Marvel Comics is home to a vampire takeover for 2024’s Blood Hunt event, which sees Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, and more unite to battle a supernatural threat.
Summer events are nothing new, but Marvel has something unusual. They’re heading into the summer sun with Blood Hunt, a vampire-focused event taking over the publisher starting in May.
The presence of vampires and other monsters may surprise some fans, but it shouldn’t. Marvel’s always had one toe dipped into the realm of horror comics after their early success in the genre. Even when Marvel shifted to superhero comics, characters like Dracula and Werewolf by Night kept the legacy alive, regularly crossing over with titles like X-Men and Moon Knight.
Before creatures of the night rule the day, here’s everything you need to know about Marvel’s Blood Hunt event.
What is Marvel’s Blood Hunt?
First announced at New York Comic-Con, Blood Hunt is a limited series event that takes the Marvel Universe by storm during the Summer of 2024.
With the world blanketed in an eternal night, vampires and other creatures of the night come forth to overwhelm Earth. With the world seemingly doomed, Earth’s heroes band together to stand against what seems to be an inevitable death.
The ramifications of Blood Hunt are looming, with writer Jed MacKay teasing that the Marvel Universe will be forever changed during an interview with Marvel for the event.
“Blood Hunt is an event, which is something world-shaking and important,” MacKay told Marvel. “But perhaps more important is what the world looks like after it’s been shaken about…”
Every Marvel’s Blood Hunt tie-in comic, mini-series, & one-shot
Contents
Marvel’s Blood Hunt kicks off with a Free Comic Book Day tie-in. After that, the story will continue in a five-issue mini-series, with tie-in issues spanning everything from Amazing Spider-Man to Doctor Strange.
The core Blood Hunt series will actually have two distinct releases: a normal edition for all ages and a special red band expanded edition with additional gore and violence. This continues Marvel’s current trend of leaning into more violent offerings, like Wolverine’s current Sabretooth War arc.
Blood Hunt Main Series & tie-ins
Blood Hunt limited series
In addition to the main mini-series, a number of Blood Hunt limited series will spin out of the event. Some pretty substantial Marvel events will happen here, including the return of the Midnight Sons and Black Panther being transformed into a vampire.
Blood Hunt One-Shots
The final two one-shots will feature stories focused on Werewolf by Night and Hulk.
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