Marvel Comics has announced Strange Academy: Blood Hunt, a three-issue limited series pitting tomorrow’s wizards against the vampire scourge, as one of several events planned for 2024 across multiple publications.
Written by Daniel Jose Older and illustrated by Luigi Zagaria, Strange Academy: Blood Hunt will debut in May as a massive Blood Hunt event. According to Marvel, the limited series sends the young magicians of Strange Academy on a quest to find the Darkness so they can use it to destroy the vampires invading the Marvel Universe.
What is Strange Academy: A Quest for Blood?
Synopsis for the first issue of the old and Zagarian Blood Hunt series: “The Blood Hunt vampire rampage knows no bounds, reaching New Orleans, Louisiana, the home of Strange Academy! Doyle Dormammu, Zoe Laveau, Shaylee Moonpeddle, German Aguilar and Toth take part in an adventure that takes them across the Marvel Universe and into the center of blood-hunting action. Your mission: find the ancient Darkhold and cast the spell that will destroy all vampires. There’s just one problem… Agatha Harkness bravely turned darkness into childhood in last year’s Chaos Tournament!”
“As a huge fan of the amazing work of Scotty Young and Humberto Ramos, I was beyond honored to be able to jump into the world of Strange Academy!” There are old ones. “And what better way to do this than this wonderful intersection? Any comic book writer’s dream come true. “I’ve spent the last two weeks traveling around my hometown of New Orleans thinking up fun adventures for these kids, and I can’t wait to see them come to life with the wonderful art of Luigi Zagaria.”
“I’m a big fan of Guest Academy,” added Zagaria. “I was immediately drawn to the first edition and loved the works by Scotty Young and Humberto Ramos. I walked through the doors of the Academy at MIDNIGHT SUNS last year, and I was thrilled by the opportunity to create the pages of something so new. Juxtaposing the men’s different forms of magic, each full of color, and the dark undertones of the story was inspiring, and I’m excited to learn that this will be part of a crossover involving the entire Marvel Universe.
Marvel offers a wide range of Blood Hunt supplements
Blood Hunt’s main story unfolds in a five-issue limited series by Jade McKay and Pepe Larraz starting Wednesday, May 1st. However, the vampire-centric saga will also be developed in a series of companion comics. All funny things are connected to each other in the event, which enriches each other’s stories.
Strange Academy: Blood Hunt is the sixth companion series announced by Marvel, Black Panther: Blood Hunt (May 29), Union Jack the Ripper: Blood Hunt (May 15), Blood Hunters (May 8, Strange Academy Day), Dracula: Blood Hunt (May 8) and Midnight’s Children: Blood Hunt (May 29).
In total, Marvel has eight more limited series planned, which means two are yet to be announced. The publisher also plans six one-shots (four of which are directly related) and seven more issues of existing series. Marvel continues to announce more Blood Hunt episodes throughout the week, wrapping up Marvel’s most vampire event schedule.
Strange Academy: Blood Hunt #1 goes on sale Wednesday, May 8th from Marvel Comics.