #3 (12) |
| Blade Ghost Rider (DK) – Ensnare, Flames, Morph, Personality, TU (Ghost Rider), DA (Demon) Ghost Rider (JB) – Gun, Weapon, TU (Ghost Rider) |
| Ms. Marvel Annual #1 (13) |
| Apex Captain Marvel – Flight Ms. Marvel – Grow, Influence, Melee, Morph, Stretch, TU (Multitude), SC Nick Fury, Jr. Phil Coulson |
| Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider #3 (34) |
| Deadpool – Blade, Durability, Gun, Heal, Weapon Ghost-Spider – Agility, Biokinesis, Durability, Energy, Melee, Sense, Strength, Swing, SC Silk Spider-Man (MM) Wolverine (JH) – Claws, Claws Offensive, Durability, Heal Antagonist(s) Black Tarantula – Melee Chameleon – Melee, Morph, Sand, Strength, Swing, Thief, Weapon, Whip |
| Spider-Man: Shadow of the Green Goblin #4 (11) |
| Spider-Man (PP) – Agility, Melee, Swing, Tech, Whip, SC Antagonist(s) Green Goblin – Influence, Toxin, Weapon |
| Ultimate Spider-Man #7 (13) |
| Green Goblin (HO-Ultimate) – Energy, Melee, Suit Iron Lad (Ultimate) – Teleport Spider-Man (PP-Ultimate) – Melee, Swing, Whip Antagonist(s) Bullseye (Ultimate) Captain Britain (Ultimate) Kingpin (Ultimate) |
| X-Force #1 (55) |
| Askani – Ensnare, Flight, Influence, Investigate, Telekinesis, Telekinesis Defensive, Telekinesis Offensive, Telepathy, TU (Deadpool), SC, CD (Joins Forge’s X-Force) Captain Britain – Blade, Flight, Influence, Investigate, Telekinesis, Telepathy, TU (Deadpool), CD (Joins Forge’s X-Force) Deadpool – Blade, Gun, Weapon, TU (X-Force) Forge – Bionics, Creature, Investigate, Morph, Sense, Suit, Tech, TU (Deadpool), LT, CD (Reforms X-Force) Sage – Gun, Investigate, Sense, Suit, TU (Deadpool), CD (Joins Forge’s X-Force) Surge – Energy Offensive, Flight, CD (Joins Forge’s X-Force) Tank – Durability, Melee, Strength, Vehicle, TU (Deadpool), CD (Joins Forge’s X-Force) |
| X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse #4 (19) |
| Angel Bei the Blood Moon Cable – Gun, Weapon Cypher – CD (Accepts his role as Revelation, Apocalypse’s new heir) Emma Frost Forge – Gun Mirage – Projectile Penance Rictor Warlock Wolverine (LK) Antagonist(s) Apocalypse – Heal, Telepathy |
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