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Marvel ’s coolest UK hero is dive into theAvengers ' vampire - infestedBlood Huntevent , asUnion Jackmakes his origin - plume getting even . A rarified working - division superhero , Joey Chapman is the in vogue in a line of heroes stretching back to World War I. Debuting in 1976 as an ally of Captain America , Union Jack is one of Marvel ’s most attached vampire hunting watch , with a tragical link to the Greco-Roman blood - sucking villain Baron Blood .
Now - asMarvel ’s lamia rise up toattack the Earth inBlood Hunt- Union Jack will star in his own three - return spin - off serial publication , Union Jack the Ripper : Blood Hunt . Coming from Cavan Scott and Kev Walker , the story anticipate that Chapman will have an armoury of weapons , take on the lamia in a way"that would make the Punisher envious . “Union Jack will be take on a vampire loss leader have it away only as the Hunger , wielding grenades , a chivalric longsword , and his iconic Webley pistol , which has been modified to fire silver bullets .
UNION JACK THE RIPPER : BLOOD HUNT # 1 ( OF 3 )
Release Date :
May 15 , 2024
Writer :
Cavan Scott
Artists :
Kev Walker
Cover Artist :
Ryan Brown
vampire have inherited the Earth , and one lonely man has made it his deputation to protect it . But what does Joey Chapman have up his sleeves ? And will it be enough ? And who will Union Jack have to face to keep London from falling ?
antecedently starring in self - titled solo serial in 1998 and 2006 - and most recently as the leader of a squad ofreformed UK supervillains called the Union- Jack is often see as an ally of Captain America whenever Steve Rogers find himself in the UK . In Marvel traditional knowledge , the UK is a particular target for vampiric attacks , with 2008’sCaptain Britain and MI13depicting an all - out war between the country ’s heroes and Dracula . It therefore makes sense that Jack would get his ownBlood Huntspin - off , as Marvel ’s lamia attack like never before . Speaking about the project , Scott say :
It ’s go to be more unrelenting than anything we ’ve seen from Union Jack as his methods shift to match the fierceness of an empowered foe . Working with Kev Walker on this book is a pipe dream , as we both sweep up our love of horror in every panel . But it ’s not move to just be a gorefest for all involved . The miniseries will be asking some self-aggrandizing , dear questions appropriate for a character who wears his nation ’s flag on his chest . What does that mean when everything you trust in is turned on its head , when everything you ’ve always taken for give shifting beneath your feet ?
Union Jack ’s new moniker may lift some eyebrows in his family country …
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Marvel’s Blood Hunt Event Is a Gory Avengers vs Vampires War
Marvel Will Be Releasing Adults-Only Editions of the Series
Marvel’sBlood Huntis coming in May , and will see the Avengers face up off against a lamia revolt . The series is notable for Marvel ’s plan to release two interlingual rendition of each mainline issue - one regular issue and an R - rated rendering of theissue with matured vehemence too explicitfor youthful readers . Walker suggests that this spirit of blood - soaked violence will also influenceUnion Jack the Ripper , allege :
There ’s a span of firsts here for me . I have n’t done anything this dark , either emotionally or figuratively , before . Most of the horror I ’ve done before ( MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 and MARVEL ZOMBIES 4 ) has make out with large doses of humor in the mix . Any humor here is unquestionably black-market . It ’s also the first meter I ’ve in reality had the chance to draw something set in my part of the world . Since I live on in the North of England ( the opposite side of the Pennines , but near enough ) , it in reality feels more personal . This tale is also pretty blunt and brutal , like something I might have force at the starting time of my career in comic strip , so it ’ll be interesting to see if I ’ve mellowed over the last 35 long time .
Recently in Marvel lore , Dracula has established his own country of vampiresin the area around Chernobyl . While iconic vampire hunter Blade ( another Marvel hero primitively from the UK ) agreed to act as the Vampire Nation ’s sheriff to keep an eye on the blood - suckers , his attention has latterly been pull in a new direction by the scourge of the otherworldly Adana . woefully , it seems his suspicion of a larger lamia plot will be proved correct asBlood Huntdescends on the Marvel Universe . Alongside the Avengers , the serial publication promises a particular focal point on Spider - Man , Tigra , Doctor Strange , Moon Knight ’s brother Hunter ’s Moon , and Blade himself .
Union Jack Is the Perfect Choice for Marvel’s Blood Hunt Event
The Hero Has a Long History of Slaying Vampires
possess no superhuman powers , Union Jack is a loyal herowho - like Captain America - often clashes with his own state ’s power structure and has a history of take away down crooked agents of the state . However , his most frequent villains are Britain ’s vampires , and especially Baron Blood . This title of respect has been held by several Marvel lamia , but most personally belong to Kenneth Crichton - a tight friend of Joey ’s who was meant to become Union Jack but instead chose to pass on the mantle to Chapman . Union Jack also has an on / off romance with Spitfire - a first-rate - quick heroic vampire who has defied Dracula and Brother Blood at every turn .
Despite his relative reconditeness , the Union Jack name may be familiar to flick fan , specially give years of rumors that he ’ll come out in the pic canon . While Union Jack does n’t yet survive in the MCU , his original civilian identity and family do . Captain America : The First Avengerincluded James Montgomery Falsworth ( played by JJ Feild ) - the original mirthful Union Jack - whileSecret Invasionincluded his descendent Sonya Falsworth ( play by Olivia Colman . ) IfBlood Huntgets a movie or TV adaptation down the line , it could finally be Union Jack ’s opportunity for live - activity renown .
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Union Jack’s Fellow Heroes Wouldn’t Approve of His New Codename
Jack the Ripper Is a Sensitive Subject for Marvel’s UK Heroes
While fan around the world will be excited to see Union Jack back in his own blood - splattered serial , his unexampled moniker may raise some supercilium in his home rural area . ' Union Jack the Ripper ' quotation the real - animation serial killer active in London ’s Whitechapel district during the tardy 1800s . word-painting of Jack the Ripper are often accused of sensationalizing and even celebrate a material Orcinus orca , specially in the context of the respect shown towards his victims .
This concept was explored in 2006’sWisdom(from Paul Cornell and Trevor Hairsine ) , which followedthe mutant hero Pete Wisdom- a frequent friend of Union Jack ( as well as the ecstasy - Men . ) The serial ' principal scoundrel is an obsessed Jack the Ripper hitch guide who summons various versions of the killer to London , withWisdom # 5 ’s cover depicting the titular hero stupefy up the ' Ripperologist ' on the backdrop of the Union Jack flag - a clean show of disdain for those who valorize the killer ’s ' mythology . ' Wisdom of Solomon and his allies certainly would n’t approve of Chapman travel by the name of the Orcinus orca , and it will be interesting to see how this conclusion is treat in - world .
Blood Hunt Is the Major Story Union Jack Deserves
This Avengers-Adjacent Story Could Vastly Increase Union Jack’s Fandom
Joey Chapman seldom baffle the attending he deserves as a powerless , Batman - stylus Heron without anything like Bruce Wayne ’s resource . A lifelike leader and incredibly capable battler , Union Jack has accomplished some major feat , but it certainly seems thatBlood Huntwill test him like never before . Union Jackis return to Marvel Comics withBlood Hunt- a account that will offer the underrated fibre a fresh lease on life-time alongside theAvengers , turning him into a major histrion in the destiny of humanity .
Union Jack the Ripper : Blood Hunt # 1is coming May 15 from Marvel Comics .
