The Marvel Universe is currently enjoying its final moments of sunlight, because on May 1, the eternal night arrives and vampires begin their savage reign in Jed MacKay and Pepe Larraz’s Blood Hunt. The upcoming crossover event will envelop the Marvel Universe in darkness as Marvel’s heroes scramble desperately to reverse Earth’s tragic fate and save as many as they can from the creatures of the night and their unrelenting blood lust! Who will bite it?
In addition to the main series, key chapters and thrilling developments will take place from May through July in a range of limited series, one-shots, and series tie-in issues. Today, learn more about the first batch of tie-ins by checking out an assortment of interviews and previews.
DRACULA: BLOOD HUNT #1 (OF 3)
Written by DANNY LORE
Art by VINCENZO CARRATÙ
ALL WILL BOW TO THE LORD OF VAMPIRES!
Blade is Dracula’s ultimate nemesis: the most formidable vampire hunter in the world. Blade is Brielle Brooks’ father: the man who’s training her to follow in his footsteps. But during the Blood Hunt, when day is night and all is not as it appears, these enemies may find their interests – however briefly – aligned…for the fate of humanity?!
In an interview with ComicBook.com, Dracula: Blood Hunt writer Danny Lore shed light on the event’s surprising team up between the Lord of Vampires and the Daughter of Blade.
AVENGERS #14
Written by JED MACKAY
Art by C.F. VILLA
NEW TEAM LINEUP DEBUTS!
With the current Avengers tied up and under siege during Blood Hunt, Captain Marvel calls for aid – and who better to assemble a new team of Avengers than Steve Rogers? Captain America gathers the forces of Quicksilver, Hawkeye, Hercules and Hazmat to take on the hordes of vampires attacking all over the world. And when they encounter an organized army of vampires in uniform led by a surprise villain, it gets personal!
DOCTOR STRANGE #15
Written by JED MACKAY
Art by PASQUAL FERRY
DOCTOR STRANGE…THE VAMPIRE?!
Picking up immediately after the shocking events of BLOOD HUNT #1, Strange and Clea must help the heroes of Earth fight back against the vampire army! But is it already too late for our Sorcerer Supreme?
BLOOD HUNTERS #1 (OF 4)
Written by MARK RUSSELL, CHRISTOS GAGE & ERICA SCHULTZ
Art by BOB QUINN, JAVIER GARRÒN & BERNARD CHANG
Hawkeye is on the run – but does he have enough trick arrows in his quiver to avoid both the long arm of the law AND vampires out for his blood?! Man-Wolf and J. Jonah Jameson do a little father-son bonding – while also fighting for their lives against a horde of bloodsuckers! And, in a continuing story, with Cloak missing in action, Dagger strikes out in search of new and surprising allies. Witness the genesis of Marvel’s wildest team yet: the Blood Hunters.
At Newsarama, writer Erica Schultz detailed the formation and members of the new team of vampire slayers debuting in the BLOOD HUNTERS anthology series.
STRANGE ACADEMY: BLOOD HUNT #1 (OF 3)
Written by DANIEL JOSÉ OLDER
Art by LUIGI ZAGARIA
The vampire onslaught of Blood Hunt knows no bounds, reaching all the way down to New Orleans, Louisiana, home of the Strange Academy! Doyle Dormammu, Zoe Laveau, Shaylee Moonpeddle, Germán Aguilar, and Toth get embroiled in an adventure that will take them around the Marvel Universe and right into the center of the Blood Hunt action! Their mission: find the ancient Darkhold and cast the spell that will destroy all vampires. There’s just one problem… Agatha Harkness boldly transformed the Darkhold into a child in last year’s Contest of Chaos!
Check out the event checklist below and make sure to preorder these BLOOD HUNT issues and more at your local comic shop this weekend!
Images via Marvel Comics
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