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.
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 in the distance, with writer Jed MacKay teasing 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
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
| FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2024: BLOOD HUNT/X-MEN #1(W) Jed MacKay, Gail Simone (A) Sara Pichelli, David Marquez (CA) Kael NguTime once again for a shot of all-new Marvel goodness, absolutely free! First, witness the overture to this summer’s major crossover event starring the Avengers – Blood Hunt! And then get a glimpse of the future of mutantkind as Jubilee learns that you cannot go home again! |
| BLOOD HUNT #1 (OF 5)Written by JED MACKAY Art and Cover by PEPE LARRAZColors by MARTE GRACIAOn Sale 5/1The bloodiest event in Marvel Comics history will be even bloodier than you imagined! The dawn of a new Marvel era begins this spring from the pen of scribe JED MACKAY pairing up with superstar artist PEPE LARRAZ in ways never seen before! As eternal night takes hold of the Marvel Universe, an overwhelming army of bloodsucking terrors will emerge, united by a single vision for the first time in millennia. To keep them at bay, a new world order may need to be put in place. |
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| BLOOD HUNT #3 |
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| BLOOD HUNT #5 |
| AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #49Written by ZEB WELLSArt and Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.On Sale 5/8Spidey is caught in the fangs of BLOOD HUNT! Vampires are running rampant through New York City and while the Avengers are caught in the middle, someone has to take care of the citizens of the Big Apple. That person? Yep, Spider-Man. But if only it were that simple. Things never are and this issue leads directly into Spider-Man’s larger role in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: BLOOD HUNT! |
| AVENGERS #14Written by JED MACKAYArt by C.F. VILLACover by JOSHUA CASSARAOn Sale 5/8New 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 #15Written by JED MACKAYArt by PASQUAL FERRYCover by ALEX ROSSOn Sale 5/8Doctor 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? |
| FANTASTIC FOUR #21Written by RYAN NORTHArt by IVAN FIORELLICover by ALEX ROSSOn Sale 6/12Can Marvel’s First Family formulate a cure? Reed and Alicia are in New York for a day trip to an art museum, when suddenly the skies turn black with Darkforce energy and vampires attack, everywhere, all at once! It’s Reed Richards versus the world as he tries to save everyone he can—AND come up with a cure for vampirism! But vampires are magic, illogical, and impossible. Can Reed come up with a cure? And even if he can’t, how is he going to keep all the survivors alive and safe? And can Sue, Ben, and Johnny, all alone in Arizona, keep their families safe? It’s a BLOOD HUNT tie-in you won’t want to miss as the Fantastic Four take on a world overrun with vampires! |
| MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #21Written by CODY ZIGLARArt by TRAVEL FOREMANCover by FEDERICO VICENTINIOn Sale 6/12Lost in the endless night! Unstoppable hordes of bloodsucking vampires ravage the Earth beneath pitch-black skies of Earth’s last night! But vampire-slayer Blade has a plan, and his only hope for victory rests with Miles Morales! But Blade’s mission comes with a cost—one Spider-Man may be unwilling to pay! |
| VENGEANCE OF THE MOON KNIGHT #5Written by JED MACKAYArt by ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIOCover by DAVIDE PARATOREOn Sale 5/1Cry for the moon! For the new and vengeful Moon Knight, taking Marc Spector’s name isn’t enough—as he now turns his sights (AND FISTS) on everything Marc held dear in life! MacKay has slowly laid the groundwork for the vampire invasion throughout his work on Moon Knight. Don’t miss the culmination of years-worth of plotting as the Midnight Mission becomes one of the few havens left during the vampire takeover! |
| VENOM #33Written by AL EWING Art by JUAN FERREYRACover by CAFUOn Sale 5/8Vampires sink their teeth into symbiotes! As the earth is smothered in eternal night, Venom unleashes their lethal justice on the hordes of bloodsucking vampires threatening the innocents of New York City. But there’s one vampiric foe that thirsts not for blood—but for SYMBIOTES! Vampires aren’t the only threat—the dead now rise! Lee Price, one-time host to the Venom symbiote, has been ripped from his grave. And he’s got a bone…or a brain to pick…with his old partner! |
| AVENGERS #15 |
| DOCTOR STRANGE #16 |
| FANTASTIC FOUR #22 |
| MILES MORALE: SPIDER-MAN #22 |
| VENGEANCE OF THE MOON KNIGHT #6 |
| VENOM #34 |
| AVENGERS #16 |
| DOCTOR STRANGE #17 |
| VENGEANCE OF THE MOON KNIGHT #7 |
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.
| BLACK PANTHER: BLOOD HUNT #1 (OF 3)Written by CHERYL LYNN EATONArt by FARID KARAMICover by ANDREA SORRENTINOOn Sale 5/29T’CHALLA THE VAMPIRE! Black Panther has been transformed and tasked with carrying out a key mission, but even a dark transformation won’t keep him from his duties to Wakanda – for better or for worse… See the horror that awaits T’Challa yourself on Andrew Sorrentino’s BLACK PANTHER: BLOOD HUNT #1 cover. |
| UNION JACK THE RIPPER: BLOOD HUNT #1 (OF 3)Written by CAVAN SCOTTArt by KEV WALKERCover by RYAN BROWNOn Sale 5/15Vampires have inherited the Earth, and one lone man has made it his mission to protect it. But what does Joey Chapman have up his sleeves? And will it be enough? And who will Union Jack have to face to keep London from falling? |
| BLOOD HUNTERS #1 (OF 4)Written by MARK RUSSELL, CHRISTOS GAGE & ERICA SCHULTZArt by BOB QUINN, JAVIER GARRÒN & BERNARD CHANGCover by GREG LANDOn Sale 5/8– 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?! See Clint band together with a brave group of civilians in a pulse-pounding story by writer Mark Russell and artist Bob Quinn.– MAN-WOLF and J. JONAH JAMESON do a little father-son bonding – while also fighting for their lives against a horde of bloodsuckers! It’s a new chapter of one of the oddest family dynamics in the Marvel Universe by writer Christos Gage and artist Javier Garrón.– 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 in the start of a multi-part story by Erica Schultz and Bernard Chang that will run across all four issues! Who will Dagger recruit? You’ll have to wait and see! |
| DRACULA: BLOOD HUNT #1 (OF 3)Written by DANNY LOREArt by VINCENZO CARRATÙCover by ROD REISOn Sale 5/8ALL 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. During 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?! |
| MIDNIGHT SONS: BLOOD HUNT #1 (OF 3)Written by BRYAN HILLArt by GERMÁN PERALTACover by KEN LASHLEYOn Sale 5/29THE RETURN OF THE MIDNIGHT SONS! What do you get when you cross two Ghost Riders, a daywalker, their supernatural-hunting friends, and a horde of vampires swarming the Earth? A whole lot of fangs, fire and penance… Don’t miss the original Midnight Sons reunite to deal with the shocking threat unleashed in Blood Hunt! |
| STRANGE ACADEMY: BLOOD HUNT #1 (OF 3)Written by DANIEL JOSÉ OLDERArt by LUIGI ZAGARIACover by HUMBERTO RAMOSOn Sale 5/8The 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! |
| AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: BLOOD HUNT #1 (OF 3)Written by JUSTINA IRELANDArt and Cover by MARCELO FERREIRAOn Sale 5/15Among the Marvel Universe’s blood suckers, one stands out as the most tragic—MORBIUS, THE LIVING VAMPIRE! When vampires legions unite and usher in the eternal night, Morbius’ unique self-inflicted bloodlust may hold the key to reversing it—or strengthening it!Spidey’s mission in Blood Hunt has become clear and, of course, it involves his old friend Michael Morbius. After he discovers the importance of his fanged foe to the vampire’s overall plans, Peter will have to decide if he needs to take him out or save him! |
| WOLVERINE: BLOOD HUNT #1 (OF 4)Written by TOM WALTZArt by JUAN JOSÉ RYPCover by BEN HARVEYOn Sale 6/5LOGAN FIGHTS BACK THE DARKNESS! Wolverine’s the best there is at what he does – and today, fighting vampires is going to have to top that list! As the sky darkens across the globe and vampires reign, what hidden plot puts Logan directly in their crosshairs? Hint: It’s like nothing you’ve seen in Blood Hunt yet! Be there as the plot (and blood!) thickens when a secret vampire sect enacts a startling strategy that’ll take Logan – and the world – to the brink! Guest-starring some surprise characters from Wolverine’s past and the return of Louise of the Nightguard! |
Blood Hunt One-Shots
Marvel has teased six Blood Hunt one-shots that will tie into the event. As of this writing, details on the one-shots have not yet been revealed.