Jed MacKay and Pepe Larraz launch 2024s big Avengers event, and theyre pulling out all of the stops. MacKays using a bunch of his subplots that hes been sprinkling over his various projects, while Larraz shows why hes one of the best in the business. Ive been a big fan of both of their work, so theres big expectations coming their way. Read Full Review

Blood Hunt #1 by MacKay and Larraz plunges the Marvel characters and readers into one of the darkest nights of comics. With vampires overtaking the world and a new leader ruling them, the Avengers must resort to mystical and supernatural forces to combat the undead threat. As the endless night continues, the Marvel universe must survive against the vampiric horde or never see daylight again. Read Full Review

Marvels big crossover leaps heavy into violence and mystery with its debut chapter. MacKay guess readers on edge with fantastic storytelling. The art by Larraz, Garcia and Petit brings a distinct horror feel to the Marvel Universe. Brace yourself for some big events. This wont be for the tame of heart as time goes on. Read Full Review

Larraz delivers some fantastic art throughout the issue. The story is filled with great action and horror with the visuals matching that dark energy with beautifully detailed imagery. Read Full Review

If there's one fault with Blood Hunt #1, it's a last page twist that doesn't sit right with me mainly because of the character it concerns. Admittedly, I'm a fan of said character so that might be coloring it, but hopefully the creative team has a method behind this madness. Ultimately, Blood Hunt #1 kicks off a horror-tinged crossover event that will give True Believers a reason to be scared of the dark. Read Full Review

Those holding off on crossover events over the past few years should give Blood Hunt a go. The storyline is setting up to be brutal, the artwork is fantastic and we're sure more twists are waiting around the corner. Sink your teeth into (we did it again) this crossover event with Blood Hunt #1. Read Full Review

After only one issue, it's hard to say where Blood Hunt will land within the pantheon of superhero event comics. DC took its shot at "superheroes versus vampires" just a couple of years ago to mixed results and Marvel events have been hit or miss in recent years. But it's been quite a while since I've seen one start on such a high note and it'll have me hooked reading through the summer. Read Full Review

Blood Hunt #1 could have been great. But instead, it's only decent. I wish MacKay had made the issue less predictable so that the reveal at the end was more of a shock. The art saves its good rating. Read Full Review

Unexpected turns, a heaping helping of blood and gore, and a final page cliffhanger that runs headlong into the question of what Death In Comics actually means, but mostly pulls off the win. Read Full Review

Blood Hunt #1 kicks off Marvel'smajorevent for 2024 with high stakes,bigaction, and a decisive sneak attack that creates a seemingly impossible challenge for the heroes. That said, the almost total lack of setup is weird. Clues that have supposedlybeen plantedin other titles meant nothing, and the big bad is an out-of-the-blue surprise that makes little sense given the Master's recent activities. Blood Hunt looksgreatand feels big, but the sloppiness in details and setup results in a mixed bag. Read Full Review

THIS WAS AMAZING
the art? Incredible, but the script was even better. A first event issue must tell whats going to happen, but here, MaCkay did it, but also made a lot of things in every page, mixed with good dialogues, drama moments, good villains, and a great final plot twist.
Also, it connects very well with some of the tie ins that we're going to see in this event, it really seems that this is going to be very compact and well connected, i loved that.
I dont know how a first issue managed to tell whats happening, to have great action, connect with some tie ins and have drama and plot twist, its amazing!
A perfext first issue.

Plot
Suddenly, throughout planet Earth, a series of portals begin to open to the Dark Force Dimmension, which begin to cover the entire sky in black and hide the sun. All those users of the Dark Force disappear with these portals. With the entire planet in darkness, millions of Vampires launch an attack and slaughter as many humans as possible.

The Avengers manage to escape to the Impossible City, but are attacked by BloodCoven, a group of superhumans whose powers were increased by the Vampires, this is ultimately a surgical attack, whose leader is unknown.

In the middle of the attack, Doctor Strange and Clea try to get a spell to eliminate all the Vampires in the world, but that spell was in the Darkhold that Wanda destroyed. Blade mysteriously appears to explain to Clea and Stephan Strange that this entire attack is being carried out by The Structure, a sect of vampires who encountered Moon Knight some time ago, who managed to eliminate their leader.

But who is behind all this attack now?...the new leader of The Structure...who is called...BLADE!!!!

Shocking and bloody start to this mega event, where no one is safe from this massacre orchestrated by someone who knows vampires very well.

Art
It is full of textures that increase dynamism and offer a gloomy tone perfect for this crossover that mixes horror and superheroes.

Summary
A global vampire attack is executed with lethal precision, when no superhero was prepared, now the world lives in darkness and the vampires are unleashed.
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I caught up on all of MacKay's stuff to read this, and it's a lot of fun. The villain designs are really cool, the art is top notch, and I don't know where it's going from here. Event comics are usually an investment struggle, but this one manages to hook readers by fully embracing what it is.

Not bad at all. A cool plan to darken the world that didn't make me roll my eyes, tons of action and some new villains make for a really decent event. Wanda was too much of a smart ass IMO and I would have loved to see Steve as the symbol transported away. I just can't see Sam or Bucky as Cap and probably never will. I didn't have much hope for this event as I think MacKay is spread too thin these days but I was happily surprised.

It's fine. I can't give it a 9 or a 10 because there are no meaningful stakes*; will anyone who matters die (and stay dead)? No. Will the status quo change in an interesting way? No. We're just fighting vampires, which is okay if unspectacular. The designs on the vampire mini bosses are cool even if their dialogue is a little 90s. The whole thing is a little 90s, actually. I don't mind that.

It is, at least, much more interesting than the recently ended Blade comic.

*also literally

It's been a while since I read a Marvel event that got me hyped. But I will reserve my thoughts for the plot twist in this issue

Bit disappointing tbh, really wanted to pull this main book n give a marvel event a try.

50 plus issues of this?!?!