The vampire onslaught of BLOOD HUNT reaches worldwide all the way down to NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, home of the STRANGE ACADEMY! DOYLE DORMAMMU, SHAYLEE, TOTH, ZOE, GERMÁN get embroiled in an adventure that will take them around the Marvel Universe and right into the center of the BLOOD HUNT action! That's right, the kids from the best new series of the decade find themselves at center stage of the Marvel event of 2024!
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Strange Academy: Blood Hunt#1 is a near-perfect tie-in to a larger series, serving to show the world-spanning event's impact on a niche group of characters while tying the plot into the greater thrust of Blood Hunt. The addition of Pia, a young vampire whose heroism will allow the reader to empathize with, is wonderful, and the Darkhold is a fascinating character to include. Daniel Jos Older's writing is pitch-perfect - funny, sharp, and emotionally resonant - while Luigi Zagaria and Eric Gapstur's art beautifully elevates the tale. A worthy investment for fans ofStrange Academy, gorgeous art, or vampire mayhem! Read Full Review
I'm always a sucker for teenage superhero books, so Strange Academy: Blood Hunt was right up my alley. Read Full Review
Missing the "big names in the Marvel Universe, aside from Doc Strange, this could be an easily overlooked issue in the overall Blood Hunt saga. But not only is Strange Academy: Blood Hunt #1 a fun read, it's actually a must read. The issue lays out what the Marvel heroes must do to stop the zombie apocalypse. And I really want to spoil what's going on with the Darkhold but it's really worth seeing for oneself. If you are loving Blood Hunt, make sure to check this entry out. Read Full Review
I now feel I need to read this series (the main story, not just Blood Hunt). I am easily suckered into reading all thing New Orleans whether good or bad. But this first installment of the Blood Hunt tie-in was actually pretty good watching the youngsters wanting to help. Read Full Review
Jumping into Strange Academy is a tricky experiment, as the book relies on a series of shorter runs and various tie-in minis for its ongoing story. Little is done to make the story accessible, leaning further on the side of existing readers versus welcoming new readers joining thanks to the tie-in bump. Read Full Review
This is my first exposure to most of the characters of Strange Academy. What I got here wasn't my favorite, but it wasn't really bad, either. This felt more like something targeted more towards younger readers, but that doesn't make it particularly bad or anything. That sort of thing just isn't always my favorite. However, one thing I didn't like was the insertion of Spanish words for Germán. I'm a Hispanic, and I very much would like for more Hispanic characters to get more prominent roles in every form of media, including comics. That said, media like movies and television often have a strange (no pun intended) habit of forcing in Spanish words into a Hispanic character's dialogue to hammer home that said character is Hispanic. Now, I'm more
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