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Marvel’s Blood Hunt Reading Order, Vampires Takes Over The World

Hot on the heels of Gang War, a far more primal menace has emerged … and this time, the carnage isn’t contained to the streets of New York. It’s a global extinction event. Welcome to BLOOD HUNT, Marvel’s definitive vampire epic.

Coming from the bloodthirsty duo of Jed MacKay and Pepe Larraz, this event begins as the sun vanishes, leaving the Marvel Universe at the mercy of the children of the night. As the official synopsis warns: ‘Earth’s final night has fallen. Can even the heroes of this doomed world stem the tide of blood?’ From the front lines of the Avengers and Doctor Strange to the personal battles of Blade, Bloodline, and the X-Men, this is the complete map to navigating Marvel’s darkest hour.

  1. What to read before the Blood Hunt?
  2. Blood Hunt: The Collected Editions
  3. Reading Order Blood Hunt Issue by Issue
  4. After the Blood Hunt ended

What to read before the Blood Hunt crossover event?

While Blood Hunt is a standalone event, the seeds of the vampire invasion were sown years ago. If you want a quick recap of the history of Vampyrsk and the Vampire Kingdom, check out this presentation compiled by Sam Stone at Marvel.

Since Jason Aaron placed Dracula at the heart of the Avengers‘ mythos, the role of the undead has evolved from shadow-dwellers to a sovereign nation. To understand how we got here, especially Jed MacKay’s long-term setup in Moon Knight, here is your essential prequel guide:

The Essential Foundations

The Rise of the Daywalkers

  • Bloodline: Daughter of Blade
    Collects Bloodline: Daughter Of Blade #1-5, And Material From Free Comic Book Day 2022: Avengers/X-Men and Crypt Of Shadows (2022) #1. Introduces Brielle Brooks, a central figure in the event.
  • Blade vol. 1: Mother of Evil
    Collects Blade (2023) #1-5. This run redefines Blade’s power set and his standing within the vampire community right before the blackout hits.
  • Blade Vol. 2: Evil Against Evil
    Collects Blade (2023) #6-10. Establishes Miles’ unique history with vampires (and a certain “mentor”) that pays off during the main event.
  • Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2022) #10-12 collected in Miles Morales: Spider-Man Vol. 2: Bad Blood.

Marvel Blood Hunt Reading Order

Blood Hunt: The Collected Editions

Before going into detail about the reading order of the Blood Hunt-related issues of comics, here is what you’ll find inside the omnibus collection:

  • Blood Hunt Omnibus [2026]
    Collects Blood Hunt (2024) #1-5, Free Comic Book Day 2024: Blood Hunt/X-Men #1 (Blood Hunt story), Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #49, Amazing Spider-Man: Blood Hunt (2024) #1-3, Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2022) #21-22, Avengers (2023) #14-16, Black Panther: Blood Hunt (2024) #1-3, Strange Academy: Blood Hunt (2024) #1-3, Hulk: Blood Hunt (2024) #1, Blood Hunters (2024) #1-4, Doctor Strange (2023) #15-17, Dracula: Blood Hunt (2024) #1-3, Union Jack the Ripper: Blood Hunt (2024) #1-3, Midnight Sons: Blood Hunt (2024) #1-3, Werewolf by Night: Blood Hunt (2024) #1, X-Men: Blood Hunt – Jubilee (2024) #1, X-Men: Blood Hunt – Magik (2024) #1, X-Men: Blood Hunt – Psylocke (2024) #1, X-Men: Blood Hunt – Laura Kinney the Wolverine (2024) #1, Wolverine: Blood Hunt (2024) #1-4, Fantastic Four (2022) #21-22, Vengeance of the Moon Knight (2023) #5-7, Venom (2021) #33-34.

The following is a listing of the Blood Hunt-related trade paperbacks in a preferred reading order. 

Blood Hunt Reading Order: Issue by Issue

The following reading order focuses exclusively on the individual issues of the Blood Hunt event. While the vampire invasion spans the globe, the heart of the story lives in the main Blood Hunt miniseries. For those wanting the full picture, Dracula: Blood Hunt is essential for following Bloodline’s journey, while Doctor Strange #15 and Dracula: Blood Hunt #1 bridge the critical gap between the first two main issues.

While most tie-ins center on the chaos in New York, some reach as far as the West Coast and Europe. Note that every issue of the core Blood Hunt series comes in two versions: the standard edition and the ‘Red Band’ Edition, which features extra pages and explicit, unrated content.

  • Free Comic Book Day 2024: Blood Hunt/X-Men (Prelude)
  • Vengeance of the Moon Knight #5
  • Blood Hunt #1
  • Doctor Strange #15
  • The Avengers #14
  • Dracula: Blood Hunt #1
  • Strange Academy: Blood Hunt #1
  • Fantastic Four #21
  • X-Men: Blood Hunt – Psylocke #1
  • The Amazing Spider-Man #49
  • The Amazing Spider-Man: Blood Hunt #1
  • Blood Hunters #1
  • Venom #33-34
  • Union Jack the Ripper: Blood Hunt #1-2-3 (story set in the UK, away from the main events)
  • Blood Hunt #2
  • Black Panther: Blood Hunt #1-2
  • Midnight Sons: Blood Hunt #1
  • The Amazing Spider-Man: Blood Hunt #2
  • Blood Hunters #2
  • Wolverine: Blood Hunt #1 (story set in California, away from the main events)
  • Hulk: Blood Hunt #1 (story set in Arizona, away from the main events)
  • X-Men: Blood Hunt – Jubilee #1
  • Strange Academy: Blood Hunt #2
  • The Avengers #15
  • Blood Hunt #3
  • Dracula: Blood Hunt #2
  • Miles Morales: Spider-Man #21
  • Doctor Strange #16
  • Wolverine: Blood Hunt #2
  • Black Panther: Blood Hunt #3
  • Blood Hunt #4
  • Midnight Sons: Blood Hunt #2
  • Miles Morales: Spider-Man #22
  • X-Men: Blood Hunt – Magik #1
  • X-Men: Blood Hunt – Laura Kinney: The Wolverine #1
  • Vengeance of the Moon Knight #6
  • Doctor Strange #17
  • Wolverine: Blood Hunt #3-4
  • Blood Hunters #3
  • The Avengers #16
  • The Amazing Spider-Man: Blood Hunt #3
  • Blood Hunters #4
  • Dracula: Blood Hunt #3
  • Strange Academy: Blood Hunt #3
  • Vengeance of the Moon Knight #7
  • Blood Hunt #5
  • Werewolf By Night: Blood Hunt #1 (highly optional)
  • Midnight Sons: Blood Hunt #3
  • Fantastic Four #22

After the Blood Hunt ended

The sun has finally risen, but the Marvel Universe is “forever” changed. While the immediate threat of the Blood Hunt has passed, its shadow lingers in two major ways. First, the geopolitical fallout leads directly into Marvel’s next massive shift: One World Under Doom!

On the street level, the fight against the remaining undead continues in the new Blood Hunters miniseries. Join Elsa Bloodstone, Dagger, White Widow, and Hallows’ Eve as they form a lethal new squad to sweep up the remnants of the vampire army, a path that inevitably crosses with Miles Morales, who is still grappling with his own vampiric transformation in his ongoing series.”

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