Marvel Comics announced its next crossover event, Blood Hunt, at this past October’s New York Comic Con. The event, which launches in May, will be written by current Avengers and Moon Knight scribe Jed MacKay and illustrated by X-Men artist Pepe Larraz.
“Who will bite it?” was recently revealed as Blood Hunt’s tagline, suggesting at least some of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will become bloodsuckers as vampires emerge from the shadows like never before.
This has to be leading to some sort of Marvel Vampires spin-off, right?
We’ll see, but across the main limited series, tie-in issues, and spinoff limited series, we’ll get to experience our favourite heroes falling helpless to the dark ways of the creatures of the night, all while bravely overcoming their tempting ways. United with a single vision for the first time in millennia, the overwhelming army of bloodsucking terrors will transform the world in their image by turning the lights off across the Marvel Universe.
However, in order to turn them back on, a new world order may need to be put in place!
Today, we have some brand new cover art to share with you which was illustrated by Kael Ngu. He’s lent his talents to a whole heap of characters over the years, including Daredevil, Deadpool, Ironheart, and Spawn, and this might be one of his best covers to date.
Contained within Blade’s silhouette, we see heroes like Doctor Strange, Tigra, Thor, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Scarlet Witch, and the new Moon Knight.
“I think vampires are a very fun part of the Marvel Universe,” MacKay explained earlier this month. “You can enjoy them on a surface level as adding a little spookiness to a book, or you can get as deep as you like into the long-running Marvel history of vampires, which is as elaborate as any other part of it…and the fact that Dracula is there is a source of endless delight!”
“Blood Hunt is just the latest chapter in the long-running vampire mythos of Marvel vampires – and they’re stepping out of the darkness in a big way.”
We’re definitely intrigued to see where this story is heading and what sort of impact it has om the wider Marvel Universe moving forward. Stay tuned in the new year for more information about this upcoming Marvel Comics crossover event.
BLOOD HUNT #1 (OF 5)
Written by JED MACKAY
Art and Cover by PEPE LARRAZ
Colors by MARTE GRACIA
Variant Cover by KAEL NGU
On Sale 5/1
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