Marvel vampire variant covers to debut ahead of ‘Blood Hunt’
Marvel super heroes vant to suck your blood in vampire variant covers of upcoming comic books, all in anticipation of the new “Blood Hunt” series.
Marvel Heroes vs. Vampires in “Blood Hunt”
Marvel super heroes and vampires will collide in “Blood Hunt,” a crossover comic-book event, with the first issue debuting May 1, 2024.
The children of the night, the vampires, have risen from the dark and hidden places of the world as one to drown the Marvel Universe in blood. Earth’s final night has fallen — can even the heroes of this doomed world stem the tide of blood that is to come? Join the Avengers, Blade, Bloodline, Spider-Man, Hunter’s Moon, Tigra, Doctor Strange, and Clea as the dance of death begins.
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The new series was written by Jed MacKay with artwork by Pepe Larraz and Marte Gracia.
To celebrate the new series, upcoming Marvel comic books will debut with vampire variant covers designed by artists as remake tributes of classic Marvel comic books whose stories slanted toward the spooky side.
Below is the list of the comic books that will receive vampire variant covers, who illustrated the cover, and the name of the original comic book that the variant cover parodies.
Note: Of the 17 titles, Marvel released 15 cover images. As such, we’ve labeled the name of the parody cover as “TBD” for the remaining two books. Marvel also listed two contradictory dates for the “Wolverine” title, which we’ve highlighted.
Vampire Variants Available Apr. 3, 2024
| Comic Book | Artist of Vampire Variant Cover | Cover Being Parodied |
| “Avengers #12” | Pete Woods | Tomb of Dracula #13 (1973) |
| “Captain America #8” | David Yardin | Tomb of Dracula #5 (1972) |
| “Immortal Thor #9” | Sergio Dávila | Adventures In Fear #31 (1970) |
| “Sensational She-Hulk #7” | Betsy Cola | Tomb of Dracula #48 (1976) |
| Comic Book | Artist of Vampire Variant Cover | Cover Being Parodied |
| “Spider-Man: Shadow of the Green Goblin #1” | Dan Panosian | Doctor Strange #14 (1976) |
| “Vengeance of the Moon Knight #4” | Elizabeth Torque | Tomb of Dracula #43 (1976) |
| “Venom #32” | Stephen Mooney | Tomb of Dracula #23 (1974) |
| “X-Men #33” | Lee Garbett | X-Men Annual #6 (1982) |
Vampire Variants Available Apr. 10, 2024
| Comic Book | Artist of Vampire Variant Cover | Cover Being Parodied |
| “Daredevil #8” | Stephen Segovia | Tomb of Dracula #70 (1979) |
| “Fantastic Four #19” | Todd Nauck | Invaders #7 (1975) |
| “Incredible Hulk #11” | Carlos Magno | Tomb of Dracula #17 (1974) |
| Comic Book | Artist of Vampire Variant Cover | Cover Being Parodied |
| “Invincible Iron Man #17” | Giuseppe Camuncoli | Tomb of Dracula #19 (1974) |
| “Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #1” | David López | Giant-Size Spider-Man #1 (1974) |
| “Wolverine #48“ | Jonas Scharf | Tomb of Dracula #26 (1974) |
Vampire Variants Available Apr. 17, 2024
| Comic Book | Artist of Vampire Variant Cover | Cover Being Parodied |
| “Black Widow & Hawkeye #2” | Carmen Carnero | Giant-Size Chillers #1 (1974) |
| “Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance #2” | Geoff Shaw | TBD |
| “Miles Morales: Spider-Man #19” | Luciano Vecchio | Tomb of Dracula #55 (1977) |
| “Spider-Boy #6” | Benjamin Su | Tomb of Dracula #3 (1972) |
| “Spider-Woman #6” | Belén Ortega | TBD |
Vampire Variants Available Apr. 24, 2024
| Comic Book | Artist of Vampire Variant Cover | Cover Being Parodied |
| “Amazing Spider-Man #48” | Annie Wu | Giant-Size Dracula #3 (1974) |
| “Wolverine #48“ | Jonas Scharf | Tomb of Dracula #26 (1974) |
Read Marvel’s full announcement here, and find a local comic book store near you here.
Parody reference covers’ titles and release years sourced from Marvel’s A-Z series index.
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